Talpa debate frames democracy in microcosm traffic clash
A Talpa public hearing on traffic safety at the Y intersection near Ranchos de Taos highlights federal standards demanding four lanes for safety and federal funds. Residents weigh loss of Talpa’s charm against expansion while opposing Velarde’s turnpike glare and the broader American way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranchos de Taos
Talpa
State Highway Department
Ranchos
State Highway Commission
Velarde
Honorary degree for Peter Hurd echoes in Las Cruces
Charles Dowaliey recalls a tense, comic incident sparked by President Johnson’s dislike of a Peter Hurd portrait. Gov. Cargo defended the painting, while a press scramble over the art and politics unfolds. The piece ends with a mock interview from Emil Schmertz seeking an art advisory role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dowaliey
Las
Cargo
Hurd
Peter Hurd
National Portrait Gallery
Johnson
Governor's Office
Honored Athlete is 1960s St Michael’s basketball star
J Donald Martinez of Talpa earns St Michael’s High School MVP honors and Athlete of the Year from the Coronado Kiwanis Club in Santa Fe. He will coach a Santa Fe summer basketball clinic, attends NMMI in Roswell on a scholarship, and has a long record of state tournament success and school leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael’s High School
Santa Fe
J. Donald Martinez
Polito E. Martinez
Talpa
Coronado Kiwanis Club
Donald
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Richard Estergard
NMMI
Martinez
Central Catholic School
St. Michael's
Arroyo Hondo
St. Francis
Ranchos de Taos
New Mexico
Central Catholic
Micks
Capitol City
Albuquerque
Tom McCarthy
Democratic governor race heats up as July filing nears
In Santa Fe with filing due July 2, leading Democratic candidates intensify campaigns for governor. Montoya backs Calvin Horn in whispers, while others like Easley King and Chavez push efforts. Republicans see Cargo versus Hawley as the primary contest, with Nixon and Rockefeller prospects shaping delegate dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Buckles
Santa FE
U.S
Joseph M. Montoya
Calvin Horn
Albuquerque
Horn
Montoya
U. S
Clinton P. Anderson
US 5
E. S
Johnny Walker
Las Cruces
Tom Morris
Tucumcari
W Alker
Ed Foreman
Lis Cruces
U. S. House
West Texas
Walker
Foreman
Portales
Deming
Lordsburg
Silver City
Fort Sumner
Clovis
Jal
Eunice
Hobbs
Harold Runnels
Lavington
New Mexico
Povernor
Mack Fasley
Bobby M. Mayfield
Mesilla Park
Bruce King
Stanley
Santa Fe County
Fabian Chavez
Chavez
Mayfield
Easley
King
Senate
Eddy County
Union
Quay
Guadalupe
Sierra
Socorro
San Miguel
Colfax
Mora
Dave Cargo
Clifford Hawley
Cargo
Hawley
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Miami Beach
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Anderson
Humphrey
Kennedy
McCarthy
Los Alamos
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Flowers in Town by Spud Johnson
Taos Plaza blooms praised as Garden Club triumphs this spring with forsythia, daffodils, lilacs and petunias. The column recalls Neosho Missouri’s flower boxes and city beautification, noting plans to embolden storefronts and tour memories. urban design and future citylife visions are explored with historical newspapers.
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Spud Johnson
Taos Plaza
Garden Club
Taos
Horse Fly
Missouri
Neosho
New York Community Trust
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Carthage
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América
Lady Bird
Schmertz
Emil Schmertz
J, Donald Martinez
Regina Cooke
A.D
Associated General Contractors of America
Joseph Watterson
Journal
The
American Institute of Architects
Col. W. A. Hardenbergh
Public Works’ Magazine
George B. Roscoe
North America
Roscoe
Tags Publishing Co., Inc
Tags News
Guadalupe Plaza
P.O
Keith Grego
Ray DB. Campbell
Raging Cooke
Fells Valdes
Beol Mmcculloch
Martha C de Bace
Barnice Gonzales
Tote MA
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