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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1978
Page
2
Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal and former U S ambassador to the Soviet Union arrived in Moscow Sunday ahead of a week of trade discussions with Soviet officials.
Virgil Mason longtime San Juan County Sheriff died of a heart attack while helping clear a snowslide on a county road near Eureka eight miles northeast of Silverton. He was 58 and was driving a sheriff’s vehicle behind snowplows when stricken. Coroner Scot Jackson and Deputy Coroner Tom Zanoni arrived to pronounce him dead. ambulance crews had been alerted after Mason told the plow crews he needed help.
The AP reveals Jim Jones sought to influence a US custody ruling over 6 year old John Victor Steen, urging Georgetown officials to affect the case. The boy died in Jonestown alongside Jones and others after cyanide poisoning, as the mass murder unfolded.
Blue chip issues fell as the Dow Jones average dropped 5.54 to 805.96 at midday. Gainers held a slim edge, with Ralston-Purina leading the active list after a large block traded, while NYSE volume ran 9.98 million shares and the composite index dipped to 53.62.
Fuller of South Springs Acres was elected president of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association at the 43rd annual convention. A former New Mexico Wool Growers Association president, he succeeds Charles Brooks of Taos. He is a 1933 NM Military Institute graduate, WWII major, and longtime Roswell rancher. He received the President's Award for outstanding service.
City Fire Marshal Bill Morey urges residents to call 911 for any fire reports to reach city and county volunteer departments. He notes the Russell Fire Department and volunteers at Berrendo East Grand Plains and Sierra are dispatched through the main station at 200 S Richardson Ave. Morey says many people struggle to find numbers and that county departments may be unmanned.
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