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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1978
Page
2
Emperor Hirohito announced Monday that he would retain the throne despite Japan’s WWII defeat, saying the decision came at the urging of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the Allied supreme commander, and that he would continue his duties as symbol of the nation.
Outside St Thomas Episcopal Church in Miami 40 joggers left after a Sunday service for a 1 to 2 mile run as part of what Rev David Moores called the churchs first Joggers Mass He urged focus on spiritual and physical well being and even joined the course himself after the service
New York police rescued a trumpet during a near catastrophe involving jazz ace Lester Bowie in a 1970s incident reported by the Times News Service. Bowie, a celebrated trumpeter, faced a dangerous moment that required police intervention.
Howard Jarvis travels from California to Europe and back after a burglary at his Park Slope apartment. Detectives John Pagano and Joseph Fusaro of the 78th Precinct traced and recovered a missing trumpet and guitar case within four hours, earning Jarvis's praise for swift police work.
Detectives search for a key lead in the Nashville case involving Berry Sadler a former Green Berets sergeant. Sadler allegedly fired at songwriter Lee Emerson Bellamy who said Bellamy shot himself. police consider whether Bellamy was hit directly or by a ricochet while Sadler claims he aimed to miss by two feet. President Ford urged Nixon to stay out of politics.
Anne Mackay Smith, 21, from Ipswich Massachusetts, becomes the first woman elected as chairman and publisher of The Daily Princetonian. The newspaper founded 102 years ago by Woodrow Wilson aims to keep bold frank campus commentary while moving beyond past male only leadership.
Santa Fe District Judge Edwin L. Felter will hear whether his court has jurisdiction over a suit challenging the state bar exam. He will decide the motion to dismiss and the jurisdiction issue by January, with briefs due December 14, then schedule oral arguments.
The New York stock market posted a modest advance with IBM leading. The noon Dow rose 3.03 to 809.86 while NYSE gainers led losers. IBM gained 1 to 275 amid rising earnings expectations. Boeing and Polaroid also posted gains. The NYSE composite rose .21 to 53.94.
James Dean Clark, 21, convicted of four murders at the Cochise Lodge near Elfrida, was found in a drug overdose in his Death Row cell on the first anniversary of the killings. A state probe investigates how he obtained the drugs and faked taking prescribed antidepressants and tranquilizers. Clark, arrested in El Paso, faced murder charges in Arizona.
The text lists ABC standards for circulation audits and staff roles including Editor Jerry McCormack Managing Editor R M Higginbotham Business Director John Pettit Advertising Director Christine Floyd and Class Adv Manager AlGeary. It also provides subscription rates for delivery in Roswell and state rates, notes Roswell N M and AP affiliation.
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