Juneteenth Plans Form in Roswell for 2001 Event
Roswell Parks and Recreation and the Chaves County NAACP met at Yucca Recreation Center to map improvements for the 2001 Juneteenth celebration. Florence Hamilton cited late start and scheduling problems, noting performers missed by attendees and a shrinking younger audience. The group aims to broaden entertainment to attract more youth and enhance turnout.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Yucca Recreation Center
Florence Hamilton
NAACP
Grand jury convened over Los Alamos nuclear secrets disappearance
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said a grand jury is examining the two month mystery of missing nuclear secrets at Los Alamos National Laboratory. FBI investigators focus on a handful of scientists while officials insist no evidence shows the drives left the vault or involved espionage.
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Bill Richardson
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John Warner
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Los Alamos
Drug raids net dozens of arrests in Chaves County
A six month undercover operation culminated in a Wednesday dawn sweep across southeastern New Mexico. A coalition including Roswell Police, Chaves County Sheriff, State Police, Pecos Valley, Lea County and White Mountain drug task forces, plus the district attorney and probation offices, served 31 arrest warrants and prepared 43 total warrants for trafficking and drug distribution. The operation, titled Safe Streets, targeted street to mid level dealers across multiple drugs including crack cocaine cocaine heroin marijuana and meth.
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Chaves County
New Mexico
Roswell
New Mexico Counties Meet in Roswell for 64th Annual Conference
The New Mexico Association of Counties hosts its 64th annual meeting in Roswell with 33 counties represented. Opening sessions featured Chaves County and Roswell officials as well as the association’s executive director. Chairman Jerry Wood welcomed attendees and noted registration surpassed 750, possibly over 800, making it one of the largest conferences. Roswell officials urged county leaders to collaborate with municipalities as changes since 1988 were highlighted.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Chaves County
Wood
Judy Stubbs
Pressure mounts on Bush and Texas parole board
Huntsville Texas pressure grows on Gov George W Bush and the state parole board to halt the scheduled execution of Gary Graham whose guilt rests on a single eyewitness account of a supermarket holdup. Graham, 17 at the time, admitted a spree of robberies but denies the Houston murder.
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Houston
Roswell Daily Record Obituaries Aline Notices
Forecast today calls for sun and clouds with a high near 94 and a low of 68 tonight. Obituaries appear in sections A2 and B10 for Roswell, New Mexico, with related details on RoswellRecord.com in Aline notices.
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New Mexico
Illness Halts Roswell Shelter Pet Adoptions
The Humane Society of Roswell halted all dog and cat adoptions and intake after an undiagnosed illness spread among animals. Lisa McShan said animals began showing signs days earlier and the shelter paused operations at once. A few puppies and kittens died while most affected animals remain in the facility under care.
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