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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1979
Page
2
Pianist composer Peter Nero sues RCA Corp in New York claiming 2.6 million dollars in royalties were defrauded. He alleges RCA tried to imply his career was in decline and that demand for his records was waning, seeking 2.6 million plus 3.6 million for the insult.
A recording artist lands on Billboard magazine's charts with 159 of 200 albums ranked, a notable placement that underscores strong market presence and broad appeal for the year.
Michael Douglas promotion mentions a hot selling record and upward movement with Pope John Paul II. He discusses a nationwide Friday release for Running and a new project in development. He said on the Stanley Seigel Show he will co star in New York in January or February with Bill Clayburg in an untitled film directed by Claudia Weil who previously handled Girlfriends.
Johnny Weismuller begins a renewed fight to reclaim film and athletic glory after a protracted health ordeal that included strokes and a month in a coma. He remains a legendary figure associated with early film and athletic achievement.
Ted Carter and James Fallows weigh in on influential figures. Maria denies reports that the actor sought Acapulco to die. Fallows criticizes President Carter’s leadership in Atlantic Monthly, arguing Kennedy would face similar problems.
The text lists the extensive birth name of Pablo Picasso as Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Seats Crispin Crispiano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, highlighting his full given title.
Army investigators arrest a top presidential aide who escaped Park Chung-hee’s assassination along with dozens of other officials suspected of involvement. The arrests indicate broader ties to the slaying than previously known.
Martial Law Command arrests Park's chief secretary and suspect circle grows to 30 to 50. Kim Jae-kyu, slain president Park, bodyguards, and KCIA figures feature in a crisis with Choi Kyu-hah appointing acting KCIA heads and daily security meetings. U S and North Korea tensions persist as forces alert and the Blue Ridge makes goodwill port call at Pusan. Funeral altars near the presidential mansion gather crowds to mourn Park.
The market edged higher as bargain hunters supported stocks and investors speculated rates may peak. Meanwhile banks including Citibank raised their prime rate to 15.4 percent amid a backdrop of near record highs. Dow movements followed the trend.
Leopoldo Valencia aged 37 pleaded guilty to arson in the October 16 burning of the body of Eddie Montano at a rural San Miguel County church. He was fined 300 dollars, given a six month suspended sentence and placed on six months probation. Montano had shot himself on church steps and was to be buried the next day. Valencia said he burned the body after a threat.
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the deposed shah, recovered at New York Hospital and ate breakfast and lunch as he left bed for the first time since surgery. A spokesman said he would begin an 18 month chemotherapy program in two weeks after surgeons removed his gall bladder and found lymph node cancer.
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