14 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1955
Page
1
The Salk polio vaccine signals the end of a long, costly struggle. It will reach an estimated 90 million children this year, with protection expanding as supply grows. Doctors praise Dr. Salk for giving the cure to humanity, not seeking profit.
The Kremlin seeks retaliation for Western bloc gains and Soviet delays in commerce and military power. It repudiates old treaties and creates irritations to unsettle the West, yet Europeans under Soviet control view Moscow’s actions as failing to reverse its Western setback. East Germans see growing revolt and compare life under Soviet influence with Western freedom.
The piece argues farmers oppose state controls in Russia and China, suggesting rural rebellion could topple communist regimes. It notes widespread famine tactics failed to erase farm populations, who now back slow reform as rains boost crops in the region.
Japan disclosed that its five inch pencil rocket reached speeds of 382 miles per hour in a vertical test. The first vertical tests will occur later this month as part of Japan's early rocket research, led by Prof. Hideo Itokawa.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph announces subscription rates for various delivery methods and regions. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options for carriers in Atlantic and Cass counties, other Iowa areas, the U.S. mainland, and Canada.
Drew Pearson notes the Pan American Union marks its 65th birthday as a democratic, nonveto international body praised for stabilizing the western hemisphere. He also sketches public debates on squirrels in Washington, Ford’s old sailing sloop, and liquor tax enforcement under Coleman Andrews, highlighting reforms and loopholes.
Poem reflecting on marriage and relationships. The speaker says he cannot tell readers who to marry but notes that lasting couples share laughter and fears, cling to faith, and forgive each other. Observes that wealth differences do not guarantee happiness and that mistakes are part of life.
DES MOINES The House approved a new measure to give workers three consecutive hours off to vote in general elections. The bill, 84 to 0, replaces an earlier Senate version and aims to ensure paid time off for voting unless the worker uses personal time. Also among four bills sent to the governor is a tax filing change moving quarterly sales and use tax returns from the 20th to the month end after each quarter.
Dr. James R. Ramsey and Attorney L. K. Madsen announce plans for a one story professional office building just north of the past office. The new structure will house a dentist and a law and real estate insurance firm with construction to begin soon.
A critical portrait traces Ed ward J. Corsi through New Jersey and New York politics with Dewey, Harriman, and liberalisers. It cites U S security doubts, McCarthy era intrigue, and the role of officials like Wolf Ladejinsky and Max Rabba in shifting careers and immigration policy amid partisan battles.
The piece portrays Eden as a steady British figure whose rift with Prime Minister Chamberlain in 1988 marked a turning point. It notes Eden’s calm yet dramatic public confrontations, his foreign secretary tenure, and his stance on appeasement and global threats amid rising dictatorships.
Wide community improvement contest ranks Betherville Post 3388 second Schleswig Pest Post 3530 third and Britt Post 4370 fourth. Winners advance to the national VFW contest. The Washington post earned praise for hospital patient care equipment loans and polio cancer fund-raisers. Fort Dodge plans a $1,000,600 senior high on a northeast tract costing $67,500 from a New York realty firm with no current Dew school plans.
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