13 Jun 1980
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1980
Page
1
A messy OCR extract lists scattered numbers and dashes without clear context. The readable fragments hint at page metadata or measurements but reveal no definite event, names, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a coherent news item.
Thoreau and its sanitation district implement emergency water rationing as a 500000 gallon reservoir runs dry due to rising summer use. Large users restricted to eight hours daily, outdoor watering halted, leaks urged to be fixed, with new hookups in limbo until board resolves the shortage. The district aims to install a new pump and 37250 feet of 8 inch line funded by CAC and Phillips Uranium Corp. to restore supply.
Rocky Ridge hosts a Navajo Hopi Unity Committee meeting led by Rev. Caleb Johnson to discuss repealing a compromise bill forcing relocations from the Joint Use Area. Speakers seek alternatives and possible Washington lobbying to veto or modify the measure, with Peter MacDonald invited to explain his stance.
Local McKinley County leaders urge a restart on the census amid fears of undercounting. The McKinley San Juan area committee, led by Gallup planner Don Jordan, cites staff turnover and slow responses from the Las Vegas district office as key issues. A field operations chief, Katherine Woody, resigned to be with her ill mother, raising concerns about accuracy.
Opinion notes Carter administration policy toward Cuban refugees resembles frail boats adrift under Fidel Castro's whims. Also mentions a homemakers college workshop at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and Nicklaus tied with Weiskopf after the U S Open first round. The piece also covers New Mexico politics resignations and a Senate committee approval of a 51.9 billion military bill including Army troop cuts.
Television page notes Dallas remains popular during reruns with Bennie Harrison praising the suspenseful episodes. Tickets for South Pacific are on sale as Gallup stations report the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will be staged at Red Rock State Park in Lalgure on June 27 and 28.
McKinley County commissioners reviewed the 1980-81 budget and returned it for revision. The $2 million plan proposed seven percent raises for all staff and a 23 percent hike for the sheriff’s department, while the road department sought over $285,000 against a $216,000 ceiling. A second work session was set for June 23 with a July 9 hearing looming before DFA approval.
A garbled notice invites an annual Old Timers Reunion. The readable text suggests a general invitation to former members to attend a reunion event. Further specifics are not decipherable from the fragment.
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