Alien Invasion Festival Draws Crowds and Mixed Reviews
The uFo Festival and Alien Market Trade Show drew steady attendance with about 3,000 visitors to the International UFO Museum and Research Center on both Friday and Saturday. Vendors reported varied turnout yet overall satisfaction, while lectures by George Fawcett and Jim Moseley drew packed crowds and standing room only. Debra Cameron from Albuquerque noted yearly high interest and collectors called the event better than past years.
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Kate Cox
Dan Medley
Cindy Wojcik
Debra Cameron
Albuquerque
International Ufo Museum and Research Center
Infomac
Jim Fugitt
George Fawcett
Fawcett
Jim Moseley
Civic leader Rudy Cordero dies at 59 after heart attack
Roswell civic figure Rudy Cordero longtime banker and business leader dies at 59 from a heart attack Friday. He chaired the Committee for Local Option Gross Receipts Tax and held posts with SunWest Bank Mountain States Insurance and the New Mexico Auto Dealers Association.
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Rudy Cordero
Cordero
SunWest Bank
Mountain States Insurance Group
New Mexico Auto Dealers Association
Roswell
New Roswell superintendent Manny Rodriguez faces tough agenda
Dr. Manny Rodriguez, the Roswell Independent School District’s new superintendent, inherits closings, enrollment, bond plans, and a murky economy while awaiting the state Board of Education decision on under achieving schools. He emphasizes accountability and results.
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Roswell Independent School District
Manny Rodriguez
Rodriguez
State Board of Education
Rio Rancho
State Board
Actress Dee Wallace Stone attends Roswell UFO Festival
Dee Wallace Stone, known for E.T. and other screen roles, spent the festival weekend touring the International UFO Museum and Research Center and the Civic Center. She signed autographs, sold photographs, judged a costume contest, and rode in the Electric Light Parade, expressing surprise at the event’s magnitude.
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Chris Thurstead
Rose
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Dee Wallace Stone
Stone
Elliot
Steven Spielberg
Cuje
Dennis Rodman
Teresa Davis-McKee
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Jasper
Rudy
Roswell Ford
Mike Pemberton
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Caibitiad
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