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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc.’s pencil-thin, smaller iPad will cost much more than its competitors, signaling that the company isn’t going to get into a mini-tablet price war. The company unveiled the iPad Mini on Tuesday, with a screen about two-thirds the size of the full model, and half the weight. Customers can begin ordering ... - PAGE B6
October 24, 2012
Heated words fly at Candidate Forum NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
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THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
With just two weeks to go before Election Day, New Mexico citizens had the opportunity to get a clearer picture of what their local candidates stand for during the Candidate Forum, Tuesday, at First Baptist Church. The forum was presented by Leadership Roswell Alumni Association and Roswell Daily Record, and was the 30th forum in 16 years. Sen. T im Jennings, D-
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Roswell, and Cliff Pirtle, his Republican challenger, wasted little time showing why their race for State Senate District 32 has been a contentious one.
When asked if the Legislature provides enough infor mation regarding activities to the public and how to improve the practice of open government, Jennings said that if you let the executive branch into all the inner -workings of the Legislature, then the executive branch should be opened up as well.
Cowboy Code of Honor
“Shouldn’t we be allowed to see the same things that have happened in the executive branch?” Jennings said. “Why do they do theirs in secret? Why do I put my campaign reports out, and where I get all my money, and I’m running against somebody who is spending over $500,000 to beat me with out-of-state money, and they don’t have to list where it came from, from anybody?” He added that all of his contributions See FORUM, Page A2
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From left, State Senate District 32 candidates Tim Jennings and Cliff Pirtle participate in the Candidate Forum at First Baptist Church of Roswell, Tuesday night.
Obama, Romney in final sprint
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• Anti-drug campaign kicks off at Sunset • James Gomez again faces charges • Roswell Nissan ready for its grand opening • Buddy Walk brightens up the day at zoo • Movie release nearing
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Retired school teacher Tim Raftery reads from Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code of Honor to students from Washington Avenue Elementary School at the trustworthiness pillar in the Spring River Park & Zoo during a Character Counts! Week celebration, Tuesday morning.
SERIES BEGINS IN SAN FRAN TODAY
Way back in spring training, Hunter Pence hit a wicked grounder that smacked Miguel Cabrera in the face. A few months later, Pablo Sandoval launched a basesloaded triple off Justin Verlander in the All-Star game. Here they all are again, with everything at stake. Tigers-Giants in the World Series. A driven team from Detroit, loaded with power bats and arms, guided by wily Jim Leyland and coming off an impressive sweep. - PAGE B1
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising nearing an astronomical $1 billion and millions of Americans casting early ballots in all regions of the country. Increasingly, Ohio looms as ground zero in a campaign waged in tough economic times. The state’s unemployment rate of 7 percent is well below the national average of 7.8 percent, Obama has campaigned here more than in any other state and Romney has booked a heavy schedule of appearances in
RPD goes to Michigan Sometimes, problem-solving to fill dwindling ranks
Members of the Roswell Police Department traveled out of state for a week this month in an ef fort to recruit new officers. The RPD has suf fered from chronic staff shortages for the past two years, reporting a low of 25 of ficers down in January. “People ask us why we are going all the way to Michigan, but in the three years we’ve been recruiting in Michigan we’ve had 65 percent success with Michigan officers staying with the department compared to 33 percent recruits we get locally,” said Officer Erica O’Bryon. The RPD currently employs 13 officers who relocated from Michigan.
Officers in Michigan must first complete Law Enforcement Academy classes before hiring on with a police department. O’Bryon said the two teams toured 12 schools on Michigan’s lower penninsula. “We didn’t make it to the upper part of Michigan at all.” The law enforcement training in Michigan is college based where individuals obtain their associate or bachelor’s degrees. When officers certified in other states transfer to Roswell, they complete one week of training rather than taking a full six-month-long program at Santa Fe’s Law
See OBAMA, Page A3
can get really, really messy ILISSA GILMORE RECORD STAFF REPORTER
Gifted fifth-graders of the Roswell Independent School District tried to keep shells from cracking Tuesday during the annual egg drop held at Yucca Recreation Center. Using mostly ordinary household materials, students collaborated with those from other schools to craft a capsule capable of protecting a raw egg from a fall of up to 45 feet. See EGGS, Page A3
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Fifth-graders watch a container carrying a raw egg during a yearly egg drop competition held at the Yucca Center, Tuesday morning.
US may soon become Job Corps Makes A Difference world’s top oil producer See RPD, Page A3
partnered with the city of Roswell and the American Legion to undertake various projects that help improve the community. Job Corps kicked the week of f Monday with Day 1 of its beautification project at the Spring River Park & Zoo. Several students from the construction, protective services, painting, facility maintenance and Chaunte’l Powell Photo electrical wiring trade Students from the Roswell Job Corps spent Monday and programs were selected to help with the Zoo Project. Tuesday cleaning up the Spring River Park & Zoo. The project, which are they were made by includes raking leaves, CHAUNTE’L POWELL the Roswell Job Corps. trimming trees and RECORD STAFF WRITER The center is partaking in pulling weeds will contheir annual Make A Dif- clude today. Electrical If you happen to see ference Day activities wiring instructor, Josh slight improvements throughout the week. being made around the This year, they have city this week, chances
See CORPS, Page A3
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest producer. Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average of 10.9 million barrels per day. This will be the fourth straight year of crude increases and the biggest single-year gain since 1951. The Energy Department forecasts that U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons, which includes biofuels, will average 11.4 million barrels per day next year. That would
be a record for the U.S. and just below Saudi Arabia’s output of 11.6 million barrels. Citibank forecasts U.S. production could reach 13 million to 15 million barrels per day by 2020, helping to make North America “the new Middle East.” The last year the U.S. was the world’s largest producer was 2002, after the Saudis drastically cut production because of low oil prices in the aftermath of 9/11. Since then, the Saudis and the Russians have been the world leaders. The United States will still need to import lots of oil in the years ahead. See OIL, Page A3