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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 21, 2011
Page
1
In southern New Mexico a large group of students from New Mexico Arizona and Texas gathered at dawn to witness the SL-5 rocket lift off. The rocket carried a year of their experiments into space after a bright flash.
A digest of recent local web posts highlights University High School graduates with 74. Three teens were arrested on a joy ride. County approves almost 1 million dollars for emergency fire trucks. Hatfield constructs a foster home. Bear season under discussion.
Randy Savage known as Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth associate died in a Florida crash. A Florida Highway Patrol report states he, driving a Jeep Wrangler, lost control in Pinellas County around 9:25 a.m. and veered over a raised concrete median.
The report highlights today’s forecast with a high and low, noting forecasts from national weather agencies. It mentions opinions from commentators on weather patterns and potential impacts across regions, without specific local details.
The granddaughter of Roswell City Councilor Elena Velasquez, Victoria Velasquez-Arrias, 22, was fatally shot Friday at an apartment complex at 2800 W Fourth. Police say the homicide is under investigation and a person of interest detained while detectives interview him. no charges as of 5 p.m.
Bolanos on RHS '11: A great class. Two valedictorians, 11 sets of twins, 38 honor grads and 259 graduates tossed caps at the Wool Bowl. The Fighting Coyotes sang the RHS Alma Mater as Sara Humaran urged classmates to carry spirit and passion beyond high school. Co-valedictorians William Linkos and Sawyer Wilson congratulated their class.
Roswell Police report Raul Anchondo, 43, died after a gunshot wound. Officers say the shooting occurred at his home at 109 South Montana Avenue and they are interviewing potential witnesses. Time of the incident remains under investigation. Authorities processed the scene through the night and day with investigators from the Technical Services Unit and Criminal Investigation Division. No motive established.
Prosecutors seek a continuance in the Israel Herrera murder case, with pre-trials now scheduled to begin July 18. Herrera, 22, is charged with first degree murder in the November 22 death of Stephen Foster, shot near West Walnut Street and South Ohio Avenue. Ballistics and DNA reports are pending, with DNA expected mid July and ballistics in August.
In a blunt clash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected using the 1967 lines as the basis for a future Palestinian state. President Barack Obama had proposed the idea a day earlier to restart stalled Middle East talks during a White House meeting.
Freddie J. Romero, a 5th District Court judge in Roswell, traces his family's deep New Mexico roots to the Onate expedition. The Romero line dates to 1563 with Bartolome Romero, who left Spain for the New World and joined Don Juan de Onate in the northern frontier settlement.
Pedro Robledo sought a license to travel to New Spain in 1574 to survive in Spain and died near Las Cruces as the first Spanish colonist buried in New México. He helped found San Gabriel de los Caballeros and remained in New Mexico except for a 12 year departure during the Pueblo Revolt.
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