THURSDAY,FEB. 1, 2018 Inside: 75¢ Clovis man gets 10-plus years for high-speed chase. — Page 3A Vol. 89 ◆ No. 263 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com Rape suspects to be tried in Curry County ❏ Air Force aiding in Isaiah Edley, 19, and A1C Rahman The victim, also and booked them The state filed Buchanan, 18, remained without assigned to the into the Roosevelt this week a motion investigation; three bond Wednesday in the Curry base, told CPD the County jail about for pre-trial deten- County Adult Detention Center three men assault- 12 hours after the tion, noting the airmen were charged. pending court appearances next ed her one at a time alleged crime, alleged crime “was committed By David Grieder week. while two held her records show. All three were charged this arms. She said she District Attorney using force with STAFF WRITER weekend with second-degree had known Andrea Reeb said others,” records [email protected] felony criminal sexual penetration Newton for a week Newton Cannon requested Edley show. Buchanan CLOVIS — The three airmen pertaining to an incident early prior and pointed jurisdiction on the A hearing on arrested this weekend on rape Saturday at a house party in Clovis. to videos that night from his matter, but she “declined letting that motion was yet to be set, Reeb charges will be tried in Curry The Clovis Police Department is Snapchat account in identifying her them prosecute it.” said Wednesday, but will likely County, but Cannon Air Force the lead agency in the investiga- other two alleged assailants, “It’s very normal,” she said take place Monday or Tuesday next Base’s Office of Special tion. according to a criminal complaint. Wednesday. “They request pretty week. She said they would also Investigations is assisting with They each face up to nine years Clovis and New Mexico State much every criminal case commit- appear before a grand jury Feb. 9, ongoing cooperative investigation, in custody, lifetime parole, $10,000 Police officers then located in ted by somebody in the Air Force, at which time a jury will decide if officials say. in fines and lifetime sex offender Portales all three men “wearing the but in this case due to the severity there is enough probable cause to Senior Airman Thomas Newton, registration, said Chief Deputy same clothing described by (the of the crime we’re going to keep 24, Airman First Class (A1C) District Attorney Brian Stover. victim) and as seen on the video,” jurisdiction.” CRIME on Page 2A School adds study hall ❏ Period to do homework created at Clovis High. By Jamie Cushman STAFF WRITER [email protected] CLOVIS — Kids these days have busy schedules. Between sports, clubs, jobs and other extracurricular activities, there’s not much time left in the day for stu- dents to deal with their most important task — their schoolwork. Because of this, Clovis High School officials have rearranged the daily sched- Abaca Press: Olivier Douliery ule to include a 28-minute President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill. period of time called home- room. First implemented on Jan. 25, school officials view President proclaims ‘new American moment’ homeroom as a time for stu- dents to make up missed ❏ State of the Union But those grace notes were soon ANALYSIS ent bullet points (immigration, a assignments, receive extra overshadowed by an increasingly strong military, the opioid addiction help from their teacher and harsh tone, as though the president crisis) of his speech. speech likely to widen — so-called “Dreamers” — who peers or just get their home- couldn’t or didn’t care to contain It was all terribly conventional, work done before going deep partisan divide. his more ad-libbed and aggressive were brought to America illegally but only to a point. by their parents. But only, he said, if home. self. There were many long sections “Everything that I’ve been By Mark Z. Barabak He needled Democrats over the Democrats would agree to a border that could just have easily been LOS ANGELES TIMES wall and other trained on as a principal, partial dismantling of delivered at one of Trump’s roister- everything that the research the Affordable Care changes in legal ous “Make America Great Again” For over an hour Tuesday night, “There has never immigration they shows is if you want to have Presidential Donald Trump vied Act, one of his prede- campaign rallies, down to the something shift, you need to cessor’s proudest been a better time to consider anathema. moment when the ranks of with pugnacious Trump. The result was do it during the school day,” achievements. He Republican lawmakers broke into a CHS Principal Jay Brady The White House had promised a start living the groans and hisses and resurrected the con- lusty chant of “USA! USA!” as the said. conciliatory and uplifting State of boos from that side of troversy