Eight Boys and Girl Arrested in Cross Burnings
Eight youths from Gallup, including seven boys and one girl, are in custody for arson and related offenses in cross burnings on May 30 and 31. Police say two more suspects will be picked up, with no established link to the nearby school blaze through branch lab results.
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Gallup
Manuel Gonzales
Jim Cass Swaizell
E. Green
Robert Lee Olive
Red Rock
David Albert Lee
Julie Drive
David Bigley
E. Hill
David Grover Adams
McKea
Sammie Vivian
Church Rock
James J Ernest Rogers
E. Pine
Linda Joan Lee
Julie
John Sparkman
Zecca
Gal jlup-McKinley County
Pousma’s Hill
Gonzales
$4.5 Million Bid For Navajo Housing
Bids opened at Window Rock for 310 low rent Navajo housing units on the reservation financed by the Public Housing Administration. The Design and Construction Department of Public Services Division of the Navajo tribe submitted the low bid of 4,460,105 dollars.
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Window Rock Ariz
Window Rock
Navajo Reservation
Navajo Housing Authority
Public Housing Administration
Design and Construction Department of Public Services Division
Navajo Tribe
John E. Kilgore
Public Services Divison
Samuel W. Billison
Hoeftler Construction Co
Burbank, Calif
Fort Defiance
Chinle
Tuba City
Kayenta
Arizona
Chambers and Campbell
Albuquerque
W. C. J.kruger and Associates
Santa Fe
Billison
Navajo Tribal Council
Marie McGuire
Washington, D.C
Kilgore
New Mexico
Shiprock
PHA
Frank Bradley
Public Services Division
Department of Design and Construction
Fort Worth
Tex
Washington Fort Worth
Design Ang Construction Department
Young Marine thanks Gallup crowds for support upon return
Lance Corporal Dave Kirk, back from nearly 13 months in Viet Nam, thanked residents of Gallup and McKinley County for letters and packages. He described helicopter landing team work near Phu Bai Hue and Quang Tri, noting high morale despite antiwar coverage and public indifference at home.
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Gallup
McKinley County
Dave Kirk
Bob and
Louise Barrett
Williams Acres
U.S
Viet Nam
Kirk
Phu Bai
Hue
Quang Tri
Navajo Tribal Council Adjourns After Budget Action
WINDOW ROCK Ariz The Navajo Tribal Council adjourned after approving the 1966 67 fiscal year budget with 28 votes including a chairman Raymond Nakai budget of over 100000 The approval had been delayed over two weeks and the council also passed the remainder of the capital additions budget The Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday and a reconvening date was not set.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Tribal Council
Raymond Nakai
Comrades Honor Lupton Soldier
The first brigade of the 101st Airborne Division names the current Viet Nam operation Hawthorne after S Sgt Gene Hawthorne of Lupton Arizona, killed in action in early May. The mission aims to search out and destroy enemy forces along the Ho Chi Minh Trail from Laos, honoring the fallen comrade.
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Viet-Nam
Lupton
Ariz
101St Airborne Division
Screaming Eagles
Hawthorne
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Gene Hawthorne
Austin
Viet Nam
County seeks redesignation as redevelopment area
McKinley County commissioners urge the Office of Economic Development to reinstate county eligibility after a determination that it no longer qualifies. They reference unemployment up to 84 percent and 76 percent of families with yearly incomes below 1.9 dollars, citing Interior Department data. Additional actions include road work, a sheriff’s vehicle bid, FAA grant payment, and a new justice of the peace in precinct 22.
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McKinley County
Office of Economic Development
Robert M. Rauner
Clinton P. Anderson
Joseph M. Montoya
Thomas G. Morris
E. G. Johnny Walker
Rauner
Eugene P. Foley
T.K. Palma
Office of Economic Opportunity
Department For the Interior
Commission
Red Rock
Sheriff's Department
Federal Aviation Agency
Gallup - McKinley County
Robert Stuebert
State Highway Commission
Santa Fe
Thoreau-Bluewater Lake
James Radosevich
Ren. E. Thomas
Smoker Dies at 116 in Utica After Long Life
Mrs. Sinforina Rivera of Utica died Thursday at St. Elizabeth's hospital aged 116. The long life included five cigars daily and whisky at water glass, with a note she cut back on weeknights for weekend parties.
