29 Jun 1984
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1984
Page
1
A fair weather day is forecast for Saturday with yesterday's peak 100 degrees at 5 PM and a cool low of 60 degrees at 6 AM. Readings recorded by the Gallup Independent office downtown Gallup.
Nicotine remains the most used addictive drug after caffeine with about 55 million Americans still smoking. A new nicotine gum is presented as a potential aid to quitting. See page 11.
California residents paid for cremated remains to be scattered over the Pacific or Sierra Nevada but investigators found as many as 9 000 cremated remains were dumped in a rural site. The expose highlights widespread failures in fulfillment of client wishes and raises questions about how many families received what they paid for.
A vividly colored magazine advertisement appeals to American Jews to embrace life in Israel and settle in the West Bank. The piece notes that over 2,500 U.S. born Jews have returned to their Jewish roots and established new homes there.
A public hearing is set in Grants next Thursday on Plains Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperatives request to change 1,448.95 acre-feet of water rights from agricultural to industrial use to supply a coal-fired plant near Prewitt. The filing, the biggest among Plains changes over 18 months, faces protests from local residents and a ditch association. The hearing will cover sections near Milan with wells in Cibola County and the potential impact on area water wells.
Hopi group faced funding hurdles due to flooding in Tulsa while planning a cross country run ending in Los Angeles. Gov. George Nigh proclaimed June 15 as Longest Run Day as the team prepared to depart Red Rock State Park and continue via Window Rock and Tuba City. The July games in Los Angeles were set to begin July 19.
In Gallup, residents on the 700 block of North Third Street describe their homes as a battlefield with houses hit, vehicles destroyed, fences torn, and gas meters knocked over. City officials say the area is under siege and have added guard rails and poles. residents seek more patrols and proactive steps to prevent future crashes.
In a four vote split top two in the Hopi special election for vice chairman advance to a runoff on July 18. Leroy Shingolewa 204 votes and Clifford Balenquah 200 will compete after a tight race to replace Raymond Cain, who was convicted for misusing tribal funds.
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