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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2012
Page
1
Six months after the Pearl Harbor attack, Japan sent four aircraft carriers to the Midway atoll in the Pacific to strike the remnants of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
A rapid round of items includes 17 candidates running unopposed, a question about a rescue at an abattoir, folklore dazzlers, and a claim that catching a performer requires touching it. The term HIS champions appears as a closing punchline.
Keilani Ricketts struck out 12 over five innings as Oklahoma defeated Alabama 4-1 in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series final.
Obituaries notice lists Irene Lavern Tyler Joseph Rollwitz Charles Thompson Eva Aragon Kathy Ann Long Geneva Sotelo. Forecast reports today’s high 92 low 66 with conditions not specified.
Voter turnout averages 28 percent in NM presidential year primaries with Obama unopposed on the Democratic side and Romney leading the GOP. Key races include the Albuquerque area 1st Congressional District with Griego Lujan Grisham and Chavez contending, plus party nominations for legislature and courts.
Repair work on a three-foot break in a transmission line began Monday with an estimated 180000 dollar project. City crews have been on site since April 25, tackling age related corrosion on the 50 year old line that runs from Roswell International Airport to Main and Chisum. The incident disrupted pumping of 30000 gallons daily.
In Roswell, 52 of 71 eligible lieutenants voted with 22 supporting and 30 opposing the Professional Firefighters Union Local 1249. The result denies exclusive representation rights for now. another election will wait until next year after the city’s Labor Management Relations Board allowed inclusion in a bargaining unit earlier.
Accusations of overregulation with a big brother approach rose during a Roswell town hall on proposed changes to child care licensing and assistance by New Mexico's CYFD. Politicians faulted the state for ram pant rules while officials cited quality concerns.
Fire fighters battled the Bear Springs Fire in the Gila wilderness area six miles southeast of Jemez Springs with slow progress. In northern New Mexico crews fought a lightning sparked blaze in Santa Fe National Forest amid containment efforts and no structures reported endangered.
Emergency crews in masks searched a smoldering Iju Ishaga neighborhood after a Dana Air MD-83 crashed five miles from Murtala Mohammed Airport. By nightfall 137 bodies were recovered including a mother with infant. several on the ground and in nearby buildings likely perished. Authorities blamed safety lapses while US officials offered assistance as investigations begin.
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