02 Oct 1985
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1985
Page
1
Edward L. Howard, a former State Department budget analyst in Moscow, quit his post in New Mexico and disappeared as FBI agents prepared to question him about possible Soviet spying ties. An official suggested he may have been named by a detector as a Soviet agent.
The discovery of two Maya rulers buried 1,000 years apart shows the civilization maintained a sophisticated political and economic structure up to the Spanish conquest, highlighting continuity in governance and commerce.
The Gallup Independent presents a two section 16 page issue with sports and television coverage plus advertising inserts. This historical preview outlines the paper’s layout and content emphasis for readers of Southwest region media and local sports fans.
A 25 year old Arapahoe man hanged himself in a closet on the Wind River Reservation, marking the ninth death by own action in less than two months. Victims range 14 to 25, eight Arapahoe and one Shoshone. Coroner says no evidence of cult links, notes were rare and vague, name withheld pending relatives’ notification.
Floral shop advertises corsages from 3.50 dollars and boutonnieres from 2.00 dollars for homecoming. Also offers football mums at 5.50 dollars, available fresh or in silk design in silk.
WINDOW ROCK Ariz The Navajo Tribes plan to merge tribal and BIA loan programs faces delays. Funding timing misaligned delays until December at earliest leaving nine tribal and twelve BIA workers to run programs across five offices. Delinquent Revolving Credit Program loans total 87 million with 80 percent in default, prompting calls for stricter collection. See LOANS page 2.
Crownpoint High School, built for 146 seventh and eighth graders plus 7-12, opens on a $4.5 million bond-funded project. Principal Turbyfill notes brighter facilities, including oversized science desks, home economics with ovens and a patio, a 125-seat library, and a 1,400-seat gym. The district faces bus routing challenges on long, unpaved roads amid a nearly all Indian student body.
Hopi Tribal Vice Chairman Clifford Balenquah may have DWI charges refiled this week after a Sept. 6 Navajo Nation Fair arrest on a tribal vehicle ride between Gallup New Mexico and Window Rock. He was detained at Window Rock Police with the prior charge dropped for insufficent information tied to a pending federal case on Indian police jurisdiction. The Navajo prosecutor waits for the Ninth Circuit decision affecting the case Separate context mentions Albert Doro, a California Indian, in a different matter.
Gallup efforts led by Barbara Stanley aim to recruit supporters statewide with a 15 dollar bell pin pledge. The guild offers a sterling bell pin, parchment, and a poem on education symbolism, promising participation from any willing to pledge truth and support education despite mixed reception from some peers.
The Animas La Plata water project faces a dispute over Indian costs with Colorado and New Mexico resisting federal trusteeship claims. Negotiators see a funding gap exceeding 100 million dollars as they plan 18 years of construction and aim to settle by mid-year to meet congressional deadlines.
Robert Jaramillo casts a ballot at Jefferson School in a Tuesday board election. Roberta Stauder runs unopposed for Elementary School in Gallup McKinley County and is re-elected. See results on page 2.
Mrs Stanley of the association reports initial sales of about 90 bells with 119 more in Gallup and 300 remaining for statewide sale. Proceeds fund education projects and future bells for state legislators and notable supporters including President Reagan, with O B Enterprises producing the bells and local printers handling inserts.
Sutherlands will be closed on Thursday October 3 in memory of Ronald Weigel.
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