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THE TRUTH WELL TOLD endenf NUM8K 2W VOLUME GALLUP, NEW MEXICO 87301, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1976 PHONE (505) 863-68H 20c Walks Ouf af Sundance Coal G.ULl'P Workers at a i United Mine southeast cl Gallup walked ol( the job the Sundance coal mine Monday in protest of equipment safety problems, and remained out today. An inspector for the federal Mine En- forcemeat and Safely Administration (MESA). Uwrcnce llurlado, was called in by (he union, and cilcd the mine with approximately SLV safely infractions. "We've just Bollenslaitcd again after a year and a half on strike," Mrs. Claylon Melcalf, wife ol equipment owner operator Claylon Melcalf, said Ihis morning.

"There's 1,000 little lliings we've got to straighten cut as we get started," Mrs. Metcalf said. "MESAdidn'Iciteus (or anything big. One fire extinguisher there should be two; broken two nay radios, that sorl ol tiling. This is really a show of force by (he union.

1 think." she added. One Sundance miner (who asked noi to be identified) said, "Then- is a danger, with lights, tires and brakes. At (he mine, too, coal masks (are insulfi- cenU." Sundance resumedfull operation Aug. 4, hauling, crushing and loading 1.200 ions of coal a day on 12 railroad cars. The mine employs 27 men.

"This is nol a strike," Charles Scrivncr of Amcoal Co. said. "It's a work stoppage." Amcoal. based in Hivcrside, owns Sundance. CHIN AND BEAR IT Kathryn A.

WiWey might think twice about revealing a double chin in usual course of things but as a U.S. Military Academy cadet she pulls it in hard under a camouflaged helmet. Kal- hryn, of Spokane, did this during exercisess Monday on a two- day bivouac at Lake Frederick, N.Y., near West Point. She was one ol more than 100 women codels who hove completed their basic training. (AP) State-Indian Tax Sharing MOURNSCHIEF'S DEATH --Firemen holds hisheod in his as he bottles fire which took the life of Chief Ralph Speerond two others in Godsden, Tuesday.

Blast occured as a tanker truck was fueling a tank in a filling station Twenty-eight persons were injured. (AP) Sidewalk Changes Favored By MEYER GALLUP City Council agreed to some changes in Ihe city sidwalk ordinance at a work session Tuesday night, all aimed at making the law "more reasonable" according to several council members. No format action was taken but a show of hands indicated that at least three council members favor changing the minimum width requirement for walks to four feet. Previously it had been six feet. "To put in six foot walks all over is ridiculous," said Councilman Albert 0.

Lebeck. He said that some areas are not heavily trafficked and don'trequire any more than four-foot walks. He first suggested six foot alks for very bu sy areas and four-font walks lor others. Then if a merchant wants a wider sidewalk he could put it in. The sidewalk ordinance has been di- cussed by council for the past few months and has been a controversial subject with business persons objecting to part of it at severalcouncil meetings.

Council Melcor Tafoya suggested the four foot sidewalk requirement and other ocuncil members liked that, "it should be un iform," sa id Mayor Edward Junker. Asks Solid Standard The changes, said Lebecfc. are de- signed to make the sidewalk ordinance practical. City Mgr. Paul McCollum said several people have complained to him about the stiff ordinance that has been enforced strictly in Gallup only in the past four months.

Marty Rodriguez, code compliance, officer, ha been checking all walks in the commercial areasof the city and notifying violators. Councilman Dan Gutierrez said that several persons who had four foot walks tore them out and replaced them with the six-fool walks. Gutierrrez said if he had done that and gone to that elpense "the city would pay me the difference." Rodriguez said he wanted council to come to a decision on the ordinance, "every time we have a City Council meeting I have to tell them (the properly owners) something different." "1 think we should draw up something that's reasonable. What we have isn't reasonable," said Leheck. When polled on Ihe four-fool requirement, Lebeck, Tafoya and Mrs.

