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NEW YORK (AP) — Major websites including Foursquare and Reddit crashed or suffered slowdowns Thursday after technical problems rattled Amazon.com’s widely used Web servers, frustrating millions of people who couldn’t access their favorite sites. Though better known for selling books, DVDs and other consumer goods.... - PAGE B3
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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano addresses the Border Patrol Change of Guard Ceremony, Thursday afternoon.
Hunters protest road closures
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke of “historic” improvements and gains in protecting the nation’s border and seizing illegal contraband Thursday, during a visit to the Federal Law Enforcement T raining Center in Artesia. Napolitano delivered remarks during a change of command ceremony at FLETC’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border
Fire burns 100 acres
Patrol Academy. She indicated that Homeland Security and President Barack Obama planned to continue bolstering border security following years of “clear results” from administration’s efforts. “The work that takes place here every day is just as important, if not more so, than the work that takes place on the line, because this academy ensures that all of our agents, wherever they serve, have the tools and skills they need,” Napoli-
tano said. “In the coming year, we will continue to build on many of the improvements we have made at the border over the past two years, including more increases in manpower, technology and infrastructure.” Napolitano visited southeast New Mexico to join in welcoming Roberto Correa as the newest chief patrol agent of the local Border Patrol Academy. Correa See FLETC, Page A3
EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER
About a dozen local hunters showed up at the Chaves County Commissioners monthly business meeting on Thursday to protest proposed road closures. They argued during the annual public road hearing that closing portions of Buchanan Draw Road, southwest of Roswell near the Lincoln County line, and Buffalo Valley Road in Lake Arthur would deny hunters access to the land. One man said it would negatively affect the local
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Roswell fire officials say about 100 acres burned Thursday just south of the city following an afternoon grass fire. Roswell Fire Department Chief James Salas said the blaze that broke out along Highway 285 near Calusa Road started along the highway. “About five houses were threatened,” he said. “All of them were evacuated and we did not lose any structures.” Salas said the high winds helped spread the blaze, but departments responding from all over the county were able to contain it within about 45 minutes. The fire’s cause is unknown.
Gary Johnson announces 2012 presidential bid See HUNTERS, Page A3
HEAT TAKE 3-0 LEAD
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dwyane Wade had 32 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron James finished with 24 points and 15 boards and the Miami Heat took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 100-94 victory Thursday night. Chris Bosh scored 19 points for the Heat, who rallied from an early 10-point deficit to move within one win of a sweep of the Eastern Conference series. Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia. James hit the court hard late in the fourth quarter .... - PAGE B1
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Highlighting his background as both a governor and outdoor adventurer, for mer New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson announced his presidential campaign outside the New Hampshire Statehouse on Thursday before heading for a mountain known as the birthplace of extreme skiing. Johnson, a Republican, acknowledged that he is
virtually unknown in New Hampshire and other key primary states but said he won’t be outworked when it comes to retail politics. “I have to do, and want to do, really well in New Hampshire,” he said. “So I’m going to spend a lot of time in New Hampshire, where you can go from obscurity to prominence over night with a good showing in New Hamp-
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Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation board members and volunteers make hats for an upcoming Kentucky Derby party, at Tinnie Mercantile & Deli, Thursday. The 21 and over Derby party will benefit RMACF, Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at RMAC. For more information, call 627-0918 or email rmacfound@qwestoffice.net
shire.” Johnson, who has climbed Mount Everest and is an avid skier and bicyclist, planned to follow up his announcement with some spring skiing Saturday in New Hampshire’s Tuckerman Ravine, a large glacial cirque on 6,288-foot Mount Washington, the tallest mountain in the Northeast. The ravine is a three-mile
hike from the Appalachian Mountain Club’s visitor center, and most who venture in strap skis to their backpacks for the climb up. On a smaller scale, Johnson got a taste of New Hampshire’s fickle spring weather Thursday when wind gusts threatened to
JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
For mer Roswell Mayor Bill Owen was honored at the Easter n New Mexico University-Roswell Foundation’s 10th annual banquet, at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, Thursday. Dr. John R. Madden, ENMU-R president, gave opening remarks in which he reviewed the accomplishments of the past year and the challenges of the future. Owens received the President’s Distinguished Service Award for his support of
the campus, which he referred to as an incredible honor. In his address after the presentation of the plaque, Owen said, “There’s not a single program in this community that has not benefitted from ENMU-R.” He mentioned in his position as president of Chaves County Economic Development Program how lucky he believes Roswell is to have ENMU-R right in the center of the area of the most economic development. “John (Madden) has done an outstanding job. Little did he know when he came
on that his budget would be whacked,” Owen said. The Diamond Service Award was presented to the Altrusa Club of Roswell in recognition of the scholarships awarded the ENMU-R students. Bob Cates gave a review of Altrusa Club, established in 1947, which supports such organizations as the Roswell Refuge, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Community Kitchen and the Roswell Literacy Council. Bonnie Jones accepted the award for Altrusa. Two students received
an X-ray technician, who dashed to his hospital in Futaba, a town next door to the plant, to collect equipment. By Friday morning, the 250 police sent to the area were manning checkpoints and turning people back. They also planned to erect fences on side streets to stop people from entering, said Fukushima police spokesman Yasunori Okazaki. He said it would take some time to do so. The order was put in
place to limit radiation exposure and theft in the mainly deserted zone, where a growing number of people had been returning to check on the remains of their lives. Under a special nuclear emergency law, people who enter the zone are now subject to fines of up to 100,000 yen ($1,200) or possible detention for up to 30 days. There had previously been no punishment. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano appealed Fri-
day for residents of five other areas affected by relatively high levels of radiation outside the main zone to also prepare for evacuation within a month. The government has previously advised people living in those areas to leave, but has not made evacuation mandatory. “We are very sorry for causing further trouble. I would like residents in
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Gary Johnson in Concord, N.H., Thursday.
ENMU-R Foundation honors Owen See JOHNSON, Page A3
Japan seals off no-go zone around damaged nuclear plant
FUTABA, Japan (AP) — Japanese police sealed off roads leading into an evacuation zone around a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant Friday to enforce an order meant to keep residents from sneaking back to their homes. Road blocks with large flashing “Off Limits” signs were set up along major streets leading into the 12mile (20-kilometer ) zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors, where nearly 80,000 people
were hurriedly evacuated after last month’s earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant’s cooling systems. Before the order went into effect at midnight, residents raced back into their deserted hometowns to grab whatever belongings they could cram into their cars. “This is our last chance, but we aren’t going to stay long. We are just getting what we need and getting out,” said Kiyoshi Kitajima,
See ENMU-R, Page A3
See JAPAN, Page A3