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Trujillo wins state
Soup ’N Bowl returns
Goddard’s Marcus Trujillo wins state wrestling title. Roswell and Goddard both set records. -See Page B1
Soup ’N Bowl returns March 7 to raise money for the Reichman Park project. - See Page C1
Roswell Daily Record
Vol. 124, No. 46 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
February 22, 2015
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New Mexico was a land of engagement during Civil War By Jeff Jackson Record City Editor While most of the Civil War that occurred in New Mexico involved not the North versus the South but each side fighting separately against Indians, there were two major battles between the Blue and the Gray in the Land of Enchantment. Local author and retired history professor Walter E. Pittman lectured for about 80 minutes Saturday on the New Mexico-based Civil War subject at the Roswell Public Library. The North and the South armies met in the Battle of Valverde, about 30 miles south of Socorro, and about a month later in the
Battle at Glorieta Pass, 20 miles east of Santa Fe. The Confederacy won each time despite being outmanned and suffering more deaths. “It’s an obscure place at an obscure time. We’re still at a point where 20 percent of Americans don’t know we’re in the Union. That’s not too surprising. What happened in New Mexico really did not affect what happened in the Civil War,” Pittman said in opening his lecture, “The Civil War in New Mexico.” Much of the information about New Mexico and the war is misleading or inaccurate, said Pittman, who authored “New Mexico and the Civil War” in 2011 and last year “Rebels in
the Rockies — Confederate Irregulars in the Western Territories.” Among the inaccuracies is that Yankee troops at Glorieta outnumbered the Rebels by 10,000. “No way,” he said. “The war is unusual in New Mexico. It’s not something you’ll see anywhere else. Fought in the desert, isolated from the rest of the country. There’s something like 1,100 miles from Fort Leavenworth, which is the Union line of communication, and nothing in between, a couple scattered Army posts and a lot of mad Comanches and Cheyenne. “The Confederates are about 900 miles west of San Antonio and in
between are a couple of zillion really nasty Mescalero. Even in peace time the Union had trouble supplying its men and horses out here, and in fact lost large numbers of horses every year from malnutrition and so forth. New Mexico was usually not self-sufficient in food.” New Mexico Territory had nine federal-occupied forts before the war started, the closest to Roswell being at Fort Stanton in Lincoln, but eventually all were disbanded when soldiers moved east as fighting escalated. “The war is unique, absolutely unique. It is See WAR, Page A3
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Author and New Mexico historian Walter E. Pittman, right, chats with Tom White on Saturday afternoon at the Roswell Public Library where Pittman delivered a lecture about portions of the Civil War that were fought in New Mexico.
GOP governors show support in Homeland Security showdown
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Above: North Spring River Jazzercise instructors and customers bust a move with the audience at the annual Baby Boomer Conference and Business Expo.
Baby Boomers shake, rattle and roll at annual business expo
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Center: Members of the Great Looks Salon show off their psychodelic side during Saturday’s expo. Left: Event coordinator Barbara Gomez hands the keys of a brand new Ford Mustang over to this year’s raffle winner with Tobosa Developmental Services Executive Director and CEO Joe Madrid (blue shirt) and Assistant Director Rosy Rubio (jean jacket). For more photos from Saturday’s event, see page A7.
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at a time that there are so many threats around the world with ISIS and other terrorist groups,” said Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican. “We hope that Congress will be able to find a resolution to get DHS funding passed, but we also know there are concerns and questions about immigration and the president’s powers.” While some call for compromise, a handful of high-profile Republicans charged that stopping what they see as Obama’s unconstitutional power grab may be as important as resolving the funding dispute. The Obama administration last week put on hold plans to shield more than 4 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportaSee SHOWDOWN, Page A3
As a Marine, Martinez was a witness to history By Jeff Jackson Record City Editor
he sixth annual Baby Boomer Conference and Business Expo was held Saturday at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, featuring food, vendors and fun for attendees of all ages. This year’s event was well-attended and included a raffle for a brand new Ford Mustang, with proceeds going toward Tobosa Development Services.
Today’s Forecast
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Republican governors are urging GOP congressional leaders to stand firm next week in opposing legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security if it doesn’t also overturn President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. Governors in both parties meeting in Washington this weekend warned of economic and security concerns should Congress fail to resolve its latest budget standoff. The agency’s $40 billion budget runs out Feb. 27, giving federal lawmakers only a few days to reach an agreement once they return from recess next week. Homeland Security funding “is very important to not only our nation, but to our individual states because of our military installations — especially
One of the most famous photographs in American history will deluge the Internet, television and newspapers today and tomorrow. Manuel Martinez was on the island of Iwo Jima 70 years ago and saw when six Marines planted an American flag on Mount Suribachi. Martinez, a Roswell resident since 1948, remembers vividly watching his fellow Marines become a part of wartime history on Feb. 23, 1945. “We saw it when it came up that day,” recalled Martinez, who was decorated with a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. “We went to the beach and turned to the right. That morning somebody said, ‘Hey the flag’s going up’ about 10 times. Every ship out there let loose firing. I was in about the middle of the island, we were at least a good mile from it. We could see the flag, we could see
Today’s Obituaries Page B6
• Carl Kenneth Moore • Roma Wilcke
• Lott W. Porter • Donald Henry Tineo
Martinez people up there on the m o u n t a i n . I r e m e m b e r going up and everybody just having a big celebration seeing the flag. They just kept it up there.” See MARTINEZ , Page A3
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