Navajo Education Grapples With National Shame
The Navajo Nation faces entrenched educational barriers as language gaps, funding shortfalls, and cultural clashes hinder progress. Despite growth in some areas, dropout rates remain high. ESL programs and local control efforts aim to empower communities like Shiprock and Rough Rock. A future shift toward native-led funding and personnel may unlock broader improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natathli
Navajo Community College
Rosemary Benaly
Fort Wingate
Elle Mae Johnson
Rosemary Jimmy
America
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
West Virginia
Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Robert A. Roessel Jr
Pra
Alaska
Florida
Rough Rock Demonstration School
Washington
U.S. Office of Education South-western Cooperative Educational Laboratory
Albuquerque
Season Nearing End For Indian Play At Tahlequah
Oklahomans and visitors are reminded that the 1970 Tahlequah season nears closing for The Trail of Tears drama and Toa-La-Gi Village. Closing set Sunday Aug 30 with season ending a week later. attendance strong with 42 percent higher theatre crowds and 23 percent higher village turnout. Algeria becomes 50th nation in visitors book at Cherokee Cultural Center three miles south.
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Tsa-La-Gi
Oklahoma
Algeria
Cherokee Cultural Center
Tahlequah
Cherokee Center
National Archives
Kermit Hunter
Dallas
Robert Telford
Ft. Worth
Tulsa
Little Theatre
Ada
Date For Junior High Enrollment Now August 27
Ada Junior High School enrollment date moved to August 27 with ninth graders meeting at 9 am, eighth graders at 11 am, and seventh graders at 11 am. New students may enroll from 9:30 am to 3 pm daily between August 20 and August 31.
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Ada Junior High School
Wind tunnel incinerator combats refinery pollution in Ardmore
Ardmore AP reports Bell Refinery operates a 24,000 cubic foot blower wind tunnel style incinerator to burn refinery waste. Manager Lee Woodside says all combustibles are 100 percent consumed with nitrogen vapors escaping, reducing air pollution. Built by Bell employees at about $10,000, the system uses a 75 horsepower motor and angled nozzles for even air distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Bell
Lee Woodside
Alaw
Woodside
Muleshoe Postmark Restored After Nearby Changes
Washington report notes Muleshoe, Texas, regained its own postmark after weeks of sharing a nearby city’s mark. The West Texas town of 5,225 faced a period without a distinct postal identity due to a Post Office Department change. Local residents welcomed the return of the Muleshoe postmark, reestablishing civic pride and easing mail routing.
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West Texas
Post Office Department
Thought Lost Lisabeth Bastrod Found at Croydon Hotel
In Croydon England AP reports a 4 year old Norwegian girl Lisabeth Bastrod vanished from Greydon Hotel for five hours with over 50 police involved. She was discovered safe in another guest room soaking in a bathtub.
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Croydon
England
Greydon
Lisabeth Bastrod
Norway
Woman’s faith pays off with girl born in Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington Mrs Gene Crockett predicted a girl after one 1 in 9l years and sewed 25 baby outfits. Her daughter Karina Ronal Holt gave birth to a 12 pound daughter on May 5 confirming the family’s belief.
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Tacoma
Wash
Crockett
Gene Crockett
Genia
Tornado Damage Report From Frisco Area
Severe weather struck Frisco and Wooley Flats with at least one tornado and heavy winds. Joe and Jack Daniels reported damaged chicken coops pecan trees and poles along a county road while a nearby lightning strike ignited a pasture north of Fittstown.
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Pontotoc County
Frisco-Wooley Flats
Joe Daniels
Jack Daniels
Wooley Corner
Fittstown
Soldier Hostel for Israeli Soldiers Opens in Jerusalem
A luxury soldiers hostel in Jerusalem offers a swimming pool bar and other facilities. Guests pay a small nightly charge for beds with meals available at minimal prices. The hotel cost 1.5 million dollars funded by private contributions.
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Jerusalem
Sailboat victory in Honolulu Cow Class race
Looking Around Mrs Pat Porter of Kaneohe Yacht Club won a sailboat race in Honolulu with no rivals. The event was tagged Cow Class, reflecting disinterest among many ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Porter
Kaneohe
Crossword Clues Mixed Grid From A Scrambled Page
A jumbled list of Across and Down crossword clues with numbers and garbled letter strings. The fragment shows mismatched entries like challenge, moot, perfume precipitation, and various odd spellings suggesting OCR errors across a partial puzzle page.
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Ariz
Pakaal
Uonege
Rossel
Russell Miller
Shiprock
N.M
Big Momma
Willard Bass
Albuquerque Laboratory
Bass
Wallace Cathey
Frances Lee
Cathey
McKenzie
Cal
Taylor McKenzie
Jenzie
Yesteryear
Muleshoe
Tex
Lubbock
Frisco
Boston
Mass
Uttar
Wyoming
Colorado
U.S
Anderson
Arnold
Bik
Fures Tao
Sassy
Lesy
Qur
Art Beeman
IRI Ver
By Warren Sattler
AL Smith
ALMA
Courtney Alderson
Ana Ray
Adel
Pops
By George Wolfe
By Kern Pederson
Deems
BY Tom Oka
Wild Jonans
Donald Akers
Winston
Oregon
Louisville
St. Andrew United Church of Christ
Syria
Blackbird
Steals
Wessested
Father
Cirections
NiAje
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