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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 2012
Page
1
In Hanover New Hampshire AP notes poet Robert Frost delayed mailing Christmas cards until July. The piece contrasts Frost’s cared for cards with today’s quicker but flimsier seasonal greetings.
Five RHS Key Club members distributed shopping checks to two local families amid a flurry of year end wishes. The acts of generosity followed a community drive that started last week and included volunteer delivery to residences in the city and county.
Goddard High School standout David Sweet earned the Roswell Daily Record Gridiron King Award after guiding the Rockets to the 2012 NCAA Class 4A State Championship. He anchored a defense allowing 9.6 points per game and 27 second-half points in 12 games, and led with 20.5 tackles for loss.
NORAD Tracks Santa enters its 57th year with volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs manning 24 hour shifts. By midday more than 24 000 calls came in from curious children and adults asking about Santa's age reindeer flights and elves.
New York shoppers faced lighter crowds but big discounts as Christmas Eve sales drew bargain hunters. Analysts warn the strong weekend may not offset slower overall demand due to fears of a fiscal cliff and tighter spending. Shoppers in Indianapolis and Atlanta report trimmed budgets, with savings relied on to fund gifts.
New Mexico State Police responded to a theft in progress on December 17 around 4 p.m. Officer Stater Clause encountered the Grinch allegedly stealing holiday spirit in Chaves County. Grinch was arrested without incident and booked at the South Pole Detention Center. Capt. Dina Orozco cited an ongoing investigation and declined exact location details.
In Las Cruces AP reports a live Christmas tree shortage as retailers say supply dried up early. Lowe's, Color Your World Greenhouse and Home Depot failed to stock fresh trees after a weekend sellout with around eight hundred trees moved by one store.
Shoppers packed malls in Atlanta and across the Northeast and Mid Atlantic but spent less amid fears over the fiscal cliff and the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and the Newtown shooting. Analysts said traffic matched last year yet the mood lacked holiday joy, with retailers counting on the final weekend before Christmas to boost sales.
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