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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1963
Page
1
A critical view argues the Kennedy administration seeks to steer public information by controlling top government news releases. The piece warns that early favorable reports can be contradicted later, revealing the dangers of state influence over media and the risk of dictatorship.
A political analysis argues that raising corporation tax may depress employment as firms cut expansion and many workers lose jobs. It warns that politically expedient reforms complicate the tax system and fail to deliver real reform, needing expert study instead.
The piece jokes about communists discovering and reviving two salamanders called mud Puppies frozen 5 000 years to suggest a future space exploration method. It satirizes scientific bravado and hints at space travel ideas as a punchline.
An ICC Board of Suspension blocked temporarily about two dozen railroads from cutting freight rates on wheat and wheat products from the West and Midwest to Gulf ports and Chicago. The plan called for roughly 10.5 cents per 100 pounds reductions to Gulf-bound shipments, with smaller cuts to Chicago routes, provoking opposition from Chicago interests over Gulf advantages. Major railroads named include Santa Fe, Burlington, and Illinois Central.
Atlantic News Telegraph summarizes daily notices and briefs from Atlantic Iowa. Local editor F D Simpson edits content for readers, with carrier and mail subscription rates listed for Cass and surrounding counties and beyond.
D R I Senator Claiborne Pell proposes Megalopolis rail from Boston to Washington with four hour service, inspired by Japan’s Tokyo Osaka line. White House backs study led by Richard Dilworth, Kennedy funds rail research, warning current nine hour trips threaten passenger service.
Old winter sent sleet last night and mocked us with icy weight. Trees wore robes of stalactite as crystal coats encrusted every leaf and twig in a jewel like white veneer. Some found beauty in the diamond white on cedar elm and pine.
A Des Moines AP dispatch notes Wesley Acres, a Des Moines home for aging Methodists, needs a high chair for young visitors to sit. The lighthearted item frames the scene of an old tree and a gentle, reflective mood.
In this Becker article the five clubs contract shows how misfitting finesses and diamond layouts affect success. It explains choosing strips, avoiding the diamond finesse when West holds the queen, and using discards to maximize trick potential.
Within a month Kennedy softened his reform emphasis and even signaled abandoning parts of his tax reform. Opposition from AFL-CIO, Chamber of Commerce, and NAM grew, while Congress showed tepid support as Kennedy faced misgivings about revenue loss and a failed attempt to enlarge the Finance Committee.
Ten years ago Mrs E J Bopp traveled to Tam pa Florida to spend a month with her son and daughter in law Edward L Bopp. Bruce Yarger and family relocate to 603 Poplar Street from Clarion. Vincent Ehrman arrives back in the U S from Germany and awaits discharge at Camp Custer Michigan. Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Frank Retzen hosted a farewell for daughter Maxine Retzen as she heads to Hunter College New York to begin WAVEs basic training. Walnut area residents attend COES lodge in Atlantic and Donald P Reed Atlantic attorney with the FBI returns Perry after weekend visit.
Thirty years ago George Neff a Wal put realtor, and Mads Madsen Elk Horn resident, were business callers in the city. Mrs William Tramner a well known local woman was a business caller at Lewis.
Sir John Cockcroft, British Nobel laureate in physics, tells Dallas officials the United States acted wisely in canceling the Skybolt missile project. He calls Skybolt technically poor and says many, including himself, were glad to see its departure.
Phone your kick carrier if you live in Attanileen City and fail to receive your paper. East Side phone numbers 243 2108 West Side 243 4910 Highland Addn 249 448 LaVista Place 243 1068 Fairlawn Addn 243 5535 Zurfluh Addn 243 3704. Delivery questions by 7 p.m.
An article by Dr. Harry J. Johnson argues for annual periodic health examinations as the core of preventive medicine. It uses car maintenance as a metaphor, noting many overlook wellness checks despite clear benefits, including early disease detection and lower costs.
Dr. Stanley Gooch plans to join Tristan da Cunha residents returning from Britain to the volcanic island next month. He left the island two years before eruptions forced 260 inhabitants to England in 1961, citing frustration with Britain's socialized medical system. Leon Goossens, famed oboe player, says he hopes to resume performing in April after a highway crash left him with 150 stitches, missing teeth, and facial injuries.
Rep. Alvin P. Meyer of Winterset sponsors a pari mutuel wagering bill arguing horse betting is recreation and could be legalized to provide up to five million dollars in state revenue.
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