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GOP BLOCKS VOTE

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican critic of the Obama administration’s drone policy mounted a selfdescribed filibuster Wednesday to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan to take over as director of the CIA. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., took the floor shortly before noon.

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Roswell International Air Center’s air traffic control tower will remain open for the near future and commercial flights will continue, Federal Aviation Administration and airline officials confirmed Wednesday.

The tower is the only site on FAA’s New Mexico elimination list to be pulled off.

Military use and its federal staffing may have factored into the decision to keep Roswell’s airport controlled, but the decision may not be

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permanent.

“Roswell has a lot of military training that goes on there,” said Lynn Lunsford, FAA regional spokesman.

“But to say that (Roswell’s tower is) totally out of the woods would be inaccurate.

The federal towers are remaining open for the foreseeable future.”

Federal spending cuts that kicked in March 1 with the sequestration will still affect control tower. The federal employees will be forced to take one day off without pay every two weeks.

The FAA may still elimi-

nate funding the control towers at Double Eagle in Albuquerque, Lea County Regional in Hobbs and Santa Fe Municipal. Unlike Roswell’s tower, contract air traffic controllers man these sites.

Plans to cease funding 173 air traffic control towers beginning April 7 have changed in the past few days. If airports can justify reasons to remain open, the list could change again.

“We don’t have a final list yet,” Lunsford said.

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The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended its threat to close the Roswell Tower. Military and general avaition flights continued regular operations, Wednesday.

US House forestalls shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts — at the same time previewing a longer-term plan to erase federal deficits without raising taxes.

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Firefighters respond to a fatal fire at 4909 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wednesday morning. According to authorities, two victims were overcome by heavy smoke.

President Barack Obama pursued a dif ferent path as the GOP asserted its budget priorities. He hosted a dinner with a dozen Republican senators at a hotel near the White House in search of bipartisan support for a deficit-cutting approach that includes the higher taxes he seeks as well as savings from Medicare and other benefit programs that they stress. The Republican leaders of the House and Senate did not participate.

NM Senate to debate Tabled bill stays in committee state pension overhaul HUBBARD SIGNS LOI WITH NMMI

In different sports, there are certain commodities to which coaches are drawn.

Basketball has height and vertical leaping. Football is infatuated with 40 times.

On the diamond, lefthanded pitching is something coaches are looking for and, luckily for first-year NMMI coach Chris Cook, he didn’t have to look far for it.

Goddard lefty Devin Hubbard signed ...

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SANTA FE (AP) — Current and future public employee retirees would see smaller cost-of-living adjustments under a proposal before New Mexico lawmakers to rebuild the long-ter m finances of a pension plan for more than 55,000 state and municipal workers.

The Senate is expected to debate the proposal today to resolve one of the largest financial problems confronting the state.

The Public Employees Retirement Association pension system has an unfunded liability of about $6 billion. That’s the gap between current assets and what’s owed for expected future retirement benefits.

The latest projections indicate the retirement system won’t be able to pay pension benefits beyond about 40 years unless lawmakers and Republican Gov. Susana Martinez agree on a solvency plan.

Supporters of the proposed changes, which were developed by the pension program’s governing board, say it’s critical for lawmakers to approve the legislation before adjourning in about 10 days. If nothing is done, it could require more dramatic changes in benefits and payroll contributions to restore the retirement system’s future financial health.

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An effort by a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives to bring a tabled driver’s license bill out of committee and onto the House floor failed Wednesday after a tie vote.

Rep. Nate Gentry, RAlbuquerque, requested a “call of the house” for votes as to whether HB606, sponsored by Rep. Paul Pacheco, RAlbuquerque, should be removed from its assigned committees for a vote by the House.

The bill would create a two-tiered driver’s license system with two seperate licenses, one in compli-

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Workers at the tank farms on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash., measure for radiation and the presence of toxic vapors, March 23, 2004.

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Federal officials are looking to ship some 3 million gallons of radioactive waste from Washington state to New Mexico, giving the government more flexibility to deal with leaking tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, officials said Wednesday.

The Department of Energy said its preferred plan would ultimately dispose

of the waste in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where radioactive materials are buried in rooms excavated in vast salt beds nearly a half-mile underground.

The federal proposal was quickly met with criticism from a New Mexico environmental group that said the state permit allowing the government to bury waste at the plant would not allow for shipments from Hanford, the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site.

Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said WIPP specifically prohibits waste from Hanford and any proposal to modify permit language in this case would need “strong justification and public input.”

“WIPP has demonstrated success in its handling of defense TRU waste,” Udall said in a statement. “With regard to Hanford waste, I urge all parties involved to exhibit caution and scientific integrity to ensure that DOE is abiding by the law and that the waste classifications are justified.”

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ance with the REAL ID Act. Driver’s license applicants would have to have a valid Social Security number and licenses issued to foreign nationals without a Social Security number or proof of authorized presence in the United States would not be valid identification outside of New Mexico.

A call of the house mandated all 70 representatives be present in the House chamber and not allowed to leave until the call had ended.

Gentry said the issue of licenses is important to the safety of the state, as “the current driver’s license bill makes New Mexico a target for people with ill intent from all

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across the world.”

“We owe it to the people of New Mexico to take a vote on this legislation and work toward legitimate reform,” he said in a statement.

The bill, he said, is a compromise that would protect “those who qualify under the DREAM Act, while still protecting the people of our state.”

In February, the House Labor and Human Resources Committee tabled the bill. Committee member Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, agreed that the bill was a compromise and said the state should ensure citizens will be able to board

Jury acquits Terry Haley JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

After less than two hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted Terry Haley on the charges of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and enticement of a child.

The accusation stemmed from an incident that took place on Feb. 12, 2010, where Haley allegedly brought a 12-year-old girl into his home and sexually assaulted her.

The victim’s grandmother spoke about the night when Haley took her granddaughter to the movies around 6:30 p.m. She reported that she started calling Haley around 9:30 p.m., but heard nothing until midnight. She confirmed the much-disputed date of the calls, Feb. 12, through her cell phone records. The

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grandmother also described the child’s subdued demeanor when she returned home that Friday night.

Defense called the victim’s father down from Santa Fe to take the stand to testify about allegations of sexual misconduct made against him during his divorce. He told the court that he believed the allegations were made not by the daughter, but by the girl’s mother.

Haley testified in his own defense, stating that he felt that organizing trips to visit the church and providing transportation was an important thing to do. He discussed his Sunday routine where he took children to church and to potluck suppers if the church held See TRIAL, Page A2

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Storm strikes Mid-Atlantic; 250K without power

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Volunteers remove a downed tree on the road near Chancellorsville, Va., Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. It largely spared the nation’s capital, which was expecting much worse and had all but shut down.

Officials in Washington didn’t want a repeat of 2011, when a rush-hour snowstorm stranded commuters for hours, so they told people to stay off the

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such things as clothing, tools and other debris.

Between 2000 and 2011, the Hanford site sent the equivalent of about 25,000 drums of such so-called transuranic waste, which is radioactive but less deadly than the worst, high-level waste.

The latest proposal would target just a fraction of the transuranic waste from Hanford’s underground tanks, which hold a toxic, radioactive stew of liquids, sludge and solids.

Federal of ficials have identified six leaking tanks at Hanford. Five of those tanks contain transuranic waste, said Tom Fletcher, assistant manager of the tank farms for the Energy Department.

Dave Huizenga, head of the Energy Department’s Environmental Management program, said the transfer would not impact the safe operations of the

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one, and to McDonald’s if there were no suppers, but only if the children had the permission of their parents.

Haley told the jury that he always took children to the movies in the daytime, rather than at night, and kept an open-door policy with the parents. He reported that he would pay children to help him in his garden “...planting pumpkins and good things you

roads and gave workers the day off. Dubbed the “snowquester,” the storm closed government offices, just as the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester were expected to do.

The stor m pummeled the nation’s midsection on Tuesday, killing at least four people in weather related traffic accidents. It was forecast to head to the northeast today, bringing strong winds, more snow and the possibility of coastal flooding to New England.

New Mexico facility.

“This alter native, if selected for implementation in a record of decision, could enable the Department to reduce potential health and environmental risk in Washington State,” said Huizenga.

Don Hancock, of the Albuquerque-based watchdog group Southwest Research and Information opposing the transfer to New Mexico, said this is not the first time DOE has proposed bringing more waste to the plant near Carlsbad.

“This is a bad, old idea that’s been unifor mly rejected on a bipartisan basis by politicians when it came up in the past, and it’s been strongly opposed by citizen groups like mine and others,” Hancock said.

“It’s also clear that it’s illegal.”

Disposal operations near Carlsbad began in March 1999. Since then, more than 85,000 cubic meters of waste have been shipped to WIPP from a dozen sites around the country. can do outdoors.”

He said the night of the alleged incident, “She did not want to go home.”

While she watched TV, he went to shower, changed into sweats and fell asleep.

Defense attorney Gary Mitchell told the court that the Roswell Police Department had made a “mess” of collecting evidence. He brought a DNA expert from Santa Fe to testify about checking for body fluids on Haley’s bed cover. Forensic DNA expert Jennifer Otto said when she could find no evidence of fluids, she did not bother to check for

state of emergency and about 50 National Guard soldiers were sent out to help clear roads. Up to 20 inches of snow piled up in central and western parts of the state. More than 200,000 people in Virginia alone were without power and another 40,000 in New Jersey were in the dark. Hundreds of wrecks were reported around the region.

Some communities in Washington’s outer suburbs saw significant accumulation too, including in Loudoun County, which had 9 inches in some places.

In Sterling, Va., a glaze of slush and snow coated major roads and side streets, but traffic was relatively light and plow trucks passed through repeatedly.

In North Carolina, state officials said high winds led to sound side flooding along N.C. 12 and brought the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry run to a halt.

Downtown Washington was unusually quiet. Officials eager to avoid a

Any additional waste from Hanford would have to be analyzed to ensure it could be stored at the site because a permit issued by the New Mexico Environment Department dictates what kinds of waste and the volumes that can be stored there.

WIPP spokeswoman Deb Gill said the facility does not anticipate any problems with its existing capacity as per mitted under law.

Officials estimate that some 7,000 to 40,000 drums of waste would be trucked to New Mexico, depending on how the waste is treated and its final form.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the proposal is a good start in the process of getting rid of Hanford’s waste.

“I will be insistent that the full cycle of technical review and permitting is resolved so that any grouted material does not remain in the state of Washington,” Inslee said.

Inslee traveled Wednesday to Hanford to lear n more about the leaking waste tanks. His trip came a day after federal officials acknowledged budget cuts may disrupt ef forts to empty the aging vessels.

Inslee said sending waste to New Mexico is two to four years away. He also said a system is in place to treat the groundwater should contamination from the leaks reach it.

In the meantime, Inslee plans to push Congress to fully fund this proposal, saying “every single dollar of it is justified.”

South-central Washington’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation is home to 177 underground tanks, which hold toxic and radioactive waste left from decades of plutonium production for the country’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

The tanks hold some 56 million gallons of waste and have long surpassed their intended 20-year lifespan.

The Energy Department has said the leaking tanks

DNA. After Otto’s testimony, Mitchell asked that the case be dismissed due to the fact that exculpatory evidence, or evidence that might have cleared his client, had been denied to him because of the RPD’s handling of the case, citing items such as Haley’s clothes that had not been sent to Santa Fe. Judge Charles C. Currier commented, “Exculpatory evidence could have been inculpatory (showing a person’s involvement).”

However, he agreed to include New Mexico Uni-

form Jury Instruction that states that if evidence was missing from the case it should be considered detrimental to the State’s case.

During final arguments, Hutchins said that the victim had never changed her story in three years time.

She repeated what Haley had testified on the stand, that he always asked the parents for permission and notified them if plans changed, and he only took them to daytime events, procedures he did not follow on Feb. 12, when children were supposed to attend the evening movie

and did not. The family was not informed of any changes. Neither did he get permission to take the victim to his house after the movie. “He lured her into his home with presents.”

In his closing argument, Mitchell told the jury, “We should have DNA ... The great arbiter is DNA. ...

When one person says one thing and one person says another, then we go to scientific evidence. ... There are far, far, far, too many questions and the judgment should be based on evidence, not on guess, speculation and conjec-

jects who had loaded $425.92 worth of items in a cart and some recycle bags and attempted to leave the store without paying.

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•Police were called to the 600 block of Sunrise Road, Tuesday, after a man received multiple phone calls from a Jamaica-based phone number. He was told that he had won $3 million and a Mercedes-Benz. He was instructed to obtain reloadable cash cards from Walmart. The caller asked for his address and bank account number. He told officials he had not given them the information, but became concerned when he was informed that someone would be coming to his home to contact him.

•Police received a walk-in

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The victim stated that someone had forged her name on a check for $433.08 that had been sent to her, but she had not received.

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repeat of 2011 pre-emptively shut down federal offices and canceled public schools. Non-emergency federal employees were treated to a paid snow day for the number of hours they were scheduled to work.

Some congressional hearings were postponed, but the House managed to approve legislation to prevent a government shutdown on March 27 and President Barack Obama was set to have dinner with GOP senators at a hotel on Wednesday night.

The current storm led to at least four deaths. A semi-trailer slid of f a snow-covered interstate in western Wisconsin, killing two people. A central Indiana woman died when a semi-trailer plowed into her car after she lost control merging onto the highway, and a man from Columbia City in northeast Indiana was killed when his snowmobile left the road, headed across a field and crashed into a wire fence.

The stor m brought

In Washington, where as much as 10 inches had been forecast, the storm did little but drop harmless snowflakes that rapidly melted amid warmer than-expected temperatures. Federal offices in the region will be open Thursday.

There were bigger problems elsewhere in the region.

Lashing winds blew off part of the roof of a Stone Harbor, N.J., condominium complex and Ocean City officials advised residents to move their cars to higher ground in preparation of possible flooding.

Maryland’s Bay Bridge, which connects Maryland’s Eastern shore with the Baltimore-Washington region, closed in both directions, because of wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

A tractor -trailer overturned on the bridge and leaned against the guardrail. The bridge reopened Wednesday evening.

In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a

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could be releasing as much as 1,000 gallons a year.

State and federal officials have said the leaking materials pose no immediate threat to public safety or the environment, but the leaks raise concerns about the potential for groundwater to be contaminated and, ultimately, reach the neighboring Columbia River about 5 miles away.

Inslee has said repeatedly that Washington state has a “zero tolerance” policy for leaks.

In a letter to Inslee, the Department of Energy estimated it will have to eliminate $92 million for its Office of River Protection, which oversees efforts to empty the tanks and build a plant to treat the waste.

The cuts will result in furloughs or layoffs impacting about 4,800 workers in Washington, including 2,800 contract employees dealing with tank waste and construction of a plant to treat the waste, the agency said.

Inslee spokesman David

around 10 inches of snow weather -hardened to Chicago on Tuesday, closing schools and canceling more than 1,100 flights at the city’s two major airports.

Hundreds more flights were canceled Wednesday at Dulles and Reagan National airports in the Washington area, according to FlightAware.com.

In Pennsylvania and Ohio, many areas had 4 to 6 inches of snow. The National Weather Service issued a winter stor m warning for the Philadelphia area and parts of central Pennsylvania through Thursday morning.

Still recovering from Superstor m Sandy, the Jersey Shore prepared for another hit. The stor m should bring rain and snow, but one of the biggest problems could be flooding in areas where dunes were washed away and many damaged homes still sit open and exposed.

Postman said the governor’s initial concern is for the workers, but he emphasized budget constraints cannot be an excuse to delay response to the leaking tanks.

The U.S. gover nment spends some $2 billion each year on cleanup at Hanford — one-third of its entire budget for nuclear cleanup nationally — so the project is still in line to receive most of its usual federal funding.

Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman wrote in his letter layoffs and furloughs may curtail progress related to closing the tanks.

The cuts within the Energy Department’s budget are the result of debate in Congress, where Republicans and President Barack Obama are fighting over how to curtail the nation’s debt.

Energy Department officials said their budget was being reduced by some $1.9 billion.

ture.”

In her rebuttal, Hutchins said, “Scientific evidence is important ... but it is only part of the equation.” She pointed to State witness testimony, collaborated by the victim’s own father, who did not believe that his daughter had ever accused him of sexual abuse. Hutchins also noted that much of the defense was based on the fact that the victim had emotional and mental health issues, which was misleading.

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these airports Wednesday.

The letters ask cities or entities that own the airports to submit reasons why the FAA should continue funding operations.

“Between now and March 13, 2013, the FAA is reviewing its list of locations where it plans to discontinue air traffic control services to identify any

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Any such compromise talks were unlikely to yield fruit for months, if then, although Wisconsin Rep. Paul R yan, the author of the House Republican budget plan, expressed hope that some progress across party lines might be possible later in the year.

For now, the divided government’s immediate objectives are to prevent a shutdown of federal agencies on March 27, at the same time lawmakers and the White House look for ways to ease the impact of across-theboard spending cuts that kicked in less than a week ago.

The legislation that cleared the House on a bipartisan vote of 267-151 would do both, ensuring funding through the Sept.

30 end of the budget year while granting the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Af fairs greater flexibility in implementing their share of short-term spending cuts.

“This is all about whether or not we shut down the government. This is a bill to keep the government operating,” said Rep. Hal Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Appropriations Committee.

Minority Democrats appeared torn between a desire to support legislation to keep the gover nment open and their goal of replacing at least half of the spending cuts with provisions to increase revenue.

“Instead of closing tax loopholes for corporate jets, they want to cut four million meals on wheels,” the party’s House leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, said of Republicans.

The bill passed with the support of 53 Democrats, more than a quarter of those voting.

It now goes to the Senate, where Democrats and the White House are deep in negotiations with Repub-

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Besides trimming inflation adjustments in pension benefits, the legislation would require larger payroll contributions by workers and taxpayers to help shore up the pension fund. Starting in July, newly-hired employees would have different retirement eligibility and benefit provisions that require them to work longer before collecting pension benefits.

New Mexico’s PERA covers about 31,000 retirees and 55,400 workers for state and local gover nments, including police and

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planes and enter federal buildings without additional identification.

“Don't you think it’s in the citizens’ best interest to bring this to an up or down vote?” she asked.

Eventually, the House voted 36-34 to remove the bill from the Labor and

locations where the national interest would be adversely affected by tower closure,” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and David Grizzle, chief operating officer for the Air Traffic Organization wrote in the letters.

Negative impact on the national interest is the only factor the FAA will use for deciding to continue services to an airport. The FAA is asking cities and airports to submit reasons why the administration should keep

each tower open.

Backing off from its initial statement, the FAA is now offering to allow airports to operate control towers by paying for services.

“We are going to cease funding these facilities, but it does not preclude the local municipality from funding the company currently providing these services,” Lunsford said.

Roswell will continue to be served by American Eagle Airlines, according to

licans on changes that would give the Department of Homeland Security and other domestic agencies the same type of flexibility in administering the spending cuts that the Pentagon would receive.

Obama’s two-hour dinner with Senate Republicans stemmed from a suggestion he made during a conversation recently with GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, according to a presidential aide. It also served as prelude to at least two trips to the Capitol in coming days as the chief executive meets with the rank and file of both parties in both houses.

Obama had a good exchange of ideas with lawmakers, a White House official said after the dinner.

Sen. John McCain, who was among Obama’s guests, told a reporter that the meal went “just fine.”

The spending legislation was still pending on the House floor when R yan began pulling back the curtain on his plan to eliminate deficits in 10 years.

The gover nment ran a deficit of more than $1 trillion for the past budget year, about $200 billion less than the year before, and the total federal debt is about $16 trillion.

To achieve his 10-year goal of producing a surplus, Ryan said he would incorporate the tax increases on the wealthy that Congress passed on Jan. 1 over the objections of many House Republicans. The hike translates into an estimated $600 billion or more in additional revenue to the government.

The Wisconsin Republican also intends to retain the $85 billion in spending cuts, which translate to a savings of $900 billion or more over a decade, and renew without significant changes a controversial proposal to overhaul Medicare.

Ryan had earlier floated the possibility of accelerating his Medicare proposal so it would apply to individuals currently older than

55.

Under pressure from some members of the rank and file, he decided against that — but drew criticism during the day from Democrats anyway.

R yan’s Medicare plan would give future retirees a choice between enrolling in the existing program or a roster of private alternatives, although in any case they would receive a monthly check from the government to defray the cost and be responsible for the difference.

In its previous forms, the plan also capped the overall cost of the program.

Obama has proposed roughly $400 billion in savings over a decade from health care benefit programs, much of it from Medicare, but he has consistently rejected R yan’s approach.

Senate Democrats are drafting their own budget, expected to be made public next week. Officials have yet to say how large a deficit it envisions in a decade, but it will differ in significant ways from the Republican approach.

Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the Budget Committee chairman, has said she will replace the across-the-board cuts with a blend of spending reductions and tax increase, an approach Obama favors.

Other Democrats say she will follow Obama’s lead on Medicare, setting up a contrast with Republicans that her party hopes to exploit in the 2014 elections.

Obama’s own budget has been delayed repeatedly this year, and it is not clear if he intends to release it before the House and Senate hold their debates this month.

If the administration waits until April, it could avoid certain embarrassment at the hands of Republicans. It is a ritual of budget politics for the party out of power in the White House to demand a vote on the president’s budget, knowing it will fail, sometimes ignominiously.

firefighters.

Public employee pension funds nationwide have similar financial problems, in part because of investment losses during the recent recession, demographic trends of people living longer and generous provisions allowing workers to retire at relatively early ages.

The legislation, if enacted, would: •Reduce annual cost-ofliving adjustments for pension benefits to 2 percent from 3 percent. Those currently become available two years after retirement, but the legislation would phase in a seven-year waiting period. The inflation

adjustments would be 2.5 percent for some retirees with yearly pension of $20,000 or less.

Human Resources and Judiciary committees. After a 35-35 vote, however, the motion to move it out of the Appropriations and Finance Committee failed, leaving it in that committee.

“This is an issue of public safety and an issue of great concern to New Mexicans,” Pacheco said in a statement. “It deserved an up or down vote on the

•Require workers to pay an additional 1.5 percent of their salaries into the pension fund. Contributions by governmental employers — meaning taxpayers — would increase 0.04 percent.

If the proposed changes are implemented, the retirement program is projected to rebuild its finances and, by 2042, will have 90 percent of the assets needed to cover benefits for retirees and workers who receive payments in the future.

House floor and it is a shame that the people of New Mexico did not get that vote.”

Tuesday, the Senate Public Affairs Committee tabled a bill identical to HB606, sponsored by Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales. The committee will soon hear another two-tiered license bill, sponsored by Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas.

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an airlines spokesman.

American Eagle, the only commercial airline company to operate out of the airport with flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth for American Airlines, will continue flights for the “next few months.”

“It’s too soon to discuss what, if any, impact the sequestration issue will have on American’s operations — in Roswell or elsewhere,” said American Air-

Thursday, March 7, 2013 lines spokesman Matt Miller.

American Airlines is monitoring the situation, he said.

“We kind of have to see how it all plays out,” Miller said. “We don’t have any plans to do anything different in the next couple of months.”

RIAC is a municipal airport, allowing general aviators to use the facilities at no cost. The military also

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utilizes the field for flight training and the tower — which has approach and departure, and air control capabilities — is used as a training facility by Eastern New Mexico UniversityRoswell.

Roswell’s control tower was put on the FAA’s elimination list as it had fewer than 10,000 commercial operations and fewer than 150,000 total operations last year.

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Freshmen legislators arrive with fresh ideas

Legislative sessions that follow on the heels of an election can be quite refreshing, if for no other reason than freshmen legislators often arrive at the Roundhouse pumped with the energy of fresh ideas.

That is particularly true when an election produces a large turnover in the composition of a Legislature, as is the case here in New Mexico this year, where fully one-third of all state senators and roughly 30 percent of all state House members are freshmen.

It was perhaps to be expected, therefore, that new ideas seem to be popping up with some degree of regularity this year.

Recently in this column, we checked in on freshman Las Cruces Rep. Bill McCamley’s illfated effort to pass a measure through a House committee that would have limited the lengths of those interminable political campaigns to which we are subjected

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every election year.

Just last week another legislative freshman had the experience of seeing his novel and perfectly sensible idea bite the dust in the state Senate.

It breaks no news to note that legislatures are intensely political by their very nature.

But never is a legislature more partisan than when members find themselves reapportioning and redrawing the districts defining seats in their own two houses and other districted offices which must be reconstituted so as to consist of relatively equal populations.

It happens every 10 years after a new census, and the politics can be savage. Incumbents want districts reconfigured so as to favor their own incumbency. The political parties want districts redrawn so as to favor their prospects when an election rolls around.

It’s also costly, since anything the legislature does by way of redistricting inevitably ends up in court where one or another party figures it worth the gamble (and expense) to see if there’s a better deal to be gotten out of some judge.

Estimates are that court costs following unsuccessful efforts by the Legislature and the governor to redistrict in New Mexico in 2011 added up to at least $8 million in taxpayer dollars. And you can find political observers who’ll tell you they think it was even more than that.

So when freshman state Sen. Bill O’Neill, an Albuquerque

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Democrat, arrived in Santa Fe on Jan. 15 for his first legislative session, it struck him as sensible to relieve the Legislature of its redistricting burdens with an amendment to the state Constitution creating an independent bipartisan commission which would assume those duties in the future.

The very thought of such an arrangement had some folks around the Legislature scratching their heads in dismay, but it is hardly a revolutionary notion.

Indeed, O’Neill’s resolution had the backing of that venerable good government group, the League of Women Voters. What’s more, a number of states — Arizona, Alaska and California, among them — already use the commission system for redistricting.

The Arizona plan was adopted in the late 1990s and created a five-member commission, the members of which are appointed by the governor, state Senate pres-

ident, state House speaker and the chief justice of the state Supreme Court.

Alaska’s redistricting commission is also a five-member board, whereas the California commission is a 14-member body, composed of five Democrats, five Republicans and four members of neither party.

All such redistricting commissions are designed to be “bipartisan.”

Ironically, it was bipartisan rejection that doomed O’Neill’s commission resolution at the Roundhouse last week, when Senate Democratic Majority Leader Michael Sanchez and Republican Minority Leader Stuart Ingle voted to table the measure 6-to-3 in the Senate Rules Committee.

