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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
2
The piece argues tourism remains Taos main livelihood and will expand with the Gorge Bridge completion. It urges courteous behavior from all residents to ease crowds, boost spending, and keep visitors longer, noting that polite exchanges lead to dollars and repeated stays.
The Taos News notes that many subscribers live outside Taos County and that the paper serves as a bridge to a national and international audience. It highlights how letters addressed to Taos or Taos residents reach people from Texas, California, Illinois, and New York who spend part of the year near the Plaza.
The Taos Pueblo Tribal council approved a 50 year right of way across Taos lands for Carson Cooperative to supply power to the Taos Day School. Inspectors found poles and lines outside the 1955 right of way, prompting a notice to remove them within 30 days, with a temporary delay granted.
The 1964 Democratic wave left New Mexico Republicans decimated. Only 28 of 270 county officials were Republican, with losses in state and local offices. Banner figures like Mechem and Skeen left, while Burroughs looms as the likely Democratic governor nominee, complicating Republican recovery.
Taos residents invited to visit the Taos Animal Shelter and Dr Larry Butterfield to inspect boarding kennels and view pets for adoption. Variety of cats and kittens available including pure whites and mixed coats. A 6 month old all female tawny dog is described as friendly and likely medium to large. Also three spayed female pups and two Shepherd mixes. A 3 month old long haired shepherd mix sibling pair is noted for future family care. A small 3 month old Col lenix male is recommended for children. Two full grown males include a German Shepherd Husky mix and a black Boxer mix.
Two Taos visitors share a note to Taos News editor Sandra Kine about their few days in Baghdad on the Hudson type setting, recalling meeting school examiners and a budget hearing, a snowstorm on Pikes Peak, and life back in New York City.
Agnes Brady of Pueblo Colorado asks readers to locate eight Taos Pueblo girls from 1928 who knew her as Miss Cason at the Don Fernando Hotel for Mr and Mrs Gerson Gusdorf. She mentions Carmen Lujan, niece of Tony, as one possible contact and requests letters.
Senator Montoya writes on VISTA programs expanding to 6 000 volunteers nationwide with a local sponsor system. Ten New Mexico towns seek about 100 volunteers to teach reading, improve diets, home repairs, health, and self sufficiency. Volunteers receive modest living and readjustment allowances, one year tours, and four to six weeks of training.
The J H McCarthy building on the plaza nears completion with Herdener and Sons as builders and Taos-made bricks. Taos residents and visitors are noted including Frances Babcock, Edward Bright, James Durham, Nick Luciani’s racehorse Seraphim Knight winning at Agua Caliente, and guests at Sagebrush Inn and Taos area venues. Additional items cover Winter in Taos being recorded as a talking book, local curio shop openings by Frances Quarles, and visitors from Los Angeles, Dallas, and England.
The Taos News lists staff roles including Keith Green editor Regina Cooke society arts and Sandra Kincaid reporter with a 19th century pricing note. Subscription rates per year show in state four dollars and out of state three dollars, with P O Box 1008.
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