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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1978
Page
2
Bianca Jagger begins divorce proceedings to end seven year marriage to Mick Jagger. British papers report Mick is now seeing Texas born model Jerry Hall.
Biochemist couple Dr. James Miller and Dr. Elizabeth Miller received the first Bristol-Myers Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research, presenting at the Waldorf Astoria. They work at the University of Wisconsin McArdle Laboratory and were honored for showing most chemicals must be activated in the body before causing cancer.
Nick wed a star from Deep in a brief New York Times notice. The short item notes a marriage in 1978 and lists no further details beyond the couple and source publication.
New York traders faced initial selling but the market recovered as the Dow Jones industrial average rose 2.94 to 857.24 by noon. The session showed active trading and general upward momentum as investors advanced prices amid renewed optimism.
Simon cancels social circuit as he retires from Washington party life. Nolte and Haddad wed secretly last week at a Las Vegas chapel and depart for France where Walk in the Rain opens at Cannes as Nolte stars.
An adamant non-smoker, John McAward, was removed from an American Airlines plane at Boston after delaying takeoff by 45 minutes. He claimed he asked for a non-smoking seat, was refused, and after requesting the plane be taxied back to the gate, he remained in his seat as officers escorted him to court.
Larry Dunlap and Jim Andrus won the two top honors at Goddard High School Choral Awards Banquet in the Little Theater. Dunlap earned Outstanding Senior Musician and the Harry F. Taylor Directors Award. Andrus earned Outstanding Junior Musician and the National Urion Award.
James D. Atcitty, a longtime tribal official and cousin of Peter MacDonald, announces his candidacy for the Navajo tribal chairmanship. MacDonald is expected to announce his run as well. The contest seeks a $30,000 annual post as head of the nation’s largest Indian tribe with the general election set for mid November.
The notice lists editors Jerry McCormack R M Higginbotham and John Pettit with roles Editor Managing Editor and Business Director. Mail rates show Within State 1 month four dollars and up to one year thirty nine dollars, Out of State higher. Second Class postage paid at Roswell NM and AP membership noted.
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