Navajo Nation hosts handicapable talent show and dance week
Handicapped students from across the Navajo reservation attended a non competitive talent show and disco dance in Window Rock as part of the Navajo Nation Handicapped Awareness Week. Participants from St. Michael's Association for Special Education and other groups mingled at the Navajo Division of Education, which sponsored the events. Buckle Up shirts were provided by the Window Rock Police Department.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Reservation
Art
Navajo Nation
St. Michael’s Association For Special Education
Togei Industries
Chinle Valley School
Hopi Center For Human Development
Tohatchi Special Education and Training Center
Navajo Division of Education
Navajo Nation Ad
Bootlegging arrests in Tuba City during Red Ribbon Week
Western Bureau reports a police sweep during Red Ribbon Week targeting liquor on the Navajo reservation. Several Tuba City residents faced alcohol or drug related charges, including Truman Tsosie and Pauline Edison, with fines, jail terms, or releases on recognizance.
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Western Bureau
Tuba City
Ariz
Navajo Police Department
Carolyn Calvin
Pauline Edison
Phoenix suspect arrested after Gallup chase
A 19 year old Phoenix man Thomas Lopez was captured after a six hour pursuit across Gallup. Lopez is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle leaving the scene of an accident with injuries escape and aggravated assault and battery of officers. A passenger 18 year old Andra Villella was injured in the crash and hospitalized. Lopez was arrested at McKinley and Hill streets after a long search by Gallup police and state authorities.
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Gallup
Phoenix
Thomas Lopez
Poke N.E
Arsena Etcitty
Lopez
Ercutty
Ford Drive
Aztec Avenue
Andra Villella
Albuquerque
Rehoboth/McKinley Christian Hospital
University of New Mexico Hospital
McKinley County
Right to work not in Navajo labor reform
The Navajo Nation Council approved amendments to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act but rejected the right to work clause, repealing it to require union membership for reservation employees. The session also boosted tribal spending to about 14.6 million for housing, capital projects, and college funding, with other actions including endorsements of political candidates and symbolic actions on Native American rights.
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Ethics and Rules Office
Navajo Nation Council
Nelson Gorman
Council
United Mine Workers of America
Larson Manuelito
Navajo Labor Investigative Task Force
Eugene Badonie
Edward Seaton
Oak Springs
Lupton
Tom Shirley
New Mexico
Bruce King
Pete Domenic
Navajo Community College
Veterans’ Housing Program
Central Navajo Aids Coalition
Veterans’ Housing
Shiprock
Yazzie
Congress
David King
Washington, D.C
Round Up Saloon Contests at Flight Weekend Draws Prizes
The Round Up Saloon hosts AXE HANDLERS Flight Weekend with Coors Extra Gold Party Contests and drawings at 400 N. 3rd. Crownpoint Community School area invites participation and a carrier is needed. Contact Jose Parra at 863-6811 for details.
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Coors
Crownpoint Community School
Jose Parra
Haskie protests Navajo election timing in press remarks
Interim Navajo President Leonard Haskie denounced the decision to proceed with the November 6 general election while blaming Peterson Zah for pressuring the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors not to postpone. He urged voters to back him, noting MacDonald’s bribery conviction and jail hold.
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Window Rock
Haskie
Zah
Peterson Zach
Claudeen Bates Arthur
Duane Beyal
Meet After Nov 5 MOTE To Keep Judge Joseph Rich
A brief notice indicates a meeting after November 5 regarding keeping District Judge Joseph Rich in his division. The exact dates and full context are limited in the fragment, but the item centers on a judicial retention matter and a local meeting.
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MOTE
Joseph Rich
Supplemental ballot candidates abroad section noted
Fragments show acknowledgment of overseas candidate and appreciation for supportive words. No clear names, dates, or locations.
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Dear Abby
Nathaniel Benally
St. Michael's
Carmelita Leonard
Tamara Vilas
Ico
Sherry Curley
Navajo Nation Advisory Council
Visory Council For
Curley
Truman Tsosie
Irene Yazzie
William Sanders
Troy Rouf
Etcitty
Richard Perez
Ford
Old Highway 66
Villella
Love’s
Richard Sitts
Duane Yazzie
Oth
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