Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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1975: Eastern New Mexico University football coach Jack Scott was confident his team would have a great season.
“I believe our kids should have something to shoot for. We’re not in a conference, so this year we’re shooting for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship,” he said.
“I believe we can contend strongly this year.”
Running back Tom Manley was selected second-team NAIA all-American, but the Greyhounds did not win the national championship. They finished 8-3 after a 5-0 start.
1960: A Dear Abby reader identified as Mother’s Heart responded to a recent column:
“Dear Abby: I love your column, but please don’t advise unwed mothers to keep their babies. As a social worker, I see the resentment vent upon unwanted children that would break the hearts of women who are waiting to adopt the little ones. ...
“Unwed mothers should tell their relatives and neighbors that their babies died at birth, then put them up for adoption. Then thank God their babies are having a better fate than the one they would have given them.”
What’s for lunch ...
1960: An area school lunch menu read as follows:
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, buttered green beans, hot rolls with butter, milk and sliced peaches.
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