Navajo Tribal Council Approves Revised Criminal Code
The Navajo Tribal Council granted final approval to a revised criminal code prohibiting marijuana use and detailing penalties for alcohol and drug offenses. It tightens penalties for possession and distribution, with specific fines and jail terms, while exempting Native American Church members from peyote possession prosecutions. The council also defeated a rental-payment relief measure for Navajo small businessmen.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Cine Bureau
Navajo Tribal Council
Supreme Court
Oliphant Ve
John Chapela
Tribe
Tribal Exclusion Law Amended on Navajo Reservation
The Navajo Tribal Council voted 58 0 to shift authority to exclude non Navajos from the reservation from an advisory body to tribal courts The amendment allows civil action by the tribal prosecutor to temporarily or permanently exclude non members and permits the chairman or vice chairman to close the reservation to non Navajos for up to 30 days if life or property is at risk The move aims to reaffirm the right to exclude non members with seven listed statute areas The council also tabled a contract for 7600 acre feet of water from the Animas La Plata project and debated ownership and explanations of the water rights with several council members expressing skepticism or concerns.
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Rock
Ariz
Cine Bureau
Navajo
Advisory Council
Larry Ruzow
United States Supreme Court
Ruzow
Department of the Interior
Animas-La Plata
John Brown
Crystal
Jonas Blueeyes
SRC process eyed as future coal refinery in NM Gulf
In Tacoma Eastern Bureau report on an ongoing SRC pilot in New Mexico, DOE and Gulf Oil officials discuss solvent refined coal as a potential cleaner, more transportable fuel source. The project, tied to P&M and McKinley mine operations, outlines possible commercial plants, costs, water use, and timelines toward a broader energy shift.
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J. W.schomisch
Tacoma
Eastern Bureau
Energy Department
Gulf Oil
DOE
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company
P&m
McKinley
SRC
John Ward
Gulf
Energy
Jame Schlesinger
Schlesinger
New Mexico seeks rescission of canopy liquor licenses
The attorney general asks Santa Fe District Court to cancel canopy licenses held by Reno and Mary DiGregorio of Gallup and others. Special attorney Robert Singer filed the petition, naming Gregorios Gallup Discount Liquors Pal Joeys Lounge Joe Florez Abe Garcia Santa Fe Station Restaurants and liquor director as defendants. The suit argues the canopy license was approved after a new state regulation took effect in April 1976 permitting four operating licenses. The AG has filed similar actions in Farmington and Roswell.
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Santa FE (Ap
New Mexico Attorney General’s Office
Santa Fe District Court
Reno
Mary DiGregorio
Gallup
Robert Singer
Albuquerque
Gregorios
Joey
Joe Florez
Abe Garcia
William Sorenson
Santa Fé Station
Carlos Jaramillo
Sandoval Death Draws Crimestoppers Scrutiny
Crime Stoppers offers a $1,000 reward for information on the stabbing death of James Sandoval on August 26, 1978 in Gallup. Police say Sandoval died from a stab wound after a confrontation, with motive undetermined. Callers remain anonymous and confidential to Crime Stoppers at 722-6161 during weekday hours.
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Gallup
James Sandoval
Gallup Discount
North Third Street
Sandoval
Death Notice Elizabeth Foster
ALBUQUERQUE Staff Coal shipments to Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station at St Johns Arizona should begin by month’s end says Ted Kaweymia regional sales manager of the Santa Fe Railroad Definite date for commencement not set Shipments of 0 to 68 hopper cars will move from Kaiser Steel York Canyon mine near Raton every 72 hours to the steam electric generating plant Each hopper car carries 100 tons of coal Coal for the plant will eventually come from Carbon Coal's Mentmore mine near Gallup Kaweyna noted 1979 shipping projections for Pittsburg and Midway Mine near Window Rock total 5.2 million tons Shipping patterns remain essentially the same Ninety five cars every 10 days to Union Electric West Labadie Mo Ninety five cars every 72 hours to Arizona Electric Cochise Ariz Fifty five cars once a week to Kerr McGee plant in California One hundred eighty cars a week to miscellaneous buyers Negotiations under way with Texas Utility Co Amarillo for coal shipments The utility had been buying 62 cars every other day from the mine Carbon Coal expects to ship 750 000 tons in 1979 Amcoal shipments at Wingate total between 200 000 and 250 000 tons averaging 30 to 40 cars to Phoenix Cement Clarksdale Ariz and Riverside Cement in Oro Grande Calif
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Albuquerque
Salt River
Coronado
St. Johns
Ariz
Ted Kaweymia
Santa Fe Railroad
Kaiser Steel
York Canyon
Raton
Mentmore
Gallup
Kaweyna
Pittsburg
Midway
Window Rock
Kaweyma
Union Electric
West Labadie
Arizona Electric
Cochise
Kerr McGee
California
Texas Utility Co. of
Amarillo
Wingate
Phoenix Cement
Clarksdale
Riverside Cement
Oro Grande
Calif
Benally Reinstated On Navajo Tribal Council Ballot
The Navajo Court of Appeals ordered the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors to reinstate Donald Benally to the tribal council ballot, ruling the board lacked power to disqualify candidates. The decision also noted the board cannot initiate disqualification proceedings without a public complaint.
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Donald Benally
Windowrock. Ariz
Dine Bureau
Navajo Court of Appeals
Navajo Board of Election Supervisors
Navajo Tribal Council
Benally
Section Board
Mariel Neswood
William Wilson
Peter Deswood
Lukachukai
Deswood
Neswood
Tom Brccenti
Becenti
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Larry Ruzow
Election Board
Tribal Council
Eric
Eberhard
Shiprock
Ruzow
Tribal ‘Council
Ray Lancer
Rape Crisis Center Expands Support in Gallup
The former Rape Crisis Center now offers broader aid including family and child abuse help. Twenty one volunteers have signed on to staff a 24 hour crisis line and accompany victims to hospitals while guiding reporting and prosecution. Organization aims for about 30 volunteers to avoid overwork.
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Bonnie Meyer
Gallup
Cheryl George
Miss George
District Attorney's Office
The
Informa
Jean Musser
Mental Health Office
Banks Closed Monday for Columbus Day Observe
First State Bank The Merchants Bank Citizens Bank will be closed Monday October 9 1978 in observance of Columbus Day.
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First State Bank
Merchants Bank Citizens Bank
Yard Sale Saturday at 1210 E Aztec
Readable fragment notes a yard sale event to be held Saturday at 1210 East Aztec. No further details available.
Harvest Hoedown at Stake Center Barbecue Fun Dance
A Saturday event at the stake center includes a Harvest Hoedown with a barbecue and family fun. The community gathering features dancing and socializing starting at 5 1 p.m. with LDS involvement indicated.
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Hoedown
LDS
Stake Center
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Edward T. Begay
Amogene Yazzie
Holding Inn
Yazzie
United Way
Babbitt
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Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
Richard Delahunty
New Mexico
Jim Pulver
Mineral Division
Consolidated On
Manhattan
Leonard Lombardi
Gulf Mineral
Gulf and Doe
West Virginia
Farmington
Roswell
Elizabeth Foster
St. John's
Carbon Coal
Rape Crisis Center
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