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GENEVA (AP) — One of the very pillars of physics and Einstein’s theory of relativity — that nothing can go faster than the speed of light — was rocked Thursday by new findings from one of the world’s foremost laboratories. - PAGE A6
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Dow falls 391; Economic fears spread
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 391 points and at one point was down more than 500, a return to the volatility that gripped the market this summer.
One financial indicator after another showed that investors are losing hope that the global economy can keep growing. The price of oil and metals such as copper, which depend on economic demand, fell sharply. T raders bought T reasury bonds and the dollar for safety. FedEx, a company that ships so many goods it is considered a barometer of the U.S. economy, had to lower its earnings forecast for the year because cus-
Solis adjusting well to new position
Roswell’s Police Chief Alfonso Solis gave his impressions of his first two weeks at his interim position as New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Corrections. He said, “It’s a process.” Solis referred to the job as both interesting and challenging. “I went to the first Cabinet meeting this Monday. I was impressed with the governor and her Chief of Staff Keith Gardner. She is very much in charge,” Solis said. One of his primary duties in Santa Fe is helping to find his replacement, the next Cabinet Secretary for Corrections. “We’ve been soliciting and looking for qualified people. We have advertised nationwide.” Daily, Solis participates in a video conference with all the wardens from the various correctional facilities across the state. Solis said a number of them have acting wardens, and the department is actively looking for new personnel to
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Economic news was bad around the world. A closely watched survey in Europe
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Bomb threat forces evacuation
The offices of the New Mexico’s Region IV Probation and Parole at 5 Grand Avenue Plaza received a bomb threat, Thursday. The call came in around 10
a.m. The facility was evacuated and the Roswell Police Department summoned to complete a search of the facility. The
Roswell Fire Department was placed on stand-by at the Wool Bowl, with several fire engines
Veto showdown, court fight looms on state redistricting
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TODAY’S FORECAST
“Markets rely on confidence and certainty. Right now there is neither,” said John Canally, an economic
It was the second consecutive rout in the stock market since Wednesday afternoon, when the Federal Reserve announced a change in strategy for fighting the economic slowdown — a bid to lower long-term interest rates and get people and companies to spend more money.
indicated a recession could be on the way there, and a manufacturing survey suggested a slowdown in China, which has been one of the hottest economies. “The probability of going back into recession is higher now than at any point in the recovery,” said T im Quinlan, an economist at Wells Fargo. He put his odds of a recession at 35 percent. Christine Lagarde, the
Firefighters respond to a bomb threat at the State of New Mexico Corrections Department, Probation & Parole Division building located at 5 Grand Avenue Plaza, Thursday morning.
TODAY’S Ray Vicente Flores William Case Julian Garcia Vitalia Gomez - PAGE A6
The Dow fell 391.01 points, or 3.5 percent, and closed at 10,733.83. The selling was not just steep but broad: Nineteen stocks on the New York Stock Exchange fell for every one that rose. At one point, the Dow was down more than 500 points.
strategist at LPL Financial, an investment fir m in Boston.
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If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Or in the case of the NMMI boys soccer team, try, try, try ... then find the back of the net. The Colts scored six minutes into the match then went 90 minutes... - PAGE B1
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tomers are putting off purchases of electronics and other gadgets from China.
JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
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COLTS HOLD OFF SOCORRO IN DOUBLE OT
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NEW YORK (AP) — Investors began giving in to fears Thursday that a global recession is already under way, and stock markets shuddered around the world. Selling started in Asia, picked up speed in Europe and sent Wall Street near its worst finish of the year.
LAW OF PHYSICS CHALLENGED
September 23, 2011
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Washington Avenue Elementary School fifth grader Jonah Irmen, right, dissects a cow eyeball as classmate Jose Aragon looks on during Katie Hatch's morning class Thursday.
SANTA FE (AP) — Democrats in the Legislature headed Thursday toward a veto showdown with Republican Gov. Susana Martinez over proposals for changing the boundaries of New Mexico’s districts for elective offices. If no redistricting plan is enacted, the fight likely will shift to the courts in the coming months and a judge could end up drawing new district boundaries. That’s what happened 10 years ago when the Democratic-controlled Legislature and another Republican governor — Gary Johnson — tangled over redistricting plans for seats in Congress and the state House of Representatives. Similar partisan divisions
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are on display this year. Democrats pushed through a House redistricting plan in the 70-member chamber shortly after midnight Thursday. However, Martinez immediately made it clear she doesn’t support the proposal. The measure passed the House on a 36-34 vote, with one Democrat joining Republicans in opposing the measure. The chamber’s lone independent, Rep. Andy Nunez of Hatch, for merly a conservative Democrat, sided with Democrats to provide the needed vote necessary to pass the bill. Martinez spokesman Scott Dar nell called the plan a “partisan gerrymander.”
“House and Senate Democrats have spent more than 15 days and hundreds of thousands of dollars assembling radically partisan redistricting maps that do not reflect any attempt to compromise, and which they know will be vetoed by the governor,” Darnell said.
“Republicans and Democrats still have an opportunity to work together to craft a fair and bipartisan compromise and as she has said from the start, the governor will be a willing partner in that effort,” he added.
Senate President T im Jennings, D-Roswell, comSee VETO, Page A3
Roe announces candidacy for Municipal Court judge JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Longtime Roswell resident, Kevin Roe has announced his candidacy for Municipal Court judge. Roe is the adopted son of David and Sheila Roe of Pepper’s Restaurant. This is his first time running for judge in Roswell. Roe’s past legal experiences will serve him well if he is elected to the position. He practiced law in Las Vegas, Nevada for over 20 years, working first at a private firm then opening his own firm where he had seven attorneys
working for him. Serving as a district court arbitrator for 19 years, Roe also has extensive experience as a district court special master judge for the Family Court, Paternity Court, and Child Support Division. A good amount of experience as a judge under his belt, Roe served for eight years as a pro-tem judge in the justice courts in Henderson and Las Vegas, as well as a municipal judge pro-tem in Henderson. Now retired, Roe has returned to Roswell, and is an active member of the community, and is involved with various organiza-
tions throughout town, believing in the importance of giving back to a community that has given so much to him. He is a member and past president of the Noon Optimist club, a member of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce and served on the board of directors for the Hispano Chamber of Commerce. Roe also served on the administrative council of the First United Methodist Church in Roswell. Roe’s decision to run for municipal court idea ignited from his belief, “It is time for Roswell to See ROE, Page A3
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Kevin Roe has announced his candidacy for Municipal Court judge.