Taos Pueblo seeks 50000 acres in Blue Lake plan
Sen Clinton Anderson notes Wilderness Society comments on Udall suggestion to include part of 56000 acres in a wilderness designation. Society warns of fragile soils and water impacts from logging and opposes removing 2000 acres from Wheeler Peak Wilderness. Anderson says he will give the suggestion serious consideration. The Senate Interior hearing is referenced.
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Clinton P. Anderson
Blue Lake
Wilderness Society
Interior
Udalis
Anderson
National Forest
Pueblo de Taos
Wheeler Peak
Picnic Set For County Seniors
The Taos County Senior Citizens group holds its fifth annual picnic on Saturday July 2 at 11 20 a m at Kit Carson State Park. All seniors are invited and candidates for county offices plus David Cargo and Gene Lusk will attend to meet voters. Music includes violins guitars and Spanish songs and the program ends with officer elections.
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Taos County
Senior Citizens Organization
Kit Carson State Park
David Cargo
Gene Lusk
Double Garbage Bill Explained by Clerk
Town residents hear an explanation from the Town Clerk on a revised six month advance garbage billing system. Rates vary by area and business use, with Joe Rivera paid monthly to collect trash.
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Bec
Parr
Taos Pueblo
Taos
Taos Town Council Meeting Postponed to July 11
The Taos Town Council regular meeting set for 7:30 p.m. on July 11 was postponed due to the July 4 holiday. The session was normally scheduled for the first Monday each month.
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Taos
Not Enough Cringe Benefits: Esquibel Escape Recaptured
Joe Esquibel, serving a petty theft sentence, escaped a city work detail on Wednesday. Assistant Chief Conrad Martinez said he was recaptured early Wednesday in El Prado where he had taken a job to pay fines that would release him from jail.
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Joe Esquibel
Conrad Martinez
Esquibel
el Prado
Rites Conducted For Mrs Imhof Taos Artist’s Widow
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Russell Imhof, 94, were held at Garcia Funeral Home. Born in Philadelphia in 1872, she and husband Joseph Imhof moved to Taos in 1909 and later settled in Albuquerque. Cremation followed at Fairview Crematorium Albuquerque.
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Garcia Funeral Home
Sarah Russell Imhof
Joseph Imhof
Taos
Imhof
RC&D Staff Win USDA Award At Sagebrush Inn
At a Dureh-treat dinner in Las Vegas five Upper Rio Grande RC&D leaders received USDA top honors. Project coordinator Phil Lovato, Ralph Bell, Coy Garrett, Warren Sandoval, and Ed Baca earned Superior Service awards or unit awards for their work on the Rio Grande development effort. Sandoval accepted the project’s unit award on Rogats behalf, with Williams’ staff presenting a framed photo as a gift.
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Upper Rio Grande
Department of Agriculture
Ralph Bell Santa Fe
Phil Lovato
Taos
Warren Sandoval
Espanola
Coy Garrett
Santa Fe
Ed Baca
Work Unit
Taos News
Ralph Bell
Sandoval
Einar Rogats State
Soil Conservation Service
Upper Ide
Sandovesiso
Dey Willams
Sail Conservation Service
Washington
Questa HS problem solved by cooperation with ad hoc committee
Head Start director Jackie Bachels says a potential funding crisis was averted and the community earns credit for handling an enrollment surge from 120 to 136 children. Ad hoc committee president Edna Carroll and secretary-treasurer Angela Gallegos favored resigning rather than dropping children, and a budget rework with Community Action Program approval resolved the issue.
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Questa
Jackie Bachels
Bachels
Edna Carroll
Ad Hoc Committee
Angela Gallegos
Carrol
Rachels
Carroll
Gallegos
Owners Fight Jury Trial Over Land Condemnation for Airport Site
The Town of Faos condemned land for an airport and filed an appeal on June 22. Cecil Howell, Fo Vigil, and Juanus Vigui seek why the town should pay for the land now owned by the town after possession was granted. A hearing on the appraisal report and related actions continues in district court as federal funds and a $100.90 airport revenue bond signing are noted.
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Faos
Sire
Cecil Howell
Fo Vigil
Juanus Vigui
Attrict
Taracy Naring
Carolyn Bary
Police Meet With Council Over Turan Taos Department
Mayor Kye Sanchez has convened a meeting with the Turan Council and the Taos Police Department at 7 30 p m today. Town Clerk Mrs Carolyn Port said no further details were prepared.
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Kye Sanchez
Avantiseeling
Turan
Taos Po- Ine
Carolyn Port
Taos Jaycees Seek Queen Applicants for Fiesta Contest
Taos Jaycees call for queen hopefuls 18 or older of Spanish descent to compete in Fiesta de Taos July 21 24. Contestants judged on personality talent and beauty with a 200 scholarship prize. Concession booth space and event sponsorships also open with contact details for organizers and participants.
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Taos
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Pat Flores
Junior Chamber of Commmerce
Taos Plaza
Ruben Baca
Pat Trujillo
Art
Parking Fine Collection Jumps 100 Per Cent Here
Town records show parking fines doubling over the past week, with clerk Mrs. Carolyn R Parr noting meter collections also rising by about 10 to 12 dollars. Total fines collected reached 77.50 after 31.86 the previous week, while meters yielded 232.72 in the period and are counted for deposits each Friday amid local coin-collecting interest.
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Carolyn R Parr
Questa School Awards Remodel Contract for Two Schools
The Questa School Board awarded a $100,000 remodeling contract to Questa-Lovinsinal Construction Co. of Strybe for Questa Junior High and a nearby elementary school. L. W. Cotie Construction Co. of Clovis and several others bid. Milner as architect. work to begin soon. performance bonds waived to expedite project. assistant principal recruitment noted.
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Questa — Lovivsinal Construction Co
S.trybe
Temidel
Corry Elementass
Suel
Questa Junior High School
Basi
Mateinez
L. W. Cotie Construction Co
Clovis
Fradbury Ard Dratm Construction Co
Akeet Se Albuquerque
Ohn Himes Construction Co
Tans
Wml the Lockwood Co
Santa Te
I Nead
Martinez
VoLoyrés
Questa Schooo
Questa
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Mrs. Imhof
Rc&d Project
Usda Award
Sagebrush Inn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rio Grande Project
USDA
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Federal Department
Williams
Lan
Herschel Hecker
Rc&d
Questa HS
Priz
Arroyo Seco
Tabs
Muarmez
The
Clockwood Co
School
Comtractos
Richard Milner
Shhowl
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