Then, too, meritorious ideas have been known to live another day.

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The futility of donation restraints

There is much to be outraged about in the New York Times’ revelation that, “Giving or raising $500,000 or more puts donors on a national advisory board for Obama’s group and the privilege of attending quarterly meetings with the president, along with other meetings at the White House.”

It is intrinsically offensive that rich people buy access that regular folks can’t to elected officials, who supposedly serve everyone.

The Times report last week continued: “Moreover, the new cash demands on Obama’s top donors and bundlers come as many of them are angling for appointments to administration jobs or ambassadorships.”

President Barack Obama promised a more open and accessible administration, making this apparent pay-to-meet the president, with potential benefits implied, ironic as well as offensive.

Consider Obama’s previous posturing. “In his 2008 presidential campaign announcement speech, Obama attacked ‘the cynics, and the lobbyists, and the special interests’ who ‘write the checks’ and ‘get the access while you get to write a letter,’” blogger Andrew Kaczynski recounted at BuzzFeed Politics.

“They think they own this government,” Obama indignantly intoned, “but we’re here today to take it back.”

Apparently for a mere $500,000, others can join in taking it back, provided they are affiliated with Organizing for Action, the nonprofit advisory board spun off from Obama’s re-election campaign.

A White House spokesman downplayed the story, saying it is nothing new or unusual. He didn’t specifically dispute the report that donors who give or raise $500,000 will be invited to quarterly meetings with the president.

The group’s stated purpose is to rally support for the president’s policies, not to support or oppose candidates. It accepts unlimited personal and corporate donations and will disclose its donors.

“This just looks bad. It looks like the White House is selling access,” MSNBC’s chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd reported.

“Offering this kind of access to big donors was precisely what Obama was campaigning against in 2007 and 2008.”

The sad truth is that this practice is little different than posing for photos with a politician at a fundraiser for campaign contributors who write big checks.

Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto says, “The difference is that, because Obama is a lame duck, the amount of money involved is a lot bigger. ... Federal law prohibits any donor from giving more than $5,200 to a candidate in a given election cycle. ... But there’s no limit on contributions to a 501(c)(4) corporation.”

The Register long has editorialized against campaign contribution restrictions. Contributing money is a legitimate expression of constitutionally protected political speech. This apparent loophole is but another example of how money finds its way through any complex maze of restrictions. The most effective way to diminish moneyed interests’ exceptional access and resulting influence is to reduce government’s power.

When there is little reason to buy access, there will be little access purchased.

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DEAR DOCTOR K: Two of my child’s friends have hurt themselves playing on the playground recently. What can I do to keep my child safe?

DEAR READER: Kids get exercise, burn off energy and develop their motor skills by running, jumping and climbing on swing sets, monkey bars and other playground equipment.

But each year more than 200,000 children in the United States visit emergency rooms for playground injuries. The most common are broken bones, bruises, scrapes and deeper cuts. More serious injuries also occur.

Here’s the advice my pediatrician colleagues give parents to keep their kids as safe as possible: — Supervise your child. Children of all ages should be under con-

Sequester: Not even a real spending cut If you’re reading this, you’ve survived the “sequester” cuts!

That may surprise you, since President Obama likened the sequester to taking a “meat cleaver” to government, causing FBI agents to be furloughed, prosecutors to let criminals escape and medical research to grind to a halt!

The media hyped it, too. The NBC Nightly News said, “The sequester could cripple air travel, force firefighter layoffs — even kick preschoolers out of child care!”

The truth is that the terrifying sequester cuts weren’t even cuts. They were merely a

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stant supervision when playing on the playground. Injuries can happen when kids use the equipment in unsafe ways.

— Guide children to age-appropriate equipment. Most playground equipment is designed with a specific age range in mind. Very young children should not be left unattended in a swing, for example.

My colleagues also advise par-

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small reduction in government’s planned increase in spending. A very small reduction.

After a decade, the federal government will simply spend about $4.6 trillion a year instead of $4.5 trillion (in 2012 dollars).

And still members of Con-

ents to carefully check out the playground where they’d like their kids to play. The specific things parents should focus on are: — Check for cushioning beneath equipment. Playground equipment should not be located over hard surfaces such as grass, packed dirt, rocks, asphalt or blacktop.

Acceptable surfaces include thick layers of hardwood fiber/mulch, pea gravel and sand. Other options include rubber tiles or mats. Cushioned surfaces should be provided under all equipment and should extend at least 6 feet in all directions from the edge of the equipment.

— Inspect individual equipment.

Playground equipment is supposed to be inspected and maintained, but that doesn’t always happen. *Ladders, platforms and steps:

gress, Republicans included, look for ways to delay the cuts, like spreading them out over 10 years instead of making any now. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., asked, “If we cannot do this little bit ... how are we ever going to balance the budget?”

Actually, we don’t even need to balance the budget. If we just slowed the growth of government to 1 or 2 percent a year, we could grow our way out of unsustainable debt.

Paul recommends freezing hiring of federal workers, staying out of most foreign military conflicts and eliminating four Cabinet-level depart-

Steps should be in good condition and handrails should have appropriate grip sizes for children. Platforms should be surrounded by a guardrail or protective barrier. *Swings should be at least 24 inches apart and 30 inches from any supports. The cushioning surface should extend for at least twice the height of the swing, in front and back of the swing seat, and at least 6 feet to each side of the structure. *Slides should be well anchored, have firm handrails and have steps with good traction. There should be no spaces between the slide platform and the slide itself. *Seesaws: The handles should be secure and easy to grip. There should be a soft bumper under the

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ments: Housing, Education, Energy and Commerce. Why do we even have a Commerce Department? Commerce just happens. The free market provides housing and energy.

Education is funded by states.

Those Cabinet departments don’t exist just to help you.

The housing budget funds vouchers that give people an incentive not to seek higherpaying jobs, plus advocacy groups and in a few cases even homes for the bureaucrats themselves.

Federal education spending pleases education bureaucrats

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25 YEARS AGO

March 7, 1988 Hud Rhea, 49, of Roswell, has been named to a nine-member committee to review habitat improvement projects in the Lincoln National Forest and adjacent Bureau of Land Management lands.

Rhea was named to the committee by State Game Commission chairman Gerald Maestas.

He is a vice pr esident of Mealmakers Inc.

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ALBUQUERQUE—Children in the Roswell area with orthopaedic problems can be scheduled for an outreach clinic on Friday. Physicians from Carrie Tingley Hospital at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center will examine patients at Children’s Medical Services, 200 E. Chisum St. Children and young adults up to the age of 21 with chronic physical problems or difficulty with bones, joints and/or muscles, may be scheduled for appointments. Doctors, rehabilitation therapists specializing in seating needs and orthotists specializing in support braces will evaluate and treat patients.

Medicaid and insurance are accepted for payment. Written pre-authorizations and referrals from the patient’s primary care physician are necessary. For appointments, call 1-800472-3235, option 2. Advance scheduling is requested.

The Carrie Tingley clinic partners with many communities around New Mexico throughout the year to provide children and their families expert treatment within their own communities. The hospital conducts 39 community outreach clinics annually in eight statewide locations.

Carrie Tingley Hospital has cared for New Mexico children for more than 60 years. In 1937, the hospital opened in Hot Springs, later renamed Truth or Consequences, to care for children with polio.

Employability classes

Reflections & Recovery has received a grant from Xcel Energy. We are very glad to announce the ongoing partnership between Xcel Energy and Reflections & Recovery. The grant will be for employability classes. Our classes will be designed to assist people in obtaining and maintaining employment.

Please consider joining us for this first cycle of classes which will be open to the community. If you need to create a resume or update your current one, this could be the way to make it happen! Tips on how to be a great employee will also be presented. All classes will take place at the R&R facility, 3103 W. Alameda St. and be from 1-2 p.m. Our final four classes will be: • Filling Out a Job Application Online: March 8 • Marketing Yourself for Success: March 15 • The Successful Interview: March 22 • A Practice Interview: March 29 Have questions? Contact Lupe Rincon-Garcia, 575543-5346 or MarKay Hickerson at 420-3149.

SEATS AVAILABLE FOR SENIOR CIRCLE TRIP

There are still seats available for the Senior Circle trip “Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam.” The 7-day trip is a remarkably low $535 per person based on double occupancy. The price includes motorcoach transportation, six nights’ lodging, 10 meals, admission to the IMAX Grand Canyon movie, a visit to the Petrified Forest National Park, a guided tour of Grand Canyon National Park, a guided tour of Valley of Fire State Park, admission to the Hoover Dam Visitor Center, Admission to the Historic Route 66 Museum and the Mohave Museum of History and Arts.

It is not necessary to be a Senior Circle member to take this trip. The only requirement is to be age 16 or older. The deadline is Friday, March 15. For more information, call 623-2311.

FREE HYDROGEN CLASS

Reduce fuel costs! You will be surprised at how much you can learn about hydrogen and how to make and use it safely. Learn about it during a free hydrogen fuel class Friday at Eddy County Extension Office, 1304 W. Stevens, in Carlsbad. The class will start at 7 p.m. For more information, call 575-361-3083 or visit pecostwister.com.

LETTERS

How was secret kept so long?

Dear Editor: Domenici kept his secret hidden for over 40 years.

Where were our investigative reporters during this period?

Sometimes our halos shine too brightly.

Ed Crossman Roswell

Science versus faith

Dear Editor: John Watson takes me to task in a Feb. 26 letter to the editor (“Evolution theory disputed”), saying that humankind has been on the planet for only 6,000 years.

This is contrary to all evidence, and frankly preposterous.

We have a human archeological site right here in New Mexico over twice that old (the Clovis culture), and there are sites and remains around the world that predate this by tens of thousands of years.

Of course people who dispute all this (usually because it conflicts with a literal interpretation of their religious beliefs) are obliged to do so by also disputing experimentally established radiometric dating techniques, but any such dispute should be based on scientific data and not on whether these techniques lead to results that are embarrassing to the “young Earth” crowd. Anyone can rewrite the laws of physics to support his own cherished belief system, but science is about honest inquiry. And we’re not talking “pop” science here. At least I’m not.

Ample evidence for human antiquity and evolution resides in our own DNA. How can we have been around

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bottom of the seat, and all pivot points should be covered to prevent pinched fingers.

If you find that the cushioning beneath the equipment, or the equipment itself, does not meet these standards in the playground where you’d like your child to play, organize some other parents. Then as a group, contact the people responsible for the playground — usually a

local government. People make many demands of their government, and gover nments can’t always respond. But a threat to the health of children is something responsible authorities are likely to take very seriously.

(Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.)

On Friday, from 5-7 p.m., the Roswell Museum and Art Center opens the exhibition Bruce Berman: The Border Blog.

This exhibition features the work of photojournalist Bruce Ber man who has been documenting life on the US-Mexico border for more than 30 years.

Since moving to El Paso to accept a teaching position in photojournalism at the University of Texas-El Paso 37 years Ber man has ago, amassed a body of work marked by eloquent narratives that celebrates the color, culture and vibrancy of people living along the Border, what he calls “my mythic version of the border.”

In 2006, due to the Mexican drug war, life in El Paso and Juárez was altered as a darkness set in, changing the complexion of Berman’s photographic voice. Utilizing black and white instead of color, Berman began documenting the descent of a society that once clung to aspiration and hope. Both the color and black and white photographs are incorporated into the exhibition.

A documentary photographer with a gift for writing poignant accompanying narratives, Berman has worked for professional magazines and jour nals such as T ime, The New York T imes, Newsweek, Fortune, Vanity Fair and Texas Monthly. Today, he teaches photojournalism at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

In 1986, Berman was represented in the RMAC exhibition Three Photographers: Douglas Kent Hall, Bruce Berman, and

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Roger Manley. His artist statement for that exhibition — over two and a half decades ago — rings today.

“What true attracts me, and has often left me feeling isolated and unsure of a way back, is that the borderland with all its faults, its crumbling ruins, its people so close to having nothing, its bur ning intense sun threatening your very existence, is a place between two great forces — the United States and Mexico.

Between the smug assumption of the American middle class and the comfortable assurance of the provincial Mexican bourgeoisie, this is a no man’s land. Because so few wish to claim it, it has been a refuge for me, a place to take my stand with camera, heart and hope.”

Berman’s color photographs exude optimism, while his black and white images provide a statement on grim reality.

Through triumph and tragedy, Ber man has established himself as the

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great chronicler of the binational El Paso-Juárez community — his lens fir mly trained on the character and perseverance of the people that straddle the Rio Grande.

Berman will present a lecture on his photogra-

THE 44TH ANNUAL PANCAKE FESTIVAL IS COMING ROSWELL—The Kiwanis Club of Roswell will be hosting the 44th Annual Pancake Festival Saturday, March 9, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Roswell Convention Center, 912 N. Main. The Kiwanis Club of Roswell is a civic organization that focuses on leadership and service opportunities for youth through its activities such

as: Builder’s Club, Key Club, Circle K, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Youth Challenge, Little League and more.

All proceeds benefit youth programs and causes. Join us this Saturday for pancakes, sausage and entertainment! Tickets are available at the door for $5 each or 25 for $100. For more information or to purchase

for only 6,000 years when one of the primary genetic distinctions between us and chimpanzees is that Human Chromosome 2 has a central sequence of telomere code showing a fusion between what were previously two separate chromosomes (still visible in chimpanzee Chromosomes 2A and 2B), a fusion that mutation-rate data shows to have occurred at least 100,000 years ago?

Did Darwin have all the correct details? No, he lived and worked too early for that, but like all pioneers he pointed the rest of us in a productive direction. Unlike adherents to fundamentalist religious belief systems, who often feel they are already in full possession of the truth, we scientists know that we must engage in a continual search for truth, following the evidence wherever it leads.

“The Bible is scientifically accurate,” according to Mr. Watson. But how can that be, when for all its moral lessons it’s not a science textbook at all? The people who wrote it may arguably have had some philosophical insights, but let’s face it, they weren’t scientists. They knew nothing of genetics, geology, astronomy, physics or organic chemistry.

No doubt one can find an occasional scientist who for

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and teachers unions but doesn’t raise kids’ test scores.

Energy subsidies go to “green” crony capitalists like those who ran Solyndra. The Commerce Department awards taxpayer-funded trips to politically connected CEOs to promote their companies overseas.

We could cut still more departments. I’d start with the departments of Labor and Agriculture. Workers can labor and farmers can farm without federal help.

But the chances of bigger cuts — or tackling the biggest threat, Medicare — seem remote when government won’t even ditch budget items like these: — $140,000 to study pig feces in China.

— $100,000 for a video game about aliens saving planets from climate change.

— $88,000 for a comedy tour in India called “Make Chai, Not War.” — $55,000 to study immaturity and drinking.

Did those sound like jokes? They are all too real.

Maybe I — and people my age — can avoid making cuts. Since so much spending is lavished on older Americans, we can let younger generations foot the bill.

But that will be tricky, since the portion of the population that’s my age keeps getting larger.

My fellow baby boomers and I rudely refuse to die, and we want all the cool new stuff modern medicine

phy Saturday at 10 a.m., and a photojour nalism workshop from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cost of the workshop is $40. The lecture is free. For more information or to register for the workshop, call 624-6744, extension 10.

tickets contact Robert Sherman at 420-3789 or Doug Austin at 3173695.

Although the Kiwanis do not have a specific goal with each Pancake Festival, normally they raise about $10,000 that goes towards our local youth programs.

religious reasons (what else?) has some problem with evolution, but where is any massive body of evidence to support that point of view? There isn’t any. Pointing to certain passages in Bronze Age religious texts does not constitute scientific evidence.

On the other hand, the literature of genuine science runs to many millions of pages of carefully reasoned and experimentally supported information, and people who think otherwise should really avail themselves of some of it, read some books, take some real courses. This literature, of which many non-scientists are unaware, offers very lucid accounts of how the self-replicating chemistry of life arises though perfectly natural processes and evolves through natural selection. Millions of intelligent, dedicated people have worked to establish these facts over the years, and the process of learning and discovery continues.

By the way, for people who don’t think life forms evolve, try being given the same flu vaccine they would have given you 10 years ago. Microorganisms evolve, and so do all other forms of life, certainly including us.

Sincerely, Donald R. Burleson, Ph.D. Roswell invents. We expect it to be free, or nearly free, through Medicare.

Unfortunately, there aren’t enough young people to pay for what we’ll collect from Medicare. Birth rates are falling. Young people in America now don’t have enough babies to replace themselves, let alone enough to become workers to fund Medicare. Worse, many of those young people learned bad lessons from us baby boomers — like how to be parasites.

One student from California State, Northridge told my viewers that his plan for the future is: “Beat the system — take out a bunch of loans, and don’t pay them back. ... What (else) are you going to do, work?”

Well, someone has to.

Frederic Bastiat wrote, “Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.”

But government, which wants you to think it is so useful and generous, can’t spend a dime until it takes that dime from us.

It’s time to stop kidding ourselves. Think of the sequester “cuts” as a very gentle wake-up call.

John Stossel is host of “Stossel” on the Fox Business Network. He’s the author of “No They Can’t: Why Government Fails, but Individuals Succeed.” To find out more about John Stossel, visit his site at johnstossel.com.

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Cardinals impose media blackout ahead of conclave the next pope imposed a media blackout Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of the popular daily press briefings by U.S. cardinals that had provided crucial insights into the deliberations.

The official reason for the blackout was that some details of the secret discussions about the problems in the church appeared in the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

But speculation mounted that the underlying aim of the blackout was to silence the Americans, who have been vocal in their calls for disclosure about allegations AP Photo of corruption and dysfuncCardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, right, and Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, tion in the Holy See’s goverof the Philippines, arrive for a meeting, at the Vatican, Wednes- nance before they enter the conclave to elect a successor day. to Benedict XVI. VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the end, As a result, the conflict appears to be a American-style transparency was no microcosm of the likely battle lines headmatch for the Vatican’s obsession with ing into the election: American and Gersecrecy. man cardinals have indicated they want a Cardinals attending closed-door dis- pope who will impose some order on the cussions ahead of the conclave to elect Vatican’s inner workings, while the Vati-

can-based cardinals are defending their record and seeking to end the discussion.

One Italian cardinal said the Curia, or the Vatican bureaucracy, had been sorely maligned and that he could “only say good things about it.”

“In the Curia, the pope has a docile tool that does exactly what he wants and tries to help him in the best of ways,” Italian media quoted Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, the retired administrator of the Vatican City State as saying during a book launch Tuesday. “Of course it can always be improved.”

That picture is at odds with evidence of turf battles, Machiavellian machinations and allegations of corruption and cronyism that were exposed last year when private papal documents were leaked to an Italian journalist. The documents paint a portrait of an utterly dysfunctional, ungovernable Italian bureaucracy.

The Vatican denied it had exerted any pressure on the American cardinals to keep quiet and cancel their briefings. But the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, made clear that the Holy See considered this week’s pre-conclave meetings to be secret and part of a solemn process to choose a pope, suggesting that he didn’t necessarily appreciate the Americans’ candor.

“The College (of Cardinals) as a whole has decided to maintain a line of an increasing degree of reserve,” he said.

The debate played out as the Vatican awaited the arrival of the last voting-age cardinal: Vietnamese Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, who was expected in Rome on Thursday. With his arrival, the College of Cardinals was expected to be able to set a date for the start of the conclave, where 115 men will select the next pontiff.

The spokeswoman for the U.S. cardinals, Sister Mary Ann Walsh, said Wednesday’s briefing and all cardinal interviews were canceled after other cardinals expressed concern about the content of articles in Italian daily La Stampa, which over the past several days reported details of comments individual cardinals made in the closed-door meetings.

La Stampa reported Wednesday, for example, that the head of the Vatican’s legal office had told the cardinals of the need for improved coordination among the various Vatican offices and better communication between the Holy See and local dioceses. None of those details came from the American briefing, where the U.S. cardinals took pains to stress the secrecy of the actual proceedings.

11 die in Mali clash World markets gain after Dow’s high

PARIS (AP) — French and Malian forces moving into far eastern Mali clashed with jihadist fighters in a spontaneous gunbattle on Wednesday, leaving a French soldier and about 10 insurgents dead, a French military spokesman said.

The skirmish about 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Gao, northeast Mali’s largest town, marked the latest bloodshed since French forces swooped into the West African nation in January to help its embattled government root out extremist fighters. Mali’s regional allies have since contributed hundreds of troops in a support role.

Col. Thierry Burkhard, a French military spokesman, said the battle came as a military patrol involving troops from France, Mali, and Niger was extending into a previously uncontrolled territory. Four Malian soldiers were also injured.

“Around Gao, we are on a mission to secure the area,” Burkhard said at a news conference to detail the incident, which was first announced by French President Francois Hollande’s office. The insurgents were “rather mobile terrorist groups who were looking more to harass our actions than to hold a firm position.”

About 20 French troops were in the patrol led by about 200 Malian soldiers, who drew support from a patrol of Mirage fighter jets and French helicopter gunships, Burkhard said. Sporadic clashes have been common in the area in recent days, he added.

France has now lost four soldiers since its military operation began Jan. 11. The goal of the intervention has been to help Mali's weak government take back the country's vast north from al-Qaida-backed fighters who had seized power and imposed harsh Islamic rule for 10 months.

LONDON (AP) — The Dow’s new alltime high and better economic data from the United States propelled world markets Wednesday, with European stocks hitting a four-year high.

Investors are cheered by major central banks’ commitments to keep supporting growth in the world biggest economies — the U.S., China, the 17country eurozone, Japan and Britain.

That has helped them look past political trouble in Washington, where automatic government budget cuts took effect last week after President Barack Obama and Congress failed to reach a budget deal. The $85 billion in cuts are expected to hurt U.S. economic growth, but for now investors seem happy to buy further into the market rally.

European shares added to gains reaped a day earlier, when the Dow posted a new record, before losing ground later on in the day. Britain’s FTSE 100 ended Wednesday 0.07 percent down at 6,427 while Germany’s DAX advanced 0.62 percent to 7,919.

France’s CAC-40 closed 0.35 percent down at 3,773.

A broader measure of European stocks, the Stoxx Europe 600, rose to its highest level since June 2008.

Wall Street showed no signs of

slowing, with the Dow rising 0.3 percent, to 14,286 and the broader S&P 500 adding 0.03 percent to 1,540.

The new gains were fueled by a strong hiring survey by private payrolls company ADP. It showed hiring in the private sector continued in February AP Photo at a strong pace of 198,000, suggest- An investor walks past the stock price monitor at a private ing the of ficial securities company Wednesday in Shanghai. monthly figure, due Friday, will meet market hopes. in Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Economists expect the U.S. economy mainland China rose. added 152,000 jobs in February.

Ric Spooner, chief market analyst Earlier in Asia, Japan’s benchmark at CMC Markets, said the new highs index reached a multi-year closing reached on Wall Street provided a high, capping a day of positive trade psychological boost to investors but in the region. The Nikkei 225 jumped that such gains can go into reverse 2.1 percent to close at 11,932.27, the pretty quickly. highest finish since September 2008.

“From the big picture point of view, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1 there is a lot of risk in either direction percent to 22,777.84. South Korea’s for the stock market at the moment,” Kospi rose 0.2 percent to 2,020.74. he said. “But we could quite easily Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced continue rising, given how low inter0.8 percent to 5,116.80. Benchmarks est rates are.”

EU fines Microsoft UN says 20 peacekeepers detained in Syria

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union has fined Microsoft $733 million for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the company’s flagship Windows operating system.

The penalty imposed by the EU’s executive arm, the Commission, is a first for Brussels: no company has ever failed to keep its end of a bargain with EU authorities before.

In 2009, Microsoft Corp. struck a broad settlement with the Commission to resolve disputes over the company’s abuse of the dominance of Windows, which had spanned more than a decade.

Back then, the company agreed to pay more than a billion dollars and promised to give Windows users the option of choosing another browser rather than having Microsoft’s Internet Explorer automatically installed on their machines.

But Microsoft failed to stick to the deal for some 15 million installations of Windows 7 software in Europe from May 2011 until July 2012. The company admitted the failure last year, adding that it was a mistake.

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The Commission’s top competition regulator, Joaquin Almunia, said at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday that the fine reflected the size of the violation and the length of time it went on for. It was also intended to make an example of Microsoft and deter other companies from doing same thing. In theory, the commission could have fined Microsoft up to 10 percent of its global annual sales during the period the violation took place.

Keith Hylton, a professor of law and antitrust specialist at Boston University said the fine was “far in excess of any benefit Microsoft could have gotten from the error, and vastly in excess of any harm to EU consumers, who are all aware of alter natives to Internet Explorer.”

In all, Microsoft has now paid (euro) 2.2 billion in fines to the Commission since 1998, when regulators opened their first investigations into the company after Sun Microsystems complained it had been denied access to technical documents.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A group of armed fighters linked to the Syrian opposition detained more than 20 U.N. peacekeepers Wednesday in the increasingly volatile zone separating Israeli and Syrian troops on the Golan Heights.

The U.N. Security Council demanded their immediate and unconditional release.

The capture of the peacekeepers marked a new escalation in the spillover of Syria’s civil war, now entering its third year. It followed the Feb. 25 announcement that a member of the peacekeeping force, known as UNDOF, is missing.

Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the current Security Council president, said talks are under way between U.N. officials from the peacekeeping force and the captors.

U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous, who briefed the council behind closed doors, identified the

captors as being from a group associated with the Syrian armed opposition, Churkin said.

“There was no fighting, according to his briefing to us,” Churkin said.

“My understanding is that they took over the trucks in which the UNDOF personnel was moving around.”

U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said about 20 U.N. observers were on a regular supply mission when they were stopped by approximately 30 armed fighters near an observation post that was damaged in heavy combat last weekend and had been evacuated.

A video posted online by activists showed a group of armed rebels standing around at least three white U.N. vehicles with the words UNDOF on them, allegedly in the village of Jamlah bordering Israel in Daraa province.

The video, circulated by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,

said the peacekeepers being held by the rebels are 20 Filipinos.

It accuses the peacekeepers of assisting the Syrian regime to redeploy in an area near the Golan that the fighters had seized a few days ago in battles that left 11 fighters and 19 regime forces dead.

A man identified as Abu Qaed alFaleh, spokesman for the Martyrs of Yarmouk Brigades, announced the group is holding the peacekeepers until Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces withdraw from Jamlah.

