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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2011
Page
1
Tourists flock to northern New Mexico during peak season yet Bandeelier National Monument northwest of Santa Fe remains almost empty as visitors skip the ancient canyon dwellings and wooden ladders carved into the rock.
A chaotic tailgate incident leaves a man wounded as fans gather for a party. In other local items a youth program trains five youths toward Earth Ranger status, and Animal Services reports another alligator removal as an ongoing subset redo nears completion.
The Philadelphia Eagles added Nnamdi Asomugha, a top free agent cornerback, to a five year contract in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The move followed the team’s earlier acquisition of Dominique Rodgers Cromartie from the Cardinals as part of a stunning turn in free agency.
The Republican led House passed emergency legislation Friday night to avert a government default but Senate Democrats blocked it less than two hours later in a bid for a better agreement. President Obama warned the nation that time is nearly gone to reach a compromise.
House Republicans push a debt limit hike tied to a constitutional balanced budget amendment and states ratification, while Senate Democrats back a 2.7 trillion plan with broader savings. The key clash centers on the immediate size of the borrowing increase and the path to longer term cuts.
Thousands of sunfish died in Lea Lake and washed ashore at Bottomless Lakes State Park. Officials say the lake will be closed until further notice while investigators rule out gold algae after preliminary water tests. Park Superintendent Joe Kasuboski notes past algae issues but confirms they are not the cause.
Rachel Quici, daughter of Tony Quici, seeks information about who may have sent Allen Dwyer to her father’s Roswell residence. Tony B. Quici, 82, died after a 2008 home invasion. the killer surrendered in 2010, saying he came to obtain money for drugs.
In Santa Fe New Mexico welcomed home Medal of Honor recipient Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry. Petry who grew up in Santa Fe celebrated his 32nd birthday on his return for the first time since the White House ceremony earlier this month. He told a crowd of over 200 in the Capitol rotunda that the medal belongs to all in the armed forces.
U S Navy Corpsman Robert Riley recalls a 2009 attack at Forward base Wilson west of Pashtun in southern Afghanistan. He and 24 others were temporarily supporting Army troops with camp improvements when insurgents struck at noon, a life threatening moment he survived after years in Kandahar and Iraq.
On a secure base two sailors Riley and Thompson investigated a suspicious odor. They detected cordite a propellant used in rockets and mortars and saw bystanders surrounding an injured man. They ran to assist joined by two more Navy personnel.
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