Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 1

NEW MEXICO'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ALBUQU OURI mwmmwjiiw.il w- t-4-t i Sits iT-i i ij i t-U i tc rvY i.JIs'i5W.ts ERQUE MAL FINAL. Tuesday Morning, June 4, 1996 Copyright 1996, Journal Publishing Co. 116th Year, No. 1S6 32 Pages in 4 Sections I FT Tl LOUD AND NOT COWED camer I it If- M1 ID 31V II i Indian Casinos Illegal In N.M., Conway Rules .1. v- If 5 I If 'v 89WtflfSSl'- CHINO: Says tribe will appeal ruling JOSHUA DAUTOFFJOURNAL Paul Durham, 10, leads a group of anti-drug marchers in a chant recently as they wind through Southeast Albuquerque's Trumbull neighborhood.

Durham Joined his grandfather in the march. Marchers Needle Drug Dealers By Thom Cole Journal Capitol Bureau SANTA FE Indian casinos are illegal in New Mexico under a federal court ruling Monday that could become a watershed in the years-old dispute over tribal gaming. Chief District Judge John E. Conway ruled that a gambling compact signed in February 1995 by the Mescalero Apache Tribe and Gov. Gary Johnson has no legal effect.

Conway based his decision on a state Supreme Court ruling in July that found Johnson exceeded his authority under New Mexico law in signing the agreement to allow the tribe to operate casino gambling. Under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, a tribe cannot run casino games without a state-tribal compact on the scope and regulation of such activities. The federal government can bring criminal and civil actions against tribes that operate casino gambling in violation of the act. U.S. Attorney John Kelly had no immediate comment on the ruling.

Kelly already has entered a court-approved agreement with nine tribes, not including the Mescaleros, to take no action while another case over the legality of Indian gaming is pending in U.S. District Court. Mescalero Apache President Wendell Chino attended the hearing, but his only comment afterward was that the ruling would be appealed to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. "Once we get out of New Mexico we have a better shot," Chino said.

Technically, Conway's decision applies only to the compact between the Mescalero Apaches and the state. However, the state Attorney General's Office and gambling opponents will seek to have it applied to identical compacts signed by 13 other tribes and Johnson. A second District Court judge, Martha Vdzquez, is scheduled to hear arguments June 18 and 19 in a lawsuit filed by nine of the 13 other tribes. The tribes are See MESCALERO on PAGE A2 Anti-dmg crusaders anned with bullhorns have been marching through the Trumbull neighborhood to heckle and harass dealers Gaming debate A chronology of gambling issues in N.M. A2 Councilors reject plan to study casinos' impact on city CI Mescaleros may not do better on appeal, Larry Calloway says C3 schoolyard mocking thrown in.

"When we first started this, I talked to people who said, 'Aren't you afraid of being shot? Beat up? Having your property said Connie Alexander, one of the group's leaders. But for the first time in years, Trumbull residents say they're not scared. "They're there to intimidate the crooks," said Albuquerque Police Department Lt. Richard Porter, who helped coordinate the training. Turn Around Albuquerque started in late April with a visit from Herman Wrice, an See MARCHERS on PAGE A6 troubled Trumbull neighborhood every weekend night.

In hardhats and matching gold T-shirts imprinted with the "Up with Hope, Down with Dope" slogan, the marchers trek along some of the city's most drug-ridden streets yelling chants over bullhorns. There's "Hidy hidy hidy ho! All drug dealers gotta go!" Or the more specific: "Drug dealer, drug dealer. You can't hide. We charge you with genocide." Drug bust meets pep rally. With a little By Carla Crovvdkr Journal Staff Writer Ever wanted to taunt a criminal? To stand on the street corner where he deals drugs, get in his face, stare him down and shame him without fear of being gunned down by his Turn Around Albuquerque might be just the thing for you.

For a month, this group of anti-drug crusaders has been marching through the Deejay Sues To Keep Name T.J. Trout Resigns From 94-Rock N.M. Primary Elections Kick Off Fall Campaigns '96 Maui Mavirnlk 4 A 'I A Elections By Tracy' Dingmann Journal Staff Writer A decision by longtime KZRR-FM morning radio show host T.J. Trout to switch stations has led to a legal battle over his name. Trout said Monday he resigned from KZRR (94.1 FM), known as 94-Rock, and is suing the station for illegally trademarking his on-air name without telling him.

