Rio Hondo Red Cross volunteers head to New York aid mission
Rio Hondo chapter sends about a dozen disaster relief volunteers led by Ron McKay and Inez Steed for a three week assignment assisting family services and the $100 million relief fund in New York City. Delta Air Lines covers airfare. volunteers face long hours and high stress as they relieve earlier responders.
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Rio Hondo
el Paso
Delta Airlines
Air Fair
Red Cross
McKay
Steed
Linford
United States
Meat Goat Champions Highlight Artesia Fair Honors
Kristy Rogers, 15, of Artesia shows reserve champion meat goat J D named for its mellow personality. DeLisa Luce, 17, earns grand champion in DeBaca 4 H with her animals. The fair awards list class winners and notes families raising livestock on local farms while Kristy balances Artesia High School FFA duties and multiple sports.
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Donna
Dennis Luce
DeAnn
DeLane
Dusty
DeLisa
J.D
Kyle Smithwick
Miles
Texas
Kristy
Gene Rogers
Artesia
Wendy
Houston
Jerry
New Mexico State University
DeLisa Luce
DeBaca
Kristy Rogers
Eddy
Artesia Ffa
Artesia High School
J.D. Rogers
New Mexico
Eddy/Artesia FFA
Fed cuts key rate to 2.50 amid postattack weakness
The Federal Reserve, after a closed-door meeting, lowers the federal funds rate by 0.5 points to 2.50 percent the lowest since 1962, as banks also trim prime lending to 5.50 percent. Wall Street rallies with the Dow up 113.76 points and Nasdaq gains 11.83, while officials warn of ongoing uncertainty and potential further cuts.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
JP Morgan Guaranty
Chase Manhattan
Bank of America
Wall Street
Fed
Federal Open Market Committee
Mak
Ers
Wells Fargo
Sung Won Sohn
Fresquez’s pay raise approved retroactive to July first
The RISD board voted a retroactive raise for Fresquez through June 30, stirring talk of a new contract and possible job changes as district plans to consolidate schools are paused amid declining enrollment. Fresquez noted approaching three years on the job and hinted at changes with new board members. The meeting also approved a union contract for maintenance custodial and security staff represented by the CWA after initial talks with the Steelworkers failed.
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Rage
Fresquez
Ryan
Bignall
RISD
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Larry Yankee
Fair brings children and animals to Roswell fair
13 year old Jeremy Allen talks about showing pigs and heifers while enjoying the fair. Janice Johnson, library assistant at Eastern New Mexico Roswell, praises visitors politeness and the strong patriotic mood. Attendees wear flag shirts as decorations and communal stress seems easing.
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Jeremy Allen
Janice Johnson
Eastern New Mexico-Roswell
Johnson
College of Business
Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell
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New York
East Coast
Luce
Reavis Best
Roosevelt
Tamara Rowland
Chaves
Joab Savage
Roosevelt/Portales FFA
Portales Ffa
Amy Keen
Lea
Lst
Cody Terpening
Brandi Little
Daily Record
Jan Girand
Feds
Pigs On Parade
Bill Moffitt
Roswell-Record
Corm
City of
ACBSP
ENMU
North Central Association
Chaves County Fair
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