Police arrest two men after pickup plunges into ravine
Gallup police say a speeding pickup jumped a curb near Second Street and Logan Avenue, rolled and fell 50 feet into a ravine. Andrew Chicarello, 23, Mentmore, cited for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Harvey Sandoval, 26, Gamerco, charged as party to a crime and with disorderly conduct.
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Gallup
Second Street
Mike Wannenwetsch
Logan Avenue
R & R Glass Shop
Second St
Andrew Chicarello
Mentmore
Harvey Sandoval
Gamerco
New county backers fail to show at Navajo forum
Tim Knowles reports a San Juan County forum drew little response to a study plan for a possible Navajo Reservation county joining McKinley and San Juan counties. Sponsors were absent, and locals questioned tax base, jurisdiction, and trade implications as McKinley officials warned funds would be limited. The Office of Indian Affairs mentioned polling Navajo chapters, with a legislature review unlikely before January.
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New Mexico
Navajo County
McKinley
San Juan
State Office of Indian Affairs
McKinley County
Ed McKinley County
Richard Bowman
John Olguin
Office of Indian Affairs
Navajo chief faces contempt ruling in land dispute
U S District Judge Earl Carroll took under advisement the latest round in the 99 year old Navajo Hopi land dispute in Phoenix. He weighed whether Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and the tribe failed to comply with a 1980 order requiring removal or approval of new construction on Hopi land in the Partitioned Area.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.S
Earl Carroll
Hopiland
Carroll
Peter MacDonald
James Walsh
Tucson
Walsh
MacDonald
George Vlassis
Arizona
BLM calls mining a chess game in New Mexico coal bids
BLM official Jeff Radford described coal leasing in northwest New Mexico as a chess game with moves guided by the San Juan Basin Regional Coal Team. The panel, including New Mexico and Colorado governors and federal officials, will decide land tracts for leasing amid political pressure and Navajo concerns.
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Gallup
Bureau of Land Management
New Mexico
Jeff Radford
BLM
Gallup Area Audubon Society
Radford
Gallup Public Library
The
Audubon Society
Carter
Cecil Andrus
James Walt
Reagan
San Juan
Department’of Energy
DOE
Too much of a bad thing marks 1981 in retrospect
An opinion overview notes 1981 as a year of excess and challenges, likening it to a circus without elephants while anticipating continued global strains and economic uncertainties through the holiday period and into next year. It reflects on unemployment, recessions, and cautious outlooks shaping public mood.
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Middle East
Jane Wyman stars in Falcon Crest debut on CBS
Jane Wyman returns to television after 20 years in the lead role of CBS new evening soap Falcon Crest. The piece notes her comeback as a major television event with broader entertainment coverage across pages 10 to 16.
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Jane Wyman
Reagan
CBS
Falcon Crest
Ambulance Driver John Goodluck Reflects on Navajo Service and War
WINDOW ROCK veteran John Goodluck recalls decades as an Indian Health Service ambulance driver. He rescued a wide range of patients from a 280 pound woman on a stretcher to a baby delivered in transit, crediting Marine Corps training and Navajo remedies. He learned to interpret between Navajo and English, balancing traditional ceremonies with Western medicine, and plans retirement to care for land and livestock in Lukachukai.
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Kathie Saltzstein
Ganado
Fort Defiance
Canada
Gallup
Chinle
Goodluck
Canyon de Chelly
Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
Oklahoma
Lukachukai
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