Hall raised hands and Junker commented that it would work as long as it is enforced. Firm on Enforcement Council was adamant on that point loo. Council said Rodriguez is doing his job well in gelling sidewalk violations in compliance anddoesn'twanllostopthal progress. Some parking lots in commercial areas are asphalted and do not include concrete sidewalks, Rodriguez said, which is a violation. Ralher than have these busincsseslearupthcasphall and put in walks, council at least 1 ov e( i.

individual' agree agreed to allow the asphalt if a walk wou needed, he says, be- By FRED BUC'KLKS SANTA FE Sen Ted Montoya will try to solve the sticky problem of taxation of non-Indians on Indian land in the 1977 Legislature. He will propose legislation authorizing Ihe governor to enter individual agreements with Indian tribes and pueb- Ins. Indians would impose taxes and Ihe state, already geared up for the job, would collect them. The state and Indian jurisdictions would share taxes. Agreements would be effective unless the legislature nullified them at the first session after pacts are signed.

Sen. Monloya says slate-Indian dis- ol Ip.xes would hinge on state area is defined. This could be done with pain! marking in curb cut areas and by concrete car bumpers in others. Mrs. Hall said this would keep vehicles from parking up to the curb and Ihe vacant area, blocked off by the cement markers, would be the walk way.

Tafoya said lhalthose lots already asphalted would be prolected from the sidewalk-reqiiirmenl by the grand- falhe da use bu suggested ha I new developments include Ihesidwalks of concrete at a minimum width of four feel. "I like a delineated sidewalk," he added. need to enforce this from now Tafoya continued. "After the ordinance is passed, city police should start writing out tickets." cCollu sa id a raf of the new ordinance will be written by City Ally. James Parmelee and then give to council members for consideration.

After it is published the council will take final action on it. cause tribe and pueblo requirements vary. "Some tribes may need highways." he says. "Others may need health services and police protection." Would I'roi ide Services Sen. Montoya adds: "The stale could provide police protection, health services and education on the Navajo Reservation.

For example, if ISie proposed coal gasification plants are built and communities develop, some method of providing and financing services would be needed utilities, schools, health, welfare and social services." He says Indian tribes and pueblos are jealous of their own prerogatives, "tribes and pueblos would view a joint effort at agreements as an erosion of their individual sovereignly." Much Indian lax litigation hasbeenfilcdover the years. But Monloya. an attorney, says: "The courts still have not settled the prime issue of who has aulhorily lo collect axes on India lands. Some lawy ers close to Ihe litigation from the state's viewpoint say this is the only solution. Otherwise, we will have the legal morass that has existed for 20 years." Sees No New Agency He has in mind properly taxes on non- Indian use of Iriballands, gross receipts and cigaret taxes.

He sees no stale or federal constitutional problems' in stale-Indian agreements. He would hot create a new slate agency lo implement his proposal. The governor would decide how to administer the legislation. Sen. Montoya says: "It's nol the kid ol thing that could be accomplished quickly.

The governor could form a task force or set up some other approach lo negoliate agreements. The central theme is lhat (he Indians and state would sit down as equals and work these mailers out as 10 who. now and where Ir.ey shall be taxed." These Indian jurisdictions are in Sen. Montoya's Sandoval-Bernalillo-Rio Arriba counties district; Eandia. Santa Navajo Restricting Plan Due in February Apache Tally Incomplete ST.

JOHNS (Staff) With an unnlfi- cial count of Tuesday's Apache County School bond election only half complete, school officials nervously awailed the tally frr.m the Window Rock area. Ey 9 a.m. Wednesday the uncompleted countywide tally showed Dial 1.225 persons approved the $1.5 million txmd and (26 sppnsed. passed, Ihe bond will be usni fcr high school construction in the southern President Signs Park Expansion WASHINGTON AP! President Ford sent to Congress Tuesday a 10-year. 51.5-billion program he said would double Ihe size of the nation's parks, wildlife refuges and rccreatiun areas.

