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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
1
In Albuquerque AP report Judge H Vearle Payne of the U S District Court says the Mescalero Apache Tribe may sell liquor on Mescalero land without a state license. The ruling prompts questions about whether reservations would be exempt from taxes licensing and gambling laws.
In San Francisco a United Airlines hijacking ended when mechanic Palm J Hinnant surrendered aboard an empty DC8 after forcing two hostages aboard. Passenger Richard Funk was wounded by a slash while hostage Jerry Dusenberry was released unharmed weeks before. FBI officials took Hinnant into custody and noted he planned to flee eastward but required a ground power unit to start the engines.
Jim Forrester of the Chaves County CAP coordinates 10 bags of groceries donated by CAP for needy families as 2,800 people are set to receive food from the Salvation Army on Thursday. Lt. William J. Pickup asks volunteers to report at 8 a.m. to the Salvation Army Church on West College Boulevard to load and deliver 75 to 80 grocery baskets.
Film ratings aim to inform parents about themes language nudity and violence not judge film quality. MPAA head Jack Valenti describes board criteria the voting process appeals process and historical figures from 1968 to 1975 including counts of ratings and appeals across R PG G and X classifications.
Heavy seas sank the loaded front half of a Liberian tanker as the bow section dwindled to a bow tip and antennae. Coast Guard scrapped pumping and sinking plan while oil slick spread toward Georges Bank. Massachusetts sought federal aid for fishermen as oiled birds appeared around Nantucket.
In Portales, armed guards forced tens of thousands of brown headed cowbirds away from the courthouse after they arrived with cold weather. Deputy Jimmy Carter fired once to deter the flock, which left guano on lawns and trees. The birds shifted to elm trees, pine surroundings, and nearby buildings as residents feared further damage.
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