Roswell Daily Record
The day after: A changed city
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange will reopen for regular trading Wednesday after being shut down for two days because of Hurricane Sandy. The exchange said in a statement Tuesday that its building and trading floor are fully operational and that normal trading will resume at the usual starting time of 9:30 a.m - PAGE A5
October 31, 2012
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A woman shops for groceries by flashlight in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York, Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stripped of its bustle and mostly cut of f from the world, New York was left wondering Tuesday when its particular way of life — carried by subway, lit by skyline and powered by 24hour deli — would return. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the power company said it could be the weekend before the lights come on for hundreds of thousands of people plunged into darkness by what was once Hurricane Sandy. Bloomberg said it could also be four or five days before the subway, which suffered the worst damage
Reins for Life receives donation
in its 108-year history, is running again. All 10 of the tunnels that carry New Yorkers under the East River were flooded. Sandy killed 18 people in New York City, the mayor said. The dead included two who drowned in a home and one who was in bed when a tree fell on an apartment. A 23-year -old woman died after stepping into a puddle near a live electrical wire. For the 8 million people who live here, the city was a different place one day after the storm. In normal times, rituals
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Mark Wilson Photo Desmond Stephens blows bubbles while mounted atop a horse at Reins for Life, Tuesday, while being assisted by Jordan Haider, far right, and Terry Bogle prior to a donation event in which the facility received a total contribution of $8,000, proceeds courtesy of the 22nd annual Rotary Desert Sun Golf Classic, which was held in July. Reins for Life, located in Dexter, is a program that provides horseback therapy for handicapped children and adults with impairments, disabilities and brain injuries. They requested funds for a system of large mirrors around their arena that will help teach riding posture and let the participants watch themselves as they ride. The tournament contribution will also pay for sand for the arena and equestrian equipment.
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Eastern New Mexico UniversityRoswell graduated its first class to complete the new and improved 14.5-month Aviation Maintenance Technology program, Tuesday. Twelve students received their certificates of completion, which demonstrate through the FAA, that the students have accumulated the knowledge necessary to take exams for an airframe and powerplant license. Juan Salmon, director of aviation programs at ENMU-R, was given the task of revamping the AMT program in 2010. The program previously took two years to complete but was shortened to 14.5 months to create a faster track for students to enter the work force.
Violent crime drops Community Paramedic classes
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Overall violent crime in New Mexico fell slightly last year while the state saw a spike in property crime, according to new numbers released this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The annual FBI Uniform Crime report showed that violent crime in the state dropped around 3 percent in 2011. According to the report, law enforcement agencies in New Mexico reported a total of 11,817 violent crimes. That’s a decrease from 2010 when agencies reported 12,126 violent crimes. Espanola remained New
Mexico’s most violent city ear ning a 2,486 violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, FBI statistics showed. Numbers revealed that the northern New Mexico city saw an 11 percent increase in violent crimes from the year before. Meanwhile Albuquerque, the state’s largest city, saw the number of violent crimes fall to 4,207 last year from 4,291 in 2010. That’s around a 2 percent drop. The FBI classifies violent crime as murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. See CRIME, Page A3
Community food drive
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More than 30 Xcel Energy workers from New Mexico and Texas will today make their way to the East Coast in an effort to help restore electricity after superstorm Sandy left thousands without power. Leaving from the Xcel Energy Amarillo Technical Center, employees will travel more than 1,000 miles to Wythe-
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In an extremely fierce atmosphere, the Berrendo and Sierra middle school football teams took action Tuesday night. The pressure seemed to play a major role in the game, but Berrendo prevailed 19-6 to win its sixth straight city football championship. Berrendo received the kickoff and started back at its own 20-yard line. The Bulldogs went three-and-out, giving good field position to the Eagles, who returned the punt to midfield. - PAGE B1
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12 finish revamped AMT program
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From left, Capt. Beau Perez with The Salvation Army, Vonnie Fischer, Roswell Daily Record advertising director, and Candace Lewis with the Roswell Chamber of Commerce are shown Tuesday displaying the second load of food gathered for The Salvation Army’s Emergency Call-Out Food Drive. Nonperishable food items can be dropped off through Nov. 30 at the Chamber of Commerce, Roswell Daily Record, Lawrence Bros. IGA and Farmers Country Market on West Hobbs Street.
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to begin at ENMU-R in January CHAUNTE’L POWELL RECORD STAFF WRITER
Easter n New Mexico University-Roswell is partnering with United Healthcare to undertake a new project that will better serve the medical needs of rural parts of New Mexico. The Community Paramedic Program was discussed at a press conference held at the campus Tuesday afternoon. The See ENMU-R, Page A3
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EMT students work a mock emergency and lift an injury 'victim' onto a gurney during class at ENMU-R, Tuesday.
Richardson to lobby for Calif. spaceport
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who championed the development of New Mexico’s spaceport, is going to work for California’s space center. Richardson has been hired as a consultant for Mojave Air and Space Port, the Albuquerque Journal reported. Mojave spaceport executive director Stuart Witt said Richardson is being hired to help get so-called informed consent legislation passed by the California Legislature. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has been trying for two years to get similar legislation passed in New Mexico but has been blocked by trial lawyers in the Legislature. The law would exempt spacecraft parts suppliers
from most civil lawsuits. California and New Mexico already have laws exempting spacecraft operators, but not suppliers. Other states like Florida, Texas, Colorado and Virginia have extended the exemption to parts suppliers. Spaceport America says New Mexico needs the exemption to attract more business to the $209 million spaceport near Las Cruces. Virgin Galactic, which plans to launch space tourism flights from Spaceport America, is the anchor tenant there. But officials say other companies have bypassed New Mexico for states that already have the exemption on the books. Witt told the Journal that the Mojave Air and Space
Port isn’t competing with Spaceport America. “I know the media likes to play this up as a competition between our spaceports, but it’s not,” Witt said. “We’re trying to launch an entire worldwide industry.” Christine Anderson, executive director of Spaceport America, called Witt’s description “currently true.” But she has repeatedly expressed concerns about the state’s inability to attract more tenants to the taxpayer -built New Mexico Spaceport without the law. “Increasingly the operators are the manufacturers,” Anderson said. “That’s why an emerging industry needs these protections.” See SPACE, Page A3