Navajo Nation Leader Appeals for End to Budget Impasse
Navajo Nation President Albert Hale urged Clinton administration and Republican leaders to resolve the budget stalemate to restore hundreds of federal jobs and ease financial hardship in the Navajo Nation and nearby border towns. He said delays worsen anxiety, especially for single working parents, and he contacted President Clinton, White House officials, and top lawmakers to press for a quick solution.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Albert Hale
Hale
Clinton
Congress
White House
Leon Panetta
Office of Management and Budget
Alice Rivlin
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
House
John R. Kasich
Ohio
Senate
Bob Dole
Kane
Newt Gingrich
Haig
Window Rock Bureaucracy Halts On Friday Afternoon
In Window Rock Navajo Nation the BIA and police funding questions stall as offices close early before a long weekend. The scene captures reporters chasing details amid nonfunctional telephones and closed doors.
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Window Rock
Ariz
America
Pacific
Ocean
Navajo Nation
Wilson Barber
BIA
Navajo Division of Public Safety
Water Woes Hit Seama Residents Demand Action
Seama on the Laguna Reservation faces persistent water shortages over Christmas with residents Elaine Rivera Marilyn Joe and Wilmer Greene leading a petition to Governor Roland Johnson and Laguna leaders. The effort seeks immediate and long term water solutions for six villages including Seama and Paguate, with three hundred signatures collected ahead of the tribal gathering.
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Laguna
Seama
Laguna Reservation
Elaine Rivera
Marilyn
Joe
Western
New Mexico
Wilmer Greene
Roland Johnson
Pueblo of
Paguate
Paraje
Mesita
Encinal
Navajo police face shortfall of 15 million dollars in 1996
Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety faces a 15 million dollar 1996 shortfall for law enforcement investigations and corrections as 1995 funds end December 31 and a new contract remains unresolved. Officials warn response times may lengthen. negotiations with BIA continue as staggering shifts and program cuts loom.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety
Albert Hale
Navajo Nation
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Gfe
Navajo Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Division of Public Safety
BIA
Hale
David Nez
Public Safety
Nez
Clinton
Washington
IHS Director pledges health service will be continued
IHS Navajo Area Director John Hubbard Jr. says Indian Health Service hospitals and clinics across the Navajo Nation remain open and staffed despite a partial shutdown. Payroll for 180 employees will be 40 hours for work through December 15, with possible delays if the budget impasse persists. Contracts with tribes are unaffected for now, and short extensions through February 2, 1996 were granted to process payments.
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IHS
Rock
Ariz
Window Rock
San Juan
Zuni effort to revive Blue Corn as staple crop
Zuni Sustainable Agricultural Project led by Andrew Laahty works with New Mexico State University to reintroduce Blue Corn varieties at Pescado. Four hybrids Alamo Taos Santa Ana were tested with varied depths and farming methods. The project faces freezes and drought, but aims to restore traditional crops for piki bread and other dishes.
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Andrew Laahty
Zuni Sustainable Agricultural Project
Laahty
New Mexico State University
Zuni
George Dickerson
NMSA
New Mexico
McKinley County
Zuni Reservation
Alamo
Taos
Santa ‘Ana
Ley
Laafty
Armed robberies in Gallup target two men five days apart
Police seek a single armed robber after two December incidents in Gallup. On December 21 Arthur Downs, visiting from Indiana, was ordered to surrender his wallet and keys at the Best Western Inn parking lot before the suspect fled. A second incident involving Ophellia Barber at a local store is also described, with investigators noting similar suspect descriptions.
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Gallup
Arthur Downs
Indiana
Best Western Inn
West Route 66
Virgies Restaurant Schedule Closure For New Year
Virgies Restaurant at 2720 West 66th Street will be closed Sunday December 31 and reopen Monday January 1 at 8:00 AM. The notice specifies holiday observance and return time for patrons.
El Sombrero Rest to Close for New Year Holiday
El Sombrero restaurant announces it will be closed Sunday December 31 and Monday January 1 for the New Year holiday. The message extends good wishes to patrons and notes regular hours resume after the holiday.
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el Sombrero Rest
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Dine
A JR. Smithing
Séama
Nner
Ted Rushton
Navajo
Addi
Hubbard
Joshua Thomas
Memphis
Tenn
Rehay ‘Beth
Thomas
Tennessee
Church of Christ
China Springs
Y Christine Barber
Allsup's
East Wester
Virgies Restaurant
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