Roswell Gets New Bus Plant Millennium Transit Services Arrives
Millennium Transit Services LLC signs to buy the old NovaBUS plant in Roswell New Mexico from Volvo and plans manufacturing of buses by late spring or summer. Investors Les Kolls and Jane Somes lead the venture with former NovaBUS staff easing back to work. The operation aims to hire up to 250 next year and 500 long term, sourcing parts locally to boost Roswell’s economy. Local officials praise the startup as a positive community opportunity and a fresh chapter after NovaBUS closure.
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Thanks for purse return from Wal-Mart good Samaritan
Dear Editor, last Wednesday Dec 10 I left my blue purse by the blood pressure machine near the pharmacy. Thank you for turning it in to Wal-Mart pharmacy staff. It was a bad day due to a student’s death, yet honest people remain. The purse contained checks money orders and credit cards. God blessed me.
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Roswell’s First Public Christmas Celebrations Recap 1886 1887
In 1978 recounts of Roswell’s early public Christmas events note the adobe schoolhouse gatherings of 1886 and the 1887 or 1888 follow up. Flora Miller recalled party details from Fifty Years of Roswell History while students and neighbors joined in festivities, gift sharing, and toy drives for local children.
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Dean campaign targets New Mexico in 2004 ads
Howard Dean resumed New Mexico TV ads on December 9 and plans to run them until the February caucuses. Campaigns and party efforts focus on Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Cruces with mail ballots encouraged. Gov. Bill Richardson’s backing boosts Dean’s profile as organizers blitz the state.
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Today in History Sunday December 21 2003 recap
On December 21 2003 the calendar marks anniversaries from 1620 Mayflower landing at Plymouth to 1976 Argo Merchant oil spill off Nantucket. Other notes include radium discovery in 1898, first crossword 1913, Patton death 1945, Eire independence 1948, De Gaulle presidency 1958, Apollo 8 launch 1968, Waldheim U N post 1971.
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Playboy philosophy and its lasting influence on society
The piece critiques Hugh Hefner and Playboy culture, arguing media collusion promotes a narrow view of free love. It cites claims of cultures of inverted sexuality, reports on harm to women described as bunnies and playmates, and links to broader social ills like broken marriages and addiction.
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International sex tourism abuse linked to U S travelers
U S efforts address the rise in child sexual abuse tied to international tourism. Laws punish entering the United States or traveling abroad for child sex. Indictments in Seattle target Michael L. Clark and Gary Evans Jackson for sex with Cambodian boys. World Vision funds and anti trafficking measures join government actions.
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