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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1978
Page
2
Rodeo cowboy Lyle Sankey, specializing in riding events, climbs to third place nationwide with total winnings of 42123 dollars. He gains momentum as his season advances.
Francis Albert Sinatra performed a fund raiser in Atlantic City for a local hospital. Policemen and firefighters would have access to $5 tickets while best seats sold for $500. The Sunday benefit drew about 15,000 fans to Convention Hall for Sinatra’s first Boardwalk show in over ten years.
New York AP reports actress Jaclyn Smith married her longtime beau. The couple's engagement had stretched for years before the wedding, which reportedly concluded after a seven minute ceremony with a Charlie's Angels connection noted.
About 25 persons including Kate Jackson attended the ceremony Sunday at Marble Collegiate Church. Dr. Arthur Caliandro, pastor at the interdenominational church led by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, officiated. Cole, 38, said he felt lucky and called his bride a beautiful woman.
Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenko prepare to leave Salyut 6 after 136 days aboard the station. Pravda reports they will re‑activate Soyuz 31 systems as ground return nears, with ground contact possible by Thursday.
The 136 day mark was reached Sunday as Kovalenok and Ivanchenko pull ahead of prior endurance records. They surpass the 96 day Soviet record set seven months earlier aboard the same Salyut and the 84 day U.S. record, signaling a major milestone for long term space habitation.
Actor Paul Newman listed as P L Newman from Westport Conn started third in an 18 lap Go production race at Road Atlanta. He dropped to fifth midway and finished second 12 seconds behind winner Frank Leary of Santa Clara Calif. Both drove Datsun 280Zs.
A new wave of selling sent the stock market into another steep decline in New York. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 16.20 points in the first two hours to 789.85, continuing one of the severest drops in modern Wall Street history.
The dollar slumped to new lows on world exchanges fueling a surge in gold up to 11 dollars an ounce. In London gold closed at 245.25, while major European markets reported marked dollar weakness from Tokyo to Paris and Zurich to Milan.
The Roswell Woman's Club will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Roswell Public Library for a tour and regular business meeting. The change is from Tuesday per the Calendar of events in the Sunday Daily Record.
A Goddard High School student suspended from RISD appeals to the Roswell School Board prompting an emergency meeting at 6 p.m. in the Board Room at 200 W. Chisum St. Board member Jane Baldock declined to comment. Superintendent Dr. H. Fred Pomeroy says the session will last five to ten minutes.
Richard M. Torrez reported being attacked by five men in the 200 block of East Church Street between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Saturday. He could not identify the assailants. Police also investigated weekend burglaries of tools and stereo equipment, including a back door break in at Janice Roybal’s home on 601 E Deming St and a theft from an unlocked car at 1419 E Hendricks St belonging to Albert Trujillo.
Roswell Daily Record lists office at 2301 N Main St Roswell NM 88201 with staff including Jack Swickard editor and Jerry McCormack managing editor. Subscription rates shown for carrier delivery and mail options within New Mexico and out of state.
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