Taos Pueblo celebrates Blue Lake land claim support
Hundreds gather at Taos Pueblo as lawmakers push to restore 48000 acres including Blue Lake. Speakers praise Rep Haley and Rep Aspinwall for backing the bill. leaders from Tiwa Club and various tribes attend with calls for federal restoration. Donations to the Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Defense Fund urged.
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Senate
U. S
House of Representatives
House
Haley
D-Fl
Janes A. Haley
Loase
Wayne Aspinwall
D-Colo
House Interior Committee
Tiwa Club
Pueblo
James Peter Davis
Arche
Santa Fe
Quine Romero
Yaos Pueblo
Pins Council
Dontingo Cordova
Paw J
Taos
Bernal
Taos Pueblo
Berne
P.O
Taos, N. M
Around & About Mrs Gillen Retires to California
Mrs George Gillen retires from Los Angeles after visiting her mother Mrs Myria Culver and cousin Mrs Marietta Hanaker. Hanaker drove back via Grand Canyon Monument Valley and Four Corners with Gillen. Mr and Mrs Thomas Minton visited his parents the John Mintons at El Prado. The Mintons travel from Albuquerque to Long Beach California to make their home. Thomas earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of New Mexico earlier this year. Mrs Minton has taught in the Albuquerque school system since earning her UNM degree.
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George Gillen
Los Angeles
Myria Culver
Meik Tette
Marietta Hanaker
Thomas Minton
John Mintons
el Prado
Mintons
Albuquerque
Long Beach
Calif
Thomas
University of New Mexico
Minton
New Costilla PO Contract Awarded
Rio Aruba Builders Espayola has won the Costilla post office contract to construct a one story 994 square foot building south of the current quarters. The $15,000 project will be leased to the Post Office Department for six years with renewal options through 15 years at 1775 annually, and is expected to be ready by Jan 1 1969. The building will be air conditioned with 7734 square feet of parking and vehicle maneuvering space and will remain under private ownership with taxes paid by the owner.
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New Mexico Council of Churches
National Congress of American Indians
Cordova
Taos Pueblo
Zunt
Blue Lake
Costilla
Rio
Marvin W. Watson
Department
Watson
Funk Clark B Funk elected first vice president of NM Firemen
Funk Clark B Funk, a 1S year veteran of the Taos Volunteer Fire Department, is elected first vice president of the New Mexico Fireman's Association. He has led Taos VFD as president, served as assistant fire chief, and chaired Northeastern NM Fireman's meetings.
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Clark B. Funk
Taos
Firemens
Raton
Funk
Northeastern
Explorers Post
Taos Chamber of Commerce
Taos County Sheriff's Posse
Firemen Respond to Five Blazes in Taos June Alarms
Taos Voluntary Fire Department fought five blazes in the first 17 days of June with 16 firefighters named Leroy Bender Hughie Burt John Minton Albert Laird John Ramming Clark Funk Francis O'Shea Jam Yuma Brook Cottam Louie Cohn Gus Gallegos John Winters Butch Holmes Adonis Montano Alfonso Lucero and Ren White.
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Taos
Absentee Voter Rules Explained Seminar in Albuquerque
County Clerk Aurora Montoya and deputy Emma Vigil attend a two day seminar in Albuquerque about the state's new absentee voting act. Secretary of State Ernestine Evans organized the June 20 conference at Bernalillo County Courthouse with workshops discussions and panels for county clerks administering elections and laws.
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Aurora Montoya
Emma Vigil
Albuquerque
Ernestine Evans
Bernalillo County
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Warold R. Cousland
Jicarillo
Hobert
Raymond Na‘kaj
Resurrection City
Washington
Nakui
Paul J. Bernal
Taos Council
Blue Lake Lands
Oliver LaFarge
National Committee
Grace Collier
John Collier
Florida
Senate Passage
Harald R. Cousland
Montoya's Appliance Center
Speciels
Costilla PO
State Firemen
Clark B, Funk
Harper Motor CO
Senta Fe Rd
Penny Fincher
Ory
Ara Montoya
Santa Fe Rd
Taos, N. M4
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