“They will not be released until after Bashar Assad’s forces withdraw from the village of Jamlah bordering Israel,” the man said.

Churkin said the capture of the peacekeepers “is particularly unacceptable and bizarre (because) UNDOF are unarmed and they have nothing to do with the situation in Syria.”

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Lavida Hamilton and Bud, of Mayflower, Ark.; three grandchildren, Corry Pogue, Chance Van Vickle and Amelia Fox; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by a son Thomas Lee Kilgore, in 1991; and a daughter Geneva Van Vickle, in 2006.

Pallbearers will be Hugh Roberts, Bill Kilgore, Mark Kilgore, Hurshel Fox and Corry Pogue. Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Hamilton and Bobby Madron.

Friends may pay respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Texas. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of First Baptist Church.

Melba was a past member of Daughters of the Nile and Beauceant. She was a past golf champion at both Roswell Country Club and city of Roswell. Melba was a life master in bridge. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Melba will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

The family would like to give a big thank you to all the staff at Mission Arch Care Center for their special care along with Dr. Steve Muhr and Vista Care Hospice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneral home.com.

Thomas Kilgore

Services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2013, at La Grone Funeral Chapel for Thomas Landrum Kilgore, 73, of Roswell, who passed away March 5, 2013, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Melvin Suttle, of First Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow in South Park Cemetery, with military honors provided by Roswell Veterans Honor Guard.

Thomas was born Dec. 5, 1939, to Jess and Eva Mary Neal Kilgore, in Bingham. Both parents preceded him in death.

He had retired as a truck driver after being employed

by Groendyke Trucking Co. He had also worked with Glover Packing Co. and Van Winkle Roofing. He served his country in the Army.

Survivors include his longtime companion Barbara Ripley; and a daughter Tammy Fox and her husband Hurshel, of Channelview, Texas. Other survivors are three sisters, Eva Roberts, of Roswell, Tina Pierson and husband Marlon, of Elkins, Ark., and

PUBLIC RECORDS

Marriage Licenses March 1 Alexander R. Montano, 22, and Kristen Bristow, 23, both of Roswell.

March 4 Eric J. Coll, 51, of Roswell, and Kelly Carter Idom, 52, of Franklin, Texas.

Ryan M. Campbell, 27, and Rachel Elizabeth Bruno, 21, both of Bloomfield.

Jordan M. Coleman, 28, and Ashton L. Coll, 25, both of Roswell.

John D. Lorbiecke, 39, and Marita C. Delapena, 31, both of Roswell.

Jimmy Ray Herring, 36, and Stacy L. McLarey, 37, both of Roswell.

March 5 Thomas J. Winkler, 26, and Anna M. Chavez, 20, both of Roswell.

Municipal Court Feb. 20 Judge Larry Loy Arraignments Dogs running at large two counts — Mark Baxter, Roswell; fined $108.

Dogs running at large three counts, city tags three counts, rabies three counts, tags must be worn three counts — Adrienne Gustamantes, Roswell; fined $498 and $75 suspended in lieu of bring proof of city tags to the court.

Noise generally — Mario Pietropollo, Roswell; fined $79.

Discharge of a firear m — Jacqueline Norton, Roswell; fined $429 and $300 suspended in lieu of not having any repeat offense within 6 months.

Disorderly conduct — Misty Hellums, Roswell; fined $179.

Failure to pay fines, failure to comply with community service, failure to appear order to show cause — Aron Sarellano, Roswell; fined $945 and 25 days in jail.

Failure to pay fines, failure to appear order to show cause — Aron Sarellano, Roswell; fined $418 and 7 days in jail.

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Melba Lee Caraway

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Ballard Chapel, for Melba Lee Caraway, 94, who passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Mission Arch Care Center. The Rev. Donald Price will be officiating. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery.

Melba was born July 27, 1918, in Abilene, Texas.

She married Mark Caraway in 1935. He preceded her in death in 1982. Melba was also preceded in death by her daughter Susan Barrington.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, John M. Caraway and wife Cheryl, of Carlsbad, and Alan L. Caraway and wife Kay, of Ft. Sumner; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Melba lived in Roswell since 1945 coming from

show cause, failure to pay fines, failure to comply with community service — Aron Sarellano, Roswell; fined $249 and 20 days in jail.

Failure to pay fines — Javier Romero, Roswell; fined $129.

Failure to pay fines — Javier Romero, Roswell; fined $129.

Feb. 28 Possession of marijuana — Joel Espinoza, Roswell; fined $429.

Possession of drug paraphernalia — Adam Gamez, Roswell; fined $129.

Eluding an officer — R yan McAtee, Roswell; fined $229.

Unlawful use of license, failure to appear for trial, failure to appear on citations — Cosme Campuzano, Roswell; failure to appear for trial fined $129, and unlawful use of license fined $329, total $458, and 9 days in jail, 9 days suspended in lieu of 9 days community service; failure to appear fined $129 and 5 days in jail, 5 days suspended in lieu of 5 days community service.

Possession of drug paraphernalia — Cosme Campuzano, Roswell; fined $129.

Failure to pay fines — Cosme Campuzano, Roswell; fined $129.

Unlawful use of license, display of registration, no insurance, failure to appear for trial — Cosme Campuzano, Roswell; citations fined $602 and 8 days in jail, 8 days suspended in lieu of 8 days community service; failure to appear for trial fined $129 and 5 days jail, 5 days suspended in lieu of 5 days community service.

Failure to appear, display of registration, and no insurance — Gerald Sentell, Roswell; fined $273, failure to appear fined $229.

Failure to pay fines — Adrian Franco, Roswell; fined $129.

Possession of marijuana, failure to appear — Adrian Franco, Roswell; fined $329, failure to appear fined $129 and 5 days in jail, 5 days suspended in lieu

Maxine E. Kilness

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday,, March 9, 2013, at Immanuel Lutheran Church for Maxine E. Kilness, of Roswell, who passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The Rev. Daniel Praeuner will conduct the funeral services, and interment will follow the church service in South Park Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2013, at Lagrone Funeral Chapel.

Maxine was born Aug. 3, 1919, in Commerce, Texas, to Edgar and Bertha Griffith Ledford. Maxine was married in 1945 to Lt. Col. Kenneth Freeman Kilness, who was stationed at Walker Air Force Base for 14 years. Col. Kilness preceded Maxine in death January 7, 2007, as did a son,

of 5 days community service.

Eluding an officer — Isaac Vigil, Roswell; fined $129.

Accidents Feb. 23 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. — 4500 N. Main; vehicle owned by Greg Alvarado, of Roswell, and unknown driver.

Feb. 28 7:56 a.m. — Atkinson and Fifth; drivers — Shulamit Rymberg, 63, and Anthony Lucero, 23, both of Roswell.

8 a.m. — Second and Michigan; drivers — McKaylee Todd, 16, and Amanda Davis, 30, both of Roswell.

8 a.m. — Second and Michigan; driver — Karina AcevedoDiaz, 34, of Roswell.

12:40 p.m. — Evergreen and Alameda; vehicle owned by Michelle Ramirez, and Jose Velarde-Pavia, 30, both of Roswell.

12:55 p.m. — Alameda and Main; drivers — Rebecca E. Underation, 58, and Matthew Aragon, 26, both of Roswell.

1:30 p.m. — Main and Wilshire; drivers — Orlando Mendoza, 20, and Terry Rogers, 63, both of Roswell.

March 1 12:28 a.m. — Country Club and Main; drivers — Betty Allen, 64, of Artesia, and Janet Visser, 50, of Dexter.

6:06 p.m. — 2900 N. Main; drivers unknown.

March 2 7:41 a.m. — 19th and Main; drivers — Ryan M. Harville, 30, of Clovis, and Danyelle B. OgasSilva, 16, of Roswell.

10:14 a.m. — Brasher and Sunset; drivers — Jorge A. Ortiz, 57, and Maxim V. Victchinski, 26, both of Roswell.

10:14 a.m. — Brasher and Sunset; driver — Adrian Jacobo-Campos, 52, of Roswell.

1:22 p.m. — SE Main and Poe; drivers — Rafael Escotto, 39, of Laredo, and Jay Turner, 63, of Albuquerque.

3:05 p.m. — Beech and Peach; drivers — Kelly Hardin, 32, and vehicle owned by Lucey

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Kenneth L ynn Kilness, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., in l993.

Three brothers, Glynn Ledford, James Ledford and Robert Ledford also preceded Maxine in death.

Maxine is survived by one sister Marcella Steinkuhler, of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; two daughters, Linda Kay Hansen, of Albuquerque, and Beverly Jean Scaling, of Las Cruces; two sons-in-law, James Hansen and Robert Scaling; one daughter-inlaw Cherryl Kilness, of Roswell; nine grandchildren, Kenneth Lon Kilness, Holly Kilness Packett, Heather Kilness Koonce, Lori Hendrex, Karen Johnson, Capt. James Hansen II, Jordan Guadet, Allison Scaling and Brennen Scaling; seven great-grandchildren, Kenneth Matthew Kilness, Brittany Cloud, Austin Kilness, Mackenzie Hendrex, Allie Hendrex, Sebastian Gaudet and Juliette Gaudet; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Maxine was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, participating in many Bible studies and serving at Vacation Bible School for many years. She participated in the Officer’s Wives Club at Walker Air Force Base.

Maxine was a member of the Ladies Service League of Roswell and helped with their thrift store for many years. Maxine worked in retail sales for C.R. Anthony and The Pampered Lady in Roswell. Maxine was most proud of all of her children and homemaking abilities. Maxine will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Ed Osbor n, Bud Kunkel, Kenny Kilness, Hugh Taylor, Gene Peterson and Steve Pack. Honorary pall bearers will be Morgan Nelson, Capt. James Hansen II, Pete Kunkel and Warren Kiess.

The family wishes to thank the staff and many friends at Villa Del Rey Community, where Maxine resided the past six years, for the excellent care given to her and community life she so enjoyed.

Madrid, both of Roswell.

March 3 12:45 p.m. — 2200 S. Sunset parking lot; vehicle owned by Leticia Gurrola, of Roswell, and unknown driver.

10:40 p.m. — Mission Arch and Atkinson; vehicle owned by Monica Medina, of Roswell.

March 4 12:53 a.m. — Atkinson and College; drivers unknown.

11:47 a.m. — Alley west of Richardson; drivers — Geneva Bartlett, 76, and vehicle owned

by Vicki Melton, both of Roswell.

1:30 p.m. — 5601 S. Sunset; drivers — Jason Tyburski, 33, of Roswell, and unknown driver.

3:47 p.m. — Poe and Pennsylvania; drivers — Mariana Flores-Olivas, 17, of Roswell, and unknown driver.

6:20 p.m. — Parking lot 2725 N. Main; vehicle owned by Manuel and Lupe Montoya, of Roswell, and unknown driver.

March 5 7:38 a.m. — 11th and Lea; drivers — Jose Bolanos, 45, and Adam Gamez, 19, both of Roswell.

7:53 a.m. — Country Club and Mimosa; drivers — Kemp G. Kuykendall, 17, and Stephanie Lopez, 18, both of Roswell.

9:43 a.m. — Hobbs and SE Main; drivers — Angelica Leyva, 21, and Shaddock Ditmore, 35, both of Roswell.

10:12 a.m. — Alameda and Michigan; drivers — Nicole Ortiz, 26, and Louis Landaver, 90, both of Roswell.

10:25 a.m. — Main and Summit; drivers — Franco Alvaro, 67, of Artesia, and Lorena L. Noriega, 30, of Roswell.

6 p.m. — Hobbs and Pennsylvania; drivers — Hans Steinmeier, 20, and Steven Johnson, 59, both of Roswell.

7:33 p.m. — 1202 Highland; vehicle owned by Francisco Lopez, and Marcos Garcia, 25, both of Roswell.

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Condolences can be offered online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the directions of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Olga R. Parker

Olga R. Parker, 75, of Las Cruces, entered eternal life on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. She was born March 20, 1937, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years Clyde R. Parker; her sons, Bruce Parker and Edward Parker; her daughter Carol Parker; by her parents Ramon and Caroline Roman, of Brooklyn; her brother-in-law Jack S. Wharton, of Las Cruces/ Ruidoso; and niece Donna P. Welborn, of Las Cruces.

She is survived by her sister Irene Wharton, of Las Cruces; her nephew Jay Moccio and spouse, of Visalia, Calif.; niece Dawn Machado and spouse, of Lemoore, Calif.; and three grandnieces, Brittany Brown and Brooke Sterrett, of Visalia, and Kirsten Welbor n and grandnephew Jaden, of Ruidoso; three grandnephews, Chad Mendes, of Sacramento, Calif., and Cory Welborn and Derek Welborn, of Ruidoso; and numerous Parker family members including in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Olga served three years in the Ar my from 19551958. While she was stationed in Japan, she was a member of the WAC baseball team and successfully climbed Mt. Fuji twice dur-

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ing her tour of duty at Camp Zama, Japan. She met her husband Clyde, of Damascus, Va., while she was stationed at Ft. Monroe, Va., and spent many happy years fishing and hunting with her husband and children until their demise. She was also an avid league bowler in her earlier years. She relocated to Las Cruces in February 2009 from Roswell, where she and her husband lived for 10 years prior to his death. Her soft-spoken demeanor and shy, gentle spirit will always be remembered by those who knew and loved her. Rest easy dear sister, you are finally home.

Funeral services are scheduled at 11 a.m., Friday, March 8, 2013, at Ballard Chapel, with burial to follow in South Park Cemetery.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com.

Mary Frances Busby

Services are pending at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Mary Frances Busby, 93, of Roswell, who passed away on March 6, 2013. A complete announcement will be made when arrangements are finalized.

Condolences can be offered online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the personal directions of the professionals at LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

David Stein

Services are pending at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for David Stein, 92, of Tucson, Ariz., who passed away on March 6, 2013. A complete announcement will be made when arrangements are finalized.

Condolences can be offered online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements are under the personal directions of the professionals at LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

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Senate Republicans block vote on Obama’s CIA pick

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This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaking on the floor of the Senate, Wednesday. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan’s nomination to be CIA director, but ran into a snag after Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil.

Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of Brennan’s nomination.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican critic of the Obama administration’s drone policy mounted a self-described filibuster Wednesday to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan to take over as director of the CIA. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., took the floor shortly before noon.

With intermittent support from other conservatives holding similar views, plus Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Paul spoke almost continuously for five hours before Majority Leader Harry Reid tried but failed to move to a vote on Brennan.

Paul resumed his oration,

snacking on some candy at the dinner hour while continuing to speak. At one point, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill, who walks haltingly with a cane because of a stroke, delivered a canister of hot tea and an apple to Paul’s desk, but a doorkeeper removed them.

The Kentucky senator, who is the son of former Texas Rep. and libertarian leader Ron Paul, of fered to cease if President Barack Obama or Attoney General Eric Holder issued a statement assuring that drones would not be used in the United States to kill terrorism suspects who are U.S. citizens.

Later in the evening Paul

offered to allow a vote on Brennan if the Senate would vote on his resolution stating that the use of the unmanned, armed aircraft on U.S. soil against American citizens violates the Constitution. Democrats rejected the offer.

Reid, D-Nev., said he planned to file a motion to bring debate over Brennan’s nomination to an end, if not today, then Friday or next week. Reid had pushed for a confirmation vote Wednesday.

Paul began speaking shortly before noon on what he said was the Obama administration’s refusal to rule out the use of drone strikes inside U.S. borders against American citizens. Sens.

Mike Lee, R-Utah, Ted Cruz, RTexas, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Paul briefly three hours into the debate but tur ned it back to him. Wyden has long pressed for greater oversight of the use of drones.

Holder came close to making the statement Paul wanted earlier in the day during an exchange with Cruz at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, according to Paul.

Cruz asked Holder if the Constitution allowed the federal government to kill a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil who doesn’t pose an imminent threat. Holder said the situation was hypothetical, but that he did not think that in that situation the use of a drone or lethal force would be appropriate. Cruz criticized Holder for not simply saying “no” in response.

In a letter sent Tuesday to

Paul, Brennan said the CIA does not have authority to conduct lethal operations inside the U.S. Brennan’s bid to lead the spy agency received a boost when Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday that he is leaning toward voting for Brennan after receiving detailed information about the attack last September on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

Graham, along with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had said they would oppose the nomination on the Senate floor if they didn’t get classified information detailing the Obama administration’s actions immediately following the attack that killed four Americans.

Graham also criticized his GOP colleagues, calling the prospect of drones being used to kill people in the United States “ridiculous.”

“I think it’s paranoia between libertarians and the hard left that is unjustified,” Graham said. “I trust this president and other presidents to exercise commander-in-chief authority in a time of war.”

Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, echoed Graham. “Any suggestion that the United States would use drone strikes against U.S. citizens in the United States is irresponsible,” Rogers said.

Holder told Paul in a March 4 letter that the federal government has not conducted such operations and has no intention of doing so. But Holder also wrote that he supposed it was possible under an “extraordinary

circumstance” that the president would have no choice but to authorize the military to use lethal force inside U.S. borders.

Holder cited the attacks at Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001, as examples.

Paul said he did not dispute that the president has the authority to take swift and lethal action against an enemy that carried out a significant attack against the United States. But Paul said he was “alarmed” at how difficult it has been to get the administration to clearly define what qualifies as a legitimate target of a drone strike.

“No president has the right to say he is judge, jury and executioner,” Paul said.

Brennan’s nomination won approval Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee after the White House broke a lengthy impasse by agreeing to give lawmakers access to top-secret legal opinions justifying the use of lethal drone strikes against alQaida suspects overseas.

If confirmed, Brennan would replace Michael Morell, the CIA’s deputy director who has been acting director since David Petraeus resigned in November after acknowledging an affair with his biographer.

Brennan currently serves as Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser in the White House. He was nominated for the CIA post by the president in early January and the Intelligence Committee held his confirmation hearing on Feb. 7.

Dems halt background check talks with Sen. Tom Coburn

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have set aside their ef fort to win support from conservative Sen. Tom Cobur n for requiring federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases, an aide to a key lawmaker said Wednesday.

Democrats’ failure to resolve a final dispute with the Oklahoma Republican means their road to pushing the measure through Congress will be tougher.

Cobur n has an A-rating from the National Rifle Association and could have prompted backing from other Republicans and from moderate Democrats from GOP-leaning states leery of alienating voters.

Democrats instead will seek backing from other Republicans for what they still hope will be a bipartisan drive to expand the

current background check system, said the aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., who has been leading the Democratic effort.

The aide, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the talks were private, said conversations with Coburn would continue. But it was clear that Democrats’ focus was shifting elsewhere.

Requiring nearly universal background checks is the foundation, and most popular part, of the proposals to curb firearms that President Barack Obama unveiled in January. That package came a month after the shooting massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., of 20 first-graders and six staffers.

Currently, the checks are required only for sales by the nation’s 55,000 federal-

ly licensed gun dealers, not for private sales between individuals, like those at gun shows or online. An Associated-Press-GfK poll in January found 84 percent favored requiring background checks at gun shows.

The talks between Cobur n and Schumer foundered because Schumer was insisting that records be kept of private gun sales, perhaps by the seller, the manufacturer or others. Negotiations had lasted weeks and the two sides were stuck on the issue for some time, so Wednesday’s development was not a surprise.

Schumer argues that retaining such data is the only way to assure that private transactions include background checks, which are designed to keep guns from criminals, people with

mental problems and others. Cobur n says such checks could be a precursor to a federal registry of gun owners, which is vociferously opposed by the NRA, is illegal under current law and which the White House says will not happen.

“Dr. Coburn is still hopeful they can reach an agreement,” Cobur n spokesman John Hart said.

The gover nment must quickly destroy records of background checks it conducts. But licensed gun dealers are required to keep paper records of firearms they sell for 20 years, and must turn them over to the government if they go out of business.

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to begin voting on Thursday on four gun control measures.

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were called out to the area to investigate a brush fire that could have caused damage to nearby drip tanks. The fire turned out to be isolated, but the military was soon on scene and cordoned off the area to keep out the public. As many as 16 humanoid bodies were rumored to have been found in the craft.

Their book investigates the often conflicting or hard-to-pin-down local lore. With plenty of naysayers and skeptics, the Ramseys say they stick to their role as ardent researchers, traveling to over two dozen states to collect evidence.

“We try to emphasize that this book is history, based on years of research,” Scott said.

The couple, however, is used to mixed reactions whenever they are asked about the primary work of their adult lives.

“If we say ‘UFO book,’ it either scares people, of fends them, or they think you’re just an idiot,” said Suzanne, who moved to Aztec in the ’80s. “The fact that we came together,

that we were meant to do this, is really a combination of our mutual passion and thirst for knowledge.”

The Ramseys don’t shy from questions as to why New Mexico has been the destination for so many storied UFO sightings.

“This state has a lot of military installations, has conducted atomic testing, and has a lot of uranium in the ground — all of which may be a possible magnet for alien curiosity,” Scott said.

Local ranchers arrived on scene early in the morning, according to the Ramseys.

They came out to see “what all the commotion was about,” prodded the 100-foot diameter, lensshaped disc with a pole and released a hatch and set of stairs. Peering inside, they discovered several child-size bodies in for m-fitting jumpsuits, slumped over a control panel and charred “like fried ducks,” brought down, they believe, by high-powered radar from nearby bases.

“I was skeptical myself when I first heard about

Coburn, one of the bills will be from Schumer, requiring nearly universal background checks resembling a measure he proposed two years ago. It will lack some of the provisions he tentatively had agreed to with Cobur n, such as an appeals mechanism for veterans barred from obtaining guns because they have been formally declared to have serious mental difficulties.

The panel also plans to consider bills banning assault weapons and highcapacity ammunition magazines, making gun trafficking and buying guns for people forbidden to own them federal crimes, and boosting aid to schools for security measures like installing video cameras.

All are expected to pass the committee, but their fate in the full Senate is

less certain.

Schumer’s bill could be amended to reflect any bipartisan agreement that is reached by the time gun legislation reaches the floor, probably in April.

Sens. Joe Manchin, DW.Va., and Mark Kirk, RIll., also have been involved in the background check negotiations and said in a joint statement that they would continue looking for an agreement with other senators.

“It is clear that ultimately we will need bipartisan support,” Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said in an interview.

Leaders of the GOP-run House have said they will act after the Senate produces legislation.

Couple gives tour of alleged Aztec UFO crash site, promotes book AZTEC (AP) — One couple is on a mission to prove that a flying saucer really did crash land in Aztec.

Scott and Suzanne Ramsey, who first met at a fundraiser at the Aztec Public Library more than 10 years ago, retur ned Monday for a presentation and book signing to tell their story and promote their 2012 book, “The Aztec Incident: Recovery at Hart Canyon.”

After their slide presentation and talk, they took a group of interested attendees in their van 12 miles northeast to Hart Canyon to tour the fabled mesa where they believe the UFO crashed.

This month marks the 65th anniversary of Aztec’s brush with alien life, according to the husbandand-wife authors.

After their initial meeting, the two met again when Scott appeared on Suzanne’s Far mington radio show in 2001. Initially, Suzanne was sparked by Scott’s thorough research.

“I was intrigued by the story, especially the way

he talked about it without trying to convince me to believe,” Suzanne said.

“Scott never said things that he couldn’t support without documentation, and he would decline to discuss speculation or anything he couldn’t verify.”

After they married, the couple committed themselves to researching the alleged Aztec crash.

Over the last 26 years they have uncovered as much related documentation as they could find on the March 25, 1948, crash or controlled landing. They say the U.S. military covered up the extraterrestrial event by sending all the evidence to Los Alamos National Laboratory, an hour’s drive from Santa Fe. “We don’t think the military acted to simply hide the truth, but, rather, to protect people,” Suzanne said. “It was a matter of public safety in a time where UFOs were perceived as a greater threat than the H-bomb.”

The Ramseys claim the saucer was discovered when oil-field workers

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the incident,” Scott said. “I first heard about it in the ’80s, but thought they’d confused Aztec with Roswell.”

But after years of investigation, the Ramseys are convinced the UFO crash really happened.

“We have spent every day working on this project but two — our honeymoon — conducting interviews, locating documents, many plane trips and phone calls, with the FBI, the Air Force, the Army’s counter intelligence division, universities, and the National Archives,” Scott said. “We’ve spent over $500,000 seeking answers to our questions.

The couple has no children, but feel their book is a labor of love that they have poured money, time, and a lot of time spent answering the dismissive criticism from critics and skeptics.

One is City Commissioner Eugene Current, who has heard tales of the crash since his youth. He doesn’t see any truth to the story, and thinks there are far more admirable and tangible qualities that

make Aztec a desirable place to live and visit.

James Rickman, a spokesperson for Los Alamos National Laboratory, said calls about the lab storing alien craft or bodies have dwindled since the ’90s, a decade rife with popular culture speculation on alien life, like the popular TV show “The XFiles” and films like “Communion” and “Fire in the Sky.”

“For many years, rumors claimed that the Roswell craft had been ferried here and stored,” Rickman said. “I can say with pretty good certainty that Los Alamos is not home to any alien bodies or spacecraft. When we study extraterrestrial matter, we are looking at asteroids and meteoroids.”

Rickman admits the alien rumors are interesting and fun to ponder but relegates those speculations to stories and folklore.

“In 1948, we were worried about the Soviets and the Cold War, not little green men,” he said.

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Silver City 69/40

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Hobbs 76/46

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JACQUELINE BIGAR ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Too much pressure would make anyone feel glum. Look at the source of the problem.

Could the tension be a result of YOUR HOROSCOPE your high expectations or perhaps someone else’s? Regroup and center yourself in order to reduce your level of stress.

Tonight: Find a reason to celebrate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Detach, and take a step back in order to gain a new perspective. Let go of automatic judgments. Be direct and forthright with a friend who might be unusually pushy. Yes, this person’s behavior will change, but not as fast as you would like. Tonight: In the limelight.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your ability to convey information might be more important than you realize. Laughter easily might surround a sarcastic comment after the fact.

