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Vol. 120, No. 289 50¢ Daily / $1 Sunday
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IT WAS THE TAPES
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The voice of Michael Jackson helped put the man who killed him behind bars. It wasn’t the familiar voice of hits such as “Billie Jean” and “Thriller,” but the slow, slurring recording of the singer that was found on his physician’s cell phone that helped convince a judge to sentence .... - PAGE A8
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
December 1, 2011
Central banks move to stabilize system FRANKFUR T, Germany (AP) — The central banks of the wealthiest countries, trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe from exploding into a global panic, swept in Wednesday to shore up the world financial system by making it easier for banks to borrow American dollars. Stock markets around the world roared their approval. The Dow Jones industrial average rose almost 500 points, its best
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day in two and a half years. Stocks climbed 5 percent in Germany and more than 4 percent in France. Central banks will make it cheaper for commercial banks in their countries to borrow dollars, the dominant currency of trade. It was the most extraordinary coordinated effort by the central banks since they cut interest rates together in October 2008, at the depths of the financial crisis.
Pecan harvest
But while it should ease borrowing for banks, it does little to solve the underlying problem of mountains of government debt in Europe, leaving markets still waiting for a permanent fix. European leaders gather next week for a summit on the debt crisis. The European Central Bank, which has been reluctant to intervene to See BANKS, Page A3
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A screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number of the Dow Jones Industrial average, Wednesday.
3 dead in plane crash JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
TOP 5 WEB
For The Past 24 Hours
• Tree of Hope goes up at RMAC • ‘Hurry Santa, pack it up!!!’ • Bitter Lake offers Cranes and Cocoa • Shoppers turn out early for bargains • Herrera’s treys help NMMI pick up win
INSIDE SPORTS
TRIO PUTS COWBOYS ON TOP
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The running back was buried on the depth chart, a thirdround pick who showed up to camp stuck behind last year’s starter and the returning third-down specialist. Fighting a bad hamstring, all he could do was wait and hope for the chance to show what he could do. The receiver spent training camp on another club, catching the eye of coaches across the field during joint practices and a preseason game. Signed by that watchful staff the week of the opener .... - PAGE B1
TODAY’S
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Workers at Mountain Estate Pecan Orchard on the western edge of Roswell assist in pecan harvesting, Wednesday morning.
NM LULAC may offer state redistricting plan
SANTA FE (AP) — A Hispanic civil rights group will be allowed to participate in a trial next week to decide the boundaries of New Mexico’s three congressional districts, a state district court judge ruled Wednesday. The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, planned to offer a proposal for a Hispanic majority congressional district in southern and west-central New Mexico, but District Court Judge James Hall said the group must meet tight deadlines for a trial starting Monday. Lawyers for Gov. Susana Martinez and other state GOP elected officials — Lt. Gov. John Sanchez and Secretary of State Dianna Duran — told the judge that LULAC shouldn’t be allowed to offer a redistrict-
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Britain orders Iran out of UK
ing plan because the group missed by 10 days a courtestablished deadline for seeking to become a party in the case. They said LULAC also failed to follow the proper procedures for giving other lawyers notice of their request to join in the case. LULAC can’t present its redistricting plan at the trial unless it provides the required materials and makes its witnesses, such as a demographic expert, available for a pre-trial deposition this week by other lawyers. A LULAC lawyer, Santiago Juarez, said the group will try to meet a Thursday deadline for providing the list of witnesses and trial documents to the court and other lawyers in the case. He said the group might See LULAC, Page A3
LONDON (AP) — Britain ordered all Iranian diplomats out of the U.K. within 48 hours and shuttered its ransacked embassy in Tehran on Wednesday, in a significant escalation of tensions between Iran and the West. The ouster of the entire Iranian diplomatic corps deepens Iran’s international isolation amid growing suspicions over its nuclear program. At least four other European countries also moved to AP Photo reduce diplomatic contacts with Iran. British Embassy, Tehran, Tuesday. The British measures were announced by For- hauling down Union Jack the British flag with a eign Secretary William flags, torching a vehicle banner in the name of a Hague, who said Britain and tossing looted docu- 7th-century Shiite saint, had withdrawn its entire ments through windows. Imam Hussein, and one diplomatic staf f after The hours-long assault looter showed off a picangry mobs stormed the Tuesday was reminiscent ture of Queen Elizabeth II British Embassy com- of the chaotic seizure of apparently taken of f a pound and a diplomatic the U.S. Embassy in residence in Tehran, 1979. Protesters replaced
52% of the way there
OBITUARIES
• Lucas Dunnahoo • Leslie W. Fulton - PAGE A6
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Last day to enter Electric Light Christmas Parade today VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
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According to the Federal Aviation Administration, three people died when a plane went down 37 miles west of Roswell. Shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopters located the wreckage of a plane in an area described as heavily wooded. The terrain has impeded search and rescue crews. Reports on Wednesday remain confused. New Mexico State Police Public Infor mation Of ficer Lt.
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BrookeLynne Southern, 10, updates the United Way sign on the courthouse lawn Wednesday to indicate that 52% of the goal has been reached, with contributions totalling $299,747.
It may not be Santa Claus and his reindeer, but it will be Santa Claus followed by two horses and a camel. That’s what Dusty Huckabee, director of MainStreet Roswell, said will be included in this year’s Electric Light Christmas Parade, an event featuring vehicles of different makes, shapes and sizes all decorated with Christmas lights. Furthermore, Huckabee said it is not too late to be part of the lineup that will start its trek Saturday at 6 p.m. on the corner of College and Main and end at Main and Alameda. So far, the parade that welcomes anyone in the community — individuals and groups alike — has 23 entries. Huckabee said applications will be accepted through today. Confirmed entries include Cal-
vary Baptist Church, Mountain View Middle School, Tobosa Developmental Services, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Mesa Middle School, New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy, Tabernacle Baptist Church and the Roswell High School Choir. Huckabee said Midway Lions Club will have two horse-drawn carriages in the parade; the Gospel Village will bring a camel. MainStreet Roswell will sponsor Santa Claus, who will make his appearance in an antique Model A, Huckabee said. Not only the parade entries will set downtown Roswell alight on Saturday. Huckabee said area trees will be lit and the 35 huge snowflakes adorning downtown light posts will also be highly visible. Huckabee encouraged businesses around the area to turn off See PARADE, Page A3