11 Feb 1963
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1963
Page
1
The piece argues that government benefits are expanding slowly and inevitably through medical care urban renewal and welfare programs backed by supporters who see them as vote getters. Conservatives oppose these programs accusing the state of overreach and unnecessary costs.
The real danger from Cuba, not military bases, lies in it becoming a western hub to indoctrinate and train communist agents for invasion of the Western Hemisphere. Poverty and ignorance in Central and South America invite such ism, with aid and education uncertain without cooperation from local ruling classes.
The page urges timely participation in the school election and notes the Chamber of Commerce drive adds new members and funds for promotion. It argues Americans pay for freedom yet face controls and regulation, fearing government overreach and restrictions on personal liberty.
Gen Alfredo Stroessner secured a new five year term in Paraguay's election reported from Asuncion. Unofficial returns show Stroessner leading as high as 8 to 1 over opponent Ernesto Gavilan, with women voting for the first time in the country and outnumbering men.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists postage paying terms and subscription rates for local carriers, Cass county and surrounding areas, plus national mail prices. It notes publication details and association memberships for the paper and its editor.
Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell reportedly acquired a two acre seashore parcel near Cerro Gordo Dorado through expropriation by the Puerto Rico government. He plans a $60,000 winter home and a $10,000 private resort, while farmer Jacinto Nevares Cordova seeks higher compensation. Governor Luis Munoz Marin declined comment.
George Christensen and Claude Lawler attended the Jackson day dinner held by Town democrats at Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hughes will Hotel Fort Des Moines. Others traveled to Lake Okoboji for a cottage week. Attendees included Robert Joyce, Lyle Hiatt, Bob Lindeman and Vernett Martens.
Lon Harper of Massena traveled to Corning this week visiting Joseph Gourley and Mrs. Palmer Findley of Omaha. Mrs. Findley stayed with Miss Mayme Findley. Raymond Warne, a farmer south of Atlantic, shot a red fox yesterday while rabbit hunting.
Mrs Wright Hedges and Miss Verna Wagner proprietors of the Collins Hat shop were business visitors in Omaha today O F Pettersen was in Omaha
A seven inch pencil can draw a line spanning no less than 35 miles, illustrating remarkable drafting endurance and scale for a small instrument.
Medical writer warns against self diagnosing neurotic states and urges professional help from psychiatrists over nonmedical psychology. Emphasizes that most emotional disturbances are self limiting with time and doctor support, while cautioning about quack psychology and improper self diagnosis.
Poet Ada Guest muses on weather and seasons, favoring snow over winter rain. She imagines a fixed schedule for seasons and notes snow covers ugliness while rain dulls the landscape.
DES MOINES AP Gov Har old Hughes named Kirk Boyd 28 of Iowa City as administrative assistant completing the governor staff. A Davenport native Boyd was a Des Moines Tribune reporter in 1957 city editor of Davenport Democrat 1958 59. He is married to Irene Monroe and they have a 3 year old daughter. He has been a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa while pursuing a PhD in political science.
If you live on the East Side or West Side or in Highland LaVista Fairlawn Zurduh additions and do not receive your paper by 7 p.m. contact the listed phone numbers for your route.
Des Moines news page notes Governor Hughes, who holds a 1967 degree from SUI and a 1961 master's, appointed Dwight Jensen as administrative assistant shortly before taking office. At a news conference he said he, Senator Jack Schroeder, Lex Hawkins and Democratic floor leaders discussed liquor by the drink and the best time to present the bill on the Senate floor.
The article discusses a gray area in contract bridge decision making from a 1956 France vs United States match. It details South Jais from France opening spades, West Stayman choices, and the complex sequence leading to five clubs doubled for 750 points while France earned 900 points overall.
Hughes notes no conclusions drawn but grows convinced a local option feature would hinder liquor bill passage. He mentions the Department's office of automation and manpower and his eight years with the U.S. Office of Education. He is an Iowa State Teachers College graduate with a master's from Iowa State College.
Roland G. Ross, longtime director of guidance in the Town Department of Education for 12 years, is named a field director in the U S Labor Department. A tree continues to grow until death, with some botanists attributing aging and disease as factors.
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