Roswell Daily Record
Obama and Christie tour Jersey
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INSIDE NEWS
ECONOMY GAINS CONFIDENCE BOOST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Home prices are surging, job growth is strengthening and stocks are setting record highs. All of which explains why Americans are more hopeful about the economy than at any other point in five years. - PAGE B5
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
May 29, 2013
WEDNESDAY
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President praises govt. response in Sandy’s aftermath
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President Barack Obama hands off a stuffed bear to White House aide Marvin Nicholson, right, after Gov. Chris Christie, center, won the bear playing an arcade game 'Touchdown Fever' on the boardwalk during their visit to Point Pleasant, N.J., Tuesday.
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promoted the Jersey Shore’s summer tourism economy Tuesday while praising the federal government’s role in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, reprising their beach-buddy routine in a display of mutual assistance with potential political dividends.
Despite a steady drizzle, the Democratic president and the Republican governor tried their hand at arcade football and the president declared that the state’s popular shore was
back seven months after the devastating storm bore down on its famed boardwalks and seaside towns. “You are stronger than the storm,” Obama said, borrowing a line that Christie himself uses in a federally funded advertising campaign touting Jersey Shore tourism. “After all you’ve dealt with, after all you’ve been through, the Jersey Shore is back and it is open for business.” After the rapport both men established in the wake of the October storm, Tuesday’s joint tour from Point Pleasant Beach to Asbury Park held opportunities for
INSIDE SPORTS
PACERS WIN GAME 4
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roy Hibbert had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson added 20 points, and the Indiana Pacers charged back late to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday night and tie the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2. LeBron James led the Heat with 24 points before fouling out with 56 seconds to go. Mario Chalmers had 20 points on a night the defending NBA champs failed to take command of the series. - PAGE B1
TODAY’S OBITUARIES
• Una Hewett • Nona Blair
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HIGH ...96˚ LOW ....62˚
TODAY’S FORECAST
CLASSIFIEDS..........B6 COMICS.................B4 FINANCIAL .............B5 GENERAL ..............A2 HOROSCOPES ........A8 LOTTERIES ............A2 OPINION ................A4 SPORTS ................B1 WEATHER ..............A8
INDEX
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Local clinic handles drug scare Roswell Family Care on North Main Street contacted all patients who received a drug suspected of causing a health scare in North Carolina and Illinois. All patients reported no reactions.
JILL MCLAUGHLIN RECORD STAFF WRITER A local health clinic that received the only New Mexico batch of an anti-inflammatory medication suspected of causing a health scare in other states cleared all patients who received the medication and found none had suffered adverse reactions, clinic of ficials confir med Tuesday. Roswell Family Care on North Main Street contacted all 53 patients who received an injectable steroid involved in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation and have discontinued use of the
The drug used to treat inflammation, asthma, allergic reactions, joint and upper respiratory issues was produced by Main Street Family Pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.
medication, according to certified nurse practitioner David Aguilar. “Everybody is fine,” Aguilar said. “There are no cases of infection or reactions in New Mexico.” The drug used to treat inflamma-
tion, asthma, allergic reactions, joint and upper respiratory issues was produced by Main Street Family Pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. The company issued a recall of its entire stock of sterile products manufactured after Dec. 6, 2012, following reports that seven patients in North Carolina and Illinois may have suffered skin abscesses at the site of the injection. Main Street is now undergoing a federal investigation into its manufacturing processes. The New Mexico Department of
Carrasco sentenced to 24 years JESSICA PALMER ROSWELL STAFF WRITER
Victoriano Carrasco was sentenced on Thursday after pleading no contest to 13 charges, including residential burglary, aggravated burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and receiving stolen property. Judge James Hudson ruled that Carrasco should receive 24 years with nine years suspended for a total of 15 years. Carrasco still has a previous sentence to complete following conviction of burglaries. That sentence will
end in 2017. The most recent 15-year sentence will run consecutively. Carrasco has another court case pending in Chaves County with additional warrants filed on April 23. The case is set to go to trial this summer. Carrasco stored items from the burglaries in Hagerman, Greenfield and northeast Roswell. The quantity of items gathered from the search warrants required the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office to hold two viewings to let victims claim their possessions. Some of the evidence col-
lected in Chaves County was linked to burglaries in Ruidoso. Lincoln County filed against him also on Thursday. Carrasco was first arrested and convicted in 2007 for stealing livestock. There have been subsequent convictions for burglary. He was on a 7-year probation at the time of the most recent burglaries. CCSO Lieutenant Britt Snyder referred to Carrasco as a menace to society. “He should go to jail for the rest of his life.” j.palmer@rdrnews.com
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both. Obama, eager to put a competent face on the federal government after the troubles facing the Internal Revenue Service, used the visit to praise the response of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. For Christie, it was a chance to showcase the state’s cherished beaches and draw attention to a $40 billion industry in the state. Republicans criticized Christie last year for praising Obama’s response to the storm in the days before the presidential election and for allowing himself to be seen
District court judge resigns
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state district court judge in Alamogordo has resigned to avoid possible disciplinary action by New Mexico’s highest court for alleged misconduct and incompetence in his duties. District Judge William Brogan resigned Friday under an agreement approved by the state Supreme Court, which released a copy of its order on Tuesday. The Judicial Standards Commission had started disciplinary proceedings against Brogan for violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct since 2011, including repeatedly failing to follow rules for handing criminal cases. The commission said the judge “failed to maintain competence in the performance of judicial duties” or was “unable to per for m judicial duties competently and diligently.” The judge required guidance from court staff and attorneys because of his lack of understanding of basic courtroom procedures, the commission said. Other examples of the
Sno-cone time
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Kids pile onto one another in line at a sno-cone vendor during Hike It & Spike It XVIII at Cielo Grande this past weekend. The 18th annual event attracted more than 550 teams and more than 3,600 players, making it the largest in the tournament’s history.