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METRO NM Need a job? Get help Job hunting? Get free employment counseling sessions, expert advice on writing and preparing for interviews at the South Valley Library, 3904 Isleta SW, today from 2 to 4 p.m. For information, call 8775170 or email School investments let education reporter Hailey early morning trek to a finance committee meeting go in vain read her blog on ABQjournal. com for details on Albuquerque Public investment strategy. Should a state law on investments be changed? Al energy tips Photovoltaic prices continue to drop, so if you are going to be in your home for the next 10 years or so, it probably makes sense to think about installing a photovoltaic system to reduce or eliminate electricity costs. Alan Zelicoff is a former senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories.

If you have an energy question or tip for Zelicoff, you can e-mail him at abqjournal.com. Neighborhood safety How safe is your neighborhood? Check out the crime map at ABQjournal.com/crime. Flying the colors The flag is to be flown at full staff today. Quote of the day trying to put a 10-gallon development in a 5-gallon bucket. It just Dan Shaw of the Taylor Ranch Neighborhood Association about the proposed Walmart at Coors and Tuesday, October 16, 2012 OBITUARIES C3 CLASSIFIEDS C4 COMICS C8 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL ABQjournal.com Movie listings See playing on the silver screen C4 slug: Flag Mast where: news artist: Cathryn size: 1 col 20p7 date of proof: April 29, 2009 color bw ELECTION 2012 Lawsuit Against Gallup Paper Dismissed Copyright 2012 Albuquerque Journal By Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer A Gallup judge has dis- missed the sole remaining claim against The Gallup Independent newspaper and its publisher, Robert Zollinger, in a lawsuit filed by former Mayor Harry Mendoza.

The claim was that the Independent had held Mendoza in a false light and invaded his privacy, but District Judge Louis DePauli ruled that New Mex- ico does not recognize that kind of claim as one that can be brought by a public figure. ruling reversed his earlier decision, made at the beginning of a trial in the lawsuit Mendoza filed against longtime nemesis Zollinger. The court had earlier rejected a separate claim of defamation. absolutely will said Eric Loman, co-counsel for Mendoza. trend nationwide is to recognize this Loman said, acknowledging there is not a New Mexico case on the point.

Pat Rogers, co-counsel for Zollinger, expressed appreciation for the decision. firmly believe that justice has been served. The First Amendment guarantees of free speech and free press do not exist for the purpose of encouraging flattering speech about the government or government he said. Mendoza sued after the newspaper alleged he had participated in a 1948 gang rape. Mendoza was arrested and charged in the attack on a 16-year-old Gallup girl, but he enlisted in the U.S.

Army in 1949 without standing trial, according to records at the time. He says he did not take part in the alleged rape. Judge tosses out case brought by former mayor Mendoza See LAWSUIT on PAGE C2 Copyright 2012 Albuquerque Journal By Dan McKay Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque city councilors late Monday adopted a host of new regulations for strip clubs aimed at discouraging human trafficking, prostitution and other crimes. The ordinance sets out record-keeping requirements on the identity of performers and calls for signs to be posted telling employees how to report human trafficking. It also prohibits cabaret in private areas of the club that open and visible to others.

Councilors voted 7-2 in favor of the bill after a lengthy and sometimes heated discussion. Dan Lewis, Isaac Benton and Debbie co-sponsored the ordinance. Joining them in favor were Ken Sanchez, Brad Winter, Michael Cook and Don Harris. Lewis said the bill was needed protect some of the most vulnerable people in our Many of the rules have already been enacted in other cities, he said. really heavily regulates pawn shops, but not its strip Lewis said.

Voting were Trudy Jones and Rey repeatedly questioned whether any- New Strip Club Rules Aim To Stop Trafficking No Private Adult Cabaret Entertainment Is Allowed See STRIP on PAGE C2 Rivals For Treasurer New to Politics Note The Journal continues a series on candidates and ballot issues that Bernalillo County voters will decide Nov. 6. The stories will be published during the next week. By Dan McKay Journal Staff Writer The campaign to succeed Bernalillo County Treasurer Patrick Padilla features two men who hope to win an elected office for the first time. Both say they would bring plenty of experience and skills to the job.

Democrat Manny Ortiz is in his eighth year as investment officer, and Republican George Torres is a real-estate broker and business owner. The winner of the Nov. 6 election will take Candidate For a closer look at the candidates, see Page C2 See TREASURER on PAGE C2 FALL COMES TO TINGLEY BEACH DEAN Visitors to Tingley Beach, where they feed the ducks, or fish, or just enjoy the day, are backlit by a radiant group of trees showing their fall finery. Sunny days and clear skies are predicted for the remainder of the week, with daytime temperatures in the high- and mid-70s. Longtime Lawmaker, Candy Man Dies By Deborah Baker Journal Capitol Bureau SANTA FE George Buffett, an Albuquerque candy maker and longtime Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, has died at 83.

Buffett, whose successful business ventures include the family-run Candies, died Saturday in an Albu- querque hospital of congestive heart failure, according to his daughter-in- law, Rhonda Buffett. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Mountainside Church of Christ, 12300 Indian School NE. Buffett was a familiar figure at the store on Lomas Boulevard marked by the iconic giant candy cane that he founded in 1956 and where three generations of Buffetts work. came into the candy store every day, and he continued to count our money and keep us all in Rhonda Buffett said.

He was married for 49 years to Jeanette Buffett, who survives him. Buffett was a first cousin of billionaire investor Warren Buffett of Omaha. His uncle, Howard Buffett, was a Republican U.S. representative from Nebraska. The late New Mexico lawmaker started the Popcorn Cannery, a retail and wholesale popcorn plant, and Wholesale, a concession supply business that has offices in Gallup, El Paso and Oklahoma City.

Candies also has a Ruidoso outlet. COURTESY OF DIANE BUCKLEY-KONINGSOR This crack in the windshield of an Airbus A319 bound for Phoenix on Sunday caused the plane to divert to Albuquerque. The plane did not lose cabin pressure, and the diversion was done as a precautionary measure. Flight Diverts to ABQ With Cracked Window Journal and Wire Report A US Airways flight from Tampa, to Phoenix made a precautionary landing in Albuquerque on Sunday after the pilots reported a crack in the windshield. Airline spokesman Davien Anderson said the Airbus A319 did not lose cabin pressure, and the landing was routine.

US Airways Flight 265 was carrying 119 passengers and took off just after 9:30 a.m. Sunday with a planned arrival about 9 a.m. in Phoenix. Diane Buckley-Koningsor, who was on the flight with her 9-year-old son, said passengers were nervous but did not panic when the pilot announced they would be landing in Albuquerque due to the crack. She said it was not until later that passengers began considering how bad the situation could have been if the window had broken at high altitude.

that crack would have given way, we probably would all be she said. know how scary the situation was until we got on the Buckley-Koningsor said one woman on the flight rented a car and drove home. US Airways sent another plane to take the passengers to Phoenix, Anderson said. Republican Was Fiscal Conservative in House BUFFETT: Served in the Legislature for 24 years See LAWMAKER on PAGE C2 George Buffett Road conditions online Drivers can get the latest statewide road information, including the weather conditions, crash alerts, road construction, at the state Department of website: www. nmroads.com.

The site was revamped and a simplified, map-based interface, with a variety of easy-to-use Drivers also can call the travel hotline for road reports..