Navajo Code Talker G I Joe figure draws crowds at Wal Mart
Hundreds gathered at a Wal Mart store to buy one of 700 talking Navajo Code Talker action figures priced around 25 dollars. The 12 inch figure in a World War I Marine uniform speaks seven Navajo phrases with English translations. Samuel Billison of the Navajo Code Talkers Association signed dolls as others waited for autographs. The figure, created with Hasbro input, honors the Navajo language used in World War II era signaling.
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Gallup
Wal-Mart
U.S. Marine ‘Corps
Billison
Hasbro, Inc
Milan village clerk suspended amid audit and alleged embezzlement
Milan village clerk Sandra Gonzales was suspended indefinitely without pay as an ongoing audit by Gary Gaylord Inc uncovers alleged missing village funds. The May 15 action by Village Manager David Jiron followed a special board vote with trustees Ortega Mathers and Brumbelow in support. Gonzales, in office 23 years, was not present at the meeting.
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Milan
Sandra Gonzales
Gary Gaylord Inc
David Jiron
Gonzales
Board of Trustees
Jiron
Warren Mathers
Tom Ortega
Ortega
Maters
Vivian Brumbelow
Ray Ortega
Elisabeth Lopez-Rael
Miner rights advocate Hicks dies at 71 in Grants
ALBUQUERQUE AP Hicks of Grants championed federal legislation to compensate uranium workers for illnesses from Cold War mining. He died of cancer at 71 on April 25 at his Grants home. He led New Mexico Uranium Workers and donated his body to science.
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Albuquerque
Hicks
Grants
New ‘Mexico
Domenici
Congressional ‘Budget Office
Radiation Exposure Act Trust Fund
Justice Department
New Mexico
Delfina Hicks
House
Representatives
Tohajiilee seeks I-40 casino amid Navajo bid for jobs
WINDOW ROCK The To’Hajilee chapter plans a Las Vegas style casino and destination resort near Albuquerque along I-40 despite opponents using the Navajo criminal code to block discussion. Kraus-Anderson cautions that such facilities rapidly generate income and require expansion, with sites including Sanders and Monument Valley as potential Navajo casinos in Arizona and New Mexico.
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Window Rock
Sackett
Sanders
Lupton
Navajo
Kayenta
Arizona
Canoncito
New Mexico
Monument Valley
Las Vegas
Albuquerque
Platero
Kelsey Begaye
Navajo Nation Council
Begaye
Gallup Man Pedals 788 Miles Using Hands
Gallup resident Dayea, paralyzed from the waist down, plans a coast to coast 788 mile relay from Denver to St Louis to promote healthy lifestyles. The journey, part of a wider effort with multiple athletes, will stop at schools and feature discussions on exercise and disability awareness while Dayea pursues his 24‑gear hand‑pedal bike.
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Amerson
Dayez
Denver
St. Louis
Dayea
San Francisco
Boston
Gateway Arch
Hos
Ital
Davea
Owever
Denver-to-St. Louis
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Kraus-Anderson
Tom ‘Sackett
S.J. Ludescher
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