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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1978
Page
2
Speaker Thomas P. ONeill engaged the White House in a verbal duel Friday over what he called the shabby firing of Robert Griffin as chief of the General Services Administration.
Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, briefly considered for president as a Republican, says his unborn child could be a Democrat. He and wife Jayne expect the baby in a few weeks and he will let the child decide his political stance. Thompson noted he supports the Equal Rights Amendment.
Avital Shcharansky, exhausted, leaves for Israel after medical officials urge rest as she recovers from health issues. The AP report notes her departure follows advised recuperation steps.
The Pentagon announced President Carter approved Vice Adm. Samuel Gravely’s nomination to head the Defense Communications Agency. Gravely becomes the highest ranking black officer in the armed forces.
Aberdeen Washington AP Bill Murray of television's Saturday Night Live visited to try out for the Grays Harbor Loggers in the Pacific Northwest league. He arrived with script and crew to film a skit for his show but Murray abstained from further action.
Monaco's Princess Grace visited St Paul to praise Irish heritage and attend an Irish-American Cultural Institute dinner. She thanked those who came before and noted Ireland's generous ties with America, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. She arrived Wednesday for the dinner and a Twentieth Century Fox board meeting in Bloomington.
The historic birth of Louise Brown, conceived outside the womb, prompts praise and protests. Doctors Edwards and Steptoe describe the quick egg harvest and fertilization, while public figures and religious leaders weigh ethical implications and future prospects.
State Sen. Aubrey Dunn challenged 319 ENMU summer graduates to repay the public debt and leave the public trough. He noted taxpayers pay about seven dollars for every one student dollar and urged teaching in poverty areas and donating to colleges. He cited figures showing a bachelor degree cost to students versus taxpayer support.
Mary Breedlove moved a couch in her North Charleston yard when a tarantula named Sam appeared. She trapped the spider in a jar with a stick and called Dr. W. B. Ezell from The Citadel, an entomologist, for evaluation.
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