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Pages past - Nov. 17

On this date ...

1969: Six alumni of Eastern New Mexico University had been honored at Homecoming.

Those honored for bringing recognition to the university and for outstanding work in their profession were:

• Norvil Howell, Clovis High band director. His bands won two national titles a year earlier and had performed at halftime of a Los Angeles Rams football game and at Disneyland.

• Harry Miller, ENMU basketball coach. His team won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship earlier in the year.

• Cleo Wall. He was manager of the raw materials research division of Plateau Inc., an independent refinery in Farmington.

• Mary Ann South. She was a faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine, where she taught pediatric immunology.

• Charlie Hoover. He was vice president and manager of the Southwest Feed Yards in Hereford.

• Bill Evans. He was director of public affairs for Pan American World Airways.

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