Roswell Incident echoes through our UFO Festival
On the eve of the citys UFO Festival residents ponder the 1947 Roswell events and the enduring question Are we alone The Roswell Daily Records notorious claim of a captured saucer sparked global intrigue before a balloon explanation cooled the mystery The piece links memory and wonder to a broader curiosity about humanitys place in the universe.
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Roswell Daily Record
Rall Desert
New Mexico
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Darwins Theory Debate Stirs Oxford Museum Event
On June 30 1860 a debate at Oxford University Museum saw Anglican Bishop Samuel Wilberforce oppose Darwin's theory while biologist T Huxley defended it. Historians dispute exact details, but Huxley’s side is widely believed to have prevailed.
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Oxford University Museum
Samuel Wilberforce
T. Huxley
Huxley
Roswell Educator Re-elected NEA Director for New Mexico
Otto Bachus, a 25 year Roswell Independent School District teacher, was re elected National Education Association director for New Mexico. He teaches physical education and social studies at Sierra Middle School. J P White will be honored by the Chaves County Historical Foundation at its fifth annual Paul Horgan Dinner for six decades in Roswell area farming and ranching with ventures including Diamond A Cattle Ranch LE Ranch Ladder Ranch Border Farm and Sheep Ranch LFD Farm Pecos Valley Compress and Roswell Gin Co.
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National Education Association
New Mexico
Roswell Independent
Sierra Middle School
J.P. White
Roswell
Chaves
LFD
Pecos Valley Compress
Roswell Gin Co
Route 66 politics shaped New Mexico road history
A historical column recounts 1920s Route 66 routing debates in New Mexico from Tucumcari to Santa Fe. Gov. Hannett used state machinery to connect Santa Rosa and Moriarty, opening the highway amid political fights, harsh weather, and saboteur setbacks. Route 66 is celebrated as the Mother Road with a July 23–25 NM Motor Tour from Tucumcari to Gallup by the Route 66 Association of New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Tucumcari
Santa Rosa
Las Vegas
Santa Fe Plaza
Water Street
Cerrillos Road
la Bajada Hill
Albuquerque
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Los Lunas
Moriarty
A.T. Hannett
Hannett
Highway Department
Richard Dillon
Dillon
Promised Land
California
Route 66 Association of
Gallup
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Deporting Spy Son of Hamas Sparks Controversy
Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas founder, says he spied for Israeli intelligence and prevented attacks. The U S government seeks deportation over alleged terror associations, while Yousef argues he acted to foil Hamas plots and never committed a terrorist act. He holds a medical visa status but faces removal with a fragile passport.
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U.S
Mosab Hassan Yousef
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Shin Bet
Israel Security Agency
Gonen Ben Itzhak
Washington
United States
Turkey
Fethullah Gulen
America
Republicans resurrect Marshall as target during Kagan confirmation
On opening of Elena Kagan's Supreme Court hearings senators invoke Thurgood Marshall to frame her as a potential activist judge. Republicans criticize his liberal philosophy while Democrats argue about the court's balance and activism in corporate rights cases.
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Alabama
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
John Cornyn
Texas
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Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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