Navajo Chaplain Links Stress to Death by Own Action
Window Rock police chaplain John Clark links rapid cultural change among Navajos to stress and eventual death by own action. He notes wind River Wind River deaths in Wyoming as separate incidents and cites media interest, limited local help lines, and the need to find root causes amid ongoing cultural shifts from Long Walk legacies.
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Lukey Williams
Cine Bureau
Rock, Ariz
John Clark
Window Rock
Wind River
Wyoming
Arizona
Granny Clark
Indian Health Service
Fort Sumner
N.M
Clark
Rainfall Expected to Persist Across Day
Rainfall to continue throughout the day with readers urged to see page for details. Yesterday’s high reached 67 at 3 p.m. and the low dipped to 48 at 7 a.m. Recorded at the Gallup Independent office on 500 N Ninth St.
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Gallup
Ninth St
Fatal Shooting of FBI Agent Robin Ahrens Reported
The FBI states agent Robin Ahrens was killed after fellow agents toppled an unarmed robbery suspect to the ground. The incident allegedly followed earlier actions by other agents. Page 8 reference.
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FBI
Robin ‘Ahrens
Gallup Independent Classifieds 1985 Listing Notes
The Gallup Independent Co publishes a classified index for 1985 across sections including Comics, Education, Leisure, AM Living, Movies, Nation, Opinion and Southwest over 16 pages in two sections USPS 213-300. Contains listing fragments for ads and notices.
Coyote Canyon to reduce staff amid budget patch
Pat Syme acting director of the Coyote Canyon Rehabilitation Center says a 1986 budget cut by the Navajo Tribe's Division of Social Welfare forces staff reductions. The center, serving mentally retarded adults over 16, would lose about six positions though client services can continue.
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Patricia Guthrie
Coyote Canyon
N.M
Division of Social Welfare
Pat Syme
Coyote Canyon Rehabilitation Center
Sos Coyote
Gallup Mid School Open House Tonight at 7 PM
Open house at Gallup Mid School is scheduled for this evening at 7 PM. Staff will host tours and answer questions about programs, activities, and admissions for families and prospective students.
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Gallup Mid School
Settlement prospects in Navajo Hopi land dispute dimming
Federal mediator Richard Morris says the Navajo Hopi land dispute has less than a 50 percent chance of resolution before the July 1986 deadline. A new report will detail history and feelings of both tribes. changes to the 1974 Relocation Act or a deadline extension are likely paths, with possible violence if no action is taken.
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Dine Bureau
Washington
D.C
Richard Morris
Reagan
Morris
Congress
U.S
William Clark
Clark
Senate
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Hodel warns of high stakes gambling by tribes
Interior Secretary Donald Hodel urged tribes to avoid hard core gambling as a path to economic independence while not opposing the 85 tribes already operating high stake bingo games on Indian land. He warned against overreliance on gambling revenue and called for a balanced approach to sovereignty and funding.
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Hodel
Tulsa
Okla
Donald Hodel
National Congress of American Indians
Sheraton‘ Kensington
Creek Nation
Allison to quit Friday as Arizona DED director
WINDOW ROCK Ariz Mike Allison director of the Division of Economic Development resigns becoming the third division chief to leave in five months He will depart Friday to take a private sector job in Utah He says he was pushed by the Zah administration and is not bitter about his departure after four and a half years in the job and a recent return to the reservation to serve his people.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Mike Allison
Division of Economic Development
Allison
Utah
Zac
Zah
Drug sniffing dogs to check Gallup schools end of month
Gallup McKinley County School District will use private investigators and drug sniffing dogs to spot check secondary schools. Unannounced inspections will cover locker areas and parking lots, with bids opened Oct 16. The district cites court precedent and aims to maintain a drug free environment while handling searches via identified lockers or vehicles.
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Cathy L. Smith
Gallup
Gallup-McKinley County
Ramon Vigil
Vigil
Thie State
Eleanor Dzick
Albuquerque
Herman Baca Jr Family Thank You Donation Fund Blessings
The Herman Baca Jr family thanks all who donated to the Herman Baca Fund. May God bless each and every one.
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Herman Baca-Jr
All Y
Herman Baca
Hijack of Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro reported
The AP map shows the ship's approximate location off the Egyptian coast where the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestinians on Monday. About 413 people were aboard and Israeli radio quoted that one person may have been killed by the hijackers.
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Achille Lauro
Israel Radio
Gallup man charged with aggravated battery in stabbing
Gallup a man was charged with aggravated battery a third degree felony Monday for allegedly trying to injure George Taylor magistrate court records show John L Fletcher 34 of Ranchito Motel No 15 allegedly stabbed Taylor on Oct 4 Records show he was arrested on a warrant.
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Gallup
George Taylor
John L. Fletcher
Ranchito Motel No. 15
Taylor
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Larry Lee
Independent Monday
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Dave Lundy
John Mraz
Gerry Birdsong
Gallup Indian Medical Center
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D McKinley
McKinley County
Galanis
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Foutz
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Associated Press
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