Inmate Plot Aimed at Kidnapping Cochran Denman Foiled
Gallup McKinley County jail thwarted a plan to abduct inmates Mark Cochran and Elizabeth Denman by kidnapping the family of a shift supervisor. An alert jailer found a syringe and written notes linking the scheme to October 30. The couple had been jailed since July after fleeing near Phoenix.
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Mark Cochran
Elizabeth Denman
Missouri
Phoenix
War chief seeks prayers to preserve Hopi traditions
Hopi Snake Priest and War Chief Radford Quamahongnewa met Garden Buddhist Institute on December 7 after a prophecy worded by Guru Rinpoche. They pressed for Hopi cultural survival amid a proposed constitutional change separating church and state, with a Jan. 27 vote by the Hopi on the matter. Rinpoche, a Drikung Kagyu lama, remains noted for rebuilding monasteries and teaching Buddhist principles in eastern Tibet.
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Ote Ee Ee
Kathy Helms
Independent
Garden
Hino
Valley
Ariz
Guru Rinpoche
Red Rocks
Hopi
Radford Quamahongnewa
Garden Buddhist Institute
Shungopovi Kikmongwi
Wayne Lomayes
Rinpoche
Dalai.Lama
Quamahongnewa
Kilimongwi
Bureau of Indian Affairs
China
Tibet
Quama Hongnewa
Census of Cibola County sex offenders conducted
The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office swept 60 of 61 residences for convicted sex offenders led by Undersheriff Tony Mace. One offender was arrested, two missing, one in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo, with one absconder. details on Page 5.
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Bernalillo
Armijo Drops Out Of Gallup Mayoral Race
Mary Ann Armijo withdraws from the 2011 Gallup mayoral race citing health reasons. A former city councilwoman, she had been expected to be a strong contender after a 2007 mayoral bid, with ongoing illness affecting her candidacy.
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Mary Ann Armijo
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Zuni Elect New Leaders Amid Ballot Count Controversy
The Zuni Election Board reported 1 366 ballots cast from 3 537 registered voters with 79 absentee ballots. Of 10 council candidates, six top vote-getters will serve. former members Dan Simplicio and Eldred Bowekaty were disqualified due to prior graft convictions, per Co-Chair Virginia Chavez.
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Zuni Election Board
Virginia Chavez
Chavez
Steve K. Boone
Edward Wemutewa
Loren Leekela Sr
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