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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1963
Page
1
The Shaff plan failed under city voters pressure. They expect action from the state legislature or courts, with courts already determining redistricting is needed. The legislature is unlikely to deliver a new plan quickly, as it would resemble Shaff and require time across sessions.
A roundup discusses firing football coaches after losses, questions a Kennedy assassination inquiry, and notes rising bankruptcies tied to easy credit. It argues for Farm and City cooperation, citing the Shaff plan and shared interests between urban and rural communities in Iowa.
Kansas City AP report notes the Consumer Cooperative Association expects assets to reach 500 million by 1974, with 167 million already. Homer Young, president, told 6,000 delegates growth is needed as 92 percent of Americans not in farming know little about it. He cited two new feed mills, animal protein plant expansion at Eagle Grove, a pork slaughtering plant at Iowa Falls, and Lake, Iowa planning.
Cambodia bans Time and Newsweek citing critical acts of injury against the government. The order gives no specific stories but appears linked to coverage of Prince Norodom Sihanouk's rejection of U.S. aid on November 18, 195? The note ends with a motorist safety reminder about stop signs.
Classified and subscription pricing details for the Atlantic News-Telegraph. Lists mailing rates by region including local Cass County and surrounding areas, statewide Iowa, national totals, and Canada options. Includes editor contact and association memberships.
In Washington, Drg Drew Pearson reports Kennedy was slated to speak in Philadelphia before the National Council of Churches while Rev Carl McIntire planned a counter demonstration with Gen Edwin Walker. The piece outlines McIntire’s anti Kennedypropaganda and the broader network of hate broadcasts tied to the Kennedy era.
Hollywood AP reports Bob Hope may cancel his annual Christmas trip to U.S. troops abroad due to a blood clot in his eye affecting vision. Doctors will decide after possible minor surgery whether he should travel to Greece Turkey Cyprus Crete and Libya. Hope delayed final plans after a New York eye exam two weeks ago.
East, facing 1NT by South and 3NT by North, with Africa West spades lead, defends by signaling that West holds the missing spade. He avoids cashing a last spade, lures declarer into a diamond finesse misstep, and South goes down one. East's strategic play, using high card theory, curtails declarer's nine tricks.
A compact reflection on human nature by poet Edgar A. Guest. The piece offers sober, unsentimental observations about everyday life and moral character with concise, plainspoken tone.
Poem recounts a husband who ignores his wife’s needs while chasing wealth. He dismisses affection as he pursues money, leaving her lonely and hungry for companionship. The piece contrasts emotional neglect with a life driven by business success.
Avoca voters approve a $125,000 school bond by 397 to 174, about seventy percent, while local notes report Mrs. Alvin Trail RN named head nurse at the Invalid Home in Elk Horn. Rev H H McDonaugh and wife move from Centralia Illinois to Atlantic to oversee the Church of the Nazarene parish.
A. B. Smith sold the Blue Goose cafe building on East Seventh street to Henry C Mehlman of 702 Olive Street. Miss Ruth Young formerly in The News- Telegraph business office enrolled for a three months radio course at the Radio Electronics Radio and Television Institute in Omaha. Mrs Gladys Wissler, longtime Bullock's employee, begun work this week as a bookkeeper at Nord's grocery.
Ralph Nelson was elected master at the annual officers election of Pymosa lodge No. 271 ALF and A M last evening. Miss Margaret Carr Walnut high school principal and Walnut teacher for six years resigns effective Dec 15. Chester and Garland Armstrong, six miles south of Atlante, bagged a 39 pound raccoon on their farm.
Ellen Madson, senior and National Honor Society president at Walnut Community School, will represent the Walnut area in the Daughters of the Revolution Good Citizen contest. She active in declamatory and band groups, serves as school accompanist, newspaper staffer, 4 H member, and pianist and junior camp counselor at Alta mount Baptist church. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Madson and she plans to attend college next fall. Motorists urged to obey stop signs and not slow down.
Contact numbers list for Highland Addn Fairlawn Addn and remaining East and West Side areas. Includes Chestnut street regions and multiple phone lines for residents.
A 1963 King Features syndicate column notes rising hospital charges in the United States with two bed rooms most common and Pacific coast areas highest at 26.60 per day while Mississippi averages 10.60. It urges health insurance planning to reduce economic stress and supports ongoing medical progress and accessible care.
The National Safety Council reports 35,170 lives lost in traffic accidents from January 1 to November 1, 1963, a five percent rise from the same period the prior year. October fatalities reached a record high of 4,000, surpassing the previous October peak. Motorists urged to obey stop signs.
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