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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2013
Page
1
The White House will proceed with its 135 year Easter egg roll while canceling Iowa students visits as tours are halted due to across the board government spending cuts. Sixth graders from St Pauls Lutheran School in Waverly Iowa lost their planned White House trip as part of the tour suspensions.
A jury acquits Haley in the Lee fatal fire case while Roswell Tower survives for now as a tabled bill remains in committee and the Warriors advance.
New York Yankee Mariano Rivera plans to retire after the 2013 season. An AP source says he will announce this weekend and a news conference is set for Saturday. The decision remains unofficial until the formal announcement.
Obituaries for Edmond Henry Ellis Eula Mae Gunderson Paula F. Talbert Jewel Harp note their passing. The brief notices provide names and basic identifiers, reflecting the local obituary page format.
The Senate voted 63 to 34 to confirm John Brennan as CIA director after Republicans pressured for limits on drone use. Rand Paul led a lengthy filibuster before Democrats won an 81 to 16 vote to end the tactic, with 13 Republicans joining 49 Democrats and one independent in support. Brennan, Obama's counterterrorism adviser, will replace acting director Michael Morell after David Petraeus resigned. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a brief letter to Paul as the floor fight concluded.
A unit from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi has moved 70 trainees and 30 instructors to Roswell International Air Center this year. The group trains six days a week using 25 white and orange planes, aiming to save time and money while benefiting from Roswell's favorable weather, Lt. Cmdr. Sharon Cain said.
The New Mexico House unanimously approved House Bill 36 to create a veterans PTSD treatment program using virtual reality therapy. Sponsored by Rep. Dianne Hamilton the program would be run by the Department of Veterans Services and housed at Western New Mexico University.
The New Mexico Senate passed a measure to overhaul the Public Employees Retirement Association with a $6 billion funding gap. It would cut cost of living adjustments, apply new rules to hires after July 1, 2013, and extend work time before benefits, sending the bill to the House as session winds down. Senator John Arthur Smith warned delaying worsens finances.
President Barack Obama hosted lunch with Paul Ryan and Chris Van Hollen at the White House as he resumes bipartisan outreach. A day earlier he dined with a group of Republican senators to seek common ground amid debt and deficit talks, though few expressed confidence in immediate results.
The Roswell Humane Society received seven puppies and a mother with three puppies discovered in donation and newspaper boxes on the east side of the building. A man trying to donate clothes heard yelping, prompting the find.
The Chaves County Sheriff and New Mexico State Fire Marshal probe the Wednesday blaze that killed two. Deputy DA Michael Murphy viewed the South Pennsylvania Avenue residence scene and noted injuries suggesting unusual death cause. The homeowner found the fire and suffered burns reopening the door causing a backdraft. A search warrant and toxicology order aim to determine cause of fire and deaths.
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