Roswell UFO Festival draws near ten thousand, boosts local economy
Roswell July 4 7 festival attendance official at 9747 with estimates over 10000 participants. Out of town visitors filled Roswell motels and restaurants while gross receipts and lodgers taxes supported city services. Organizers Dusty Huckabee Cory Beck Julie Shuster Shawn Hughes led volunteers and sponsors Miller Brewing Co Cattle Baron Plateau Cellular Network.
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Roswell
International Ufo Museum and Research Center
Dusty Huckabee
Roswell Convention and Civic Center
Cory Beck
Mike Fisher
Richard Hesse
Julie Shuster
Darryl Burkfield
Chamber
Shawn Hughes
Larry
Sharon Welz
Vision Magazine
Miller Brewing Co
Cattle Baron
Plateau Cellular Network
Roswell Tax Debate Questions Local Contract Spending
A letter argues against a proposed gross receipts tax to spur growth, urging support for Roswell firms over Albuquerque contractors. Writers say tax dollars should stay in Chaves County to recycle locally and ask why the county commissioners vote to send money out of Roswell.
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Albuquerque
Roswell
Chaves County
Outgoing Rotarian Named Outstanding Sertoma Director
Anise Bellamah of Roswell named outstanding director for Sertoma International 25 years ago. Roswell High School holds 25th class reunion for 1952 and 1953 classes at Roswell Inn. Jack Cisco named head football coach at Capitan after coaching Roswell and Goddard.
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Anise Bellamah
New Mexico
Sertoma International
Roswell
Roswell High School
Roswell Inn
Jack Cisco
Goddard
Capitan
Voucher debate heats up in New Mexico over school choice
The piece surveys implications of the Supreme Court ruling allowing vouchers with broad parental choice, noting eight nearby states poised to pass legislation and New Mexico's constitutional and political barriers. It contrasts GOP support and Democratic opposition, discusses anti-donation provisions, and weighs public school impacts against potential voucher benefits.
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Santa FE
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Gary Johnson
New Mexico
Johnson
Patricia Madrid
Albuquerque
Gov. Johnson
Madrid
America
Ireland tax evasion scandal unfolds in Ansbacher report
The Ansbacher report details a three decade tax evasion scheme linking Dublin banks and offshore Cayman accounts. It alleges involvement by major Irish political and corporate figures, including Desmond Traynor and John Guinness, and says the Central Bank ignored early warnings while offshore subsidiaries shielded funds from Irish taxes.
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Irelands
Cayman
Channel Islands
Enron
Cayman Islands
Dublin
Desmond Traynor
John Guinness
Guinness & Mahon Bank
Guinness & Mahon
Ansbacher (Cayman) Ltd
Ansbacher
Ireland
Dodona Manor: Marshall Home to Become Museum Center
The 1820 Leesburg house bought by General George C. Marshall will become a museum and center, tied to the George C. Marshall International Center. Restoration aims for Veterans Day 2003 with full completion in 2005. The project emphasizes the house as a modest private residence and historic public landmark.
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Washington
London
Leesburg
George Catlett Marshall
Katherine Tupper Marshall
Mrs. Marshall
Marshall
Dodona Manor
George C. Marshall International Center
Anne H. Horstmann
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U.S. Army
John Pershing
Truman
Harvard University
Europe
Atlantic
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