06-06-2011

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Roswell Daily Record THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

Vol. 120, No. 144 50¢ Daily / $1 Sunday

INSIDE NEWS

CHACO LANDSCAPE ON LIST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jazz musician John Coltrane’s home on Long Island, N.Y., a cloverleafshaped Chicago hospital building and a Pillsbury plant in Minneapolis that once was the world’s most advanced flour mill are among America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. - PAGE A3

June 16, 2011

Carlsbad Caverns may reopen today

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Charred cactus plants line the roadway to the Carlsbad Caverns National Park visitors’ center Wednesday.

A wildfire that burned more than 30,400 acres near Carlsbad Caverns was largely contained Wednesday evening and prompted park officials to announce the grounds slated reopening for this morning. Crews were able to bring the Loop Fire under 60 percent containment Wednesday after the fire, sparked after noon, Monday destroyed one outbuilding and came dangerously close to consuming the cavern’s visitor center and a number of historic buildings. “The burnout operations (on Tuesday) were very suc-

cessful so they were able to hold the lines,” said Jennifer Myslivy, a fire official spokesman. “Everything is looking good.” She also credited the gains in extinguishing the Loop Fire on decreased winds. The park’s superintendent, John Benjamin, said the blaze was likely human caused and was sparked near the bottom of the canyon leading to the park by a pull-off. The fire prompted the evacuation of visitors to the caverns and of White City. See CARLSBAD, Page A8

FIREWORKS OK IN CITY, NOT IN COUNTY MATTHEW ARCO RECORD STAFF WRITER

Roswell officials confir med Wednesday that despite the severe drought, the use of fireworks will be allowed within city limits for this year’s Fourth of July, however state officials say the current bur n bans prohibit the use of any fireworks in the county. Roswell Fire Department Chief James Salas explained there will not be a ban in Roswell and that

‘I’m planning to crash the Dragonfly Festival’

TOP 5 WEB

For The Past 24 Hours

• Rollover takes out poles, power • 2 girls arrested for murder • Loop Fire burns 25,000 acres • Fire sunset • Charlie’s Restaurant to reopen Sunday

INSIDE SPORTS

A butterfly clings to a plant growing wild on the shores of Lea Lake at Bottomless Lakes State Park.

BRUINS TAKE TITLE

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Boston Bruins had waited 39 long years for another drink from the Stanley Cup, and Tim Thomas was awfully thirsty. When the Bruins and their brilliant goalie barged into a hostile Canadian rink surrounded by another 100,000 screaming fans outside for Game 7, they emerged with the championship they wanted. - PAGE B1

TODAY’S OBITUARIES

• Sherri K. Sanchez • Bettye S. Massey • Pete Hernandez • Ruth M. Sherman • Carlos Anaya • Manuela Chavez - PAGE B4

HIGH .107˚ LOW ....67˚

TODAY’S FORECAST

CLASSIFIEDS..........B6 COMICS.................B9 FINANCIAL .............B5 GENERAL ..............A2 HOROSCOPES ......A10 LOTTERIES ............A2 OPINION ................A4 SPORTS ................B1 WEATHER ............A10 WORLD .................A9

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any fireworks allowed by city ordinances will be acceptable to use. He asked residents to “use extreme caution.” “We made a decision to go forward and let the fireworks go as nor mal,” Salas said. “We’re in a terrible situation this year with the weather ... (and) we’re just going to have to ask people to be very careful.” Salas explained that any fireworks that shoot into

New era: Bigger blazes See FIREWORKS, Page A8

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fires searing parts of the West are an eerie echo of the past, a frightening reminder of a once terrible danger that had been held largely at bay for decades. The number of large wildfires has been rising for roughly the past 25 years, and they are lasting longer amid fire seasons that also last longer. Is it global war ming? Experts won’t say that, pointing instead to a variety of factors ranging from local weather to insect infestations to more people living and camping out in the woods. The Arizona fire, with almost half a million acres destroyed, makes it one of the largest since statehood in 1912. A related blaze is under way in New Mexico, another fire has forced people to evacuate parts of Colorado, and the National Weather Service has issued “red flag” warnings — indi-

Diversion Program Arrests after raid roil relations gets offenders help

JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER Part 1 of 3 The Jail Diversion Program is applauded by the District Courts and by the attorneys for the state and the defense. District Attorney Janetta Hicks said, “The criminal justice system is not adequately equipped to deal with mental illness. The Jail Diversion Program addresses the needs of this community, with the ultimate goal of removing them from the criminal justice system. Often, with a little help and appropriate med-

ication, they can be productive members of society.” Shelbie Allen, an attorney who represents many of the client’s, concurs. “The Jail Diversion Program presents an opportunity while the client is being evaluated to get them in contact with various agencies for treatment of medical or psychological issues, housing and food, so they will not repeat the same offense.” Allen sees the problem facing these clients as

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan has arrested informants who helped the U.S. zero in on Osama bin Laden, U.S. and Pakistani sources said Wednesday in the latest damaging repercussion from the fatal raid that angered and embarrassed Pakistanis as much as it thrilled Americans. Authorities in Pakistan also have failed to expedite the entry of CIA officers into the country, despite agreeing two weeks ago to form a new joint intelligence-sharing See ARRESTS, Page A8

See BLAZES, Page A8

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Pakistan’s Noor Bibi shows pictures of her husband and son whom she alleges were picked up by security agencies last week, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Wednesday.

WH defends Libya mission legality ATF: Border weapons WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying congressional criticism, the White House insisted Wednesday that President Barack Obama has the authority to continue U.S. military action in Libya even without authorization from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In a detailed, 32-page report to Congress, the White House also put the cost of U.S. military operations and humanitarian assistance in Libya at about $800 million, as of June 3, with the total increasing to $1.1 billion by early September.

See CRIME, Page A2

It was the first time the administration has publically detailed its legal rationale for continuing the Libya campaign without receiving congressional authorization within the 60-day window set in the War Powers Resolution. Officials argued that because the U.S. has a limited, supporting role in the NATO-led bombing campaign in Libya and American forces are not engaged in sustained fighting, the president is within his constitutional rights to direct the mission on his own. The administration’s

defense of the Libya mission comes in response to a nonbinding House resolution passed this month that chastised Obama for failing to provide a “compelling rationale” for U.S. involvement in Libya. The resolution gave the administration until Friday to respond to a series of questions on the mission, including the scope of U.S. military activity, the cost of the mission and its impact on other U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the report See LIBYA, Page A8

operation a disaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three federal firear ms investigators told a House committee on Wednesday that they were repeatedly ordered to step aside while gun buyers in Arizona walked away with AK-47s and other high-powered weaponry headed for Mexican drug cartels in a risky U.S. law enforcement operation that went out of control. Rep. Darrell Issa, RCalif., said leaders of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were fully aware of

the details of Operation Fast and Furious, which was designed to track small-time gun buyers up to major weapons traffickers along the Southwest border. At a hearing before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which Issa chairs, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said hundreds of weapons destined for cartels in Mexico were purchased in Arizona gun shops. One agent, John Dodson, who took his comSee ATF, Page A8


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