08 Aug 1978
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1978
Page
1
An aged grocery advertisement fragment markets Thrifty Maid beans and other products with pricing hints and coded product notes. It mentions 49 cents and 19 29 169 red cured liced terms, plus a phone-like code 415-02 and 89 16-07 percent.
Navajo from Window Rock vote in the first tribal primary to pick two of twelve candidates for chairman and to narrow the field from 280 to 165 for 87 council seats. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with DNA and Navajo police at venues and watchful observers. Counting set for Tuesday night at the Window Rock Civic Center amid restricted access.
The DOE survey shows average 1977 U308 deliveries at 41.50 dollars per pound and 1978 deliveries at 43.95 dollars. Domestic purchases totaled 11,500 tons in 1977, far below 1976's 83,500 tons, with 1975 and 1976 figures lower. Export commitments stayed at 2,600 tons, while 1977 domestic purchases fell to 1,500 tons. Projections indicate 3,100 tons available for 1978 and 16,900 by 1983, totaling 78,100 tons through 1985. The report draws on utilities, producers, and reactor makers data.
New Mexico's severance tax revenue jumped sharply in 1977-78, reaching about 1100.0 million, up from 56.1 million the previous year. Officials attributed the rise to higher rates enacted by the 1977 Legislature affecting oil, gas, uranium and coal industries.
Reports from Senate sources say President Carter will convene talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David on September 4. Discussions aim to resume after delays over 1967 war lands, with a White House announcement expected soon.
Johnson-O'Malley program for about 7,000 Navajo students and 120 staff won’t begin with the new school year until money is available. Gallup McKinley board halted contracts pending federal funds, likely October or November, urging negotiations to align with school openings.
In Gallup two people pled guilty to prostitution and soliciting for prostitution. Patricia Russell and Don Joe Russell were ordered out of the state by the acting city magistrate at the request of city police after arrest at the Union 76 Truck Stop. Police tracked Patricia Russell for a week using CB radio surveillance before stopping her vehicle when it broke down.
The Independent received an honorable mention in the Media Coverage category for athletics coverage of Special Olympics events in the Gallup area. Awards were announced at a luncheon in Madison Square Garden recognizing various media and athlete honorees connected to the Special Olympics program initiated by the Kennedy Foundation.
General commodity carriers urged the New Mexico Corporation Commission to improve delivery service after complaints of delays. A conference led to a shift from a proposed pooling plan to a convenience interline agreement, which the commission accepted for inclusion in tariff documents.
Obituary notices express sorrow for the loss of Paul Keyonnie and Ernest Hanry as the community mourns. Funds and condolences are acknowledged by families Franices Lucero, James Morincell, John J. Gerard, Joseph Mortingz, and numerous relatives.
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