Roswell school board urged to retain superintendent Fresquez
Editorial urges Roswell Independent School District to renew Amarante Fresquez’s contract amid debate over his performance. It questions board members’ rationale for a replacement, cites costs of a search, and calls for district voters to contact trustees before Tuesday’s special meeting.
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Amarante Fresquez
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Thanks to Roswell Police for Parade Parking Help
Dear Editor, I thank the Roswell police for the care they gave handicapped people at the parade. They arranged parking for as many as possible. The parade featured proud Roswell citizens, though there were only a few. Clifford W. Malott Roswell.
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Roswell News in Brief December 9 1976
Barbara Patterson of Roswell Blood Services welcomes a special donor Walt Whitmore alias Santa Claus at the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center blood bank. Roswell Coyotes beat Alamogordo Tigers 57 55 with Pat Harris leading Roswell scorers. The Roswell district attorney race shifts as J Lee Cathey loses to Michael McCormick. seven jury trials and two nonjury trials occurred January through June.
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Roswell
GOP insiders face GOP rifts over Johnson Cargo and drug policy
Former Gov. Dave Cargo mocked for liberal tilt while Gov. Gary Johnson gains broad leeway for casino gambling and drug legalization. Johnson reelected in 1998 amid court battles over gambling compacts. Cargo and Johnson once rival governors with limited insider support and ongoing party tensions.
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Today in History December 9 highlights and births
On this day in history the first Christmas seals went on sale in 1907 to fight tuberculosis. John Milton was born in 1608 and Alfred, Lord Tennyson published The Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854. In 1940 British forces began a major North Africa offensive. China declared war in 1941. The Kirov Ballet premiered Gayane in 1942. John Birch Society formed in 1958. Archbishop Fulton J Sheen died in 1979.
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McCain push to close gun show background check loophole
Sen. John McCain R Ariz seeks to attach an amendment to homeland security or related legislation in January to require background checks within three days for private unlicensed gun show buyers. He cites terrorists obtaining weapons at gun shows and argues urgency after the September 11 attacks. The move prompts strong NRA opposition and a bitter clash with Americans for Gun Safety.
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Sloan survey maps distant sky objects from Apache Point
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Fort Apache New Mexico aims to map the northern sky in five colors over five years, building a massive data set. It has already found 100000 quasars including one 13 billion light years away and will chart more than a billion galaxies and hundreds of millions of objects.
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