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43-620: The downtown offices for The New Mexican are located at 150 Washington Ave. in Santa Fe where the advertising, editorial, accounting, and administration departments are located. Its notable writers include New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman , who served as executive editor in the early 1950s. The New Mexican built a new 65,000 sq. ft. production building which was completed in November 2004, located at One New Mexican Plaza in Santa Fe. The first Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper

86-561: A distinct increase in sales with the two police officers working together. Hillerman repeatedly acknowledged his debt to an earlier series of mystery novels written by British-born Australian author Arthur W. Upfield and set among Australian Aborigines in remote desert regions of tropical and subtropical Australia. The Upfield novels were first published in 1928 and featured a half-European, half-aboriginal Australian hero, Detective-Inspector Napoleon (Bony) Bonaparte . Bony worked with deep understanding of Aboriginal traditions. The character

129-572: A nomination in the "Best Biographical/Critical Mystery Work" category in 2002. He received the Parris Award in 1995 by Southwest Writer's Workshop for his outstanding service to other writers. In 2002, Hillerman received the Agatha Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement , given by Malice Domestic for mystery novels in the spirit of Agatha Christie. The first three books feature Joe Leaphorn only (and only as

172-471: A supporting secondary character in the first novel.) The next three books feature Jim Chee only. Leaphorn and Chee begin working together in the seventh novel, Skinwalkers . In 2013, Hillerman's daughter Anne Hillerman published Spider Woman's Daughter ( ISBN   0062270486 ), the first new novel since 2006 featuring Hillerman's Navajo Police characters; the novel's protagonist is Jim Chee's wife, Officer Bernadette Manuelito. Leaphorn's involvement

215-689: Is considered one of New Mexico's foremost novelists. The Tony Hillerman Library was dedicated in Albuquerque in 2008, and the Tony Hillerman Middle School (part of Volcano Vista High School ) opened in 2009. Dance Hall of the Dead , published in 1973, earned Hillerman the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1987, a French international literary honor. Hillerman was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Literature (Litt.D.) from

258-538: Is curtailed in the first chapter of the book. Leaphorn is the victim of an assassination attempt, spends half of the book in a coma, and later was severely limited in his ability to communicate. Chee and Bernadette Manuelito are the crime solvers from that book forward in the series, with Leaphorn never fully active in the investigations (though he regains his faculties over time and consults often). European Theater of Operations, United States Army The European Theater of Operations, United States Army ( ETOUSA )

301-756: Is noted for the cultural details he provides about his subjects: Hopi , Zuni , European settlers, federal agents, and especially the Navajo Nation Police . His works in nonfiction and in fiction reflect his appreciation of the natural wonders of the American Southwest and his appreciation of its indigenous people, particularly the Navajo . His mystery novels are set in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and Arizona , sometimes reaching into Colorado and Utah , with occasional forays to

344-519: Is what an early critic described the magazine's efforts as amounting to. This article about a New Mexico newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tony Hillerman Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008 ) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee . Several of his works have been adapted for film and television. Tony Hillerman

387-582: The 1994 Anthony Awards , and the following year his short-story collection The Mysterious West won the 1995 Anthony Award in the "Best Anthology/Short Story Collection" category. His last win came at the 2002 Anthony Awards at which he won the "Best Non-fiction/Critical Work" award for his memoir Seldom Disappointed . Two of the Navajo Police novels won The Spur award, given by the Western Writers of America annually. Skinwalkers won

430-536: The American 6th Army Group , which was set up under the Mediterranean Theater of Operations , commanded by Devers, to oversee Operation Dragoon , the invasion of Southern France between Toulon and Cannes , was passed to SHAEF (and into ETO) a month after the invasion which took place on 15 August 1944. By the end of 1944, Eisenhower, through SHAEF, commanded three powerful Allied army groups. In

473-505: The Mediterranean Theater of Operations , United States Army (MTOUSA). The term theater of operations was defined in the US Army field manuals as the land and sea areas to be invaded or defended, including areas necessary for administrative activities incident to the military operations . In accordance with the experience of World War I , it was usually conceived of as a large land mass over which continuous operations would take place and