He said he would show up for his morning show at KZRR today and would continue to do so until he no longer is bound by his KZRR contract, and then will report to work at 770 KOB-AM. Trout accepted a job with KOB-AM on Friday, said Bob Shomper, director of programming for the rival station. Trout said his attorney, Alan Malott, filed suit Monday See DEEJAY on PAGE A2 County Corrects Polling Places Because of incorrect information provided by the Bernalillo County Clerk's Office, the list of primary election polling places that appeared in Sunday's Journal contained some incorrect voting locations. The correct polling places are: Precinct 18 will vote at the village of Los Ranchos City Hall, 6718 Rio Grande NW; Precincts 414, 415, 416 and 417 will vote at Winrock Mall Suite 151; Precincts 38 and 39 will vote at West Mesa High School, 6701 Fortuna NW. A complete list of polling places appears in today's Journal on C2.

Tim Voters guide If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can make your last-minute voting decisions by checking out the ABQjournal Voters Guide. The guide has candidate profiles and a list of federal, state and local races, as well as Bernalillo County polling places. To call up the ABQjournal Web site, type in http:www.abqour-nal.com. Polls are open today from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. By John Robertson Journal Staff Writer Voter decisions today in New Mexico's primary election will help set the stage for general election battles still to come.

And it apparently won't be long before those battles are engaged. President Clinton is scheduled to make a stop in Albuquerque on June 11, one week after primary election day, state Democratic Party Chairman Earl Potter said Monday. Clinton and outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole already are assured of the Democratic and Republican nominations, but the nation's final round of primaries today in New Mexico, Alabama, New Jersey and Montana clears the deck for this summer's national conventions and the fall campaign. There was no word Monday on what Clinton will do in Albuquerque, but it will be his first stop in the state this year. Polling places around the state will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

today. The ballot runs from president to county government offices. Only registered Democrats, Republicans and Green Party members are eligible to participate in See PRIMARY on PAGE A2 7 GREG SORBERJOURNAL MAIL THE VOTE: Election clerk Aldona Young uses an electric letter opener to open the outer envelope of an absentee ballot Monday at the Albuquerque-Bernalil-lo County government building. The ballots will be opened and counted today. GOOD rj As a good citizen, your primary responsibility today is to get out and vote.

Espanola Coach Accused of Shoving Principal 1 1 Mostly sunny with light west winds. High 93; low 62. ACCESS B1 METROPOLITAN CI BRIDGE B5 MOVIES B3 BUSINESS 058 NEW MEXICO 3 CLASSIFIED clO SPORTS 1-4 COMICS C12 STOCKS CROSSWORD B5 TV 64 DEAR ABBY B5 WEATHER 011 DEATHS C11 SPORTSLINE 821-1800 EDITORIALS ATj WEATHERLINE 821-1111 HOROSCOPE B5 SF WEATHERLINE 988-5151 E3-- HI i nA Espanola Valley has yet to do. The school was notified of the penalties last month, and Roybal appealed. An association committee heard the appeal last week, and NMAA Executive Director Dan Salzwedel said its findings were mailed in a certified letter on Friday.

Salzwedel confirmed the original penalties "were severe." As of late Monday afternoon, Espanola Valley school officials said they had yet to receive the See HOOPS on PAGE A2 the state tournament and ended the Sundevils' season. Roybal, 56, has been at Espanola Valley since 1986, becoming the head coach in '87. Earlier in his long, New Mexico coaching career, he won a state Class AAAA boys title at Santa Fe High School in 1979 and took the College of Santa Fe to an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Final Four in 1983. NMAA policy does not allow the release of any information about its findings until the school discloses the information which By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer The Espanola Valley High School boys basketball program, headed by veteran coach Lenny Roybal, may face severe penalties after an investigation by the New Mexico Activities Association. The investigation, at least in part, concerned allegations that Roybal shoved Cibola Principal Don Duran after the team's District 1AAAA semifinal playoff loss at Cibola on March 1.

The Cougars' 51-48 win that night sent them to ROYBAL: Head basketball coach since 1987.