03-26-2011

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Roswell Daily Record

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NYC MARKS TRIANGLE TRAGEDY

NEW YORK (AP) — The centennial commemoration of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire became a rally for organized labor Friday, as hundreds marched and vowed to resist efforts to weaken unions in state capitals across the country. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer drew loud cheers when he pledged .... - PAGE A3

THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

NM job market remains stagnant

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ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Federal labor statistics show most states have seen positive job growth over the past year, but New Mexico and several others remain on the negative side of the curve when it comes to the job market. There haven’t been any sizable layoffs in the past year by big employers in New Mexico, but business leaders say small businesses — from plumbing contractors and car dealer-

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ships to real estate companies and architectural firms — have been forced to lay off handfuls of workers, and those numbers are adding up. “It’s like a duck nipping at our ankles. It’s a little bit here and a little bit there and before you know it, it becomes a big number,” said Terri Cole, president and CEO of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. One of those workers on

Downtown vulture

New Mexico’s unemployment rolls is Kathleen Cescolini, of Albuquerque, who has been without work for a year. Before being laid off along with 140 coworkers, she used to be an operator for a company that relayed telephone calls to hearing and speech impaired customers. Cescolini went to two interviews Thursday and had three more scheduled See MARKET, Page A2

US EXPERIENCES UNEVEN JOB GROWTH WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies have added jobs for 12 straight months, giving some of the hardest hit states a lift. But the gains have been uneven and several states are still losing jobs.

California and Michigan, which each suffered some of the worst losses during the recession, are adding jobs again. Califor-

TOP 5 WEB For The Past 24 Hours

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INSIDE SPORTS A turkey vulture soars in for a treetop landing Wednesday evening in Roswell’s Historic District.

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nia last month had its single best month for job creation in more than two decades.

Still, six states lost jobs from February 2010 through last month. Among the worst for job creation in that time were New Mexico and New Jersey, states that only a year

Obama Libyan address Monday

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WASHINGTON (AP) — To a nation and a Congress seeking answers, President Barack Obama on Monday will offer his most expansive explanation of the U.S. role in the Libyan war, delivering a speech that is expected to cover the path ahead and his rationale about the appropriate use of force. Obama’s 7:30 p.m. EDT speech, to be given from the National Defense University in Washington, comes as leading Republican lawmakers and some from his own party have pressed him for clarity

Soldier stops in Roswell during Hike Across America JONATHAN ENTZMINGER RECORD STAFF WRITER

LORDSBURG TROUNCES GATEWAY

At its core, baseball is about pitching, hitting and fielding. Boil it down even more and baseball is about pitching, because without it, there is no hitting or fielding. Given that, pitching is arguably the most important aspect of baseball for better or worse. For the Gateway Christian baseball team on Friday, it was for worse. Warrior pitchers hit seven batters, walked six and allowed nine hits in their 177 loss to Lordsburg ... - PAGE B1

When Lewis and Clark explored the West for President Thomas Jef ferson from 1804 to 1806, they trailblazed lands that future Americans would soon inhabit. Thomas Trujillo, Navy petty officer, 2nd class, is trekking those lands today for his Hike Across America. Although his route is different from the Lewis and Clark expedition, his purpose remains the same: provide an avenue for life, liberty and

the pursuit of happiness for his brethren. “My heart goes out to anybody who’s doing something for a vet,” Harry McGraw, local veteran said. “We’re all brothers. We don’t worry about what war, or who’s what, we stick together.” Thus far, Trujillo’s hike has taken him from Santa Monica, Calif., through Arizona, and now, Roswell. At each rest stop during his excursion, he stays with a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, one of the trek’s

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OBITUARIES

TODAY’S FORECAST

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First a fire guts the house, then a burglar pays a visit

TODAY’S • Eleanor Hill • William ‘Bill’ Lindsey - PAGE A3

sponsors. Friday, he was welcomed by Roswell Elks Lodge No. 969. “I think it’s great that he’s showing an interest in the veterans, and make people aware of the veterans and what they’ve sacrificed,” Marvin Smith, retired Air Force airman 2nd class, said. “For him to be able to walk across the U.S. — I think that’s just awesome to show his patriotism and to show his want to care for the veterans.” The Hike Across America

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Alice Fullerton looks at the remnants of her home at 278 Abnaki near Dexter, which was partially destroyed during a fire nearly a year ago.

A threadbare mobile home in Dexter that was scorched in a fire last May was burglarized on Thursday night, residents of the home say. The owner of the home, Alice Darlene Fullerton, says the robbers jumped the chain link fence surrounding the perimeter of the acre lot, located at 278 Abnaki Road, and stole jewelry she inherited from

From left, Harry McGraw, Ernest Burgos and Thomas Trujillo.

her grandmother, stereo speakers and other household items. She has yet to inform the Dexter police. “It’s bad enough, and then somebody has to rob our home — well, what’s left of my home,” Fullerton, 48, said. Fullerton and her three grandchildren, ages 12, 8 and 8, have been living at her mother’s home off of Lincoln Road in Dexter since the fire gutted their home. Due to a family dispute, Fullerton had moved

out of her mother’s house on Thursday and spent the night in a hotel with the grandchildren she raised from birth. She suspects the robbers watched her family move their belongings back into the dilapidated trailer during the day, Thursday. “They probably watched me make lots of trips yesterday with my stuff,” she said. “And they watched us carry it in, so they can-

Lowell Hughes among the soldiers who liberated Dachau JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER

Lowell Hughes at Camp Barkeley, Texas, 1941.

Lowell B. Hughes was born in Oklahoma in 1920. He came to Roswell when he was 18 years old. His sisters had settled here and he was looking for work. He said people were still feeling the ef fect of the Depression. “Things were still hard in 1938.” The farmers in Oklahoma were reeling from the dust storms of the late 1930s. “We’d been raising cotton and we hadn’t enough to

make a good pair of overalls. I figured I had to find something better. “I arrived on the Greyhound, which was at the old Firestone building on South Main, with $6 in my pocket. I just barely have the $6, but the khakis have long since wor n out,” Hughes said.

He has seen a lot of growth and changes in his 72 years in Roswell. “The city limits were at Albuquerque Street then where Forest Tire is now.” His first job was rewinding generator armatures, which were the forerunner to alternators in modern cars.

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His experiences in World War II were significant. Hughes was the third person in Roswell to leave for the war. “I was 21 years old on Oct. 12, 1940. The next week I had to sign up for the draft. Instead of waiting for the draft, I volunteered,” he said. He was a member of the Thunderbirds, the 45th Infantry Division. He received the Bronze See SPOTLIGHT, Page A2


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