Remain light with a difficult parent or higher-up. Have a talk in the evening to clear the air. Tonight: Reach out to a friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might have less say than you think. Others seem to be pushing forward without

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giving it any thought. Just wait until everything has settled down before you discuss what’s happening. Schedule any individual talks for this afternoon. Tonight: Allow more playfulness into your day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Get as much done as possible, as you are determined to get out of work promptly. Return all calls and emails. Lighten up about the possibilities that surround you and a special friendship. A co-worker seems destined to follow the same path. Tonight: A surprise could happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Use the daylight hours to finish off a project. Be careful, as a partner could be unusually fiery right now. Take this person’s tough stance and sharp words with a grain of salt. Focus on being more nurturing to yourself as well as others. Tonight: Put your feet up and relax.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might feel as if there is no going back with a family member who pushes you beyond your limits. Words that were said cannot be taken back. Think carefully about a choice that might force you to work more closely with one particular individual. Tonight: Get into weekend mode.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your playfulness emerges when dealing with a partner or a dear loved one. This person does a great job at creating a distraction. Understand that you could be looking at an excessive amount of work. Try working from home, if you can, as you might get more done. Tonight: At home.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Remain sensitive to financial changes. You could be surprised at how someone responds to a money issue. Curb a tendency to snap at a particular person. He or she doesn’t deserve that type of behavior from you — or from anyone else for that matter. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might not take enough time to listen to what someone has to say. Refrain from minimizing this person’s importance. You might not intend to come off as harsh, but that’s what keeps happening.

This habit could prevent you from connecting with others.

Tonight: Pick up the tab.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Lie low, and opt for a change of pace. You might want to follow your instincts with a financial matter. Weigh the pros and cons of this situation before making a decision. How flexible can you be? You’ll feel energized by sunset. Tonight: Be a wild thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Zero in on your priorities. You will succeed if you can let go of a strong reaction.

Make lunch plans with a friend you have not seen in a while.

Don’t stand on ceremony with someone who is not returning your calls or emails. Tonight: Make it an early bedtime.

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No coach in Chaves County is more synonymous with the “an ugly win is better than a pretty loss” mentality than Shaun

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Wigley.

His philosophy of “a win is a win is a win” has carried the Gateway football team to back-toback state championships.

And it spilled over onto the basketball court in a District 3-B

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Gateway Christian’s Caleb Raney, left, drives past Vaughn’s Edwin Prudencio during their game, Wednesday. semifinal at the Red Rock Warrior Center on Wednesday.

It wasn’t pretty, but the Warriors (9-14) got the job done and reached the district title game with a 51-46 win over visiting Vaughn.

a win is a win. We came out fine in the first quarter. ... I can’t even explain what happened to us in that second quarter, but we were dead cold.”

“It was an ugly win, an ugly win,” said Wigley, who took over the reigns of the hoops team midway through the season after Mick Reeves had to undergo surgery.

“At the end of the day, a win is

Goodell: NFL Hubbard signs LOI with Broncos must make football safer Gateway Christian’s Johnny Worrall goes up for a shot during the first half of the Warriors’ game against Vaughn, Wednesday.

See UGLY WIN, Page B3

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will continue to do “everything we can” to make football safer.

Player safety in the NFL has been a frequent topic of conversation recently and Goodell discussed it again Wednesday during a lecture and question-and-answer session at the department of exercise and sport science at the University of North Carolina.

“We know that in order to secure the future, we can and must do more to make the game safer, and in the process, we will make other sports safer as well,” Goodell said.

Goodell called for “a culture of safety for every sport” and welcomes the national conversation about player safety and the growing issue of concussions.

The NFL is facing concussion-related lawsuits from thousands of former players. In a series of interviews about head injuries with The Associated Press in December 2011, 31 of 44 players said they wanted the league to have independent neurologists at games.

Goodell said the league “will continue to make

In different sports, there are certain commodities to which coaches are drawn.

Basketball has height and vertical leaping. Football is infatuated with 40 times.

On the diamond, left-handed pitching is something coaches are looking for and, luckily for first-year NMMI coach Chris Cook, he didn’t have to look far for it.

Goddard lefty Devin Hubbard signed his national letter of intent to continue his academic and baseball career with the Broncos on Wednesday, a process that started this past summer when Cook saw the Rocket senior pitch for the first time.

“I happened to see him at the first local game that we were at,” Cook said regarding the recruitment process of Hubbard. “I didn’t know who he was. I knew he was from town, but I didn’t know what year he was or anything else.

Eventually, once our recruit-

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Goddard’s Devin Hubbard, front row center, signed his national letter of intent to continue his academic and baseball career at NMMI, Wednesday. With Hubbard are, front row from left, Andrew Hubbard, Tricia Hubbard, David Hubbard and Danielle Hubbard; back row from left, Brian Luck, Alan Edmonson, Chris Cook and Michelle Edgett. ing class settled down this last fall, we started getting on the kids that were on our list and he was one of those guys.

“Once I realized that he

was an available senior, we started putting the word out with some local guys and we got to know a little bit more about him. Really, most if it was done talking to him and

R. McIlroy says he won’t quit again See SAFER, Page B2

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy of fered another apology, a straightforward explanation and a pledge Wednesday that he will never again quit in middle of a round.

McIlroy faced the media for the first time since he abruptly walked off the golf course in the second round of the Honda Classic, telling reporters that his head was not in the right place and then issuing a statement that his sore AP Photo

LEFT: Rory McIlroy smiles during a news conference at the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship, in Doral, Fla., Wednesday.

LOCAL SCHEDULE — THURSDAY, MARCH 7 — PREP BASEBALL

• Roswell vs. Carlsbad, at Artesia Inv., 4 p.m.

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District 3-B tournament • Gateway Chr. at Hondo Valley, 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

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wisdom tooth made it difficult to concentrate.

Tur ns out the wisdom tooth wasn’t the whole truth, and the world’s No. 1 player said, “It will never happen again.”

“I think it was a buildup of everything,” McIlroy said at the Cadillac Championship. “I’ve been putting a lot of pressure on myself to per for m, and I’ve been working so hard and not really getting much out of it. That’s just been the frustrating thing, and that’s what happened.

“I just sort of let it all get to me.”

McIlroy attributed his See RORY, Page B3

SCORECENTER Gateway Chr. 51, Vaughn 46

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filling him in with what our

plans are, what our goals are and what we are trying to do.

See HUBBARD, Page B3

Xavier beats Saint Louis CINCINNATI (AP) — Already eliminated from the Atlantic 10 race, Xavier finds itself in a very uncharacteristic position — trying to decide the league title with upsets.

Travis Taylor had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds on Wednesday night, and Xavier never trailed in the overtime while beating No. 16 Saint Louis 77-66, ending the Billikens’ 11-game winning streak and leaving the A-10 title up for grabs.

Xavier (17-12, 9-6 A-10) ended a long winning streak for the second time in eight days. The Musketeers snapped Memphis’ 18-game streak at the Cintas Center last week.

“In March, everybody is banged up,” senior guard Brad Redford said. “Here at Xavier, it’s a tradition to play winning basketball.”

This win kept the A-10 race open heading into the final weekend.

The Billikens (23-6, 12-3) wasted a chance to win a share of a conference title for the first time since 197071 in the Missouri Valley. Their last outright title came in 1956-57. They could have clinched the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament with a win on Wednesday.

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Gateway Christian Warriors • Worrall recorded a double-double for Gateway, grabbing 17 rebounds to go along with 10 points as the Warriors beat Vaughn 51-46 in the District 3-B semifinals at the Red Rock Warrior Center on Wednesday. Worrall and the Warriors will meet Hondo Valley in the district title game on Friday at 6 p.m.

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Trademark judges to hear new case vs Redskins name

WASHINGTON (AP) — As someone who has spent nearly a third of her life fighting the Washington Redskins nickname, Suzan Shown Harjo had a good laugh when asked about the team’s latest line of defense.

Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said last month that it is “ludicrous” to think that the team is “trying to upset anybody” with its nickname, which many Native Americans consider to be offensive.

That’s beside the point, according to Harjo. She’s never suggested that the Redskins deliberately set out to offend anyone. But that doesn’t mean that people aren’t offended.

“It’s just like a drive-by shooting,” Harjo said Wednesday.

“They’re trying to make money, and not caring who is injured in

the process — or if anyone is injured in the process. I don’t think they wake up or go to sleep dreaming of ways to hurt Native people. I think they wake up and go to sleep thinking of ways to make money — off hurting Native people.”

The long-running battle over the name gets a restart Thursday, when a group of Native Americans goes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to argue that the Redskins should lose their federal trademark protection, based on a law that prohibits registered names that disparaging, scandalous, contemptuous or disreputable.

Harjo has won this round before. She was one of the plaintiffs when the board stripped the Redskins of the trademark in 1999, but the ruling was over-

turned in 2003 in large part on a technicality. Essentially, the courts decided that the plaintiffs were too old, that they should have filed their complaint soon after the Redskins registered their nickname in 1967, or shortly they became adults and therefore old enough to file a case.

So this new case was begun in 2006 by a dif ferent group of Native Americans, with ages ranging from 18 to 24 at the time it was filed. For various reasons, it’s taken seven years for it to get this far. It’s now been 21 years since Harjo, now 67, filed the original case.

“It’s not what I do every breathing hour, but it’s been that long since I’ve become a thing rather than a person,” said Harjo, who is president of the Washingtonbased Morning Star Institute, an

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offensive,” Allen said. “And we’re proud of our history.”

The name debate has generated of f-and-on discussion in the nation’s capital over the decades, but there’s been a renewed momentum in recent weeks. The Redskins were denounced time and again at a daylong symposium at the Smithsonian last month, and politicians and local columnists have since either expressed reservations about the name or condemned it outright.

“You stack up more and more, greater support,” Harjo said.

Previous predictions of an impending change, however, have not borne fruit. In 1998, while pursuing the first case, Harjo said: “I fully expect these names to be a thing of the past in 10 years. I think that will happen whether or not we win this suit.”

advocacy group. “By that, I mean I’m the ‘Harjo case.’ And people talk to me sometimes, saying, ‘Well, in Harjo, da-da da-da dada.’ It is a little startling.”

The motive is to force Redskins owner Dan Snyder into a change by weakening him financially.

Redskins lawyer Robert Raskopf said during the previous case that the team would suffer “every imaginable loss you can think of” if it no longer had the exclusive marketing rights to its name.

A Redskins spokesman said the team would have no comment Wednesday. Snyder has always vowed not to change the name, and the team has said that it is meant to honor Native Americans, not ridicule them. Allen said last month that a change isn’t being considered.

“There’s nothing that we feel is

Yankees 1B Teixeira out 8 to 10 weeks with wrist injury

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mark Teixeira will to be out at least until early May with a strained right wrist tendon, the latest major injury setback for the New York Yankees.

New York general manager Brian Cashman gave the news Wednesday after the Yankees’ were beat 8-2 by the Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic team on Wednesday.

“It’s a tough loss,” Cashman said.

Teixeira was hurt swinging a bat Tuesday in an indoor cage during pregame warmups with the U.S. WBC team. Initially, Teixeira was expected to be out eight to 10 days, but he was examined by Yankees doctors in New York on Wednesday and a prognosis of eight to 10 weeks was given.

Cashman, who broke his leg and dislocated his ankle in a skydiving accident Monday, says Teixeira will rest for four weeks before beginning rehabilitation.

Teixeira will remain in New York, and not rejoin the team in Florida, to start his recovery program.

Cashman does not seem inclined to

NBA

National Basketball Association At A Glance

By The Associated Press All Times Mountain EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Pct New York . . . . . . . . . .37 21 .638 Brooklyn . . . . . . . . . . .35 26 .574 Boston . . . . . . . . . . . .33 27 .550 Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . .24 38 .387 Philadelphia . . . . . . . .23 37 .383 Southeast Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Pct Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 14 .763 Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . .34 26 .567 Washington . . . . . . . .19 40 .322 Orlando . . . . . . . . . . .17 45 .274 Charlotte . . . . . . . . . .13 48 .213 Central Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Pct Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . .38 23 .623 Chicago . . . . . . . . . . .34 27 .557 Milwaukee . . . . . . . . .30 28 .517 Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . .23 40 .365 Cleveland . . . . . . . . . .21 40 .344 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L San Antonio . . . . . . . .48 14 Memphis . . . . . . . . . .40 19 Houston . . . . . . . . . . .33 29 Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 33 New Orleans . . . . . . .21 41 Northwest Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L Oklahoma City . . . . . .44 16 Denver . . . . . . . . . . . .40 22 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 29 Portland . . . . . . . . . . .28 32 Minnesota . . . . . . . . .21 37 Pacific Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L L.A. Clippers . . . . . . .43 19 Golden State . . . . . . .34 27 L.A. Lakers . . . . . . . .31 31

move Kevin Youkilis from third to first.

Youkilis was signed in December to fill in for third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who will be out until at least the All-Star break after left hip surgery in January.

“Third base is very difficult,” Cashman said. “First is always easier to fill than third.”

Internal options at first include Dan Johnson. Cashman ruled out having designated hitter Travis Hafner playing in the field.

“We’ve got three or more weeks to go with what we have here, as well as evaluating what’s elsewhere,” Cashman said.

“So, we’ll just wait and see.”

Cashman noted that this is normally not the time of year that big trades are made.

It’s the second major injury for the Yankees during spring training this year. Outfielder Curtis Granderson broke his right forearm when he was hit by a pitch Feb. 24. He will also be sidelined until early May. “People get hurt ... get hurt on our

Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . .21 40 .344 21 1⁄2 Sacramento . . . . . . . .21 41 .339 22

GB — 3 1⁄2 5 15 15

GB — 11 1⁄2 26 29 1⁄2 33 GB — 4 1 6 ⁄2 16 17

Pct GB .774 — .678 6 1⁄2 .532 15 .450 20 .339 27 Pct GB .733 — .645 5 1 .525 12 ⁄2 .467 16 .362 22

Pct GB .694 — .557 8 1⁄2 .500 12

TV SPORTSWATCH

TV SportsWatch

By The Associated Press All times Mountain Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.

Thursday, March 7 BASEBALL 1 p.m.

MLB — World Baseball Classic, first round, Italy vs. Mexico, at Phoenix 4:30 p.m.

MLB — World Baseball Classic, first round, Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic, at San Juan, Puerto Rico 8 p.m.

MLB — World Baseball Classic, second round, teams TBD, at Tokyo CYCLING 2:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Paris-Nice, Stage 4, Brioude to Saint-Vallier, France (same-day tape) GOLF Noon TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Cadillac Championship, first round, at Miami 4:30 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, first round, at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (same-day tape) MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5 p.m.

ESPN — Kentucky at Georgia ESPN2 — Virginia at Florida State NBCSN — Butler at UMass 7 p.m.

ESPN — Wisconsin at Michigan State ESPN2 — Oregon at Colorado 9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Long Beach St. at UC Davis NBA BASKETBALL 6 p.m.

TNT — Oklahoma City at New York 8:30 p.m.

TNT — L.A. Clippers at Denver

Tuesday’s Games Boston 109, Philadelphia 101 Oklahoma City 122, L.A. Lakers 105 Denver 120, Sacramento 113 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 104, Utah 101 Brooklyn 99, Charlotte 78 Boston 83, Indiana 81 Atlanta 107, Philadelphia 96 New York 87, Detroit 77 Miami 97, Orlando 96 Memphis 91, Portland 85 Minnesota 87, Washington 82 L.A. Lakers 108, New Orleans 102 Dallas 112, Houston 108 Toronto 98, Phoenix 71 San Antonio 101, Chicago 83 Sacramento at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City at New York, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 6 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

NFL

Dorsey hits ground running as Chiefs’ new GM

John Dorsey hasn’t wasted any time since he was hired to replace Scott Pioli as the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, making a series of bold moves to shore up the roster.

Dorsey said in a phone interview with The Associated Press late Wednesday that the decision to sign wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and punter Dustin Colquitt to longterm deals, and place the franchise tag on left tackle Branden Albert, are all part of a plan he set out upon his arrival.

“We have some talented players on this roster,” Dorsey said. “We’ve been able to retain them because it made sense from an organizational perspective. This was the way we felt it made sense to move forward to the next phase of the plan.”

Dorsey wouldn’t discuss the next phase of the plan, of course.

He’s holding his cards close to the chest when it comes to the NFL draft, where the Chiefs have the No. 1 pick, and unrestricted free agency, which begins in earnest next week.

Along with the moves announced earlier this week, the Chiefs have also sent their second-round pick and a conditional choice next year to the 49ers for quarterback Alex Smith, and were able to restructure the contract of defensive end Tyson Jackson to free up salary cap space.

Dorsey couldn’t comment on either of the moves because the new league year doesn’t start until Tuesday, but he did acknowledge strides have been taken to help solidify the team.

“All along, I think from an organizational perspective, we said we were going to create a plan, develop a plan, and these just happen to be the first details of the plan,” Dorsey said.

The biggest move may have been to sign Bowe, whom the Chiefs franchised last season, to a five-year, $56 million contract that reportedly includes $26 million guaranteed.

The first-round pick of the Chiefs in 2007, Bowe has already become one of the most prolific pass-catchers in team history.

He’s started 82 games over the past six seasons, with 415 catches for 5,728 yards and 39 touchdowns — 15 coming in 2010, when he made the Pro Bowl.

Colquitt, who made his first Pro Bowl last season, signed a five-year deal worth $18.75 million, making him the highest-paid punter in the league, while Albert received the franchise tag and will make $9.828 million — unless the two sides work out a longterm deal for him, too.

“I mean, when you get in that type of situation, and you have talented players like that, it almost does become a puzzle,” Dorsey said, “and you figure out the best way to retain the assets of those players.

And we thought many hours and many days how best to do this.”

There are still plenty of moves to be

team, people get hurt on other teams,” Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. “The good teams find ways to get it done, and that’s what you’re going to have to do.”

Jeter is making progress toward playing in his first game since offseason ankle surgery. Although he has not run the bases full speed yet, Jeter went through an intensive defensive session Wednesday.

“I’m getting close,” Jeter said. “I’m headed in the right direction. My ankle feels good. I’ll be in there as soon as I can play.

Whenever I’m able to do it, I’ll do it.”

Jeter expects to be ready for the regular-season opener April 1 against Boston.

“I’m not worried about Derek Jeter at all,” Cashman said. “He’ll be ready when it counts. He’s the least of our concerns.”

Granderson has been cleared to increase his workouts and is set to start riding a stationary bike. Granderson said the team medical staff was happy with follow-up X-rays taken on Tuesday.

Right-hander Phil Hughes made 25 throws at both 60 and 90 feet during his third level ground throwing session after

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made — it’s almost a certainty that quarterback Matt Cassel will be released — but the Chiefs now have some flexibility as they begin discussing free agents and consider what to do with the most valuable pick in the draft.

Dorsey spent much of Wednesday in meetings as the Chiefs hammer out their next step.

The longtime Packers executive, who helped put together some of their most successful drafts, said all the moves he’s made since taking over as GM wouldn’t have been possible without support from Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, who has said he’ll take a more hands-on role with the team.

It was Hunt who landed former Eagles coach Andy Reid to replace the fired Romeo Crennel in January, and who managed to lure Dorsey to the Chiefs when he had turned down other suitors.

“Let’s not forget about ownership, the ability of Clark to give us resources to make these types of moves,” Dorsey said. “When you have ownership the likes of Clark Hunt, that’s why guys come to organizations like the Chiefs. It’s because of owners like Clark Hunt.”

49ers release 6-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On top of the NFL one season, out the door the next.

The San Francisco 49ers released sixtime Pro Bowl kicker David Akers on Wednesday, ending a two-year run of record-breaking highs and frustrating lows.

General Manager Trent Baalke thanked Akers in a statement, calling the kicker a “true professional who represented himself and this organization with class.”

“We wish him, and his family, all the best,” Baalke said.

Akers appeared in all 32 regular-season games and five playoff contests the past two seasons, including San Francisco’s 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. He connected on 73 of 94 field goal attempts and all 78 extra points.

In 2011, Akers set NFL records with 44 field goals made and 52 attempted. He also tied the league mark for the longest made when he kicked from 63 yards in the season-opening win at Green Bay last year, bouncing the ball off the crossbar and through the upright.

But Akers made just 29 of 44 attempts last season, his lowest percentage since 1999. That included two potential game-winning kicks in separate overtime games against the St. Louis Rams, leading to a tie and a 49ers loss.

Akers, now 38 years old, particularly struggled from long range. He finished the season 9 of 19 on attempts from 40 yards or more. The 49ers even brought in Billy Cundiff to compete against Akers before the divisional-round playoff and NFC championship game.

Niners coach Jim Harbaugh decided to stick with Akers anyway. Akers hit the left upright on his only attempt in the NFC title game and made three field goals in the Super Bowl. However, he missed a 39-yard try that was called back because the Ravens were flagged for running into the kicker.

The left-footed Akers later revealed he underwent double hernia surgery in February 2012 then re-aggravated the area during the season when he slipped on the field during practice. After a Nov. 25 game at New Orleans, Akers returned to the doctor in Philadelphia who performed the surgery to receive an injection. He also suspended his Twitter account because he said he received a death threat.

Akers played 12 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles before signing a threeyear deal with the 49ers. He had been so steady his first season that many 49ers teammates publicly questioned why the Eagles didn’t re-sign him.

Akers’ 297 points over the past two seasons are the most in the NFL during that span. Akers has played in 221 games and connected on 367 of 453 field goal attempts and 521 of 527 PATs for 1,622 career points.

Akers also is a four-time Associated Press All-Pro.

LB Bryan Scott announces he’s re-signed with Bills

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With the Buffalo Bills overhauling their defense this offsea-

son, linebacker Bryan Scott was excited and relieved to find out he won’t be among the castoffs.

The 10-year NFL veteran will return to Buffalo after signing a one-year contract Wednesday, a week before Scott was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.

“I’m excited to be staying in Buffalo, because we’re a lot closer to making the playoffs than what people might think,” Scott told The Associated Press by phone from his offseason home in Atlanta. “I would’ve been really disappointed if that was my last season in Buffalo, leaving a city like that and not finishing what we’re trying to get accomplished.”

He first announced the deal by posting a note on his Twitter account Wednesday afternoon. Scott then confirmed to the AP that he had just signed the contract the Bills had sent him and planned to return the document to the team.

Scott has spent the past six seasons in Buffalo, where he has proven to be a versatile utility man. He’s split time at both linebacker and safety and been a regular on special teams.

He finished second on the team with four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, and also forced and recovered two fumbles in 16 games last season, including one start. Overall, he has seven interceptions, seven sacks and recovered six fumbles in 87 games in Buffalo.

The opportunity to re-sign with Buffalo was first broached during conversations between team officials and Scott’s agent at the NFL combine in Indianapolis last month.

Scott had grown worried about his status with the Bills, who are once again in transition. Doug Marrone takes over as the new head coach after Chan Gailey was fired following three consecutive losing seasons.

Over the past few weeks, the Bills have cut three defensive veterans: cornerback Terrence McGee, safety George Wilson and linebacker Nick Barnett. Two other regulars, defensive lineman Chris Kelsay and linebacker Shawne Merriman, are also not returning after both announced their retirements.

“There’s always a worry, whenever changes are made. You know that things are going to happen from the top down,” Scott said. “They did let some quality guys go. So I was just patiently waiting and hoping everything will work out, and it did.”

Scott is familiar with both Marrone and newly hired defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, who came to Buffalo after serving the same role with the New York Jets.

Scott and Marrone crossed paths in New Orleans in 2006, in Marrone’s first season as the Saints’ offensive coordinator.

Scott has known Pettine since his high school playing days in suburban Philadelphia. Pettine and his father, Mike Sr., were both coaches in the same league.

“I’ve seen the types of teams they’ve put together,” Scott said. “I’m really excited to be able to say I’m playing for them.”

Scott broke into the NFL in 2003 when the Penn State product was selected in the second round of the draft by Atlanta. He spent three seasons with the Falcons and one season with New Orleans before being signed by the Bills in September 2007.

In a separate move, the Bills announced they’ve retained exclusive rights to tight end Dorin Dickerson by tendering him a contract offer. Dickerson had nine catches for 117 yards in 11 games last season.

NHL

National Hockey League At A Glance

By The Associated Press All Times Mountain EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division . . . . . . . . . . . .GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh . . . .23 15 8 0 30 New Jersey . . .23 10 8 5 25 N.Y. Rangers .21 11 8 2 24 Philadelphia . .24 11 12 1 23 N.Y. Islanders .23 10 11 2 22 Northeast Division . . . . . . . . . . . .GP W L OT Pts Montreal . . . . .23 14 5 4 32 Boston . . . . . . .20 14 3 3 31 Toronto . . . . . .24 15 9 0 30 Ottawa . . . . . .24 12 8 4 28 Buffalo . . . . . . .24 9 13 2 20 Southeast Division . . . . . . . . . . . .GP W L OT Pts

GF GA 81 67 56 65 55 53 68 72 70 78

GF GA 71 59 60 46 73 61 56 49 63 77

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Carolina . . . . .22 Tampa Bay . . .23 Winnipeg . . . . .22 Florida . . . . . . .23 Washington . . .21

being sidelined two weeks by an upper back bulging disk. He is scheduled to make 10 pitches in his first mound session Saturday, and have a 25-pitch bullpen outing Sunday or Monday.

Hughes’ status for opening day remains undetermined.

Reliever David Robertson, scratched from his outing Tuesday night due to an achy shoulder, will not make a two-day road trip Thursday and Friday. Left-hander Boone Logan, slowed by a tender elbow, expects to pay catch Thursday and throw off a mound this weekend.

CC Sabathia, the expected opening-day starter, and closer Mariano Rivera, have both been taking part in simulated games.

Sabathia, who had offseason left elbow bone spur surgery, is scheduled for another sim game Sunday. Rivera, coming back from knee surgery, could pitch in his first game Saturday.

Cashman said Rivera has retur ned home for a personal matter, and will rejoin the team Saturday.

