Navajo Tribal Council to Meet Over NYC Administration Dispute
The Navajo Tribal Council plans a 10 a.m. Monday special session to decide which faction should administer the Neighborhood Youth Corps program, amid a dispute costing about $20,000 daily in lost revenue. NYC funding totals about $7 million on the reservation, with ONEC and the Advisory Committee presenting competing plans.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Tribal Council
Tribe
Office of Navajo Economic Opportunity
Nyc
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jack Howard
National Nyc
ONEC
Washington
Tribal Council
Raymond Nakai
Annie Wauneka
Howard
Tribal
Wauneka
Ben Hogue
Joe Domingo
Pete Riggs
J. Maurice McCabe
Normah Littell
Wauneka Group
Jean Kampers Cahn
OEO
Nakai
MacDonald
ONEO
Billison
BIA
PHS
Bureau of Phs
New Mexico
iWater
Nenahneizad
Carl Todacheene
Council
Shiprock
Todacheene
Nakal
Advisory Committee
Department of Labor
Fires Rage Across Arizona and California Forest Areas
Fires raged in the Tonto and Coronado national forests with new blazes hourly, ten fires sparked by lightning in southern Arizona. Up to 5,000 acres burned in Tonto while 550 firefighters battled in the Superstition Mountain area. In California, a week old brush fire near Los Padres National Forest was 60 percent contained after a plane crash start.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Tonto and
Coronado
Arizona
Tonto Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Superstition Mountain
L. B. Christianson
Forest Service
Catalina
Tucson
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Los Padres National Forest
Santa, Barbara
Billison Rally Planned Sunday in Chinle
CHINLE ARIZ A rally for Navajo Tribal Council chair candidate Sam Billison is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the LDS community building. More than 1,000 attendees are expected with speakers including Annie Wauneka and Sam Steiger, amid maneuverings over support and advisory posts.
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Frankie Howard
Billiison
Wauneka
Billison
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Window Rock
Chinle
Howard
Navajo Tribal Council
Flagstaff
Grayson Curley Bound Over in Haskie Murder Case
Grayson Curley an 18 year old Navajo from Mentmore was bound over to district court by Justice Lidio Rainaldi on charges of first and second degree murder in the stabbing death of Joe Haskie 26 whose body was found outside Eddie's Bar on West Coal Avenue. A witness said the knifing occurred near the bar restroom and employees reported no prior knowledge of the slaying. Curley pleaded innocent on April 21.
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Grayson Curley
Mentmore
Justice of the ‘Peace
Lidio Rainaldi
Curley
Joe Haskie
W. Logan
Haskie
Eddie
W. Coal
Fire Destroys Gallup-McKinley Admin Building
Demolition crews dug through smoldering timbers at the Gallup McKinley County school administration building after a June 1 fire razed it. The Gallup Fire Department fought the blaze for 80 minutes and dampened nearby debris to prevent rekindling. Local brush and car fires were reported along U.S. 66 and Hast Green with probable train spark causes noted for the brush fire.
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Gallup-McKinley County
Gallup Fire Department
U.S. 66
Casa Linda
Chicago Rioting Seems Quelled
In a Puerto Rican neighborhood on the Northwest Side Chicago calme appeared after rioting earlier in the week. Three hundred police remained on duty in the 16 block area as taverns reopened. The Chicago Commission on Human Relations announced a bilingual hearing to probe the Puerto Rican and police clash.
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Chicago
Chicago Commission On ‘Human Relations
Plague Control Funds Approved for McKinley County
A $50,000 appropriation for bubonic plague control in McKinley County was approved by the State Finance Board for the State Health Department. The program, begun last summer and resumed in April with the U S Public Health Service, targets prairie dogs and rodents near Gallup after seven plague cases were confirmed in the area. Bill Hawkins said all local area rodents have been exterminated and operations will continue through summer.
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Farmington
Billison
Crownpoint
Howard
BIA
U.S. Public Health Service
McKinley County
State Health Department
State Finance Board
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Gallup
Indian Village
Bill Hawkins
Albuquerque
Fist and Wild Life Service
Hawkins
Black Power Rally Marks Tense Greenwood March
About 1,000 Negroes chanted for black power in Greenwood Mississippi as SNCC leader Stokely Carmichael spoke after seven hours in jail. Police jailed Carmichael Bob Smith and Bruce Baines for trespassing during tent erection at Stone Street School then released them on bond. The marchers then set tents in Broad Street Park despite police presence, with tensions easing only after authorities granted park access.
