12 Jun 1979
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1979
Page
1
Fragmentary text describes a crowded area with references to lanes lanes and reserved spaces. The readable bits mention a shortage of occupants and potential hike in access. No definitive event or entities can be confirmed from the available words.
A garbled report references Geiser and ium emissions, mentions tritium violations and self March, and cites age figures from 1980 to 1982. It notes motorist departures and first year versus second year changes, with an unclear Department or state context and incomplete dates.
Richard F. Shepard notes John Wayne became a defining figure of American Westerns over more than 200 films. From barebones sagebrush cuts to classics like Stagecoach and Red River, he earned an Oscar for True Grit in 1969. In later years he grew into a controversial folk icon for his outspoken views.
The article portrays John Wayne as a conservative film icon whose on screen presence matched his off screen resolve. It highlights his star power with 161 films by the 1960s, high earnings, and key roles under John Ford and Howard Hawks. It notes his support for anti-Communist causes and the controversial Vietnam era work The Green Berets, while acknowledging critics and public admiration. Wayne is described as a laconic yet forceful figure, embodying rugged virtue and virility that defined a generation of cinema and American identity.
McKinley County nutrition program moves to place federally funded CETA workers under direct Navajo chapter house authority. Navajo Aging Services supports transfer. Navajo Division of Labor must approve. Lynch cites disciplinary issues and aims to keep sites open with ongoing funding efforts and potential group umbrella.
The Phillips Uranium Corporation donated 100000 to Lovelace Medical Foundation for a Grants New Mexico medical clinic near Cibola General Hospital. Construction will begin July for a 6000 square foot modular facility to operate by October with up to four physicians and full lab and x ray services.
Construction at the Gallup UNM branch proceeds as planned with GLen Gabehart noting monthly reviews by UNM and private architect firms. The vocational building targets October completion, though cement shortages push anticipated earlier dates back. Foundation work begins for the 28,200 square foot administrative building as Lembke Construction prepares sites.
New Mexico will receive 225 905 to establish an abandoned mine reclamation program under the 1977 act. The Energy and Minerals Department will gather data to prioritize reclamation needs, identify affected areas, and relate plans to land use, economics, and environmental conditions. Funds target lands with no clear reclamation responsibility.
McKinley County Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the county courthouse to discuss state mandated changes to subdivision regulations. The measure loosens rules allowing a single parcel to be divided into fewer than five lots and resubdivided after three years without county approval. Other items include Yah-Ta-Hey Water District budget review, road and bridge improvements between Bread Springs and Red Rock, another Bread Springs road project, and appointing a McKinley General Hospital Board representative.
Gallup and McKinley County will defend requests for state Community Assistance funds at a June 20 Albuquerque meeting. They seek over 3 million dollars while listed as ineligible for not exhausting funding sources and other criteria. McKinley County requests a 541 776 drainage improvement study for four county roads as part of the proposal.
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