16 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1961
Page
1
The piece outlines President-elect Kennedy facing Western world pressure and domestic issues. It emphasizes need for ability, daring, vision, and strength to address problems, avoid worsening conditions, and achieve some successes to be remembered as a great president.
The University of Georgia pursues a positive, intellect driven path to racial integration. It aims to solve the issue rather than dodge it and hopes a constructive pattern could guide the South, despite resistance from bigots and Klansmen.
The law of diminishing returns hits the gasoline tax in Iowa now at 10 cents per gallon. Larger cars pay about a cent per mile, and the tax makes up one third to one quarter of gasoline price. As drivers switch to smaller cars to cut costs, state and federal tax revenue from fuel falls. Taxing bodies may be at the limit, risking self-defeat.
Washington reports a week of celebrations as John F Kennedy is inaugurated ending Republican rule. Rayburn receives a kickoff reception while Republicans stage a Transition Ball for Eisenhower. Kennedy attends a Smith family inaugural gala with Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford, featuring Broadway and Hollywood stars. Governors and spouses join a luncheon after the swearing in. About 17 million workers are covered by private pension plans.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication details for 1912 including address 410 Walnut St, editor F. D. Simpson, and evening edition schedule. It also provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions including Atlantic, Cass county, other Iowa counties, U S and Canada.
Washington editor Drew Pearson outlines resistance to Texas attorney John Connally for Navy secretary, links to Sid Richardson gas oil lobbying, 1956 natural gas act, and a Case bribery episode. Notes Johnson’s swift probe limits and ties to oil interests.
A reflective poem contrasts innocence with experience. The speaker notes how youth gains wisdom through suffering and how an older woman with silver hair smiles tenderly at a child, recognizing that childhood joy remains the loveliest thing on earth.
Dr Fern explains hemophilia causes bleeding disorders in mostly male patients inheritance from mothers and the difficulty of cure. Treatments like AHG and plasma transfusions slow bleeding but do not resolve the underlying condition, with daily life balancing precautions and medical care.
In his final State of the Union, Eisenhower presents a bright view of America's progress while Kennedy study groups urge faster action. They want emergency economic measures, expanded housing and education programs, broader Social Security with medical care, and bold urban planning to lift lagging areas.
Hans P. Hansen of Elk Horn was elected director of Landmands National Bank of Kimballt at the annual meeting on Tuesday. He succeeds Max Towne. Other officers include Morten Nelsen as president, Max Towne as executive vice president, and Ronald Hansen. Directors named are L. E. Jensen, Leon Petersen, Belmond Nissen, Ole J. Hansen and Mads C. Petersen.
Vandalism against churches of various denominations culminated Sunday in the dynamiting of Johannesburg's main synagogue. Damage is estimated in the thousands of dollars. A stray paragraph notes African elephants used as fans to circulate air in heat.
In the 1956 National Masters Pair Championship in New York Alvin Roth and Tobias Stone won with a bold slam by Stone. A sequence of club ruffs and a heart play forced the diamonds and clubs, while East’s defense could have stopped it with a different drop. The hand illustrates luck mixed with precise timing in high level bridge.
A Texas Tower radar tower 80 miles southeast of New York collapsed during a winter storm. Fourteen Air Force crew and fourteen civilians were aboard. 28 are missing. Navy ship Talk-17 received the May Day signal and joined Wasp, destroyers and Coast Guard cutters in the search amid high seas and 35 foot waves.
President elect John F Kennedy spends a Palm Beach lunch with Baptist evangelist Billy Graham before departing to Washington and New York for pre inauguration activities. He also announces John M Leddy as assistant secretary of the Treasury for international affairs, highlighting Leddys long State Department career and recent role with Douglas Dillon.
Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang party captured 746 of 929 seats on Taiwan island's city and county councils in Sunday's elections, shaping local governance in Formosa.
Residents on the Atlantic city carrier route are advised to report by phone any non delivery before 7 p.m. to ensure delivery. Listings include East Side and West Side routes with several subdivision numbers and phone contacts.
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