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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
2
The Taos News reports the Taos Town Council will install meters for four wells and broken user meters for homeowners, halt water to subdivisions outside town limits until use is known, study trailer regulations, and craft a uniform signage ordinance to reduce eyesores and treat businesses equally.
An unimpeachable source reports a prominent political family relative near northern New Mexico during a presidential campaign swing. An opposing camp observed crowd sizes and enthusiasm from above while a hacker gained a ride on the plane carrying the young visitor, though no staff spy was found.
Readers criticize Taos merchants for not supporting a local sales clerk of the month feature while praising Taos residents and Taos Vista writers. A long letter from Friends of Taos Valley requests Wilderness Area expansion in Carson National Forest and urges designation of primitive areas. Included are complaints about Taos services, shopping options, and local media coverage.
Governor Bruce King continues to oppose El Paso Natural Gas Co plans to reduce supplies to New Mexico amid peak demand in California. He seeks 1972 legislative power to counter the cutback, asks Four Corners to add 11 counties to extend regional benefits, and relocates education and public notice efforts as political campaigns unfold across Valencia, Socorro, Catron, and neighboring counties.
Ten years ago in Taos a fleet of planes and about 20 ground crew prepared for a planned air attack on spruce budworm infestations across Carson and Santa Fe National Forests. The operation involved TBMs, torpedo bombers, Stearmans, Navy trainers, and Cessnas based at Tarleton Airport. Spraying would span several days from Santa Fe and Las Vegas, with reduced insecticide to limit harm to fish and wildlife.
In Taos New Mexico a meditation on youth, memory, and cultural revival traces how childhood friendships shape adulthood. It chronicles the Brotherhood of Light as a unifying socio religious force born from hardship among northern New Mexico communities and its enduring quest to rebuild a shared, honorable way of life.
The Taos Publishing Corporation is listed with P O Box U Taos New Mexico 87571 and staff including Keith Green publisher Tom Day editor Mon Pity agverbeing manager Felix Valdes Spanish Editor Bernice Cornova circulation and classifieds. The brief states published every Wednesday with post office delivery and subscription rates by mail payable in advance per year.
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