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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2011
Page
1
New York AP reports Glenn Beck signed off on Fox News saying farewell before launching a daily two hour streaming program. He pledged to work to fix the country "to his last breath" as he moves into independent media.
In the past 24 hours strong winds spread a Valley wildfire causing an explosion near RIAC. Planes load slurry to combat the flames while police pledge stricter enforcement as crowds attend the UFO Fest featuring an Alien Wine event.
Maria Sharapova recovered from a rocky start to defeat Sabine Lisicki 6-4 6-3 in the Wimbledon semifinal. Lisicki jumped to an early lead but Sharapova roared back, winning 12 of the last 16 games to reach the final at the All England Club for the first time since 2004.
The Donaldson Fire has scorched at least 72 650 acres about 113 square miles near Hondo and is 10 percent contained as of Thursday evening. It threatens hundreds of homes amid steep terrain on private and Mescalero Apache lands. A home and six outbuildings were destroyed as crews monitor evacuations in Alamo Canyon. The fire remains highly active.
About 1,000 firefighters fought a blaze threatening the Los Alamos nuclear lab and town. Some 200 firefighters worked in Los Alamos Canyon as officials said the effort was stopping the fire’s progress into the canyon and surrounding areas.
Roswell mayor Del Jurney inaugurates the 2011 UFO Festival with opening ceremonies at the UFO Museum and Pioneer Plaza. Friday features lectures and entertainment at Pioneer Plaza and Main Street. Saturday offers the Alien Chase race, Alien Costume Contest, and Pet Costume Contest with downtown festivities.
Opening ceremonies at UFO Museum and Pioneer Plaza at 9 a.m. followed by lectures by Denis Denoda Travis Walton and Diana Perla Chapa. Vendor booths run 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with wine festival 2 to 8 p.m. at Reischman Park. Abduction panel and concerts fill the evening.
The Chaves County Commission, in a 3 2 vote after heated debate, awarded the redistricting contract to state Sen Rod Adair despite calls for an RFP. Adair edged rivals New Mexico Demographic Research Roswell $15889 Albuquerque firms Research and Polling Inc $19260 and SouthWest Organizing Project $19693. Critics urged independence and transparency citing possible conflict with Adair’s legislative role.
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