Independently Yours and Local Notices Summary
Election registration closes Monday at 5 p.m. with county clerk offices open Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gloria Mi losevich reports. Navajo artist Gorman wins United Bay Area Council grand award in Oakland and plans a Heard Museum show. McKinley County Family Consultation Service hosts three evening discussions on family living with Norman Feldman, Dr. Dan Palmer, and Dr. Rose Mariani. Stern Rogers Construction builds at El Paso Natural Gas plant near Gallup. Great Lakes Pipeline project to store and later transmit gas. Fort Wingate reports Viet Nam next of kin hoaxes. officials remind proper in person notification. Midlife defined as awaiting dull evenings.
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R. C. Gorman
Chinle
Ariz
United Bay Area Council
Kaiser Center Art Gallery
Oakland
Cal
Gorman
Heard Museum
Phoenix
Nco
McKinley County
Norman Feldman
Division of Mental Health
State Health Department
Merchants Bank
Dan Palmer
State Hospital
Rose Mariani
Gallup
Stern Rogers Construction Co
Denver
Albuquerque
el Paso Natural Gas
Great Lakes Construction, Co
U.S. 666
Kwan
Fort Wingate
U.S
Viet Nam
Wingate
Adjutant General
Department of the Army
Washington, D.C
Elk Breaks Into Flagstaff Refuge Amid Elk Season Delay
A 1200 pound bull elk forced his way into the Buffalo Park Wildlife Refuge in Flagstaff after days of ramming a chain link fence. Ted Babbit of the wildlife committee said the animal appeared uninjured and had only sought life behind the fence, breaking in just before elk season opened.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Flagstaff Wildlife Refuge
Ted Babbit
Buffalo Park
Roof Fire Damages Road Runner Cafe
Fire department says a neon sign blaze damaged the cafe roof at 3012 East 68th Street about 9 30 p m on Wednesday causing about 50 dollars in damage.
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Road Runner
Voting Machine Fraud Charge By Cappel
Former state representative Russell F. Cappel repeats claims of voting machine rigging after a state investigation was announced by Attorney General Boston Witt. Witt said district attorneys should assist if accusations hold. Cappel, interviewed at an Albuquerque restaurant, refused to speak further and invoked the Fifth Amendment. He alleged rigging in Bernalillo Rio Arriba San Miguel McKinley and Valencia counties but offered no proof. Continued on page 7.
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Associated Press
Russell F. Cappel
Witt
Cappel
Albuquerque
U.S
Santa Fe
State
Bernaillio
Rio Arriba
San Miguel
McKinley
Valencia
Water rights case drags on in Silver City hearings
In Silver City, state water rights for about 1,300 residents in Grant Catron and Hidalgo counties continue as Judge Norman Hodges rejects consolidating all cases. The 1964 Arizona California ruling allocates 251 152 acre feet from the Gila and San Francisco rivers to New Mexico, with Arizona receiving other water. The state engineer will parcel 25 152 acre feet. unused rights lapse after four years. Assistant Attorneys General Harlan Flint and Fred T. Hensley defend the state position, asserting no issues in the Gila and San Simon watersheds.
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Silver City
New Mexico
Grant
Catren
Hidalgo
Norman Hodges
U. S. Supreme Court
Arizona
California
Gila
San Francisco
San Simon Creek
Jose
Steve Reynolds
Supreme Court
Harlan Flint
Fred T. Hensley
San Simon
Federal Aid To Be Sought For Community Projects
Gallup citizens and the McKinley County commissioners discussed plans to seek federal aid to fund community projects. Willis R. Hardin of the Office of Economic Opportunity was named secretary to the Overall Economic Development Committee which will file grant and loan applications with the Economic Development Administration. Proposed items include relocating the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial grounds the industrial park and a Chamber of Commerce spearheaded project plus an American Indian Foundation in Church Rock to establish a junior college an Indian research and laboratory center and a recreational complex.
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Gallup
McKinley County Board of Commissioners
Willis R. Hardin
Office of Economic Opportunity
Economic Development Administration
Chamber of Commerce
American Indian Foundation
Church Rock
BMTS Firing Not Planned at White Sands Range
A White Sands spokesman denied a prior notice of an impending BMTS firing and said the EMTS test would not occur within two weeks. Technicians have only returned for administrative cleanup and site materials, with no immediate BMTS test scheduled.
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White Sands Missile Range
White Sands
Ft. Wingate
Gallup
Adair Rites Today For LeRoy Adair 84
Funeral services for LeRoy Adair of Gallup aged 84 are set for 2 p.m. at the Ramah Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with burial in Ramah Cemetery. He died Tuesday at Rehoboth Christian Hospital. Born January 22 1882 in Alpine Arizona he was a farmer and longtime Ramah resident. Survived by wife Martha Ann four daughters two sons a brother two sisters and 37 grandchildren 60 great great grandchildren. Arrangements by Rollie Mortuary.
