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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1978
Page
2
Jim McCann, former Houston city councilman, was sworn in as mayor Tuesday. He pledged to focus on minority opportunity, police credibility, and traffic congestion.
Saul Linowitz, Panama Canal treaty negotiator, will join a debate on the Reagan Buckley documents. The two hour event is set for January 13 at the University of South Carolina and will air live on national public radio and be taped for public television later.
U S senator Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts met Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua in Peking as part of his China visit, according to Xinhua News Agency dispatches from Peking. The meeting occurred on Tuesday.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey spent a two week vacation in WAVERLY Minnesota with family and friends. An aide said he plans to return to Washington for the new session of Congress Jam 19 with no date set. He is suffering from inoperable cancer of the pelvis and is limiting activities.
NBC television drama King draws mixed reviews from former associates. Andrew Young defends the portrayal as authentic and sweeping, while critics question its historical accuracy. The six hour film airs February 12 13 and 14.
Donald Woods the white liberal editor who escaped a five year banning order in South Africa has been flown from sanctuary across the region. An official from Lesotho accompanied the Woods family on a two hour flight to ensure safety under an overflight agreement with South Africa.
Lt. Gov. Robert E. Ferguson urged that New Mexico shift focus from asking industries what the state can do. at a Roswell Democratic reception he highlighted Roswell’s labor force and vocational training as assets and pressed for clean industry to create local jobs. He announced campaign staff appointments Chris Brown and Tom Cummins. Ferguson plans a statewide swing including Santa Rosa Fort Sumner Tucumcari and Clovis before meeting Mondale in Santa Fe.
Burglars entered a Roswell residence likely via a backdoor and took more than 100 items from Randy Mathews 19, of 1705 S Hahn Ave. Five teens were arrested for stealing Max Wagner’s wallet containing checks and about 100 dollars after he left it at Checker Auto Parts. Additional reports include a motor vehicle burglary at Richard Lacy’s home with a wire opened vent and a power line incident near 904 E Jefferson St damaging a home owned by Walter Hanzaw.
Fort Bragg trooper Spec. 4 Jerry Tindal fell atop an opened parachute and slid to safety into the arms of Trooper Nelson Peters in a late December incident. Tindal sprained a leg but survived, saying he felt watched over. He spoke to a Florence, South Carolina paper and declined Fayetteville Times interview due to command pressure over Army image and recruiting concerns. The tale highlights the dangers faced by 82nd Airborne Division personnel.
President Carter visits the beach cemetery area on Thursday and is joined by French President Valery Giscard dEstaing during the visit. The two leaders conduct a silent watch over battle victims as the ceremony proceeds.
London police said a man described by Scotland Yard as a "fatally important Arab" was shot dead in his Mayfair office. Unconfirmed reports identified the victim as Said E amani, an Eman in London and Western Europe for the Palestine Liberation Organization.
The New York stock market fell sharply as the dollar's weakness spurred foreign selling and limited buying. The noon Dow Jones stood at 809.51, down 8.23, with losers outnumbering gainers on the NYSE by more than four to one.
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