Pages past - May 9

• Tucumcari citizens got a chance to look at a U.S. Army Huey Cobra attack helicopter. The helicopter was displayed in front of the National Guard Armory.

• Larry Ingram of Tucumcari was elected as a director of the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce. The position was left vacant after mayor King Aitken resigned.

• Horace Wood was appointed as the new superintendent of Tucumcari Schools and Don Herron was appointed as the new assistant superintendent.

• Gilbert Hunnicutt with the New Mexico State Police and Kenneth King with the Tucumcari Police were presented with plaques naming them as police officers of the year. The two officers were honored at the annual Elks Club Law Enforcement Dinner.

• The City Commissioners Council Room was re decorated. The room had new carpet put in and was accented by bronze paneling behind the commissioners desk.