05 Jun 1985
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1985
Page
1
Yesterday's high reached 71 degrees at 2 p.m. and a low of 42 at 4 a.m. The Gallup Independent office at 500 N Ninth St recorded the temperatures.
Arizona legislative leaders scrapped plans for a rapid special session next week to rewrite a defunct law allowing creditors to seize wages and property of debtors. They postponed after deciding the issue was too complex, ending hopes to resolve it before vacations.
A high tech show in Chicago this week displays voice activated dialing opening doors remote curtain control and visitor photo capture. The showcased devices promise hands free convenience and enhanced home security for modern households.
Senate curbs on congressmen moonlighting as lawyers persist despite an ethics committee warning. The American Bar Association discourages the practice, yet some House members continue to practice in parallel with their political duties.
The Gallup Independent announces a 16 page newspaper issue produced in two sections with advertising supplements for the 1985 publication year. The note confirms USPS 218-300 registration and branding by The Gallup Independent Co.
The Navajo Chief Justice Jerome McCabe trial is tentatively reset for 10 a.m. August 27 in Tuba City District Court with a pre trial conference set for June 24 at 10 a.m. Motions for dismissal will be heard. Ed Martin and Linda Lee face related proceedings. Prosecutor Robert Curley, McCabe, Martin and Lee were charged March 8 in Tuba City with fraud theft and altering vouchers tied to a Court of Appeals fund.
Plans remain for the Navajo Sewing Factory in Fort Defiance as board members report operations on schedule despite rumors of closure. The dispute centers on Judy Campbell’s salary and profit shares amid a three week management feud, with 15 workers still sewing and new business manager Peer Khan hired. Campbell agreed to sign job training contracts to keep the venture running, while labor officials questioned invoicing and training progress, threatening contract cancellations if unpaid salaries and missing reports persist.
In Ford Canyon Park a drizzle fell as Everette Guerito Kari Guerito and Larry Wilson headed home after their game was rained out. The trio left the field amid light rain with no rescheduled play announced.
WINDOW ROCK Ariz The Navajo Environmental Protection Administration NEPA will receive a 130000 grant from the U S Environmental Protection Agency to create a Navajo Air Pollution Control Program The funds will support developing an air monitoring plan for the Navajo Reservation and monitoring pristine areas including Anasazi sites NEPA notes Region 9 funds will now cover the entire reservation and NEPA plans a five year development effort with federal agency coordination and Indian policy for tribes
Dozen residents attended the Grants session on the BLM Rio Puerco Resource Area Management Plan outlining 1 million acres across seven New Mexico counties for 10 to 20 years. The plan proposes 22 special management areas including El Malpais Wilderness Study Area and Petaca Pinta, with minerals, grazing, firewood, recreation, and potential wilderness protections. A final approval period of about a year was indicated by BLM Rio Puerco manager Herrick E. Hanks.
SHAPE Inc a Maine video firm plans to move its VHF audio video cassette production into the Fairchild building in Shiprock as part of a joint venture with the Navajo Tribe. The project aims to hire about 250 workers initially rising to 600, backed by $2 million in federal funds and a HUD grant, with total financing potentially reaching $8 million from private sources. The venture will use the Shiprock Industrial Park facility leased from the tribe and could generate about $3 million in salaries, with SHAPE already operating 1,500 employees across six plants in Maine and New Hampshire and 1984 sales around $47 million.
Sharman Esarey reports a Gallup work session where city and McKinley County officials negotiate funding for shared efforts. They push toward pay parity for sheriff and police staff by July 1, review an outside personnel audit, and consider splitting costs. The session also covers pool repairs at Harold Runnels Recreation Center and plans to station a 750 gallon tanker for regional fires, with bids pending.
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