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8 12 11 11 11

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27 21 21 19 19

67 81 56 59 59

62 73 68 83 62

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division . . . . . . . . . . . .GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago . . . . . .24 21 0 3 45 78 46 Detroit . . . . . . .23 11 8 4 26 63 60 St. Louis . . . . .22 11 9 2 24 64 67 Nashville . . . . .23 9 9 5 23 47 59 Columbus . . . .23 7 12 4 18 53 69 Northwest Division . . . . . . . . . . . .GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver . . . .22 11 6 5 27 63 61 Minnesota . . . .22 11 9 2 24 52 56 Edmonton . . . .22 8 9 5 21 54 62 Calgary . . . . . .20 8 8 4 20 57 68 Colorado . . . . .22 8 10 4 20 53 65 Pacific Division . . . . . . . . . . . .GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim . . . . .21 15 3 3 33 75 60 Los Angeles . .21 12 7 2 26 60 52 San Jose . . . . .21 11 6 4 26 50 46 Phoenix . . . . . .22 11 8 3 25 67 63 Dallas . . . . . . .22 11 9 2 24 61 63 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Columbus 4, Edmonton 3, SO San Jose 3, Vancouver 2, SO Tampa Bay 5, New Jersey 2 N.Y. Islanders 6, Montreal 3 Washington 4, Boston 3, OT Carolina 4, Buffalo 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 2 Florida 4, Winnipeg 1 Detroit 2, Colorado 1 Chicago 5, Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 4 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 5, Ottawa 4 Chicago 3, Colorado 2 San Jose at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Florida at Washington, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Named Willie McGee special assistant to the general manager.

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rule changes, invest in equipment and provide our medical staffs with the tools and authorities” to prevent injuries.

“Medical decisions override everything else,” he said. “We know that our actions set an example.”

Goodell said concussions are down 40 percent in the two seasons in which kickoffs were moved 5 yards to the 35yard line, a change designed to create more

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Corey Brown, RHP Erik Davis, INF Danny Espinosa, RHP Christian Garcia, RHP Nathan Karns, RHP Cole Kimball, C Sandy Leon, INF Steve Lombardozzi, 1B Chris Marrero, RHP Ryan Mattheus, 1B/OF Tyler Moore, OF Eury Perez, RHP Ryan Perry, C Wilson Ramos, INF Carlos Rivero, RHP Henry Rodriguez, C Jhonatan Solano and RHP Stephen Strasburg on one-year contracts.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Tendered an offer to TE Dorin Dickerson.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Named Alonzo Dotson college scout.

SAN FRANCISCO 49EWRS—Released K David Akers.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Darren Fells.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Hired A.J. Smith as a senior executive.

Canadian Football League CFL—Fined the Edmonton Eskimos $10,000 for violating its tampering rules when signing free agent DL Odell Willis.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed P Brett Cameron.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned F Brandon Bollig to Rockford (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned C Nick Drazenovic to Springfield (AHL).

DALLAS STARS—Recalled F Francis Wathier from Texas (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled D Victor Bartley from Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Claimed RW Tom Kostopoulos off waivers from Pittsburgh.

Assigned RW Cam Janssen and G Keith Kinkaid to Albany (AHL). Recalled G Jeff Frazee from Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS—Claimed D Roman Hamrlik off waivers from Washington.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed D Mathieu Brisebois to a three-year entry-level contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled G Jake Allen from Peoria (AHL). Signed D Joel Edmundson and F Yannick Veilleux to threeyear entry level contracts.

American Hockey League AHL—Suspended Oklahoma C Tanner House two games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a March 2 game at Texas.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Reassigned F Jack MacLellan to Cincinnati (ECHL).

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Recalled G Paul Dainton from Evansville (ECHL).

LUGE USA LUGE—Announced the resignation of executive director and chief executive officer Ron Rossi.

SOCCER National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC—Signed D Caitlin Foord.

COLLEGE EAST CAROLINA—Named Jeff Compher athletic director.

INDIANA—Named William Inge co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

PACE—Fired men’s basketball coach Jim Harter.

touchbacks and fewer returns.

“Players and coaches have adjusted (to rule changes). They always do, but there is more work ahead,” Goodell said. “We will find other ways to take the head out of the game. The helmet is for protection. It should not be used as a weapon.”

Goodell pointed to the NFL’s recently announced partnership with General Electric to develop ways to improve head protection.

“Science can be a game-changer in making sports safer,” he said.

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frustration to wanting to improve on his breakthrough season, when he won his second major at the PGA Championship, five tournaments around the world, money titles on the two biggest tours and established himself as the best player in golf.

But he dismissed suggestions that his new equipment deal added to the pressure.

The 23-year -old from Norther n Ireland signed with Nike for what is said to be upward of $20 million a year. He was introduced as Nike’s latest global star with a glitzy laser show in Abu Dhabi, but his game fell apart quickly. He has

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missed the cut, lost in the opening round of the Match Play Championship and quit after 26 holes of the Honda Classic. That led to speculation that he can’t adjust to the new clubs.

“It doesn’t make a difference what deal or what clubs I play. That’s irrelevant,” McIlroy said. “It’s about me on the golf course, and the expectations and the pressure that I put myself under.”

He also said his poor play has nothing to do with his relationship with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.

“Just because I have a bad day on the golf course and Caroline loses a match in Malaysia, it doesn’t mean that we’re breaking up,” he said with a laugh.

“It’s sport. And look, I’d rather keep my private life

(We wanted to) find out if he was on board and obviously he is.”

Hubbard is on board and said that Cook’s pedigree was important.

“It was just a great opportunity (to go to NMMI),” he said. “I was in the right place at the right time and it just came together. (Coach Cook) interested me for sure. He has a high

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as private as possible.

Everything on that front is great, and I’m looking forward to seeing her next week when she goes to Miami.”

It was the first time McIlroy has been criticized, not only for quitting in the middle of the round but trying to disguise the reason as a sore wisdom tooth. He did say his lower right tooth has been bothering him, and that he would see his dentist in Belfast later this year.

“It wasn’t bothering me enough to quit,” he said.

This was about the frustration of not finding his swing and being exposed on the golf course with high scores.

And it led to a decision he wishes he could take back.

pedigree and he came with a large resume. It was pretty exciting.”

The decision was also exciting for Devin’s parents, Tricia and David. “(We are) excited. We are really happy that he chose to go to school at New Mexico Military Institute,” Tricia said.

David added that his son’s decision to play with the Broncos is special.

“I think that is a good thing.

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Wigley was spot-on with his assessment of the first quarter — five different Warriors scored and Gateway built a 16-6 lead.

And he was even more spot-on with his assesment of the second quarter.

After a quick bucket from Tucker Bruns made it 18-6, Gateway went ice cold from the field and Vaughn battled back to make it close.

The Warriors made just 2 of 13 from the field after Bruns’ make and turned it over seven times.

Vaughn turned Gateway’s struggles into a 16-5 run over the final six minutes of the

“No matter how bad I was playing, I should have stayed out there,” he said.

“I should have tried to shoot the best score possible even though it probably wasn’t going to be good enough to make the cut. At that point in time, I was just all over the place. I saw red ... and it was a mistake and everyone makes mistakes and I’m learning from them. I guess for me, some people have the pleasure of making mistakes in private. Most of my mistakes are in the public eye.

“I regret what I did.”

The good news for McIlroy is that he is assured of playing all four rounds at Doral, where there is no cut. McIlroy is scheduled to play this week and at the Houston Open at the end of

if he was somewhere else, we would support him the same,” he said. “Since he is here, I think it is extra special that we can be there to give that little bit of encouragement if he needs it.”

Devin, who is undecided on a major but is interested in business and history, said that being able to be around family was big for him.

“It is pretty special. You only have one family throughout life, so it is pretty neat to stay at

quarter, drawing to within one, 23-22, at the break.

The lull carried into the third quarter as well.

Vaughn took the lead 17 seconds into the quarter, but gave it back two minutes later when Andrew Meeks completed a three-point play.

For the next 40 seconds, Gateway looked like it had broken its funk, but that was just an illusion.

Vaughn scored 11 straight points and had its lead to 37-30.

“We came out of half and we’re still just not executing,” Wigley said. “We didn’t take good shots and weren’t working the ball around.

“When we finally started doing that, toward the end of the third quarter and

Thursday, March 7, 2013 the month before going to the Masters. He did not indicate that he would add another tour nament despite having played only 80 holes this year.

And while he walked off the golf course last week, McIlroy said he worked for 10 hours at The Bear’s Club on Saturday, and almost as much on Sunday. He practiced Monday before going to Seminole for a club event. He said he realized his swing was not the same as it was last year, and the frustration comes from not being able to fix it.

“You just have to get to the root of the problem — no pun intended,” he said.

“I know if I can get my takeaway fixed, the rest of the swing will follow. I’ve worked my (tail) off over the

home and play two more years in front of them,” he said. “Then hopefully I’ll do bigger and better things.”

Rocket coach Alan Edmonson said that the Broncos will be getting a pitcher who can come in and get outs.

“Devin is a guy who is going to come out and get you outs,” he said. “He is going to throw strikes and get you outs.

“He has really worked hard this offseason and his changeup has really excelled. Now he can

into the fourth, we started getting a lot better shot selection, guys underneath moving, rebounding, getting into position, things of that nature. Fundamentally, we just played a lot more sound ball.”

That play started with 1:40 left in the third when Caleb Raney buried a triple off a feed from a cutting Meeks.

That bucket was the start of a 10-0 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters, putting the Warriors ahead for the remainder.

Vaughn had its chances in the fourth, but could never get over the hump.

The Eagles closed to within three with 1:20 left, but they would possess the ball just once after that — a short possession that ended with a turnover near midcourt.

Gateway, meanwhile, used a blend of the

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last four or five days to really try and get this right.

Still, it’s a work in progress. As I said, there’s no quick fixes in golf but I’m going to go out there this week and all I care about is my swing. And I know if I can get my swing back on track that the results will follow.”

McIlroy will play the opening two rounds of this World Golf Championship with Tiger Woods and Luke Donald, a group featuring the top three players in the world. They figure to command all the attention around the Blue Monster.

McIlroy isn’t concerned his walkoff will cost him fans.

“Everyone makes mistakes,” he said. “I’m 23 years old. I’m still learning.”

really change speeds on guys.

He can keep the ball down and have them bang it into the ground. He is going to do just fine.”

Cook added that he likes the way Devin competes.

“Well I liked the fact that he was left handed,” he said. “We knew coming in that left-handed pitching has a lot of advantages.

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stall offense and dominant rebounding to salt away the clock.

“I thought, ‘Hey, look, we’ll just hold the ball and see what (Vaughn) does,’” Wigley said. “They didn’t react early. ... And we started executing, got good ball movement and made smart choices.

“That was the difference in the ballgame.”

Meeks paced the Warriors with a teambest 17 points. Bruns contributed 10 points.

Johnny Worrall finished with a doubledouble, scoring 10 points to go with a game-best 17 rebounds.

The Warriors will meet No. 1 Hondo Valley in the District 3-B Championship Game on Friday at 6 p.m. in Hondo.

Villanova tops No. 5 Georgetown 67-57 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At the final horn, Villanova f a ns st ay e d in t h e stands, and the Wildcats exchanged some casual high fives.

The postgame celebration was novel but what p r ec e de d i t l o ok e d s o familiar: Another win for Villanova over a top-five team.

Make it 3 for 3 at the Wells Fargo Center for a Villanova team suddenly primed for the NCAA tournament.

J a yVau g hn Pi nk s t o n scored 20 points to help Villanova beat a top-five team for the thir d time this season, 67-57 over N o . 5 Ge org e t o w n o n Wednesday night.

T he Wi l dca ts (1 9 - 1 2 , 10-8 Big East) also beat then-No. 5 Louisville and then-No. 3 Syracuse and have put themselves in solid shape for at least an NCAA tournament at-large bid. All three wins over top-five teams came at the Wells Fargo Center, the

site of tournament games the first weekend.

The Wildcats may not play in March at their offcampus home, but they expect to be chasing the championship somewhere.

With three top-five wins on the resume, coach Jay Wright said the Wildcats s h o ul d b e t ou r n a me n t bound. “ I w ou l d t h i n k g i v e n where everything is right now, we would be,” Wright said. “We also know we’re close enough that things could happen, too.”

Vil l a n o va s t ud e n ts stor med the court after t h e fi r s t t w o w i n s a n d security lined the baseline again Wednesday. With students on break, only a few fans made the dash.

That gave the Wildcats the chance to head behind the b a sk et a n d s a l u te th e ones that stuck around..

The Wildcats beat thenN o . 1 7 M a r q u e tt e t o i m p r o v e t o 4 - 2 a g a in s t Top 25 teams. That’s put the Wildcats in the thick

of tourney talk.

“We hear it,” Pinkston said. “We try not to think about it.”

Otto Porter Jr. scored 1 7 poin t s as th e Hoy as (23-5, 13-4) had an 11gam e wi nn in g s tr e ak s nappe d. Th e Big Eas t leaders lost for the first t im e si nce Jan . 19, against South Florida. The Hoyas would have been gu a ran te ed at le ast a share of the regular -season title with a win.

“We needed this game, also,” coach Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. “We’re playing for a c ham pion sh ip. Th at ’ s something just as important. We were desperate c om in g i nt o t hi s g am e, also.”

Darrun Hilliard scored 14 points, R yan Arcidiacono had 11 and Moupht ao u Yar ou g rab be d 1 2 rebounds for the Wildcats, w ho f in is hed 3 0 of 4 2 from the free throw line compared to Georgetown going 4 of 8 from there.

The Wildcats still have the Big East tournament ahead. But they have won enough big games to start thinking about the NCAA tournament.

It’s a swift turnaround after the Wildcats finished 13 -19 la st s eas on a nd missed the NCAA tournam en t f or t h e fir st t i m e since 2004. The 19 losses were a season-worst for a program that started playing in 1920.

The Hoyas were playing for a N o. 1 s eed in th e bo th t he B ig Eas t a n d NCAA tournaments. But they committed a whoppi ng 23 t u r n ove rs an d never made the big shots down the stretch.

Pi nk st o n’ s 3- po in t er midway through the second half pushed the lead to eight and the Wildcats held off a brief Hoyas’ run with seven straight points from the free throw line.

Hilliard shook off early foul trouble to bury a 3pointer and make it 5448. Arcidiacono followed

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with two free throws and the crowd of 13,685 went wild sensing yet another upset.

The Wildcats were one of the rare teams this season to crack Georgetown’s defense, one of the stingiest in t he n at ion . T h e Hoyas held teams to 38 percent shooting and only P it t sb u rgh cr ack ed 50 p er cen t in a gam e t h is season. Led by Pinkston in sid e an d Jam es B ell outside, the Wildcats hovered around the 50 percent mark to torment the Hoyas. Plus 13 steals with 3:40 left in the game sure didn’t hurt the Wildcats.

Villan ova’ s defen se tightened up and forced Georgetown into rushing sh ot s wit h tick s of th e shot clock left.

“We were still able to get d ecen t look s, we j u st wer en ’ t ab le to kn ock them down,” Porter said.

P in k st on m issed t wo free throws and the late m elt d own so sim ilar t o ones in losses last week at

Seton Hall and Pittsburgh ap p ear ed u n d er w ay.

Pinkston steadied himself fr om t h e lin e t h e n ext time down and hit two for a six-point lead. Hilliard forced a steal at midcourt, then drew Moses Ayegba’s fifth foul. He made one of two from the line and Villanova kept a comfortable lead the rest of the way.

The Wildcats are feeling good for Wright after some mediocre seasons following their 2009 Final Four appearance.

“We know that he’s just driving us,” Hilliard said.

“He wants us to be great and we want to be great.”

T h e Wild cat s h ad s ix turnovers in their first 12 possessions of the game but took the lead when Bell hit consecutive 3s.

Arcidiacono hit Bell on a baseline fly-by for a highlight-reel dunk. Arcidiacono added a 3-pointer to send Villanova into halftime with a 33-29 lead.

No. 7 Michigan beats Purdue 80-75 LSU gets 68-57 win WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Michigan’s destiny in the Big Ten race is in its own hands. Purdue didn’t make things any easier for the Wolverines, though.

After falling behind in the second half, the Wolverines made a push and held on to stay alive for their share of the Big Ten title with an 80-75 victory over the Boilermakers on Wednesday night.

“Why can’t it be us, so let’s just go for it,” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “We will have a regular routine and whatever happens, happens.”

Trey Burke had 26 points and five rebounds for Michigan. He didn’t need the motivation of having a chance at a share of the conference championship. Everything he needed came before the game from Purdue.

“There was a little trash talk from the other guards,” Burke said. “But

I didn’t want to make it personal. I just started picking my spots. I felt like the more aggressive I was, the more open my teammates would be.”

Terone Johnson scored a careerhigh 35 points and Rapheal Davis added 15 for Purdue (14-16 7-10 Big Ten), which has lost five of seven.

Nik Stauskas had 17 points and Tim Hardaway, Jr. had 16 points and five rebounds for the Wolverines (25-5, 12-5), who have won four of their last five.

The Wolverines will host No. 2 Indiana on Sunday.

“It’s going to be a crazy environment on Sunday,” Burke said. “Indiana is one of the best, if not the best. We’ve already lost down in Bloomington and they come to Ann Arbor Sunday so we will be ready.”

Hardaway’s 3-pointer with 3:46 left gave Michigan a 66-64 lead.

Stauskas made two free throws and a 3-pointer to extend the lead and Burke added two free throws with 20 seconds left to make it 7773.

“I was ready today, and I wanted to give it all to my team,” Stauskas said.

The Wolverines handed the Boilermakers their 10th conference loss. It’s the first time the Boilermakers have lost at least 10 Big Ten regular season games since 200506 — Matt Painter’s first season as head coach.

Burke started Michigan’s big run in the second half with a 3-pointer and Stauskas later hit a 3 to make it 54-48.

Burke made two free throws to make it 55-50 and Robinson made two more from the line to make it 55-52 with 7:43 left.

But they were never able to take a big lead at the end.

over Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Charles Carmouche had 20 points and five assists to lead LSU to a 68-57 win over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

The Aggies never led in the second half, but cut the lead to three points with about 6 1/2 minutes left.

That’s when the Tigers used a 12-2 spurt to make it 6653 with less than 2 minutes to go. Carmouche, who had 20 points for the fourth straight game, scored the last six points of that run for LSU (18-10, 9-8 Southeastern Conference) to secure the victory.

It’s the first time since Dec. 2009 that an LSU player recorded at least 20 points in three or more games in a row.

Senior Ray Turner led Texas A&M (17-13, 7-10) in his last home game with 16 points and tied his season high with 13 rebounds. Fellow senior Elston Turner, who entered the game averaging a team-leading 18 points, added 11 points for the Aggies.

Elston Turner injured his left wrist and pinkie finger with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining. He left the game for a short time before returning, but it was obvious that he was injured when he returned.

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NBA roundup: Knicks down Pistons 87-77

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(AP) — Raymond Felton scored 26 points, and the New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 8777 on Wednesday night despite Carmelo Anthony’s absence.

Anthony sat out after injuring his right knee Monday, but New York went on a 16-0 run in the fourth to put away the game. The Pistons were without big man Greg Monroe, who has a sore left ankle, and Detroit coach Lawrence Frank missed the game because of a personal matter.

The Knicks turned the ball over 11 times in the first quarter, but they still led 4438 at the half. Brandon Knight scored 17 points for the Pistons and led a thirdquarter rally, but Detroit managed only 12 points in the fourth.

The Knicks have won five of six heading into Thursday’s home game against Oklahoma City.

The Pistons were actually without their top two big men because rookie Andre Drummond is out with a stress fracture in his back.

Amare Stoudemire took advantage, scoring 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, but Tyson Chandler scored only two points.

New York ended up taking 35 shots from 3-point range against the undermanned Pistons, making 13.

The Knicks trailed 73-71 when they went on their decisive run, which included two 3-pointers by J.R. Smith, one by Jason Kidd and another by Felton to cap it.

Smith scored 20 points.

Assistant coach Brian Hill, filling in for Frank, joked before the game that he might need a blindfold and a cigarette because of the difficult task ahead. Despite all of New York’s early turnovers, the Pistons trailed by 15 in the second quarter before a mild rally before

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Detroit controlled the start of the third as well. Knight scored 11 of his team’s 13 points in one stretch and gave the Pistons a 65-55 lead when he made a 3pointer with 2:44 left, but Detroit didn’t score for the rest of the quarter.

Felton scored the last eight points of the period — including two 3s — to tie it at 65.

The Knicks also scored the first six points of the fourth, but Detroit answered with eight in a row and took a 7371 lead on two free throws

by Rodney Stuckey.

Detroit’s Jose Calderon had 10 points and 16 assists.

Minnesota 87, Washington 82 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Rubio had 15 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and six steals to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an 87-82 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night that snapped a six-game losing streak.

Derrick Williams added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, and J.J. Barea scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter.

John Wall had 19 points and seven assists, and Trevor Ariza added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Wizards, who were missing leading scorer Bradley Beal because of a sprained left ankle.

Washington turned the ball over 24 times, leading to 30 points by Minnesota.

Washington led by eight early in the fourth, but Rubio’s defense keyed a 21-9 surge by the Timberwolves over the final 9:30.

Miami 97, Orlando 96 MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points, including a go-ahead layup with 3.2 seconds left, and the Miami Heat scrambled

Indiana’s Orlando Johnson, right, is called for a foul against Boston’s Kevin Garnet during their game, Wednesday.

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Detroit Pistons forward Jason Maxiell, right, pressures New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire during the first half of their game, Wednesday.

late to beat the Orlando Magic 97-96 on Wednesday night and extend their franchise-record winning streak to 16 games.

Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and Chris Bosh added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who blew a 20point, second-half lead and then rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minutes.

Nic Vucevic had 25 points and 21 rebounds for the Magic, who got 16 points apiece from Jameer Nelson and Tobias Harris, 13 from Arron Afflalo and 12 from Maurice Harkless.

Atlanta 107, Philadelphia 96 ATLANTA (AP) — Jeff Teague scored 27 points, Anthony Tolliver added a season-high 21 and the Atlanta Hawks bounced back from a sluggish start for a 107-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Tolliver, averaging just 3.4 points a game, had already surpassed his previous best of 13 points by halftime. The Sixers kept leaving him open beyond the arc, and he kept knocking down 3-pointers, finishing 5 for 7 from long range.

The Hawks missed their first eight shots but quickly pulled themselves together against weary Philadelphia, which was playing its eighth game in 12 days. Atlanta led by 19 before settling for a 59-47 lead at halftime.

After Philadelphia cut it to 66-63, the Hawks finished the third quarter on a 25-7 spurt.

Brooklyn 99, Charlotte 78 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —

Orlando’s Tobias Harris (12) blocks a shot by Miami’s LeBron James (6) during the first quarter of their game, Wednesday.

Deron Williams had 20 points and eight assists, Joe Johnson added 22 points, and Brooklyn Nets got a needed win over the Charlotte Bobcats, 99-78 Wednesday night.

The Nets trailed by 10 at the half, but opened the third quarter with a 21-6 run led by Williams and Johnson, and never looked back. The Bobcats managed just nine points in the third quarter on 3-of-19 shooting and were outscored 56-25 in the second half to lose their eighth straight game.

Reggie Evans grabbed 16 rebounds and Brook Lopez had 16 points and five rebounds for the Nets.

Brooklyn had lost two straight and four of its last five.

Rookie Michael KiddGilchrist had 17 points and Ben Gordon added 16 for the

Utah’s Enes Kanter (0) and Cleveland’s Marreese Speights vie for a rebound during the third quarter of their game, Wednesday.

Bobcats, who are 6-43 since starting the season 7-5.

Cleveland 104, Utah 101 CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 20 points and Cleveland’s All-Star guard made all the big plays down the stretch, rallying the Cavaliers to a 104-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

The Cavs trailed 100-92 with less than three minutes left before Irving took over.

He scored eight points, made a steal and assisted on Wayne Ellington’s dunk as Cleveland stormed back to stun the Jazz.

Irving added 10 assists in his second game back after missing three with a hyperextended knee. Tristan Thompson had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland, which trailed by 12 in the fourth.

Gordon Hayward scored 25 and Enes Kanter had 17 for the Jazz, who have lost five of six.

Boston 83, Indiana 81 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Garnett found Jeff Green all alone under the basket for a layup with 0.5 seconds remaining to finish off a fourth-quarter comeback from 14 points down, and the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 83-81 on Wednesday night.

Garnett led the Celtics with 18 points and 10 rebounds and dragged Boston back after they trailed most of the final three quarters. Green had 11 points off the bench.

Paul George scored 16 points for the Pacers, who had all five starters in double figures. David West added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and George Hill finished with 14 points.

Center Roy Hibbert had his 14th double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Memphis 91, Portland 85 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jerryd Bayless scored all 13 of his points in the final 13 minutes, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 91-85 on Wednesday night.

Memphis, which won its second straight and 10th in the last 11, rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter. Mike Conley added 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field, and had six assists. Tony Allen scored 10 points, including two free throws with 4.8 seconds left provided the final margin.

Damian Lillard scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead Portland. J.J. Hickson had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Eric Maynor also scored 12, and Nicolas Batum and LaMarcus Aldridge each added 11.

Aldridge also had 10 rebounds and six assists.

L.A. Lakers 108, New Orleans 102 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 42 points during a 20-0 run in the last 6:22 of the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a 25-point deficit to fend off the New Orleans Hornets, 108-102 on Wednesday night.

The Hornets were still ahead by 21 in the final minute of the third quarter when Greivis Vasquez’s 3pointer made it 93-72, and even after the Lakers had whittled their deficit to 12, the Hornets were up 102-88 after Robin Lopez’s dunk with 6:47 to go. But the Hornets would not score again, and Bryant began to take over with a big assist from Jodie Meeks, who hit two of his five 3-pointers during the final surge to finish with 19 points.

Dwight Howard had 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for Los Angeles.

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DEAR ABBY: I am writing to you because I can share this anonymously. I am close to 60 years old and I’m terrified of the dentist. Every time I pick up the phone to make an appointment I get so anxious I feel like I’m going to die.

Do you think I will be able to find a caring, compassionate and nonjudgmental dentist? Are they out there? Sometimes I wish I could die instead of going to the dentist. Am I crazy?

MRS. ANXIETY IN THE U.S.A. DEAR MRS. ANXIETY: Let me put it this way — if you’re

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crazy, you have a lot of company.

Many people fear going to the dentist. However, there have been improvements in the field since you were a child — including sedation for people who choose “not to be there” while their dental problems are being attended to.

Good dental health is very important to our overall health, so please don’t put off any further making an appointment. Tell the person who is booking the appointment what your needs are, and if that dentist can’t accommodate you, ask for a referral to one who can. #####

old has another birthday coming up.

I’m tired of the gift-buying and really can’t afford to do it anymore.

When the new baby is born, I am tempted to just say “Congratulations!” Any suggestions?

