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Today's Weather Winter storm See details Page 6. THE TRUTH WELL TOLD endenf Weekend 17 Color Comics Family Weekly Magazine Complete Local Sports Eight Albuquerque and Los Angeles TV Channels NUMBER 303 VOLUME 85 GAUUP, NEW MEXICO 87301, SATURDAY DECEMBER 26,1974 PHONE (505) 863-68U 25c Lewis Requests BIA Position Wants Application Activated for Area Director ENGLISH ALPHABET training is part of the regular class instruction for beginning students at Red Rock Day School. The teacher is Wilfred Sisco, who will receive his bachelor's degree in education-from UNM in December. Navajo Nation Likes On-Site Education SANOSTEE (Special) One-site education the science of training college students at the location where they'll work upon graduation is alive and well at the University of New The first eight a a of the Sanostee-Toadlena Title VII Teacher Training Project, received diplomas at UNM this month. This project, which began in 1971 with 10 students, receives a thumbs up from most Navajo Nation-educators.

"It's great, and probably the only waj to elevate the quality of education for Navajo children," says J.C. Begay. principal of Red Rock Day School, a Bureau of Indian Affairs elementary school of 83 students. It's on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico. Two of Begay's four teachers this fall are in the i on-site teacher training project.

Although they didn't finish up degree requirements until this December the BIA already hired them as fulltime teachers in October. Four other UNM students also have their own classrooms in reservation schools. "This really is significant for the Navajo people." says Begay. who is principal of the only BIA school staffed entirely by Navajos. "The relationship between the teacher trainees and the kids is just great." says Begay who holds a master's degree from UNM in educational administration.

The UNM Students teaching at Red Rock Day School not only are fully bilingual and" therefore better able to communicate with the children than a person who speaks only English. But they also can relate to the students about their life on the reservation. To help enhance this even more, some of the culture instruction for the Red Rock students will be held in a traditional hogan which community people built last summer. "We'll invite foster grandparents of the children'into the hogan to (ell stories. Stories should be told in the hogan, not the classroom," Begay says.

Wednesday Is Full Holiday GALLUP (Staff) With the exception of persons involved in emergency services, nearly everyone has a holiday Wednesday from city, state, counly and federal duties. Mayor Sam Hay said some fire and police employes will work Wednesday but all others have a New Year's Day Holiday. Street crews will be on roll in case it snows and other de-par! mcnls will be available case of power mil ages and the like, said Mayor Kay. McKinley County Courthouse, the Federal Building. McKinle.v Area Council of Governments, and the Post Office will be closed Wednesday bill all will keep regular office hours on Tuesday and employes will leave al normal limes before going out lo celebrale New a Hanks mid inosl businesses i be closed on Wednesday and children wi 1 he mil of area schools, enjoying Hie tail- end of a holiday vacation.

There will In! no issue of Ihe Independent on Wednesday and many fcalures will appear double in Tuesday's paper. The hogan was finished on just a few weeks, about the time tor the first frost which signifies the opening of the story telling season. One of the biggest problems of on-site education is getting on site. The UNM teacher trainees can actually stay at BIA boarding schools like the one at Sanostee. In fact, despite their upcoming UNM diplomas, they've only studied on the UNM Albuquerque campus during three summer sessions.

But, UNM faculty who oversee the activities of the trainees must make regular trips, and the miles of dirt roads which proceed arrival at the little schools take their toll, particularly in the west season or winter. But, as far as Dean Bernard Spolsky, director of the Navajo Reading Study at UNM, sees it, that's the only disadvan- "By having on-site education," he says, "We're letting the Navajo people make their own decisions about their (Continued on Page (1) GALLUP (Staff) Gov. Robert Lewis of Zuni said Friday that he has requested reinstatement of his a i a i for Bureau of Indian Affairs. Albuquerque Area Director. Lewis lost his bid for reelection as Zuni Pueblo tribal governor on Dec.

20 to Edison Laselute. Lewis, who had been Zuni governor for 10 years, lost by a three per cent margin or 30 votes of the 824 cast. Lewis had applied for the area directorship several months ago but was induced to withdraw the application on the grounds his oath of office required him to fulfill the obligation of governor at Zuni. hi- fcr the job on Sept. 1C in a letter lo Morris Thompson, commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington.

