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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1978
Page
2
Frank Sinatra gifts 4 020 tickets to his Radio City Music Hall concerts for New York City firemen in memory of his late father a Hoboken fire captain.
The Kenya African National Union nominates acting President Daniel Arap Moi aged 54 as party president candidate. Unopposed, his nomination by the party executive committee virtually guarantees him as the sole candidate in the October 21 election to succeed Jomo Kenyatta, who died August 22.
Beverly Hills saw a star packed gala for Fiorucci delayed as final inspection permits for electrical wiring and plumbing were not obtained. Liza Minnelli Lily Tomlin and Marisa Berenson attended before the opening was postponed.
Denver Broncos cheerleaders the Pony Express face a contract breach claim as Playboy magazine plans a December issue with a photo layout including NFL squads. Leader Pam Stockhaus insists no member may profit using the team name. rumors of poses trigger possible expulsions.
Clare Ritter a 71 year old widow used a bicycle and discarded aluminum cans to fund a 32 day $2 885 cruise to North Africa Egypt and Greece on the Odessa liner from Istanbul. Johnny Carson donated 1500 toward the trip and she faced worry about cans going to the dump as she prepared to depart.
Roswell resident Jo Griffiths and neighbor Harriett Pinkerton clash over trapping cats in a battle tied to City Ordinance 848.2. Griffiths reports lost pets and citations for loose animals while Pinkerton defends sardine baited traps as a means to curb roaming felines. Councilman John S. Perry weighs both sides as legal action and a possible court restraining order loom.
Legend credits J.H. Morgan of Morgan's Freighting Outfit with turning a mule team around in the middle of Main Street. Freighters like Morgan's outfit were essential for moving large goods quantities in era before modern transport.
Crime Stoppers highlights a Roswell residential burglary where Mrs. Robert Schulz and her husband found their home ransacked on September 16 after a four hour absence. Missing items include a silver tea set valued at 2000, a Rolex watch, a Browning 12 gauge shotgun, a Colt .38 pistol, and a cuckoo clock totaling several hundred dollars. A $500 reward awaits information leading to arrests, calls to 623 9000 accepted with anonymity.
State police and Lea County Deputies arrested four suspects in Hobbs on Friday after a two month narcotics investigation. Bobby Zepeda 27 faces one count selling heroin Richard Johnson 32 two counts heroin Kathryn L Johnson 24 one count selling marijuana Tommie Ray Daniels 31 possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Additional warrants remain outstanding and more arrests are expected in the coming days.
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