How To Measure A News Editor And The City Editor
A portrait of newsroom roles contrasts the managing editor and city editor duties. It notes that the managing editor runs operations and staff while the city editor focuses on local coverage. It highlights Fred Post as a key figure and traces his influence through protégés and peers in the trade.
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Fred Post
Southwest
Associated Press Managing Editors of
Texas
Dallas
Cal Brumley
Hereford
Wall Street Journal
Miami
Frank Ewing
Higgins
Post
Turner Catledge
The
New York Times
Boo
Lasting Hardball Notes From A Curious Reader
A Florida columnist jokes about a brainy cabinet and a bill for Secretary of Stupidity. The piece riffs on draft fears, church signs, and witty quips about sainthood and heaven.
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Florida
Sludgepump
Jury pool grows in Miller murder trial Levelland
Five Hockley County residents qualified as jurors for the William Gerald Miller murder trial with seven more to be chosen. Proceedings began in the 121st District Court with Judge M. C. Ledbetter presiding. The defense questions jurors on alcohol and narcotics prejudices while the prosecution notes possible death penalty considerations.
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Right
William Gerald Miller
M. C. Ledbetter
Atty
Wayne Bagley
Amarillo
Morgan Copeland
Brownfield
Miller
Barbara
121St District Court
Morton
Dean Dunlap
R. H
Dick) Munsterman
Levelland
Ques
Amarillo Symphony to Perform Fourth Concert Tonight
The Amarillo Symphony will present its fourth concert of the 1960 61 season tonight at Municipal Auditorium. Dramatic soprano Florence McCracken Vachon will guest solo with the orchestra conducted by A Clyde Roller. Concert starts at 8 p m and box office opens before the show for single tickets.
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Amarillo
Amarillo City Commission race grows with two new filings
A bitter contest for Place 2 on the Amarillo City Commission emerges as W L Jerry Lee a retired Air Force brigadier general and former AAFB commander along with W L Bill Walker manager of Walter Mount Shoe Store enter the race. They join Max Motley already filed whose firm Woodruff Moore Motley operates a general insurance and real estate agency. Lee 57 lives at 4120 Paramount retired July 31 1959 after a 31 year Air Force career Walker 58 resides at 3807 NE 15th and has led the Martin Road store since last March.
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W. L
Jerry) Lee
Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base
Bill) Walker
Walter Mount Shoe
Martindale
Max Motley
Woodruff - Moore- Motley
Lee
Paramount
AAFB
United States
Walker
15Th
Amarillo
Martin Road
Built-in babysitters grandmothers charm Plains feud
Eddy County feud splashes Artelia Man in coverage from Santa Fe via Will Harrison. Sumarion Sumner reports the Plains Party Line today on Page 5 with details and context.
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Plains Party Line
Sumarion Sumner
Eddy County
Santa Fe
Will Harrison
The
Daily News
Barbecue Banter About African Nations at the U N
A letters page item jokes about an African nation’s president serving a four year jail term for eating his mother in law delaying his U N arrival. The writer imagines a serviceable U N backyard barbecue solving world problems.
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U. N
Robbery Fails as Gunmen Hunt Continues
Four masked gunmen held a Pampa family at gunpoint for half an hour in Wheeler as police across three states pursued them. The would be robbers waited for the Layco ks and Densons to return from a grocery store closing, then fled.
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Wheeler
Pampa
Ray Laycock
Lynn
Linda
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby cities
Weather report notes 23 days of sun in Amarillo during 1961 with readings at 3 PM on Monday. Cloudy conditions appear in Houston and nearby cities with visibility low and wind speeds around 4 to 7 MPH.
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Amarillo
Houstons
Osijas
Okla
City
Money Sees Snags On Assessment Job
Randall County tax assessor Bill Money told commissioners he will assess county property for 1961 and let the court equalize. He warned that equalization may yield tie votes, since the law limits his power to locate and value property while the court corrects errors. The piece notes ongoing show judging at the Amarillo stock show and a prior tie vote on hiring appraisers.
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Canyon
Bill Money
Randall County
Commissioners Court
Money
Glenn Dowlen
Precinct
Dowlen
Wayland Angel
Panhandle Livestock Show Highlights and Events
Panhandle Livestock Association held a busy Monday with directors and members meeting and a style show for ladies. Swine judging and Hereford and Angus cattle judging started at 8 am, followed by a Quarter Horse sale at 2 pm and carrot bull placement at 3 pm. The Hereford Breeders banquet occurred at 7:30 pm and a rodeo go round at 8 pm in the coliseum. Champions were named across Hereford and Angus divisions, with junior steer grand champion and several lamb and heifer champions.
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Panhandle Livestock Association
Livestock Association
MIT Mathematician Proposes Blackjack System
Dr Edward C Thorp of MIT has allegedly developed a system to win at blackjack and will present it next Thursday at the 67th Annual meeting of the American Mathematical Society opening today. A spokesman warned the method could force casinos to change Las Vegas gaming rules if it becomes public.
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Washington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward C. Thorp
M. I.T
American Mathematical Society
Las Vegas
Sikesman
Supreme Court closes pricing gap on natural gas transport
The Supreme Court upheld a FPC ruling denying Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp a certificate to move natural gas from Texas fields to New York City on a contract basis. The decision ends an “attractive gap” in the regulatory scheme and requires Congress to act to alter it.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Congress
High Tribunal
High Court
Federal Power Commission
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation of
Houston
Texas Fields
New York City
Consolidated Edison
Pirates Seize Portuguese Liner Santa Maria in Caribbean
A band of about 70 armed men seized the 20,906 ton Santa Maria off Martinique threatening to scuttle the ship with 600 passengers aboard. A Portuguese leader named Henrique Galvao was identified as organizer amid reports of casualties and wounded crew.
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Ottawa
Ont
Caribbean
U.S
Pialits Mulieu Tic Canta Maria
Martinique
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Castries
St. Lucia
Henrique Galvao
Antonio Oliveira Salazar
Lisbon
la Gunera
Venezuela
Curacao
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy and windy with cooler temperatures across Amarillo and Northwest Texas through Wednesday. A mix of light rain or freezing drizzle possible in the southern areas. Northern New Mexico shows partly cloudy skies with highs around 40 to 55. Overnight lows near 27 to 38 with more cooling into Wednesday.
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Amarillo
Northwest
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Federal Jobless Aid Urged
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg urged quick federal aid to the unemployed after reporting a renewed rise in unemployment. He predicted President Kennedy would address the issue at his upcoming news conference and noted consideration of a temporary extension of jobless pay akin to 1958 measures.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Kennedy
Secretary of Labor
White House
Supreme Court upholds motion picture censorship ruling
In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court affirmed Chicago's pre exhibition film censorship law, saying films may be submitted to city censors before public showings. The Times Film Corp challenged the ordinance banning its movie Don Juan, arguing it violated First Amendment rights. Chief Justice Warren dissenters warned the ruling could broaden censorship of all expression.
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Chicago
Times Film Corp
Times Film
High Court
Tom C. Clark
Clark
Felix Frankfurter
Petter Stewart
Charles E. Whittaker
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