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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Marine who fought in the Battle of Okinawa urged Americans on Friday to honor those who served in World War II now, while veterans from that conflict are still alive. TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 66th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Monday with somber remembrances across the country and a memorial in Tokyo led by the emperor. - PAGE A9
September 3, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers added no jobs in August — an alarming setback for the economy that renewed fears of another recession and raised pressure on Washington to end the hiring standstill. Worries flared Friday after the release of the worst jobs report since September 2010. Total payrolls were unchanged, the first time since 1945 that the government reported a net job change of zero. The unemployment rate stayed at 9.1 percent.
The dismal news two days before Labor Day sent stocks plunging. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 253 points, or more than 2 percent. Analysts say the economy cannot continue to expand unless hiring picks up. In the first six months of 2011, growth was measured at an annual rate of 0.7 percent. Companies are mostly keeping their payrolls intact. They’re not laying of f many workers. But they’re not hiring, either.
Memory Walk Fundraiser
Without more jobs to fuel consumer spending, economists say another recession would be inevitable. Consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of economic growth. When growth is slow and unemployment high, companies feel little pressure to increase pay and benefits. In August, for instance, hourly wages fell. And when unemployment is chronically high, even See ECONOMY, Page A3
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Job seekers line up for interviews during a job fair in San Mateo, Calif., Thursday.
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The Sweet Leilani’s perform at La Villa Assisted Living & Memory Care, Friday, during the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk Fundraiser. The upcoming Memory Walk is slated for Saturday, Sept. 17.
OH, MERCY! ROCKETS CLOBBER ALAMO, 55–0
Some nights, you just have “it,” and some nights, you don’t. On Friday, the Goddard Rockets had “it.” “It” was near flawless execution, a surgical-like defense that sliced up Alamogordo’s game plan and an offense that looked as unstoppable as any offense in the state. The Rockets were simply magnificent in all facets of the game and cruised to a 55-0 mercy-rule thumping of 5A Alamogordo at the Wool Bowl. - PAGE B1
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who complained the rule would kill jobs in America’s ailing economy. Withdrawal of the proposed regulation marked the latest in a string of retreats by the president in the face of GOP opposition, and it drew quick criticism from liberals. Environmentalists, a key Obama constituency, accused him of caving to corporate polluters, and the American Lung Association threatened to restart the legal action it had begun against rules proposed by President George W. Bush.
USDA tours state’s Drought takes toll on Caverns dry, ravaged ranches
PORTER RANCH (AP) — Yellow skeletons of countless yucca plants. Crunchy snake weed. A smattering of single blades of grass, rising up from the dusty landscape. The scene was far from what officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency had expected after reviewing data collected via satellite on vegetation in the area.
Much of Leon Porter’s ranch in the heart of New Mexico should have had vegetation levels far above normal, according to the data. USDA Risk Management Administrator Bill Murphy realized something wasn’t right. “I can see definitely why Leon’s concerned,” Murphy told The Associated Press
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EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Usually some 400,000 bats reside in Carlsbad Caver ns National Park each summer, but those numbers have dwindled this year because of the drought, experts say. Only a “couple thousand bats” were counted in the caves this summer, which is when bat numSee BATS, Page A3
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In this photo provided by National Park Service, bats exit the natural cave entrance in Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Family Resource & Roe believes citizens should support community, so he does Referral cares for kids See USDA, Page A3
degree from Eastern New Mexico UniversityRoswell, Kevin Roe, 60, is diligent in showing his support for a community that has given so much to
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Kevin Roe
JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER The first student to receive a bachelor’s
him. Following the track, which he says many Roswell residents take after leaving, Roe has returned to the city, after spending many years in Nevada, because,“it is home.” Roe’s upbringing did not mimic that of an ordi-
nary childhood. He began working at age 10 and lived on his own starting at age 14, an experience that led him to become very self-reliant. “No one
influenced me,” he said. After working for many years, Roe decided it was time that he receive an education. He first completed a GED, then attended ENMU-R, where he graduated summa cum laude
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VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
This article is one in a series of stories focusing on local agencies which receive support from the United Way of Chaves County, which is currently conducting its annual fundraising campaign.
Family Resource & Referral oversees several organizations that care for children. But staff members at these agencies do not want to be pegged as babysitters. Kathleen Alonzo, center director for Working Mothers Day Nursery, which is part of Family Resource & Referral, said that child care “has come a long way in the past 10 years ... It used to be known as
babysitting, but we don’t sit, we develop (children).” Everything about Working Mothers Day Nursery seems to be geared toward the entire development of the individual the child will someday become. When one walks through the doors of the Working Mothers Day Nursery located at 500 E. Bland St., one encounters an impressive mural depicting a jungle. The mural includes palm trees, elephants, monkeys and giraffes. The nursery has six rooms that accommodate See FAMILY, Page A3