Roswell Daily Record
Vol. 122, No. 162 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
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July 7, 2013
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Creature Feature
Creativity and imagination shine at UFO Fest’s costume contests
AMY VOGELSANG RECORD STAFF WRITER
CRAFT BEER HELPING SMALL BIZ NEW YORK (AP) — To see how a small business can transform a neighborhood, just follow the barrels. About 30 years ago, beer lovers wanting to create their own drinks started taking over... - PAGE C3
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They have come from California, Arizona, New Mexico and some unknown planets. Every age is here, representing every color, shape and size, with height ranges from 1 foot to 10 feet (although the man from Planet Silver, aka Obediah Thomas, clearly cheated by his use of stilts to achieve such a height.) As the annual Alien Human Costume Contest at Roswell Civic Center kicked off Saturday, the “humans” looked more like zombies, robots and obscure aliens that have yet to be discovered. R2D2 even made an appearance. With a plastic bowl,
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some Duct tape, paint and a little creativity, Kaylyn Blanchard created an R2D2 look-alike out of her 5year -old daughter Madeleine Blanchard. Madeleine is a big Star Wars fan and her favorite character is the quirky little astromech droid. “He’s a robot and he does cool stuff and looks cool, too,” Madeleine said excitedly. Continuing to show creativity, 12-year-old Maya Pack completely made her costume from scratch and, with help from grandma, looks like café waitress Maria from the television show “Roswell.” “She’s my favorite character because of her personality,” Pack said of her costume choice. “She doesn’t listen to anyone
and is in charge of herself.” But not all the costumes are based on movie or TV characters. Sirens from Neptune arrived as their own original concept. Using fishnets and hairspray to add a scale effect to their arms and necks, one siren is an aqua blue while the other is a fiery orange-red, representing good and evil. After 30 minutes to fix hair, the use of a glycerin and gelatin concoction to create ear and facial pieces and the challenge of finding matching dresses, Kalli McKelvey and Stacy Rice drew eyes from across the room with their collaborative and creSee CREATURE, Page A2
Photos by Mark Wilson
LEFT: The Pod Squad girls and other contestants ready to take the stage during the 2013 UFO Festival Alien Costume Contest, Saturday. BELOW: Nanook the Super-
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dog, right, and Tobie the King of Mars, wait to take the stage during the Alien Pet Costume Contest, Saturday.
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Children drive Oil rich area struggling van into vehicle with housing shortage Of ficers from the Roswell Police Department responded to the 600 block of East Orange Street, Wednesday afternoon, after five children in a minivan drove into a parked vehicle. The children ranged in age from 4 years old to 12 years old. The eldest admitted to being the driver. According to the report, the children had been left unsupervised. The mother was visiting a friend several blocks away. Further investigation
revealed the home was unsanitary. “There was old food found under furniture, dead bugs in the corners, food and bugs in the bedding,” said Sabrina Morales, RPD Public Information Liaison. In addition, the police found little edible food inside the residence.
Officers contacted the Children, Youth and Families Department who came in to investigate. The children were released into CYFD custody.
HOBBS (AP) — A southeastern region of New Mexico facing a housing shortage thanks to a Permian Basin oil boom has seen several planned projects fall through. The Hobbs News-Sun reports that a number of affordable housing projects in recent months have fizzled in Hobbs and Lea County despite the pressing demand for housing near the Texas border. For example, a planned 60home, 12-acre mobile home park that sought to bring homes selling at less than $100,000 fell through last month due to a lack of
financing. “I was having challenges getting the financing secured. That is what killed it,” Albuquerque developer Tony Lopes said of his planned Willow Creek subdivision. “The banks out here in Albuquerque were unwilling to loan on something that was ‘too speculative.’” Meanwhile, a proposed 60unit affordable senior living apartment complex in Jal and Eunice flopped earlier this year when the developer, Chelsea Investment Corp., didn't secure state tax credits. A similar problem plagued Albuquerque-based YES!
Experts: Boeing 777 has ‘fantastic’ safety record
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service, aviation safety expert said. “The 777 has a fantastic record,” said Tom Haueter, who retired last year from the National Transportation Safety Board, where he was the head of aviation accident investigations. The two accidents share a striking similarity — both occurred just about the time the planes were touching down to landing. The previous accident occurred on Jan. 17, 2008, at London's Heathrow Airport. In the process of landing, British Airways Flight 28 from China landed hard about 1,000 feet short of
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A fire truck sprays water on Asiana Flight 214 after it crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday in San Francisco.
the runway and then slid onto the runway. The impact broke the 777-200's landing gear. There were 47 injuries, but no fatalities.
An investigation revealed ice pellets had formed in the fuel while the plane was flying at high altitudes, clogging the fuel-oil heat
exchanger. As a result, fuel was blocked from reaching See RECORD, Page A3
Housing and a planned 72unit affordable apartment complex near City Park in Hobbs. YES! also failed to win a bid for highly-competitive state tax credits. Oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three years. Statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show onshore oil production increased nationally by more than 2 See HOUSING, Page A3
Fire chief: 2 dead in SF crash found outside jet SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's fire chief says the two people who died in the Asiana airlines crash were found outside of the heavily damaged jetliner. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said late Saturday that she did not know the ages or genders of the victims. Asiana Flight 214 from Seoul had more than 300 passengers and crew members aboard when it made a hard landing, lost a tail and caught on fire
See JET, Page A3