Hearing Continues Over Ramah High School Costs and Closure
Testimony in a District Court suit against the Ramah school board challenges its operation costs and budget decisions. William Coffey of the Ramah PTA claims 17 discrepancies lower the true cost by about 35,000 dollars and questions the stated per pupil expense of roughly 860 dollars.
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Ted Rushton
Ramah High School
William Coffey
Ramah
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Coffey
Ramah ‘High School
Dinebeiina Nahulna Be Agaditahe, Inc
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ben Jose
Isabelle Jose
Kee Yezzie -Maria
Janie Pino
Les Clausen
Ed Bond
W.:.b. .Fitz Simmons
Gallup-McKinley County
Dillon Platero
Rough Rock
Ariz
State Department of Education
DNA, Inc
the. School. Board
Zuni High School
FitzSimmons
Ward ‘Johnson
DNA Inc
Girl Wins Grid Game in Local Contest
Eleven year old Terri Knight of Roosevelt Elementary won $25 for correctly naming nine of 12 winners and closest tie-breaker score in last week's football pick contest. Elsie Martinez took second, Jim Butkovich third. two others also had nine winners but failed on tie-breaks. Knight, a Gallup native, credited help from her mother in choosing teams.
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Terri Knight
Roosevelt Elementary
Miss Knight
UCLA
Penn State
Purdue
Ohio State
Miami
Florida
LSU
Elsie Martinez
Window Rock
Jim Butkovich
Burke Drive
Mildred
F. “Moore
Tohatchi
Gary Iverson
Red Rock Drive
Earl Knight
E. Mesa
Gallup
Cho‘sen
Services Pending For Jimmy Francisco
Fort Defiance Arizona mourns Jimmy Jack Francisco 20 born February 14 1948 died in Los Angeles California after falling from a one story building while attending an auto mechanics school. He was a Window Rock High School graduate survived by his mother Florence and father Jimmy and four brothers Elmer Frankie Lawrence Eugene and Marvin Francisco.
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Ariz
Good Shepherd Catolic
Jimmy Jack_Francisco
Los Angeles
Calif
Francisco
Window ‘Rock’ High School
Florence
Jimmy Francisco
Elmer
U.s.marine ‘Corps
Camp, Pendleton
San Diego
Frankie Francisco
Lawrence
Kan
Eugene
Marvin
Francisco, Fort
Defiance
Indian suspect captured near original search area
Lawrence Factor, accused of murdering his wife Juanita, was captured Monday 100 yards from the search start. His young son found 50 yards farther in the woods. Factor, 43, held at Ardmore on murder charges after a 12 day manhunt aided by deputies, trackers and National Guard helicopters.
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Tishomingo
Okla
Lawrence Factor
Juanita
Factor
Iyj
Carter County
Ardmore
Johnston County
Herman Ford
Wayne Warthen
Dist
Warthen
National Guard
S. Chickawaw
Apollo 7 crews cope with colds as speeds surpass one third mark
Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham battle colds while their $55 million spacecraft passes the one third distance in a planned 11 day mission. Doctors say illness unlikely to end the flight though ear pressure near re entry is a concern and extra rest is allowed.
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Space Center
Houston
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
Donn T. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Wally, Walt and
Don
Navy
Schirra
Apollo
Jegast Donn Eisele
Walter Schirra
John Zieglschmnid
Walt Cunningham
Cunningham
Donn
Risele
Zieglschmid
Gene Kranz
Services Planned For Joe E Asten
Rosary will be recited at Rollie Mortuary for Joe E Asten 85 who died Monday in St Marys Hospital. Mass will be said Thursday at Sacred Heart Cathedral with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Born March 29 1883 in Austria he lived in Gallup 50 years and worked as a baker and later owned a service station. He is survived by his widow Barbina and a brother Oswald. Pallbearers are John Gasparich Tom Gasparich Pete Ortiz Tony Esparza Joe Kren and Joe Plsee.
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Joe
Asten
Knights of Columbus
Barbina Asten
Gallup
Oswald Asten
Bavaria
Austria
John
Tom Gasparich
Pete Ortiz
Tony Esparza
Joe Kren
Joe Plsee
Navajo Tribal Council Recesses After Swearing In New Member
WINDOW ROCK The Navajo Tribal Council sworn in Tom Nakai from Lukachukai, Ariz., as a new member then recessed after a 15 minute session on Monday. The council will reconvene its fall session November 12 to allow the advisory committee and budget work to proceed before consideration.
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Window Rock
Navajo Tribal Council
Tom Nakai
Lukachukal
Ariz
Dreamer or seed planter Johnny Pot hunted in Ohio
Reports describe Johnny Pot as a modern Johnny Appleseed who allegedly plants marijuana seeds in rural Ohio and other states. Agents say he travels on foot, wears a derby hat and colorful clothes, and sends planting maps to hippies after resting in wooded areas. He reportedly carries seeds in a mail pouch and accepts rides only from long-haul truckers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Johnny Pot
Johnny
Federal Bureau of Drug’ Abuse Control
Is - Yeat
van Dyke
Washington
Oregon
Kansas
Idaho
Neversheen
Chavez Discusses Higher Education Policy in Portales
Democratic candidate Fabian Chavez spoke to about 180 Eastern New Mexico University students in Portales. He questioned Governor Cargo’s remarks on funding higher education, defended the BEF board, and urged tax-supported funding while opposing tuition hikes. Chavez and running mate Michael Alarid campaigned in Roosevelt and Curry counties.
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Chavez
Roswell
New Mexico
State Board of Educational Finance
Lilburn
Holman
BEF
New
Mexico
a.Clovis Democratic Party Organization
Ing
Michael Alarid
Roosevelt
Curry
Eddy County
Prison Guards Fire Shotgun Barrage at Arkansas Inmates
At Cummins Prison Farm guards fired eight shotgun blasts into a group of 75 inmates after refusals to work. 24 were wounded, including Herman Good who lost an eye to birdshot. Superintendent Urban defended the action as a reasonable tactic. One inmate reported no warning shot. Urban said most wounded were hit in head or arms while seated or standing. A separate note says Gallup TV service rates will rise to ten dollars minimum within city limits starting October 15.
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Ark
Victor C.urban
Winthrop
Sype
Urban
Herman Good
Natchez
Miss
Little Rock
Ys Urban
Gary
Haydis
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