Indian Education National Disgrace and Hopes
The Navajo Nation grapples with severe literacy and language barriers as Ned Natathli leads Navajo Community College while students like Rosemary Benaly resist reading. The system spans BIA and public schools across 18 states with 210,000 Native students facing funding, cultural clashes, and access issues amid calls for self‑run education and greater Indian control.
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Ariz
Ned Natathli
Rosemary Benaly
Fort Wingate
Ella Mae Johnson
Rosemary Jimmy
America
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
West Virginia
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Robert A. Roessel Jr
Navajo Community College
Roessel
Navajo Reservation
Alaska
Florida
Congress
Bermuda palm liquor banned by government in the past
In Hamilton Bermuda the sap from a Bermuda palm produced a toxic liquor once banned by the government. A former governor warned of stiff penalties for anyone caught making the drink.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Coal Mine Safety Law Too Tough For Compliance
Interior Department told a Senate subcommittee that immediate full compliance with the new coal mine health and safety law is impossible due to manpower and equipment limits. inspectors are scarce, a partial inspection system is in use, and full enforcement won’t occur until mid-1972 though spot inspections are increasing.
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Congress
Washington
Interior Department
Department
Senate
Dole
Bureau
Senator Williams criticizes Interior officials on enforcement
Belvedere reports Senator Harrison A. Williams Jr. questioned Interior officials about enforcement and demanded detailed explanation. He said he would return next week to press the department for action and clarity.
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Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Subcommittee
Interior
Department
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