D.C. Ken Payton. superintendent of Southern Pueblo Agency in Albuquerque is a contender for the area director position. The Albuquerque area office is now headed by Frank Pence, acting director. Pence formerly lived in Gallup before transferring to Albuquerque.

The area. includes two Ute tribes in Colorado, the Jicarilla and Mescalero Apache o( New Mexico, and 19 pueblos of New Mexicc which includes Zuni. This makes for jurisdiction over 23 different tribes with over 40,000 total population. Lewis finishes five terms as Zuni governor. Half Zuni and half Cherokee, he ii 00.

If appointed to the Albuquerque area director postilion. Lewis expects to be involved i I i a irjiloi- Iwnrl fJnH mineral rights. Indian water needs have not been quantified, Lewis said, which is giving the non-Indian population a misunderstanding of Indians' future water needs. He sees the Indian tribal industrial and agricultural development hinging on water. Commissioner Thompson is not ex- pected to a a decision i January.

McicDoncild-Lobor Conspiracy Charged PHOENIX (AP)-The U.S. Justice Department has been given evidence indicating "a conspiracy between labor leaders and Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald" in'last month's elections. Sen. Barry Goldwater. savs.

NIGHTLIGHTS of Gollup twinkle behind this home at 203 W. Jefferson which has been decked out for the holiday season. Most residents who decorated their homes with outdoor lights and displays turn the lights on nightly through New Year's Day which is Wednesday. Gallup Residents Make New Year's Resolutions By BONNIE MEYER City Editor GALLUP Gallup area residents are making New Year's resolutions in preparation for 1975 which begins at midnight Tuesday. Joseph Lopez, assistant to the city Manager, spent a greater portion of 197-1 working with.city sanitation department crews and said getting that department "squared away for once and for all" is his New Year's resolution this year.

He said he wants to get the department working to full capacity and providing full, good service to city residents. "I'm going to get on a good diet and slay on it." said Joseph Danoff whose goal is to lose a few pounds in 1975. Joann Menini has a whole list of resolutions and one is also to lose weight. "I'm going to try to make the right decisions in 1975. learn lo say no.

and ride in plane County May Get Kidney Machine GALLUP (Staff) Open community discussions on the feasibility of obtaining a kidney dialysis unit at Rehoboth Christian Hospital will be conducted early in 1975. said Paul D. Lang, administrator. At a recent board ot governors meeting at the hospital, Lang was authorized to conduct the open discussions. Long and Mary Jane Thompson, both of Gallup and members of the New Mexico Comprehensive Health Planning Council, served as members of a com- millecon End State Renal Disease which sludied Hie need for dialysis equipment.

Planning District I in Ihe slate, which includes McKinley and San Juan Counties was determined as having the highest need for such equipment in Ihe slate, said Lang. "The discussion will be open lo Ihe community due to Ihe extensive problems of establishing such a service inv i i a paraprofcssion.il, i location, supplies and financing problems" said Lung. "The Hospital Board of Governors feel's thai a decision to establish such a service should be opened to the public for the i fillies! cooperation would be needed to ensure successful continuation of this important hcallh service. One of the many ways that the community may be able to help will be lo get better informed and to urge legislative action to support Ibis service." Lang said Ihe date of the forum will he set as soon as he is able to invite one or Iwo nephrologisls who practice in Albuquerque to attend and discuss the feasibility of providing the equipmenl in Gallup. Also asked to attend will be staff members of Ihe Stale Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, legislative represent a i of Ihe i a related agencies, planning specialists from the Navajo Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, and Ihe public.

"The meeting is planned lo be held in the chapel of Ihe hospital and a dale or lime will be announced." added Lang. or a train because I've never traveled in either." "My resolution is just to learn to be more comfortable with myself." said Ton! Yurcic. Juan Delgado. city parks and recreation director, said he would like to start and complete a Spanish heritage park at Lincoln School during 1975. "I would also like to see a park built at the site of the old ceremonial grounds on the Northside for residents in that area," said Delgado.

He said these (wo sections of the city do nol have parks now and residents there new an urea for recreation. Mayor Sam Hay said his resolution is "to gel along better and establish good relations with the news media." "I have never made a New Year's resolution for reasons." said Elizabeth DiGregorio. "First. I don't believe in (hem; second. I'm not so dissatisfied with my life that I feel a change is necessary, and third, if I felt a change were necessary I would make the change without being a by New Year's." "I generally never make New Year's resolutions." said a a a a "Oneyearlstoppcdsr and quit for three months but 1 only became skinnier so I went back lo smoking.

