Taos CAP Pushes County Credit Union Plan
Taos County Community Action Program plans a county wide Federal Credit Union with backing from the Office of Economic Opportunity. Assistant director Pat Trujillo says CAP canvassing yields favorable responses and funds are available to help establish the credit union until it becomes self supporting. Officials will be contacted over the coming weeks to gauge feasibility.
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Taos County Community Action Program Inc
Office of Economic Opportunity
Pat Trujillo
Taos County Action Program
C.A.P
Trujillo
Judge Confirms Taos Airport Land Appraisal Report
Judge C R McIntosh confirmed and approved the appraisal report of commissioners on land condemned by the Town of Taos for an airport site. He noted no reason why the report should not be confirmed after arguments over exceptions raised by John B Sanchez and Matias Chacon for several defendants.
Rain Drenches Taos County Heights with First Rainfall
Taos County reports its first substantial precipitation of the year as rain covers a wide area last Thursday. Totals include Taos 0.56 inch, Questa 0.76, El Rito 0.54, Penasco 0.51, and Tres Piedras 0.35 with hail in the Arroyo Hon do area and heavy rains overnight. Snow remains at higher elevations and lighter showers persist in Taos Canyon and surrounding areas.
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Taos County
Taos
U.S. Forest Service
Questa
el Rito
Penasco
Tres Piedras
Arroyo Hondo
Rio Hondo
Taos Canyon
Taos Airport funding moves forward amid council rift
Revenue bonds to finance Taos Municipal Airport construction moved toward signing as Mayor Sanchez and council member Martinez edged toward approval amid a split with Vargas. Bonds totaling $5,000,000 carry 5 to 5.5 percent interest, due in 15 years, reissued after a clerk change and signed by Carolyn Parr.
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Sandra Kincaid
Taos
Darrel Fowler
Stern Bros. and Co
Albuquerque
Molly Rivera
Carolyn Parr
Fowler
al Corbin
D. F. Milzer and Associates
R Pengineering
Taasa
Filemon Sanchez
J. B. Martinez
Sam Y. Martinez
Himes
Martin Vargas
Elia Romero
Vargas
Martinez
Sanchez
Democrats For Progress
Tans
Brakes Fail Then Truck Dangles Over Canyon in Red River
A semi with canned goods ran off a down hill S curve on Red River Pass when brakes failed at 11 30 a m. The truck jackknifed and rolled on its side but a guard rail kept it from a 1000 foot canyon drop. Driver Oscar R Miller of Oklahoma and four wreckers helped.
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Red River
Red River Pass
Jerry Ortiz
Ortiz
Talpa Man Faces Sentence After Guilty Plea
A 24 year old Talpa man Emelio Trujillo pleaded guilty to statutory rape and faces a 2 to 10 year sentence or a $5,000 fine for a third degree felony. Judge R McIntosh deferred sentencing about 36 days and urged him to return to work to support his family.
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Talpa
R. McIntosh
Emelio Trujillo
John Hobbes
Trujillo
Trujilo
Frank Bachicha Jr
McIntosh
Upper Red River Area ski prospectus announced
The United States Forest Service will publish a prospectus to open bidding for developing the Upper Red River Area above the current Red River Ski Area near Taos Ski Valley. Spokesman Walter E. Taylor said development is private, open to out-of-state buyers, with main challenges in road building and access.
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United States Forest Service
Upper
Red River
Walter E. Taylor
Forest Service
Taos
Taylor
Taos Council Eyes Federal Aid for Dusty Streets
Taos Town Council studies federal program help under the Nelson Amendment to improve gravel streets with town equipment. Maintenance chief J Mike Crow estimates 7.1 miles need gravel surfacing blading and shaping at about 50 dollars per mile totaling 1 550 dollars. Curbs gutters drainage improvements would follow with ditches and vegetation clearing to enhance wear surface.
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Keith Green
Taos
J. B. Martinez
J. Mike Crow
Mainetenance
State Highway Department
Crow
Carolyn Parr
Aso
New Reporter Joins Taos News Staff
Leslie Battorff joins the Taos News staff after graduating from New Mexico Highlands University. Born in Las Vegas, she spent much of her early life there and studied in Mexico two years.
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Leslie Battorff
The
Taos News
Miss Battorff
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas
That
Mexico
Spraying Bombers Begin Control of Spruce Budworm
Aerial spraying of about 50 000 acres in Carson National Forest to curb spruce budworm infests using three TBM bombers converted for insecticide application. D B Aero Spraying Inc of Rantoul Kansas conducts operations from Miller airfield.
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Carson National Forest
Forest Service
D& B Aero Spraying Incorporated
Rantoul, Kansas
Miller Airfield
Tans
Santa Fe Highway
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