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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1979
Page
2
Barbi Benton of Hee Haw will return home after four years to tape a segment in Nashville. Producer Sam Lovullo says two songs will be on the bill Do You Like Older Women and Singing in My Car.
CBS TV plans a new televised thriller in which terrorists target the Eiffel Tower in a dramatic hostage scenario. The plot centers on a televised crisis as moviemakers explore fresh targets for tension next month.
A report notes production in Paris featuring Peter Fonda Gina Lollobrigida Douglas Fairbanks Jr Billy Dee Williams and Britt Ekland for the film The Hostage Tower. The project assembles a notable国际 cast amid a bustling European shoot.
During a Cleveland concert Anne Murray is drawn into local politics after a fan asks if she will run for mayor. She quips about money handling as the crowd jokes about her candidacy and asks about Dennis.
Cynthia Baker, 23, daughter of Senator Howard Baker, says her father could select a woman as running mate if he wins the Republican presidential bid. She cites Anne Armstrong and Mary Louise Smith as likely choices.
Acclaimed gymnast Douglas Fairbanks turned down a $1 million bid from Thomas Rhodes to train him. Fairbanks offered to teach for free if Rhodes invested his money in Liberty Bonds.
Italian pipe smoker Vecchi set a world record in Rome by keeping a bowl of tobacco burning for two hours five minutes and twenty two seconds as spectators watched a unusual contest.
Kennedy creates the Kennedy for President Committee and opens a national headquarters in Washington as he steps toward a formal campaign for the 1980 Democratic nomination. Stephen Smith, Kennedy’s brother in law and campaign manager, announces the move while Kennedy handles Senate duties on Capitol Hill.
Hundreds of thousands line long mourners at the presidential mansion in Seoul to pay final respects to Park Chung-hee. U.S. forces reinforce Korea with aircraft and carrier task force while Seoul vows national mourning and plans a funeral.
Outside the New York Stock Exchange anti-nuclear demonstrators marked the 50th anniversary of The Crash while prices moved higher in slow trading. The Dow Jones average rose 3.16 points to 812.45 around noon EST after a 30.57 point plunge on the 1929 day.
The Roy Moots family expresses gratitude to Dr. Earl Latimer and staff Frs Moynahan and Ronayne the staff of Marys Hospital the Knights of Columbus the Assumption Altar Society the Columbians and all friends and relatives for their thoughtfulness and help.
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