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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1962

Page

3

Five in Race for Sheriff

Filing deadline noon Wednesday locks in three county races for November with a double barreled primary for sheriff in Liberal Kansas. Five candidates seek the sheriff nomination split by party with C C Anderson and Jack Ri zor Republicans and Virgil Barnard Lynn A Urwin and Howard Smith Democrats. Also two county races for superintendent of public instruction feature Arthur D Powell and Joe Pierce, while C J Conover battles Myri S Engel for a Democratic county commission seat. The other two commission posts are not up this year.

Liberal Kan C. C. Anderson Jack Rizor Virgil Barnard Lynn A. Urwin Howard Smith Arthur D. Powell Joe Pierce McKinley School C. J. Conover Myri S. Engel

White House wary of Chinese military buildup near Formosa

U S officials express concern over massed Communist Chinese air and ground forces opposite Formosa with two theories offered. Peiping defensive posture amid internal strife or prelude to offensive possibly targeting Quemoy Matsu or Formosa. Administration states policy unchanged.

Washington White House Formosa U.S Fukien Peiping Chiang Kai-shek Quemoy Matsu Pierre Salinger State Department Lincoln White Salinger

First Moore County Baby Clinic Set This Week

Moore County hosts the first in a series of baby clinics from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the county health officer's office 201 Bliss. Registration available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the county nurse's office on the court house main floor. immunizations up to date and polio prevention stressed by Ruth Bowman.

Ruth Bowman Bowman State Department of Health

U S and Soviet Officials Named In Suit To Stop Bomb Tests

The suit filed in Washington seeks an injunction to halt all atmospheric nuclear tests, with 186 plaintiffs from 22 counties led by Linus Pauling. Defendants include Defense Secretary McNamara and AEC Chair Seaborg, amid ongoing tests near Christmas Island. A parallel Moscow filing follows.

Washington U.S Moscow Linus €. Pauling California Robert 8. McNamara Glenn T. Seaborg The Atomic Energy Commission AEC Defense Department Christmas Island Pacific Ocean Ministry of Defense Pauling Britain Earl Bertrand Russell US Supreme Court Rudenko Soviet Union United States Ralph Atkinson Monterey Calif Atkinson

Minister Hassell resigns to lead Fort Worth church

The Rev. Jeff Hassell, longtime First Christian Church pastor in Dumas since 1957, resigns to take the pastorship at South Hills Christian Church in Fort Worth, effective Aug. 1. A Dumax Noon Lions Club and community volunteer, he guides an ongoing church expansion as a successor is sought. He and wife Rozann have three children.

Hassell Moore County Dumax Noon Lions Club Crop and Community Chest First Christian Church Rozann Sara Marie Scott Suzanne Church Board

Dam Work Scheduled on Canadian River Project in Logan New Mexico

Construction begins in August on a five million dollar dam on the Canadian River near Logan. Completion is slated for May 1, 1963. The structure will hold 108000 acre feet initially and 272000 acre feet ultimate, with water backing up 12 miles on the Canadian and 5 miles on Ute Creek. Funds come from five million in bonds, no federal money. Water price set at three cents per thousand gallons.

Logan N.M Canadian River Here New Mexico Board of Finance New Mexico

NM Fishing Report Highlights Weekend Prospects

Santa Fe June 21 The state game and fish department reports good fishing for the weekend. Minnows and shad show strong results at major lakes. wooly worms work well on artificial lures. Northeast areas including Lake Malaya Cimerron River McAllister Lake Conchas Dam Alamogordo Reservoir show clear waters warming with catches of bass crappie catfish and diverse bait success.

Santa FE State Game and Fish Department Lake Malaya Cimerron River McAllister Lake Conchas Dam Alamogordo Bivegirl

Two Survive Plane Crash At Melrose Gunnery Range

Two pilots escaped injury when their F 100F crashed two miles east of the Melrose Gunnery Range at 9 11 a m They ejected after engine vibrations and loss of oil pressure The pilots Michael K Ryan 30 and Richard Koehnke 23 were admitted to Cannon AFB Hospital and released A board will investigate the crash The plane was a total loss and left about 200 feet of burnt pasture The incident followed a similar crash last week involving Capt Kenneth Verch

Clovis, N.M Melrose Cannon Cannon Air Force Base Hospital Michael K. Ryan Richard Koehnke 523Rd Tactical Fighter Kenneth IV. Verch Fiood

Bids on Plains Roads Announced

Two Panhandle counties appear in highway plans from the Texas Highway Commission. D. Baker of Borger bid 46,417 for half a mile of State 136 at Fritch Hutchinson County, while Boswell and Crafton Inc. of Lubbock bid 136,496 for nine miles of FM 2641 near ShalloWater in Hockley County. Total bids accepted in the session amount to 13,226,658.

Panhandle Texas Highway Commission D. Baker Borger Fritch Hutchinson County Boswell and Crafton Inc Lubbock Shallowater Hockley County Highway Commission

Liberal City OKs Post Office Building Purchase and Sewage Plant Additions

Liberal Kansas city commissioners authorized City Manager Willis Pittser to negotiate for the surplus post office building as a new police station. They also approved a $300,000 sewage disposal plant expansion funded by $160,000 in bonds each of the first two years and potentially $100,000 from other revenue sources.

Liberal Kan Willis Pittser General Services Administration State Board of Health Commission Pittser

Tokyo University system holds over 2.3 million volumes

The University of Tokyo maintains a vast library network with a main library, 19 faculty and institute libraries, and 110 divisional or departmental libraries totaling more than 2,300,000 volumes across its system.

Tokyo University of Tokyo

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