One sublime moment in a long Royal Coronation day
Russell Baker recalls reporting for The New York Times during Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. He endures rain, strict etiquette, and a dawn trek to Westminster Abbey, where a brown paper bag lunch becomes an unexpected audience-pleasing prop that earns cheers. The day extends beyond that memorable moment.
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Russell Baker
New York
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
England
Elizabeth lI
Westminster
Fred Astaire
Abbey
Opinion: Plague breakthrough urged by Dr Mann in New Mexico
The Independent reports Bill Feather with AP on Dr Jonathan Mann calling a major public education push vital to reducing plague deaths in New Mexico. He notes bubonic cases recover, septicemic forms resist early diagnosis and vaccination and swift isolation limits pneumonic spread. Gallup's Indian Medical Center gains high praise for handling the Kinsel case.
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Today's Independent
Bill Feather
Associated Press
Jonathan Mann
New Mexico
Mann
Susie Kinsel
Tohatchi
Gallup
Indian Medical Center
Tahatchi
GIMC
Indian Health Service
Gallup Airport Commission backs Sun West air service
The Gallup Airport Commission approved Sun West Airlines proposal to provide Gallup with Albuquerque service despite reservations about smaller aircraft. They noted Sun West is the only CAB designated carrier candidate to replace Frontier and urged CAB action before Frontier’s Sept. 1 service end.
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Gallup
Sun West Airlines
Albuquerque
Sun West
Sill
Frontier ‘Airlines
Frontier
Jim Kolstad
CAB
Royal wedding a symbol of civility and legitimacy
Flora Lewis of The New York Times wrote on the British royal wedding as a global relief from chaos. The ceremony embodied civility, manners, and social contract, while riots continued in Liverpool and Belfast. The piece argues legitimacy rests on consent and shared values, with the monarchy now a public relations symbol guiding future Commonwealth identity.
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Fleet Street
Commonwealth
Flora Lewis
New York Times
Actos
Condon
Rebecca West
Liverpool
Belfast
Soviet Union
Poland
Kremlin
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Britain
London
R. W. Apple
Reagan Delivers Tax Victory Cementing Reagan Revolution
The New York Times notes President Reagan commands political mastery after securing a large budget and tax cut package. House votes 238-195 and Senate 89-11 bolster his economic program, with Democrats stunned and Republicans hopeful for future compromises, as leadership battles and lobbying shape looming policy directions.
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New York Times
Reagan
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Charles Wilson
Texas
Morris Udall
Arizona
Épublicans
Hough
Thomas O'Neill
Trent Lott
Mississippi
O'Neill
Camp David
Washington
House Senate
Bob Michel
Leonard
Silk
Gallup Independent front matter and contact details
The Gallup Independent publishes standard newspaper masthead and office listings. It notes publisher John K Zollinger and executives including Robert C Zollinger Vice President Administration Gary C Hill Vice President Operations and Daniel T Cobb Managing Editor. The piece lists New Mexico and Window Rock editorial offices and subscription rates, with mail and home delivery options and a scripture quotation.
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John K. Zollinger
Robert C. Zollinger
Gary C. Hill
Daniel T. Cobb
E Gallup
Gallen
New Mexico
Gallup Indepeedent Co
Associated Press
New York Times
Gallup
Mexico
Student Takes Vacation as Economics Exam Begins
Leonard notes the tax battle and Reaganomics debate as Congress edges toward indexation and inflation concerns. The piece links Prop 13 and supply-side theory to a broader fiscal contest, then observes a student’s vacation ending in September.
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California
Reagan
Filip
Treasury
Dear Abby column notes on dog restraint and dating woes
A Dear Abby column excerpt covers a dog left in a hot car with windows cracked and a brief note on animal cruelty in heat. It also includes multiple reader letters about relationships and marriage, including a proposal and an undecided suitor, reflecting familiar advice topics from the column.
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Abigail van Buren
Independent
Abby
Anna
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