28 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
1
FBI officials confer with National Archives representatives to decide record keeping actions. Drinan recalls finding a report on himself among FBI files, highlighting the impact of archival records on individuals.
William Altum pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the Feb. 3 abduction and death of Lollie Tipton from a Peralta store. He agreed to a 10 to 50 year sentence with possible parole after 40 months, plus a 30 to 60 day psychiatric evaluation. Altum will be sentenced Wednesday before Judge Joe H. Galvan in Las Cruces.
The Supreme Court voted 7 to 2 that Congress acted within its authority to seize nearly 5,000 hours of Nixon tapes and 42 million pages of documents. The ruling preserves public access and upholds the 1974 law preventing Nixon from retaining control of the materials.
The city plans to issue about 4.56 million in water system revenue bonds to fund Roswell water and waste improvements and new wells, with a 1979 plan for Kerr Well Field delivery. An Albuquerque advisory firm notes rates near five percent for 10 to 15 year bonds, credit rated at A, and no public vote required.
Authorities abandoned the ground search for 33-year-old escapee Gene Leroy Hart near Locust Grove Oklahoma who is linked to the Girl Scout murders. Officials cited lack of actionable information and unclear terrain as the reason for ending the full scale operation after days of SWAT, FBI, and state police patrols. Investigators note Hart may have hidden among local residents of Indian descent in limestone channels and timberlands.
Frank Kartesz, a high school math teacher, automated a vending system for live bait including night crawlers maggots and meal worms priced at one dollar for 15 crawlers 30 to 40 maggots or 70 meal worms. He operates twenty Franko's Live Bait machines in Somerset County and northwest Pennsylvania. Amish families collect worms and earn two cents each. demand is so strong his basement worm farm cannot keep up.
Washington AP bulletin reports the House voted to cancel a prospective cost of living pay increase for Congress members, federal judges, and top officials. A rollback of the currently in effect $12,900 annual raise may come Wednesday, with leaders warning of an extremely close outcome.
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