Seat belt, sir?

Gerold Benally was arrested on Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. at the intersection of South Lake Street and West Broadway Avenue in Farmington for alleged safety belt use required and open container. —Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times

Son of Sam writes to Breslin

June 5, 1977: The Daily News published a letter from serial killer Son of Sam to star columnist Jimmy Breslin. The letter’s opening included: “Hello from the cracks in the sidewalks of N.Y.C. and from the ants that dwell in these cracks and feed on the dried blood of the dead that has settled into […]

Forty years ago today: ‘Star Wars’ released

May 25, 1977: “Star Wars” was released. The film cost $11 million and made $1.55 million in its first weekend. It would go on to take in $460 million in the U.S. (I would see it a month or two later at the Roosevelt Theater in Hyde Park on the way home from working as […]