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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1978
Page
2
British fashion designer Bill Gibb president of London's International Academy of Beauty calls Lynda Carter Wonder Woman the epitome of today’s woman and the world's most beautiful woman based on his opinion.
The Georgia House adopted a tongue in cheek resolution calling Billy Carter the most famous personality in America besides Bert Lance and Tom Murphy. Billy Carter told lawmakers his lawyer explained the difference between an indictment and a resolution before accepting the document.
U S Ambassador Andrew Young leaves New York to head the U N mission and will spend six days in Bangkok for the 34th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. He will address the commission on March 8 then visit Kuala Lumpur Singapore before returning home.
Cary Warner, the court-appointed guardian, reopens a previous paternity case against Chad Everett and Sheila Scott. Warner seeks a court ruling declaring Everett the father to provide stability for the child. Los Angeles hearings are scheduled for Friday.
Members of the MOVE group in Philadelphia reject Mayor Frank Rizzo's ultimatum to leave their barricaded headquarters after a nine month standoff. They vow to resist police action to oust them from the dilapidated building.
Broadway columnist Earl Wilson reports Peter Allen will be honored as entertainer of the year by After Dark magazine with its Rudy Award. Presentation may be by his ex wife Liza Minnelli. The May 11 event at the Waldorf Astoria marks the magazine’s 10th anniversary.
Public School Finance Chief Harry Wugalter disapproved a $722 budget transfer to send Ojo Caliente School District board president Delfin Moya and vice president Max Varoz to a National School Board Association convention in Los Angeles. He cited district financial turmoil and past near bankruptcy.
The New Mexico Association of Elementary School Principals opens its Spring Convention at the Sally Port Inn in Roswell with about 200 principals expected. Activities include registration, exhibits, an executive board meeting, a keynote by Attorney General Toney Anaya, workshops on teaching topics, a banquet, and regional field trips.
The Dow fell further to 741.25 at noon, off 0.87 from open, with losers outpacing gainers on the NYSE. The dollar weakened to fresh lows against the Swiss franc and mark, prompting talk of higher oil import costs as Kuwait considers a special OPEC meeting if the dollar stays weak. The leading index posted its largest three year drop and NYSE composite dipped 0.04 to 48.39 while AMEX index fell 0.49 to 122.36 with volume at 9.2 million shares.
Attorney Merrill L. Norton of Lovington will speak on The Panama Canal Boon or Boondoggle at 7 30 p m Thursday in Room 205 Willson Hall New Mexico Military Institute Norton a Roswell native and former NMMI cadet later earned a B S from the Naval Academy and a law degree from Vanderbilt after a Marine Corps commission in 1948
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