28 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1957
Page
1
The piece analyzes Soviet aims in Asia, noting promises of loans, aid, arms, and machinery to win Asian nations. It cautions Asians to be wary and suggests the West still has allies while recognizing growing anti European sentiment and possible Russian missteps.
The piece argues that Stassen consistently opposes the president and publically broadcasts his views, provoking questions about his continued role in Eisenhower's administration and puzzling Republican support for keeping him on. It critiques the clash between Stassen and the president and notes a lack of private resolution.
The Iowa Highway Patrol aims to curb highway deaths during the New Year period and continues an all out effort statewide. Public backing is urged, starting with obeying traffic laws and reporting violators, with witnesses needed to secure convictions. If Iowa drivers comply, fewer killings will occur.
Polk County grand jury indicts six persons in Des Moines on liquor law violations linked to two taverns and two key clubs. The report criticizes key clubs as crime sources, urges liquor-law reforms, and notes the probe by state agents at the request of Police Chief Howard Eide.
In New York a thief grabbed a box from Allen Barnett, 16, on a subway train and fled. The container held a four foot baby boa constrictor and several iguanas bound for a pet exhibit.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists subscription rates for local carriers and mail options across Iowa Cass counties and beyond. It notes postal registration since 1912 and affiliations with major press associations while outlining yearly and monthly pricing.
Drew Pearson recalls the Harlem Globetrotters thrilling Casabl anca audiences before a large Moroccan crowd as Consul General Henry Ford and Pearson himself were swept in a melee. He highlights the team’s global Christmas tour and Abe Saperstein’s efforts to support the trip. The piece also contrasts Africa and Greenland conditions, notes Cedrone and Mitchell injuries, and recounts Tripoli’s history with the Marines.
In Louisville a 60 year old service station attendant named Albert L. Stages used a jack handle to confront a masked shotgun-wielding bandit who demanded his receipts. With $96 in hand he backed into a stockroom and grabbed the tool, causing the bandit to flee empty handed. Friends say he bluffed him and remained brave despite threats.
Expert commentary on opening three diamonds by a right hand opponent, with four example hands and recommended responses. The article weighs safety, takeout doubles, three notrump overcall, and cautious advancement to four spades, guiding how to handle strong and weak holdings against a preemptive bid.
A 1957 King Features medical column warns husbands not to quarrel with wives. It explains men tend to dominate, women grow bossy as they age, and a shared decision approach helps avoid a bad later life. It notes that couples may need children to intervene if conflict escalates and ends with a medical Q&A on menstrual irregularity in teens.
A misc feature recounts a car mixup at Brillhart's Service station leading to a free wash for Mrs. Maxine Blunk who had requested pickup at her Atlantic State bank job. The column also notes relatives and locals with 13 related trivia and a Santa motorcycle sighting, plus Liberia Christmas card curios and a vintage Andrews family request for purchase information.
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson says yellow or brownish ants with wings the same length as their bodies appear in homes this time of year and are often mistaken for termites. He notes termite wings are white and twice the body length.
Kathy Morris ten of Cherokee died after an acute asthmatic seizure found on a bathroom floor Thursday night. Cherokee authorities say the death followed the seizure and a service is planned for Monday.
William Ogertree Browder a 17 year old senior at Bessemer High School and president of the eight state National Junior Achievement Conference predicts segregation will end as surely as slavery was abolished He says integration may come but doubts in his Alabama hometown where 73 percent of 32 000 are Negro Browder notes a plan for three high schools two segregated and one integrated and believes only about one percent in the South oppose integration Browder says Junior Achievement operates in 38 states and his role is to recruit friends and expand the organization in a conference that drew 500 young business prospects Browder envisions an integrated school in the future and compares anti integration sentiment to a small but loud minority.
A 26 year old language teacher Theana Koutroulelis requests her name change to Krotelis in Pennsylvania citing pupil difficulty pronouncing the current surname. The request aims to simplify classroom communication and reduce mispronunciation.
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