26 Jan 1957
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1957
Page
1
A letter argues that Soviet backed observers were allowed into the United States to monitor elections while a U.S. delegation was to observe in Romania. The Reds repudiated the Romania agreement, denying entry to American observers. The piece warns that such breaches justify continued Western military readiness.
In a March of Dimes context, hundreds of thousands of children have not received polio shots due to parental indifference rather than funds. Vaccine supply is ample with doses expired and returned by druggists. Emphasis is placed on persuading parents to vaccinate all children to prevent future outbreaks.
The piece argues the oil exporting Arabs may reconsider after weighing their situation as oil sales finance their economies. It suggests Western buyers in Europe will remain essential and predicts Arabs may seek closer ties with the West rather than current partners, with Russia viewed as a weak customer.
The piece notes January’s unusually cold weather and warns farmers against boosting hog production due to high prices. It recalls price crashes 15 months ago and Iowa’s stance on moderation. It also cites Florida’s 16 inches of rain and contrasts drought relief versus southwestern needs.
The League of Iowa Municipalities signals opposition to allowing recalls of city officials, warning of municipal turmoil if recall power is broadened. In the Senate a recall bill stalled after debate and was sent back to committee for further study. Senator Grimstead defends the measure as empowering voters and seeks improvements rather than defeats.
A veteran state trooper described drunken pedestrians as an awful hazard on Georgia highways. Sgt. Richard Hamrick testified before a special Senate committee on highway safety, saying intoxicated foot travelers are worse than cows. Barbados population and area figures follow.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription rates for carriers and mail orders. Local rates in Atlantic and Cass counties are provided, with separate pricing for other Iowa regions and for U.S. addresses, including Canada.
Washington insiders report a deep conservative backlash within the GOP over Meade Alcorn's selection as national chair. Taft Republicans fear a move toward Democratic image making and possible policy dictates. Lyndon Johnson pushes anti labor picks for the Labor Committee while Morse secures a slot, signaling intra party power struggles amid Eisenhower era shifts.
Brief verse on time work and wisdom by Edgar A. Guest reflecting on ownership and knowledge, noting its 1957 copyright.
The New York Times reports the Eisenhower administration will send to Congress in March a “green pasture” pay plan for enlisted personnel. It would move away from tenure based pay toward skill and performance based compensation with eventual elimination of the current length of service system.
Superior Court Judge Harnett Wolfson told Mrs. Marti MclIntyre that men who carry racing scratch sheets are unlikely to be good husbands. He granted her a divorce citing his assessment of the husband’s flawed system and repeated failures.
Dr. Herman N Bundesen offers practical guidance to calm bedtime battles for toddlers and older children. He advises shortening afternoon naps if needed, avoiding arguing, keeping a calm routine, and using a nightly teeth brushing and prayers ritual to cue sleep.
A public meeting of farmers and landowners in the David's Creek Watershed area set plans to petition state and federal governments for planning assistance. Over 100 attendees heard Ellsworth Hays read minutes and Walter Weiss explain watershed development from the 1938 law to the current act.
The Navy plans a high profile cruise from Miami Beach for AFL CIO leaders featuring an aircraft carrier, six destroyer escorts, and Marine helicopters. The event aims to inform the nearly 15 million organized labor members and their families about the Navy’s mission and work in national defense.
Jerry Baxter, a fardard oil agent, attended a meeting for southwest Iowa com agents at Hotel Chieftain inva oil Bluffs Tuesday. Do not drive if you drink.
A collage of Brief items from readers and officials includes radio feedback to Atlantic representatives, a penitentiary life term commutation and parole question, local birthdays, a fine for driving on a flooded ice rink, and a weather blizzard forecast. Also notes donations to March of Dimes, a German residence of a serviceman’s daughter, and praise for Griswold’s near invisible dump.
A Thursday barn fire on the Donald Spencer farm seven miles southeast of Iowa City killed two cows a calf and two hogs with litters and destroyed 1000 bales of hay and 800 bushels of oats. Spencer suspects a pig warmer started the blaze. The Egyptian pyramids were built between 3000 and 1800 B.C.
Four reapportionment measures have been filed with three more in progress. House sponsor Henry Stevens seeks unity behind his bill, while Senate authors Arch McFarlane Edward J. McManus and Duane E. Dewel lead additional proposals. A public hearing is planned to weigh merits. Vermont statehood note follows.
Two 16 year old boys who chopped down an evergreen on the public high school lawn in Fort Madison must dig out the trunk and roots. District Judge J R Leary sent them before Supt C J Johnston who will decide reparations. Johnston may have them plant a replacement tree and remove several dead trees. The youths spent 16 days in county jail before juvenile court appearance.
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