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516-626: The United States Department of War officially established ETOUSA in its place. Its mission was to conduct planning for the eventual retaking of Europe and to exercise administrative and operational control over U.S. forces. The 133rd Infantry Regiment of the 34th Infantry Division was the first United States Army unit sent to Europe in World War II. The first battalion arrived in Belfast in late January 1942, followed by

559-671: The University of New Mexico . During his time as a writer for the Borger News-Herald in Borger, Texas , he became acquainted with the sheriff of Hutchinson County , the man upon whom he would pattern the main character in his Joe Leaphorn novels. He taught journalism from 1966 to 1987 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and also began writing novels. He lived there with his wife Marie until his death in 2008. At

602-419: The University of Oklahoma after the war, meeting Marie Unzner, a student in microbiology . The couple wed and had one biological child and five adopted children. He graduated in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in journalism. From 1948 to 1962, he worked as a journalist, moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico , in 1952. In 1966, he moved his family to Albuquerque , where he earned a master's degree from

645-809: The Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) was the headquarters of the Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, whereas the AFHQ was the headquarters of only the Allied forces.) He served in a dual role until the end of hostilities in Europe in May 1945. From February 1944, SHAEF was the operational command and ETOUSA administrative command. Some units were transferred between operational commands and administrative commands at different times. For example,

688-653: The Allied forces in Operation Torch through AFHQ. Operation Torch—the invasion of French North Africa—involving the 9th , 3rd Infantry and the 2nd Armored Divisions, initiated on 8 November 1942, was the first ground combat operations for the United States in the European theater of World War II. Eisenhower then relinquished command of ETOUSA to Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews in February 1943, who

731-680: The German first policy, the plan was expanded to include the blueprint for the Normandy landings. ETOUSA became United States Forces European Theater (USFET) from 1 July 1945 to 15 March 1947; and then European Command (EUCOM) 15 March 1947 to 1 August 1952. Official U.S. Army lineage details for the European Theater of Operations are: Also, on August 1, 1952, the United States European Command (USEUCOM)

774-637: The Leaphorn and Chee novels. In an interview published in Le Monde , Hillerman said his Navajo name means "He who is afraid of his horse". Tony Hillerman died on October 26, 2008, of pulmonary failure in Albuquerque at the age of 83, and was interred at Santa Fe National Cemetery . Hillerman's novels were popular in France. Hillerman credits that popularity both to French curiosity about other cultures and to his translator, Pierre Bondil. Hillerman

817-463: The U.S. entered the war in 1941, which advocated the defeat of the German armies on the European continent. When the U.S. entered the war after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and the U.S. was at war with both Japan and Germany, a " Europe first " a modified version of his plan was adopted by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill . Under

860-788: The United States entered the war, SPOBS was succeeded by United States Army Forces in the British Isles (USAFBI), actually SPOBS under a new name. At the time of the ARCADIA Conference, December 1941 – January 1942, the decision was made to place the MAGNET forces (U.S. Forces for Northern Ireland) under the command of Maj. Gen. E.L. Daley, and make him in turn responsible to General Chaney, designated as CG, USAFBI. On 5 May 1942, Maj. Gen. John C. H. Lee became Commanding General, Services of Supply, U.S. Army Forces British Isles, and later deputy theater commander, ETOUSA. On 8 June 1942,

903-726: The University of New Mexico in 1990. He was awarded the Owen Wister Award in 2008 for "Outstanding Contributions to the American West." Hillerman was a decorated combat veteran of World War II ; he earned the Silver Star , the Bronze Star , and a Purple Heart as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division . He won and was nominated for numerous awards for his writing and his work with other writers. His first nomination came in 1972, with his novel The Fly on

