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1976: Members of the Eastern Plains Council of Governments voted 18-10 to rescind an earlier vote that would have moved EPCOG offices from Clovis to Tucumcari.

The council in February had voted 14-12 to ask for the resignation of EPCOG’s executive director and tied it to office relocation.

The council then had “second thoughts” about the relocation and called for another vote, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

Leland Tillman had been appointed acting director, succeeding Troy Ramsey.

1976: Farmers north and west of Grady reported 2 to 3 inches of rain in 36 hours, according to Grady storekeeper C. S. Queener.

Clovis reported a half inch of rain in 45 minutes, which flooded streets, creating a “water wonderland” for children, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

A front-page photo showed children playing in knee-deep water at the corner of Llano Estacado and Falkirk in Colonial Park Estates.

1976: Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter announced he’d selected Walter Mondale as his running mate.

Carter said he had found “a remarkable compatibility between his stands on the issues and my own.”

In November, Carter received 297 electoral votes to 240 for Republican nominee Gerald Ford to become the 39th U.S. president.

Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. For more regional history, check out his weblog at:

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