World karate champion aids local fundraiser in Roswell
Roswell celebrates a world karate champion, Dr. Michael Cox, donating trophies and a uniform to the Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico to back six youths in an Australia USA World Cup bid. The group must raise $17,500 by November through mailings raffles bake sales and civic donations to cover a two week trip beginning in February.
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Australia
Michael Cox
Historical Center
New Mexico
Lea Ave
Roswell
S. Sunset Ave
Steven Bayes
Bayes
Clarence Chavez
Cross Training Center
Historical Center For
Southeast New Mex
Area agencies win CDBG grants in southeastern New Mexico
The state Community Development Council funded multiple projects in Chaves Lake Arthur Hagerman and other communities. Chaves County $250 992 for Tobosa Developmental Services Lake Arthur $200 548 senior center and $92 590 septic tanks Hagerman $185 000 water system overhaul Totals exceed $2.7 million with 18 applications from 3 counties. Funding comes via HUD and the Local Government Division.
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State Community Development Council
Albuquerque
Chaves County
Tobosa Developmental Services
Tobosa
New Mexico
Summit Street
Virginia Avenue
Highlands
Roswell
Tularosa
Capitan
Hope
Carrizozo
Lovington
Alamogordo
Carlsbad
Artesia
Otero County
State Department of Finance and Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
State of New Mexico
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Southeastern
Roswell man arraigned on open murder charge
Fred Montoya, 56, was arraigned in Magistrate Court on open murder and felon in possession of a firearm for the July 18 shooting of 40-year-old Robert Renteria. Renteria died at University Medical Center in Albuquerque. Montoya, who will hire his own attorney, is held without bond with a preliminary hearing set for 1 p.m. August 8.
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Roswell
Fred Montoya
Robert Renteria
Renteria
University Medical Center
Albuquerque
Montoya
Woman kidnapped and raped on U S 380 East
An 18 year old Dexter woman was kidnapped and raped July 30 at an unknown location on U S 380 East between 12 30 a m and 3 10 a m. She had bruises and neck marks and was taken to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. A 1993 white Ford Escort valued at 6000 was stolen from Iroquois Road around 5 p m July 27.
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Dexter
U.S. 380
Chaves County
Iroquois Road
Notable stars sign on for 1996 Olympic Arts Festival
Atlanta reports Wynton Marsalis Itzhak Perlman and Jessye Norman joining the 1996 Olympic Arts Festival alongside James Brown Travis Tritt and Willie Nelson. The festival runs July 10 to accompany the Summer Games with dozens of performances and exhibitions. Tickets 5 to 75 dollars go on sale in September via the Olympic mail-order system.
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Atlanta
Wynton Marsalis
Itzhak Perlman
Jessye Norman
James Brown
Travis Tritt
Willie Nelson
Civic plaza design approved by committee
The Buildings and Lands Committee endorsed Architecture Plus latest civic plaza plan for 250000 to be funded by city. The plan drops the sundial and adds benches berms bricks grass trees artwork and a slow traffic area. A final contractor sign off is needed before the change order can move ahead.
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Civic Plaza
Buildings and Lands Committee
Architecture Plus
Kathy Beake
Civic Center
Beake
John Cornell
Tom Nickoloff
Adrian Martinez
Bill Owen
Beuke
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Cox
David Orr
Mike Pettit
Ico
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Texas
ST. Jude Novena
Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Jude
Help of the Hopeless
Sandhut
North
Malin Roswell
Main Place Center
Lostell Daily Record
E. McGaffey
Hinkle Building
East Third
Nancy
Stephen Brann
Kenar
Barb Anne Shoppe, Inc
Kentucky
Nickoloff
Roswell Museum and Arts Center
Plaza
Michael McKee
Community Improvement Commission
Varco-Pruden
Reach 2000
College Avenue
News & Business Telephone
Cory Beck
Jerry McCormack
Greg Peretti
Jean Pettit
Frank Castillo
Marion Saint
Jim Richards
Mark Raney
Alex Clark
N. Main St
N.M
Roswell Daily Record
Carrel Delivery
USA
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