24 Feb 1981
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1981
Page
1
The University Chorale from West Texas State University will give a concert at a Roswell church this Wednesday. The Daily Record highlights regional notes, state legislative moves, and upcoming Roswell games while previewing the Toy Fair and the weather outlook for the week.
The engagement of Prince Charles to Diana Spencer was announced at Buckingham Palace. The couple, who are related by blood, may wed in late July with a ceremony traditionally held at Canterbury or Windsor.
Freshmen Sen. J J Rogers and Sen. John Badagher oppose the proposed 200 million Big Mac tax cut without key amendments. House author Rep. Colin McMillan remains against major changes while Sen. Budagher seeks lower income tax relief and removal of the gross receipts tax on drugs and medical services. Rogers argues for targeted relief and county funding shifts, warning a broad cut may favor individual owners and risk Senate passage.
Interior Secretary James Watt and President Reagan commit to continuing Western water resources development but do not expect any new construction starts in the next fiscal year.
In Auburn Maine Tim Nicholson a WLAM disc jockey lowers into a bathtub filled with 50 pounds of pasta to attempt a world record. He plans to stay in the tub all night or longer while onlookers react with disgust and humor calling him crazy.
The right wing coup collapses as Army Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero Molina surrenders after 17 hours. King Juan Carlos surrounds the Parliament and frees 350 deputies with no bloodshed while Basque violence remains minimal and Adolfo Suarez's government faces a volatile transition.
President Reagan expressed strong interest in a summit with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and said the United States has no intention of a Vietnam style involvement in El Salvador. He noted talks would include the State Department and allies, and did not demand a set agenda before any meeting. He stressed verifiable nuclear reductions and possible Brezhnev linked considerations.
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