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Emma Ashcroft
Far‘mington
Rollie Mortuary
Montoya backs foreign aid bill as Ellender amendment fails
Washington AP Sen. Joseph M. Montoya of New Mexico votes for the foreign aid appropriation bill in a 52 to 22 Senate passage. He opposed an Ellender amendment to cut 48 million from military assistance, which failed 47 to 27. Anderson did not vote.
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Washington
Joseph M. Montoya
D- N.M
Senate
Montoya
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Assault Blamed In Death Of Joe Cooley Near Navajo Nation
Police say a heart condition contributed to the death of 50 year old Joe Benjamin Cooley whose body was found near the New Mexico Arizona line. An autopsy in Tuba City showed shallow facial wounds and nasal bleeding with no skull or brain injury. Detectives report missing $200 and classify the case as assault and robbery. involuntary manslaughter possible, with a federal warrant anticipated once the suspect is identified.
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Joe Benjamin Cooley
Manuelito
Cooley
New Mexico
Arizona State Line
Kenna Clayton
Criminal Investigation Division
Navajo Police
Clayton
Tuba City
Ariz
Death Penalty To Be Sought For Jack Ruby Again
Dist. Atty. Henry Wade says Texas will seek the death penalty anew for Jack Ruby after his murder conviction tied to the Lee Harvey Oswald case. Wade plans a rehearing motion by Oct. 20 to appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and uphold Ruby’s conviction.
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Austin
Tex
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Lee Har
Dallas
Wade
Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
P. T. Dean
Oswald
Williams to lead Rehoboth Christian Hospital fund drive
Charles L. Williams named general campaign chairman for a $250,000 public solicitation to fund a new 40 bed hospital, replacing the current facility at Rehoboth Mission. The project aims for a $1.11 million cost with land donated by the Christian Reformed Churches and $360,000 in church pledges.
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Charles L. Williams
Gallup
Rehoboth Christian Hospital
Rehoboth Hospital, Assn
Rehoboth Mission
Williams
McKinley County
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
John Romero
McKinley General Hospital
John Guest
Paul Merrill
Colonel B. Phillips
U.S. 66
Christian Reformed Churches
Navajo Council Passes Resolution on Tribal Fund Investments
The Navajo Tribal Council in Window Rock adopted a resolution mildly criticizing Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall for investing 9 million in three Phoenix banks and 12 million in two Buffalo banks. Officials say no basic disagreement with the BIA exists and emphasize cooperation, with concerns over prior approval and consultation for future investments.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Tribal Council
Secretary of Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Phoenix
Buffalo, N.Y
Navajo Area
Graham Holmes
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribe
Holmes
BIA
Bureau
Washington
Udall
Interior Department
Vajo
New York
Arizona
Treasury
Buffalo
Twenty Five Arrested in North Philadelphia Race Riot
Twenty five persons were arrested and two police officers were slightly injured during the fourth night of disorders outside a house in North Philadelphia where a Negro family with three children had moved in. Adults and teens hurled bottles and firecrackers at police as residents protested the Wright family.
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Philadelphia
Leon Wright
Viet Cong unit surrenders to Allied forces on coast
A unit of 66 Viet Cong soldiers surrendered en masse as American Korean and South Vietnamese forces closed in on an encircled Communist force on the central coast. The surrender raised Allied prisoners to about 300 in five days of operation in Operation Irving.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
ENJoy your lunch and SEE THE WORLD SERIES on color TV
A playful ad promises viewers a midday treat to watch the World Series on color television at The Golden Lion. It positions the venue as the spot for sports fans seeking live color coverage during lunch.
Johnson expands Asia tour around Manila conference
President Johnson plans a broad Asian tour visiting New Zealand Austria Thailand Malaysia and South Korea before and after the Manila Vietnam chiefs of state meeting on Oct 24 24. The itinerary announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Holyoake and Australian leaders indicates Johnson will travel Oct 19 22 to New Zealand and then to Australia before Manila.
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Washington
Johnson
Manila
New Zealand
Austria
Thailand
Malaysia
South Korea
Philippines
White House
Viet Nam
Australia
Keith J. Holyoake
Wellington
Harold Holt
Holyoake
Probe May Be In the Making
Top U S Senate investigators arrived in Saigon on a visit that could lead to a new probe of black marketeering the shipping backlog and giant civilian construction. Jerome Ackerman chief counsel declined to discuss details and was joined by Philip W Morgan. The visit comes as the shipping backlog worsens in South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Senate
Congressional
Viet Nam
Jerome Ackerman
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Tan Son Nhut
Philip W. Morgan
Th Subcommittee
Senate
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Gallup Area
Ev Sanchez
Pauline Finegan
Jack Peynetsa
PHS
Frank Duran
Williams Is
Fund Drive
Tribal Council
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