Navajo Casino Referendum Echoes The Gambler Legend
In Window Rock Navajo Nation debates whether to allow up to five casinos on reservation land. The narrative frames the vote as a test of tradition and risk, with leaders like Albert Hale opposing gambling and Ferdinand Notah arguing for economic gains and tourism spending. The story ties the referendum to cultural tales of The Gambler, a figure whose fate mirrors potential Navajo outcomes.
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Snowbound blizzard kills at least eight near Denver
Rescuers used helicopters snowmobiles and military vehicles to reach stranded travelers as a blizzard dumped 15 foot snowdrifts near Denver. By Sunday night most motorists were rescued though several hunters remained missing. Eight deaths were reported including four in Colorado cars and a 77 year old woman in Nebraska.
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King's son to lead SCLC in expected board vote
The SCLC board plans to meet this week to vote on appointing Martin Luther King TI, son of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as the organization's next president. A board member said the heir apparent is not yet written in stone, but the chisel is at work. The group, co founded by King in 1957, faces the milestone as leadership transitions.
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Nichols jury selection underway in Oklahoma City bombing trial
Attorneys push to seat the jury for the Terry Nichols trial linked to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing as 58 jurors qualify and the pool expands to at least 64 before 23 peremptory challenges reduce to 12 jurors and six alternates. The process proceeds with opening statements anticipated by week’s end.
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Timothy McVeigh
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Gulf War illness probe criticized as flawed by committee
A House committee blasts the Pentagon and VA for an irreparably flawed Gulf War illness investigation and calls for an independent inquiry. The report cites arrogance and myopia in efforts to find evidence, aligning with White House panel criticisms as it nears completion.
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Gene linked to manic mood in new studies
Three new studies link a brain communication gene to manic-low mood susceptibility. Experts caution the gene has only a small effect. Bipolar disorder affects about 1 to 2 percent of Americans, with mania and deep depressive episodes.
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Wade Berrettin
University of Pennsylvania
Hollywood honors blacklisted screenwriters at 50 year mark
Hollywood marks the fiftieth anniversary of the House Un American Activities Committee hearings by honoring living writers from the Hollywood Ten. Only Lardner Jr attended, reading a statement after being barred from delivering it. Edward Dmytryk declined.
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