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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
1
The column discusses Reis Tijerina and the Federal Alliance of Land Grants planning actions near Coyote New Mexico to reclaim land from existing claimants. State Police warning is noted and the piece moralizes on protesters and civil rights tactics while reflecting on surrounding social attitudes and priorities in the nation.
J C Crone, 49, an Indian trader in the Gallup area for 20 years, died Wednesday in a Sanders Arizona trading post. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. in Sanders Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial in McCarrell Cemetery Chambers Arizona. Survived by wife Arlene, a son John, a daughter Machielle, three sisters Opal Gonzales Continental Divide, Eula Wirtz Grants Pass, Iona Jackson San Francisco, and two brothers John Aurbey Crone Sebastopol and Guy Crone Los Angeles. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
New York State lottery tickets began selling at 12 01 am with queues at the Americana Hotel where Patricia Nelson a Bronx housewife bought the first ticket. State outlets aim to sell 30 million monthly for education funding and prize pools total 300 000 per 1 million sold with a yearly super prize of 250 000. Winners notified by telegram and drawings monthly with July 20 tentative Albany date.
William A. Garrett president of the American Dental Association was among scheduled speakers as a three day New Mexico Dental Association convention opened in Albuquerque today.
The U S Embassy plans to airlift about 700 Americans from eastern Nigeria starting Saturday as conflict between rebel forces and the central government intensifies. Evacuees include elderly, children, and pregnant women from Port Harcourt and other locations, with operations expected to last a week.
U S armored units pushed into a vast Viet Cong fortress complex along the South Vietnamese coast in Quang Ngai Province after a powerful naval bombardment. The operation came as U S forces reported high casualties for May including 2 941 total, 313 killed, 2 616 wounded and 12 missing or captured, and a record 27 Communist jets shot down.
Mexico City AP report states former president Adolfo Lopez Mateos who led from 1958 to 1965 remained unconscious after a stroke on Wednesday. Doctors fear death and describe treatment including lowered body temperature and circulation management to prevent another hemorrhage.
A man claiming to represent the New Mexico Employment Security Commission offered teenagers up to 100 dollars a day to relocate a cemetery for a proposed 20 million dollar Purgatory River dam project near Trinidad. Officials said no such job exists and warned the offer was a hoax.
Albuquer que AP reports Defense Department notified Dr and Mrs Thomas M Willoughby that their son Marine Lance Corporal John Rogers 20 was killed in Viet Nam. The family said he had received the Purple Heart and was to receive the Bronze Star for heroism.
Santa Fe AP reports a formal hearing is set for June 9 on proposed increases in New Mexico workmen's compensation premiums. State Insurance Supt. Ralph Apodaca said employers and the New Mexico Business and Manufacturers Association argued the rises by the National Council of Compensation Insurance. The Business complained it was not notified of a mid May meeting, though news reports had covered it. No protest was offered at entry. The hearing is not required by law, and the increases are expected to average about 7.5 percent.
Iraqi and Kuwaiti troops join Arab forces in Egypt as Britain seeks open Gulf of Aqaba to all ships including Israel. U.S. pushes UN Security Council for cooling measures, Egypt warns against involvement, and Israel cites stakes in the Aqaba passage. British naval build up around Aden and carriers Hermes and Intrepid move amid tensions.
A luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will bring members and public officials from McKinley County and Grants to discuss a proposed paved road to Chaco Canyon. The event is set for Friday at noon at the Shalimar.
Senator Montoya led push for Spanish descent representation in government jobs and Neustroms aided Benigno G Hernandez of Albuquerque to be named U S ambassador to Paraguay to replace William P Snow. Hernandez lacks diplomatic experience and has never visited South America. Senate hearings are expected with questions about his qualifications.
Julian Ellis-Morris of Blackpool lived as a door to door seller in England while in Paris he enjoyed wealth as a Folies Bergere patron. He died in March at 75 leaving 174697 dollars, with 2800 to two entertainers and gifts to Micheline Roine Danielle and others. His will exposed a stark contrast between humble daytime disguise and lavish nights.
Twenty nuns of the Roman Catholic Daughters of the Cross will leave their Shreveport convent to form an experimental religious community in Milwaukee Wisconsin. They will wear modern dress live in groups and share earnings with no church financial support. They say Vatican II calls for a different type of life to better serve today’s world.
Rosary for Leo B Tafoya 54 of 409 S Eighth Gallup will be recited tonight at 8 at Rouie Mortuary Mass Friday 11 a m Sacred Heart Cathedral burial Hillcrest Tafoya born August 2 1912 Socorro lived in Gallup 30 years retired New Mexico State Highway Department Pallbearers listed Survivors include mother Mrs Nat Tafoya and brother Phil Tafoya both of Gallup
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