19 Dec 1985
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1985
Page
1
Fair skies with light winds expected Friday according to the Gallup Independent office. Yesterday reached a high of 56 degrees at 3 30 p.m and a low of 15 degrees at 8 a.m. Data recorded at 500 N Ninth St.
Jhoni Kay-Big Crow a 4 year old from Fort Wingate asks for a Care Bear and roller skates this Christmas. He is the child of Duane and Bessie Big Crow.
A key government witness initially said sanctuary defendants did not discuss the U S Refugee Act of 1980 with Central American aliens, then he reversed. The act allows those fearing persecution to apply for political asylum.
The Baby Boom generation, Americans born after World War II, is aging into its forties as 1986 marks a milestone for those reaching forty years old. The cohort has long influenced society through decades of cultural and economic impact.
The Gallup Independent abroad index highlights Sports Section pages from 1985 including section organization and advertising inserts. It lists publication scope for the year and references the USPS serial distribution details.
A multi million dollar venture between the Hopi Tribe and The Young An Hat Company of Seoul moves forward with the arrival of initial equipment in Winslow Arizona. The plant will sit in a tribal industrial park near Winslow with production slated for spring and about 300 Winslow residents and Hopis to be employed.
U S Department of Energy officials say a 22.7 million dollar cleanup of radioactive mine tailings at Ambrosia Lake in McKinley County will begin in spring 1987. The project aims to finish remedial work at the 105 acre site near Grants by 1990, removing tailings left from Phillips Petroleum and United Nuclear operations in 1957 to 1963.
Gallup police report a burglary at Coors Co. on 716 W Maloney Ave with a three foot rollup door left open and two floor safes found open with combinations nearby. Fire Department logs a $40,000 blaze at 912 Monterey Ct owned by Jim Bruce, possibly sparked by a fireplace flue leak. Also, Bill's Radiator Repair at 3020 E 66 Ave suffered about $1,000 damage from four bullet holes and bullets after a shooting between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
New Mexico Representative Burt Shirley vows to keep mobilizing Navajos and Hopis to repeal the Navajo Hopi Indian Settlement Act of 1974 amid a July 1986 relocation deadline. He acknowledges tribal politics and says his stance cost him a tribal staff position and funding in fiscal 1986.
A yearlong study by the New Mexico Energy Research and Development Institute reports thick surface coal seams in the Fruitland Field and other areas of the San Juan Basin. The team notes coal quality suitable for power generation and pockets of coking coal, but near term demand and economics for new coal plants remain dim.
Sen. Pete Domenici states hardship cases of Navajos forced to move from Hopi land will be heard and treated fairly. After a conference on 1986 relocation funding, a $48 million bill and a life estate proposal for elderly Navajos were discussed, with opposition noted to death estate plans.
Hopi Tribal Chairman Ivan Sidney asserts blocking a deadline extension for Navajo relocations is not a victory. He says true success requires all Navajos leaving Hopi lands, including 1882 Hopi Reservation and 1934 Navajo Reservation areas, and cites Senate action and Goldwater opposition as decisive. The dispute centers on land considered ancestral Hopi homeland and federal housing delays.
Gallup officials seek a solution to the city jail headache as talks set for early next year. Mayor and Sheriff clash over who should run the facility with the county eyeing costs, liability, and potential consolidation to save money.
A Santa Claus themed event called Tonight Round Up Saloon Party features contests prizes and hors d oeuvre offerings at the Round Up Saloon located at 404 North Third.
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