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Roswell Daily Record

Vol. 121, No. 231 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday

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THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

September 26, 2012

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Obama: Confront roots of Muslim rage

AMERICAN WANTS TO TALK

DALLAS (AP) — There could be progress in breaking the standoff between American Airlines and its pilots, which appears to have caused a spike in canceled and delayed flights. American formally asked the pilots’ union to resume negotiations on a new labor contract. . - PAGE B6

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NYC dispenses Romney, Obama zero in on Ohio Plan B pills at 50 high schools

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL conceded Tuesday that a bad call cost the Green Bay Packers the game — yet still upheld the Seattle Seahawks’ victory. While coaches, players and fans — even athletes in other sports — ripped the use of replacement refs, the league met with its lockedout officials Tuesday in an attempt to resolve the impasse. Two people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press ... - PAGE B1

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President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a campaign believed to be unprecedented in its size and aggressiveness: New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 at more than 50 public high schools, sometimes even before they have had sex. The effort to combat teen pregnancy in the nation’s largest city contrasts sharply with the views of politicians and school systems in more conservative parts of the country. Valerie Huber, president of the National Abstinence Education Association in Washington, calls it “a terrible case once again of bigotry of low expectations” — presuming that teen girls will have sex anyway, and effectively endorsing that. But some doctors say more schools should follow

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Mitt Romney campaigns at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio, Sept. 14.

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VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has emerged as the presidential race’s undisputed focus. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are making multiple stops this week alone in a state that’s trending toward the president, endangering Romney’s White House hopes. The popularity of Obama’s auto industry bailout and a better -than-average local economy are undermining Romney’s call for Ohioans to return to their GOP-leaning ways, which were crucial to George W. Bush’s two elections. Ohio has 18 electoral votes, seventh most in the nation, and no Republican has won the White House without carrying it. Romney is scrambling to reverse the polls that show Obama ahead. On Tuesday, he made the first of his four planned Ohio stops this week, joining his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, for a rally near Dayton. On See OHIO, Page A3

Supersonic plunge set for Oct. 8 Beeton family boasts 3 gens in control tower See NYC, Page A3

NFL UPHOLDS SEATTLE WIN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya “were attacks on America,” and he called on them to join in confronting the root causes of the rage across the Muslim world. “I do believe that it is the obligation of all leaders, in all countries, to speak out forcefully against violence and extremism,” Obama said in a speech to the annual gathering of the United Nations General Assembly. Obama also condemned the anti-Muslim video that helped spark the recent attacks, calling it “cruel and disgusting.” But he strongly defended the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the freedom of expression, “even views that we profoundly disagree with.” With U.S. campaign politics shadowing every word, Obama also warned that time to peacefully curb the Iranian nuclear crisis is running out.

tude of 23 miles over New Mexico. Project managers announced Tuesday the feat will take place Oct. 8. The Austrian parachutist jumped from 13 miles in March and 18 miles in July. This time, he hopes to break the alltime record of 19.5 miles set in 1960. A giant helium balloon will hoist a pressurized capsule with Baumgartner inside, dressed in a AP Photo pressure suit. Baumgartner expects to A crew member adjusts the space capsule of the Red Bull reach a top speed of 690 Stratos mission in the pressure chamber at Brooks Air mph and break the sound Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, Monday. barrier with only his CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. In just two weeks, body, less than a half(AP) — The countdown is Baumgartner will attempt minute after he hops from on for skydiver Felix to go supersonic when he his capsule. Baumgartner. jumps from a record alti-

CHAUNTE’L POWELL RECORD STAFF WRITER

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When Frank Beeton IV and his sister Cori graduated from high school, they faced the tough decision all graduates face, what to do with the rest of their lives. Both made the decision to pursue careers in a field that was practically in their blood, air traffic control. By accepting jobs in that field, they would become the third generation of air traffic controllers in their family. Cori, the older of the two, served in the Navy for six years before being hired by the Federal Aviation Administration and eventually accepting a job in Washington D.C. Frank

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — While the national Republican Party has all but abandoned New Mexico in recent weeks, three GOP senators came to Albuquerque on Tuesday to raise money and boost the campaign of Heather Wilson as the U.S. Senate candidate best equipped to protect the state and the nation. U.S. Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina touted Wilson — an Air Force Academy graduate, for-

mer congresswoman and defense contractor — as someone who will never underestimate the importance of the military. “She would make sure that not only are New Mexico military assets protected, but also that our country remains safe,” Ayotte said. McCain said acrossthe-board budget cuts set to take effect if Congress fails to reach a long-term debt reduction plan by January “will probably af fect the state of New Mexico more drastically and more dramatically

IV chose to eschew the military route and apply for what he describes as an off-the-street training program that required some college education and more workforce experience. Upon completion of the program, he began applying for jobs. The Roswell Tower facility hired him and he’s been there for the past four-anda-half years. The family’s air traffic control saga actually began in the 1940s with Frank IV’s grandfather, Frank Beeton Jr. While serving in World War II, Beeton Jr. got lost in the Aleutian Islands during a storm one day. He was directed back to base See TOWER, Page A3

State rep uses campaign money for massages, herbs 3 Senators fundraising for Wilson ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A New Mexico lawmaker has used campaign funds to pay for massages and chiropractic adjustments to treat his back problems. The Albuquerque Journal reports that Democratic state Rep. Miguel Garcia, of Albuquerque, reported at least a dozen visits to providers in 2010 and another visit this year on campaign finance reports. He spent at least $740 in campaign funds for the treatments, as well as an additional $77 on herbal remedies. Garcia said he thinks the

spending was allowed because his longstanding back problems act up during door-to-door campaigning.

State law says the contributions can be used for campaign expenditures and expenditures “reasonably related” to the duties of office. Ken Ortiz, the chief of staff for Secretary of State Dianna Duran, said in response to a question from the Journal that based on prior attor ney general’s See MASSAGE, Page A3

than any other state in the nation.” McCain, A yotte and Graham are all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and have been traveling together on what they call a “Preserving America’s Strength” tour to highlight the “devastating impacts of the looming defense cuts.” Wilson said the cuts would mean a loss of $400 million and 27,000 jobs at the state’s military bases and at New Mexico’s Sandia and Los

See WILSON, Page A2


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