05 Jun 1981
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1981
Page
1
A report notes psychologists monitor Air Force crews for anxiety and job satisfaction as new team members join the spy and missile program. It discusses credibility of base press information and the role of psychology in evaluating airmen.
UNM Gallup advisory council approved an 11 million construction budget to expand the campus with a 1500 seat auditorium and a new physical education building including an indoor pool. A separate dormitory project would seek federal funding and could double enrollment.
The career education building would add 7,250 square feet for diesel mechanics and 5,550 for building trades, with new classrooms, studios, and a 1.19 million dollar campus center featuring a lounge, cafeteria, counseling area, and bookstore. The project includes a larger theatre and expanded learning resources, plus a dormitory funded by federal and potential BEF support, while a revised budget for 1961-82 was approved.
Gallup hosts a Jail Standards Committee briefing as New Mexico moves to adopt minimum confinement rights for inmates. Officials note federal costs and funding limits while stressing local control, with lawmakers to review guidelines next session.
The panel discussed who should staff the center and how much operation will cost the city and county. Law officers pushed for practical, costed standards while noting some jails can be run with minimal staffing. The committee plans five year compliance and seeks state aid for smaller communities. Public input and dissemination of the guidelines were urged.
Police say a warrant out for Richard Trujillo, former Gallup resident, follows his May 14 arrest in a theft and shooting case near Old Town. After arraignment he posted bond and vanished, with the warrant citing a parole violation.
Police identified the deceased as 36 year old Thomas Leo Baca of Albuquerque after a scuffle in which a gun was fired. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. A later line notes another person not identified will not be charged. The text includes unrelated ads and notices with the fragmentary last portion.
In an interview in Living on page 3 Lyn Ortega a speech pathologist discusses stuttering and its impact on communication. The piece highlights how speech patterns can hinder clarity and stresses the need for understanding and treatment.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee appears lined up 2-1 against Ernest Lefever's nomination as Reagan's human rights chief with Republican chairman Charles H. Percy joining the opposition. Page 9 notes TV warnings and other items on pages 11 to 13.
A Gallup night theft left a GALLUP ARIZONA Tank Lines fuel tanker worth about 100000 missing after the driver John Renteria left the rig unlocked in the southeast lot while dining. Police have no arrests yet. Crime Stoppers offers 500 for information leading to an arrest in a Fort Wingate hit run that killed Daniel Upshaw. Call 722 6161 with tips.
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