Nelson Named Interim City Manager in Amarillo
Leland D. Nelson 37 of 5112 W. 16th was named acting city manager at a special city commission meeting. He will serve while the commission interviews about 35 applicants for the post and Moss, retiring June 15 after 16 years as city manager, remains in the office for transition. Nelson, former assistant city manager, stressed the commission’s duty to select the best candidate and said the decision is theirs to live with. He came to Amarillo in 1957 from McCook Nebraska, is a Kansas University graduate with a 1950 MPA and a B S in business.
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Hot Line Teletype Pact Aims To Prevent Accidental War
American and Soviet communications experts reached a tentative agreement on a direct Teletype hot line to avert accidental nuclear war. The accord, accepted by the United States with Soviet approval pending, followed two hours of talks at the disarmament conference.
Possible rail merger draws three candidate lines
Chicago June 6 railroad sources name Missouri Kansas Texas, St. Louis San Francisco, and St. Louis Southwestern as likely participants in an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific merger. Analysts cite potential savings from eliminating duplicate trackage and parallel facilities amid antitrust scrutiny and exploratory talks.
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High Plains Capsules and City Manager Talks
Carol Troutman delivers the first Moore County wheat load to Dumas. Liberal protesters debate fluoridation with the city commission. Channing calls for juvenile help in Salanta Kan. Nelson and wife, Margaret, have daughter Ronda Lisa. Camp Kiowa opens season with 265 Boy Scouts from 12 troops across three states.
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Kennedy presses school aid plan for Negro education
President Kennedy urged a multibillion dollar federal school aid program linking civil rights to education during a San Diego State College commencement speech. He argued economic and racial barriers impede equal opportunities and called for resources to raise per pupil spending and teacher salaries, while opposing aid to parochial schools below college level. Brown praised but warned funding must come from federal help.
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Super Owl debate on abolishing Congress in Washington
A reader argues that two senators support abolishing Congress so the President can govern directly. The letter favors giving Kennedy a quitclaim to the Treasury, claiming fiscal discipline would follow and prevent bankruptcy. Wellington, D. KE. SCOTT.
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Mars mission timeline pushes manned landing into late seventies
Denver AP report quotes Harold B. Finger predicting Mars landings will come in the late 1970s or early 1980s due to need for new propulsion, rockets, spacecraft, and radiation protection. He argues planners overstated near term goals and that costs could exceed 20 billion beyond the Moon program.
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Surveyor Uses Transit Level On High Plains Today
A surveyor sets his transit level on the High Plains scene, reported on page 36, noting precise measurements and observational details around the area.
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Weather summary shows long Amarillo sunshine in 1963
The report notes Amarillo had sun 147 days in 157 of 1963 with comparative readings at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Values list wind speed and visibility across cities including Amarillo Dallas Oklahoma City and Houston with scattered weather figures.
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Ribicoff denounces secret pesticide list denial as fantastic
Senator Ribicoff criticized Agriculture Department officials for concealing pesticides sold without endorsement. He accused bureaucratic blight, defended Secretary Freeman, and noted protest registrations can hide unsafe products while a seven item list claimed to be public was incomplete.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
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Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
The report notes a dry to partly cloudy pattern with a trough bringing widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers in the Amarillo area. Highs around 90 in northwest Texas with clear to partly cloudy skies and little temperature change through Saturday. Northern New Mexico remains fair with light winds and similar temperatures, while afternoon winds remain breezy and temperatures hover near the mid 60s to mid 70s in other areas.
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Nelson named acting city manager in Amarillo
Leland D. Nelson assistant city manager was named acting city manager by the city commission as about 35 applicants, including Nelson, were to be studied by the commissioners.
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