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PIPELINE REROUTE HAS ISSUES
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An energy company’s agreement to shift an oil pipeline away from the environmentally sensitive Sandhills will help avoid several possible legal conflicts over Nebraska’s authority to reroute it, but significant issues still must be resolved about how much power the state will have over the new path. - PAGE A8
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An Occupy Wall Street protester yells out at police after being ordered to leave Zuccotti Park, early Tuesday. At about 1 a.m. police handed out notices from the park's owner and the city saying that the park had to be cleared because it had become unsanitary and hazardous. Protesters were told they could return, but without sleeping bags, tarps or tents.
NEW YORK (AP) — Crackdowns against the Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country reached the epicenter of the movement Tuesday, when police rousted protesters from a Manhattan park and a judge ruled that their free speech rights do not extend to pitching a tent and setting up camp for months at a time. It was a potentially devastating setback. If crowds of demonstrators return to Zuccotti Park, they will not be allowed to bring tents, sleeping bags and other equipment that turned the
area into a makeshift city of dissent. But demonstrators pledged to carry on with their message protesting corporate greed and economic inequality, either in Zuccotti or a yet-to-be chosen new home. State Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman upheld the city’s eviction of the protesters after an emergency appeal by the National Lawyers Guild. The protesters have been camped out in the privately owned park since mid-September. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he ordered the sweep because health
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Peachtree thanks veterans at dinner New Mexico Military Institute commandant Brig. Gen. Richard V. Geraci greets residents and guests of Peachtree Retirement Village attending the Veterans Thank You For Our Freedom Dinner, Tuesday evening.
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VERLANDER WINS CY YOUNG AWARD
NEW YORK (AP) — There was little question Justin Verlander would unanimously win the AL Cy Young Award. Now, the far more intriguing question: Will he take the MVP, too? “Do I think it’s possible? Yes. Would I like to win it? Of course,” he said during a conference call. “It’s kind of a weird scenario.” No starting pitcher has won the MVP trophy since Roger Clemens in 1986, with Dennis Eckersley the last reliever to get it in 1992. - PAGE B1
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past and present American armed conflicts and hope for an end to war were discussed at a Veterans Day special remem-
brance dinner at Peachtree Village of Roswell, Tuesday. “Bless our veterans past and present,” said the
Rev. Jim Bignell of Aldersgate United Methodist Church during his invoca-
and safety conditions had become “intolerable” in the crowded plaza. The raid was conducted in the middle of the night “to reduce the risk of confrontation” and “to minimize disruption to the surrounding neighborhood,” he said. early Tuesday By evening, some protesters were being allowed back into the park two-by-two. But they could each take only a small bag. Still, some protesters believed the loss of Zuccotti Park may be an opportunity to broaden and decen-
Power outage affects 2,000
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At least two power outages that began around 8:03 p.m. Tuesday affected nearly 2,000 people. Power initially went down when a vehicle struck a utility pole on the corner of 19th Street and Urton Road. This was followed by a second power outage. A representative from Xcel Energy said it was a circuit breaker — a safety component used to shut down electrical power in case of an emergency — that caused the power outage. She estimated about 1,800 households and businesses were affected. Power was restored at 9:05 p.m., according to Xcel.
Consensus presents Former Detention Center city’s Master Plan employee arrested for fraud JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Representatives from Consensus Planning Inc., a consulting firm based in Albuquerque, presented the Downtown Master Plan they created for the city, to a packed room in the Roswell Museum and Art Center, Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of the master plan is to provide guidance to the city to ensure the economic strength of
Roswell’s MainStreet District is maintained over time. The plan seeks to maintain and reinforce a business-friendly environment that increases commerce, supports pedestrian activity, and contributes to the social, cultural and economic quality of life for generations to come, according to a Nov. 4 City Council draft of the plan prepared by CP.
JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Manuel (Manny) Fuentez, 27, for mer Chaves County Detention Center finance of ficer, was arrested, Thursday, on one count of fraudulent use of a credit card and four counts of fraudulent transfer or receipt of a credit card. The credit cards used are Wright
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Express, specifically used to purchase gas for CCDC transport vehicles. According to the criminal complaint, Fuentez left CCDC in May under a cloud of suspicion after irregularities were discovered in his handling of personnel payroll. The court records indicate that Fuentez used the county-issued credit
Manuel Fuentez
Nancy Lopez students invite State fines private prison operator $1.1M mayor to view model city See CITY, Page A3
JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
In a classroom equipped with a model city that spanned three tables, second- through fifth-graders huddled around Mayor Del Jurney, asking him about his duties as mayor of Roswell. On Tuesday morning, the mayor visited with Nancy Lock’s students at Nancy Lopez Elementary, to answer their questions and to see the model city they created. Mark Wilson Photo The students asked the Gifted students at Nancy Lopez Elementary show off their model city to Mayor Del Jurney Tuesday morning. See MAYOR, Page A3
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SANTA FE (AP) — The state is fining a private prison operator $1.1 million for not adequately staffing a prison it operates in Hobbs, New Mexico’s top corrections official said. Corrections Secretary Gregg Marcantel says Florida-based GEO Group agreed to pay the settlement last week following a meeting between the state Department of Corrections and the company’s top management. “They’ve agreed on it,” Marcantel said of GEO. “It’s a very fair way of doing it. They are not completely happy. It needed to be done.” The Santa Fe New Mexican reports GEO officials
could not be reached for comment Monday night. GEO will pay the $1.1 million over several months, Marcantel said. In addition, the company has agreed to spend $200,000 over the next calendar year to recruit new correctional officers for the Hobbs facility. According to contracts, when staf fing vacancies drop by 10 percent or more for 30 days, New Mexico can penalize the GEO Group and Corrections Corp. of America, the two firms that operate private prison facilities. The settlement represents the first time in years See PRISON, Page A3