GIFTED OUT

DEAR ABBY: I have been a nanny for four families over the last 10 years. I am now working for a family of five. I don’t make a lot of money, but I enjoy what I do.

My problem is all the gift-buying I feel required to do — such as on the children’s birthdays, Christmas and the mom’s birth of more babies. My employer is expecting yet another baby this summer and her 3-year-

DEAR ABBY: During the first year of our marriage, my husband cheated on me with women from his past as well as new encounters. When I confronted him, he promised to stop. He would then call and email these women, and tell them I was checking up on him and he’d contact them later.

This has gone on for years. He swears he’s no longer cheating, and we have sought counseling — which

DEAR GIFTED OUT: Yes. When the newest addition to the family arrives, give your employer a nice card. You should not be expected to come up with a gift. You are already giving these children loving and responsible care and that is gift enough. #####

I stopped because the counselor and I agreed that my husband didn’t think he had a problem.

When I confront him with my suspicions, he insists that I am “driving him away” by accusing him. He is very arrogant, and people who don’t know him believe he’s a great guy and I am the problem. I have considered revenge cheating, but it goes against my morals. I think about divorcing him, but then I think — what if I am wrong? What if he really is being faithful? What should I do? I love him.

UNSURE IN TEXAS

DEAR UNSURE:

I agree that “revenge” cheating is not the solution to your problem.

Hire a private detective and get to the bottom of this. If you’re wrong, you need counseling to resolve your insecurities. However, if he’s cheating, you will know you haven’t been imagining things and can decide rationally if it’s in your best interests to continue being married to a womanizer.

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Dear Heloise: What’s the best way to CLEAN SINK DRAINS?

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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Kimberly W. in Florida Kimberly, this is one of the questions that people ask all the time! There are several Heloise Hints for cleaning the drain so that it does not get clogged up.

The most important hint is: Don’t wait until it starts draining slowly or is completely stopped up! If you do the preventive hint, then you should not have to call a plumber! This common and easy-to-take-care-of household situation was just covered in a story that Good Housekeeping magazine did about me in the March issue. (Disclosure: I have been lucky enough to write a column for Good Housekeeping for almost 30 years.) There also are a lot of tried-and-true Heloise hints in the story about getting stains out (pet urine, chocolate, etc.), cleaning wooden cutting boards and butcher blocks, and how to get out underarm stains from shirts!

Here’s the scoop on what to do to keep drains smelling fresh and free-flowing. First, pour in about 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/4 cup table salt. You can mix them together first if you want to. Then the magic! Grab a big bottle or jug of cheap household white or apple-cider vinegar and glug, glug away! You will see the foam and bubbles rise out of the drain — it’s really pretty cool!

Let it sit for 10-20 minutes (longer is NOT more effective), then turn on the hot water, let run for 20-30 seconds, followed by about the same of cold water.

That is it! If you do this every few weeks, it will help prevent a blockage. Another hint? Don’t stand over the sink to brush/comb your hair. Where do you think all of the loose hair goes? Down the drain, in the pipes, and then add gunk from washing hands, washing of f makeup and all of the other normal things we do when using a sink. It’s a super-duper gunky mess just waiting for the right time to cause a big old backup of water!

No stinky, yucky drains — ever!

Heloise ##### Dear Readers; Lip liner helps define your lips and prevent lipstick from “bleeding.” There’s a product you have that will help make your lipstick last longer. Apply a thin coat of foundation on your lips. Let sit a few seconds, then put on your lip liner and lipstick. Blot with a tissue, then add one more coat of lipstick.

Heloise ##### Dear Heloise: When my now-deceased mother was in an assisted-living center, she dearly loved the terrycloth robe I gave her. The caregivers put it on her immediately as she stepped out of her bath.

It kept her warm and absorbed much of the water on her body while the caregiver quickly dried her feet and legs. It became her favorite present!

Linda D., Edwards, Miss.

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FINANCIAL

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Chavez death brings uncertainty, hope to oil patch HOUSTON (AP) — Following Tuesday’s death of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela faces near-term political uncertainty that could bring further turmoil to its oil industry.

The country’s oil exports fell by nearly half during Chavez’s 14 years as president and that kind of decline is not easily reversed. It will take years of investment to turn around the country’s beleaguered oil sector.

But whoever emerges as the next leader of Venezuela, an OPEC member that sits on the world’s second-largest oil reserves, will have a powerful economic incentive to make that a top priority.

Exports fell from 3 million barrels per day in 2000 to 1.7 million barrels per day in 2011. Chavez relied heavily on the country’s oil income to fund social programs, but reinvested relatively little of it to exploit new oil fields and replace depleted ones.

There has been no indication from the country’s national oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., or PDVSA, whether it will invite more foreign investment or increase its own investment in new production. But Chavez held such sway over the company’s direction that his death means the direction could change dramatically.

“Without his charisma and force of character, it is not at all clear how his successors will maintain the system he created,” said Daniel Yergin, author of a Pulitzer Prize winning book on global energy politics.

The discontent in Venezuela that grew with the decline of oil prices in the late 1990s helped Chavez get elected. The high oil prices that followed helped him consolidate power by allowing him to fund programs popular with Venezuelans and making allies in the region by offering cut-rate oil deals, according to Yergin.

But his refusal to reinvest in the industry, along with a strike at PDVSA in 2002 that sapped the company of some of its best talent, led to deep decay in the country’s most important industry. Chavez nationalized some oil and gas assets owned by international oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil, in order to make PDVSA the majority stakeholder in all Venezuelan projects. That prompted Exxon and others to abandon work in the country, further reducing the country’s access to oil and gas technology and expertise.

Citgo, the company’s U.S. division, operates refineries in Texas, Louisiana and Illinois, and sells fuel through thou-

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Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wave to the press Sept. 18, 2006 after inaugurating an oil drill in San Tome, Venezuela.

sands of gas stations. Citgo has been used by Chavez to distribute discounted heating oil to poor American families in a high-profile program aimed at criticizing Washington’s approach to the poor.

The world oil market’s response to Chavez’s death was muted — oil rose

slightly in electronic trading in New York to $91.05 per barrel. That’s 8 times the price of a barrel when Chavez took office 14 years ago. But Wednesday traders focused on a report that showed rising supplies in the U.S., and oil dropped to $90.15.

Vornado confirms Fed survey: US economy growing it’s sold 40 percent of JC Penney stake NEW YORK (AP) — The latest blow to struggling J.C. Penney: One of its biggest shareholders confirmed that it’s sold more than 40 percent of its stake. Vornado Realty Trust’s move is perhaps the biggest indicator yet that investors are losing patience with a turnaround strategy that has failed to win over shoppers.

The stock has lost about two-thirds of its value in the past 12 months.

According to documents filed late Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Vornado sold 10 million shares at $16.03 to Deutsche Bank on Monday.

That price is 9 percent lower than Penney’s closing price of $17.69 on Friday.

Vornado, which owns and manages commercial real estate such as office buildings and malls, still holds 13.4 million shares, or 6.1 percent, of Penney’s stock. Vornado’s chairman and incoming CEO Steven Roth is a member of Plano, Texas-based Penney’s board.

Under the leadership of CEO Ron Johnson, who came on board in November 2011, the retailer scaled back most sales in favor of every day low prices. But shoppers looking for discount signs have fled, and Penney just finished a dismal year of mounting losses and steepening sales drops. Penney is now adding back some promotions, but analysts worry it won’t be able to stem sales declines fast enough to finance the company’s attempted transformation.

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CATTLE/HOGS NEW YORK(AP) - Cattle/hogs futures on the Chicago Merchantile Exchange Friday: Open high

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CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Apr 13 129.50 129.65 127.17 128.80 Jun 13 124.50 124.55 122.22 123.95 Aug 13 125.10 125.15 123.12 124.80 Oct 13 129.22 129.40 127.20 128.90 Dec 13 129.72 130.20 128.75 130.10 Feb 14 130.75 130.80 130.15 130.70 Apr 14 131.75 131.75 131.75 131.75 Jun 14 128.95 128.95 128.75 128.75 Last spot N/A Est. sales 11808. Tue’s Sales: 50,491 Tue’s open int: 337694, up +3006 FEEDER CATTLE 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Mar 13 141.75 141.80 139.50 140.92 Apr 13 142.50 142.60 141.25 142.25 May 13 144.57 144.92 143.45 144.57 Aug 13 151.25 151.80 150.30 151.45 Sep 13 153.25 153.50 152.80 153.35 Oct 13 154.25 154.50 153.50 154.50 Nov 13 155.25 155.65 155.25 155.60 Jan 14 155.25 155.25 155.25 155.25 Last spot N/A Est. sales 4088. Tue’s Sales: 8,309 Tue’s open int: 39641, off -334 HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Strong auto sales, better hiring and a continued housing recovery helped the U.S. economy grow in January and February throughout the country, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve.

The Fed says 10 of its 12 banking districts reported moderate or modest growth, while Boston and Chicago districts reported slow growth.

Consumer spending increased in most regions, although spending growth slowed in many districts and much of the gains were driven by auto sales. Many districts said consumers pulled back slightly elsewhere after seeing taxes rise and gas prices increase. Some also expressed concerns about federal spending cuts that started on March 1.

Housing markets showed more strength in nearly all parts of the country. Manufacturing grew modestly in most regions after struggling in through most of 2012.

And many districts reported improvement in individual jobs markets.

The report, called the Beige Book, provides anecdotal information on economic conditions through February 22.

The information will be used as the basis for the Fed’s policy discussion at the March 19-20 meeting.

Analysts said the report was slightly more upbeat than the previous Fed survey, noting the modest rebound in manufacturing in the past two months. Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, called the latest survey “more encouraging news on the U.S. economy.”

Many economists believe Fed officials will maintain their low-interest rate policies at current levels but take no new steps at the March meeting.

In January, the Fed stood behind aggressive steps it launched in December to try to reduce unemployment. It repeated that it would keep its key short-term interest

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METALS

NEW YORK (AP) _ Spot nonferrous metal prices Wed. Aluminum -$0.8812 per lb., London Metal Exch.

Copper -$3.5016 Cathode full plate, LME. Copper $3.4740 N.Y. Merc spot Wed. Lead - $2207.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch.

Zinc - $0.8998 per lb., London Metal Exch.

Gold - $1574.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Gold - $1574.60 troy oz., NY Merc spot Wed. Silver - $28.915 Handy & Harman (only daily quote).

Silver - $28.760 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Wed. Platinum -$1588.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract).

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rate at a record low at least until unemployment falls below 6.5 percent. And the Fed said it would keep buying Treasurys and mortgage bonds to help lower borrowing costs and encourage spending.

The unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in January when the Fed last met.

The economy has shown improvement since then, even as Americans paid higher taxes and automatic government spending cuts loomed. On Jan. 1, nearly all Americans who draw a paycheck began paying higher Social Security taxes and income taxes rose for the highest earning workers.

The tax increases and broader budget debate in Washington haven’t slowed financial markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed Tuesday at a record high and kept rising Wednesday. The index of 30 big corporations has more than doubled since hitting a low during the financial crisis in March 2009.

Consumer confidence rose in February from January, according to surveys by both the Conference Board and the University of Michigan. Factories and service companies both grew at the fastest pace in at least a year, according to surveys issued Friday and Tuesday by the Institute for Supply Management.

And payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that U.S. businesses added 198,000 jobs in February. The private survey also revised January’s hiring figures to show companies added 215,000 jobs that month, 23,000 more than what had initially been reported.

The figure suggests that the government’s February jobs report, to be issued Friday, may come in above economists’ forecasts. Analysts expect it will show the economy added 152,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.8 percent from 7.9 percent in January.

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Canadian singer Tom Connors dies at age 77 Roswell Daily Record

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario (AP) — Canadian country-folk singer Stompin’ Tom Connors, whose toe-tapping musical spirit and fierce patriotism established him as one of Canada’s biggest cultural icons, has died, his promoter said Wednesday night. He was 77.

Connors passed away from natural causes at his home Wednesday evening, Brian Edwards said. The musician, rarely seen without his signature black cowboy hat and stomping cowboy boots, was best known for songs “Sudbury Saturday Night,” “Bud the Spud” and especially “The Hockey Song,” a fan favorite played at hockey arenas around North America.

Those three songs are played at every Toronto Maple Leafs home game. At Toronto’s Air Canada Centre Wednesday night, many fans took to their feet as “The Hockey Song” was played after Connors’ death was announced.

Although wide commercial appeal eluded Connors for much of his four-decade career, his songs are regarded as veritable national anthems thanks to their unabashed embrace of all things Canadiana.

“The hockey song was the biggest one,” Edwards said.

“Domestically he was known everywhere.”

On Twitter, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said “we have lost a true Canadian original.

R.I.P. Stompin’ Tom Connors.

You played the best game that could be played.”

The National Hockey League tweeted: “Sad to hear that legendary Canadian Stompin’ Tom Connors has passed. His legacy lives on in arenas every time ‘The Hockey Song’ is played.”

Connors knew his health was declining and had posted a message on his website a few days ago, saying Canada kept him “inspired with its beauty, character, and spirit.”

Dubbed Stompin’ Tom for his habit of pounding the floor with his left foot during performances, Connors garnered a devoted following through straightahead country-folk tunes that drew inspiration from his extensive travels around Canada, dating back to his itinerant teenage years when he roamed the country working one job or

another.

The country that Connors celebrated in song was strangely ignored by other Canadian songwriters, he often said.

“I don’t know why I seem to be the only one, or almost the only one, writing about this country,” Connors said in 2008. “This country is the most underwritten country in the world as far as songs are concerned. We starve. The people in this country are starving for songs about their homeland.”

He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on Feb. 9, 1936, to an unwed teenage mother. According to his autobiography, “Before the Fame,” he often lived hand-to-mouth as a youngster, hitchhiking with his mother from the age of three, begging on the street by the age of four. At age eight, he was placed in the care of the charity Children’s Aid and adopted a year later by a family in Skinner’s Pond, Prince Edward Island. He ran away four years later to hitchhike across Canada.

Connors bought his first guitar at age 14 and picked up odd jobs as he wandered from town to town, at times working on fishing boats, as a grave digger, tobacco picker and fry cook.

Connors is said to have begun his musical career when he found himself a nickel short of a beer at the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins, Ontario, in 1964 at age 28. The bartender agreed to give him a drink if he would play a few songs, and that turned into a 14-month contract to play at the hotel.

Three years later, Connors made his first album and garnered his first hit in 1970 with “Bud The Spud.”

Hundreds more songs followed, many based on actual events, people and towns he had visited.

He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1996, one of the country’s highest honors. He also had his own postage stamp.

Connors is survived by his wife Lena, two sons, two daughters and several grandchildren.

A celebration of Stompin Tom’s life is being planned for next Wednesday at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Old friends turn out for Mindy McCready memorial service

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mindy McCready’s time in Nashville was filled with music, and her memorial service in Music City reflected that.

Old friends Bryan White, Lorrie Morgan and Bekka Bramlett sang for McCready and family members spoke about her difficulties and triumphs during the hour -long remembrance Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.

“She achieved many of her dreams with No. 1 records and fame,” said singer Lorrie Morgan, a for mer label mate of McCready’s. “But we all know fame and fortune do not ensure happiness.”

The Nashville memorial attended by about 200 comes two weeks after her funeral in her hometown of Fort Myers, Fla. McCready shot herself last month on the front porch of the home she once shared with her fiance, David Wilson, in Heber Springs, Ark., authorities have said. That’s the same spot where Wilson, the father of her second son, committed suicide a month earlier.

Authorities continue to investigate both deaths.

The 37-year-old, who struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and endured a series of failed and sometimes abusive relationships, had suffered a series of recent setbacks as well. She’d lost custody of her sons and checked out of a court-ordered substance abuse

rehabilitation program in the days before her death.

A pair of McCready’s cousins spoke for the singer’s family.

Ashley Webb read a letter from McCready’s father, Tim, who said he watched his daughter deteriorate every day in the weeks after Wilson’s death.

Another cousin, Tristan White, said McCready “was passionate in everything she did. Sometimes that passion got her in trouble.”

White also thanked a list of friends who went “above and beyond” for McCready, including Dr. Drew Pinsky, the “Celeb Rehab” host who attempted to help McCready and reached out to her in the days after Wilson’s death. Pinsky has been criticized because five “Celeb Rehab” alumni have died since appearing on the show.

“All these people are people who made a huge impact on Mindy’s life,” White said.

McCready’s former producer Jimmy Nichols, who helped guide her to the biggest successes of her singing career in the mid-to late-1990s, said he’d heard from McCready in the days before her death. She was seeking help with a song she wanted to put out in an attempt to restart her career.

She sadly told him all she really wanted was her children back.

“I love you, Mindy. Rest well,” he said. “You have so many angels guarding your soul tonight.”

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ANNIE DAVID, DECEASED

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ANNIE DAVID AND THEODORE DAVID REVOCABLE TRUST UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 17, 1997 AND RELATING TO JOSEPH B. SHAMAS, JR., GUY BRUCE MYERS, GARY DOUGLAS MYERS, CYNTHIA DIANE SALVESON, MARSHA LYNN NELSON, RONALD JAMES MIZE, ROBIN SIRLES AND ROBERT JOSEPH MIZE

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF CHAVES FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

No. D-504-CV-2012-00493

JOSEPH B. SHAMAS, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNIE DAVID, DECEASED; JOSEPH B. SHAMAS, JR., AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MABEL ANN SHAMAS, DECEASED; GUY BRUCE MYERS; GARY DOUGLAS MYERS; CYNTHIA DIANE SALVESON; MARSHA LYNN NELSON; RONALD JAMES MIZE; ROBIN SIRLES; ROBERT JOSEPH MIZE; JOANNA S. LYLE; ESTATE OF RALPH D. SHAMAS, DECEASED; AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS OF ANNIE DAVID, DECEASED.

JOSEPH B. SHAMAS, JR., Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF ANNIE DAVID, Deceased, (“Estate”), has filed an Amended Petition for Formal Probate, for Complete Settlement of Estate and Declaratory Judgment requesting the Court to enter an Order which (1) confirms the previous informal appointment of Petitioner as Personal Representative; (2) confirms the successor trusteeship of Petitioner with respect to the ANNIE DAVID AND THEODORE DAVID REVOCABLE TRUST under Trust Agreement dated December 17, 1997, (the “Trust”); (3) determines the heirs and devisees of the Decedent's Estate as well as the beneficiaries of the Trust; (4) approves the Final Account of Petitioner with respect to the Estate and Trust as filed herein; (5) determines the persons entitled to distribution of the Estate of the Decedent and Trust; (6) determines the proper satisfaction of the ultimate distribution of the Trust assets to the beneficiaries of the Trust; (7) declares that after Petitioner makes the distributions of the Estate and Trust, the Estate and Trust are fully settled and discharges Petitioner from further claim or demand of any interested person in regard to the Estate and Trust, respectively; and (8) grants such other and further relief as may be proper. Notice is hereby given that a hearing on such Petition will be held at the 5th Judicial District Court of Chaves County, New Mexico, located at 400 North Virginia Avenue, Roswell, New Mexico, on Friday, March 29, 2013 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Respectfully submitted, MARK W. TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

By: ____________________ Mark W. Taylor P.O. Box 898 Roswell, New Mexico 88202-0898 (575) 624-2000 (575) 624-0200 (Facsimile) Co-Counsel for the Estate and Trust

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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF I-WIRELESS, LLC FOR DESIGNATION AS AN ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LIFELINE SERVICE IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

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NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE, FOR COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AND TRUST AND DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

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Case No. 12-00410-UT

NOTICE OF PROCEEDING

NOTICE is hereby given of the following matters pertaining to the above-captioned case pending before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (“Commission” or “NMPRC”): On December 14, 2012, i-wireless, LLC (“i-wireless”) filed with the Commission a Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (“Petition”).

The Petition was filed pursuant to Section 214(e)(2) of the federal Communications Act of 1934 as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and 17.11.10.24 NMAC. The Petition requests that the Commission approve the designation of i-wireless as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (“ETC”) for the limited purpose of providing Lifeline services to qualifying households, for both Tribal and non-Tribal areas, in the entire service area in New Mexico of its underlying carrier, Sprint Spectrum L.P. (“Sprint”). The Petition states that i-wireless is seeking ETC designation throughout the Sprint coverage area in New Mexico, identified on maps attached to the Petition. The Petition states that i-wireless is seeking ETC designation in all areas of New Mexico served by Sprint, including recognized Tribal Lands.

The Petition specifies that i-wireless will not seek access to funds from either the federal Universal Service Fund (“USF”) or from the New Mexico USF for the purpose of either participating in the Link-Up program or providing services to high cost areas. In short, i-wireless is seeking approval of its request for ETC designation in its proposed ETC Service Area for the provision of discounted Lifeline service to qualified low-income consumers in New Mexico.

On January 8, 2013, the Commission issued an Order initiating this proceeding to consider i-wireless' Petition and designating the undersigned to preside over this proceeding.

Further information regarding this case can be obtained by contacting the ComThe mission at the addresses and telephone numbers provided below.

Commis-sion has assigned Case No. 12-00410-UT to this proceeding and all inquires or written comments concerning this matter should refer to that case.

By Order issued in this case on February 26, 2013, the Hearing Examiner has established the following procedural schedule and requirements for this case: A. Any person desiring to intervene to become a party (“intervenor”) to this case must file a motion for leave to intervene in conformity with NMPRC Rules of Procedure 1.2.2.23(A) and 1.2.2.23(B) NMAC on or before April 9, 2013.

B. On or before April 2, 2013, i-wireless shall file direct testimony in support of its Petition.

C. Any intervenor testimony shall be filed on or before April 23, 2013.

D. Staff shall file direct testimony on or before May 14, 2013.

E. Any rebuttal testimony shall be filed on or before June 3, 2013.

F. A public hearing in this case shall be held on June 13, 2013 commencing at 9:30 a.m. MDT, and continue as necessary until completed at the Commission's offices in the P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, for the purpose of hearing and receiving testimony, exhibits, arguments and any other appropriate matters relevant to this proceeding.

The procedural dates and requirements of this case are subject to further order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner.

The Commission's Rules of Procedure, 1.2.2 NMAC et seq., shall apply to this case except as modified by order of the Commission or Hearing Examiner. A copy of such Rules may be obtained from the offices of the Commission and are available at the official NMAC website, http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/nmac/.

Any interested person may appear at the time and place of hearing and make written or oral comment pursuant to 1.2.2.23(F) NMAC without becoming an intervenor. All such comments shall not be considered as evidence in this case. Written comments, which shall reference NMPRC Case No. 12-00389-UT, also may be sent to the Commission at the following address: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission P.E.R.A. Building 1120 Paseo de Peralta P.O. Box 1269 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269 Telephone: 1-888-427-5772 Any interested person may examine the Petition and all other pleadings, testimony, exhibits and other documents filed in the public record for this case at the Commission's address set out above.

The filing and service of pleadings and other documents in this case are subject to applicable Commission rules (see e.g., 1.2.2.10 and 1.2.2.25(H) NMAC) and pertinent rulings in this case, except that service of discovery requests and responses shall be via e-mail unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Likewise, unless otherwise agreed or ordered, exhibits to discovery responses shall be served electronically at the same time as such responses.

Anyone filing pleadings, testimony and other documents in this case may file either in person at the Commission's docketing office in the P.E.R.A. Building in Santa Fe, New Mexico, or by mail to the Commission's address at P.O. Box 1269, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1269, and shall serve copies thereof on all parties of record and Staff in the manner specified on the Certificate of Service for this case.

All filings shall be e-mailed on the date they are filed with the Commission. Filings shall also be e-mailed to the Hearing Examiner at Anthony.Medeiros@state.nm.us.

All documents e-mailed to the Hearing Examiner shall include Word files if created in that format.

Interested persons should contact the Commission for confirmation of the hearing date, time, and place since hearings are occasionally rescheduled.

ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT THE COMMISSION AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE HEARING. ISSUED at Santa Fe, New Mexico this 26th day of February 2013.

NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ___________________________________ Anthony F. Medeiros Hearing Examiner

CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

RYAN MARTIN, aka Ryan C. Martin, and if married, JANE DOE MARTIN (true name unknown), his spouse, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 19, 2013, at the hour of 11:55 a.m., the undersigned Special Master will, at the south door of the Roswell Police Department, 128 West Second Street, Roswell, New Mexico, sell all the right, title and interest of the above-named Defendants in and to the hereinafter described real estate to the highest bidder for cash. The property to be sold is located at 1907 South Washington Avenue, Roswell, and is situate in Chaves County, New Mexico, and is particularly described as follows: LOT EIGHT (8) EXCEPT THE NORTH 135 FEET THEREOF IN BLOCK FOUR (4) OF SOUTH HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF ROSWELL, COUNTY OF CHAVES AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO, AS SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL PLAT FILED IN THE CHAVES COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1955 AND RECORDED IN BOOK C OF PLAT RECORDS, CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AT PAGE 46.

THE FOREGOING SALE will be made to satisfy a judgment rendered by the above Court in the above entitled and numbered cause on February 6, 2013, being an action to foreclose a mortgage on the above described property. The Plaintiff's Judgment, which includes interest and costs, is $187,776.33 and the same bears interest at 6.250% per annum from January 1, 2013, to the date of sale. The amount of such interest to the date of sale will be $2,507.97. The Plaintiff and/or its assignees has the right to bid at such sale and submit its bid verbally or in writing. The Plaintiff may apply all or any part of its judgment to the purchase price in lieu of cash. The sale may be postponed and rescheduled at the discretion of the Special Master.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the real property and improvements concerned with herein will be sold subject to any and all patent reservations, easements, all recorded and unrecorded liens not foreclosed herein, and all recorded and unrecorded special assessments and taxes that may be due. Plaintiff and its attorneys disclaim all responsibility for, and the purchaser at the sale takes the property subject to, the valuation of the property by the County Assessor as real or personal property, affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land, deactivation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property, if any, environmental contamination on the property, if any, and zoning violations concerning the property, if any.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the purchaser at such sale shall take title to the above described real property subject to a one month right of redemption.

Electronically filed /s/ A. D. Jones A. D. Jones, Special Master P.O. Box 1180 Roswell, NM 88202-1180 (575) 622-8432 -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish March 7, 14, 21, 2013 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF CHAVES FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT No. D-504-CV-2012-00383

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

THE ESTATE OF RODNEY F. PERKETT AKA ROD F. PERKETT, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES OR LEGATEES OF RODNEY F. PERKETT, DECEASED, AND UNKNOWN TENANT (REAL NAME UNKNOWN), Defendants.

