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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
1
The Kennedy administration proposes public funding for factories to create jobs in areas with chronic unemployment. While intended to help, the plan may have limited impact if root causes are not addressed. Coal mining decline in Kentucky and West Virginia hills questions factory profitability and subsidy needs.
The author argues a population exceeding 600 million, growing by 15 million annually, faces famine and housing shortages. To survive, China must push outward for resources, risks wars or global hardship, and the Communist movement is a byproduct rather than the aim. Only food, training, and production can ease the pressure.
The piece argues the farm surplus problem remains unresolved despite the Kennedy administration. It notes past failures and warns that surpluses grow, signaling no real cessation yet, while suggesting a workable program may not yet be revealed to the public.
Snow and distance from small grocers threaten nourishment for non drivers and elderly. The piece urges neighbors to assist those unable to reach supermarkets, noting delivery gaps and the risk of weakness from hunger. It stresses the need for mutual aid and practical solutions to keep all nourished.
Iowa farms held 6 907 000 bushels of corn on January 1 down 7 percent from the prior year. Oats totaled 110 million bushels, soybeans 30 943 000, and sorghum 1 466 000. National corn stocks rose to 3 059 874 000 bushels, up about one percent.
Mr and Mrs Wilfred Leer and two children were in Emmons Minnesota Tuesday planning to move there when their farm house burned eleven miles southwest of Northwood. Fire suspected from faulty wiring. Flames were found by two older sons who had been milking in the barn.
The Atlantic News-telegraph lists evening publication schedule with Sundays omitted and details subscription rates for local and distant readers. Price tiers cover carrier payments in Atlantic Cass and surrounding counties, Iowa and U S, with mail options priced by duration and region.
In a column on Cuba, Drew Pearson urges the United States to create a free University of Cuba on American soil, preferably in Florida, using University of Havana faculty who fled Castro. He cites Cuban refugees in Florida as the core of support and notes Eisenhower’s aid, calling for bold action to fill the Cuban vacuum and foster democracy.
Readers ask about teenagers outgrowing throat infections due to smoke. Other queries address belladonna and atropine raising eye pressure, facial wrinkles from nerve issues, and vitiligo treatments including oxypeolaren, dihydroacetone, and ongoing research at Yale.
A winter scene unfolds as snow coats town and spruce with silver. Children gaze from windows while elders shiver at dawn as sun casts long black shadows on white fields.
Prominent verse reflects aging perspective on harsh seasons and endurance. Poem notes how time dulls harshness and winters feel longer for the aged, offering a reflective mood on memory and growth. The piece preserves a quiet, nostalgic tone characteristic of mid-century verse.
A clerk's transcript from the Creston larceny case against Phyllis Jones reached the Iowa Supreme Court on appeal. Jones, accused of luring contractor Reed Donovan to a Creston park where he was beaten and robbed of 1400 dollars by ex husband John William Jones and Martin Monroe Ellis of Des Moines. She received a 15 year sentence in the Women's Reformatory.
A preinauguration report warns Congress to act on rising unemployment as task forces urge large federal spending. Proposals include extended unemployment benefits, tax relief, and increased defense education and health outlays. Treasury Secretary nominee Dillon seeks a balanced budget amid calls for big department programs.
The piece summarizes a decade of rising food bills with the average family paying $243 more annually while farmers gained just $3. Labor absorbed the largest share through higher wages for handling processing and added services totaling $130. Transportation added $33. Packaging advertising financing and research added $73. Taxes took $4. The note is drawn from multiple sources and aimed at readers in the city.
The rapid growth of Oklahoma City has led to the removal of city limit markers by the sign and paint division while borders are set, as annexation continues.
In a standard North South game, South reached a heart game after a normal two level raise. West led clubs jack and South ducked, revealing a potential weakness. East failed to counter by overtaking the jack and returning spades, allowing declarer to hold. The article highlights defensive reasoning and counterplay in a tense contract.
Des Moines legislators prepared a bill to let cities regulate 24 hour self service laundries. Rep. William Denman says these machines are a law enforcement issue and often unsupervised, with risks including burglary and teenage hangouts. A Des Moines dorm open house incident is also noted.
Maurice A. O Meara 2 percent graduate student and French teacher at the State University of Iowa was released on a 50 dollar bond after being charged with assault and battery by a coed. Police said the incident occurred in the girl's dormitory.
Three Iowa State University sophomores from Illinois Wisconsin and Milwaukee named Steve Tisza John Pichotta and Joseph Hoff pled guilty to tampering with a motor vehicle and were fined 100 each. The youths were accused of removing front wheels from cars.
Readers on city carrier routes should call before 7 p.m. if they do not receive their newspaper. Listings include East Side, West Side, Highland Addn., LaVista Place, Pairlawn Addn., Zurfluh Addn. and related phone numbers.
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