This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1978
Page
2
In Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo faced heckling from opponents at a high school awards ceremony for student scholars. Rizzo was campaigning to amend the City Charter to seek a third term, while supporters wore straw hats with Rizzo and opponents wore stop Rizzo shirts. He urged the audience to applaud or boo as the American way.
In Barnstable Massachusetts Norman Mailer faces a divorce case with Beverly Bentz Bentley Mailer testifying she feared for her life during a fight in Provincetown. She described Mailer looming with a baseball bat saying he had carried on for years with other women.
Amy Goble, a 19 year old Bates College freshman from Concord New Hampshire campaigns for political office in a neighboring state. She travels about 100 miles on weekends to work on her election bid and balance college duties.
Florida trooper J H Fulford aided Rodney Romero when the 22 year old was stuck in a ditch and short of a wrecker. Romero allegedly robbed Ex change National Bank of Manatee County, and the bank photo led Fulford to report the license plate and help arrest him.
An Agriculture Department probe found wholesale meat prices driven by a small group of large packing firms and the Yellow Sheet price reporting service. Officials noted reliance on voluntary reports skews market view, with most beef carcass pricing based on a few quotations from National Provisioner Inc. in Chicago.
President Carter at campaigns in Tennessee and Florida announces he will sign the $18.7 billion tax cut. He urges public help enforcing anti inflation rules, notes 25 percent of benefits go to earners over $50,000, and endorses Graham Butcher Eskind in state races.
The Board of Educational Finance notes 1975 House Bill 8 funds spurred 26,527,600 in total capital outlays for two year campuses. BEF executive director Robert Huff presents the chart and outlines plans for a broader study, with detailed project breakdowns by campus and additional funding sources.
Market reports show the Dow Jones average down 4.33 to 816.79 at noon after a weak rally attempt. The session features more losers than gainers on the NYSE as inflation and rate news weigh on prices. The CPI is reported at a 9.6 percent annual rate last month and banks lift the prime rate to 10 percent amid talk of further hikes. Goodyear leads the active list.
County offices across New Mexico will be open on Saturday to accept absentee ballot applications for the November 7 election. Secretary of State Ernestine Evans notes the legal deadline for mailed applications and the final date to mail ballots to applicants. In person applications and ballots can be cast at clerks offices through November 2.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.