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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1978
Page
2
Composer conductor Leonard Bernstein marks his 60th birthday in Washington DC and says he would not change a thing about his musical career, adding that he would like to do it all over again.
Louis Prima, famed trumpet star with gravelly voice, died in New Orleans after nearly three years in a coma at age 65. He succumbed Thursday to pneumonia.
Los Angeles investigators seek lab results from blood hair saliva and fingerprints of Alan Edward Peterson 34 in Pueblo Colorado. Peterson from Colorado is connected to a rape case involving Tuesday Weld filed suit against United Artists. Tests may link him to Hillside Strangler cases but officials caution results may not be conclusive.
The American Postal Workers Union rejects a July 21 tentative agreement 94000 to 78000 and calls for the Postal Service to reopen talks within five days or face a national strike. Postmaster General Bolger has refused renegotiation, while the National Association of Letter Carriers also rejected the pact.
Cameron D. Cunningham of Artesia was bound over to district court on two counts of murder for the stabbing deaths of two 18 year old Artesia men, Richard N. Moore and Richard E. Moore, at their home on August 11. A pathologist testified Moore was stabbed 42 times and Moore five times.
A pipeline valve failure at a Titan II missile complex caused an orange toxic cloud to spill nitric acid like vapor, killing Staff Sgt. Robert Thomas and injuring six others. About 200 residents were evacuated as investigators assess exposure and safety measures. The unarmed missile remains capable but not armed with a warhead.
Stocks edged up in moderate trading in New York as early losses faded. The Dow rose to 898.04, gaining .69, while the NYSE composite added a slim .01 to 59.27 as volume figures remained mixed.
NMMI deans announced a new testing procedure to separate motivational issues from learning problems and notify parents of major concerns. Maj. Gen. Gerald Childress reported summer renovations including barracks, Main Street wall, PX facilities, staff housing, air conditioning, and planned darkrooms and court resurfacing.
A period list shows Second Class postage rates for within and out of state plans. It notes monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual prices with Roswell New Mexico mailing details and AP reproduction rights.
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