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1976: The Portales High School chess team had successfully defended its Southeastern New Mexico regional championship.

PHS won 18 1/2 games to take the latest title.

Mark Sublette and Greg Stricklin each won four games to pace the PHS team.

1956: Clovis’ State theater was showing “The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell,” starring Gary Cooper.

Promotional ads described it as “The fighting story of a fighting man.”

1941: Eastern New Mexico University’s boxing team was doing “roadwork and shadow boxing” in preparation for upcoming weekend bouts against New Mexico Military Institute.

“Mike Gallegos is in the best condition of his career,” the Clovis News-Journal reported.

Heavyweight Lloyd Bostick was nursing a deep cut over his right eye.

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