Navajo Beauty Way program may end Dec 28
WINDOW ROCK Ariz The Navajo Beauty Way substance abuse curriculum begun three years ago faces closure as tribal funding is set to run out on December 28 The program for kindergarten through high school emphasizes a holistic self discovery approach rooted in Navajo culture and language with leaders urging continued support and self reliance rather than external control
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Norman P. Brown
United States
Brown
Legah
Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize in 1990
Mikhail Gorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for opening Soviet society to reform slowing arms race and aiding Eastern Europe’s freedom. The committee cited his role in the world peace process and greater openness, despite questions about staying in power.
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Associated Press
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Norway
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Europe
Norwegian
Nobel Committee
Gorbachev
Gidske Anderson
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
Yelena Bonner
Napoleon
Mac Donald bribery trial heads to jury in Navajo dispute
After nine days of testimony in the Navajo tribal court case of Peter MacDonald, former tribal chairman, prosecutors rested and the judge knocked out two bribery counts for lack of evidence. His son Peter Jr faces multiple counts. Defense declined further witnesses, saying no crimes were proven. Prosecution alleges payments totaling 600000 from 1986 to 1988 in exchange for favorable contracts.
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New York Times
Tuba City
Ariz
Peter MacDonald
Mark Donatelli
Santa Fe
N.M
Robert Yazzie
MacDonald
Mac- Donald
Window Rock
Here
Peter
Rocky) Mac- Donald Jr
Val R. Jolley
Jolley
Donatelli
Fire prevention parade in Gallup marks week’s end
Eastern Bureau reports Gallup firefighters gathered Saturday for a fire prevention week parade. About 40 engines and rescue units from Zuni Thoreau and San Mateo joined a 20 minute procession down Aztec Avenue ending at the mall. Demonstrations included repelling water tactics and hazardous material disposal with Sparky the fire dog entertaining children.
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Lavato
Zuni, Thoreau and
Sari
Mateo
B. Barton Lee
Burea
Gallup
Mike Lovato
Zuni
Thoreau
San Mateo
Aztec Av
Sparky
Torreon Substance Abuse Center marks first year of successes
Eastern Bureau reports the Torreon Center celebrated its one year anniversary with client recoveries and some financial setbacks. Hom er, 22, credits counseling for staying sober weeks after a two year gasoline sniffing habit learned from peers. Evangeline, 25, reentered treatment after a three month absence and faces family problems while on track to recovery. Center averages nine clients daily, about 20 in the past year, with staff noting the emotional toll and ongoing demand. The center sits on the eastern Navajo Reservation about two hours from Gallup, and operates under court orders for some clients.
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Torreon
Homer
Evangeline
Pye
Evageline
Gallup
Janet Vice
Vice
San Rafael man charged after baby held hostage in Grants
Grants authorities arrested Augustin Chavez 30 of San Rafael after a hostage night in Grants. Chavez reportedly beat and kidnapped his partner and a one month old baby, later talked into surrender by a five man Tactical Team. The baby was unharmed and Chavez was treated for chest wounds before booking on aggravated battery with other charges pending.
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San Rafael
Grants Bureau
Grants
Augustin Chavez
New Mexico
John McAninch
Chavez
McAninch
Glen Kelsey
Mike Brittain
Cibola General Hospital
Grants City
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