Attorney testifies on half of water case share with Norvell
Clovis attorney Robert Hammond testified he planned to give former New Mexico Attorney General David Norvell up to half of any money in a water rights dispute. Under cross examination he said no explicit agreement existed. Norvell faces federal charges of conspiracy extortion and tax evasion.
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Kent Walz
Associated Press
Albuquerque
Clovis
Robert Hammond
New Mexico Atty
David Norvell
Hammond
Norvell
Amm
Jenkin
Jenkins Myides
Faismond
Na Ee
Payne
Bailey
U.S. Atty
Victor Ortega
Internal Revenue Service
Ortega
Richard Shine
U.S. Wene
Sherman E. Galloway
Roswell County to skip Miss New Mexico pageant again
Roswell and Chaves County will have no contestants in the Miss New Mexico Pageant on July 13 marking the first absence from the region in 15 years. Ten entrants come from Alamogordo Anthony Carlsbad Hobbs Lovington New Mexico Junior College Eastern New Mexico University Melrose Central New Mexico and Holloman Air Force Base. If a Roswell mini pageant happens it could offer a slim chance for local representation.
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Marian McQuiddy
Rom Roswell
Chaves County
Erry
New Mexico
Perry
Alamogordo
Anthony
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Lovington
New Mexico Junior College
Eastern New Mexico University
Melrose
Central New Mexico
Holloman Air Force Base
Roswell
Smart Set
Linda Vista
Misspellings and Hyphens Spark Roswell Street Signs
Sign readers in Roswell report confusion over street spellings and punctuation on four streets including Van Buren and Michigan. East Berrendo signs show masculine or feminine endings on different sides, yet residents say the route remains straightforward as one person notes she never noticed the divergence.
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Forest Street
Forrest
Mathews Street
Union Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Mathews
Michigan
van Buren Street
Virginia Avenue
Grand Avenue
Roswell
East Berrendo A
Street sign misspellings surprise residents and city crew
A long standing sign on Mathews near Michigan and several mis spellings puzzled residents and the Street Department. Calvin Clark says older raised letter signs were common and a city shop now makes flat signs while vandals remove several signs.
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Mathews
Michigan-gun
City
Pry Cep
Calvin Clark
Berrendon
Clark
Walnut Street
Inmate Protest Quieted at State Prison Dormitory
A peaceful inmate protest at a state prison escalated when 15 inmates demanded to return to duties. Corrections Secretary Hanrahan said guards used tear gas on a dormitory while a 12 man tactical team moved in with helmets and gear as about 55 inmates awaited interviews with peace staff.
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Arene
Rae Qay
Corrections
Hanrahan
St Ay’s
Connie
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Barney Schranck
Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge
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David L. Blanke
Tijeras
Middie
Arthur Catano
Daniel Catano
Schranck
New Mexico State University
Wayne Davenport
Roswell Jaycees
Jaycees
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U.S. Dist
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