20 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1983
Page
1
Twenty month old John Paul Alatorre hopes Santa will bring a rocking horse and a shiny red wagon for Christmas. John Paul is the son of Ruth Alatorre of Gallup.
A new Fur's Cafeteria has opened near Rio West Mall in Gallup. Retail merchants worldwide report excellent Christmas holiday sales, highlighting strong consumer spending this season.
Greyhound workers voted to end a seven week strike amid concessions grumbles. The company pledged to resume full service by Wednesday. Trailways said it will match the larger bus line's new discounts.
Pentagon officials say the President will resolve a dispute with the Commerce Department over how strict U S export controls should be for items with potential military use. Computer components with military capabilities were halted from export to the Soviet Union. Index 14 pages in section and advertising supplements 1869 Th Gp indgponde Co
Tim Knowles reports that a Houston firm is drafting a work plan for the merged McKinley General and Rehoboth Christian hospitals in Gallup. Officials seek objective guidance on consolidating services, future facility use, and the economic impact while addressing bond and wage concerns.
Gallup officials announce a $928,000 FAA grant for land purchases to extend the airport runway about 1,500 feet. The city will match funds and use proceeds from a $2 million bond issue for acquisition, easements, and relocation costs tied to a near West Gallup site.
In a recent Jones Ranch School production of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Kennon Houston plays Scrooge and Lucinda James portrays the ghost of Jacob Marley in a classroom performance. Both are third graders at the school.
Gallup McKinley County Schools gained a $5 million PL 874 allotment paid for the current year. An advance of about $5.17 million earned about 9.46 percent interest, easing January expenses. The district expects $200k to $300k more due to funding formula changes and advances plans for an area vocational school moving through UNM and state education boards.
PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and about 4,000 loyalist guerrillas departed Tripoli Lebanon aboard five Greek vessels. He vowed the struggle continues toward Jerusalem, with Tunisia as a tentative headquarters, while some reports place Crete or Greece as next stop. Israeli warplanes surveilled the evacuation as U.N. evacuees and families were moved from the harbor.
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