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50 SKULLS FOUND IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists said Friday they uncovered the largest number of skulls ever found in one offering at the most sacred temple of the Aztec empire dating back more than 500 years. The finding reveals new ways the pre-Colombian civilization used skulls in ...’
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
October 6, 2012
US, Mexico governors seek cooperation ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Their two-day discussion touched on everything from economic development and health care to border violence, and governors from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border agreed Friday that only strong partnerships will allow them to tackle the issues. The 30th annual Border Gover nors Conference wrapped up with a closing ceremony in which the governors of New Mexico and Arizona and the Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua vowed to continue working together. “We are all neighbors. We are all concer ned about
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promoting prosperity for the people we represents on both sides of the border,” Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said at a news conference following the conference. Representatives of Texas and the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila were also in attendance. Brewer, Martinez and representatives from Texas pointed to the billions of dollars in exports that move from their states to Mexico each year. They said the border region represents one-quarter of the nation’s gross domestic product and new emphasis needs to be put on developing strategies for improving
communication, transportation and infrastructure along the U.S-Mexico border. “Our region is a force to be reckoned with,” Martinez said, adding that leaders on both sides should feel a sense of urgency in following through on the recommendations developed during the conference. Despite all the talk about competitiveness and economics, warring drug cartels and the violence that stems from drug trafficking and human smuggling could not be ignored. “It’s an issue we talk See GOVERNORS, Page A3
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Gov. Susana Martinez, left, and Gov. Cesar Duarte Jaquez talk following the 30th annual Border Governors Conference in Albuquerque, Friday. Governors from both sides of the U.S.Mexico border met for two days to discuss everything from economic development and health care to border violence.
Jobs report boosts Obama
Wool Lead features fluffy friends
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Shaylee Priest waits with her fluffy friend for the start of the Natural Fibers & Wool Lead during the Eastern New Mexico State Fair, Friday.
DORA DOWNS LAKE ARTHUR
LAKE ARTHUR — For much of the first half of the game between unbeaten Lake Arthur and unblemished Dora on Friday evening, things went as expected. The two high-powered offenses traded scores and, despite a turnover on downs by the Panthers, Lake Arthur trailed by just three points... - PAGE B1
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Mitt Romney was still celebrating his widely praised debate performance when the campaign lurched in a different direction. Unemployment dropped last month to the lowest level since 2009, and suddenly it was President Barack Obama’s tur n to smile. In a race dominated by the weak economy, Obama said Friday the creation of 114,000 jobs in September, coupled with a drop in unemployment to 7.8 percent, was “a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now.” Jabbing at his rival’s plans, he declared, “We’ve made too much progress to return to the policies that caused
US unemployment rate VCA students make a difference drops below 8 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent for the first time since the month President Barack Obama took office, a surprising lift for both the economy and his re-election hopes in the final weeks of the campaign. The rate, the mostwatched measure of the country’s economic health, tumbled to 7.8 percent in September from 8.1 percent in August. It fell because a government survey of households found that 873,000 more people had jobs, the biggest jump since January
2003. The government’s other monthly survey, of employers, showed they added a modest 114,000 jobs in September, but it also showed job growth in July and August was stronger than first thought. Obama, eager to shift attention from a disappointing performance at the first presidential debate, said Friday that the report showed the country “has come too far to turn back now.” His Republican opponent,
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NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
Valley Christian Academy students spent their Fridays displaying a heart of service during the school’s 10th annual Community Day. Cory Cogdill, superintendent and high school principal, said that above all, Community Day is an opportunity to provide help where it’s needed. “We’ve been focusing on ministry at this campus, and on our other campus as well,” Cogdill said. “This is an opportunity to practice what we’ve been preaching — what we’ve been talking about at this school, going
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Valley Christian Academy students help the
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Hugh Hambric teaches competitive marksmanship, tells students to have fun CHAUNTE’L POWELL RECORD STAFF WRITER
Hugh Hambric said that while he may grow old, he’ll never grow up. He’s spent the majority of his life shooting
guns, which to him is like child’s play. Hambric’s father was in the Marine Corps, and he said because of that he Chaunte’l Powell Photo was exposed to guns and shooting as a child. At the age of 16, he joined the Hugh Hambric demonstrates one of the shooting positions those who compete must learn. See SPOTLIGHT Page A3 He’s in his second year as collegiate team rifle coach at NMMI.
NMMI superintendent honored by Martinez Gov. Susana Martinez has selected Maj. Gen. Jerry W. Grizzle, Ph.D., president and superintendent of New Mexico Military Institute, to receive the 2012 Governor’s New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award. Since its inception in 1979, 439 citizens of New Mexico have been publicly recognized for their contributions to public service and betterment of life in New Mexico. The NMDPSA program is nonpartisan. No elected officials can receive the award while holding public office. Individuals, like Grizzle, are nominated by their employers, employees or by private citizens who have knowledge of the nominee’s con-
tributions to public service. Nominations are reviewed for qualification by screening committees of the NMDPSA Council. A final selection committee, consisting of representatives from federal, state, tribal and local agencies and participating private organizations, select the award winners from those recommended by the screening committee. Grizzle was nominated in and selected from the state agencies and universities category. Grizzle will be the guest of honor at the 42nd annual Governor’s New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Awards Banquet, Nov. 1 in Albuquerque.