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15 Jun 1979
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1979
Page
1
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A head-on crash on NM 264 nine miles east of the Arizona line killed Nelson Benally from Window Rock and Thomas Lee and Andy Lee of St. Michaels. Two other St. Michaels youths and a third man were injured and treated.
U.S. Rep. Harold Runnels says the FAA approved an airport development grant to Gallup for refurbishing Senator Clarke Field. If accepted, Gallup would receive $555,053 with $407,150 in year one and $147,903 from FY 80 funds. The project funds 84.29 percent of costs for Runway 6-24 rehabilitation, lighting, shelters, drainage, and fencing. Local funds total $655,053 after $75,000 from the city and $25,000 from McKinley County.
The Navajo Tribe chief prosecutor Raymond Tso probes whether the infant Tommy died from malnutrition and if charges should be filed against his mother. Autopsy due from Bernalillo County will guide U.S. Attorney involvement. Tribal code limits to neglect or endangering the welfare unless malnutrition is confirmed.
New Mexico EID Director Thomas Baca told Energy Association of Taxpayers members that total protection from radiation is impossible and that regulations should balance health risk with economic impact. He urged industry input at public hearings and reviewed Bokum Resources mill plans and Gulf Mt Taylor and Crownpoint discharges as moving forward, noting decisions rest with law and the board.
Santa Fe AP reports New Mexico's chief tax collector says shifting from a uniform gross receipts tax to local rates has strained municipal finances statewide. Grants illustrates the issue as city revenues dip despite growth, while officials demand alignment between state and city tax measures and warnings of potential municipal crises without quick fixes.
Gov. Bruce King announced the appointment of Minnie M. Mahler to the McKinley District Magistrate Court Thoreau Division. The position takes effect July 1, 1979, created by the 1979 legislative session. Mahler of Thoreau runs a bookkeeping and tax service and has 15 years in civil service with BIA and IRS.
Continental Divide Electric Co operative boards rejects a union proposal from Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 611 to end the 11 day strike. Co op attorney Robert Tinin says the co op wants to settle within the president’s voluntary wage guidelines while the union argues the guidelines are invalid due to inflation and court rulings. He notes federal Rural Electrification Administration and state Public Service Commission pressure to comply.
Crownpoint hosts a summer reading program and library for children aged four to ten to prevent summer amnesia. Organizer Georgene Zaydell notes the aim to boost reading skills with volunteer staff and student aides. Donations include 700 books from Gallup Public Library and Belen Southwest Regional Library. Organizers seek a space for the library through Nancy Anderson at 786-5413.
Limited sale at Fath Ricca's Mercantile features ten percent discounts on all items including coal and related goods. Customers urged to visit the Mer cantile store at 863 Abd location for details and pricing.
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