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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1979
Page
2
Claudia Sanders, widow of Col Harland Sanders, announces a new 26 restaurant chain in Louisville offering down home style cooking. She already runs one restaurant and owns a Kentucky country ham firm, signaling expansion into the fast food field.
Sir Lew Grade says England may lose the Muppets due to a strike that paralyzes Britain's Independent Television Network. He faces a two week deadline to decide, warning that France or Germany could gain the show as offers of asylum for Kermit Miss Piggy and the troupe emerge.
Clifton Davis, star of That's My Mama, wrote the song Never Can Say Goodbye which became a hit for the Jackson 5 Isaac Hayes and Gloria Gaynor, marking a rare songwriter success across three distinct versions.
Luther Devine Knox, one of nine candidates for governor, asked a Baton Rouge court to change his name to None of the Above. Officials call the move deceptive and note ballots are printed, with a $430000 cost to alter them.
Edward Gierek, leader of the Communist Party in France, admits Pope John Paul II is more popular in Poland than he is. He spoke in Paris while visiting President Valery Giscard D'Estaing, noting the pope’s high standing among his countrymen.
Finland based design firm Marimekko held a Thursday night opening party for its first American outlet in New York. Guests included owners Pauline Dora and Nancy Hemenway and television news figures Dan Rather and Mike Wallace.
Roswell Job Corps Center hosts open house from 2 to 5 p.m. on the ENMUR Roswell campus. Mary Lee Madison says 17 training programs, 130 current students, 225 capacity, and weekly additions. Keynote by Dr. Howard Melton. Ballet Folklorico performs. tours and refreshments follow.
Detective Henry Zuniga quits after four years with Roswell Police to take a higher paying job with Transportation Manufacturing Co. He cites weekly pay and more family time as reasons and notes retirement benefits remain available. He praises colleagues as a capable group under difficult conditions. The story also notes New Mexico Military Institute earning a Department of the Army Honor Unit with Distinction award and ROTC scholarships with regional ROTC activity.
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