Scattered Showers Across The Area
Scattered showers are expected with a high in the mid eighty degree range. Readers are advised to check page 2 for the full forecast and timing.
28 Jun 1986
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1986
Page
1
Scattered showers are expected with a high in the mid eighty degree range. Readers are advised to check page 2 for the full forecast and timing.
In Tyler Texas a bare-breasted woman in an Obsession perfume ad led to Texas Monthly being removed from 7-Eleven shelves. Meanwhile at the University of Wisconsin Madison feminists protested girlie magazines in the student unions.
WINDOW ROCK Ariz Navajo Tribal Chairman Peterson Zah supports allowing all qualified candidates to run for chairman after the Board of Election Supervisors disqualified five contenders including Peter MacDonald and Larry Manuelito over residency issues. Zah calls for fair, open debate and notes the need to review election law and potential amendments as appeals proceed. The board will hold a press conference Monday to explain actions and future steps.
U.S. Rep. Bill Richardson urged a July hearing by House Interior Committee on Navajo Hopi relocation, calling for a moratorium and immediate cessation of funds. He criticized the relocation commission, proposed a Navajo Hopi elder led commission, and defended IRA protections while backing Reagan era counterproposal and a flexible 55 mph rural speed limit.
The Gallup Independent 1988 edition appears in two sections plus an advertising insert and USA Weekend. This summary notes publication structure including the USPS listing 213-300 and the January through December year coverage.
Promoters of Sundays Drums Across America benefit in Burbank report disappointingly slow ticket sales with only about 100 sold less than 48 hours before showtime at the 4,000 seat Starlight Amphitheater. Executive producer Bob Grad says the event will go on to protest Navajo removal under the Navajo Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974, despite resistance from some government and agency officials. Virgil Townsend of the Bureau of Indian Affairs disputes accusations of undermining the event.
Age Reale of Santa Fe announces union service in our chapel on Sunday at 10 A M at St John The Evangelist Anglican Catholic Church located at 309 E Pine Street. The notice urges attendees from Santa Fe to join the combined service and parish community.
Peabody Coal Co says it will not mine in the Big Mountain area of the Navajo and Hopi reservations, denying energy conspiracy claims. The company may continue exploring other Black Mesa sites while relocation opposition persists, with critics arguing the issue remains unresolved.
Antique cars arrive at Rio West Mall marking the third straight year of pit stops in Gallup. Ninety five cars faced 117 degree Arizona heat and a 1:40 p.m. arrival, with Navajo taco lunches and a cheering crowd. The event began in Disneyland and is headed toward New York, featuring a 1908 Thomas Flyer valued around 5 million dollars as the showstopper.
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