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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
2
In Taos the rainy Memorial Day marks a shift toward a busy tourist season. Fresh rainfall lifted spirits and soil moisture, signaling economic potential for ranchers, merchants, and the county’s first quarter gains. Tourists bring life, and locals are urged to greet each visitor with courtesy and helpfulness.
A Taos Valley piece reflects on hippies arriving for summer life in abandoned shacks around Taos. It notes their appearance and attitudes, questions public morals, and suggests a tolerant, curious view of individualism thriving in the spacious valley with many flowers and a potential roots take hold.
Phil Cantu Jr co manages Cantu Furniture and Hardware in Taos and serves on the Taos Municipal School Board and its former president. He chairs the State School Boards Association District 1, helped fund Taos High School, organized Taos Valley Boys Club, and engaged with LULAC and Kiwanis. He studied in Taos and Albuquerque, served in the Army, and now runs the family business focusing on furniture and appliances with six children. He enjoys mountain trails, horseback riding, and golf.
The American Numismatic Association opens its new building in Colorado Springs on Saturday June 10 with a 2 p.m. ribbon cutting attended by notable figures including Mint Director Fra Adams and Congressman Frank Evans. The ANA event coincides with the Southern Colorado Numismatic Association’s 7th annual Coin Convention June 9–11 at Antlers Plaza Hotel. The program features a Friday luncheon, a 600‑lot auction, an educational panel with top experts, and a Saturday banquet. Sunday offers an Air Force Academy tour and church services, with a second auction session closing the convention.
A Taos council clash over a proposed one cent sales tax to fix a $24,000 water crisis ends with no ordinance passed. Councilman J B Martinez opposed the tax, while Himes advocated it amid vivid debate about contaminated tanks and dead animals. Martinez’s stance earns credit for prudence as residents face the flawed proposal.
More than 50 members at the annual meeting heard officers Malaqsias Rael and Terry Moynihan forecast continued growth for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc. By 1976 the coop expects about 9,500 connected consumers, nine million kilowatt hours of power, and rising asset totals. Prize winners at the meeting included Albert Gallegos and Antonio Lopez among many named residents from Taos, Ranchos de Taos, and surrounding communities.
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