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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1963
Page
4
John Buseman, 66, of Dumont died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a December 10 collision seven miles southwest of Dumont. The wreck involved a car driven by Buseman and a bread truck driven by Leon Casey, 28, of Hampton.
The pre winter cold wave remains across the eastern half of the nation with sub zero readings in northern regions and frigid lows in the South. Augusta Maine hits 13 below and Rome New York near that mark while Bemidji Minnesota reports 36 below and Chicago endures its fourth straight zero or lower morning. Temperatures edge toward moderation in the Plains as cloudiness and light snow spread.
Roy Hunt borrowed a foreign car, started the motor but could not find reverse. With traffic backing up, he got out, lifted the front end, rotated the car around, and drove away.
A claim notes that melting Antarctica's about 7 million cubic miles of ice would lift global sea levels by roughly 250 feet.
Top hog price and steer sales reported in Omaha and county auctions. Local fines issued for traffic and weapon violations. County board approves road program supplement and county shed policy. School bus driver meetings set. 4-H leaders training announced. City council to hear alley sale. hunters fined for gun charges. Toastmasters meeting recap and upcoming session. Hospital program for handi capped children. welfare conference details. Weather notes report bitter cold, snow, and icy roads in southwest Iowa.
The Denison City Council approved adding fluoride to the water supply after a hearing with about 20 residents in attendance. No objections were raised. If implemented, Denison will be the 43rd Iowa city to fluoridate its water.
In Columbia South Carolina 115 of about 200 young Negro demonstrators were jailed after a downtown protest against segregation. Timothy Smith reportedly tackled a detective as officers dragged another demonstrator into a patrol car. Charges included parading without a permit disturbance and disobeying police.
The Lady Linda is trapped below Lock No. 11 as Mississippi River ice halts towboat passage. A skeleton crew remains aboard while others head to St. Louis. Nearby Mobil-LaCrosse tow pushes five barges toward St. Louis as ice persists near Muscatine and New Boston.
U S Senator Barry Goldwater said the Defense Department should close a number of military installations to save money. He spoke in Cedar Rapids while visiting Collins Radio and noted he could not discuss politics during mourning for President Kennedy and while on Air Force Reserve duty.
Dallas AP Jack Ruby’s lawyers press for release on bond before Dec 23 while his murder trial is scheduled for Feb 3. District Judge Joe Brown heard the habeas corpus request as traffic around the county courthouse remains heavy near the Oswald assassination site.
President Johnson signed a bill providing 95 million dollars over three years to aid states and local agencies in cutting air pollution from vehicles and industry. The White House ceremony drew a large congressional and governmental turnout as Johnson called pollution a growing threat to national health and safety.
Chrysler Corp stockholders overwhelmingly approve a second 2 for 1 stock split this year. More than 16 million shares vote in favor while about 29 thousand oppose. The split becomes effective December 20 and follows last April’s split. Chrysler President Lynn A Townsend cites nine month sales of 2.2 billion dollars and profits of 100 million.
Mrs. Maria Westergaard died Sunday at her daughter's Boone home after arriving to visit. She and husband Niels Westergaard ran a Kimballton produce business for 20 years. he died in 1955. Born in Denmark June 9, 1874, she joined Immanuel Lutheran church in 1928. Surviving include her daughter Helga Christensen.
Mrs Helga Christensen of Boone is survived by daughter Vera Hartall of Elgin Ill son Ernest of Arlington Neb five grandchildren nine great grandchildren one great great grandchild and sister Maria in Denmark The Rev Ralph Anderson to conduct last rites at 2 p m Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial by Kaltoft Funeral Home in Kimballton Cemetery
Ton Jones Jr. notified a local radio station about a crash near his school and earned a $25 bonus. His father, Jones Sr., serves as commercial manager at a different station and disapproved of the winnings.
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