European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes . Friday november 27, 1992indian land Deal of d by administration Washington a the Bush administration on wednesday approved a proposed settlement of a Century old dispute that would give 408,000 acres of land in Arizona to the hopi tribe. The agreement which Congress must approve would end one of the West a most intense and longstanding quarrels Between Indian tribes Over ancestral land rights. The dispute Between the Hopes and Nava Jos in northeastern Arizona dates Back to the 1880s. A we cannot pass up this once in a Century Opportunity to Settle this bitter dispute a Interior Secretary Manuel Lujanjr. Said in a statement announcing the Deal that involves a two Large areas near Flagstaff. In addition to Federal and state lands the agreement Calls for transferring 165,000 acres belonging to ranchers to the hopi and Navajo tribes the Interior department said. Lujan and agriculture Secretary Edward r. Madigan said the next step is to draft legislation for Congress. They said the legislation would include Protection for property owners who do not want to sell their land and will assure Access to the new Indian land for recreational purposes. A a. Cannot pass up this once in a Century Opportunity to Settle this bitter Interior Secretary Manuel Lujanjr. A we certainly do not propose solving one Long and painful Indian land claims problem by creating an equally painful land claims controversy for others a Lujan said. Non Indian residents and business people who live and operate on or near the new hopi territory have expressed alarm that businesses and recreational areas a including skiing backpacking and Hunting a might be harmed. Arizona gov. J. Fife Symington Iii called the settlement a a bad Deal for the state and accused the Federal government of failing to involve state officials in negotiations. A indeed had we gotten wind earlier of the nature of the proposed transaction we would have been in there beating our Chest about it a the governor said. A i would like to see this undone As soon As the dispute has pitted the two Indian tribes against each other since 1882, when Many navajos began moving into areas also claimed by the Hopes. Eventually separate hopi and Navajo reservations were formed stretching across 2.4 million acres of northeastern Arizona and extending into Northwestern new Mexico and Southeastern Utah. Under government imposed boundaries however some Navajo families have continued to live on hopi land prompting lawsuits and animosity Between the tribes. Under the agreement All lawsuits would be dismissed officials said. A 1974 government imposed partition of the Navajo and hopi reservations resulted in thousands of navajos being relocated but some Navajo families refused to leave. Under the agreement the Hopes would allow the 150 or so remaining Navajo families to continue living on the hopi reservation for 75 years. In return the Hopes would be Given 408,000 acres. . Teachers May strike Over reimposed pay Cut los Angeles a the threat of a teachers strike against the City a nearly bankrupt schools increased wednesday after a judge removed himself from a pay dispute allowing a 12 percent salary Cut. The los Angeles unified school District the nations second largest had said it faced immediate bankruptcy if the judge reversed the Cut. United teachers los Angeles said its next move was Clear. Quot if you want to stand up for your rights then you re going to have to said Helen Bernstein president of the 34,000-member Union. Union members have authorized a strike. Superior court judge Stephen e. Of Neil ruled that he had no jurisdiction saying the Case belonged with state mediators. A state budget crisis blamed by politicians on the recession prompted California to Cut funding for Public schools from $16,4 billion in 1991-92 to $16.2 billion this school year. Before the Cut the average pay for teachers in the los Angeles District was $42,000 a year. The District on oct. 2 voted a 12 percent Cut in the salaries of about 32,000 teachers librarians and nurses to help offset a $400 million budget shortfall. Three Days later of Neil granted the teachers request for a temporal injunction against the move. The District had to Send out $19.7 million in supplemental checks after issuing reduced paychecks. Of Neil a order expired wednesday allowing the salary cuts to take effect. Acupressure bands found to Cut morning sickness in pregnancy new York a pregnant women reported a significant drop in severity of morning sickness when they wore wristbands that use the ancient c chinese Art of acupressure a study says. More than 60 percent of the women said nausea and vomiting were reduced or eliminated by the hands which press on a Point just above the wrist. When the women wore Placebo wristbands that did not press on the Point Only about 30 percent said their nausea Ami vomiting lessened. This finding showed the effect of the working bands was not just psychological. T he study was reported in the novem Ber Issue of the journal obstetrics and gynaecology by drs. D. De Aloysio and p. Penace Ioni of Bologna University in Italy. It involved 60 women in their seventh to 12th week of pregnancy. T he device an elastic Bracelet marketed under the name sea band is made in England and the United states where its sold primarily in pharmacies. The British based sea band International inc. Plans to apply to the . I Ood and drug administration for permission to advertise the bands As Relief for nausea after surgery said Boston based marketing director Leonard Nihan. Gershwin by computer Artis Wodehouse holds a player piano Roll of a George Gershwin song and the computer Diskette on which it has been recorded for a collection of 65 rare tunes by the Amer ican composer to be released on cd next year. A in certain cases there a Only one o these in the world a Wodehouse a Gershwin scholar in new York City said wednes Day in new York of the yellowing player piano Rolls. Aids virus Carrier convicted of attempted murder by sex Portland Ore. A an his infected Man was convicted wednesday of attempted murder for trying to give aids to a 17-year-old girl through unprotected sex. Alberto gon Alez 28, also was found guilty of attempted assault delivery of marijuana and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. He was found innocent of two counts of first degree sexual abuse. T he girl now 18. Testified that she had unprotected sex with Gonzalez in 1990. She has tested negative for the human immunodeficiency virus which causes aids. Jurors in mul Tomah county circuit court deliberated for about 71 hours Over two Days before reaching their verdict. Deputy District attorney David Peters praised the verdict a it sends a very important message to people around the country about their defense attorney Karolyn March said in closing arguments that no evidence was presented to show that Gonzalez intended to kill the girl. She also said aids does no to qualify As a deadly weapon. Peters said Gonzalez knew he had the aids virus when he had sex with the girl and he knew the consequences of his actions. Two men who had served time in jail with gon Alez testified that he had told them he wanted to infect women with the virus. The defense disputed that testimony saying the witnesses were unreliable. A judge Ancor Flag Getty scheduled sentencing for monday Cion ale face Quot a maximum sentence of nearly u years on the attempted murder charge alone it a unclear what the maximum on the other charges Couk be. Gonzalez reportedly Learned that he was his Posi Tive in 1988, but he has not developed aids. In a separate Case Gonzalez pleaded no contest ii october 1991 to assault and reckless endangerment of having sex with two other women who said he infected them with the aids virus. Gonzalez w As sentenced to sexual abstinence for fix it cars and House arrest for six months. V. Be Ponien in the 1991 Case Shawn Hopp has since died from aids related causes. The other Bridgett Pederson was in the courtroom a Vedneeda Quot Hen the verdict was announced. I feel very validated a a she said. It never had re Quige m my mind. I Teel that Justice has been served and that s a far As it
