TONKIN BECOMES GM OF YAKIMA DAILIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74-00115R000300040009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 8, 1966
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 5-0-Yr 2013/12/30 : CIA-RDP74-00115R000300040009-0
JAN 8 1966
'Tonkin Becomes GM \
Of Yakima Dailies
YAKINA, Wash.
Directors of the Republic Pub-
? lishing Company, publishers of
the Yakima Morning Herald and
the Yakima4Daily Republic, an-
nounce the promotion of James
E. Tonkin from business man-
ager to general manager. W. H.
(Ted) Robertson, who has been
'general manager since the death
of his father in 1938, will as-
sume the position of publisher.
Tonkin Thomas
The company also accepted
?the resignation of Charles F.
Massey who has served as ex-
ecutive editor of the Yakima
dailies since 1957.
Justus (Tom) Thomas, who
has been with the Yakima dailies
for 20 years, was named execu-
tive editor. He will continue to
write most of the editorials.
H. R. (Hal) Millen has been
appointed associate editor to
develop closer ties with the com-
munities in the circulation area.
Other promotions in the edi-
torial departments include El-
wyn Nellis to managing editor, ,
William K. Clark to news editor
of the Daily Republic; Melton
Crawford to editor of the Yaki-
ma Sunday Herald; Frank Gay-
man to city editor of the Yaki-
ma Morning Herald. Maurice'
Helland continues as news editI
qof .the Herald.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/12/30: CIA-RDP74-00115R000300040009-0