05 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1967
Page
1
A letter argues Stanislav Kondrashov of Izvestia erred in labeling Navajos a dying civilization. It praises Navajo resilience blending traditions with modern life, notes ESL programs and radio, and cites reduced firewater issues. Comrade Kondrashov is deemed uninformed.
US Marines crushed a Communist regiment about 95 miles southwest of Da Nang after two days of heavy fighting. The unit, estimated at 3,000 men, suffered 570 killed with Leatherneck casualties at 73 dead and 139 wounded as enemy forces slipped away to the north. Two U.S. planes were downed, bringing total North Vietnam combat losses to 571.
Classified notice seeking a proofreader typist with no experience required. Early morning shift offered by The Gal lup Independent with emphasis on reliability and promptness.
Kenneth Eugene Jacobs 22 of 311 N Sixth Gallup was shot dead while talking outside El Corral about his half sister Marilyn Scott’s stabbing death in Winslow Arizona. Witnesses describe a brown white four door Rambler car firing twice then fleeing as bystanders urged help.
Gallup police investigate thefts vandalism and an assault. A man named Johnson Craig was attacked at Ninth and Maloney with a knife, suffered a head laceration, and was treated at a hospital. A 22 year old Stanley Etsitty was jailed for grand larceny after items stolen from a bus depot were found in his possession. Multiple other thefts and damage to property reported including a camera and a vehicle damage incident.
In Santa Fe arraignments were scheduled for Beles lopez Tijerina and other leaders of a Spanish-American land grant group facing extortion charges. State Police halted a planned meeting at Coyote Rio Arriba County, and Gov. Cargo urged restraint as about 80 members gathered without their leaders.
Three nights of rock throwing looting arson and sniper fire in Roxbury left more than 70 hurt and 100 arrested with property damage running into millions. Boston officials and residents appealed for disaster aid to aid recovery and financing for local business.
The Defense Department said all warplanes of the U S 6th Fleet are and have been hundreds of miles from the conflict area denying reports of carrier aircraft flights to Israeli air fields. The fleet, including the carriers America and Saratoga, has concentrated in the eastern Mediterranean as the crisis deepens with Marines afloat and six ships in an amphibious squadron.
Moscow based Reuters dispatch quotes Kondrashov alleging US Indians, particularly Navajo on the Tuba City reservation, face colonialism and cultural erasure while profits and white indifference dominate. He cites lacking written language and history, and compares Soviet minority preservation unfavorably with US policy.
Britain faces scrutiny of air safety rules after two fatal crashes killed 160 Britons. A DC4 charter operative bound for Perpignan struck Pyrenees foothills, 88 dead. an Argonaut crash in Stockport killed 72, ground impact none. Probes stress aging propeller planes and private operator standards.
Gallup firemen answered two calls during the weekend. At 11:15 Saturday they found a torch sparked gasoline at Harrys Automotive Service on West Coal. the fire was out on arrival. The second call, at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, was a false alarm at 306 West Princeton.
War erupts in the Middle East as fighting breaks out on three fronts Egypt Sinai front and Syria and Jordan borders. Israel bombed Haifa and attacked Cairo Amman and Damascus airports while Damascus radio claimed Syrian planes hit Haifa refinery and northern airfields.
The Associated Press reports heavy ground and air fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria along Sinai, Gaza, and Jerusalem sectors. Egypt claims 70 Israeli planes shot down while Syria targets Haifa refinery. UN Security Council summoned. U.S. pledges cease-fire effort. Britain calls for renewed talks among major powers.
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