Fire rips through New Mexico set back by wind and ash
In the Sacramento Mountains area 800 acres burned as the Kokopelli Fire torched eighty homes and a barn on Mescalero Apache Reservation. Gov. Johnson blamed fireplace ash, wind gusts near 60 mph and evacuations of up to 1300 residents. Damages run about 5.2 million with containment at 60 percent.
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Roswell updates alarm ordinance at council meeting
Roswell Police Committee heard from Alarm Coordinator Rebecca Ross about the city ordinance on false alarms. A 35 day grace period allows registration, with two free alarm responses before fines. talks emphasized cooperation with customers and alarm companies to resolve issues.
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Highlands University may cut staff and programs to save $3 million
Highlands University in Las Vegas New Mexico considers staff cuts, eliminating low enrollment degree programs and merging departments to balance a multiyear budget deficit. President James Fries says changes aim for next fiscal year, though no decisions have been made.
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Bush energy task force papers released amid blanked info
The Bush administration released thousands of documents on Cheney's energy task force after court orders. Many items were blank, but EPA papers show oil industry efforts to loosen state gasoline rules and auto industry pressure to relax fuel economy standards.
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Palestinians and Israelis weigh U S truce plan amid Beirut trip debate
Palestinian and Israeli leaders separately studied a U S sponsored truce proposal as Washington pressed for quick replies on Tenet brokered terms. Arafat met with U S envoy Zinni to seek changes while Sharon held ministerial talks as Beirut summit looms.
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