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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1977
Page
2
Hollywood actor James Cagney is alert and improving in a Hollywood California hospital where he is receiving treatment for a mild stroke. His condition is described as improving and stable as doctors monitor his recovery.
Kim Tomes, 21, crowned Miss USA 1977, plans a busy summer with personal appearances ahead of the Miss Universe Pageant July 16 in Santo Domingo. The Texas A&M senior majors in health and physical education and may pursue modeling after graduation.
Bridgeville in northern California is sold to a Pentecostal group led by Rev Alvin Stevens. The church plans to run the town by its precepts banning beer and alcohol and enforcing conservative conduct. Residents worry about displacement while some locals welcome the new ownership and careful social order.
Linda Lefevre Miss Florida earned the Miss Amity honor from fellow contestants highlighting her spirit and sportsmanship during the pageant event.
Evangelist Billy Graham filled the University of Notre Dame stadium with 45 000 in a final sermon and drew a total 95 600 attendees over five days on campus. The crowds forced moving from the Athletic and Convocation Center to the outdoor venue.
Belmont Ohio former congressman Wayne Hays says he is feeling better after leaving office amid a sex scandal and hints at selling part of his 200 acre farm though he plans to stay away from Washington. He notes his 66th birthday and avoids future political plans.
Former President Richard M. Nixon argues in a Newsweek account that alleged abuses of presidential power were necessary to end the Vietnam War. He says initial ideas involved Soviet influence to steer the conflict toward resolution.
The noon Dow 30 rose 4.16 to 932.50 with gains leading losses 7 to 4 on the NYSE. Analysts cited resilience after a 1 percentage point bank rate rise and Franklin Mint fell 3 1/2 to 15 as earnings outlook weakens. NYSE composite up 0.18 to 54.31 and AMEX up 17 to 114.21 with volume at 8.60.
Police report two separate wrecks over the weekend killed four people. Jimmy Barela, 17, died after a late Saturday collision that also killed Gladys Lance, 20, and Victor Chavez, 25, all passengers in a car driven by Theodore Hall, 25, on U S 66 about 17 miles east of Albuquerque. Donna M. Watchman, 23, died after being struck by two cars while crossing East Central Avenue early Sunday.
Roswell Daily Record lists staff roles including editor Jack M Swickard and managing editor R M Higginbotham. It outlines daily editions and Sunday publication times and provides subscription rates for carrier, in state, and out of state mail services.
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