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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2007
Page
1
A historical brief reports on events dated January 8 with notes attributed to Leslie Wood, staff writer, outlining local happenings and civic updates from the period.
At Graceland commemoration crowds number in the tens of thousands as residents reflect on Elvis Presley. Wil Foster tours the Navajo Nation as an impersonator in a white jumpsuit with blue bird motifs, recalls a first Elvis encounter at age nine, and ends shows with American Trilogy. Joyce Graves cherishes Elvis memorabilia from teaching years, displaying stamps clocks photos and postcards from her mother.
This profile notes Billboards rankings, a 149 song presence on the Hot 100 Pay Chart, a 110 shoe size, and U S Army service from 1958 to 1960. It mentions Patton lines memorized, a first outside the United States in Canada for five shows across three cities, two Grammys for How Great Thou Art, and Rita Lifetime Achievement Award in 1971 at age 36. Muhammed Ali gifted Elvis boxing gloves inscribed You are the greatest. G I Blues spent 11 weeks on Billsboards Pop Album Chart and he owned 18 TVs.
Thirty years after Elvis Presley’s death the world still consumes his music and memorabilia. Navajo fans like James Bilagody Rex Redhair and Will Foster keep his persona alive on the reservation with Elvis impersonations and local reverence. Foster recalls a near encounter with Elvis in Arkansas and notes his Vegas era songs remain favorites among fans.
Susan Montoya Bryan reports from Albuquerque that 31 year old Army warrant officer Christopher Johnson, a Green Beret who dreamed of flying, died when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near Anbar province in Iraq during a routine operation.
U S Senator Pete Domenici spoke at a Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments luncheon in Gallup urging a new era in nuclear power and promoting the Navajo Gallup water pipeline. He noted local officials support uranium mining for economic benefits but the Navajo Nation remains opposed. He recalled earlier predictions of a nuclear comeback and urged more facts about the industry. He urged Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. to study uranium mining facts further.
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