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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1980
Page
1
A Roswell pizza outlet headlines a fast back artist story as Page 5 highlights a local cashing in on quick earnings. The note hints at a trend or promotional event linked to the fast back artist.
The Tass news agency denounces President Carter for hypocrisy after his televised Afghanistan remarks. Tass cites Amin's brutality and alleged CIA, British, and Chinese support for Afghan rebels, while criticizing Western calls to end Soviet military aid and withdraw forces from Afghanistan.
In a televised interview on Tuesday President Carter said Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev lied to him in direct talks via the hot line about Moscow’s Afghanistan invasion. Soviet officials issued their first formal response defending their actions.
New Mexico’s 112 legislators convene January 15 for a 30 day session ending February 13. The focus will be on budgets, appropriations, and revenue bills, with vetoed 1979 measures potentially returning. Senate leadership and key committee chairs are discussed amid power shifts and budget pressures.
President Carter asks for a halt to SALT II consideration as Soviet invasion of Afghanistan worsens U S Soviet ties. Jody Powell notes delay while assessing actions and future responses including possible cuts in exchanges and ship docking. Ambassador Watson recalled from Moscow as U S tightens stance and Baker calls the treaty effectively dead.
Soviet troops clashed with Afghan forces in a key provincial city near Pakistan as Moscow pressed to seize Afghanistan lock stock and barrel. Initial reports said advancing armor reached the Pakistan border along a main corridor into the country.
Soviet forces tighten grip across Afghanistan with convoys to Jalalabad and provincial centers while Kabul shows limited troop presence. Diplomats say Moscow aims to take control "lock stock and barrel" as the ruble becomes the official currency, replacing the afghani.
Roswell City Council meets today at 5 p.m. in the Bondurant Room to decide if the proposed city charter will appear on the March ballot. The measure would grant home rule powers and allow future charter changes, a first for Roswell. Open to the public, the session occurs as Friday deadline nears. Mexico hikes crude price 30 percent to 32 a barrel, lifting US gasoline costs marginally.
Bruce L. Ervin, 23, grabbed Mary Chiadoy’s purse from behind as she left a store. Chiadoy chased him across a parking lot. motorists boxed his path, and Ervin dashed into another lot. He tripped, hit his head on a motor home bumper, and was found unconscious as officers arrived. The purse was recovered.
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