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Vol. IV No. 47 Thursday, December 12, 1963 Window Rock, Arizona
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ANNIE WAUNEKA, Councilwoman from Klagetoh, and
a leader in Navajo health activities, receives personal
« congratulations from President Lyndon Johnson as she
was awarded the Medal of Freedom in Washington, t>. C.
Friday. President Lyndon Johnson awarded this ”high
- est peacetime” honor to 31 distinguished Americans
and also bestowed the Freedom Medal posthumously
to John F. Kennedy and Pope John XXIII.
Presented By Presides* Joh«so»
Annie Wounekn Gets
Notional Honor Medal
Annie Wauneka veteran Coun
cilwoman and for many years a
respected Navajo leader was pre
sented, Friday, December 6, with
the highest honor given by the
UA Government in peacetime, the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Medal was presented in per
son in Washington D.C. by Lyn
don B. Johnson, President of the
United States. '
In the plush splendor of the
high government offices making a
striking contrast to the natural
beauty of her land of red bluffs,
hogans and marks of progress
outspoken Annie Wauneka moved
among national and world leaders
with ease and self-confidence and
was' a celebrity in her own right.
Mrs. Wauneka was awardedllve
Freedom Medal for her work in
improving the health of the Na
vajo people. She was one of 31
distinguished men and women to
whom President Johnson made a
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personal presentation of the na
tions highest peacetime honor.
President Johnson conferred
America’s highest peacetime hon
or on 31 men and women and then
in "a simple gesture” bestowed
it posthumously on John F. Ken
nedy and Pope John XXIII for their
efforts to bring peace to man
kind.
The President’s surprise an
nouncement that he was adding
his slain predecessor and Pope
John to the nation’s “civil hon
ors list” came after he had'read
citations for the original recipi
ents of the Medal of Freedom.
A hush fell over the 200 peo
ple assembled in the black-draped
state dining room of the White
House as Atty. Gen. Robert F.
Kennedy walked forward to re
ceive his brother’s medal.
Sitting with head bowed behind
an Oriental screen as the Pres
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Chairman Lauds
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Young Navajos
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"I am indeed honored and very
grateful to be invited and be given
opportunity to perhaps contribute
a tew thoughts to you at this worthy
program. 1 am particularly thank
ful to Mr. Perry Benally of Window
Rock High School for the invitation.
“First of all, a continuing pro
gram such as your yearly con
ference is indeed an evaluation of
our own present status with mul
titudes of difficult problems which
hinder our progress of learning.
Also, these constructive delibera
tions by honestly dedicated stu
dents such as yourselves repre
sent aggressive outlook into the
future.
“The annual Navajo Youth Con
ference affords great opportuni
ties for you to recognize our
common problems and shortcom
ings which hinder our quest for
learning. This is proper, for we
must first see and measure defi
nite probelms before we can ef
fectively move forward to over
come them. After this is accom
plished we must decide that these
problems are surmountable within
our own lives and in those of
our schoolmates. However, the
actual carrying out of these won
derful ideas which you have cry
stalized, can only be made ef
fectively when you get back to
your respective schools. This re
quires dedication and intensive \
efforts.
“We are sincerely thankful that
under the dedicated efforts of the
teachers of your respective
schools, and under the leadership
of Mr. Allen Yazzie and his as
sistants here at this conference,
you have moved to contribute
worthwhile ideas to benefit all our
Navajo students.
“We are glad that your schools
and this conference is predicated
upon the principle that the purpose
of education is to seek the truth.
" ‘Know the Truth, and the
Truth shall make you free’—this
is an article of faith which under
lies our whole educational system.
“Seeking the truth without hin
derance has been largely respon
sible for the amazing progress of
our country. We believe that the
pursuit of the truth is open to
all comers, for no group which
seeks the truth is a dangerous
group. We also know that any
attempt to control the mind of
man defeats itself. We know that
as long as our schools enjoy free
dom, our political liberties are
safe.
“Your conference is dedicated
to the future. It is based upon
faith and hope—faith in the basic
decency of our fellowmen and the
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“VOICE OF DEMOCRACY” Winners from Window Rock High in the First
Annual speech contest, a nation-wide program of competition for high
school students, held recently in Window Rock. L-r: Representing
Tapaha-Bowman Post #6789, Commander Lloyd House, Janice Lee-1 st,
Susan Lee-2nd, Pat Mann-4th, Bunkie Witten-3rd, and Mrs. M. Martin,
English Teacher from Window Rock High. (Staff Photo, R. C. Billie)
Voice of Democracy Coutest Held
The Tapaha-Bowman Post
#6789, Window Rock Arizona, ini
tiated its first annual “Voice of
Democracy" contest mi December
4. Entering the contest were the
high schools from Chinle, Ganado,
St. Michaels and Window Rock,
Arizona.
The four gentlemen from the
Window Rock area donating their
time as Judges were A. C. Rudeau,
Russell Swatzell, William Battese
and Rev D. Fredericks.
The Fort Defiance school placed
Janice Lee in Ist place, Susan
Lee, 2nd; Bunkie Whitten, 3rd; and
Pat Mann, 4th. Chinle High school
placed Georgia Rand in Ist place,
Annie Byjoe, 2nd place, Don Darks,
3rd place, and Leonard Begay,
4th place.
Due to mishaps with their re
cording machine, St. Michaels and
JUDGES for VFW “Voice of Democracy” contest held in the NTUA build
ing, Window Rock, Arizona. (1-r)Bill Battese,Rev. Fredericks, standing,
Lloyd House, A. C. Rudeau and Russell SwatzelL
The Messiah
Here Dec. 15
This Sunday, December 15, at
the Ft. Defiance Presbyterian
Church, the community choir of
Window Rock, Sawmill and Ft. De
fiance will present excerpts of The
Messiah by George Frederick
Handel. The program, beginning
at 5:00 p.m., will consist of choral
selections, solos and readings of
much of this famous cantata. The
public is invited to attend the hour
long program.
Childrens Toys
Being Collected
The Homemakers are sponsor
ing a toy barrel again this year.
The toys, if wrapped, should be
marked boy or girl, and placed in
the barrel which will be placed by
the coffee concession in the Ad
ministration building. Another
Ganado schools were unable to par
ticipate in the “Voice’of Demo
cracy”, a nation-wide program of
competition for high school stu
dents, sponsored by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars throughout the
United States in cooperation with
the National Association of Broad
casters and the State Association
of Broadcasters.
The contestants wrote and
orally delivered a brief broad
cast script of the theme, “I speak
for Democracy." It is possible for
national winners to win $5,000 for
Ist place, $3,500 for 2nd place,
$2,500 for 3rd, $1,500 for 4th,
scholarships to any school oftheir
choice. The contest is forthelOth,
11th, and 12th grade students. The
final winners of all the reservation
schools will be printed in the
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barrel may be placed at the Window
Rock Lodge for your convenience.
The toys and gifts will be sent to
an isolated school east of Crown
point for distribution at the clinic
which is located there. If they are
not wrapped the Homemakers will
see that they are taken care of.