over the American dream.” president, chin out, approvingly “Our kids are busy,” CHS the Union speech, which stood to the House chamber. reason. It’s one thing to inveigh national anthem and took in the scene. Assistant Principal Alicia the dissent of kneel- The annual speech The contrast to the last time Spearman said. “Our kids are against the mess Trump said he — President Donald Trump to Congress is one of inherited a year ago and another to ing black athletes. Trump stood in the well of the in extracurriculars, they Washington’s most laud the job he claims to have done When he spoke of House was striking. work, tons of our kids have carefully choreo- cleaning it up. immigration, perhaps Eleven months ago, he delivered jobs, plus college classes. So graphed set pieces, and for portions Gone, then, was the wreckage, the touchiest issue facing a grid- a more subdued performance, earn- we knew the only way to get the ruin and the dystopian locked Congress, he placed it in a of it Trump hewed closely to a ing plaudits and generating wide- kids help was to build it into “American carnage” he deplored in dark frame, with talk of gang vio- familiar script spread talk of a presidential turning the day.” the glowering speech at his inaugu- lence, of alien intruders stealing He assayed the state of the union, point or, in that most overused In order to account for the ration. Instead, Trump offered a jobs and a suggestion of unending pronouncing it “strong.” He out- expression, a pivot toward a more additional study time, CHS vision of hopefulness and light — “chain” migrants — aunts, uncles, lined an ambitious agenda — which staid and conformist style of gover- trimmed a minute off of for a time, anyway. cousins and other family members lawmakers will mostly ignore — nance. passing times from five min- “This is our new American — leaching taxpayer dollars. crowed about his achievements, Then, days later, Trump was back utes to four and shortened all moment,” he said loftily in the early In his closest approximation to an made a feint in the direction of to tweeting about a “bad (or sick)” seven periods to 49 minutes. moments of his address. “There has olive branch, Trump said he would bipartisanship and saluted a large President Barack Obama bugging Previously the schedule had never been a better time to start liv- support a proposal offering a path to number of invited guests who ing the American dream.” citizenship for 1.8 million children served as props representing differ- SPEECH on Page 3A STUDY on Page 3A Forecast: Today Friday Saturday Index Calendar............................2A Crossword ........................6A Reach us at: High: 55 High: 56 High: 67 Classified ......................5-6B Markets ............................2A Comics ..............................4B Obituaries..........................3A (575) 763-3431 Low: 24 Low: 37 Low: 31 Commentary......................4A Sports ............................1-3B PAGE 2A ✦ THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 2018 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS City commission to study water plan FEB. 1 BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS The meeting, scheduled for 5:15 declined to run for a second term in p.m. today at the North Annex of the his District 4 seat, cannot serve in the On this date ... CLOVIS — For the second time in Clovis-Carver Public Library, has two position and would like to gauge 1978: In Bill Southard’s as many meetings, the Clovis City discussion items, a proclamation interest in having another Clovis “Memo from the Editor,” Commission will have a study session naming February as 211 Month in the commissioner to serve in the spot. which appeared each day in on implementation of the city’s water city and nine items on the consent The final decision would be made by the Clovis News-Journal, he master assurance plan. agenda — a list of actions city staff the NMML Executive Board. offered congratulations to A study session held during the deems as routine business unlikely to ■ Four separate items calling for Marshall Stinnett of commission’s Jan. 18 meeting took cause any disagreement among the the abatement of buildings at 311 W. Portales, who had officially nearly three times as long as the meet- commission. Eighth St., 500 Heaslet, 1801 East become publisher of the ing preceding it, with Commissioner Agenda items include: Hammett and 815 Hinkle. Portales News-Tribune, suc- Ladona Clayton leading discussion on ■ A 4:45 p.m. executive session ■ Introduction of two separate ceeding his father, Marion Day scheduled for the com- the five action plans that comprise the preceding the meeting to discuss ordinances granting Plateau Stinnett, long-time business ing weekend at Clovis High master plan that took about a year to acquisition or disposal of property.