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946-529: The Wall being nominated for an Edgar Award in the "Best Mystery Novel" category. Two years later his novel Dance Hall of the Dead , second book in the Leaphorn-Chee series, won the 1974 Edgar Award for Best Novel. He was again nominated for the "Best Mystery Novel" Edgar Award in 1979 for Listening Woman and lastly in 1989 for A Thief of Time . Hillerman's non-fictional work Talking Mysteries

989-399: The annual Anthony Awards . His novel Skinwalkers won the 1988 Anthony Award for "Best Novel", and in the following year A Thief of Time was nominated for the 1989 Anthony Award in the same category. His next nomination was for his Talking Mysteries non-fictional work which was nominated at the 1992 Anthony Awards . His novel Sacred Clowns received a "Best Novel" nomination at

1032-529: The award in 1987 for Western Novel, and The Shape Shifter won in 2007 for Best Western Short Novel. Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir won the Agatha Award in 2001. Hillerman's novels were recognized at the Macavity Awards . A Thief of Time won the "Best Novel" award in 1989, and Talking Mysteries won the "Best Critical/Biographical" award in 1992. Seldom Disappointed also received

1075-537: The big cities of Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York City. The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Nation Police. Lt. Leaphorn was introduced in Hillerman's first novel, The Blessing Way (1970). Sgt. Jim Chee was introduced in the fourth novel, People of Darkness . The two first work together in the seventh novel, Skinwalkers , considered his breakout novel, with

1118-639: The color division of the Inland Press Association's Print Contest. There are over 1,200 newspapers in the IPA group. The New Mexican won the black and white division in 2011. The New Mexican is one of 26 New York Times national printing sites. The New Mexican is the largest commercial printer in New Mexico, printing several other newspapers and printed products. These are delivered throughout New Mexico and other states. The New Mexican

1161-548: The command of SHAEF were American. The ETOUSA planning staff in London was usually referred to by its Army Post Office number, "APO 887". After the war in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, ETOUSA became briefly U.S. Armed Forces Europe, then U.S. Forces, European Theater (USFET), and then, eventually, United States Army Europe . Albert Coady Wedemeyer was chief author of the Victory Program , published three months before

1204-560: The eventuality of American entry in the war. Major General James E. Chaney , an Army Air Corps officer, arrived in the United Kingdom on 18 May 1941, and on the following day, Headquarters, Special Observer Group (SPOBS), was established in London. SPOBS also had the role of studying British use of Lend Lease supplies. His formal title was the Special Army Observer in the United Kingdom and head of SPOBS. After

1247-520: The harsh Outback areas and of "the people who somehow survived upon them" that lured him. "When my own Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police unravels a mystery because he understands the ways of his people, when he reads the signs in the sandy bottom of a reservation arroyo, he is walking in the tracks Bony made 50 years ago." He also mentioned Eric Ambler , Graham Greene , and Raymond Chandler as authors who influenced him as he wrote

1290-462: The north British 21st Army Group commanded by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery ( "Monty" ), in the middle the American 12th Army Group commanded by General Omar N. Bradley , and in the South the American 6th Army Group commanded by Devers. The British 21st Army Group and French elements of the 6th Army Group were not part of ETOUSA, but by that stage of the war most of the operational forces under

1333-670: The operational command was the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) which as an Allied command also had operational control of British and all other allied land forces and tactical airforces in the European theatre . Until SHAEF was operational ETOUSA liaised closely with the British in the planning and organising of Operation Overlord . U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower had multiple command appointments; he replaced Chaney in late June 1942, but in November he also commanded

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1376-428: The rest of the regiment in February. These units were designated as U.S. Army Northern Ireland Forces, later incorporated within the European Theater of Operations. The 133rd and 168th Infantry Regiments trained in the peat bogs, and performed border guard patrols between British Northern Ireland and neutral Ireland . The remaining unit of the division, the 135th Infantry Regiment, arrived in May 1942. From February 1944

1419-562: The time of his death, they had been married 60 years and had 10 grandchildren. A consistently bestselling author, he was ranked as New Mexico's 22nd-wealthiest man in 1996. He wrote 18 books in his Navajo series. He wrote more than 30 books total, among them a memoir and books about the Southwest , its beauty, and its history. His literary honors were awarded for his Navajo books. Hillerman's books have been translated into eight languages, among them Danish and Japanese. Hillerman's writing

