McQuiddy, Roswell editor and community leader, dies at 95
Former editor of the Roswell Morning Dispatch and longtime Roswell leader Arthur Robert McQuiddy died Tuesday at 95. He shaped local media and civic life, led public relations for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, and held roles with U S Steel International Harvester and the Chaves County Historical Society. His career spanned journalism, public service, and community advocacy.
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Arthur Robert McQuiddy
Roswell
Charles Fischer
International Harvester
McQuiddy
Sedalia
Aleen Hinkle McQuiddy
New Mexico
James Fielding Hinkle
Chaves County
Head of oversight agency questions safety at WIPP
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board chair Peter Winokur calls the February underground truck fire at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant preventable and criticizes the initial radiation release response. He cites ineffective local emergency operations and failure to notify the DOE center, noting workers faced unnecessary internal contamination and poor handling of the incidents.
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WIPP
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Peter Winokur
Winokur
Tom Udall
Martin Heinrich
DOE
Department of Energy
Washington, D.C
Judge weighs Campbell's fitness for trial in school shooting case
A competency hearing for 12 year old Mason Campbell charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and bringing a firearm onto school property is set for Friday in Roswell. The judge will decide if he is competent to stand trial as a juvenile after a cooling mid January incident at Berrendo Middle School where two students were wounded.
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Mason Campbell
Berrendo Middle School
Roswell
Campbell
Matt Chandler
Chandler
Nathaniel Tavarez
Kendal Sanders
New Mexico
Roswell readies Aiming for the Stars event funding
The Occupancy Tax Board backed initial funding of 2465 for Aiming for the Stars planned Oct 17 in Roswell to honor rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard. Astronaut Harrison Schmitt plus museum reps will attend. a Space Trail Expo follows Oct 18 with NASA exhibits and space history exhibits.
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Roswell
Bill Brainard
Robert H. Goddard
NASA
Brainard
Harrison Schmitt
Josiah S. Bunting
Guggenheim Foundation
Virginia Military Institute
Michael Neufeld
Goddard
National Air and Space Museum
Wernher von Braun
New Mexico
ILEA Roswell Lays Global Law Enforcement Training Ground
The International Law Enforcement Academy in Roswell draws delegates from around the world. Site manager Frank Taylor notes the small town experience enhances understanding of American life among trainees. The Roswell campus offers an advanced management course for mid to upper level personnel and emphasizes academic law enforcement concepts over field skills.
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International Law Enforcement Academy
Roswell
Frank Taylor
Ilea-Roswell
New Mexico
ILEA
America
Taylor
New York
Washington
U.S
International Law In
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