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Roswell Daily Record

Vol. 121, No. 162 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday

INSIDE NEWS

MIDWEST HEAT WAVE CONTINUES

DETROIT (AP) — When the air conditioner stopped in Ashley Jackson’s Southfield, Mich., home, so too did normal conversations and nightly rest. “Inside the house it was 91 degrees. ... I wasn’t talking to anybody. Nobody was talking to anybody,” said Jackson, 23, who works as a short-order cook in Detroit. - PAGE A7

THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

July 7, 2012

80K new jobs; unemployment, 8.2% WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job machine has jammed. Again. The economy added only 80,000 jobs in June, the government said Friday, erasing any doubt that the United States is in a summer slump for the third year in a row. It was the third consecutive month of weak job growth. From April through June, the economy produced an average of just 75,000 jobs a month, the weakest three months since August through October 2010. The unemployment rate

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stayed at 8.2 percent — a recession-level figure, even though the Great Recession has technically been over for three years.

The numbers could hurt President Barack Obama’s odds for re-election. Mitt Romney, the presumed Republican nominee, said they showed that Obama, in three and a half years on the job, had not “gotten America working again.” Obama, on a two-day bus tour through the contested states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, focused on private companies, which added 84,000 jobs in June,

Empty house burns

and took a longer view of the economic recovery. “Businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs,” the president said. “That’s a step in the right direction.” The Labor Department’s report on job creation and unemployment is the most closely watched monthly indicator of the U.S. economy. There are four reports remaining before Election Day, including one on Friday, Nov. 2, four days See ECONOMY, Page A3

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State offers wildfire notices

Job seekers wait in line at a job fair expo in Anaheim, Calif., June 13.

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ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — About 2,000 people from around New Mexico and as far away as Russia have signed up for an online notification system aimed at giving the public the latest information about wildfires burning around the state.

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A vacant house burns out of control at 2403 E. Alameda Ave., near Meadow Brook Road, around 10:30 a.m., Friday. The house, which rests adjacent to a pecan orchard and had been empty for at least 10 years, was allowed to burn under the watchful eyes of firefighters, after initial attempts to extinguish the blaze failed.

PLAYING FOR HISTORY

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer is back in the Wimbledon final for the first time since 2009. If that seems like a long gap for the six-time champion, imagine how all of Britain feels: Andy Murray is the first man from the host country to play for the title at the All England Club in 74 years. Both are playing for history. Already the owner of a record 16 Grand Slam titles, but none in the past 2 1 ⁄ 2 years, Federer can equal two marks held by Pete Sampras with one more victory Sunday ... - PAGE B1

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• Verta Lucille Brewton • Mike Croney - PAGE A7

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TODAY’S FORECAST

Some gang members tend to maintain low profiles JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

Part 2 of 3 Gangs can be associated with locations. The Roswell basic gangs include Eastside, Westside, Northside, Southside and CTR (Crazy Town Roswell). “You can only join CRT after going to prison,” said the Chaves County Gang Task Force agent. The criminologist who had made a long-ter m study has seen some changes in local gang activity. “Although there are self-admitted tattoos associated with specific gangs, there’s a new trend to remain unmarked so the gang members do not call attention to themselves. Nowadays they’re not getting tattoos.” He also included an expanded list of the gangs including a new one. “They

are called the Jungallos. These kids are found mainly at Goddard High School and appear “outwardly” normal. These are the children of some of the most af fluent members of Roswell, but mom and dad don’t want to know.” The list, according to the criminologist, consists of: Brown Pride; Northside local; Northside Mafia, for the 12 to 21 age group; Northside XIV for an older age group; Eastside San Jose; Eastside Chihuahuito; Eastside VBV, or Vatos; Westside 19; Westside UGC (Underground Clique); Southside or Suranos; Crazy Town Roswell and the Jungallos. The locations represented by the names may not suggest the gang member’s residence. The agent pointed out that a member from the Eastside gang may in fact live in another part of

the city. Gangs can also be a family affair. Tamara Marcantel with New Mexico State Gang Task Force said, “We have known for a long time that gang membership is generational. You will have three or four generations within the same family who live in the same community who join gangs since they are growing up in that type of environment.” The local agent also acknowledged that gang membership in Roswell is often multi-generational with children, parents and grandparents all belonging to the same gang. When asked why parents would want this for their children, he said, “It’s a dif ferent lifestyle than what you and I live.” The criminologist agreed that gang membership folSee GANG, Page A3

The system is being tested by what has so far been a busy season. The number of subscribers climbed as two record-setting blazes broke out in New Mexico in May and June, State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware said. See WILDFIRE, Page A3

RPD busts Coon A Roswell police officer was arrested early Friday morning after police said she drove her personal automobile into a parked vehicle and then refused to comply with either a breathalyzer or blood test for alcohol. Of ficer Stephanie Coon, who was off duty at the time of the collision, was arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence, careless driving, no insurance and for having an open container in her vehicle. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. Friday on Del Norte Street. Damages to the parked vehicle were estimated in excess of $500. Officer Erica O’Bryon, RPD spokeswoman, said by state law refusal to take a sobriety test results is an automatic suspension of license for a period of 12 months, regardless of whether the

Stephanie Coon

person is found guilty or not guilty. “I tell people when we hire them that police live in a glass bubble. An officer breaking the law is not something we like to see, but when we see it, you will be arrested,” said O’Bryon. Coon has been employed by the RPD as an of ficer since 2006. She has been placed on paid administrative leave.

First gig got 14-year-old Anthony Castle out of short pants JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

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Trumpet player Anthony (Tony) Castle (second from right) and the Armed Forces band Sound Off, post-World War II.

“I’m told I’m the oldest living trumpet player in the state of New Mexico,” Anthony Castle shrugs. “I don’t know if it’s true.” Castle was born in 1924 in Fredonia, N.Y., home of the State University of New York, renowned for its School of Music. Music runs in the family. His brother, Bruno, was a trumpet player. His wife is a singer, and his son, too, is a musician. “My brother insisted I learn trumpet,”

said Castle. He started playing professionally when he was 14 and still in high school. “I had to get my first long pants; I was still in knickers then.” At 87, Castle continues to share his talents with community of Roswell, originally with the ENMU-R Community Band. Later, bandmaster Ken Tuttle asked him to join Roswell

Jazz Orchestra, but he’s slowing down and wanted to spend more time with his wife, so Castle retired from the Community Band to stay with his first love, Angela, and his second, jazz.

His band wages paid for his first year of college at See SPOTLIGHT, Page A3


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