Miss Houdini Drives Off In Stolen Car Case
Police recount a driver, Renee Surgeon or Grossman, 30, who escaped custody and steered a patrol car with her teeth after being stopped for a stolen vehicle on Interstate 40 near Santa Rosa. She fled again while handcuffed, reaching speeds of 90 to 100 mph before officers recaptured her. arraigned on auto theft and escaping charges. held on $50,000 bond.
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Santa Rosa
David Coker
Coker
Douglas Ellis
Renee Surgeon
Renee Grossman
Interstate 40
Ellis
Delbert Garcia
Guadalupe County
Carter-Congress plan to double public works jobs program
Democrats announce an effort to accelerate Carter’s public works plan with 150 000 to 300 000 new jobs and a $2 to $4 billion price tag. Wright says hearings start next week and a Plains meeting January 7 will refine details while backlogged projects await funding. Carter seeks citizen input to stay connected with the public.
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Washingt.n
White House
Congress
Carter
House
Jim Wright
Wright
Ford
Plains
Derailment Ties Up Traffic Near Roswell Depot
Eight cars of a sulfur train derailed near the Roswell depot early today. W L Wooten of Clovis and Dennis Morris of Carlsbad examined the turn track after the accident. No injuries were reported and officials said the cause is not yet determined.
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W.L. Wooten
Clovis
Santa Fe Railway
Dennis Morris
Carlsbad
Roswell
Santa Fe
Roswell Mayor seeks re evaluation of Park Commission
Roswell Mayor Jerry N. Smith plans to reevaluate the city Park and Recreation Commission after a year with only two meetings. He will ask 11 members to analyze their roles and report back individually. The four monthly meeting requirement was not met and the master plan is being reconsidered.
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Marian McQuiddy
Roswell
Jerry N. Smith
City Park and Recreation Commission
Howell T. Whiting
Commission
Whiting
Robert T. Smith
Ralph Boehms
Harold Weshcraft
Gilbert Licon
Wilbur Shackelford
Mary Anaya
Lillian McDonald
William C
Bill” Fleming
Royce Harford
Bob Dodson
Smith
Sulfur train derailment blocks Roswell tracks four hours
Eight cars of a Santa Fe Railway sulfur train derailed near the Roswell depot at 3:15 a.m. Blocking Fifth to Second streets for over four hours, the line resumed traffic by morning. No injuries reported as investigators begin.
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Santa Fe Railway
Roswell
South Fifth Street
D.G. McInnes
Clovis
McInnes
Fifth
Second Streets
New Year Celebrations Across America Mark Bicentennial Night
Americans plan diverse celebrations to ring in 1977 as the Bicentennial year ends. Carol Channing Norman Mailer Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr are billed for Miami parties while others attend Hawaiis or Sausalito dining events with varying costs. Concorde flights and musket fires symbolize global and local traditions as safety concerns and New Year wishes mix.
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Marc Charney
Associated Press
Carol
Norman
Miami
Liza
Sammy
Carol Channing
Norman Mailer
Liza Minnelli
Sammy Davis Jr
National Safety Council
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