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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1977
Page
2
President Carter nominated Dr. Julius E. Richmond 55, a Harvard Medical School professor and chairman of preventative and social medicine, to be surgeon general of the United States and assistant secretary for health. Born in Chicago, he studied at SUNY Syracuse and held leadership roles at Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Judge Baker Guidance Center.
Alan Jay Lerner, noted for Broadway and Hollywood collaborations, reportedly takes his seventh wife in a high-profile marriage. Details remain sparse as the public eye tracks this ongoing personal milestone.
John Paola, 14, wins the 50th National Spelling Bee with the word combist meaning money changer. He defeated finalist Joan O Leary of Yonkers after correctly spelling sesquipedalian. Paola earns $1000 and a color prize. John Lerner, 57, marries Nina Bushkin in Haiti. Mrs. Lerner directs development at Mannes College of Music in New York.
Downing B. Jenks, board chairman of Missouri Pacific Corp., elected president of the Boy Scouts of America. He has volunteered since 1954 and will direct a program for 3.6 million scouts and 1.3 million leaders. Joan receives a $500 prize.
James Morey the incumbent Democrat and his brother Harry compete for the single Berkeley Township committee vacancy. Filial loyalty aside they differ on politics and argue in a lively democracy setting.
The stock market opened with a small gain but could not hold it. The Dow Jones industrial average was about one point higher early, then fell to 908.75 by noon, with 4 gainers and 3 losers among NYSE listed issues.
The New Mexico attorney general ruled that retiring public school teachers may be paid for unused sick leave, but the benefit cannot be retroactive. Local boards may create and fund an optional plan under general authority, with no specific statute required.
District Court Judge Paul Snead ruled the state did not intentionally hide a witness. The hearing focused on whether an assistant district attorney intentionally interfered as Roswell lawyer Santiago Juarez pursued witness Leonard Alvarez in Amarillo. The outcome hinges on alleged obstruction of Juarez’s defense and access to evidence in drug cases linked to Alvarez.
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