26 Aug 1981
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1981
Page
1
Richard Thomas, star of Fifth of July, will take four weeks of maternity leave starting September 7 in Los Angeles. His wife Alma expects twins or triplets. Michael O Keefe will replace him on stage during the leave.
About 100 mourners, including Rudy Vallee and Mary McLaren, gathered at Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery to honor Rudolph Valentino, who died 55 years ago this month. Valentino’s crypt shares a vault with Barbara LeMarr, Peter Lorre and Peter Finch.
Wayne Newton helped raise more than $100,000 for Temporary Assistance for Women and the Women’s Crisis Shelter in Las Vegas. Comedian Dom DeLuise hosted the show with Lola Falana Roy Clark and Bobby Goldsboro joining the event.
The County Commission voted 3-0 to solicit proposals for converting the county accounting to a central accrual type general ledger system and to fully integrate it into the county computer operation. The action follows a recommendation from an accounting firm. The panel also instructed staff to draft a budget control resolution and plan a mid year review.
Punk rock star Rick James disguised himself by removing a wig rather than adding one. With a bald head he evaded police Sunday as he left a Dallas rock concert while facing a $250,000 lawsuit from a Denver production company.
Nov selection marks strong showing for Irving as The Hotel New Hampshire becomes sole main selection in the Christmas book-buying window. Previously The World According to Garp was a dual main selection with a film adaptation starring Robin Williams.
New York traders see a strong open but buy sell activity slows as concerns about high interest rates and inflation weigh on sentiment. The Dow sits around 901, down 0.86 at noon with 607 advances and 485 declines among 1,536 NYSE issues and about 18.2 million shares traded.
The Cellars Family thanks friends and neighbors for helping locate the cat responsible for biting Andy, appreciating the community effort.
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