Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
On this date ...
1975: Two Tucumcari police officers stepped down from the force after facing accusations of misconduct involving four residents on New Year’s Eve.
Police Chief Jim Santillan said the two submitted their resignations, and two other officers were reprimanded and their probationary periods extended.
District Attorney Norman Runyan said his office was weighing charges of aggravated battery and negligent use of firearms against the two resigned officers.
According to a report, one of the officers during a traffic stop fired three shots from his pistol, with one of the bullets striking a street lamp on First Street.
An officer then punched and kicked one of the juveniles.
A report stated one of the cops was “very intoxicated,” and he had been drinking alcohol earlier that day at a friend’s apartment.
— Ace Reid, originator of the “The Cowpokes” comic strip featuring Jake and Zeb, was scheduled to be the guest speaker for the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce banquet on Feb. 18.
— The Tucumcari Junior High Trojans basketball teams sported a 4-2 record in the ninth grade and 3-3 in the eighth grade. The top players were James Medina, Terry Young and Ernest Brown.
— “Los Pastoser,” an old Spanish-language Christmas play, was set to be revived in Tucumcari for the first time since 1961 on Jan. 11 at the St. Anne’s Auditorium. It will be directed by D.R. Gutierrez and Marcos Maestas.
— The Odeon Theatre was screening a Spanish-language movie, “Emiliano Zapata,” starring Tony Aguilar and Patricia Aspillaga.