27 Oct 1983
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1983
Page
1
A federal judge proposed that Manville Corp creditors take sacrifices to finance a 20 year fund aimed at paying health damage claims. The plan centers on distributing losses across creditors to ensure long term compensation for affected workers and their families.
A death row inmate who has had two heart attacks refuses a state request for a $35,000 taxpayer funded heart operation. The move aims to keep him alive to face execution by electric chair.
The National Association of Homebuilders seeks to pressure Congress as White House and lawmakers balk at the nation’s large deficit. The analogy likens the budget issue to a hot poker rather than a potato.
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Senators Heinz and Ford urge Japan to restore U.S. coal share from 16 percent to previous levels, arguing it could cut a 22 billion dollar trade deficit by 1.5 billion and support about 55,000 American jobs. They say coal discussions will be a priority on Reagan’s Japan trip alongside agricultural and capital market liberalization.
Raymond Elliott, 38, a Navajo police officer stationed in Chinle, was found dead early Monday on Navajo Route 7 near the White House Overlook after a reported body lying in the road. Police say Elliott left home after a family argument and was run over when they reached the scene. Further details were unavailable.
The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed a March SCC ruling and allowed the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co to close its Grants agency station. It held the Grants duties are non essential or can be handled at Gallup, noting low revenue, limited hours, and that trains do not stop at Grants.
The Navajo Reservation's first shopping center, closed after a three year dispute, may reopen within months as Sam Day IV gains ownership via a writ of execution by Window Rock Tribal District Court. Day plans to lease spaces soon, hoping for some openings by Christmas.
Robert Stewart takes over as Navajo Division of Public Safety director as officers protest low pay and weak retirement benefits. He seeks funds to raise starting salaries to match BIA investigators, improve jail conditions, and build cross agency ties while planning gradual shifts of investigative duties from BIA and FBI. Stewart has three decades in service with roles from detective lieutenant to management analyst.
Sporadic fighting continues on Grenada as US led forces press to eliminate remaining defenders. Officials promise new Grenadian elections within about three months to set up computerized voter registration, with an interim administration handing over to an elected government shortly after.
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