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Utica
N.Y
Sinforina Rivera
Federal joins plague fight near Gallup Prairie dogs targeted
The U S Public Health Service joins state agencies to exterminate prairie dogs and rodents around Gallup after bubonic plague was found in a large town. Gene Burke leads the federal effort with 500 gallons of poison and two workers, with operation from Indian Village west to northeast of Gallup. Hawkins says fleas near the city have been dusted and all in the plague area exterminated, area to be worked through summer under Fish and Wildlife Service supervision.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Gallup
Bill Hawkins
Albuquerque
Fish and Wild Life Service
Federal Department
Indian Village
Gene Burke
Hawkins
Federal Health Service
Gallup Forecast With Showers Possible Thundershowers
Partly cloudy Gallup forecast through Saturday with little temperature change. A high near 84 and low around 40 expected. Yesterday's high reached 80 and low 47 as conditions shift into possible afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
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Gallup
Minor House Fire Causes 25 Dollar Flooring Damage
A fire of unknown origin caused about 25 dollars in damage to flooring in a vacant house behind 706 W Logan Thursday afternoon. It was the Gallup Fire Department's only call in the past 24 hours, per a department spokesman.
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W. Logan
Gallup ‘Fire Department
Fire Department
Bear Snatches Sleeping Boy On Cattle Drive
A 400 pound bear snatched 4 year old Jeffrey Shawcroft from his sleeping bag during a south ee peeade cattle drive. The boy suffered head and shoulder wounds needing 22 stitches and was carried away before being frightened off by shouts from his brother Robert. An intensive hunt for Jeffrey followed.
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LA Jara
Cole
Jeffrey Shawcroft
Robert
Jeffrey
Earl Shawcroft
Trustees Prevent Local Jail Break
Two McKinley County jail trustees stopped a jail break as two Redlands teens held on federal Dyer Act warrants skirted custody. Jailer Joe Martinez was hurt by fingernail polish thrown through a cell door eyeing escape. Martinez remained in St. Marys hospital for observation as staff investigated, while the girls were recaptured and jailed along with three other youths.
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McKinley County
Bill Bass
Bass
Joe Martinez
St. Mary's Hospital
Martinez
Redlands
Calif
Kathy Gee
Glenda Orwig
Miss Orwig
Miss Gee
Wanted Bookkeeping Clerk in Gallup
Advertises for a bookkeeping clerk position in Gallup requiring high school graduation with bookkeeping training or experience. Immediate permanent opening for Independent.
Gallup School Projects Receive Federal Funds and Bids
The Office of Education has reserved 424 100 for a Gallup High vocational building and 188 530 for a Tohatchi Elementary addition. Bid calls for Thoreau Secondary School may come within weeks with construction possible by fall. Additional approvals are awaited for Bedrock and Thoreau Elementary additions.
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Office of Education
Gallup
McKinley County
Gallup High School
Tohatchi
George Young
Thoreau
Thoreau Secondary School
Washington
Young
Bedrock
Thoreau Elementary School
Billison to Speak at Crownpoint Rally
Samuel W. Billison candidate for Navajo Tribal Council chair will address a rally in Crownpoint this Saturday at 10 a.m. He is slated to appear at the Nenah Nezad Chapter House near Fruitland.
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Samuel W. Billison
Navajo Tribal Council
Crownpoint
Nenah- Nezad
Fruitland
KGAK Gift Club Offer At Gallup Radio
A sales pitch urges residents outside Gallup city limits or without a phone to visit KGAK Radio at 401 East Coal Avenue to claim a gift club deal. It promises over $100 in free gifts and services for $12.95, sponsored by local merchants to introduce customers to their goods.
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Gallup
KGAK
Kgak Radio
East Coal Avenue
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