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Veteran dies at VA hospital cafeteria Strikers’ duel Brazil’s Neymar, Columbia’s Rodriguez face off in World Cup quarterfinals. sPorTs, B-4
Slow progress on park irks residents Officials say Tierra Contenta park on schedule. LoCAL news, B-1
Ambulance from same building arrives 20 minutes after call By Russell Contreras The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE — A veteran who collapsed in the cafeteria of Albuquerque’s Veterans Affairs
hospital — just 500 yards from the emergency room — died after waiting about 20 minutes for an ambulance, officials confirmed Thursday. It took 15 to 20 minutes for the ambulance to be dispatched and take the man from one building to the other, which is about a five-minute walk, officials at the hospital said. Kirtland Air Force Medical Group personnel performed CPR on the man until the ambulance arrived,
VA spokeswoman Sonja Brown said. Staff followed policy in calling 911 when the man collapsed Monday, she said. “Our policy is under expedited review,” Brown said. That policy is a local one, she said. The man’s name hasn’t been released. News of the man’s death spread Thursday at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center among veterans who were visiting for various
GOP urges Obama to visit border; a town fights busing. PAge A-5, B-2
S.F. finance director calls it quits
Latest filings show governor outraises, outspends rival King By Steve Terrell
The New Mexican
Tapia says critical report had nothing to do with his decision to retire By Daniel J. Chacón
The New Mexican
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From left, Carlos Carranco, Barbara Griego and Rebecca Malone work on setting up for the annual fireworks show at Santa Fe High on Thursday. PHOTOS BY JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN
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he annual fireworks show, hosted by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe, returns to Santa Fe High tonight. While the show likely won’t begin until after 9 p.m., doors to the event open at 5 p.m. Pre-show music will be provided by Miriam Cass, Thieves and Gypsies, Sol Fire and Nosotros. Patrons can bring popup tents, folding chairs, coolers and food, but alcohol and barbecue grills are prohibited. Parking is available at Santa Fe High, nearby Ragle Park, Chaparral Elementary School and the handball courts for a $5 donation, with all proceeds going to support programs for the club.
InsIDe u Despite drought, Southwest towns plan to light up the skies with fireworks; DWI crackdown set. LoCAL news, B-1
By Staci Matlock
The New Mexican
Los Alamos National Laboratory has admitted mistakes were made in processing waste containers, including one that ruptured in the nuclear waste storage facility near Carlsbad, causing a radiation leak that shut down the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
LANL filed a report Thursday with the state Environment Department that cited noncompliance issues — but stopped short of saying the errors caused the leak. The lab’s manager, Los Alamos National Security LLC, and the Department of Energy investigated the waste processing after a container from LANL burst open Feb. 14 in Panel 7 of the deep salt
caverns at WIPP. The lab said it had “insufficient evidence” that mistakes in handling nitrate saltbearing waste had caused the container to leak. Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Study Group, however, said the lab and Department of Energy’s assertion that there was insufficient evi-
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Active ‘wounded warriors’ push limits of medical science By Julie Watson
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — The blood is not the most jarring part of the photograph taken shortly after the bomb blew off Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Meyer’s leg and hand. It’s his smile. The bomb technician had asked a team member to take the picture. He
ERIC LUNSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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More than 1,500 shells will be used for Friday’s pyrotechnical show in the sky.
LANL admits mistakes in packing waste
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Meyer smiles for a picture as he is being treated by a Marine in 2011 after the bomb he was disabling exploded in Afghanistan. Meyer lost his leg, his right hand and three fingers in the incident.
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Martinez adds to campaign war chest
SETTING UP FOR A DAZZLING FOURTH
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Weeks after he was harshly criticized in a report by Mayor Javier Gonzales’ transition team, city of Santa Fe Finance Director Marcos Tapia quietly resigned. But Tapia, who took the job in April 2013, said Thursday that the transition team’s blistering report had nothing to do with his resignation, which takes effect July 18. Marcos Tapia “I decided I wanted to retire. I was never asked to step down,” said Tapia, 51. “I could still be here if I want to. It’s my choice, my decision.” After the transition team’s subcommittee on city financial operations said the Finance Department lacked a manager with expertise in finance, accounting and budgeting practices, as well as good leadership and communication skills, Tapia said he hoped he could continue to work at the city but that he wasn’t “politically naïve.” On Thursday, Tapia said a conversation he had with his mother before she died a few weeks ago prompted him to re-evaluate what he wanted to do with his life. “She told me, ‘’Jito, you need to
medical reasons. Lorenzo Calbert, 65, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, said it was sad that a fellow veteran had to die so close to where he could have received help. “There’s no reason for it,” he said. “They have so many workers. They could have put him on the gurney and run faster than that ambulance.”
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knew his defiance in the face of death would keep his comrades going and ease the torment caused by what they had witnessed. His attitude set the tone for the long journey the double amputee is taking along with nearly 2,000 troops who lost one or more limbs from combat injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s also pushing military medicine to
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Gov. Susana Martinez’s campaign has more than 37 times more money in the bank than her Democratic opponent, Gary King, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. According to the reports, filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, the incumbent Republican governor raised more than $869,000 in the past month and spent $860,054, which left her with more than $4.3 million in cash on hand. King, who won the five-person Democratic primary in early June, raised $320,665 — of which $200,000 came from his own pocket. He spent a little over $280,000, mostly on two television commercials, which left him with slightly more than $116,000 in the bank. While the person with the most money doesn’t always win the election, the lopsided figures give Martinez a huge advantage for carrying her message to voters. And such a wide spread could discourage large out-of-state donors from contributing to King. The head of the Democratic Governors Association already has said that group won’t be spending money in New Mexico. The television battle has been intense since the primary, with the Martinez campaign as well as the Republican Governors Association releasing ads bashing King, who is the state attorney general and the son of a former governor. According to Martinez’s reports,
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Teen’s terror arrest shocks Colo. town FBI says 19-year-old wanted to help wage holy war. PAge A-2
Riddle solved? A woman claims she’s figured out Forrest Fenn’s poem. But what about the treasure? ComIng sUnDAY
Today Thunderstorms. High 85, low 59. PAge A-6
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