25 Oct 1983
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1983
Page
1
State wide forecast shows fair skies tonight with a high of 72 degrees earlier at 4 00 p m and a low around 40 degrees after midnight at the Gallup independent office downtown Gallup.
A brief local item notes the Rio Grande Zoo visiting Gallup with a page reference to eB for more details and schedule changes. The note highlights an outreach event aimed at expanding public engagement with wildlife education in the region.
A top Marine commander cites the mass casualty blast at Beirut's airport as exposing Washington's limited options and scarce allies in its aim to shape a unified peaceful Lebanon amid regional upheaval.
Students in Arizona schools will keep observing a daily moment of silence for meditation or prayer despite a federal court ruling in New Jersey. The ruling does not stop local practices and schools plan to maintain the silent period.
Sunwest Financial Services reports a continued record pace for earnings while Gallup High School received two additional automobiles donated for the driver education program. Page 14 notes.
Advertising supplements appear with 14 pages in one section as part of the 1983 issue published by The Gallup Independent Co. The material covers various ads and promotional content distributed to readers.
Negotiations halted on a proposed 70 mile Navajo coal railroad spur from Consolidation's Burnham Mine to Gallup before signing. CONTINUED talks focus on ownership, financing, and hiring rules. The EIS projected 800 jobs and $23.64 million payroll by 2000 with tribal ownership and 90 percent Navajo employment, though no agreement was reached.
Gallup McKinley County officials report no change in federal funds for the Johnson O'Malley program as Navajo Nation delays release. About 50 district employees have gone unpaid after funds ran out last week. The district seeks 30 percent of a 942000 contract to operate the program this school year, using last year's funds due to a one-year delay, with the district as a subcontractor serving around 7700 Indian students.
Be’irut Lebanon AP Marines were ordered into foxholes near the bombed U S command post after three suspicious vehicles were seen at the airport. Rescuers pulled four more bodies from the shattered building raising U S deaths to 207. French losses totaled 35 dead 15 wounded and 23 missing in a bombing at a French compound moments after the American attack. Marine guards took up firing positions around the British Embassy and Gen Paul X Kelley arrived for an inspection ordered by President Reagan.
Helen Martinez of Albuquerque anxiously seeks news on Marine Pfc. Robert Jay Martinez. Her son’s platoon was aboard the U S S Frederick off Lebanon while Beirut operations unfolded. The ship left Lebanese waters before the bombing, officials say as Marines verify her son's status.
As many as 1 500 U S Army Rangers and Marines plus 300 Caribbean troops fly and parachute into Grenada. Reagan says airports taken and civilians protected. Reports cite casualties among Rangers Cubans and Soviet workers while medical students and Barbadian sources relay ongoing fighting near Pearls and Point Salines airports.
Beginning November 1, OB Newborn Services for RM.C.H. will be located only at the East Facility in Rehoboth. For questions, consult the office at 600 Vanden Bosch Parkway.
A local promotion offers free Bengal Fever bumper stickers at Sherman’s Factory Outlet located at 920 East 66 Avenue. The deal invites shoppers to visit the outlet for giveaways and branding merchandise.
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