NOTICE OF SUIT

TO: THE ESTATE OF RODNEY F. PERKETT AKA ROD F. PERKETT, UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES OR LEGATEES OF RODNEY F. PERKETT.

You are hereby notified that a civil action has been filed against you in the District Court of Chaves County, new Mexico, by Plaintiff, Bank of America, N.A., in which Plaintiff prays for foreclosure on its Note and Mortgage on real property located in Chaves County, new Mexico as described in the claim in said cause against Defendants named above, that the said real property to be sold according to law and practice of this Court to pay the lien of the Plaintiff, and that the interest of the Defendants, and each of them, and all persons claiming under or through them and all other persons bound by these proceedings be barred and foreclosed of all rights, interest of claims to said real property, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

The property involved is the real estate and improvements located at 1907 South Adams Drive, Roswell, New Mexico 88203, and more particularly described as: Lot 8 in Block 6 of South High School Addition, in the City of Roswell, County of Chaves and State of New Mexico, as shown on the Official Plat filed in the Chaves County Clerk’s Office on September 26, 1955 and recorded in Book C of Plat Records, at Page 46, including any improvements, fixtures, and attachments, such as, but not limited to, mobile homes. If there is a conflict between the legal description and the street address, the legal description shall control.

You are further notified that unless you enter or cause to be entered your appearance or file responsive pleadings or motions in said cause within twenty (20) days of the third consecutive publication of this Notice of Suit, judgment will be rendered in said cause against you and each of you by default, and the relief prayed for will be granted.

The name of the attorneys for Bank of America, N.A. is Rose Little Brand & Associates, P.C., 7430 Washington Street, NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, Telephone: (505) 833-3036.

BY ORDER OF the Honorable Freddie J. Romero, District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District Court of the State of New Mexico, and the Seal of the District Court of Chaves County, entered on February 14, 2013.

Date: February 14, 2013

By:/s/Catalina D. Ybarra DEPUTY CLERK

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The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District is scheduled as follows: Date:

MARCH 12, 2013- is CANCELLED

Location: Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District 2303East Second Street Roswell, New Mexico 88201 Suite 100

Time:

9:00 A.M.

For additional information, including a meeting agenda, please contact the PVACD office at (505)-622-7000. If you are disabled and require assistance, auxiliary aids and services,(Voice & TDD), and/or alternate formats in order to further your participation, please contact the office at (505)- 622-7000 at least a week before the meeting or as soon as possible.

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No. D-504-CV-2012-00506

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

ZACHARY MONTGOMERY, and if married, JANE DOE MONTGOMERY, (true name unknown), his spouse, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 12, 2013, at the hour of 11:45 a.m., the undersigned Special Master will, at the south door of the Roswell Police Department, 128 West Second Street, Roswell, New Mexico, sell all the right, title and interest of the above-named Defendants in and to the hereinafter described real estate to the highest bidder for cash. The property to be sold is located at 1313 N Lea Avenue, Roswell, and is situate in Chaves County, New Mexico, and is particularly described as follows: LOT 14, BLOCK 31 OF WEST SIDE ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF ROSWELL, COUNTY OF CHAVES AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO, AS SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL PLAT RECORDED JANUARY 1, 1891 IN PLAT BOOK A, PAGE 4, REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. THE FOREGOING SALE will be made to satisfy a judgment rendered by the above Court in the above entitled and numbered cause on January 9, 2013, being an action to foreclose a mortgage on the above described property. The Plaintiff's Judgment, which includes interest and costs, is $72,540.00 and the same bears interest at 6.000% per annum from November 1, 2012, to the date of sale. The amount of such interest to the date of sale will be $1,574.02.

The Plaintiff and/or its assignees has the right to bid at such sale and submit its bid verbally or in writing. The Plaintiff may apply all or any part of its judgment to the purchase price in lieu of cash. The sale may be postponed and rescheduled at the discretion of the Special Master.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the real property and improvements concerned with herein will be sold subject to any and all patent reservations, easements, all recorded and unrecorded liens not foreclosed herein, and all recorded and unrecorded special assessments and taxes that may be due. Plaintiff and its attorneys disclaim all responsibility for, and the purchaser at the sale takes the property subject to, the valuation of the property by the County Assessor as real or personal property, affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land, deactivation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property, if any, environmental contamination on the property, if any, and zoning violations concerning the property, if any.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the purchaser at such sale shall take title to the above described real property subject to a one month right of redemption.

Electronically filed /s/ A.D. Jones A.D. Jones, Special Master P.O. Box 1180 Roswell, NM 88202-1180 (575) 622-8432 -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish February 14, 21, 28, March 7, 2013 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF CHAVES FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF CHAVES FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT No. D-504-CV-2013-00131

THOMAS H. SWAIMS, vs.

Plaintiff,

THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEFENDANTS NAME, IF LIVING; IF DECEASED, THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS:

Defendants.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF SUIT

STATE OF NEW MEXICO: To the above named DEFENDANTS BY NAME, IF LIVING; IF DECEASED, THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS: JOHN L. SHIELDS, TEXIE LEE SHIELDS, E.C. SHIELDS, A.B. SHIELDS, LUTHER B. SHIELDS, and WANOLA NADINE BAUHAUS, GREETINGS:

You are hereby notified that the above named Plaintiff has filed a civil action against you in the above entitled Court and cause, the general object thereof being to quiet title to the property described as follows: Undivided 1/2 interest in SE 1/4 of SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, N.M.P.M., Chaves County, New Mexico.

Unless you enter your appearance in said cause on or before April 15, 2013, judgment by default will be entered against you.

Name and address of Plaintiff's attorneys: SEGAL & WHITTAKER, LLP Sylvain Segal 7601 Jefferson, N.E., Suite 380 Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 888-8888/FAX (505) 888-1635

WITNESS the Honorable Steven L. Bell, District Court Judge of the Fifth Judicial District Court of the State of New Mexico and the seal of the District Court of Chaves County this 25th day of February, 2013.

Court Seal

Clerk of the District Court

By:/s/ Catalina D. Ybarra Deputy Clerk

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF CHAVES FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF

MABEL ANN SHAMAS, DECEASED

002. Northeast 53 EAST Sky Loop HUGE MOVING SALE! Furniture, appliances, clothes, toys, baby stuff, tools, & tons more.

Fri&Sat 8:00am

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TO:

006. Southwest

BACK YARD sale 2603 S. Eisenhower xpensive weight lifting machine, art deco, antiques, metal storm door, furniture, almost new karaoke machine, hand tools, & much misc. 3/9/13 7-3 2811 LARGO Little bit of everything.

Thu/Fri 9-1, Sat 8-11

007. West

ESTATE SALE of Kay & Tom Stewart Thursday & Friday 8am.

2601 Resolana Dr. Lots of Pottery, Music Instruments, Several Sewing Machines, Kirby Vaccum, Twin Beds, Full & Queen Bedroom Sets, Dining Sets, Sofa/Loveseat, Settee, Upright Freezer, Side by Side Fridge, Washer & Dryer, Cowboy Hats & Clothes, Fishing Tackle & Reels, Reloading Equip & Tools. Too Much To List! Photos on our website@ wildwestauctions.com.

VISIT US ONLINE AT RDRNEWS.COM

Respectfully submitted, MARK W. TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

By: ______________________ Mark W. Taylor P.O. Box 898 Roswell, New Mexico 88202-0898 (575) 624-2000 (575) 624-0200 (Facsimile) Co-Counsel for the Estate

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NOTICE is hereby given that on February 6, 2013, PFI, LLC c/o David Pope, 1905 Old Dexter Highway, Roswell, New Mexico 88201, c/o Atkins Engineering Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 3156, Roswell, New Mexico 88202-3156, filed Application No. RA-1626 and RA-3169 with the STATE ENGINEER for permit to change place of use and combine and commingle 626.10 acre-feet per annum, plus carriage allowance, of groundwater rights diverted from the following described wells: TOWNSHIP 11 S. 11 S. 11 S.

RANGE 24 E. 24 E. 24 E.

Presently the 257.4 acre-feet per annum, plus carriage allowance, described under State Engineer File No RA-1626 is authorized to be diverted from wells RA-1626 and RA-1626 POD2 and is authorized to be used for the irrigation of 85.8 acres of land described as follows:

SUBDIVISION Pt. E1/2

SECTION 19

TOWNSHIP 11 S.

SUBDIVISION Pt. NE1/4

SECTION 19

TOWNSHIP 11 S.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 025. Lost and Found

EMPLOYMENT

No. PB-2012-07

SECTION 18 19 19

RAC INDOOR Garage Sale/Flea Market, March 8th, 5pm-8pm, March 9th 7am-1pm, 807 N. Missouri.

40 vendors selling.

404 DELICADO Dr, Sat., 7am-2pm. Very large sale: Lots of items, tools, furniture, appliances, lots misc.

JOSEPH B. SHAMAS, JR., Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF MABEL ANN SHAMAS, Deceased, has filed a Petition for Formal Probate of Will, for Determination of Heirship and Complete Settlement of Estate requesting the Court to enter an Order which (1) confirms the previous informal appointment of Petitioner as Personal Representative; (2) formally probates the Decedent's Last Will and Testament dated September 28, 2011; (3) determines the heirs and devisees of the Decedent; (4) approves the Final Account of Petitioner as filed herein; (5) determines the persons entitled to distribution of the estate of the Decedent; (6) declares that after Petitioner makes the distributions of the estate, this estate is fully settled and discharges Petitioner from further claim or demand of any interested person; and (7) grants such other and further relief as may be proper. Notice is hereby given that a hearing on such Petition will be held at the District Court of Chaves County in Roswell, New Mexico, on Friday, March 29, 2013 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

SUBDIVISION SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4 SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4

008. Northwest

LOST HUSKY, 1yr old, male, brown leather collar, vicinity of 2nd & Wyoming.

910-1573, reward offered

JOSEPH B. SHAMAS, JR., AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MABEL ANN SHAMAS, DECEASED; GARY DOUGLAS MYERS; GUY BRUCE MYERS; RONALD JAMES MIZE; ROBERT JOSEPH MIZE; ROBIN SIRLES; CYNTHIA D. SALVESON; MARSHA LYNN NELSON; JOANNA S. LYLE; ESTATE OF RALPH D. SHAMAS, DECEASED; PHILLIP SHAMAS; GREGORY SHAMAS; AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS OF MABEL ANN SHAMAS, DECEASED.

WELL NO. RA-1626 RA-1626 POD2 RA-3169

Roswell Daily Record

ESTATE SALE Everything must go. Some furniture, dishes, tools, kitchen items. Thur. & Fri. 8:00-2:00 410 E. 23rd Sp. #40

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL, FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

vs.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 12, 2013, at the hour of 11:50 a.m., the undersigned Special Master will, at the south door of the Roswell Police Department, 128 West Second Street, Roswell, New Mexico, sell all the right, title and interest of the above-named Defendants in and to the hereinafter described real estate to the highest bidder for cash. The property to be sold is located at 3106 Barcelona Drive, Roswell, and is situate in Chaves County, New Mexico, and is particularly described as follows: Lot 14, Block 3 of Linda Estedo Unit One, in the City of Roswell, County of CHAVES and State of New Mexico, as shown on the Official Plat recorded October 12, 1983 in Plat Book J, Page 3, Real Property Records of CHAVES County, New Mexico.

THE FOREGOING SALE will be made to satisfy a judgment rendered by the above Court in the above entitled and numbered cause on January 29, 2013, being an actin to foreclose a mortgage on the above described property. The Plaintiff’s Judgment, which includes interest and costs, is $232,590.18 and the same bears interest at 6.75000% per annum from November 16, 2012, to the date of sale. The amount of such interest to the date of sale will be $5,032.55.

The Plaintiff and/or its assignees has the right to bid at such sale and submit its bid verbally or in writing. The Plaintiff may apply all or any part of its judgment to the purchase price in lieu of cash. The sale may be postponed and rescheduled at the discretion of the Special Master.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the real property and improvements concerned with herein will be sold subject to any and all patent reservations, easements, all recorded and unrecorded liens not foreclosed herein, and all recorded and unrecorded special assessments and taxes that may be due. Plaintiff and its attorneys disclaim all responsibility for, and the purchaser at the sale takes the property subject to, the valuation of the property by the County Assessor as real or personal property, affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land, deactivation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property, if any, environmental contamination on the property, if any, and zoning violations concerning the property, if any.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the purchaser at such sale shall take title to the above described real property subject to a one month right of redemption.

Electronically filed /s/ A.D. Jones A.D. Jones, Special Master P.O. Box 1180 Roswell, NM 88202-1180 (575) 622-8432

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JPMC SPECIALTY MORTGAGE LLC f/k/a WM Specialty Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff,

NOTICE OF SALE

BY

JOHN L. SHIELDS, TEXIE LEE SHIELDS, E.C. SHIELDS, A.B. SHIELDS, LUTHER B. SHIELDS, and WANOLA NADINE BAUHAUS,

No. D-504-CV-2012-00430

JAEL PORTILLO; ERIC ORLANDO PORTILLO Defendants.

CLASSIFIEDS

RANGE 24 E.

ACRES 85.8

Presently the 368.7 acre-feet per annum, plus carriage allowance, described under State Engineer File No RA-3169 is authorized to be diverted from well RA-3169 and is authorized to be used for the irrigation of 155.1 acres of land described as follows: RANGE 24 E.

ACRES 155.1

The applicant proposes to commence the diversion of said 626.10 acre-feet per annum, plus carriage allowance, of groundwater from wells RA-1626, RA-1626 POD2 and RA-3169 for the continued irrigation of up to 240.9 acres of land described as being Part of the E1/2 of Section 19, Township 11 South, Range 24 East, N.M.P.M.

Applicant is also requesting to combine and commingle the groundwater rights described under State Engineer File Nos. RA-1626 and RA-3169 both owned by PFI, LLC.

The above described points of diversion and places of use are located west, southwest of the intersection of Sunset Avenue and Brasher Road, southwest of the City of Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico.

Any person, firm or corporation or other entity having standing to file objections or protests shall do so in writing (legible, signed, and include the writer's complete name and mailing address). The objection to the approval of the application must be based on: (1) Impairment; if impairment you must specifically identify your water rights; and/or (2) Public welfare/conservation of water; if public welfare or conservation of water within the state of New Mexico, you must show you will be substantially affected. The written protest must be filed, in triplicate, with Scott A. Verhines, P.E., State Engineer, 1900 West Second Street, Roswell, New Mexico 88201, within ten (10) days after the date of last publication of this Notice. Facsimiles (fax) will be accepted as a valid protest as long as the hard copy is sent within 24-hours of the facsimile. Mailing postmark will be used to validate the 24-hour period. Protest can be faxed to Office of the State Engineer, (575) 623-8559. If no valid protest or objection is filed, the State Engineer will evaluate the application in accordance with Sections 72-2-16, 72-5-6, and 72-12-3.

INSTRUCTION

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Interviews on the spot.

Heartland Care of Artesia, 1402 Gilchrist, 575-746-6006.

Hair Art by Renee Cosmetologist & Nail Tech needed in this modern & upscale salon.

317-0689 NOW HIRING front desk, experience required.

Please apply within, 1201 N. Main.

HELP NEEDED: Long established business needs long term employee possessing the following qualifications: Detail oriented, good with the public in a retail setting, good math skills, able to lift 50# consistently, able to follow directions to perform a variety of tasks. Great benefits. Must be willing to work Saturdays. Send detailed resume to: Application, PO Box 725, Roswell, NM 88202.

AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-206-4704.

ATTN: COMPUTER WORK Work form anywhere 24/7.

Up to $1,500 Part Time to $7,500/mo. Full Time.

Training provided. www.WorkServices6.com RECORDS CLERK Chaves County is currently accepting applications for the position of Records Clerk in the Chaves County Adult Detention Facility.

(Salary $9.80 - $11.21/hr).

Position requires HS diploma or GED and three years experience in office setting, up to 2 years of college/24 hour's course work can be applied to one year experience. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining inmate files, arranging transports, receiving and releasing funds for inmate accounts, inmate mail.

Must interact with courts, law enforcement, attorneys, and state and federal agencies across the US. Must interact with inmates and the public on a daily basis. Must be able to interact with the public, inmates and staff members in a pleasant manner.

Must be proficient in the use of personal computers and have some knowledge of computer network systems. Must be proficient in basic math. Must use multi-line telephone, copy machine, fax, and ten-key calculator and be able to administer independent projects in an efficient manner as assigned. Must be able to meet established deadlines, maintain an acceptable attendance record, and be punctual.

Chaves County is a Drug-Free employer.

Applicants for this position will be required to pass a background check and post-offer drug test.

Required application forms are available at the Job Posting Board located at the Chaves County Administrative Center West Wing, #1 St. Mary's Place or by accessing the County's web site at www.co.chaves.nm.us/jobs . Completed applications should be returned to Human Resources, PO Box 1817, Roswell, NM 88202. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m.

Friday, March 8, 2013.

EOE. Ponderosa Petroleum Corp. has a position open for a general oilfield worker.

Duties will include all phases of production operations, such as roustabout, well servicing, and relief pumping. A valid NM Drivers License is required with a clean driving record.

Send a letter of interest with resume and references to; Oilfield, P.O. Box 132, Roswell, NM 88202.

Requisition# 105789 Production Workers Must be able to pass drug test. Apply at AmeriPride Linen between 8:00am and 11:00am at 515 N Virginia, Roswell NM 88201 between 2/28/13 to 3/7/13.

Competitive salary & benefits. This is for full time position. Application may be filled out at office or online in office.

No phone calls will be accepted.

AA/EEO EMPLOYER M/F/D/V Registered Nurse

Counseling Associates, Inc. is currently hiring a registered nurse. Applicants must hold a valid New Mexico License.

Experience with psychiatric clients preferred. Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

This is a 40 hour per week position with no late nights, no week-ends and paid holidays. Great Fringe benefits. If interested please email resume to sylvia.orosco@cai-nm.com or send to address down below: Counseling Associates, Inc. Attention: Sylvia Orosco PO Box 1978 Roswell, NM 88202 If you need further information, please contact Sylvia Orosco at (575)623-1480 ext. 1058

045.

Employment Opportunities

SELF-STORAGE FACILITY seeking parttime Employee. Must be responsible for renting units and computer Literate and people friendly. Hours will vary Monday thru Friday.

Saturdays are mandatory from 9-5:30 p.m. Bilingual Spanish preferred. If interested please send resume to: PO Box 1897 Unit 338, Roswell, NM 88202 GREAT OPPORTUNITY Marketing/Ad Sales Sales Exp. helpful Ave.income $45K yearly (575) 208-0010 email numexcareers@yahoo.com GARDEN CREST is now accepting applications for seasonal full time groundsman. Call 624-1611 for appointment. NM drivers license required.

SALES PERSON needed at Samon’s, 1412 W. 2nd.

No Phone Calls. Full Time, 40 hrs plus work on weekends. Must be able to lift 100 lbs. Must pass drug & background check. Start $8.00/hr plus commission.

JANITORIAL COMPANY needing experienced floor care person, early morning work, 4am-7am, PT, average 30/hrs every two weeks, starting at $9.00/hr. Call 623-6243.

CONCRETE BOOM Pump Operator Requires a Class A CDL with air brakes and a desire to learn. Pay commensurate to experience. Must be able to pass a drug test.

Apply: Southwest Concrete Construction, Inc. 2408 Parkland Ave. Artesia, NM 88210 575-746-9074 FARMERS COUNTRY Market is now hiring for our Deli. Fast food, cooking or deli experience helpful but will train the right people.

Must be able to work evenings and weekends.

Please apply in person at Farmers Country Market North Main.

NATURE’S DAIRY is now taking application for Production Worker/Route Driver. Some vending experience in the dairy business is preferable. Must possess a valid driver’s license or CDL. Must have good communication and math skills. Apply at 5104 S. Main St., Roswell. Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm.

ARBYS OF Roswell is now accepting applications for shift and assistant managers and crew members.

Please see Jessica only 1013 N. Main.

SALES DIRECTOR, Candlewood Suites, Roswell, NM. Are you a highly independent person? Are you always looking for newer better ways of doing things? Do you always want to get to know people better? If yes, then we are looking for an individual with confidence, a strong work ethic, dedication and a “whatever it takes” attitude to get the job done while maintaining the high standards of excellence for which Candlewood Suites is recognized for. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, solid competency in sales and events. Must have a minimum of 2yrs of proven sales experience in relocation and extended stay market segments.

Send resume to lcgm@suncapitalhotels.com

Experienced Pumper Top pay. Please fax resume to 970-923-9495 or email resume to

frontdesk@crystalriveroil.com SALES EXECUTION Coordinator The position is designed to improve an organization's ability to analyze market conditions and enhance decision making while providing adequate time for key sales personnel to focus on sales & execution. Employee must be a team player & share responsibilities with the team. Employee must communicate and work with other members of the team to ensure customer satisfaction & increase sales. Employee will cooperate with other employees, supervisors & management and perform other duties as requested by supervisor or manager.

Must be able to pass a criminal, Background check, drug screen, physical, MVR. Apply at: L&F Distributors 2200 N. Atkinson Roswell, NM 88201 575-622-0380 An Equal Opportunity Employer CHOICES CENTER is Hireing Independent Living Specialist. A plus Bilingal Apply in person at 103 N. Penn Ave.Please bring in resume.

Roswell Daily Record 045.

Employment Opportunities

REWARDING CAREER CDL Instructor. Must possess a current Class A CDL, Min. 5 Years’ Experience, Clean driving record, Good communication skills, Company Health Insurance. Fax resume to 575-748-9788 TITLE: Senior Staff Accountant Department: Accounting Opening Date: March 1, 2013 Closing Date: March 22, 2013 Gaming License Required: Yes Positions Available: 1 Full Time Pay Rate: DOE Shift: Varies Job Summary: Performs daily and monthly accounting duties in a timely fashion to meet deadlines. Completes month end reconciliations for all assigned general ledger accounts in preparation for trial balance and profit and loss statement reviews.

Works closely with Non Gaming Revenue Audit, Staff Accountants, and other departments to ensure cash flow processes are being carried out efficiently and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Job Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business and at least one year job related experience.

Applicants may substitute a minimum of six years general ledger accounting experience to satisfy the degree requirement. Strong computer skills including Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook needed. Ability to multi-task and cross train if necessary.

Mescalero Apache Tribal Preference. Bi-cultural experience preferred.

045.

Employment Opportunities

CABLE ONE IS LOOKING FOR A FIELD TECHNICIAN You must have a go get ‘em attitude and enjoy customer service, to be considered for this career.

You must have at least two years Cable experience. You will service Cable One’s video, phone and internet services. Must be able to operate power tools and hand tools safely and work in all seasons and some scheduled weekends and an on-call schedule. Lift 80 pound ladder. Gladly educate customers as to the proper operation of all services and equipment.

Must possess a valid driver’s license, be a team player, be self-motivated, and possess good communication, technical and public relation skills. Must pass preemployment testing that includes Math skills, background-check, along with physical and drug screening.

Please apply in person at 2005 S. Main. No calls.

GROUND HANDLER Load/unload/sort baggage and freight; use material handling equipment such as baggage tugs, conveyor belts, catering trucks, jetways, airstairs; monitor customer safety; fuel planes and drive and operate fueling vehicles; require a valid driver's license; able to work a flexible schedule.

Please send resume to fbo.postings@gmail.com EOE/M/F ESTABLISHED SMALL Loan Company seeks Manager for Roswell. Excellent benefits/pay, send resume to 505-884-9903 or come

by Title Cash and fill out application.

045.

Employment Opportunities

CHILI’S GRILL & BAR Now hiring experienced cooks & severs. Great pay, great benefits, competitive wages, based on experience. Apply in person 7 days a week. 4502 N. Main Street Roswell, NM 88201.

BURRITO EXPRESS in need of ladies with strong work ethic to make tortillas & other kitchen help. Cashiers needed as well. Apply at 209 E. Collage Blvd.

FULL TIME Car rental company looking for full time counter, rental and sales associate.

Apply in person at Avis Rent-A-Car inside airport, 8am-12pm, Mon-Fri. CLINICAL THERAPIST Counseling Associates, Inc., a well established, progressive community mental health center, seeking to fill above position.

Position requires Master's Degree from accredited university. Must have a New Mexico license; requires experience in demonstrated assessment, counseling, documentation and cultural competency skills. Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

Excellent fringe benefits include: health insurance, retirement plan, and vacation package. Salary DOE. An EOE. Open until filled.

Send resume to: Counseling Associates, Inc. PO Box 1978 Roswell, New Mexico 88202

If you need further assistance, please contact Ann Anderson at (575)623-1480 ext. 1003

CLASSIFIEDS

045.

Employment Opportunities

PEPPERS GRILL & Bar is accepting applications for potential openings. Applications available between 2:00-4:00 pm, 500 N. Main POSITIONS AVAILABLE: • Licensed Plumber with experience as a Working Foreman •Plumbers • Sheet Metal Workers

Since 1967 Crouch PHAC, Inc. has been serving Eddy County. Our work includes new construction & service of homes, commercial buildings & public facilities.

We provide competitive salaries and benefits

Send Resume to: Crouch PHAC, Inc., PO Box 1779, Artesia, NM 88211 or e-mail diannac@crouchphac.com Applications available at 107 S. 14th St. in Artesia or call 575-746-3782.

NOW HIRING for server positions at Applebee’s Grill & Bar.

CIVIL DRAFTER/DESIGNER Local engineering firm has a position available for civil drafter/designer. Applicant must be proficient in ACAD, other software a plus. Firm offers great benefits, health, dental insurance and 401k.

Pay depending on experience. If interested please e-mail resumes to rfresquez@occam.pro or mail to Occam Consulting Engineers, 200 E. Fourth St. Suite 100, Roswell, NM 88201- No phone calls.

TEMPORARY FARM Labor: Bodega, Ft. Worth, TX, has 4 positions for grain & oilseed crops; 3 mo. experience required for job duties listed with references; must obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses rimb.; $10.18/hr; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 4/15/13 – 12/25/13. Apply at nearest NM Workforce Office with Job Order TX6233202 or call 505-383-2721.

