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FIRE from page one Gerry Perry said most of the resources were being focused on the northern and western ends of the fire. “The wind situation looks a whole lot better, but we’re still expecting that we’re going to be busy,” he said. Though crews were helped overnight with increased humidity levels, forecasters said there was a chance for thunderstorms and dry lightning over the Black Range that could spark more fires. Extended forecasts also called for more hot, dry weather. Gov. Susana Martinez viewed the fire from a New Mexico National Guard helicopter Thursday and saw the thick smoke shrouding some of the steep canyons that are inaccessible to firefighters. She described the terrain as “impossible,” saying there was no way for firefighters to directly attack the flames in the rugged areas of wilderness. “It’s going to keep going up,” she said of the acreage burned. “Be prepared for that.” Along the fire’s northern edge, Martinez spotted crews doing burnout operations designed to slow the erratic
blaze, which has surpassed last year’s Las Conchas fire as the largest ever in recorded state history. That fire charred 156,593 acres and threatened the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the nation’s premier nuclear facility. From the air, Martinez could see the blanket of smoke stretching for miles. She used words like “daunting” and “enormous,” fitting since fire managers said the blaze could smolder until the region gets significant rainfall during the summer monsoon season. So far, the fire has destroyed a dozen cabins and eight outbuildings. Perry said the fire is close to the community of Mogollon, but the threat is not imminent since firefighters have been working to protect the structures there by clearing debris and applying special fire-resistant wraps. It’s too early for the ecologists, soil scientists and hydrologists to get on the ground to start assessing the damage, but members of the incident management team have estimated that a majority of the fire has left behind moderate and minimal fire scars.
Dismal jobs report sends Dow into 275-point dive NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by an ominously weak U.S. jobs report, investors ran for safety Friday from new worries about a global slowdown, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its biggest loss since November. The nearly 275-point dive wiped out the last of the index’s gains for the year. Across Wall Street, fearful investors snapped up safer investments such as bonds, dragging the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to a record low. Gold spiked $50 an ounce, and oil fell to its lowest since October. “The big worry now is that this economic slowdown is widening and accelerating,” said Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, a market research firm. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Nasdaq composite index both fell more than 2 percent. The Nasdaq has dropped more than 10 percent since its peak — what traders call a market correction. And the S&P 500 is just a point above correction territory. American employers added just 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent. Economists had forecast a gain of 158,000 jobs. The report, considered the most important economic indicator each month, also said that hiring in March and April was considerably weaker than originally thought. Earlier data showed weak economic
conditions in Europe and Asia, too. Unemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro currency stayed at a record-high 11 percent in April, and unemployment spiked to almost 25 percent in Spain. There were signs that growth in China, which helped sustain the global economy through the recession, is slowing significantly. China’s manufacturing sector weakened in May, according to surveys released Friday. The Dow closed down 274.88 points, or 2.2 percent, at 12,118.57. The Dow is off 0.8 percent for the year; two months ago, it was up more than 8 percent for the year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 32.29 points, or 2.5 percent, to 1,278.04. The Nasdaq dropped 79.86, or 2.8 percent, to 2,747.48. Both indexes are still up for the year — 1.6 percent for the S&P 500 and 5.5 percent for the Nasdaq. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note briefly fell to 1.44 percent, the lowest on record. It ended the day at 1.46 percent. Gold for August delivery climbed $57.90, nearly 4 percent, to $1,622.10 per ounce. “Everybody’s looking for a safe haven,” said Adam Patti, CEO of IndexIQ, an asset management firm. He’s skeptical of that strategy, believing the swing was driven by short-term traders “looking to flip in and out of things,” rather than long-term investors willing to ride out a few bumps in the market.
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Sunday School, 9:30am • Worship Service, 10:30am A Christian & Missionary Alliance Church 115 Court Street – Laconia Pastor Bob Smith A/C
524-6860
ST. JAMES CHURCH 876 North Main St. (Rt. 106) Opp. Opechee Park The Episcopal Church Welcomes You
524-5800
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The Rev. Tobias Nyatsambo, Pastor
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BELMONT 9:00am Sunday School Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:00am
Rev. James Smith - 49 Church St., Belmont 267-8185
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Sermon - “Born Again? Me?”
Weirs United Methodist Church
35 Tower St., Weirs Beach 366-4490 P.O. Box 5268
Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10 AM Reverend Dr. Festus K. Kavale
Childcare available during service
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church WORSHIP SERVICES AT 8AM & 10:15AM
www. goodshepherdnh.org ~ All Are Welcome! Pastor Dave Dalzell 2238 Parade Rd, Laconia • 528-4078
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Isaiah 6: 1-8 • John 3: 1-8, 16-17 279-6271 ~ www.fccmeredith.org
Grace Presbyterian Church Discover the riches of Reformed Christianity
First Church of Christ, Scientist 136 Pleasant St., Laconia • 524-7132
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Sunday worship services at 10:15 am and 6:00 pm 174 Province Street, Laconia, NH 03246 www.gracepcanh.org / 528-4747 pastorandy@gracepcanh.org
THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY Sunday Worship Services 8:45 & 10:30 am Evangelical Baptist Church 12 Veteran’s Square, Laconia 603-524-2277
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