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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1976
Page
2
Columnist Jack Anderson says he prefers President Ford to Jimmy Carter but will still vote for Carter. He notes his reasons reflect policy and party alignment rather than personal favor.
Mao Zedong's widow Chiang Ching is defended by Italian feminists who say accusations stem from her sex rather than ideology. The Women's Liberation Movement released a statement arguing critics target her for being a woman, not a dissident revolutionary, as she is portrayed in parts of China.
Sophia Loren begins her first North American film in a decade in Montreal. The veteran actress embraces motherhood as a central aspect of her public life while working on set.
Phillip Cousteau son of Jacques Cousteau injured when his helicopter fell about 90 feet on Easter Island. Doctors say he will need surgery to insert pins and remove cartilage. he is cast from hip to foot and will be flown to Los Angeles for treatment. The crash occurred during a filming expedition for an American educational television documentary.
U.S. novelist Saul Bellow, 61, favored to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1976, with reports he is backed by a Swedish Academy group. If named Thursday, it would mark an unprecedented American sweep of all five Nobel prizes this year, following his novels Henderson the Rain King Herzog and The Adventures of Augie March.
Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal, 53, former king of Sikkim, was hospitalized in Calcutta after an overdose of sleeping pills. He is married to Hope Cooke, a former New York socialite, and was flown to Calcutta for treatment on Tuesday.
U.S. Sen. Joseph Montoya said Congress has already started a national energy policy focusing on solar, geothermal research, and uranium enrichment. He noted private industry would run any enrichment plant, with site locations chosen by consortium companies and unclear timelines.
Several break-ins and thefts were reported to Roswell police Tuesday. A resident reported a camera eight track tape player speakers and several guns valued over 100 dollars stolen from a home after a backdoor was forced. A cash box over 100 dollars was stolen from a desk at American Oxygen Co. Other incidents include antique bedstead thefts from a yard bicycle thefts from front yards and porch and six new pickup trucks scratched causing over 100 dollars in damage. A stockade fence collapsed after a vehicle collision with damage under 100 dollars.
Roswell man Louis Maes pleaded guilty in Magistrate Court to assault on a police officer linked to a Sept. 18 shooting. Judge L O Thompson imposed a 364 day jail term with all but 30 days suspended. Police reports say about 60 people gathered at East Walnut and Main streets as shots were fired between groups near Firestone and Taco Bell.
The paper offers ten dollars for the best tip each week. Call 622-7710 or mail tips to Roswell Daily Record P O Box 1897 Roswell New Mexico 88201.
Roswell полиce officer Bobby Lee Coker, in his first statewide shoot, finished second in the unclassified division at the 42nd New Mexico Sheriff's and Police Association pistol match in Alamogordo. He earned five second place trophies and credited Capt. John Hale for coaching.
Wall Street saw modest declines as the Dow fell 2.41 to 947.56 after an early gain, with the NYSE noting more decliners than advancers. Analysts cited a fresh weekly unemployment claims spike in October as a sign of a slow economy, while turnover remained light at about 6.17 million shares. Florida Power Light led NYSE activity, slipping 3 to 254.
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