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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1978
Page
2
Comedian Mort Sahl, 50, files for divorce from wife Margaret Lee, 35, marking a third divorce action in four years. The suit seeks joint custody of their 1-year-old son Mort Jr. The couple married in 1970. Previous filings in 1974 and January 1977 were terminated after reconciliations.
Arthur Miller arrives in Brussels by train from Paris after failing to enter the country years earlier. He faced a passport problem at the Belgian border but managed to cross this time without one.
Pro tennis veteran Dean Martin Jr son of the singer signed to play for the Phoenix Racquets of the World Team Tennis League but was admitted without proper approval. Miller recalls a 1954 Brussels passport refusal for his play The Crucible and notes a change he appreciates.
Paris AP Arthur Rubinstein, 91, born in Lodz, Poland and now a naturalized American living in Paris, was made a member of the Order of Polish Merit in ceremonies at the Polish embassy. His eyesight issues led to retirement from concerts in 1976.
Former President Gerald Ford visits San Antonio shaping a campaign mode as he contemplates running. He comments on domestic priorities and national unity while meeting local supporters and veterans groups. The appearance underlines renewed public activity ahead of possible candidacy.
President Carter assailed the Senate emergency farm relief bill as highly inflationary. The White House wage and price panel said it could raise the food inflation rate by two to five points this year, adding at least $100 annually to the typical family’s food costs before the House takes up the measure.
President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Begin wrapped talks at the White House with a shared view that peace in the Middle East remains distant. Both sides pressed for security guarantees and a West Bank pullback as part of a broader Arab Israeli settlement while U S officials weighed Egypt Saudi Arabia and Israel arms shipments amid stalled negotiations.
The Dow Jones average fell to 760.48 by noon as losses outweighed gains on the NYSE. Trading was light with 7 losers to 4 gainers and Alcoa active at 39 cents sharp decline amid rumors of Sadat’s assassination, later denied by Cairo and Washington.
New Mexico Military Institute officials announce junior college ROTC scholarships of at least 1500 dollars to 250 high school graduates, with a minimum 25 women. President Brig Gen Gerald Childress cites a Pentagon policy favoring continued financial aid for cadet graduates joining a National Guard or reserve unit during their final two years toward a bachelor's degree.
A head on crash near San Luis Arizona killed at least 30 people and injured many others after two Mexican passenger buses collided about 40 miles south of the border town. Fire followed the collision and burned several victims.
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