DNA Legal Services to Receive Year-Long Funding in 1.01 Million Grant
In WINDOW ROCK Arizona CEO Donald Rumsfeld announced continued funding for DNA Legal Services at 1,010,700 annually from the Office of Economic Opportunity. DNA Director Leo Haven credited Navajo Tribal Chairman-elect Peter MacDonald for securing the refunding and noted Rumsfeld waited for the election outcome before confirming support.
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Jon Bartel
Window Rock
Ariz
DNA Legal Services
Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
DNA
Office of Economic Opportunity
Legal Services Division
OEO
Leo Haven Haven
Peter MacDonald
Haven Today
MacDonald
Rumsfeld
Haven
Suzanne LaFollette chosen for AR Good Citizen contest
Senior Suzanne LaFollette of Window Rock High School was selected by the Senior Class and faculty to represent WRHS in the Arizona Good Citizen competition. She was chosen for dependability service leadership and patriotism by a secret ballot.
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Window Rock High School
T Beng
Wries Seward LaFollett
Window Rock, Arc
Annnually
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Lane Shumway
Suzanne
Seward LaFollette
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Indian Education Control Sparks Fight Over Federal Funds
Helen Schierbeck of the Office of Education warned in Many Farms Arizona that federal school money is often funneled through states to local districts with little Indian input. She noted about 30 million goes to boarding schools via the BIA and another 30 million to related Indian education projects.
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Ariz
Helen Schierbeck
Office of Education
Washington
BIA
Boards of Higher Education
Arizona
NCC
Navajo Tribal Council Session Declared Illegal
The Navajo Tribal Council adjourned until Thursday after Chair Nelson Damon ruled yesterday’s session illegal. BIA Area Director Graham Holmes appeared, and an effort by Councilman Frank Luther to charge election irregularities was criticized by Councilwoman Annie Wauneka as the work of poor losers.
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Window Rock
Navajo Tribal Council
Nelson Damon
BIA
Graham Holmes
Frank Luther
Inscription House, Ariz
Annie Wauneka
Holmes
Tom Rafael
Baca
Raymond Nakai
Echeverria Inaugurated as Mexico's 26th President
Mexico City marked a color rich inauguration as Luis Echeverria Alvarez became Mexico's 26th constitutionally elected president. He pledged to extend agrarian reform education and job creation while honoring Diaz Ordaz. An international guest list, including Secretary of State Rogers, underscored the ceremony.
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Mexico City
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Mexico
Chapultepec Park
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Alvarez
Tlaxcala
Echeverria
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Diaz Ordaz
Spe
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Echevarria
United States
Benito Juarez
Maximilian
William P. Rogers
Nine Contestants in Jaycee Pageant in Gallup Junior Misses
Gallup reports nine contestants for the Jaycee Junior Miss pageant with top honors earned by Ann Marie Simmons. Simmons is an honor student active in music and student government and winner of a purple ribbon for her hand knit sweater at the Oregon State Fair. First runner-up Cindy Ferrari and second runner-up Allison Sparks stand out in cheerleading, clubs, and student government roles. All three plan to attend college with Simmons aiming for biology at McMurry College Abilene.
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Gallup
Staffi
Ann Marie Simmons
Halroyd Simmons
Kit Carson
Cindy Ferrari
Gallup High School
Miss Ferrari
Future Teachers of America
Interact
Rose Ferrari
Anthony Ferrari
Allison Sparks
Donald Sparks
East Logan
Miss Simmons
McMurry College
Abilene
Montoya Backs Blue Lake Land Trust Title Plan
Sen Joseph Montoya announces support for the Harris Griffin amendment to grant trust title to 48 000 acres in Blue Lake Carson National Forest to the Taos Pueblo Indians The move aligns with Taos Pueblo leaders while contrasting with Sen Clinton Anderson as the Senate weighs a compromise bill on tribal land use and forest service jurisdiction in New Mexico US Interior Department oversight would accompany the change.
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Washington
Joseph M. Montoya
Dnm
Blue Lake
New Mexico
Montoya
Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
Interior Department
Carson National Forest
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Forest Service
Harris
Railroad Unions Set National Strike Date
Four railroad unions announce a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. December 10 if wage and working condition settlements are not reached. Union leaders express hope for a settlement but say workers are prepared to strike for nearly 500,000 railroad employees.
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Charles Luna
United Ing
Engenet
Maverick Missile Flight Test At White Sands Succeeds
An experimental Maverick air to ground missile was fired from an F4 fighter bomber at White Sands Missile Range and hit its target as planned. Monday marked the 16th test in the current Maverick flight program designed to destroy armored vehicles and fortifications. The Zuni Pueblo begins talks with federal officials to take over antipoverty agency duties for the tribe.
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Holloman Air Force Base
White Sands
Air Force
ZUNI
Zuni Pueblo
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Robert Lewis
Census Confirms New Mexico Population Rank
The Census Bureau reports New Mexico ranks 37th among the 50 states with a 1970 total population of 1,026,664 as of April 1. The figure includes 10,664 residents overseas. Corrections raised Gallup to 14,596 Espanola to 4,528 and Santa Rosa to 2,485 from preliminary counts after reviewing 30 million people and missing 15,000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New Mexico
Utah
Maine
Gallup
Espanola
Santa Rosa
Parental Duty Penalizes Youth Crime in Madison Heights
Madison Heights adopted an ordinance making parents liable for crimes by children under 17. Police have issued 35 first warnings with no prosecutions so far. the program is described as an ace for psychological impact.
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Madison Heights
Mich
Detroit
Newspaper Carrier Wanted in Viro Circle Area
Independent paper seeks a rider aged 12 to 14 or older for an independent route in the Viro Circle area. Apply in person or call Mr. Garry Hill at 863 6811 for details.
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Viro Circle
Garry Hill
Gallup
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