Independent Yours Local News roundup and events
A town observes heavy rain and reflects on a police interaction case. School in-service sessions start at Window Rock High School with courses by Richard Davis and James Mayfield. Kiwanis Kids Day Parade awards honor Raton Patrol and Girl Scout groups. Boy Scout camporee badges are announced with attendees from Grants and Gallup. A GSA sale lists 93 government vehicles at Manuelito Hall.
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Window Rock High School
Fort Defiance
Richard Davis
James Mayfield
Kiwanis
Raton Patrol
Joe Mesich
Danny Woods
Dwight Woods
Valerie Madrid
Leona Lacy
Lydia Soto
Gallup High
Gallup
John F. Kennedy
Manuelito Hall
West Highway 66
GSA Motor Pool
Coal Ave
Navajo Council Scrutinizes $21 Million in Bank Investments
Navajo Tribal Council debates a resolution disapproving $21 million in deposits and investments by the Interior Department in Buffalo New York and Phoenix Arizona banks during 1966. The measure seeks tighter review by Navajo officials and annual reporting on tribal fund investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Tribal Council
Buffalo
New York
Phoenix
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Valley National Bank
Southern Arizona Bank
First National Bank of
J. Maurice McCabe
Washington, D.C
Arizona
Marine Midland Trust Co
Western New York
Liberty Bank and Trust Co
Cooper
United States’ Treasury
Atre
Secretary of the Interior
Weather outlook for Gallup city tonight and Thursday
Gallup forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms and a chance of locally heavy showers. Thursday will be partly cloudy and slightly warmer with a few afternoon showers.
Gallup Eyes Federal Grant for Sewage Facilities
The Gallup city council approved applying for a federal grant to build additional sewage facilities. A new oxidation pond is needed as I 40 construction will cut off current ones, with project costs estimated at 52 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Petranovich
W. C. Moorhead
Moorhead Freight Lines
Public Service Co. of
New Mexico
Gallup American Coal Co., Inc
Gallup and Stearns Roger Manufacturing Co
Voting machine agent faces GOP criticism in New Mexico
John Peke of Albuquerque, New Mexico, an employee of the State Corporation Commission, denies GOP charges over his ties to the Automatic Voting Machine Co. State GOP Chairman M. B. Johns questions Peke’s state work days and alleges past criminal status.
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New Mexico
John Peke
Albuquerque
State Corporation Commission
GOP
Peke
M. B
Sonny
Johns
Automatic Voting Machine Co
SCC
Alamogordo
Torrance County
Haven Elected To School Post In Window Rock District
Haven won a five year term on the Window Rock School District No. 8 board by a two vote margin over William Lavell. Haven received 140 of 315 votes. Lavell 138. Other candidates Rex Kontz 28 and Mrs Katherine Rae nine. Ballots to be examined at the Oct 11 board meeting. Haven begins Jan 1 1967.
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Fort Defiance
Ariz
Leo Haven
Window Rock
William Lavell
George Burns
Superinteccen
Haven
Lavell
J. Maurice McCabe
Rex.Kontz
Katherine Rae
Burns
Office of Navajo Economic Opportunity
Damage Suit In Descent Of Wife Against Henry Silva
Richard George files a $9,500 damage suit in district court alleging Henry Silva enticed his wife away. They married March 16, 1959, and three children were involved before July 15, 1965, when Silva allegedly lured her with money clothes and promises of pleasure to leave George. The suit claims the home was desolate and ruined as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard George
Henry Silva
Silva
George
Pinto Arrested For Auto Theft
Jimmy Pinto Jr. 28 Gallup booked into city jail Tuesday night for drunk and auto theft. Pinto was found in a reported stolen car owned by Richard Boardman Sunnyside Trailer Court, parked behind the Silver Bells Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Pinto Jr
Gallup
Stock
Richard Boardman
Sunnyside
Pinto
Silver Bells Club
Udall Nakai Accused of Opposing Navajos in Oil Land Case
Navajo Tribal Chairman Nakai and Interior Secretary Udall are accused of conspiring to deprive Navajos of land rights in southeast Utah. Norman Littell alleges Udall ordered files seized to halt the suit over Aneth oil field royalties worth over 600,000 annually, and Nakai pressured to block proceedings.
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Cortez
Colo
Raymond Nakai
Stewart Udall
Utah
Norman Littell
Aneth
Littell
Udall
Inez Stalls After Gulf Hit By Hurricane Knocks Key West
Hurricane Inez slows after striking the Dry Tortugas near Key West with gusts up to 126 mph. The storm, blocked by a high pressure system, stalls and may turn northeast toward Florida or southwest toward Central America as forecasters expect it to remain stationary for 24 hours.
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Gulf
Key West
Gulf Coast
Inez
Florida
Central America
Tropics
Editors oppose pretrial news restrictions code
William B. Dickinson of The Associated Press MEs Association condemns American Bar Association study group limits on pretrial reporting as a potential shield for secret arrests and trials. He notes the proposed rule would bar disclosure of defendants prior records and statements and criticizes police and public officers guidance being set by a minority of lawyers.
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Philadelphia
William B. Dickinson
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
American Bar Association Study Group
Dickinson
Philadelphia Bulletin
APME
Bar Association
Robert C. Notson
J. Edward Murray
American Society of
Tennant Bryan
American Notespaper Publishers Association
American Bar Association
Golden Lion Ad Promotes Color TV World Series Viewing
An ad urges patrons to enjoy lunch while watching the World Series on color television at the Golden Lion. The brief notice highlights the venue as a viewing spot.
Texas Court reverses Jack Ruby death verdict
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Jack Ruby’s death sentence for the Oswald killing and ordered a retrial in a different county. It ruled that police testimony about Ruby’s post arrest statements was inadmissible and prejudicial, suggesting further venue issues need not be debated.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Warren Commission
President Kennedy
Dallas
Ruby
W.A. Morrison
Death Cause Undetermined in Cooley Case
Joe Benjamin Cooley 50 was found near a highway underpass near the New Mexico Arizona line. Navajo police say autopsy in Flagstaff unfinished and final cause of death not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Benjamin Cooley
Kenna Clayton
Criminal Investigation Division
Navajo Police
Clayton
Flagstaff
Ariz
Cooley
Manuel
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Randy Kamps
Garrett Chapito
Ernest Mackel
Bryson Pinto
Mike Shain
Steven Bricker
Harold Hass
John Schaff
Dale Schwartz
Leon Briggs
Pete Chiapetti Jr
Council
Gallup Weather
Moorhead
Stearns Boer
Public Service Co
Morehead
Gordon
AT & SF
Maxwell
Turpen
Gonzales
Louie Barraza
FBI National Academy
Robert Leyba
Barraza
FBI
Department
Fred R. Tamony
E. Mesa
Woodrow Neazer
Planning Commission
Bob Noe
City Electrical Supt
City Atty
Albert C. Lebeck Jr
Petranovich
Fred Elsitty
Lupton
Phs Hospital
U.S. 66
Udall, Nakai
Nakai
Shiprock
Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
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