Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
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1973: In a hard-hitting State of the Union address, President Richard Nixon vowed to remain in office despite a growing Watergate scandal.
Nixon also pledged to cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment inquiry but indicated he may refuse to turn over White House documents and tapes on grounds of executive privilege.
“I want you to know that I have no intention whatsoever of walking away from the job that the people elected me to do,” he said as Republican supporters applauded loudly.
Nixon would resign from office in August.
— A 10-year-old Tucumcari boy on a bicycle suffered a split lip and bruises after hitting the side of a city pickup truck. The boy darted from a sidewalk into the street and hit the truck’s front fender.
— Center Street United Methodist Church was set to serve whole-hog sausage with pancakes and biscuits for $1.25 on Groundhog Day. Proceeds were to go to the church’s organ fund.
— The Odeon Theatre was showing the science fiction Western movie “Westworld,” starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin and James Brolin.
— Economy Motors in Tucumcari advertised a 1973 AMC Ambassador Brougham car with 12,000 miles for $2,595. The dealership pledged to install 1974 license plates on the car.