However, 'he proposal would pay for lar.d puri-lisses increasing these areas by only about one-half of one per cent. The "doubling" in fact, would come Irwnanexist ing prof ram under way for rlii. ma three years lo.select huge park and'refuge areas out ol land already owned by the federal government in Alaska. Lost week Morcy and the Talk Abouts. Bufltt Wednesday thru Sdu'day lunclxioi Sotjiday U-2.

off-Navajo reservalion part of the county. Navajo reservalion schools will not be affected by passage of ihe issue since reservalion high schools are nol in separate high school districts as they are inlhe soul hern portion of the county. Off-reservation voters favored the issue by a two lo one. Sof ar, reservation voters opposed the bond by a five to one margin. Still (o be counted are the votes from the Ft.

Defiance Window Rock area, of the be counted l.GOO votes are expected to come from thai area. Opinions were divided among late night election observers about the final outcome of the Window Rock area vote. Alter initial confusion about when Ihe voles would be a plan was implemented thai allowed county deputy sheriffs lo pick up the ballots at Ihe 17 polling places. However, several deputies failed to obtain an unofficial vote-count al the booths as planned. That error delayed the count.

It is expected to lie completed later loday. All off-reservation pollingplaces have reported an unofficial count. Reservation polls besides Window Rock Fl, DC- liance that have not reported unofficial counts are Nazalini. Ganadrj. Wide Ruins.

Tuerco and Rough Rock. NEW Chiropractic Office Opening Turn lo Page 3 The unofficial counts, when completed, will bs certified al Ihe next county board of supervisors meeting on Sepl. 13. SI. Johns Voters overwhelmingly approved the bond question.

The high school in this community of 3,000 persons is being strained by an influx of students-children of persons workingat t)ie new Salt Hiver Project power planl about 5 miles northeast of here. Several reservation organizations opposed passageof Ihe bond. Joy Hanlcy of Ihe reservalion's educailon office advised Navajo voters lo vole against ihe bond because reservat ion schools would not receive any benefits. Even if (he bond does pass, the reservation organizations may file a court suit to void the elect ion. Peterson Zah of Apache County team lo Voter Equality said Hie suit may be filed because the bond election did not receive sufficient publicity in Ihe Navajo language.

However, counly attorney J. 1'. Kendall Hansen said Ihe elect ion was adver- lised in a reservation newspaper arid that all legal requirements for advertising Ihe election have been fulfilled. The t'lcclion did nol have to be advertised in Ihe Navajo language because a sufficient number of Navajos do nol understand written he said. Rf.STtR NCW MUSIC LESSONS ALL AGES KEYBOARD MUSIC 1618 So 2nd (SEE WANT ADS SECTION No.

16 WINDOW HOCK, Aiz. (Dine Bureau) A plan (o reapportion the precincts from which the Navajo Tribal Council is elected will be presented lo the council next February, the tribe's Board of Election Supervisors director said Tuesday. Benjamin Hartley 'said' 'reservalion census data are being compiled by a California consulting firm retained by the tribe (orfevelop alternative plansfor roapporlionmcnt. Hahley said the firm. C.

Howard Wilson Consultants of Van Nuys, developed the pljn by which Arizona election districts were reapportior.ed several years ago. Action toward reapporlionment was spurred by DMA, reservation legal service, and the Department of Justice. which threatened to initiate lawsuits if the tribe did nol act tjuickly to rearrange Hie 74 precincts. DNA says 7,977 persons live in the Shiprock-Baclabito precinct, while -ifii persons live in the Lechee precinct. Each precinct elects one tribal council man.

(Turn lo Page 6 Navajo) ASK ANDY WINNER Twelve-year-old Theresa Murphy of Tohotchi won this globe from Ask Andy lor her question; what color we'C which appears in today's column on page 16. Her parents, Thomas Mary Murphy, have six children. Theroso's brother, Vincent, also won on Ask Andy prize recently. Theresa is in the seventh grode this year ot Tohatchi Junior K'jh School. oposed Ana, Coehili, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Zia and Jemez Pueblos and part of the Navajo Reservation "checkerboard" area.

