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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1978
Page
2
Billy Carter headlined a Denver store’s 80th anniversary weekend, saying to reporters that the detail was none of their business. He is expected to earn about 500000 this year from public appearances and endorsements, while brother President Jimmy Carter earns 200000.
New York AP reports a California man completed a bid to bicycle across the United States and crushed the prior speed mark on Saturday. He endured long miles and tough terrain to achieve the record feat.
Former Attorney General John Mitchell seeks immediate release from Montgomery prison. Costa Mesa cyclist John Marino breaks the cross country record by riding to New York City Hall in 13 days and 1 hour, meeting City figures, with a certified federation record and details of his rest and exhaustion. In Corsica, former Crown Prince Victor Emmanuel is released pending trial for a noted shooting near his yacht, with the tourist severely injured and leg amputated after the incident.
Senator Howard Baker urged that former President Richard Nixon re-enter public life not necessarily in Republican politics. While in Rockford for a fundraiser he said Nixon should be welcomed with the honor due a former president and noted Nixon’s recent public appearances in Kentucky and California.
Reporter joins balloonists Bill and Suzy Flynt on a gentle 200 to 300 foot flight over Roswell New Mexico. They describe ground watching chases, warm dry air, and a lifestyle that centers on ballooning with 300 others in Albuquerque.
Tass reports the Soyuz 31 mission placed Sigmund Jaehn and Valery Bykovsky into orbit to join cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenkov aboard Salyut 6. Jaehn, 41, and Bykovsky said systems perform normally as the USSR promotes international space cooperation. The program may expand to include more Eastern Bloc nations and other allies in coming years.
French born film star Charles Boyer, who starred opposite leading ladies in the 1930s and 1940s, died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital after being found unconscious at his home. He was 78. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
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