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US RETURNS ARTIFACTS
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — More than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico and seized in the U.S. have been returned to Mexican authorities in what experts say is one of the largest such repatriations between the countries. The items returned Thursday mostly date from before European explorers ... - PAGE A9
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University High School teacher Tammie Hardt kisses Bob as part of a fundraiser celebrating Character Counts! Week, Friday. The student body raised money which will be donated to the Chaves County Cancer Society.
Romney on economy: Obama ‘made the problem worse’ AMES, Iowa (AP) — Seizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad situation when he took of fice and then “made the problem worse.” Obama looked ahead to the second term he’s hoping to win.
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Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking about the economy at a campaign rally at Kinzler Construction Services in Ames, Iowa, Friday.
LONG JOURNEY TO SERIES START
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong stood on the cut grass at AT&T Park in his crisp San Francisco Giants uniform, giving an interview for Japanese broadcaster NHK in English. No need for an interpreter. The backdrop on the scoreboard said it all: World Series. Halfway around the world and back, Vogelsong’s journey is ready to go global. The resilient right-hander will start Game 3 in Detroit ... - PAGE B1
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Sometimes good deeds deserve a little fun. University High School students deter mined to make a difference in their community united to raise more than $200 this week for the Chaves County Cancer Fund. The special fundraiser culminated Friday when the teacher whose class raised the most money received the honor of kissing a “mystery” animal in front of the student body. The student-led fundraiser was inspired by Character Counts! Week, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the drug prevention event Red Ribbon Week. Tammie Hardt, a special education teacher at UHS, said her students took it upon themselves to raise the most money, accounting for more than threequarters of the week’s total funds. As for puckering up to the quarter -hound, quarter-boxer, half-beagle named Bob, Hardt said
Romney was unsparing in his criticism of the man he hopes to unseat. “Despite all that he inherited, President Obama did not repair our economy, he did not save Medicare and Social Security, he did not tame the spending and borrowing, he did not reach
across the aisle to bring us together,” the former Massachusetts governor said. Democrats delighted in pointing out that Romney spoke outside Kinzler Construction Services, which benefitted from more than $650,000 in stimulus funding from the 2009 package Obama signed into law — and the Republican nominee often criticizes. Back in the White House after his long day and night and day of campaigning, Obama said he looked forward to trying to reach a deal with congressional Republicans on a sweeping
See KISS, Page A3
SUNUNU BACKS OFF
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top adviser to Mitt Romney is backing away from his suggestion that fellow Republican Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama because both men are black. For mer New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu issued a statement late Thursday night saying Powell is a friend and he respects the endorsement. “I do not doubt that it was based on anything See SUNUNU, Page A3
Cancer awareness must Violence mars Syria’s shaky truce be all-the-time matter JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
As October and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month draw to a close, people need to remember that awareness should be a year-long affair. This year marks the 25th anniversary of NBCAM, which is a cooperative effort between national public service organizations, professional medical associations and government agencies. The goal is to disseminate information and educate about breast cancer and its effects. About 1 in 8 women, about 12 percent, will develop breast cancer. In 2011, doctors estimated 288,130 new cases would
be diagnosed. Of this figure, around 7.2 percent will die. However, death rates have been decreasing since 1990 due to treatment advances, earlier detection through screening and increased awareness. Men are not immune, although a man’s risk is estimated to be 1 in 1,000. Often there are no outward signs of breast cancer. The most common ones include a lump, an area of thickening, or a dimple in the breast. Less common signs include breast swelling and redness or an enlarged underarm lymph node. Any one of these symptoms should be checked by a doctor, but
BEIRUT (AP) — Two deadly car bombs and sporadic fighting marred a shaky holiday truce Friday in Syria, although thousands of protesters used the brief respite in the civil war to pour into the streets and demand President Bashar Assad’s ouster. Chants of “Syria wants freedom!” rang out in the streets in the largest demonstrations in months, suggesting that a 19-month-old crackdown and sustained violence has not broken the spirit of those trying to rid the country of Assad’s rule. But even if a cease-fire holds for the intended See SYRIA, Page A2
See ROMNEY, Page A3
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Displaced Syrian refugees camp near Atma, Idlib province, Syria, Friday.
Rosemary Smith: Spreading the love of God through service See CANCER, Page A3
CHAUNTE’L POWELL RECORD STAFF WRITER
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Rosemary Smith in the kitchen of St. Peter Church.
Rosemary Smith has been a very busy woman these past 40 years, but that’s just how she likes it. “I’ve always worked, and I would not miss it for anything,” she said. “I love people and I think keeping busy and being active will keep you young.” Smith is originally from El Paso, and ended up in Roswell in 1962 when her late husband was transferred with Southern Union Gas. They moved to Galveston, Texas, for three years before moving back to Roswell in 1972. Since then, she’s been very active in the community, mostly with the Saint Peter Good Samari-
tan program. Smith is also very active in Saint Peter Church, where she serves as a eucharistic minister, setting up schedules and assisting during Mass. When she first moved to Roswell, they lived closer to Saint Peter and after enrolling her children in the school, she said it made sense to volunteer there. She recalls that an explosion at the local fireworks factory is what led her to jump into action at the church in 1972 and start helping those in need. She
said she also did a lot of survey work for Arbitron working the telephones. She also ran a day care when her children were younger. When she wasn’t running her day care, she was volunteering at the library of the school her children were attending. What has kept her going these past 40 years? Simply the desire to help those in need. “The love of my fellow man See SPOTLIGHT, Page A3