Monloya has a "free ride" for re-election. He had no primary or general election opponent. He says he is weighing a run for Senate majority whip. (Turn to Page 2 Buckles) Pedestrian Killed East of Gallup GALLUP (Staff) A pedestrial was killed Wednesday morning at about 1:30 a.m. on Interstate -SO three and one-half miles east of the city line.

Stale Police report that a vehicle driven by Edward L. Richer! of Rcadley, the pedistiain, who wasstand- ingon the outside laneofeastbound traf- "fic. The driver said he didn'l see Ihe pedeslrian unlil he was a few feel away couldn't avoid hitting him. A second vehicle hit the pedeslrian and left the scene. The victim's name is being withheld unlil the next of kin are notified.

Tony. Snnchez. chief of detectives for Ihe Gallup Police, said he was able lo speak briefly with Stale Sen. Wayne Radosevich on Tuesday. Radosevich was slabbed in the chest at his home Sunday.

He lold Sanchez lhat Ihe stabbing was an accident, but Sanchez had no olher details of ihe incident. Radosevich's condition al Rehobolh Christian Hospital was listed as stable Tuesday afternoon. Arthur Crago. 8, of 303 S. McKinley was injured Tuesday at about when he as crossing Ihe si reel near the intersection of McKinley and Coal.

A vehicle driven by Robert diet, 27. of 3M 66 hit Crago. Chee was cited for failure lo yield (he right of way to a pedes- lrian. Gallup Police arrested 13 persons in the past 24 hours and took 61 into protective custody. The condition ol State Police Officer Richard 11.

Masingale. injured Monday in a hit-and-run accident, was much improved Wednesday morning, according to a McKinley General Hospital spokeswoman. Masingale received a dislocated pelvis anrl head cut when he was He was taken to McKinley General and reported in stable condition Tuesday morning. Around the World Violence Mars Busing LOUISVILLE.Kv.(AP) Thesecondyearof began here today after police used thear gas to break up a rock-and bottle- thrnwinj; pretest by more than 1,000 busing opponents. Six persons were arrested in the disturbance Tuesday night, authorities said.

N'o injuries were reported. Belli sides in the busing controversy, which began last year after a federal judge ordered city-rainy busing to achieve racial balance, had forecast calm for the r.ew school year. But a march and rally cf busing foes grew into an uimily crowd of more than 1.003 protesters, police said. (See story on Page 7.1 House May Sfop Pay Raise WASHINGTON. (AP) The House of Representatives fares a ticklish derision on whether to accept a pay raise this election year.

There is strong sentiment in both parties in favor of amending the legislative appropriation bill today to deny lunds (or the pay raise that otherwise will conic automatically Oct. I. If It is allowed to go into effect, the 1976 raise will increase meiiiliers' salary from lo about (See story on Page 7) Talks af Impasse on Sea Mining UNITED NATIONS, X.Y. (AP) Secretary of Stale Henry A. Kisinger is meeting key negotiators al the Law ct (he Se'a Conference in an 1 nil-hour uHi'inpl adr.irilock over mining Ihe lie or.

Kissinger scheduled series of meeting today and Thursday with delegates from about Iwociozen countries who have taken a leading role in the United lhat i isnenranimpassi-. Tlicsecivliiry arrived in New Yurk Tui'Mlay ninht. (See story on I'afie 7.) Hays Bargains for Probe End WASHINGTON Al' I Lawyers for lie p. Wayne L. Hays and Ihe Mouse KiliicsCnmmilleeaii'iK'gotiatingaricalforHaystoresignfranCuni'ressin return for .1 hall In lhi prebc of pa)Tflll-rf dial fies against him.

The UTtt as reported ti be oonsuuving a resolution lhat said Hays was resigining rffcTlii-e B.ili.-illliccniiiniillcc'spaj'rfill-ic.v inquiry would be suspended immediately when Hay's letter of resignation was delivered, hut lhat the lirulie a uulci nol completely terminated until lie actually resigns. tSce story oil 7l.