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CARLSBAD (AP) — Gail Brewer never thought she’d see Roxie again. She got the golden Lab as a puppy in 2008, and as a sheriff’s deputy, Brewer had hoped to train the dog to join her department’s K-9 unit. That never happened. Roxie went missing in early 2009, leaving only her collar and tags behind. ... - PAGE A6
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SANTA FE (AP) — The New Mexico Finance Authority on Friday fired its top executive, who had been on leave with pay since last month amid a scandal over a fake financial audit.
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The authority’s governing board made the decision to terminate CEO Rick May after members met in a closed session. Only one member, Bill Fulginiti of the New Mexico Municipal League, opposed the firing,
which was effective immediately. Authority board chairwoman Nann Winter declined to comment because it was a personnel matter and could become the subject of a lawsuit. “It is time to move on,” she said. May said in a statement the move was an attempt to make him the “scapegoat” for the fake audit and to shift the blame. The authority’s former
May’s firing came a week after a grand jury indicted former controller Greg Campbell but declined to bring charges against the authority chief operating officer, John Duff, who remains on leave without pay.
controller was indicted on forgery and securities fraud charges after officials said annual financial statements were falsified to make it appear they had
been audited by an outside accounting firm. State securities regulators contend the false audit misrepresented the authority’s finances to ratings
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Dinner honors vets, raises funds Noah Vernau Photo
From left, Lena Bates, Capt. Randall Bates and Rep. Nora Espinoza enjoy a light moment at a special dinner and dance event held for veterans at the American Legion Post 28, Friday.
NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
The Roswell community gathered Friday to honor veterans with a dinner and dance held at American Legion Post 28, a special
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Rebounding is something usually associated with basketball, but on Friday night at the Wool Bowl, it was appropriate to use it for the gridiron. The Roswell football rebounded from a tough start and pounded Santa Teresa 41-14 to move to 3-2 on the season. Set to receive the opening kickoff, the Coyotes were caught off guard ... - PAGE B1
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agencies and investors that purchased the authority’s bonds. “I have done nothing wrong in regards to the fraudulent audit,” May said. “I have cooperated fully with all investigations. I have provided nothing but the facts. Yet, all I received in return is termination.” He said he is considering a lawsuit “to preserve and protect my longstanding
event that raised funds for the local Adopt-A-Soldier program. Bob Power, event organizer, said he put together an event for veterans a few years ago and assumed that one would be his last,
but a few area veterans asked him recently if he would do another, and Power felt he would do one more. “Well, personally, I just believe that our veterans haven’t had the recognition
they deserve,” Power said. “When my dad was in the military in the Second World War, he was in the Navy, and when he was stationed in Norfolk, Va.,
The Community Foundation of Chaves County’s board of directors met Wednesday to discuss the future of the philanthropic organization, the office of which will close on Oct. 31. While low operating funds and a lack of charitable contributions had led to the board’s decision to close the office, the foundation will not be dissolving. The board currently seeks a local trustee for the funds managed by CFCC, and the non-paid board will remain to administer the funds as done previously. Alan Applegate, board president, said the board is doing its best to keep the funds in Roswell and Chaves County, looking to avoid tur ning the funds over to the New Mexico Community Foundation as a last resort.
US aims to rally Syrian Shooter Dominguez still at large opposition with new aid
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria’s opposition with pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance as the administration and other world leaders lamented the failure of diplomatic efforts to push Syrian President Bashar Assad from power.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. would contribute an additional $15 million in non-lethal gear — mostly communications equipment — to the civilian opposition trying to oust Assad as well as $30 million in new humanitarian assistance to help those affected by the
continuing violence. She also delivered a new, stark warning to Iran that it must stop arming and supporting the Assad regime. “It is no secret that our attempts to move forward at the U.N. Security Council have been blocked repeatedly, but the United States is not waiting,” Clinton said as she announced the new aid at a gathering of the Friends of Syria group that she hosted at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. She and other foreign ministers from the group met with nine Syrian opposition figures, includ-
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Edward Raymond Sanchez died on Sept. 17, 1997. His body was found on Sept. 20, at a lonely spot off River Road near the back entrance to Bottomless Lake State Park. Sanchez had been shot in the head multiple times and his body dragged to a shallow, uncovered grave. Some cases stick in the Murder suspect, Hector craw of law enforcement Dominguez at age 21. He officials. This is one of would be in his late 30s now. them. Despite the fact that the event occurred before leaving office. before Chaves County The SO has witnesses Sheriff Rob Coon joined and knows who at least the department, he said one of the shooters is, that this case, along with Hector Dominguez. A the Harris case, is one he would like to see solved warrant was issued on for
Edward Sanchez was reported missing on Sept. 18, 1997. He was found shot to death two days later.
Dominguez on charges of murder and aggravated battery. Dominguez fled. He goes by several aliases, including ArmanSee SHOOTER, Page A3
Pam Tharp of Wilson-Cobb Library says she can’t stay retired See AID, Page A3
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Pam Tharp
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Pam Tharp is modest. She describes herself simply as a wife and a mother, but she was a sergeant in the Air Force, when a woman in the Air Force was an unusual occupational choice. “We (women) went through a lot more to get in back then,“ she said. She worked on computers as a keypunch operator, when data were represented as a series of cryptic slits and holes on paper cards. Tharp was born in Parkersburg, W.Va., which resulted in ribbing when she joined the Air Force in 1969. “I used to get teased a lot. I got told that I needed rocks in my shoes since people in West Virginia don’t wear shoes,” she said. During her 4-year stint, Tharp
was stationed in Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Later she went to Lowry in Denver, where she worked in base supply. At Maguire Air Force Base in New Jersey, she became a keypunch operator because she already had experience. She met her husband and the couple married in New Jersey. He stayed in the Air Force after she left. He was transferred to Andrews Air Force Base, where he worked as a mechanic for the Presidential Squadron. “I don’t know if he ever worked on the president’s aircraft,
but I know he took care of the first lady’s,” Tharp said. Her husband retired from the Air Force in 1985. Tharp’s parents moved to Carlsbad and the couple came for a visit. “We fell in love with the place, New Mexico. ... We moved to Carlsbad, but there was no work there,” she said. The family came to Roswell when her husband got a job at Transportation Manufacturing Corp. He later got a job with the State Highway Department, as a highway See SPOTLIGHT, Page A3