Beauty school blaze ruled arson in Roswell
A week after the downtown Roswell Beauty College fire, ATF investigators concluded the blaze was deliberately set. Fire Marshal Mike Puckett said the incident is an incendiary fire with no suspects named yet, and work will continue with New Mexico ATF agents. The building remains a total loss.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Roswell
Beauty College
Mike Puckett
ATF
New Mexico
Puckett
Roswell Fire Department
Fire Prevention Bureau
Westbrook Distribution
New York Rings in 2004 Under Heavily Guarded Watch
Nearly 1 million revelers welcomed 2004 as Times Square hosted the ball drop under intense security. Mayor Bloomberg and former POW Shamuan Johnson pressed the globe to trigger the 60 second descent amid orange alert. Police expanded patrols and surveillance with snipers, helicopters, metal detectors, and restricted access to the area. Additional background notes indicate heightened vigilance after Homeland Security warned of threats.
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New York
Times Square
Michael Bloomberg
Shamuan Johnson
Tanya Starkin
Ireland
Starkin
Orange
Mike Riley
Huntsville
Ala
Department of Homeland Security
Roswell welcomes Shenandoah for New Year celebration
Hundreds gathered at Roswell Civic Center to ring in the new year with Shenandoah performing two 75 minute sets. Guitarist Jim Seales noted the band had never played in Roswell before and joked about being in alien country. Local fans from Carlsbad and Roswell said they preferred live music to a DJ.
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Roswell Civic Center
Shenandoah
Jim Seales
Roswell
Pink Floyd
Muscle Shoals
Ala
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Tommy Phillips
Melanie
Ray Fresquez
Curtis Wright
Local beef confidence stays strong after mad cow case
Roswell area meat sellers report steady beef demand despite the first U S case of mad cow disease. At Farmers Country Market workers in chicken suits promote beef safety while manager Gary McWhorton stresses locally grown products from New Mexico and Texas. Super Meat Mart owner Howard Herring says customers remain calm though global bans on U S beef persist.
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Roswell-area
United States
Farmers Country Market
North Main Street
Gary McWhorton
New Mexico
Texas
Super Meat Mart
West Second Street
Daily Record
Andrew Poertner
Joey DeLeon
Kenny Williams
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