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On this date ...
1988: Members of the Clovis High School symphony and concert bands were back in Clovis after the 24-hour drive home from Anaheim, California, where they competed in and won top honors at the Magic Mountain Invitational Band Festival.
Band Director Gordon Hart told the Clovis News-Journal that both groups received best of class awards, competing against other schools in the 4-A division.
Hart said several individual band members also received awards as outstanding soloists, including senior Keith Sacane on the trumpet, senior Leslie Parrish on soprano saxophone, junior Jennifer McKinney on oboe, and junior Jennifer Johnson on piccolo.
1973: New Mexico's allotment for growing Valencia peanuts was increased by 2,143 acres for the upcoming growing season, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Texas was granted an additional 239 acres for Valencia peanuts, and smaller amounts were given to other states.
The National Peanut Board says that the sweet-flavored Valencia peanuts are still grown almost entirely in New Mexico, and account for less than 1 percent of United States peanut production.
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