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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1976
Page
2
Former Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine asks voters unhappy with President Ford and Jimmy Carter to cast write-in ballots in upcoming elections.
In a weekend interview Sara Jane Moore, serving a life sentence at Terminal Island, says she might not try to kill anyone in the future and attributes Ford’s survival to heightened security and an unfamiliar gun. Oliver Sipple credited with deflecting the shot outside a San Francisco hotel in 1975. Former CIA Director William Colby calls for secret sources to protect democracy.
Los Angeles AP reports actor Burt Reynolds was treated in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center cardiac care unit over the weekend for chest trouble. The 40 year old star spent a comfortable night and showed improvement. he rose to fame after Cosmopolitan centerfold and starred in Deliverance and The Longest Yard.
Former Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger blasted President Ford for arming Israel with advanced missiles and guidance systems and for not ruling out arms sales to China. He described Ford's actions as a sudden pre election reassessment not coordinated with the Defense Department.
Constance Beneduci, who taught young Steveland Morris in Detroit, remembers encouraging him to drum. Wonder returned for a benefit dinner and greeted his former teacher, recalling a classroom mouse anecdote that showed his early perceptive talents.
Roswell area voters see Rep. Clayton Stallings and businessman Phelps Anderson vying for House District 58. Stallings highlights education crime and energy resources while Anderson cites tax policy and government jobs as campaign issues. Both men are Roswell natives with deep local ties and retirements in Chaves County.
In Pretoria a white haired judge sits as a one man inquiry into the deaths of more than 300 blacks during anti government violence. Petrus M. Cillie, chief justice of the Transvaal, presides over hearings in a synagogue while critics doubt his impartiality, as testimonies from police and officials reveal the depth of the unrest.
Three theft reports were filed Sunday with Roswell police including a tire and toolbox stolen from Bill Treat’s car on South Main Street, a burglary and missing stereo at Nora Jones’s home, and a stolen dog from Hernando Herrera’s address. Also three Citizens Band radios were stolen from automobiles belonging to Robert Byron, Dan Evans, and B H Tiner.
New York stocks edged higher in a slow technical rally with the Dow up modestly. Industrial shares led gains while traders awaited the third quarter GNP report and watched for signs of economic slowing. International Telephone & Telegraph led active issues as broader indexes rose mildly.
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