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Roswell Daily Record THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

Road crews mop up after blizzard

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NAVAJO WANT REMAINS RETURNED

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Archaeologists curious about American Indian cultures dug up human remains and associated funerary objects at Canyon de Chelly decades ago, while some remains were taken for protection from erosion in the canyon with towering red, sandstone walls. - PAGE A3

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ELWAY ENDORSES TEBOW

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A year ago, John Elway agreed to another comeback with his beloved Denver Broncos shortly after the ouster of Josh McDaniels, whom many felt had doomed the franchise to mediocrity for years to come. The Hall of Famer has pulled all the right strings in rapidly reversing the team’s fortunes - PAGE B1

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Aguilar gets 15 years

Fog begins to lift from Albuquerque on Tuesday, after a major winter storm moved through the state.

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A day after blizzard conditions stranded motorists overnight and caused accidents that killed at least four people in New Mexico, highway crews Tuesday were mopping up and getting pre-holiday traffic back on the roads before another system moves into the state Thursday. Forecasters said the next storm isn’t likely to be as severe as the system that caused rare blizzard-like conditions Monday. But they said it could bring enough snow to once again

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severely impact Christmas travelers on the Interstate 25 and Interstate 40 corridors Thursday and into Friday. Monday’s storm closed I25 from Santa Fe to Colorado and I-40 from just east of Albuquerque to Texas as 10 to 15 inches of blowing snow created drifts up to 7 feet in some areas, officials said. Most major thoroughfares were expected to be open by late Tuesday afternoon, although dangerous spots remained. “We are just kind of mop-

ping up and things are starting to move,” Paul Gray of the New Mexico highway department said during a morning call with the weather service and emergency officials from around the state. State police spokesman Robert McDonald said the only serious accident he knew of occurred late Monday on U.S. Route 60/84 east of Melrose in Curry County, where authorities say a head-on collision between a pickup truck See SNOW, Page A2

JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

Arnold Aguilar, 28, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in the Department of Corrections with 5 years suspended, on charges of third-degree criminal sexual penetration of a minor. The charges resulted from an incident that took place at the Western Inn, 2331 N. Main St., in November 2009. The victim was a 16year-old boy and a cadet at New Mexico Military Institute. According to the criminal complaint the Roswell Police Department heard of the incident when the father called from Lubbock, Texas, to report a rape. The father gave the name of the man who met his son at the Western Inn. The complaint says that when officials contacted the man, he referred them to Aguilar. He told of ficers that he left the youth in the hotel room and when he returned, Aguilar was there and the boy was in the bathroom. The witness said See 15 YEARS, Page A7

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Fire takes mobile home, contents Michael Duran takes a break from clearing debris from a trailer that was destroyed by an overnight fire at 98 Willard St., Dexter.

JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

A fire destroyed a mobile home at 98 Willard St., Dexter, Monday evening. The Midway Vol-

unteer Fire Department received the call around 6:30 p.m. The fire was out by 7:45 p.m. Midway’s Fire Chief Ron Fuller said that due to the adverse weather conditions, a total

of four districts were called in to fight the blaze, including East Grand Plains, Dexter and District 8. “Our guys worked pretty fast. They did a good

job, but it’s just a total loss. The family needs help,” he said. The house was the residence of Crystal Elias and

House rejects tax cut

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TODAY’S • Adrian Breedyk • John Howard Brewster • Dollie Edna Lakey • Jack L. Orr • Betty Bacom - PAGE A3

December 21, 2011

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Pecos Elementary students assist residents of Sunset Villa make Ojos de Dios (God’s eye) craft ornaments Tuesday morning. The fifth-graders spent the morning visiting the elderly and spreading holiday cheer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing a tax cut of up to $40 a week for workers and unemployment benefits for millions of jobless hit a wall Tuesday as the House rejected a two-month extension of both, and President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for the stalemate. This time, it wasn’t a partial government shutdown or even an unprecedented Treasury default that was at stake, but the prospect that payroll taxes would rise on Jan. 1 for 160 million workers and long-term unemployment benefits end for millions of jobless victims of the worst recession since the 1930s. Yet another deadline has been entangled in the dispute, this one affecting seniors, but the administration announced it had finessed

See FIRE, Page A2

a way around it. Officials said paperwork for doctors who treat Medicare patients in the early days of the new year will not be processed until Jan. 18, giving lawmakers more time to avert a 27 percent cut in fees threatened for Jan. 1. Whatever the stakes, there was little indication that Republicans would get their wish for negotiations with the Senate any time soon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., issued a statement saying he would be happy to resume talks on a yearlong measure — “but not before” the House ratifies the two-month bill and sends it to Obama for his signature. Given Obama’s remarks and

Wilson campaigns at Kiwanis luncheon in Roswell JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER

U.S. Senate hopeful and fellow Kiwanian, Heather Wilson joined members of the Roswell Kiwanis Club at their weekly meeting Tuesday afternoon. Felix Torres, past president of the Roswell club, said the mission of the organization is to help children in all aspects of their life. Locally, the club aids children through programs such as the “BUG” or Bring

Up Grades Program. The program targets thirdgraders from all Roswell schools. A 20-year member of the Albuquerque Kiwanis Club, Wilson joined the organization due in large part to the initiative of her father-inlaw. Wilson has remained a longtime member of the club because, “they’re good people, they’re the salt of the Earth-type people who get stuff done.” Wilson then moved the

focus of her talk toward her bid for U.S. Senate. A member of Congress for 10 years, Wilson for mally announced she was running for Senate on March 6 to fill Democrat Jeff Bingaman’s seat. Bingaman announced in February that he will not seek a fifth term. Wilson, who has three teenage children, voiced her concer n about the country they will inherit. See WILSON, Page A7

See TAX, Page A7

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Former Rep. Heather Wilson visits with members of the Kiwanis Club during its weekly meeting, Tuesday.


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