25 Jan 1980
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1980
Page
1
Daily Record Roswell outlines a series of hearings designed to spur public involvement in community development projects across the region. The notice highlights page references for honor rolls, marketing tests, draft registration, Olympic boycott deliberations, Paddington Bear trivia, and weekend weather outlook.
Foreign Ministers from 36 Islamic nations delay a three day conference by 24 hours to avoid opening on the day Egypt and Israel begin diplomatic relations. Pakistan hopes to use hosting to gain Arab aid while hard liners threaten boycott.
Charles Thomas of Eastern New Mexico Medical Center says the hospital seeks a new pharmacy director after firing the former director Glenn Ray Heard in a personnel matter. H.H. Shier of U Save Drug Co. is temporarily in charge as the investigation proceeds. District Attorney Michael F. McCormick notes an ongoing inquiry.
Delta Airlines Flight 1116 carrying 51 passengers and 11 crew was hijacked at 37 000 feet and diverted to Havana. The hijackers demanded the plane be swapped for a DC-8 and later threatened to release passengers for a newsman and an Iranian embassy staffer. FBI and Delta officials confirmed negotiations while Cuban authorities handle talks.
Miami authorities banned the See it Like a Native tourism poster showing model Gail Kelly in a bikini and snorkel gear. About 24 000 posters moved to a safe in the Metro Justice Building after a 4 2 vote by the Metro Commission. Bootleg copies signed by Kelly fetch up to 12 50 each as distribution halted after 26 300 mailed.
Tremors rattled the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory after a tank of very low level tritium cracked during the Thursday quake. Officials said there is no public safety threat though the facility evacuated briefly and a cleanup began. Two quakes earlier and multiple aftershocks followed, with widespread minor damage and injuries reported in the Bay Area.
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