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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1954
Page
1
The piece notes four hours and eight minutes from Los Angeles to New York and 270 miles across Iowa, claiming speeds over 600 miles per hour shrink the world. It argues closer travel will bring nations to better acquaintance, understanding, and friendship, using rapid transport as a tool for peace despite origins in war fears.
An analysis of Northern Natural Gas shows how distant gas travels from Texas Oklahoma or Kansas to Atlantic. It highlights costly pipelines machinery and energy that moved formerly wasted gas to feed homes and industry.
The article urges giving to the March of Dimes describing its low admin costs and focus on helping polio victims. It notes Atlantic and Cass counties saw few polio cases but emphasizes ongoing needs for direct aid and research funding.
The editorial notes a nine million dollar surplus in Iowa surpassing the previous high as special tax payments hit a new peak. It argues the excess should not fund broader spending but justify tax relief in the coming years, urging Republicans to honor their pledge of lower taxes.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication evenings except Sundays with staff details for editor and office, and prints post office and subscription terms. Rates vary by delivery method and area including Atlantic carrier, Cass County mail, broader Iowa, U S outside Iowa, and Canada.
Washington lobbying battle pits the American Medical Association and the American Legion, each mobilizing members and posts to influence Congress over a plan to bar free nonservice connected care in VA hospitals. AMA aims to educate doctors to join and support, while Legion warns of losing veteran care and harshly condemns AMA tactics.
A narrator recounts arranging a Black tie and tax styled surprise for a friend. The friend declines, noting a prior engagement, leaving the party guest surprised and the author admitting the mishap. The verse closes with a nod to the friend’s loyalty and the print acknowledgment.
Asahi Shimbun correspondents from Tokyo visited Des Moines to gather data for a farming story. They returned to New York and praised Iowa farm management, hoping to publish an interesting report. The piece also notes early drinking glasses with pointed or rounded bottoms designed to be held until empty.
Our dog Tuffy is grumpy as a new pup arrives at Frederick's house making him feel territorial. The football experts predicted holiday results with seven wins in nine by Berg and Cook while others relied on luck.
A Knights Templar Columbia Commandery banquet honored Charles E. Baldwin of Bradford Iowa on his 90th birthday. Baldwin came to Washington in 1889 as a labor department clerk and served as recorder of the commandery for 32 years.
The article argues that taxes shape living standards and social structures and can become tools of revolution. It critiques income tax as a police tax, explains how cheating and hot money harm honest citizens, and condemns quota-based tax enforcement and withholding tax for dulling tax awareness and fueling economic instability. It notes potential reforms by the Eisenhower administration and warns of a possible recession if not addressed.
A note clarifies there are two distinct Christmas Islands: one in the Central Pacific about 1200 miles south of Hawaii and another in the Indian Ocean roughly 190 miles south of Java, sharing a name but located in separate oceans.
Two South Koreans Han Too Kyoo and Choe Chong Bong go on trial in Seoul on charges of betraying General William F. Dean and aiding his capture in August 1950. They allegedly accepted five dollars from the Reds as a reward for the general. The session lasted five minutes. The court was told Dean wrote a letter about his capture and asked President Syngman Rhee for clemency. The trial resumes Wednesday.
The Iowa Legislature requires Grade A milk suppliers to follow one of three Brucellosis control plans. Plan A calls for annual testing of cattle over eight months with calfhood vaccination optional. Plan B requires annual tests and quarantines for reactors. Plan C mandates vaccination of all female calves and a herd of official vaccinates. Cities may impose stricter local requirements.
In Omaha district court, the first degree murder trial of Joseph Kuykendall, accused in his heiress wife’s death on June 18, 1953, stretches into a seventh week as Cecil McClendon testifies he heard Kuykendall say to get rid of his wife. Cross-examination disputes hung on repeated "I don't know" answers, with the judge denying a defense bid to strike the testimony.
The estate of Arvoy C. Leeper files a $20,000 suit against Dr. Frank A. Haffa of Waterloo over Leeper's gun wound death on June 7. Haffa remains free on bond while appealing an eight year manslaughter sentence.
Des Moines amateur radio operators in Iowa have applied for auto identification tags bearing their radio call letters. More than 620 members seek tags to supplement regular license plates. The Legislature had blocked using call letters as plates last year. The State Board of Control will issue the plates if $3 per pair is paid, with endorsements from the Public Safety Department and Civil Defense Director C. E. Fowler.
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