Horseman's Float Wins Parade Honor in Gallup
The Indian Capital Horseman Association rose as best riding group while the rose garden float took top parade honor in the Lions Club Rodeo Parade Saturday. Navajo Codetalkers were named best marching group. Sieg Montano won for best old car. Toni Williams and Henry the Indian Dancer earned dress prizes. Mountain Bell won most unique entry.
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Gallup
Indian Capital Horseman Association
Rose Garden
Lion's Club
Indian Capital Horseman's Association
Codetalkers
Sieg Montano
Richard Gruda
Clarence Staton
Pine Canyon
Kim
The
Thunders
Trail Riders
Lions Club
Saw Mill
Ariz
Weekend 7 Die In Area Accidents Across U S 666 and Beyond
Reports from Crownpoint police detail seven deaths from Saturday and Sunday crashes. Frank J Iskra and June A Iskra died in a head on crash on U S 666. A Shiprock teen Ned Mitchell 17 died in a separate collision near Cortez Colorado. A Mexican Springs man was killed fleeing a train west of Third Street. A fourth fatality involved a pick up collision on U S 666 with unknown victim. Police also note injuries to four others and a theft of a typewriter from Mountain Bell office Aztec Avenue. Police seek two cars reported stolen over the weekend.
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Gallup
U.S
Mexican Springs
Cortez
Colo
Twin Lakes
Frank J
June A. Iskra
Julie Drive
Tohatchi
Henry Hale
Harmon Plummer
Roger Barton
Naval Police
Crownpoint
Hale
U.S. 666
Iskra
Third Street
Ned Mitchell
Shiprock
U.S. 66
Artie Acothley
Page
Ariz
Sherry Smith
Window Rock
Ella Haven
Oak Springs
Willian Lee Ketchum
van Buren
Ark
Verdi
Lucy Castilo
Green
Judy Gutierrez
Viro Circle
Bell Office
Aztec Avenue
Mary Jensen
Indiana County Picture Tour of Our Scenic Wonderland
A local program titled Picture Tour of Our Scenic Wonderland airs nightly except Sunday, showcasing regional scenery. The segment, produced by Cha er fake Stoy Galley, invites viewers to enjoy curated views and commentary.
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Wonderland
Bam
Indian Self-Determination Act under fire at Senate hearing
Tribal leaders testified that the 1974 act to give tribes control of BIA programs through contracts has fallen short. Navajo Chairman Peter Mac Donald urged replacing contracted funds with a lump sum block grant to let tribes shape programs to their priorities. He warned contracts perpetuate federal failure and stifled self-rule.
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Laurie Burnett Albuquerque
U.S. Senate
Bureau of Indian Affair
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Senate
Select Committee On Indian Affairs
Peter MacDonald
Bureau
MacDonald
BIA
Reseeding Planned After Northern New Mexico Fire
The 15000 acre blaze in northern New Mexico destroys deer and elk range at Bandelier National Monument. reseeding native grasses along the 38 mile fire line begins next week with rainfall critical to recovery. wildlife habitat losses and erosion threaten streams feeding the Rio Grande with a preliminary damage estimate of 13 million dollars.
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Los Alamos
New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument
John Hunter
Pete Stender
Santa Fe National Forest
Rito de Los Frijoles
Capulin
Rio Grande
Cochiti Dam
Stender
AIM Murder Trial Ends Plea Bargain Attempt
In Los Angeles County a judge refused to accept a plea deal in the long running murder trial of Paul Skyhorse 33 and Richard Mohawk 27 two American Indian Movement leaders charged with killing cab driver George Aird in 1974 and robbing him of 50 cents. The case has drawn out pretrial hearings and appeals costing county taxpayers about half a million dollars and the trial could last up to a year more with an estimated cost of 1 million.
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Los Angeles
Paul Skyhorse
Richard Mohawk
Chicago
Skyhorse
Leonard Weinglass
Dodson
Weinglass
Santa Barbara
State Supreme Court
High Court
Hodson Sasigussert
Marvin Redshirt
California
Redshirt
George Aird
Louis Samonsky Jr
Tennessee prison fire kills forty two in jail blaze
An 18 year old inmate set a foam padded cell ablaze at Maury County Jail in Columbia injuring many and killing 42 people including 34 inmates. Deputy keys delayed rescues, eight inmates escaped, and 18 others were treated. The arson is being pursued with adult charges.
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Columbia, Tenn
Maury County
Dist. Atty
Robert H. Gay
Andy Zinmer
Gay
Zinmer
Nashville
Waukesha
Wis
Superior
Lad Lake Inc
Doussman
Bob Farme
Farmer
Columbia
Six Inmates Confined After NM Prison Riot
State Corrections head Ed Mahr will ask the Santa Fe district attorney to file charges against inmates tied to a weekend riot at the New Mexico state prison. Six inmates were placed in isolation after the disturbance as staff stabilized the facility and ongoing patrols continued.
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Santa FE
Ed Mahr
New Mexico State
Mahr
Santa‘‘Fe
Gallup Red Rock Park Cowboy Down in Chute
Fragmentary report from Red Rock Park describes a cowboy named Ham Jake Montroy going down in chute No 8 at a rodeo event. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
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Red Rock Park
Jake
Tradition At Issue In Oraibi
The Oraibi controversy centers on who has authority to assign land for a Civic Center and related facilities. Sekaquaptewa questions whether the tribal council or another party holds land assignment power for housing, schools, and civic projects.
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New Oraibi
Arizona
Cine Bureau
Tera
Sekaquaptewa
Land Clan
Sekaquap
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Essories
Indiana Coutry
Gallup N-M
Wesabe
Perse Eas i Ae
Galup
Jemez
AIM
Gallup Independent
New York Times
Ray Blanton
Tennessee
Blanton
Malley
Maldonado
Mendoza
Oraibi
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