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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1978
Page
2
TV host Dick Cavett, noted for not smoking or drinking, tells Viva Magazine that tobacco’s appeal lies in its cancer risk being certain while other things remain uncertain. The remark frames a tongue in cheek defense of tobacco use.
Rock star Peter Frampton is described as out of bed and moving about at Lenox Hill Hospital two weeks after a Bahamas car crash that left him with a broken arm fractured ribs and cuts. Hospital spokesmen called his progress excellent but did not provide a release date. He was flown to New York after losing control on a rain slick highway June 29.
An article notes legal actions involving actors and a currency transfer scheme. It mentions Kate Jackson securing a starring TV contract and Carlo Ponti facing trial in October for allegedly moving 12 million Italian lire abroad. Loren, now a French citizen, travels between Paris and Rome for film work.
Howard Jarvis faced a drunken driving charge in Oxnard Municipal Court but was excused to keep a Chicago talk show engagement. The 75 year old Prop 13 author said he would return, joking he might be delayed if his plane lands in Lake Michigan. A separate Los Angeles ruling orders a $327,985 payment to Gorgeous Productions over a breach of contract for the film The Pirates.
Country singer Donna Fargo remains stricken by a viral illness causing numbness in portions of her body. The Kansas State Fair appearance scheduled for September 14 has been canceled with no replacement announced.
A Los Angeles court ruled singer Olivia Newton-John cannot sever her contract with MCA Records. She had argued insufficient promotion for her albums and that her name was used without permission to promote a McDonald’s discount program.
ALBUQUERQUE AP US Representative Harold Runnels is among five congressmen who visited South Africa in 1975 and 1976 amid State Department warnings the trips were financed by the South African government. Reston said the money likely came from the South African government via an intermediary. Runnels denied any knowledge of South African funding and claimed to have paid his own ticket, with others named agreeing they had no such indication. The group reportedly considered visiting Rhodesia later.
A four month special grand jury in Rio Arriba County finds rivalry among New Mexico State Police, the County Sheriff and Espanola Police Department impedes investigations. It notes narcotics activity exists but not on the scale claimed by a local paper and urges immediate interagency cooperation and a new grand jury investigation.
A 23 year old exercise rider, Jim Smith, died after being thrown from a horse during a morning workout at Ruidoso Downs. He suffered severe head injuries and was flown by helicopter to Sierra Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. The incident involved a second horse veering into his path after noises from his mount startled it. Officials called it a freak accident with no party held responsible.
John David Rockefeller II, grandson of Standard Oil founder, dies at 72 in a car accident near the Pocantico Hills estate 30 miles north of Manhattan. Police said the crash occurred Monday about a mile from the family compound. Market notes report a continued stock upswing with the Dow up .60 to 817.39 and British Petroleum active on rumors of a new oil discovery.
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