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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2011
Page
1
President Barack Obama and the family dog Bo wandered an Alex andria shopping district on an impromptu outing to find holiday cheer amid a budget stalemate with Congress. The scene captured a lighter moment as the president balanced official duties with a private shopping moment.
Fire reports show a mobile home and its belongings damaged in Aguilar with crews responding quickly. No injuries are noted and investigators are determining a cause.
Indianapolis dominated the AFC South for a decade led by Peyton Manning Reggie Wayne and Jeff Saturday with Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis on defense. This season Houston rises as new champion and will meet the old one Thursday night in a showdown that highlights the power shift.
Obituary notices for Mary Lou Mason and Fannie S. Shannon appear with a death notice for Jack L. Orr on page B3. The brief notices provide basic biographical details and surviving family mentions in a standard local obituary roundup.
President Barack Obama urged House Speaker John Boehner to back a two month stopgap payroll tax cut as a path to a longer deal next year. Boehner demanded a full year extension, leaving lawmakers gridlocked as Social Security taxes threaten about 160 million workers with higher take home pay losses.
Mayor Del Jarney will travel to Santa Fe next week to present the city’s site selection for the Youth Challenge Academy. The project includes new barracks funded by an $86 million capital outlay bill, with $2 million for the barracks. Lt. Col. Jamison Herrera notes the facilities are WWII-era barracks from the 1950s at the old air base.
Roswell is interviewing candidates for two battalion chief positions in the Fire Department. One post opened after a resignation, the other after a retirement expected by year’s end. The RFD has three shifts A B and C with a chief and deputy chief overseeing operations.
An independent audit for the Public Regulation Commission found missing travel logs and inadequate records on state vehicle use by commissioners and staff. The report notes $32,259 in potentially unauthorized purchases with PRC gas cards in the past year, risking tax issues for commuters using government cars.
Roswell Fire Department conducted a controlled burn Tuesday at its Brasher Road facility. Five new recruits, four from Roswell and one from Artesia, trained in in-house sessions with mock small rooms built from particle board and sheet rock. Fire marshals tested materials, using electronic matches, to show fire behavior as donated furniture burned.
The National Weather Service warned of a winter storm from Wednesday night to Friday afternoon across Four Corners. Accumulating snow was expected to begin in northern mountains then move to northern and central New Mexico as temperatures struggle to reach the 20s. Hazardous driving conditions with reduced visibility and blowing snow likely on I 25 I 40 and US 285 between key cities.
Doug Vaughan a former Albuquerque real estate executive pleaded guilty in federal court to mail and wire fraud charges tied to a Ponzi scheme that swindled about 75 million dollars from investors in at least eight states. The plea calls for a minimum 10 years and up to 12 years in prison with fines up to 250 thousand dollars and restitution. Vaughan also forfeits a Las Vegas home and proceeds from earlier auctions.
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