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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
3
On this date December 20 events include the English Tele phone Company monopoly ruling in 1880, the 1922 Union of Soviet Republics formation, 1944 battlefield advances in Belgium, 1952 crash near Moses Lake killing 87, plus 1963 and earlier notes on Iran, airline strikes, and NATO defense deals.
Everett Luman 78 of Anita died Thursday at Atlantic Memorial hospital where he had been a patient a month. He is survived by his wife a brother Mont Luman of Anita and three stepdaughters. Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Sunday at the Methodist church with Rev Carroll Robinson officiating. Longs funeral home in charge.
Washington AP report covers a presidential commission urging states to lower the voting age to 18 and end poll taxes and literacy tests. Commission chair Richard Scammon says the change applies to all elections, citing youth disengagement after high school and low turnout ages 21 to 30.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran church Audubon with Rev H E Dieter officiating and burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Corl Funeral Home directed arrangements. Mrs Lyle Hanser sang with accompaniment by Erhardt Nielsen. Pallbearers listed.
A reader with a sick toddler asks how to handle a visiting friend who disrupts naps. The reply says a true friend would accept honest communication and suggests setting boundaries to protect rest.
Henry Adam Lehr, 59, of near Spragueville was found dead Thursday night in a wrecked car on a Jackson County road about 34 miles south of here. Authorities state Lehr appeared to be alone in the car when it left the road at a curve and plunged down a 40 foot embankment. the wreckage was discovered by a passerby.
Petitioners circulate in Anita and nearby towns to pave Iowa 148 from No 92 near Massena to I 80 north of Anita, a 16 mile stretch. By 1967 Lake Anita state park complex planned, with about 1 million dollars spent on development. The road would connect I 80 to Kansas City and improve access to Missouri and the state park. The Massena to Anita segment is gravel and poorly maintained.
Princess Sophie gives birth to a daughter in Madrid. The infant is a granddaughter of the Spanish pretender and Greek royal line, with Juan Carlos and Queen Frederika present at the clinic. The child’s royal bloodlines link to European monarchies, and Franco and his wife sent congratulations.
Des Moines recreation secretary Loran R. Braught was named by Gov. Harold Hughes to the Governor's Physical Fitness Council. Braught serves at the Des Moines Council of Social Agencies.
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