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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
1
After a two to one Shaff plan defeat urban voters push for higher city funding and faster urbanization. Observers forecast cuts to rural road funds to finance primary roads, with emphasis on city needs. A one house or population weighted legislature is discussed, reducing farm influence.
The piece notes Mormon handcart companies crossed Iowa on the way to Salt Lake in 1856. Five groups started from Iowa City, averaged 15 miles daily for about nine weeks, with carts hauling up to 500 pounds. Some died. readers are urged to recall their perseverance.
The column notes another GOP hopeful joining the field and predicts more entrants. It contrasts Arab Israel tensions with the Pope's Holy Land visit, then discusses pressures on youth from grades to careers, arguing most pressures aid rather than hinder progress.
A reader in Atlantic Iowa urges residents to write to Speak Up at Ben 298 Atlantic sending a postal card on Dec 7 1963. The note compliments Atlantic High School cheerleaders for modest makeup and appropriate uniforms, reflecting local youth culture. In Oklahoma City a car dealer was robbed by a man in sporty clothes who fled after a test drive with a pistol.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication city rate cards and subscription prices for local, mail, and Canada deliveries. It notes evenings except Sunday, standard editor contact, and membership in press associations.
DREW PEARSON notes a fatal rest home fire in Fitchville Ohio killing 63 elderly residents amid debate over Medicare reform. He links the disaster to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Wilbur Mills delaying the elderly medical care bill and urges a fact finding visit to the Golden Age Nursing Home to see missing protections for the aged.
An Oklahoma City man using the pen name J. D. Adams says he is ready to end bachelorhood if Santa can supply the right spouse. He wants to meet more women quickly, noting at age 60 there is not much time left, and he entered the Santa Claus contest run by the Oklahoma City Times.
Francois Gary Powers, former U2 pilot and Soviet spy convict, visited Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque for a routine physical. He is described as a Lockheed test pilot in Burbank, California, and will receive the annual tests given to test pilots.
In a three notrump contract, declarer faced a fateful choice after West led the jack of spades. By deducing West held the ten and rejecting a finesse, declarer avoided a four-spade and one-club loss and made four notrump. The play hinges on West’s spade sequence and bidding implications.
A poem recalling a daughter’s view of her mother's strict moral guidance and the change when she becomes a mother herself. The speaker contrasts notions of being good with personal experience, revealing growth as motherhood reshapes priorities and speech.
Ted Johnson of Atlantic and Wayne Erickson of Cumberland report the first wild deer hunt since a 75 year lull. Atlantic State Bank directors present Cecil Malone and Harold Smith with a $1000 donation to local hospital. Cass County March of Dimes chair Harry McAllister named. Post office staff changes and other local business notes follow. Grocers advertise specials including Laughorn cheese and Gold Medal Flour as shoppers are reminded not to drive after drinking.
The Senate moved a public works package including more than 249 million dollars for Iowa water projects while approving a 45 billion spending bill awaiting House conference. It outlines Army Engineers allocations for Iowa for the FY ending June 30 with listed projects such as Coralville Reservoir and Missouri River stabilization.
Workers uncover bones and grave outlines on land south of Chestnut near Pellett's addition. The site was once a cemetery and may still hold overlooked remains. The region endured a long fall snow and sharp hill driving challenges as residents described differing winter driving characters.
Dr. Coleman notes old time remedies for colds from grandmothers, praising preventive tips like staying warm, rest, proper hygiene, and chicken soup. He explains antibiotics don’t cure the virus, but may prevent bacterial complications, and emphasizes physician guidance, vaccines, and cautious home care.
Rep. William J. Green of Pennsylvania, 53, remains in critical condition in a Philadelphia hospital following surgery for peritonitis. He was stricken Sunday in New York while attending the funeral of former New York governor Herbert H. Lehman.
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