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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1978
Page
2
Prince Charles arrives in Dubrovnik with a welcoming crowd at Cilipi airport. He inspects a Yugoslav navy honor guard after piloting the plane from London and receives a bouquet from a schoolgirl in folk dress. The heir to the British throne starts a five day visit to the communist nation.
Former congresswoman Barbara Jordan appears finished with political campaigning as she ends her run in St. Petersburg Florida amid reporting from AP.
Penny Janelle Commission, once Miss Universe, offered a Trinidad government role as a school guidance counselor. Jordan recalls adjusting to the presidency during Carter era and notes no bid for re election after six years in Congress.
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, 75, has flown to Paris for further medical examinations after a period of frail health. Officials note his daily duties are limited to weekly meetings with Prime Minister Hedi Nouira, and Tunisian sources say he may be hospitalized in the United States following the Paris stay.
Toronto AP reports Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards pleaded guilty to heroin possession and faces up to seven years in prison. A sentence may be probation instead of jail as the court weighs the plea in a packed county courtroom.
President Carter planned a televised 10 p.m. EDT address outlining a voluntary wage and price guideline to curb inflation. The plan limits wage costs to about 7 percent and aims price increases below 6 percent next year, with adjustments for special cost spikes and strong government leverage to enforce compliance.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance flies home from Moscow to brief President Carter on a possible arms treaty with the Soviet Union. Two days of talks yielded no final agreement as negotiators faced sticking points on cruise missile limits, weapon ceilings through 1985, and deployment and refueling rules for Soviet Backfire bombers.
The Wool Bowl Committee of the Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce will start screening top four or five football teams after this week’s national rankings. Chairman Al Snipes said tickets for the 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day game are ready with general admission $3 and reserved $5, available at the RCDC. The committee will meet again next Monday at noon at the Frontier Restaurant.
The Roswell paper lists staff including Jack Swickard and Jerry McCormack as editors and R M Higginbotham as business director. Subscription rates are shown for carrier delivery and mail in state and out of state with monthly quarterly six month and yearly options.
Brushfires near Los Angeles destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched about 40 000 acres. The Malibu coast and Mandeville Canyon fires accounted for 33 000 acres by sunrise with nine other fires adding 5 000 acres. Rescue crews faced dense traffic as refugees fled.
New York stocks gave up gains at midday with the Dow down 2.26 to 837.40 as gainers outnumbered losers about 2 to 1. Analysts cited dollar fluctuations and late Frankfurt trade as factors, while gold prices rose in London and Zurich.
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