26 Apr 1950
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1950
Page
1
The article argues that democracy advocates must win the propaganda battle by delivering factual programs to the communist world. It notes barriers: strict information control and fear among leaders who restrict listening to outside radio and reading external media. It claims border observations and returning defectors prove life under democracy differs and will spread truth.
The Atlantic school district spent $159.08 per pupil in 1949, up from $150.91 in 1948. Nearby districts ranged from Red Oak at $160.44 to Carroll at $238.94. Statewide 113 city districts averaged $185.29, with Atlantic among the lowest costs for its size.
The piece argues that strikes by maintenance workers in the telephone sector and similar rail actions trigger solidarity that halts non striking workers and damages the public. It claims organized loyalty drives public opposition and urges strikers to fight their own battles rather than rely on others.
The text portrays random shootings by a Florida man targeting a legislator amid grievances, gangs attacking in cities, and a Peru Normal professor killing two colleagues before suicide. It frames these acts as part of wartime jitters and societal strain eroding social responsibility.
The Switeer judgeship fight harms party unity as Dixiecrats rebel and Democrats must seek cohesion. Iowa politics risk unrest and strained relations with the Senate amid internal party jealousies. A local note on weather ends with unexpected floods near river bottoms illustrating Iowa's weather variety.
Western sources report Moscow plans a centralized ruble system with eastern bloc trade settled in rubles. A Kremlin led customs union and an international payments bank would replace mutual aid treaties, pegging prices and currencies to the ruble and diminishing dollar reliance.
An unexplained explosion shattered a four story frame apartment building in Seattle. No occupants were killed or critically injured. the blast occurred on the second floor above a boiler area. Firefighters suspected illuminating gas as a possible cause while rescuers limped several people from the wreck and treated injuries on site.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication schedule and pricing. It notes evening issues except Sundays, editor F D Simpson, addresses, and subscription costs by carrier and mail for Iowa Cass counties, Iowa, and the U S including Canada, with annual, semiannual, quarterly and monthly options.
Top secret files show Joint Chiefs of Staff generals William Leahy and George Marshall steering U.S. China policy toward Soviet engagement in Asia. They pressured concessions to Russia to avert heavy Japanese casualties, with Marshall later noting aid to Chiang Kai-shek was not reaching front lines. A Formosa report warned Formosans opposed Chiang and that Chinese troops lacked morale. Bedsheets remark at McGrath event and Truman editors’ remarks capped a year of tense Washington warfare over policy.
The House Appropriations Committee backed a 1951 defense budget increase of 350 million dollars requested by Secretary of Defense Johnson to bolster against Soviet threat. Johnson testified behind closed doors and said peacetime defense costs may rise after next year, with a further request to restore 203 million trimmed by the committee.
Doughs for rolls may be formed and wrapped and frozen before baking. Use frozen yeast dough within two to three weeks for best quality and rising results.
Rinse your egg beater and fruit juicer under cold running water immediately after use. A quick rinse saves minutes of effort later and keeps tools clean.
A child narrator recalls watching siblings during their parents absence. The speaker describes keeping vigil as the children race, slide, fight, climb trees, and wreck rooms, hoping their parents return to relieve the anxious observer.
Farmers learn young foals can start eating grain around four weeks old to save milk and keep the mare in better flesh. A 1:1 mix of corn and oats on pasture is a good ration, as are oats and pasture. Do not drink if you drive.
The piece argues against Neo-Luddism in Britain and the United States, focusing on a 1950 railroad strike threat over adding a second fireman and an extra engineer. It notes cost estimates, bargaining history, potential rate impacts, and public opinion dynamics amid broader postwar labor tensions.
Washington outlines new bomb designs that could strike fixed targets such as underground fortifications with penetrating casings. Officials cite Bikini and Eniwetok tests and note that only strategic use is intended, while detailing concepts like deep penetration jackets and varied delivery methods.
The 200 inch mirror for the Mt Palomar telescope used quartz mined in North Carolina. The sourcing ties the famed observatory to distant quarry work and regional mineral supply.
Fish boxes on fishing yachts now under construction use stainless steel linings to prevent corrosion and extend durability at sea.
The passage lists explosive mine and atomic bomb concepts and notes a tactical use aim. It then records internal AD leadership: Lloyd Stratton re-elected secretary, Robert Booth treasurer, Kent Cooper executive director, and Frank J. Stangel general manager.
Robert Mc Lean of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin was re elected president of the Associated Press by the directors yesterday Dolph Simons of the Lawrence Journal World was elected first vice president and Mark Ethridge of the Louisville Courier Journal named second vice president
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