23 Oct 1985
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1985
Page
1
The notice reports mild conditions with fair weather expected today. It notes yesterday’s high of 59 at 3 35 p m and a low of 45 at 6 15 a m, recorded by the Gallup independent office at 500 N Ninth St.
U S District Judge Earl H Carroll sought to speed up juror questioning for the trial of 11 defendants from the sanctuary movement. He questioned 11 potential jurors and excused three including a nurse who said she sympathized with smuggling Central American refugees and could not be impartial.
An 8-year-old, Georgie Bracken, endures a rare condition that compels self harm and harm to others, leaving him strapped in splints and unable to trust or control his body. He nibbles lips and thumbs, grips his wheelchair spokes, and lashes out at his parents and sister, a daily battle for safety and care.
A compact two-section 9 16 page insert from The Gallup Independent Co. for 1985. It covers movies, sports, television, comics, science and leisure with advertising inserts and USPS listing 213 300.
WINDOW ROCK Ariz New federal funds of 160803 will fund planning for the Navajo Tribes first comprehensive child foster care program for 1986. Anselm Roanhorse says the project includes staff training at Navajo Community College and a social services manual while Betsy Yazzie notes 88 trainees and ongoing efforts to expand training and staffing as the BIA supports implementation with a 350000 contribution.
Six Navajo Chapter Managers, all Vietnam era or Korean era veterans, work half pay funded by the federal Emergency Veterans Job Training Act of 1983. The tribe covers the other half, saving the Navajo Nation about 16,800 since December 1984. The act subsidizes 50 percent of a veteran’s salary for nine months, up to 10,000, with the employer eventually assuming full salary after nine months. Congress extended the act to July 1986, encouraging tribal programs to hire veterans to reduce costs.
A local pizza shop announces daily delivery service from its B18 Highway location at 666 with phone numbers 722 2277 and 722 4454 and a listed address 1512E66. The notice emphasizes continuous daily delivery.
Police say a northbound truck lost control on South Verde Drive in Gallup Tuesday, pinning a passenger inside the vehicle while three others fled. Officers later apprehended two suspects.
Forest Lake Council Delegate Andrew Benallie says Black Mesa residents and Peabody Coal employees oppose a proposed Navajo Hopi land and coal lease exchange. He cites plans in the Navajo Hopi Land Dispute Resolution Act of 1985 and warns the move could cost Navajos jobs and raise social problems. He notes Washington reports focus on relocation, but details remain unclear as Congress weighs the draft.
Albuquerque attorney Hollis A. Whitson weighs two core issues in the Navajo Hopi land dispute relocation. She argues relocation is the wrong solution, rooted in a century of federal policy and court action, and highlights the dispute as a dual problem of land rights and human impact. The piece previews her Arizona Law Review article with extensive legal history and dozens of interviews.
Special to the Independent Catherine Feher reports Hopi Chairman Ivan Sidney announces he will seek a second term. He cites need for strong leadership amid the 1882 land dispute with the Navajo and aims to accelerate relocation, enforce federal law, and expand on‑reservation economic projects while defending Hopi interests.
The Little Sisters of the Poor won City Council approval for a $10 million aging center in Mossman after hours of debate. Several council members supported the project despite strong resident opposition and traffic concerns. City officials addressed protests, and two residents proposed a traffic solution while a five-member citizen group stepped forward to study the issue.
Federal grand jury investigates former Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald over alleged kickbacks linked to a 25 windmills purchase from Wind Baron Co. of Phoenix. Phoenix Republic report cites unidentified tribal sources and says probe spans back to late 1960s with political motives alleged by Goldwater and Zach.
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