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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1978
Page
2
Actor Pat O'Brien 78 is set to return to the Country Dinner Playhouse stage in Columbus Ohio Saturday night following surgery to replace a worn pacemaker battery. A spokesman confirmed the performance date and hoped for a smooth recovery.
Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama is expected to remain hospitalized in Montgomery for a urinary tract infection through the weekend. Dr. Hamilton H. Hutchinson said he is achy and chilly but in good condition and not allowed visitors to ensure rest.
The London to New York Skytrain pioneer Sir Freddie Laker visited Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. The ordains acknowledge his role in affordable transatlantic air travel.
Sir Frederick, dubbed by the Queen, claims $2 million profit from his Skytrain service eight months after launch. He told the queen he plans London to Australia flights soon. The new knight began in aviation by sweeping floors and serving tea for a British aircraft firm.
Diana Nyad has reportedly resolved funding issues for her Cuba to Florida swim but has not yet secured Cuban permission to start from Havana. Fort Lauderdale backup member Ken Gunderson said Nyad sent a greeting to Fidel Castro on Tuesday with no reply. The planned Friday start is delayed after two postponements.
Associate Justice Harry A. Blackmun, 69, was tested in open waters Wednesday and then described as undergoing a routine general physical examination at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. He previously served on the clinic's legal staff.
Dorothy Porter of Gary Indiana, wife of a sheriff's deputy, dropped nearly $1,000 into a Las Vegas slot and hit a $95,750 progressive jackpot after lining up five sevens on the machine. Porter said she believed playing big paid off.
Dr. Peter G. Bourne, a White House health adviser, is on paid leave amid possible criminal charges in Virginia and Washington over prescribing Quaalude to an unnamed person using a fictitious patient name. Police warned pharmacists and investigators weigh if charges fit illegal blank.
Shop space available in Old Roswell Stage Stop at 1109 W. 2nd. Come by or call 622-5882 for details.
Six New Mexico scientists join 24 researchers seeking permission to conduct nondestructive tests on the Turin Shroud. They aim to travel to Turin in October to study markings and image formation while awaiting the archbishop approval and the time window for examination.
In New York the stock market moved higher on healthy corporate results and hopes rates may have peaked. By mid morning the Dow gained about 5 points as volume reached 9.51 million shares and gainers led losers nearly three to one. Analysts cited possible restraint from the Fed on credit tightening.
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