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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1976
Page
2
New York Senator Jacob Javits predicts a public backlash against rising medical costs will compel Congress to draft a national health care program within two years. He voices the plan as a response to escalating charges and emphasizes legislative action.
Former President Nixon visited a pipe shop in San Clemente California on Monday and purchased three red white and blue pipes. Owner Art Hatch described the items as Christmas gifts with Bicentennial flair and noted that Ford is a known pipe smoker.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower quotes Mao Tse tung saying class struggle in China could last 200 to 300 years. In Ladies Home Journal excerpt, Mao criticizes utopian claims and notes Chinese youth are soft, needing reminders of struggle. The piece is drawn from a Simon & Schuster book due spring 1977.
Atlanta AP reports Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy contemplates resigning as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to seek the 5th District congressional seat if Carter nominates a successor and Congress approves.
In Los Angeles the buyer, Dr. Armand Hammer, says Occidental Petroleum own er purchased what may be Rembrandt's final work. Hammer notes the painting’s history with the artist's model and his finances, calling it among the most documented canvases in history.
The New Mexico Court of Appeals reversed Lalo Castrillo of Roswell’s second degree murder conviction, ruling he was placed in double jeopardy during a retrial after a first trial mistrial. The court cited an incomplete formal mistrial order and juror affidavits suggesting acquittal on murder charges. Castrillo was freed. two co defendants had not yet stood trial.
The Labor Department reports a fall in overall food prices in November helping keep the consumer price index rise at 0.3 percent for the month and 5 percent year over year. Real earnings jumped 0.8 percent in November, the largest gain in over a year, amid lower mortgage rates and weaker household costs.
Roswell High School choral department hosts the annual Christmas in Song concert at Pueblo Auditorium tonight at 7 30. The event features all RHS choruses Cuettes Roadrunners and Advanced Mixed Chorus with Alumni joining Handel Hallelujah Chorus. Doors open 7 pm admission 2 adults 1 child under eight comments by choral director Charles Rives.
Amy Carter and Rosalynn Carter toured the 108 year old Stevens School as Amy prepares to start fourth grade after her father takes office. She ignored questions from reporters while her mother spoke for her, carrying welcoming letters from classmates.
The market showed a mixed session with a morning decline reversed by government CPI data. The Dow rose to 974.40, up 1.99, while NYSE decliners led gainers 7-6 as the Labor Department reported CPI up 0.3 percent for last month.
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