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Greenwood, Miss
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Bob Smith
SNCC
Bruce Baines
Congress of Racial Equality
Stone Street Negro
Broad Street Park
Greenwood
George Amond
Freedom Democratic Party
Tanker Crash Kills 20 in New York Harbor
Coast Guard reports at least twenty dead after a collision between the Texaco Massachusetts and the Alva Cape in Kill Van Kull Channel. One tug exploded, fires raged, and 69 survivors were rescued from 101 crewmen and two escort tugs.
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New York
Kill ‘van Kull
New York ‘Harbor
Coast Guard
Alva Cape
Texaco Massachusetts
Gulf of Mexico
Alfonso Colon
Colon
Alva
Gallup Lions Club Rodeo Opens With Prizes At Ceremonial Grounds
The 18th Gallup Lions Rodeo opens tonight under RCA rules at the Gallup Ceremonial Grounds with 125 pro cowboys expected and more than 4400 dollars in prizes. Calf roping, saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding and bulldogging headline first rounds. parade, barbecue, and all Indian rodeo Sunday follow, with Queen Margret Spinelli and attendants highlighted.
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Gallup Lions
Thei
Ai Gallup Indiam
Rodeo
Rodeo Cowboys Assn
Santa Fe Railway
U.S. 65
Fifth
Coal
Puerco
U.S. 66
Aztec
First
Mar-gdret Spinelli
Red Rock
Dixie Joyce
Coal Basin
Carolyn Tillian
Gamerco
Ralph Lewis
The
Lions Club
Dwain Clark
RCA
Will
Pope limits bishops powers on celibacy and priestly life
Vatican decree assigns local bishops limited authority to make minor exceptions to celibacy rules and marriage age for subdeacons and lay priests. The pope retains sole power for major changes and for exceptions affecting deacons and higher orders. The measure aims to implement council decisions.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Vatican
Gallup Forecast Partial clouds and thundershowers
Weather forecast for Gallup calls for partly cloudy skies through Saturday with occasional late day or evening thundershowers. Temperature to hold steady with a high near 90 and a low around 45. yesterday’s high reached 90 and the low 44.
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Gallup
Man Nabbed After Long Police Chase
Thomas Salazar 22 of Albuquerque was cited for reckless driving and speeding after a chase that ended 17 miles east of Gallup. He fled from the Ford and U S 66 intersection, reaching 80 mph in a 60 mph zone and 60 mph in a 35 mph zone, running two vehicles off the highway near Denny's Cafe. Gallup Sgt. Frank Gonzales and NM State Police helped stop him. Salazar is on convalescent leave from the New Mexico State Hospital in Las Vegas.
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Thomas Salazar
Albuquerque
Gallup
Frank Gonzales
Salazar
Ford
U.S. 66
Gonzales
Frank Romero
Gallup Police Department
Sam Tow
Fred i Gifford
New Mexico States
New Mexico State Hospital
Las Vegas
Francisco Lopez
E. Maloney
Jay's Market
Sagebrush Inn
SR 68
Buddhist Strike Called as Saigon Turmoil Grows
Radical Buddhists urged a three day general strike in Saigon as violence persisted for a fifth day. Thich Tam Chau condemned the unrest from a hidden location while police blocked protests near the Buddhist Institute. A mob burned three U.S. vehicles and drew children into the streets amid arrests and clashes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
Sai‘gon
Thich Tam Chau
The
Resets Buddhist Institute
Progovernment
Hue
Johnson
U.S
VFW Meeting This Evening
All members are requested to be present for the VFW meeting this evening at the post location.
Cibola National Forest Implements Fire Restrictions
The Cibola National Forest joins other southwestern forests in fire restrictions due to extreme dry conditions. Smoking and campfires are restricted except in developed areas. permits required for nondeveloped areas. Violators face fines, imprisonment, and firefighting costs.
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Cibola National Forest
Southwestern
William D. Hurst
Albuquerque
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Gila National Forest
New Mexico
Sandia
Manzano
Gallup
Grants
Magdalena
Hurst
Help Wanted Proofreader for Morning Hours
Job posting from Toby Williams foreman at The Gallup Independent seeks a proofreader with ability to type 60 wpm. Morning hours available across six days. Apply at the Gallup office for consideration.
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Toby Williams
Foreman
Gallup Independent
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