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CANADA AUTO UNION REACHES DEAL WITH FORD
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Auto Workers union said Monday it has reached a tentative deal with Ford, but a midnight strike deadline looms with Detroit’s two other automakers. CAW President Ken Lewenza said ... - PAGE A5
September 18, 2012
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BEIRUT (AP) — In a rare public appearance, the leader of the militant Hezbollah group exhorted hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to keep up the campaign against an anti-Islam video that has unleashed deadly violence and anger at the United States across the Muslim world.
Although the massive, well-organized rally in Beirut was peaceful, protesters in Afghanistan set fires near a U.S. military base, clashed with police in Pakistan, where one demonstrator was killed, and battled with officers outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country.
The turmoil surrounding the low-budget video that the Prophet mocks Muhammad showed no sign of ebbing in the week after protesters first swarmed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, died amid a demonstration in the easter n Libyan city of Benghazi.
At least 10 protesters have died in the riots, and the targeting of Western diplomatic sites has forced Washington to increase security in several countries. Diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut destroyed classified material as a security precaution, according to a State Department status report.
The appeal for sustained protests by Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group, could stoke more fury over the video, “Innocence of Muslims.” Nasrallah has rarely been seen in public since his group battled Israel in a month-long war in 2006, fearing Israeli assassination. Since then, he has communicated with his followers and gives news conference mostly via satellite link. He spoke for about 15 minutes before a rapturous crowd estimated by police at about 500,000, many with headbands of green and yellow — the colors of
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Hezbollah supporters wave their flags and hold up Arabic banners that read, "At your service God's prophet, America equals terrorism, and America does not equal freedom," during a rally denouncing an anti-Islam film that has provoked a week of unrest in Muslim countries worldwide, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday
Animal cruelty victims to be put up for adoption See LEBANON, Page A3
(cage Q6) suffered the most horrendous visible injuries, but has a sweet temperament despite her experiences. The open wound on the female boxer cross has closed, although it is not known if the fur will ever grow back completely. McKee said that Animal Services has been applying Triple Antibiotic Ointment to her back and that treatment would need to continue.
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District Attorney Janetta Hicks agreed with McKee. “We would love to see these victims of extreme animal cruelty find a good home.”
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This boxer cross came into Animal Control with severe wounds from being set on fire. Her owner, who was arrested in early August, pleaded no contest to charges of extreme animal cruelty. The dog’s injuries have been treated and the wounds have nearly healed, though her fur has yet to grow back and there is some question if it will come back completely. Still she remains a loving, friendly dog, who is looking for a good home and can be seen at Roswell Animal Services. JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
COWBOYS STRUGGLE IN LOSS TO SEAHAWKS
SEATTLE (AP) — Tony Romo returned to the scene of his famous bobble that still remains a chapter in his career as the quarterback in Dallas. The Cowboys’ performance Sunday provided little closure for Romo. “You look out there today and I can literally think of 10 things that you can’t do that and win football games and we had them all in one game,” Romo said. “That’s tough to overcome.” Marshawn Lynch ran for 122 yards and a 3-yard ... - PAGE B1
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This male pit bull will be up for adoption soon. He was one of three survivors of an extreme animal cruelty case which went to District Court.
Roswell Animal Services will soon be seeking homes for the three survivors of one of Chaves County’s worst extreme animal cruelty cases. The deputies of the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office were called to Darby Road early in August by neighbors who said Luis Baltazar, 47, was beating his dogs. SO Lt. Britt Snyder said that when deputies arrived at the scene, Baltazar “still had the bloody (baseball) bat in his hands.” He noted that the other three dogs also suf fered from some form abuse. One, a pit bullboxer mix had an open wound, a bur n, where some sort of flammable liquid was poured on her
back which was then ignited. The other two have scars from previous beatings, including cigarette burns. On Sept. 10, Baltazar pleaded no contest to the charges of extreme animal cruelty. Judge Steven L. Bell ruled that after Baltazar served his 90-day sentence, he was banned from keeping dogs for the duration of his probation. Now that the court case has been completed, the dogs will need good homes. Animal Services kennel Manager Tammy McKee has gotten to know the dogs during their stay and acknowledges that she has developed a special affection for them. “All three are very loving. The male (pit bull) prefers women over men because of his experi-
ences. All three are spoiled rotten. They will not lay down without their blankets. They are eating well and are very healthy. They need someone who is very loving and caring, with an understanding of their special needs.” Animal Services estimates the dogs are about 4 years old, but Animal Control Officer Andrew Gross admits that they check the condition of the teeth to assess age, and if the animals have been mistreated, the condition of the teeth may not reflect the actual age. The male pit bull is grey and white. He is in quarantine cage Q8. The female Ger man shepherd cross also shows the scars from the abuse. She is located in cage Q11. The boxer cross
There may be a slight delay on their adoption. Roswell Animal Services supervisor Joseph Pacheco said that City Attorney Barbara Patterson would like to review this county case which was tried in District Court, since Baltazar has 30 days to appeal his sentence.
Hicks explained the law. “Everybody has 30 days to appeal, but this guy pleaded no contest which means he only has a right to appeal an illegal sentence.” She said an illegal sentence would be any sentence which was extreme, cruel or unusual.
The dogs will be adopted out separately. People are welcome to visit the three dogs and all the animals at Animal Services to see if they can find one that would be right for them. Chaves County Animal Control officers hope that anyone who has the room in their hearts and their homes to take on one of the three badly abused dogs will contact Animal Services at 705 E. McGaffey St. (next door to the Roswell Humane Society) or call them at 575-624-6722.
2 large energy firms eye San Obama chides China Juan Basin for oil, natural gas ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Two large energy companies have teamed up with local producers in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico to drill wells for oil and liquid natural gas. The Albuquerque Journal reports that Canada’s Encana Corp. and Bill Barrett Corp., of Denver, are working with local partners to explore the Mancos Shale, a hard-rock layer rich in liquid fuels that rests between 5,000 feet and 12,000 feet below ground. That layer is located amid dry natural gas reservoirs above and below it that have sustained the industry in the Four Corners area for decades. Pro-
ducers are turning to oil and other liquid fuels trapped in the Mancos as a potential ticket to economic recovery after dry natural gas prices have suffered from 10-year lows. Bill Barrett Corp. and a local partner estimate up to 30 billion barrels of oil are trapped in the New Mexico portion of the Mancos Shale bed, which stretches into Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. They believe at least 5 percent, or about 1.5 billion barrels, can be economically recovered. Efforts to extract oil mark a significant shift in the basin, which was hit hard by the recession, and by vast new shale gas
plays elsewhere that have flooded the market and driven prices down. The price per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas fell from about $6 in early 2008 to below $3 after the economy tanked, and it has yet to climb back. Four Corners producers have particularly suffered because most natural gas there is dry. In contrast, gas in the oil-rich Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico has high liquid content, allowing processors to extract fuels like propane to sell separately from dry natural gas, boosting income. In addition, while the Oil Patch enjoys a boom in See BASIN, Page A3
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President Barack Obama points to the crowd as he leaves a campaign event at Eden Park’s Seasongood Pavilion, Monday, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
CINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama lodged an unfair-trade complaint against China Monday and immediately used it as a wedge against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, whose beleaguered campaign hit another pothole — in the form of private remarks made to donors — just as it was trying to reassure anxious supporters. Obama told voters in Ohio, where the auto industry is See CHINA, Page A3