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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1979
Page
2
Captain Kangaroo creator Robert Keeshan was honored by Mayor Ed Koch for excellence in television programming for children in a ceremony in New York. The 25 year veteran of the role was saluted as the man of the hour on Tuesday.
Burl Ives, 71, announces retirement in Melbourne after a long career. He says he enjoys performing but will become a recluse and will not miss show business, planning to end public life despite touring.
Canadian film star Mary Pickford born Gladys Mary Smith in Ontario in 1893 rose to prominence as "America's Sweetheart." The note traces her Canadian origins and stage name evolution.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences staged a tribute to America's Sweetheart Mary Pickford in Beverly Hills California featuring a reception a panel discussion and film clips. On hand were Buddy Rogers Carmel Myers and Blanche Sweet among others.
The finale featured a full showing of My Best Gal from 1927 with Rogers as a costar alongside Douglas Fairbanks and aoe, closing the program with a classic silent era pairing.
Robert Redford begins directing his first feature, the Paramount adaptation of Judith Guest's Ordinary People, on location in Lake Forest Illinois. Co stars include Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore as filming moves forward.
Runaway Soviet pair Oleg Protopopov and Ludmilla Belousova have not received political asylum in Switzerland. They have reportedly sold details of their Sept 17 defection to a West German magazine for 62 500 dollars.
Attorney General Jeff Bingaman urged support for updated liquor laws before 125 members of the New Mexico Retail Liquor Dealers Association at the Roswell Inn. He cited out of date rules, non transferable licenses, and the need for a gradual quota phaseout and comprehensive reform. State Liquor Director Jim Baca warned of out of state money and potential corruption tied to licenses.
The New Mexico Supreme Court temporarily blocks the proposed special grand jury in San Miguel County and requires briefs from District Judge Donaldo Martinez and grand jury targets. A Nov. 7 hearing will decide if the writ of prohibition becomes permanent.
Market losses accelerate as the Dow falls further amid high interest rates and tighter money. Trading volumes surge to record levels with 1,571 decliners and only 35 advancers on the NYSE while NYSE tape runs late. Banks lift prime lending rate to a record 14 percent, deepening the downturn.
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