Navajo voter registration ends October 3 at election office
Sunday is the final day to register for the Navajo tribal general election. Registration desks open Saturday and Sunday at the Navajo Fairgrounds in Window Rock from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registrars may also assist in chapters. Bring proper ID. Election set for November 2. Call the Navajo Election Commission at 871-5738, 871-4504, or 871-4941 ext. 1867 or 1896 for more details.
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Navajo worker charges harassment over MacDonald drive
Julie Milford, an accountant in the Division of Social Welfare, accuses Bobby George the division director of harassing and intimidating staff to support Peter MacDonald’s re election bid. Milford says staff were pressured to donate paychecks and wear campaign items and that her desk was moved when she refused. The Election Commission may act. George did not comment. Other employees report similar pressure but filed no formal complaints.
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MacDonald vows support for Navajo BIA schools amid rumors
Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald urged about 45 staff and 450 students at Teec Nos Pos BIA boarding school that he does not seek to take over BIA education. He criticized takeover rumors as cruel tactics and pressed for more federal funding, higher salaries, better curriculum, and expanded BIA school staffing to ease overcrowding. He also backed local attendance at the nearby boarding school and promised to raise classroom concerns with Congress and the Interior.
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State agency lacking lead role in nuclear waste emergency
Santa Fe report says emergency response to radioactive or hazardous waste spills is scattered across ten plus agencies with no single lead authority. The Interim Legislative committee heard that a state regime is needed to coordinate cleanup and protect citizens, as a Sandia contracted study examines preparedness in Bernalillo San Juan Eddy counties amid WIPP project implications.
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Cahn defends Navajo Hopi land dispute study funding
Edgar Cahn, head of Citizens Advocate Center, defends the $255000 study on the Navajo Hopi land dispute funded by a joint task force and commission. He says the project offers a fundamental re examination of the dispute and outlines histories, legal aspects, plans, and potential solutions while denying rushed work and addressing critics.
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Navajo Tribal Council OKs 1983 cost of living rise
Navajo Tribal Council approves a 7.5 percent cost of living increase totaling 1.8 million for tribal employees as part of the 1983 budget, plus 12.1 million for capital improvements including chapterhouse renovations water line extensions preschools and a 2.2 million school clothing program. Some councilors objected to fund distribution preferring equal chapter allocations.
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Keeping Control in Beirut Crisis Marines Face Greater Combat Risk
U S officials acknowledge Marines in Beirut are likelier to see combat than in their first tour and will be authorized to fire if fired upon as part of a peace keeping mission. Opinion page 2.
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