05 Oct 1981
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1981
Page
1
Fort Defiance Public Health Service Hospital honored Carolyn Tabaha and 16 other employees for a combined 451 years of service. Eight are retiring, with recipients including Ella Slinky and Julia Francisco who reflect on decades serving in obstetrics and mother care.
David Turberville 58 of Corrales was killed when his pickup left NM 122, fell 375 feet down an embankment and overturned. He led UNC Mining and Milling Church Rock operations from 1972, later became United Nuclear Corp executive, then formed Rio de Oro. Survived by wife and four children.
The Office of Surface Mining will fund a $255,500 program to help the Navajo Nation build a mining code and regulatory capacity to oversee coal mining on tribal lands. A Navajo Coal Mining Commission will train inspectors and enforce coal mining rules, with Navajo control extending to the reservation and Eastern Navajo Agency. The plan mirrors New Mexico’s shift of coal oversight, as senators and tribal officials welcome jobs, economic self determination, and greater resource management, while timelines for full takeover remain under study. Heritage Day in Gallup featured the Fifth Annual celebration with games, food, performances, and fund raising for United Way.
Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission reported only two applications for life estates by the Monday deadline. NHIRC assistant director Paul Tessler will determine eligibility, residency, and age or disability qualifications before consulting the Hopi Tribe on estate boundaries.
The Lions Club led cleanup moves for a new five acre Thoreau cemetery after Navajo objections to the old site. The project on land donated by the Thoreau Water and Sanitation District aims to open a maintained burial ground with a fee, records, irrigation, fencing, a road, and about 120 trees. World Service Day will be spent at the site as partial completion is expected within two months with an estimated cost around 45000 dollars aided by multiple companies and organizations.
Jeff Davis 75 died of neck injuries two hours after his truck was struck head on by a second vehicle. Mary Davis 51 suffered shoulder injuries and Leo Kee Thompson 41 was treated for facial lacerations after Thompson drove on the wrong side, sideswiping a vehicle and colliding with the Davis truck at 8:49 p.m. west of NM 32. Thompson was arrested and jailed.
Local convenience ad lists Sprite and Coca Cola six pack at 1.39 and Schlitz beer six pack 12 oz at 3.00, plus Budweiser six pack priced around 2.10. Store hours show opens Thursday and Friday-Saturday 8 AM. Reading is hampered by OCR oddities and partial line breaks.
The article notes an uneasy alliance between President Reagan and state and local officials as his proposal to cut the revenue sharing program by 12 percent in 1982 threatens to fracture cooperation. It references ongoing political debate and broader fiscal pressures affecting local governance nationwide.
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