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On this date ...

1987: Eva Davis was honored for her longtime efforts on behalf of the Clovis black community at the annual awards banquet for the Clovis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples.

U.S. Attorney General Raymond Hamilton was the keynote speaker. He praised Davis as a "great inspiration."

Clovis Mayor James B. Moss called her "a great person who has done much for Clovis."

In her response, Davis said, "If I have helped anyone along the way, then my work hasn't been in vain."

1962: Marching bands from 17 high schools and six junior highs in eastern New Mexico and west Texas were expected for the upcoming homecoming parade at Eastern New Mexico University.

The event was a competition for the more than 1,500 students in those marching bands.

Thirty-two twirlers were also signed up for a separate competition to be judged by ENMU majorette Kaye Kelley.

The theme of the parade was "Fifty Years of New Mexico Statehood."

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