Thank You Mondays Letter Praises Atlantic Memorial Hospital
A St. Louis woman thanks the Atlantic Memorial hospital staff for their kindness during a visit with her daughter, praising the care given to patients and the positive impression on visitors. She notes local restaurants motels and shops and urges citizens to show hospitality to strangers. The piece cites Reader's Digest calling "Thank you" a magic phrase that can do much good.
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St. Louis
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Atlantic
Reader's Digest
California Congressman Seeks Reform From Seniority System
A California congressman plans to leave Congress citing the seniority system which awards top posts like committee chairmanships to the longest-serving members. He argues such chairs curb legislation and often reflect age or senility, urging reform to curb iron-handed rule and align with majority wishes.
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California
Congress
Civil rights debate brands churches united for human rights
The piece argues civil rights have unified American churches across Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish groups, with LBJ foreseen to lose votes but churches gaining moral legitimacy. It cites leaders from Nashville to Milwaukee, plus figures like Archbishop O Boyle and Rabbi Weintraub, and notes Pope John’s hoped unity.
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Drew Pearson
LBJ
Erie
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John
United States
Europe
Ben West
Nashville
Loj
Abe Lincoln
Auburn University
Alabama
Gannon College
Pennsylvania
Christ
Johnson
Equal Opportunity Committee
Abraham Lincoln
Powers McLeod
Auburn
Ala
Fletcher
John Jeffers
Louisiana
Joseph F. Rummel
Washington
Patrick O’boyle
John Wesley Lord
William F. Creighton
Lewis Weintraub
Smallwood Williams
Franklin Jackson
Editorial Briefs Reflect Shifts in Politics and War Risk
The column critiques redistricting pay for legislators based on results and mocks President Johnson as a wheeler and ladies' man while noting his rising influence. It questions Soviet missile balance, warns of global nuclear risk, and notes odd primary outcomes in New Hampshire and Wisconsin that could confuse parties at conventions.
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New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Coleman
Wes Syndicate
Leo Petroglyph in Ohio Draws Interest and Caution
In Leo near Jackson Ohio the Leo Petroglyph, a sandstone panel with birds and fish drawings, sits in a small park managed by the Ohio Historical Society. Likely made by prehistoric Indians, its message remains untranslated. Do not drive if you drink.
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Jackson, Ohio
The
Ohio Historical Society
Leo
Atlantic Views Telegraph page notes publication and rates
The Atlantic Views Telegraph presents its masthead details including address Walnut Street Atlantic Iowa editor and staff names, publication times, and subscription prices for carriers local Cass county and nationwide mail rates.
Alaska delegation seeks federal earthquake aid
Gov. William A. Egan leads 22 Alaska officials to Washington to press for federal reconstruction aid after a major earthquake and tsunami. The group plans several meetings with federal department heads before a session with the presidential commission led by Len Clinton Po Anderson. The quake and wave caused substantial damage, with at least 730 million dollars in losses.
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Washington
William A. Egan
Egan
Beriece Bigan
Presidential Commission
Len Clinton Po Anderson
DNM
Bridge column reflects on bidding and play showing 1961 Spingold hand
The Becker column discusses how 52 card visibility limits perfect play. It recounts Norman Kay and Sidney Silodor in the 1961 Spingold final reaching 3NT doubled, Kay bidding 3 clubs, Silodor inviting game, and Kay taking nine tricks. It notes alternative lines and the role of card visibility in choosing contracts.
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South West North East
South
Norman Kay
King
Sidney Silodor
Silodor
Kay
East
West
Kay Silodor
Bast
Do & Wes Syndicate, Inc
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A playful verse urging that children be seen and spoken to, not silent statues at table. It mocks the old rule that little ones should be seen and not heard and advocates inviting cheerful interaction and manners.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Arthur Rubenstein
Beethoven
King
Local student earns Phi Eta Sigma honors at Iowa
Ten years ago Larry Focht son of Robert H Focht 8 West Eleventh Street was elected to Phi Eta Sigma national scholastic honor society for freshmen men at the University of Iowa Ralph Baker moved from substitute rural carrier to parcel post delivery and Jimmy Foster became city auxiliary route carrier Rex's Place 318 Chestnut Street pool hall was bought by Ernie Willman of the Atlantic hotel who now runs it Ed Comes barber at the Hotel Whitney shop joined the Atlantic post office as an auxiliary mail carrier
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Walnut St
Atlantic
Iowa
Larry Focht
Robert H. Focht
West Eleventh Street
University of Iowa
Ralph Baker
Atlantic Post Office
Jimmy Foster
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce
Inter-Chamber
Rex
Chestnut Street
Rex Workman
Ernie Willman
Atlantic Hotel
Ed Comes
Hotel Whitney
Drake Captain Paul Brechler Named Harlan High Coach
Paul Brechler, Drake University football captain and three letterman, was appointed athletic coach and science instructor at Harlan High School. The day’s high reached 74 degrees, the warmest so far this year in the area.
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Paul Brechler
Drake University
Harlan High School
Exile group claims Cuba holds 74,414 political prisoners
The Revolutionary Student Directorate reports 74,414 political prisoners in Cuba, 3,351 killed, and 267,469 fled since Castro took power. It says 945,000 people, about 14 percent of the population, have been jailed since 1959.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Student Directorate
Castro
California Primary Favors Lodge Nixon or Rockefeller
In the California presidential primary neither Lodge nor Nixon appears on the ballot but outcomes between Goldwater and Rockefeller could shape the race. Goldwater's win would give him a strong edge on the first convention ballot, while Rockefeller backers fear a shortfall may push delegations to Lodge. Goldwater hints at backing Nixon if defeated.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
California
Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Rockefeller
Oregon
Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Piano Practice and Arthritis Concerns for Seniors
A senior musician asks if frequent rapid piano practice is safe and could trigger arthritis. The doctor notes activity retrains finger muscles after inactivity and unlikely to cause arthritis, advises medical exam and possible X ray, and emphasizes continuing enjoyment with physician reassurance.
Residents praise Atlantic basketball banquet sponsors
A reader thanks anonymous sponsors of the Atlantic basketball banquet held April 6. The letter expresses appreciation for community support and congratulates Arnie Gaarde and his team for their record achievements, noting Atlantic's enduring athletic spirit.
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Arnie Gaarde
Iowa Teen Named National Power Youth Winner
Mark Halfwassen of Sheffield was named one of four national winners in the Youth power program by the National Food Conference. The Iowa teenager’s project on food careers earned him a spot at the National Youthpower Congress in Chicago, which began Wednesday.
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DES Moines
Mark Halfwassen
Sheffield Wednesday
Iowa Tennager
Cit
National Youthpower Congress
Chicago
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