Pages past - May 6

On this date ...

1970: An Amarillo man had called Clovis police to report he'd lost his wallet, along with the $383 in cash and checks it contained.

Police had good news: Two Clovis teenagers had found it and brought it the cops, with all the money inside.

Richard Little and Allen Swanson, both 14, were the heroes.

One of the boys told the Clovis News-Journal that he'd "harbored thoughts about keeping the money," but concluded, "It wouldn't be fair to the person who lost it."

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