060. Jobs Wanted Male Female

WILL BABYSIT any age. 327 E. Mescalero Rd. Call Wanda 625-9572.

SERVICES

080.

Alterations

RITZY RAGS Alterations.

Call Susan at 420-6242 for all your sewing needs.

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• Ads posted online at no extra cost

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All new commercial accounts must have a standard application for credit on file. If we do not have an approved credit application on file, the advertising must be charged on a credit card until credit is approved.

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105. Childcare

HIGHLY EXPERIENCED and Educated Nanny looking for position. Call (360) 672-2376

135. Ceramic Tile

CERAMIC TILE Do you need to tile your floor? Here in Roswell, Ben does it for you. From $295 ONLY per room. It includes: Tile, thin-set and work. 505-990-1628 or 575-825-0665 (cell)

140. Cleaning

JD CLEANING Service, Licensed and bonded.

References. 623-4252 SUNSHINE WINDOW Service Free estimates.

575-626-5153 or 626-5458

195. Elderly Care

CARING & dependable caregiver years of hospital & rehab exp. Have ref.

623-9269 leave message.

200. Fencing

Rodriguez Construction FOR WOOD, metal, block, stucco fencing, Since 1974.

Lic. 22689. 420-0100 M.G. HORIZONS free estimates for installation.

Chainlink, wood, metal & block. 575-623-1991

210.

Firewood/Coal

OAK, JUNIPER cedar mix, Fir and Elm, full or 1/2 cords,well seasoned, delivery available. Open Mon.-Sat., 8:30-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Accepting Debit & Credit cards, Graves Farm, 622-1889.

220. Furniture Repair WE BUILD and repair furniture. We also sell firewood. 840-7849 or 626-8466

225. General Construction

Double J. Construction of Roswell, LLC, license & bonded. Re-build, re-do or All New! Need help?

No job too big/small. 25 yrs. exp. Qualified in framing, trim carpentry, on-site custom cabinets, painting, sheet rock, drywall, doors & windows. FREE est.

Call Jerry 910-6898 or 622-8682 Construction, fencing, concrete, sprinklers, landscaping. Call Jose, Licensed & Bonded.

624-8557 or 317-6712.

Construction or renovation w/20+ yrs exp.

Licensed. Call 317-3366 Alpha Construction New Construction, remodels, additions, concrete & painting. Lic. & Bonded Call Adam 626-2050

230. General Repair HANDYMAN, HOME repair. 575-317-2746

I DO cement jobs as in driveways, sidewalks & footings. 420-9986

Thursday, March 7, 2013

270.

Landscape/ Lawnwork

Spring Clean-up rake leaves, tree trimming, weed eating, haul trash, property clean-up & much more.

Call Joseph, 317-2242.

YARDS, LOTS cleaned, junk hauled off, trees trimmed. 575-317-2746 Mow Grass, Trim Bushes, Clean Ups, Hauling Trash Leaf Raking, flower beds, tree pruning, rock yards & rototilling, pick up pecans.

Repair sprinklers & fences.

347-8156, 347-8157 Pedro “Big E’s” Landscaping & Yardwork mow, trim, prune property clean-up reason. rates senior disc. 914-6025 YARD SERVICE 575-637-1678 Professional Yard care, trees, lawns, bushes.

973-1582 - 624 5370 LANDSCAPING, LIMITED time, mow,trim for $20 also handy man. References 347-8168

285.

Miscellaneous Services

SAVE $$$ on AUTO INSURANCE from the major names you know and trust. No forms. No hassle.

No obligation. Call READY FOR MY QUOTE now!

CALL 1-888-719-6435 Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications.

Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90 percent on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-661-3783, for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping.

ATTENTION SLEEP APNEA SUFFERERS with Medicare. Get FREE CPAP Replacement Supplies at NO COST, plus FREE home delivery!

Best of all, prevent red skin sores and bacterial infection!

Call, 866-938-5101.

SAVE ON Cable TVInternet-Digital PhoneSatellite. You`ve Got A Choice! Options from ALL major service providers.

Call us to learn more! CALL Today. 888-706-8846 HIGHSPEED INTERNET EVERYWHERE By Satellite! Speeds up to 12mbps! (200x faster than dial-up.) Starting at $49.95/mo. CALL NOW & GO FAST! 1-888-719-0630 MEDICAL ALERT for Seniors - 24/7 monitoring.

FREE Equipment. FREE Shipping. Nationwide Service. $29.95/Month CALL Medical Guardian Today 888-416-2099

310. Painting/ Decorating

“Big E’s” Handyman/Maint Services Quality work.

Reasonable rates. Free est. Senior disc. 914-6025

TIME TO PAINT? Quality int./ext. painting. RRP Certified. Call 637-9108.

PROPERTY CLEANUPS Tear down old bldgs, barns, haul trash, old farm equip. 347-0142/317-7738

PET WASTE REMOVAL Call Canine Clean-up, 420-4669.

235. Hauling

Dennis the Menace

B9

316. Pet Services

AFFORDABLE HOUSEKEEPING

QUICK PRO CLEANING & MAINTENANCE, LLC Licensed, Bonded & Insured (Roswell/Artesia area) 10% Discount for Veterans & Seniors 1-888-467-1913/ www.GoQuickPro.com ** SPECIAL** 3 Hours of Cleaning ONLY $39.99

345.

Remodeling

BERRONES CONSTRUCTION. Remodeling, painting, ceramic tile, sheds, additions, fencing. Licensed, Bonded. Ray: 626-4153.

NO JOB too small, repair, remodeling, etc. Reasonable rates, quality work.

Licensed and bonded. 5-C Const., Inc. 626-4079 or 622-2552.

350. Roofing

Guaranteed Shingle Roof jobs. Locally owned. Licensed and bonded. 5-C Const. 626-4079 or 622-2552.

395. Stucco Plastering

M. G. Horizons All types of Stucco and Wire lath. Free Estimates 623-1991

400. Tax Service

Accounting & Tax Svc. Degreed & Experienced Tax Accountant 623-9018 ANAYA Gross Receipts Consulting & Tax Service.

Contact us to Anayalate your tax problems. Over 25 yrs. exp. Personal & Business. Compare our prices/we e-file.

575-623-1513

405. TractorWork

TRACTOR WORK with attachments to do any work. Disc, post hole digger, brush hog, blade, etc.

347-0142 or 575-317-7738

490. Homes For Sale 607 FULKERSON, $125k, 3br, 1 3/4ba, 1 car gar, 1500sqft, heat pump w/ref. air, screened back porch, good condition. 624-0274

FOR SALE 3br, 2ba, fully remodeled, new roof & new plumbing, In school district. $75,000. 575-317-4723.

2br/1ba, fenced yard, gas FP, auto sprinkler, all appl. included, $75k, 209 S. Lea. 317-5799 or 317-0669 USE YOUR Tax Money for a Down Payment Recently Foreclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income 3BD, 2BTH, 1865 SqFt, located at 31 Cedar Drive, Roswell, $59,900. Visit www.roselandco.com\9XX, Drive by then call (866) 487-5738.

FSBO 4/2.5/2 2808 Sydney, $283k. Call for appt. 625-1843 RUIDOSO OPEN HOUSES Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4 PM 203 Buckner Dr. 4/3/2 stucco home $260,000 205 Buckenr Dr. 3/3/2 log home $335,000 FSBO: 4/2/2, lg kitchen, great area. 2 Isla Ct. No Owner Financing 317-8131 Owner finance Low down. 1103 W. 3rd 317-0029

492. Homes for Sale/Rent

410. Tree Service

STUMP GRINDING. Big Stumps & back yard stumps. Tree and shrub work. Free estimates.

623-4185 Allen’s Tree Srvc. Trim top removal, good clean up.

Free estimates. 626-1835 TREE CUTTING, trimming, shrubs, hedges, removal 575-973-1582, 624-5370

FINANCIAL

REAL ESTATE

490. Homes For Sale As Is: 2 for 1: 3br/2ba, corner home, + 1br, 1/2ba , separate unit, 519 S. Pinon Ave, Sierra & El Cap. schools, $130k. 622-7010

Constructors, Inc. and Roswell Ready Mix are seeking qualified personnel for multiple positions.

• CDL Drivers • Qualified Operators & Laborers • Lab Technician (Aggregate and Nuclear Density Gauge)

• Traffic Control Supervisor • Surveyor

We offer competitive compensation an excellent benefits. Apply online at ciconstructiors.com or email your resume to apply@ciconstructors.com or pick up an application at: 3003 S. Boyd Dr. in Carlsbad or 4100 S. Lea Ave in Roswell.

Constructors, Inc. and Roswell Ready Mix proudly support Equal Opportunity Employment

SELL OR RENT YOUR HOUSE FASTER! INCLUDE A PICTURE FOR JUST $5!

E-MAIL PICTURES TO: CLASSIFIEDS@ RDRNEWS.COM

495. Acreages/ Farms/ Ranches/Sale

CHOICE OF four 10 acre lots near Hagerman. Owner finance, $25,000; $3,000 dn, $300 mo, 0% int. Call 575-361-3083 or 575-887-5915.

FOUR ACRES on Brenda Rd. Owner finance, $25,000; $2500 dn, $250 mo, 0% int. Call 575-361-3083 or 575-887-5915.

5 ACRES McPherson Subdivision, gated community on cul de sac, Roswell water, electricity, covenants, $60k. 317-7778 LENDER SALE 40 acres, $29,900. Spellbinding views of snow-capped mountains! Adjacent to National Forest. Maintained all weather roads with electric. Close to Ruidoso.

Financing available. Call NMRS 866-906-2857.

500. Businesses for Sale FOR SALE or lease, 410 S. Main, (Retiring), 623-9772 or 420-9072

515. Mobile Homes - Sale

1979 CHAT, 3br/2ba, as is $16k, 410 E. 23rd Space 20. Can be moved.

910-3344 MUST SEE! Beautifully up dated 2br, 2ba, New roof & skirting, wood floors, Ref, Stove, DW, washer & dryer, covered deck & carport. North senior adult park. 24,900.00.

575-317-6870.

B10 Thursday, March 7, 2013 515. Mobile Homes - Sale

1982 DE Rose Moblie home- 3 Br, 2ba needs work, must be moved $6000. 575-626-4052 MOBLIE HOME 300 E. Onyx Dr, 3bd/2ba, Privacy fence, on two lots, lg garage, decks & overheads, $65,000.

619-993-5604 2003 ELITE, 1br, furnished, RV Midway Park, there at all times, $7000. 626-3194 14X75- 2BD/2ba, ref. air, carport, covered patio, storage shed, Move it or leave it in Sr. Park-Roswell, $17K 505 486-6971

520. Lots for Sale

PREMIUM 5 acre tracts, good covenants (no mobile homes), Pecan Lands West on Brown Rd between Country Club & Berrendo.

Owner will finance with 10% down. 622-3479, 624-9607, 626-6790, 626-6791, 626-3848.

Mobile Home Lots for sale: Lot size 50x134 $18,000.

Owner financing w/ $4000 down. 50 lots to choose from. On Washington & Brasher. 420-1352.

RENTALS

535.

Apartments Furnished

1 or 2bd, furnished-unfurnished, no smoking/Hudpets all bills pd. 623-6281 1&2Bd, util pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, call M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

540.

Apartments Unfurnished

VALLE ENCANTADA YOUR BEST $ RENTAL VALUE! LARGE 1,2,3 BEDROOMS. FREE UTILITIES. unfurnished, laundry room, playground, pool, ample parking. 2001 South Sunset. 623-3722.

PICK UP A LIST OF AVAILABLE RENTALS AT PRUDENTIAL ENCHANTED LANDS, REALTORS, 501 NORTH MAIN. EFF, 1BR, downtown, clean, wtr pd. Stove & frig.

No Pets/HUD. 623-8377 EFF, 1 & 2br, wtr paid, No pets, laundry fac, stove/ref.

Mirador Apts, 700 N. Missouri. 627-8348.

ALL BILLS PAID 1BR $544, 2BR $653, 3br/2ba $753/mo., ref air, newly remodeled. 502 S. Wyoming. 622-4944 207 W. Mathews Apt. E, 2br/1ba, w/d hookup, all bills paid. 317-9375 1700 N Pontiac Dr. (corner of Montana), 2br $600/mo + dep., stove & fridge, w/d hookups, water paid & elec. & gas paid by tenant.

626-864-3461 1&2Bd, 3 locations, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No Pets, M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 Completely Remodeled 2br/2ba, all elec., $650/mo, $500/dep, references/background required. 910-0827

545. Houses for Rent-Furnished 2BR/2BA, garage, office, N. end Roswell, no pets, $1200/mo. 575-626-8927

1&2Bd, util pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No Pets, call M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 FLETC READY 2br 1 3/4 ba, 1 car garage 622-4470, 626-4666 BEAUTIFUL LOFT for 1 person, $695/mo, all utilities pd, historic district, no smokers, 840-8000.

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished

TIRED OF Landlord Headaches? We can help! Prudential Enchanted Lands Realtors Property Management 575-624-2262 NO PETS or HUD. Price Reduced 3/1.5, $900, $700 dep 2/2/1 $950, $700 dep.

575-420-5930 NEAR HOSPITALS 1711 N. Pontiac, 2br, 1ba, ref. air, newly remodeled $750/$300. dep. 622-2877 3BR, 2BA, refrig. air, all tile. $850/mo, $500/Dep. 317-4373 314 S. Sycamore, clean, 1br/1ba, w/d hookups, wtr pd, $450/mo, $450/DD. 317-9375 2607 W. Alameda, 1br/1ba, w/d hkups, $475/mo, $475/DD. 317-9375 111 S. Pennsylvania, 2br/1ba, all bills paid, $500/mo, $500/DD. 317-9375 513 S. Sycamore 3bd, 3 ba, refig. air, w/d hookup, stove/ refrig, comletly remodel,avb. now, No HUD, No pets. $900.mo.

600.dep. 914-5402.

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished 406-A E. 3rd, 2br/2ba, wtr pd, no pets, $550/mo, $300/dep. 910-9648

3/1/1 FOR small family, 6 month lease, background check required, no HUD or Pets, 623-0316, lv msg

302 W. Mescalero, 2br/1ba, $600/mo, $400/dep, wtr pd, no HUD or pets. 910-1300 3BR/1BA, $600/MO, $500/dep, no HUD or pets.

Call Nancy at 578-9741.

2&3Bd, 1&2Ba, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No Pets, call M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 2BR/1BA, 1009 1/2 S. Lea, $550/mo, $400/dep, wtr pd.

317-1371 Small studio house, $250/mo, $200/dep, 107 S. Lea (in back). 317-4307 2BR, 1BA w/d hk. up Quiet 635 E. Apple stove/fridge $500m $500dep 626-0935 4BR/1BA, PETS welcome, new tile & paint, $500/dep, $675/mo, 59 W. Wells St. Contact Meghan at 575-840-8844.

580. Office or Business Places FOR LEASE - Space in Sunwest Centre aka the Bank of America Building.

Various size spaces available. Owner-paid utilities and janitorial. Suite customization available. Call Ed McClelland, Broker or come by Suite 606. Office 623-1652 or mobile 420-2546.

222 B W. 2nd, office space, $350/mo, wtr pd, 627-9942

MERCHANDISE

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

LOOK!!

Blairs Monterey Flea Market located at 1400 W. 2nd. has over 40 vendors selling a wide range of items, custom jewelry, body jewelry & gauges, glass pipes & hookahs, NFL logo store, Graphic signs & screen printing, photo shop & hair extensions, bows & flowers, fashion clothing, boots, shoes, piñatas, herbs & home remedies, Avon, furn. & antiques, collectibles, SW art, knives, tools & toys plus more.

623-0136 FAST TREES Grow 6-10 ft yearly $17.00 +. fasttrees.com or 509-447-4181

DVD $1.00, Dinning room table/ 6 chairs w/ leaf, $250. obo, Refrig. window unit $60. 622-5403 613-5671.

DISH NETWORK Starting at $19.99/month PLUS 30 Premium Movie Channels FREE for 3 Months! SAVE! & Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL - 877-867-1441 CALDERA SPA/HOT tub, 6-8 person seating, paid $8k offered at $4250 obo.

Pool table light, $200 new, offered at $75. Call Dara 575-420-4543.

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

TELL CITY table, 6 chairs & hutch, antique, excellent condition, $995 OBO. 627-6887 MUST SELL: China cabinet, sofa sleeper, dining set, bookcases, trampoline, treadmill, BBQ grill & misc.

575-441-6158

Top Quality reconditioned appliances on sale. Many like new less than half the price! Washers, dryers $75 & up. Refrigerators, stoves from $100. Excellent selection, Camper’s Appliances, 300 E. McGaffey 623-0397.

Everything guaranteed!

THE TREASURE Chest Sofas, dressers, furnace, child drums & flute dryers, antiques, thrifts, housewares, much more. 1204 W. Hobbs, 914-1855, Weds-Sat, 10-5.

1412 W. 2nd, Main St. Market, Booths 77, Big Sale.

FOR SALE: 22,000 BTU down draft Amama furnace, wheelbarrows, PCP pipe w/fittings, 1/2 pint canning jars, steel shelves, misc. tools, doors, too much to list. Call anytime, 624-1478.

LIGHT WOOD ent. center, 3’x10” wide & 5’x3.5” heighth $50; Call 627-0830 Pwr wheelchair, lift chair, Invacare patient lifter, hospital bed. 622-7638 30-IN. BUILT-IN oven/ Microwave & Dishwasher. Whirlpool Gold both perfect condition, electronic controls, almond color. $500. 626-2154 MOVING SALE, Brand new Kenmore washer, 4.7 cubic ft, model #31512 & Kenmore dryer, 7.3 cubic ft, model #61512, $650 each or $1300 for both.

617-331-5989

CLASSIFIEDS

640. Household Goods

780. RV’s & Campers Hauling

WOOD FRAME futon sofa bed, $225; drop leaf oak table & chairs, $60.

623-2142

MAIN TRAILER Sales Inc. New & Used Travel Trailers & 5th Wheels. Parts & Service. 2900 W. 2nd St. 575-622-1751.

Mon-Fri, 8-5:30, Sat. 9-2. maintrailersalesinc.com

700. Building Materials 40FTx60FTx16 free standing arched $10,000. 622-3694

1997 KIT Companion 5th wheel w/8’ slide out, excellent condition, seldom used, fully self contained, sleeps 6, new tires, $10,500 firm. 626-3193

745. Pets for Sale

TRANSPORTATION 790. Autos for Sale

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TCUP & TOY PUPPIES Yorkies $800-1500 Chihuahuas $300-500 Min Pin $500 Shihtzus $650 Malchis $650-800 Malty-Poos $800 Pekapoo-Poms $650 Chinese Crested (Hairless) $500 Poodles $500-800 Registered, shots, health guaranteed, POTTY PAD trained. Small deposit will hold until TAX REFUND. Great PAYMENT PLAN available. PAYPAL/Debit Credit cards. Some hypo-allergenic non-shedding. 575-308-3017 txt4pics cingard1@hotmail.com

2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, beautiful blue, low mileage, $5850 1401 Old Dexter Hwy, 420-1352 2004 350Z convertible silver w/black top 25.75K miles 18” wheels. $16,000. Call 420-2456.

2002 FORD Ranger, 4 wheel drive. 420-5205 2003 OLDS Alero, Runs great, 90k miles, $4500, owner financing w/$1500 down, 420-1352 1970 JEEP Commando, V6, clean title, runs.

575-626-9871 or 637-5650

JOSIE’S ANTIQUES Collectibles, Folkart and more. 1600 E. 2nd, Thurs-Sat, 10am-5pm.

615. Coins, Gold, Silver, Buy, Sell, Trade

U.S. & FOREIGN coins and currency, buy, sell or trade, gold and silver coins.

622-7239, 2513 W. 2nd

630. Auction Sales

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635. Good things to Eat

Red Chile pods, local pinto beans, mountain apples, peanuts, cucumbers, all kinds of squash, onions, garlic, jalapenos, bell peppers, frozen green chile, sweet corn and many more vegetables.

Accepting credit and debit cards and EBT. GRAVES FARM, 622-1889, open 8:30-5:30pm Mon-Sat, 1-5pm on Sunday.

2001 CHEVY Impala, $3500 4dr, Automatic, great Condition. 625-0073

OBEDIENCE CLASSES Classes to begin March 13.

AKC exp. trainer. For info, call 623-9190.

1997 CAD. Catera, 44k, loaded, $5,850.00 420-8888 {{{SOLD}}} 1997 Buick Lesabre, loaded, 177k miles, well maintained, $2000.

NKC Registered American Bulldog Puppies ready to go. For more info call Juan at 575-626-6121

06 STRATUS 4 door great mpg, 60k, auto, $5350 obo.

624-2961 or 626-6942

MIXED SHEPHERD and Husky puppies, 1 month old, $300 each. Text to 910-1573 or 973-6115.

1986 CAMARO New parts, runs, needs work $1200 623-9633

RECREATIONAL

795. Pickups/ Trucks/Vans

775.

Motorcycles & Scooters

2002 F250, 7.3, 2 wheel dr, ext cab, 4dr. lgb, $6700 obo. 625-5524 leave msg.

2009 SUZUKI LT-R450 Quad special edition, low riding time, new tires, great condition, every scheduled maintenance up to date, $5000 OBO. 420-0431 2008 KAWASAKI ZX14 excellent condition, garaged, 6725mi, yosh pipes, sliders, new tires, fresh oil change, spark plugs $8k 624-3218

2010 FORD F150 XLT, 4x2, 20,600 miles, for sale by owner, $24,000 OBO. 626-5358 1990 4X4 Chevrolet w/camper $2000. Call 622-9821 or 637-9476

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05 SILVERADO 2500 HD 2wd reg. cab, std, 67k, $7300 626-6942/624-2961

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CLASSIFIEDS INDEX

Announcements

005 Special Notice 010 Card of Thanks 015 Personals/Special 020 Transportation 025 Lost & Found

Instruction

030 Education 035 Music – Dance/Drama 040 Instructions Wanted

Employment

045 Employment Opportunities 050 Salesperson/Agents 055 Employment Agencies 060 Jobs Wanted – M & F

Services

070 Agricultural Analysis 075 Air Conditioning 080 Alterations 085 Appliance Repair 090 Auto Repair 100 Babysitting 105 Childcare 110 Blade Work 115 Bookkeeping 120 Carpentry 125 Carpet Cleaning 130 Carpeting 135 Ceramic Tile 140 Cleaning 145 Clock & Watch Repair 150 Concrete 155 Counseling 160 Crafts/Arts 165 Ditching 170 Drafting 175 Drapery 180 Drilling 185 Electrical 190 Engraving 195 Elderly Care 200 Fencing 205 Fertilizer 210 Firewood – Coal 215 Floor Covering 220 Furniture Repair 224 Garage Door Repair 225 General Construction 226 Waterwell 230 General Repair 232 Chimney Sweep 235 Hauling 240 Horseshoeing 245 House Wrecking 250 Insulation 255 Insurance 260 Ironing & Washing 265 Janitorial 269 Excavating 270 Landscape/Lawnwork 280 Masonry/Concrete 285 Miscellaneous Service 290 Mobile Home Service 293 Monuments 295 Musical 300 Oil Field Services 305 Computers 306 Rubber Stamps 310 Painting/Decorating 315 Pest Control 316 Pets 320 Photography 325 Piano Tuning 330 Plumbing 335 Printing 340 Radio/TV’s/Stereo’s 345 Remodeling 350 Roofing 355 Sand Blasting 356 Satellite 360 Screens/Shutters 365 Security 370 Sewer Service & Repair 375 Sewing Machine Service 380 Sharpening 385 Slenderizing 390 Steam Cleaning 395 Stucco Plastering 400 Tax Service 401 Telephone Service 405 Tractor Work 410 Tree Service 415 Typing Service 420 Upholstery 425 Vacuum Cleaners 426 Video/Recording 430 Wallpapering 435 Welding

440 Window Repair 441 Window Cleaning 445 Wrought Iron 450 Services Wanted

Financial

455 Money: Loan/Borrow 456 Credit Cards 460 Insurance Co. 465 Oil, Mineral, Water, Land Lease/Sale 470 Investment: Stocks/Sale 475 Mortgages for Sale 480 Mortgages Wanted 485 Business Opportunities

Real Estate

490 Homes for Sale 495 Acreage/Farm/Ranch 500 Business for Sale 505 Commercial Business Property 510 Resort Out of Town Property 515 Mobile Homes/Sale 520 Lots for Sale 525 Building Transfer 530 Real Estate Wanted

Rentals

535 Apartments, Furnished 540 Apartments, Unfurnished 545 Houses, Furnished 550 Houses, Unfurnished 555 Mobile Homes – Rental 560 Sleeping Rooms 565 Rest Homes 569 Mobile Home Lots/Space 570 Mobile Home Courts 571 RV Parks 575 Resort Homes 580 Office/Business Rentals 585 Warehouse & Storage 590 Farms/Acreage – Rent 595 Miscellaneous for Rent 600 Want to Rent

Merchandise

605 Miscellaneous for Sale 610 Garage Sales, Individuals 611 Garage Sales, Businesses 615 Coins/Gold/Silver 620 Want to Buy – Miscellaneous 625 Antiques 630 Auction Sales 635 Good Things to Eat 640 Household Goods 645 Sewing Machines 650 Washers & Dryers 652 Computers 655 TV’s & Radios 660 Stereos 665 Musical Merchandise 670 Industrial Equipment 675 Camera/Photography 680 Heating Equipment 685 Air Conditioning Equipment 690 Business/Office Equipment 695 Machinery 700 Building Materials 705 Lawn/Garden/Fertilizer 710 Plants/Flowers 715 Hay & Feed Sale 720 Livestock & Supplies 721 Boarding Stables 725 Livestock Wanted 730 Poultry & Supplies 735 Poultry Wanted 740 Show Fowl 745 Pets for Sale

Recreational

750 Sports Equipment 755 Bicycles for Sale 760 Hunting & Camping Equipment 765 Guns & Ammunition 770 Boats & Accessories 775 Motorcycles 780 RV’s/Campers 785 Trailers Wanted

Transportation

790 Automobiles for Sale 795 Trucks & Vans 796 SUV’s 800 Classic Automobiles 805 Imported Automobiles 810 Auto Parts & Accessories 815 Wanted – Autos