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On this date ...
1952: Two airmen were injured when their vehicle overturned into a ditch full of water beside U.S. 70.
The accident took place five miles west of Roswell.
Both were hospitalized, but there were no fatalities.
1952: About 50 Clovis boys and girls staged an aquatic spectacle as part of a Dalhart, Texas, rodeo.
Their performance included clown diving, water tumbling, synchronized swimming and water ballet.
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