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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1976
Page
2
Sen Strom Thurmond of South Carolina says he offered to assist President Ford in obtaining the presidency of the University of South Carolina but was turned down.
Elizabeth Taylor and her sixth husband John Warner arrived in London for a five day visit. The actress said they would not spend Christmas in London and would be with her children in Gstaad. They will stay at the Dorchester Hotel where Richard Burton and Suzi Hunt plan to stay.
American evangelist Billy Graham told a Pan African Christian Leadership Assembly rally in Nairobi that Africa's Christian church is the fastest growing in the world. Delegates from across Africa and from South Africa and Rhodesia attended, praising the rise of outstanding local Christian leaders.
Elmyr de Hory a renowned art forger whose life inspired Clifford Irving’s Fake! died Saturday in a clinic in Ibiza Balearic Islands at age 65. Authorities said he was unable to recover from illness.
Fiat Auto President Gianni Agnelli says Arab oil producers could redirect funds to Italy if the Libya deal succeeds. He was rushed to a clinic after being found unconscious at his San Jose home near Ibiza, where authorities investigate barbiturate involvement and an autopsy is planned.
London reports a 1962 Beatles recording found by Butcher King Size Taylor, once refused at $50, may fetch about 16 million pounds as a double LP. The Hamburg taping features early stage banter and performances by Lennon McCartney Harrison and Starr, hinting at further legal disputes.
Secretary of State Kissinger accuses Federal Maritime Commission chair Bakke of signing a Soviet trade agreement without State Department knowledge. He demands future agency negotiations with foreign governments be cleared by executive officials. Bakke defends that Yalowitz approved the understanding and says Kissinger misreads the impact on the commission.
Roswell city employees may gain a six percent cost of living raise starting January 1 1977 but a hiring freeze is to be enforced with replacements limited to essentials. The Finance Committee backed the raise citing budget pressures and inflation while warning of reduced services if revenue fails to improve. Mayor Jerry N. Smith said funding would require 80165 from the general fund and the plan awaits City Council approval with hope for state funding assistance.
Twenty Williams College students will keep dream logs for a new course on dreams and dreaming led by psychologist Dr. Eugene Talbot. More than 300 applied for the class, which will focus on dream interpretation and the functional use of dreams in daily life.
Ford Motor Co reduces its 1977 U.S. car sales forecast by 400000 units to 10.6 million including imports. Chairman Henry Ford II says the slowing economy does not end the recovery and remains optimistic about near term prospects despite weaker demand for small cars and unmet demand for larger models.
Roswell High School DECA surveyed 367 residents for the Roswell Senior Volunteer Program and Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce. About 71.8 percent expressed willingness to volunteer, with 40.7 percent under 21, 47.2 percent aged 21 to 60, and 12 percent over 60. Sixty percent cite sports as a main interest. location preferences favor the south side and work with young people. 17.3 percent refused to comment.
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