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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1977
Page
2
Bandleader Stan Kenton, 65, was discharged from Reading Hospital after a six week recovery from brain surgery to remove a blood clot caused by a fall at a Reading motel garage. His manager drove him to Philadelphia for a flight to Los Angeles.
London jeweler Laurence Graff paid 10 000 pounds above expectations to acquire Princess Margaret emerald pendant at Sotheby’s. Auction estimated 3 000 to 4 000 pounds. Graff’s bid totaled around 13 000 pounds with chain ruby and pearls cited. Royal ownership cited as factor in higher sale.
The New York market opened with gains but then pulled back. The Dow Jones average stood at 909.35 by noon, down 0.16, after an initial advance of over two points in trading.
United Nations ambassador Anron Young, known for provocative remarks, is courted to join a weekly half hour program on the United Nations and foreign policy. Producers David Garth and Arnold Michaelis have discussed the idea with U.S. mission staff and are seeking TV outlet interest and White House clearance.
Producers push to resolve terms and move ahead with the project while awaiting a workable plan. The statement signals ongoing negotiations and the hope that a consensus can be reached without delay.
A two day solar irrigation workshop ends as farmers, scientists and officials tour a new Willard farm system using solar thermal power to pump water. The project seeks to replace natural gas irrigation with simpler, cheaper solar methods, despite higher current costs.
The text explains the origin of the acre as the land plowable by one yoke of oxen in a day. It notes the British Weights and Measures Act of 1878 fixed it at 4 840 square yards, a definition adopted by Canada and the United States, and mentions the concept of an internationally landed measure.
Laurence J. Peter, famed author of The Peter Principle and its sequel The Peter Plan, donates manuscripts to Washington State University where he earned his doctorate in education in 1963. The university spokesman confirmed the donation of the best selling works that explain the theory that workers rise to their level of incompetence.
In Alberta STAND OFF the Blood Tribe hosts a solemn induction for Prince Charles as a Kainai chief. He receives a painted face headdress a pinto horse a hand tooled saddle and a centuries old peace pipe in the tribal ceremony.
Dozens chased by six charging bulls at Pamplona's festival jam the bull ring entrance. A 17 year old amateur soccer player Jose Joaquin Esparza tripped and fell triggering a fatal pile up as about 50 runners were crushed and trampled for five minutes before ambulances arrived.
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