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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1979
Page
2
An ongoing flood threat in Taos County prompts calls for farsighted planning as officials spend tens of thousands on protection near streams. The piece argues zoning to limit building in flood prone areas, create green belts, and better use land resources, echoing policy from former Gov. Bolack.
The State Alcohol Beverage Control Department cracked six Taos liquor stores lounges and private clubs this week for selling to minors and intoxicated persons. The crackdown drew praise for enforcement and calls for tougher penalties while noting lingering violations such as minors loitering near premises. A Bernal family photo from 1013 accompanies the piece.
Letters to the editor defend the contribution of all volunteers in Tres Piedras for securing a new fire truck. Patsy Conklin emphasizes that multiple volunteers, including Don Conklin and Duke Cozart, aided in the truck's return and that the department relies on broad community support for funding and operation.
Merilee Danneman from Cordillera responds to Taos News readers denying authorship of a fashion show report by Lois Lane. She notes the byline misattribution and jokes about the author’s self description while recounting a bathing suit description Ann Ferguson shared.
A Taos County group forms a telephone tree to inform residents about environmental issues and other matters. The plan includes letters or telegrams to officials, original Forum letters limited to 100 words, signed, and calls to enroll others. Contact Marie Kimmey at 776-8116 to participate.
A Taos reader recalls using smoke from a municipal landfill as a landmark to locate the Taos airport. Rodger Beimer of KOB-TV notes pilots rely on the plume west of Taos plains to find the landing area, praising the unusual navigational aid.
The narrator details hitchhiking from California to New Mexico and back, relying on drivers for transport as oil politics and energy concerns loom. He recounts meeting Barry an Austin oil field engineer en route to Mount Rainier, noting conversations on policy and life while reflecting on fleeting connections on the road.
Charles Collier, of the College of Santa Fe, recalls a 1960 sighting of a four foot thick, ten foot high adobe wall spanning about a half mile between the Rio Grande and Tres Piedras. Despite several exploratory flights with Taos planner Allen Vigil, the wall could not be located, prompting Collier to consider hypnosis to determine if memory or dream. He questions origins from colonial Spaniards, Inca Peace Corps or extraterrestrial visitors and invites sightings from locals.
Succesor de El Crepusculo dated 1834 notes editors publisher and staff including Antonio Jose Martinez Robin McKinney Keith Green Billie Blair John Garcia Stan Bateman Ray Lopez Debbie Medina Barbara Vigil Janice Daigh. Published Thursdays with post office notices and subscription rates for Taos County and surrounding areas through 1979.
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