28 Jun 1996
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1996
Page
1
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Storms across New Mexico dampen forests and ease fire danger, but drought persists in northwest and southern areas. Ron Parker of New Mexico State University notes relief in the northeast and along the east side, with rain mainly in the Rio Grande valley. Rain totals include 1.18 inches in Albuquerque and minimal amounts elsewhere, as ranchers struggle with feed shortages and limited range.
WINDOW ROCK The Navajo Nation Council plans a one day special session next Monday to set drought relief priorities for BIA funding and finalize a list for Washington. Budget measures include 1.3 million in supplemental appropriations from undesignated reserves and a 759 thousand drought relief package.
Six county employees will lose their jobs with six others only affected by budget cuts. The personnel director says the list of affected names was delivered to department supervisors and will be handed to the public as details emerge. County Attorney confirms 14 announced, six actual terminations, others impacted by changes.
A jury in Farmington found Cecelia Gonzales guilty of attempted second degree murder with a firearm in the December 1994 Betty Baumgardner shooting in Gamerco. Sentencing is set for about a month later after psychological evaluation ordered in Grants. The trial moved from Gallup to avoid pretrial publicity.
Rudy Yazzie, a six year old from Gallup Window Rock area, has familial hypercholesterolemia with homozygous FH. He undergoes regular apheresis in Albuquerque to lower his deadly LDL levels, a life‑saving yet costly procedure. His family, the first Navajo with this illness and among few Native Americans, struggles with medical bills though Arizona covers UMC care.
Navajo Nation President Albert Hale met with All Indian Pueblo Council chairman Roy Bernal to outline a July summit with New Mexico. Six topics cover sovereignty, government-to-government relations, and policy framework. Leaders urge immediate follow up and legislative involvement to institutionalize the policy.
Navajo President Albert Hale reviewed a plan to move Navajo Nation Police operations into the old Fort Defiance Chapter building. If adopted, officers would be on the community’s frontlines to boost crime reporting, visibility, and faster response times, with community groups urged to participate alongside the Fort Defiance Chapter under Local Empowerment.
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