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1982: Public Works Director Wayne Bateman said Clovis roads had been sanded, salted and cleared of snow by street department workers after heavy snow plagued the region in recent days.

Bateman said the city did not usually remove snow "unless it becomes so deep that it impedes traffic. ... Normally we try to leave the snow because it provides traction."

Bateman said the city had one spreader and three graders to combat snow and ice-packed streets.

Clovis City Manager Ted Ryan said the graders "are not equipped with snow plows and have to be set up high enough off the asphalt so they do not tear the road."

Bateman said 800 tons of sand and 4-5 tons of salt had been spread on city streets in the past week.

1967: A Fort Sumner teenager was found shot on Dunn Avenue. He died soon after at De Baca General Hospital.

Investigators said they believe the wound to the 19-year-old's head was self-inflicted.

A pistol was found close to the body.

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