Rape Reported in Brief with Juvenile Custody Move
Two juveniles were to be picked up and handed to juvenile authorities on charges of criminal sexual penetration. The suspects allegedly broke into a Paseo Norte home at 3 a.m. Sunday where the rape occurred. District Attorney Sammy Pacheco said arrests were expected late Tuesday. A separate case notes a $300,000 settlement in a 1978 Talpa accident wrongful death suit involving Miguel Maestas and his family against Mark C. Griffin and Baker Enterprises.
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Paseo Norte
Sammy Pacheco
Miguel Maestas
Gloria
Maria
Maestas
David
Coronado Pool to Open After Long Renovation
Coronado Pool will open May 23 signaling the start of summer for Taos Municipal Schools. Repairs were completed by Penasco contractor Felix Pacheco after months of renovations begun in 1976. The Taos school board also postponed a hearing for Tranquilino Romero until July after noting his July trial dates.
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Coronado
Taos Municipal
Penasco
Felix Pacheco
Tapa Municipal
Tranquilino Romero
Romero
Association members seek special meeting on water rate hike
Ranchos Domestic Water Association members plan a May 14 meeting to air complaints about a rate increase that raised the monthly minimum from 8.76 to 8 dollars effective May 1. Spokesman Paul Vigil circulated a petition while RDWA President Paul Read cites by laws allowing rate hikes without prior member notice amid recurring pump failures causing water outages.
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Ranchos Domestic Water Association
Paul Vigil
Paul Read
RDWA
Inspector quits over pay in Taos building office
Ben Trujillo resigned after nine months as Taos building inspector citing a $13,000 salary and rising living costs. He will return to contracting but stay in Taos, following a brief stint heading Future Homes in Albuquerque.
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Ben Trujillo
Taos
Town Hall
Trujillo
Albuquerque
County indigent fund changes affect Holy Cross payments
Taos County officials told Holy Cross Hospital that indigent fund claims dating to July 1960 may no longer be considered indigent. Commission plans interviews before cash releases and expects steadier payments after today. DFA approved 980,000 with March receipts lagging behind state funds.
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Juan Duran
Holy Crosse Hospital
Holy Cross
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John Villanueva
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John
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Colin Alcott
Department of Finance and Administration
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Taos County
Rita Muldowney
Taos
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Espanola
Los Alamos
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque
Rspanola Hospital
St. Vincent's
Santa Fe
Muldowney
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