1462-640: Was a theater of Operations responsible for directing United States Army operations throughout the European theatre of World War II , from 1942 to 1945. It commanded Army Ground Forces (AGF), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), and Army Service Forces (ASF) operations north of Italy and the Mediterranean coast. It was bordered to the south by the North African Theater of Operations, United States Army (NATOUSA), which later became

1505-474: Was a decorated combat veteran of World War II , serving from August 1943 to October 1945 as a mortarman in the 103rd Infantry Division in the European theatre . He earned the Silver Star , the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster , and a Purple Heart . He was wounded in 1945, and the injuries included broken legs, foot, and ankle, facial burns, and temporary blindness. Hillerman attended

1548-523: Was based on the achievements of an Aboriginal person known as Tracker Leon, whom Upfield had met during his years in the Australian bush. Hillerman discussed his debt to Upfield in many interviews and in his introduction to the posthumous 1984 reprint of Upfield's A Royal Abduction. In the introduction, he described the appeal of the descriptions in Upfield's crime novels. It was descriptions both of

1591-1085: Was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma , to August Alfred Hillerman, a farmer and shopkeeper, and his wife, Lucy Grove. He was the youngest of their three children, and the second son. His paternal grandparents were born in Germany , and his maternal grandparents were born in England . He was a first cousin once removed of actor John Hillerman . He grew up in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma , attending elementary and high school with Potawatomi children. Jeffrey Herlihy argues that this background made possible "a significantly different portrayal of Native Americans in his writing", in comparison to other authors of his time. "Most obviously important," Hillerman said of his childhood, "was growing up knowing that Indians are just like everybody else. You grew up without an 'us and them' attitude about other races." Hillerman

1634-747: Was divided into two chief areas-the combat zone, or the area of active fighting, and the Communications Zone , or area required for administration of the theater. As the armies advanced, both these zones and the areas into which they were divided would shift forward to new geographic areas of control. British–American military staffs agreed during their meetings in Washington in January–March 1941 (the ABC-1 Conversations) to exchange military missions to facilitate planning for

1677-565: Was first published by Charles B. Hayward in 1885. It was purchased by Robert M. McKinney, the late father of its current owner, in 1949. He sold it to Gannett in 1976 with a contract to retain editorial and managerial control. He sued the company in 1978 after an alleged a breach of contract, eventually winning back the paper in 1989. Pasatiempo is a weekly magazine published by the Santa Fe New Mexican covering arts, entertainment and culture. The name means ' pastime ', as this

1720-533: Was killed in an air crash in May. He was replaced by Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers , former Chief of the Armored Force. In December 1943 it was announced that Eisenhower would be Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. In January 1944 he resumed command of ETOUSA and the following month was officially designated as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. (Note that Supreme Headquarters of

1763-718: Was named 2015 "Daily Newspaper of the Year" (circulation under 30,000 category) by the Local Media Association, a national organization of television, newspaper and radio companies. The New Mexican was cited for "detailed reporting, evocative writing and strong photography that give a powerful sense of place to its coverage," by judges from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York . The paper

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1806-698: Was nominated in 1992 for the Edgar Award in the "Best Critical or Biographical" category. In 1987, Hillerman received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Dance Hall of the Dead . In 1991, Hillerman received the MWA's Grand Master Award . Hillerman received the Nero Award for Coyote Waits and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friends of the Dineh Award. Hillerman has also been successful at

1849-571: Was printed on the new KBA Comet press on November 1, 2004. The New Mexican also prints the Albuquerque Journal at this facility. On May 20, 2011, The New Mexican purchased the assets of the Santa Fe Thrifty Nickel and took over ownership of the publication. The Thrifty Nickel publishes every Thursday for Northern New Mexico . On March 29, 2012, it was announced that The New Mexican had won first place in

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