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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
2
Ailing former United Mine Workers president W A Tony Boyle, convicted of ordering the 1969 Yablonski murders, states he is not pampered at Western Prison in Pittsburgh Pa and he is not addicted to any drug.
Charles S Robb husband of Lynda Bird Johnson Robb announced as the third candidate in the Democratic primary for Virginia lieutenant governor targeting next June. The 37 year old will contest his first public office run.
John N. Mitchell and H R Haldeman received 29 more days to appeal their Watergate convictions to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Warren E Burger granted the extension after new lawyer Eugene Grossman said he needed time. Without it, papers would have been due January 7.
U S Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia filed for divorce from Betty after 35 years of marriage stating the union is irretrievably broken. The 63 year old lawmaker, a former husband of Betty, cites separation. they have one son Herman E Talmadge Jr. and five grandchildren, with a late son Robert S. Talmadge who died in 1975.
Mary Louise Weicker claims her marriage to Senator Lowell Weicker ended by irreconcilable differences and seeks a divorce in Stamford Connecticut court records show the filing and related proceedings.
In a Wednesday writ in Superior Court P Weicker seeks alimony and custody of at least one child from his Connecticut wife. The couple has three children Brian 10 Gray 16 and Scot 18. conditions of alimony and custody remain undisclosed.
The article notes the marriage date of June 13 1953 and states he could not be reached for comment while Mrs Weicker declined to comment.
Redd Foxx, 54, and Yun Chi Chung, 34, obtained a marriage license in Las Vegas to marry soon. Foxx, star of Sanford and Son, indicated they would decide on a ceremony location and date that day, joking about champagne and not drinking for a year.
Chaves County faces possible delay in approving the 1977 78 budget as the commission defers a 200000 request to fund a re evaluation of property values not updated since 1967. State officials warn DFA may reject the budget without adequate funding for the re valuation with potential 30 percent tax increases and political protests seen in nearby Bernalillo County.
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction by 17 Navajos against Interior Secretary Kleppe’s deal with Exxon Corp to explore 400000 acres of Navajo land in northwestern New Mexico. He found the environmental impact statement adequate though incomplete. The ruling allows the process to continue toward drilling and possible mining, with a full injunction hearing slated for next May or June.
Police investigated the theft of a tire and wheel from a truck at 2111 West Juniper Street with an estimated value under $100. Two vandalism incidents followed including a glass break at Glenn's Appliance and a rock tossed into Vacuum Cleaner Center with damage under $100.
Carlsbad District Attorney J Lee Cathey was appointed Carlsbad Municipal Court judge by the city council. He will serve until the March 1978 regular municipal election and then stand for re election.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.9 points to around 998.84 at noon as gains outpaced losses on the NYSE. Analysts cited improving signs for the economy after a sluggish period and the government indicating the leading indicators index climbed 1 percent in the latest month.
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