Wounded Knee occupation sparks power struggle in Pine Ridge
Report covers Dick Wilson and AIM figures consolidating control at Wounded Knee in Pine Ridge South Dakota. It notes legal battles over Wilson’s elected leadership, Means and Banks as rivals, and the broader push to address treaty rights and long standing grievances of the Oglala Sioux amid a stalled federal response.
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American Indian Movement
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Pine Ridge Reservation
Dick Wilson
Oglala Sioux
Oglala
Russell Means
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Means
UPI
James R. Quinn
Ft. Laramie
Missouri River
U.S. Cavalry
Dennis Banks
Pine Ridge
Sadat Vows Greater Militancy and Tight Domestic Drive
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, also prime minister, unveiled a 36 member cabinet in Cairo and pledged a tougher posture against Israel. He said the nation will confront dissidents, enforce austerity, and tighten coordination among state organs while warnings circulated of possible Israeli action and Saudi troop movements toward Kuwait.
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Vukcevich claims state officials sought to oust him
Steve Vukcevich testified before the State Personnel Commission that corrections officials were out to get him after his firing as superintendent of the State Industrial School for Boys at Ft. Grant. He blamed Gov. Williams appointees and Dr A Lamonth Smith for policy changes and clashes with Allen Cook.
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Weather Watch Hefty Storms Hit Plains and Rivers
A storm system produced showers and strong thunderstorms across the Plains and Mississippi Valley with a tornado in the Texas Panhandle and Mississippi River approaching 1947 levels in Louisiana. The Missouri River traffic closed for 200 miles and 75 families fled central Louisiana floods. Eight inches of snow fell in Alamosa Colorado as cooler air dropped temperatures coast to coast.
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Nixon declares all-out global war on drugs
President Nixon proposes a single new Drug Enforcement Administration to consolidate federal antidrug powers. The plan absorbs the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, customs anti-drug operations, the Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, and the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence. He urges mandatory minimums for hard-drug pushers and notes boosts in arrests and funding as evidence of progress.
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Indian matters costly trigger Interior budget rise
Washington long running Indian issues push the Interior Department Solicitor office budget to 7.85 million dollars for the new fiscal year. Deputy Solicitor Raymond Coulter cited 499000 more than 1973 with 40000 for reopening Gallup New Mexico office and 37000 for Riverside California staff. He noted 300000 for two Indian treaty and law works under the Civil Rights Act. Senator Stevens warned Alaska Native Land Claims Act will add work and staff. Coulter said temporary assignments may cover it. Senator Bible pledged committee support for the requests.
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UPI
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Congress
Raymond C. Coulter
Senate Appropriations
Coulter
Gallup
N.M
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Interior Appropriations Subcommittee
Nevada Senate ends old outhouse law in schools
Carson City Nevada lawmakers sent to Gov Mike O Callaghan a bill to remove an archaic law requiring two hole outhouses at schools. The sponsor said the measure does not affect inside bathrooms and the bill eliminates the outdated requirement.
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UPI
Nevada
Mike O’callaghan
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