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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1977
Page
2
Ray Kroc, chairman of the McDonald's chain, will share his birthday Sunday with customers. This week 88,000 cakes will be distributed to 4,424 outlets in the United States and abroad and cut into 3,150,000 pieces for free servings. An associate notes Kroc can afford the gesture. Last year McDonald's reported sales over $3 billion.
A Nashville judge dismisses cocaine charges against country music star Waylon after prosecutors move to drop the case. The decision follows unsettled evidence and legal issues surrounding the arrest and investigation.
At a Chicago fundraiser for Sen. Charles Percy Kissinger joked about being a god in law to Percys daughter Sharon and her marriage into the Rockefeller family. He quipped about Bert Lance and noted his ties to Nelson as his political godfather.
Ruth Carter Stapleton sister of the President and evangelist spent a long weekend with Larry Flynt publisher of Hustler and his wife visiting Children’s Hospital in Columbus Ohio. Her husband Robert publisher of a veterinary magazine joined the trip. Flynt is appealing a pornography conviction and said he met the Stapletons through a television producer and had visited them in Fayetteville North Carolina last month. The Stapletons then flew from Columbus to the West Coast.
Roswell schools report 20 day enrollment below 1977-78 projections, but Superintendent H Fred Pomeroy says no budget cut is needed as offsetting factors exist. Final counts after 40 and 80 days will determine funding, with 1978-79 projections also lower.
Indian Express and The Statesman criticized Morarji Desai's government for arresting Indira Gandhi prematurely and failing to present a solid case. Gandhi was freed after a Delhi magistrate deemed grounds insufficient, then she resumed campaigning in Gujarat with support from aides and foreign reporters.
Arthur J. Lacey 26 of 211 E Bonney St was bound over for trial on armed robbery and escaping jail after a Sept 3 escape at Chaves County Jail. He allegedly used a sharpened spoon to rob jailer Lynden Hodges of about $30 and was captured Sept 13 near Roswell.
New York stocks slipped as the noon Dow fell 1.22 to 840.78 after a 9.98 point drop Tuesday. Losers outpaced gainers about 2 to 1 on the NYSE while Wells Fargo raised its prime rate from 7.75 to 7.25 percent, signaling further bank lending rate increases ahead.
The Roswell High School Parent Advisory group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the RHS library. The session welcomes all parents of RHS students.
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