THE PAST 100 YEARS

From the Santa Fe New Mexican:

Dec. 18, 1919: Vaccination Revolt Ends In Taos When Leaders Surrender

Final Chapter Of Affair Is Marked By Many Casualties All Consisting Of Sore Right Arms

The anti-vaccination uprising in the Third district of Taos county has subsided, according to a letter received today at the state health department from Dr. C.E. Waller, health commissioner, who went to the scene of the Lilliputian revolt against the states’ health regulations.

The affairs resulted in a triumph for the health regulations. Doctor Waller reported that seventy-five children had been vaccinated and that the rest of them were to have their arms scratched today.

Dec. 19, 1969: Santa Fe Downs, designed to be the fourth and the largest private pari-mutuel horse racing track in New Mexico, is scheduled to be in operation south of Santa Fe by the spring of 1971.

The State Racing Commission late Wednesday voted 4-1 to grant a racing license to the corporation of Santa Fe ranchers and businessmen who plan to build a $4.5 million facility through a $5 million stock issue.

The surprise vote at the end of a nine-hour hearing was a slap at Gov. David F. Cargo, who appointed all five commissioners to their present terms and campaigned last year on a pledge of no more race tracks in New Mexico.

Dec. 18, 1994: The meeting in the police briefing room started off low-key and almost friendly. Within minutes, however, fingers were pointed and voices were raised.

Conducting the informal gathering Friday afternoon was Santa Fe Police Chief Donald Grady. Among a dozen or so officers was Sgt. Frank Novelli, president-elect of the Police Officers Association and an outspoken critic who Grady repeatedly has singled out as an obstacle to efforts to reshape the department.