Fort Defiance hospital funding clears hurdle in Congress
A U S House interior subcommittee approved 2.2 million for Fort Defiance hospital planning and design and 1.6 million for Crownpoint clinic staffing. Senate and president must still act. Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald urged support for a new facility to handle a growing population and crowded existing services. The FY1988 bill also blocks several BIA education initiatives including an 850 million tuition requirement for post secondary institutions.
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Dine
Washington
D.c
U.S. House
Fort Defiance
Appropriations Subcommittee On Interior
Crownpoint
U.S. Senate
Peter MacDonald
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
MacDonald
Phoenix
Sheep Shearing Class At Pine Hill School Farm
Eleven students paid 75 dollars for a week long sheep shearing and wool grading class at Pine Hill School Farm. Yin- May Lee of the Ramah Navajo Weavers Association said area herders brought 400 sheep for the session.
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Beverly Shilling
Arthur Jake
Pine Hill
Th Ramah Navajo Weavers Association
Bo Peep
Ramah
Navajo Weavers Association
Yin- May Lee
Ms. Lee
Bridal customs and wedding day deliveries noted
Fragmentary clipping outlines wedding day customs and the delivery of items before the ceremony. Names, places, and dates are unclear, but reference to a bride, groom, and acceptances appears alongside mention of pages and columns from a newspaper.
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Noah
Marine spy charges dropped for Cpl Arnold Bracy
Marine Cpl. Arnold Bracy, once an embassy guard in Moscow, had espionage charges dismissed after claiming he signed a confession under threat. The Corps cited lack of independent corroborating evidence and said it would continue the investigation. Bracy and a co defendant faced broader espionage questions tied to the Moscow embassy.
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Phyllis Messinger
Associated Press
Quantico
Cpl
Arnold Bracy
U.S
Moscow
Bracy
Clayton Lonetree
Corps
Pentagon
Lonetree
Marine Corps
Naval Investigative Service
Suspected con man leaves a trail of broken promises
Gallup police accuse Robert Lee Palmer of using a bogus 23 333 check to buy a van and of swindling businesses in Arizona New Mexico and Tennessee. He promised marriage to a Gallup woman and then married a Cookeville Tennessee woman before his May arrest. Palmer is held in Gallup City Jail on a 30000 cash bond as investigation and charges potentially grow. A salesman recalls Palmer’s deception at Spencer’s TV Appliance. the case spans multiple states with ongoing extradition questions and the possibility of more charges.
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Jean-Pierre Carmela Statt
Gallup
Robert Lee Palmer
Arizona
New Mexico
Tennessee
Cookeville, Tenn
Palmer
Gallup City
Robert Aragon
Spencer
Mega
Arla
Maricopa County
Paul Crum
Crum
Rosa Johnson
Hopi Leader Parallels Hopis Navajo Land Strife With Miskito Plight
Hopi Chairman Ivan Sidney draws parallels between the Hopi Navajo century old land dispute and the Miskito Indians of Central America. He warns that landlessness risks extinction and cites refugee camps, recounting talks after touring Central America with Gov. Mecham.
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Burt Goodman
Associated Press
Phoenix
Central American
Hopis
Ivan Sidney
Sidney
Evan Mecham
Central America
Arizona
UNM Gallup seeks to heal wounds after faculty concerns
UNM Gallup campus director and Vice President Ignacio Cordova met with 25 concerned people on a two day visit to address faculty staff and student concerns over administration. Nursing staff threatened to quit but two plan to return in fall while a new nursing director starts next week.
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Sue Riniker
Gallup
University of New Mexico-Gallup
UNM
Ignacio Cordova
John Phillips
Phillips
Cordova
Susan Croll
Pat Peters
Sonya Notz
Linda Glenn
Illinois
Jane Brucker
Albuquerque
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McKinley County
Leroy Lucero
Lucero
McKinley County Court House
West Hill
Akade
Rosa-Lena Chaves
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