This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1979
Page
2
Police report veteran actor Victor Kilian died after being attacked and beaten in his Los Angeles apartment while watching TV. The incident occurred in the Hollywood Hills and investigators allege a violent confrontation led to his death.
Assembly Republican Paul Priolo urged renaming Los Angeles International Airport after John Wayne offering the tribute while the actor is alive. He plans to introduce a resolution to the city council to rename the facility to honor Wayne, citing his image of strength and integrity amid his stomach cancer surgery.
UNICEF national chairman Natalie Wood accepted a Year of the Child gold medallion at a Los Angeles concert directed by Mehli Mehta. Rosenthal, a Democrat from Los Angeles, urged renaming the Orange County Airport, calling the medallion naming proposal absurd.
Rudolf Hess, former deputy to Hitler, was moved from a British military hospital back to Spandau Prison after a two week treatment for acute bronchitis. He remains the last top Nazi at Spandau, with Allied powers debating his fate and the potential impact on neo Nazi activity.
Federal grand jury indicts Linda Blair and 29 others in a sealed case tied to a 1977 arrest. Blair, 20, faces two counts of cocaine delivery and one count related to conspiring to distribute the drug, according to a Florida Times-Union source. Authorities vow to locate Blair and bring her to Jacksonville custody.
A Southeastern New Mexico Criminal Justice Commission report projects higher crime in Chaves County through 1980 despite an initial 1977 drop. It notes increases in rape murder aggravated assault and auto theft while burglaries and larcenies may slow, aligning with national Part I trend patterns.
Voyager 1 photos reveal at least four active volcanoes on Io, erupting plumes up to 250 miles high and ejecting material into space. Brad Smith calls the finding the mission’s most exciting, noting sulfur supply to Jupiter’s torus and a newly discovered ring.
A New Mexico House vote approved a measure to bar striking employees from collecting unemployment compensation. The bill, 36-31, would replace current law which allows benefits if work is available elsewhere in the business. Rep. James Caudell led the Labor Committee substitution.
President Carter announced progress toward a peace treaty with Egypt after meeting in Cairo with Anwar Sadat and a Jerusalem session with Menachem Begin. Market activity was active as stocks edged up reflecting the peace outlook.
The note lists page numbers 3 4 18 and 19 indicating where items or notices appear for review. No further context given regarding content or headlines on those pages.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.