Homicide Investigated After Pow Wow Body Found in Car
Police probe a possible homicide at the 43rd annual All- Indian Pow Wow in Flagstaff. The body of 22-year-old Navajo man James Tsusie of Kayenta was found in a Chevrolet near City Park, with signs suggesting a gunshot or stab wound. Autopsy to confirm cause of death. Tsusie’s wife Kathryn and cousin Anderson Richards were questioned. The victim had been dead about an hour to ninety minutes when discovered.
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Flagstaff
Elmo E. Maxwell
James Tsusie
Kayenta
City Park
Gary J. Kirst
Tsosie
Vietin
Kirst
Kathryn Tsosie
Anderson Richards
Coconino County
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Garcia
Fast Mover Clinches Pow Wow All-Around Title
Fast Mover wins rodeo all around for the fourth time in Pow Wow history earning 1159 dollars in prize money. He receives a hand-tooled belt buckle and a custom saddle as secondary rewards.
Pow Wow homicide shocks a quiet July Fourth event
Detectives probe a victim found in a car linked to the brother via a transtar title. Kirst reports Sunday leads yield no solid suspect. Pow Wow marks the first homicide in its history amid a slower law enforcement pace, with about 300 held in the City Park compound and a possible turnout under 700 from the 1970 event.
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Greenlaw Mortuary
Kirst
43rd All Indian Pow Wow Ends In Flagstaff
Flagstaff reports the 43rd All Indian Pow Wow closing as thousands depart. Officials call the four day event a record, with Saturday crowd estimates near 70 000 and total attendance likely over 100 000. Rodeo winner Paul Arviso earned 1159 dollars, a silver bell buckle, and a custom saddle. Police logged some incidents including a homicide, assaults, and a $684 theft.
Top Cowboy Arviso Wins Title at All-Indian Pow Wow
Navajo cowboy Paul Arviso of Rough Rock Arizona wins his fourth All-Around Cowboy title at the All-Indian Pow Wow rodeo. He takes 1159 dollars in prize money plus a silver belt buckle and saddle. In team tying he pairs with Dee Etsitty for a 31.1 second time earning 391.50 each. He also wins the first round of team tying with Etsitty for 195.75. Other event winners are Saddle Bronc Riding and more results noted.
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Paul Arviso
Rough Rock, Ariz
Rough Rock
Ariz
Arviso
Pow Wow
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Ione
Fite
Dame
Dee Etsitty
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Etsitty
Etstity
Saddle Bronc
Rand Specialist Defends Pentagon Papers View on Vietnam
Dr Melvin Gortov a Rand Corp specialist who worked on the Vietnam Pentagon papers says the 7000 page study reflects a range of views and was an honest appraisal by competent scholars. He says many authors cannot be named and that the work lacks White House and State Department access. He notes Nixon era concealment continues and Vietnam goals focus on military victory despite Vietnamization talk.
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Vietnam
Melvin Gortov
Rand Corp
China
Southeast Asia
Gurtov
Defense Department
Rand
Tuwor
Sartoy
University of California At
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Pentagon
Kennedy
Johnson
Indochina
U.S
Wilderness hearings set July 22
Rep. Sam Steiger announced hearings in Washington July 22 by the Public Lands Subcommittee on his bill to designate Pine Mountain and Sycamore Canyon as units of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Stakeholders may testify before the subcommittee.
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Sam Steiger
Ariz
Pine Mountain
Sycamore Canyon
National Wilderness Preservation System
Washington
Public Lands
Staiger
Weather Report for Flagstaff Williams and Winslow Holbrook area
The forecast notes scattered clouds and generally fair, mild conditions in Flagstaff Williams. Winslow Holbrook area expects increasing cloudiness with showers after noon. Details continue on page 2.
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Peaks
Winslow
Holbrook
World Jamboree set for Japan trip by local Boy Scouts
Local Boy Scouts join 20 000 scouts from 132 nations for the 13th World Jamboree in Japan this summer. A contingent of two youths and leaders from the area will be among 7 800 BSA representatives under chairman Robert Bursley. The event site near Mt Fuji offers learning, gift-collecting, and fund raising ahead of a 20 day journey starting July 23 1971 from Los Angeles.
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Boy Scouts of America
Japan
BSA
Robert Bursley
Bursley
Los Angeles
Mt. Fuji
Tokyo
Osaka
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