I hope general that 1 will enjoy life more anil do as well or better a last year." A Steel Corp. says it will s-hut down an open hearth shop at its (J.iry. works next week rather than pay a fine for air pollution- The shutdown is expected 1:1 for 4,000 workers in I i a a The nation's largesl M.vimakcr announced the closing I'ridjj day after U.S. District Court Allen Sharp of Hammond i-nlered the shutdown or payment of Ihe fine. fGarbage Crewsj I Work Today 8 GALLUP (Staff) --It's been a bad week for garbage pickups." said Joseph Lopez, assistant to Ihe city manager lale Friday a "I've had about 50 complaints on garbage pick-ups or the lack of them today." Sanitation Department personnel were authorized overtime to pick up some trash on Saturday, said Lopez.

"Crews will do as much as they can and get back on schedule next week." The problems occurred because employes had a two-day Christmas holiday Tuesday and Wednesday and because three trucks were down for repairs on Thursdav. Goldwater told his annual news conference Friday a a i i a only "2.000 to 3.000 Navajos vote in elections." "They're not interested in the white man's election, "he said. "But they voted by the thousands last month." The Navajos also voted overwhelmingly for Democrats by a margin that easily provided the 4.100 votes by which Democrat Raul Castro defeated Republican Russell Williams in the Arizona gubernatorial race. MacDonatd. a Republican.hadtold GOP leaders he would oppose them because of their sponsorship of a Congres- Jrtnal bill to split disputed grazing lands evenly between the Navajos and Hopis.

"I have evidence that labor people were paid 12 cents a mile to travel the reservation and offer free beer chits for voting." said Goldwater. "It was also the first time I ever lost in both Apache and Navajo counties." In other comments. Goldwater said the bill to split the disputed 1.8 million acres is not as good as it should have been. "An amendment excluding Moenkopi excludes at least 260.000 acres which will lead to more bickering for another 10 or 20 years." said Goldwater. Turning to state politics, the senator said there is no feud between him Arizona GOP Chairman Harry Rosenzweig.

Goldwater took sharp exception to comments by Rosenzweig after (lie election that Republicans world have to move to the political center and that "conservatives are going no place." Goldwater blamed the GOP losses in Arizona to poor organization. I had lunch with Harry just yesterday and there's no quarrel." he said. "The party just wasn't organized in Maricopa and Pima counties where 84 per cent of the votes are." a said he found so much Republican indifference in some precincts that there wasn't even a precinct i a a blamed Watergate and attendant problems for the GOP setback. "We're talking about a niimconvention in March to strengthen the parly organization." he said. Obituaries Dorela R.

Marquez. page 6 Clara Ann Jack Pope, page 6 Navajos Will Bury Radioactive Matter SHIPROCK a The Navajo Tribe is taking matters into its own hands after waiting more (ban six years for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to do i about a i a i wastes from an old uranium mill here. Navajo Engineering Construction An- Ihority will begain burying several score acres of radioactive material Jan. 8 after a 2 p.m.

ceremony al the plant last oper- atcc, by Foote Minerals here, according lo Harold Tso. executive director of Ibe a a i a Protection Commission. The construction authority is lemporarily housed in Ihe old niiil building. The site is behind the rodeo grounds here. Turning over the waste and covering it with between six and '2-i inches of earth will take from IB to 24 months, Tso said.

"The wasle covers belwcen 40 and ltd acres, depending upon whom you talk to. We have been unsuccessful with the Atomic Energy Commission," Tso said. adding that safeguarding of the wastes has been in planning stages since shortly after Ihe mill closed in 1908. "We only want to do a temporary thing so thai when Ihe AC does present a final solution, we're open to that." he said "The immediate problem is one of dispersing Ihe a i a i materials in wasle piles There is a potential hazard." Shiprock's is one of (our abandoned uranium mill sites on the Navajo Reservation i i i i a problems. Others are near Mexican Hat and Monument Valley.

a anil Tuba City. Ariz. There arc ii such silos west of the Mississippi Hiver. Tso said..