31 Jan 1955
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1955
Page
1
The piece notes cautious optimism for a cease fire with China and Formosa, criticizes unnecessary demagoguery about big vs small business, and urges planning for toll and express roads linking Illinois and Iowa. It cites a dangerous propaganda book, a cautionary fable about a self important frog, and mentions California Death Valley and Pacific Coast rainfall.
The Atlantic News Telegraph publishing schedule and mailing rates are listed. It details evenings except Sunday editions, editor contact references, post office entry date, and memberships. Subscription prices vary by carrier in Atlantic, Cass counties, and nationwide mail, with multiple term options and Canada rates.
Drew Pearson notes senators fear Admiral Radford would seize control of military actions in Formosa and China. They question if strikes on the mainland would be acts of war and warn civilian authority may be bypassed in crisis planning.
Poem reflects on aging homes and memories. A young couple considers restoring a dilapidated house to revive beauty and life for future generations. The piece emphasizes care, grace, and sustaining faith amid decay.
In Galveston Texas two policemen spotted a parked truck moving with no driver. A 6 year old boy admitted he climbed in because he was tired of walking and drove away. He was released to his parents who took him home.
A profile notes George Sokolsky as a bold, self-made anti-Communist columnist who battled both Communist and Japanese opposition from 1931 to 1945. It calls him a living symbol of nationalist, anti-Communist China and warns he is unlikely to retreat from the fight.
A compact profile of Chiang Kai-shek tracing his Fenghua origins near Ningpo in Chekiang and his rise through Sun Yat-sen’s networks. It covers his Whampoa leadership with Borodin and Red Army ties, break with Moscow, the Nanking government, Meiling Soong marriage, the New Life Movement, and early struggles against feudalism and foreign interference.
O E Niffenegger of Drake University told the Iowa Association of School Administrators that low pay drives the shortage. He noted a local firm offered starting pay of 4544.88 while the top Iowa teacher starting salary is 3250. He urged revamping the system including two sessions daily, 12 month year and broader teacher roles to elevate professionalism.
Representative Holifield of California warns the nation lacks planning for radioactive fallout from atomic bombs. He says civil defense funding is token and the public remains indifferent, citing absence of essential protective measures and information.
Washington Iowa hosts the first of eight Red Cross regional meetings with Carroll F Johnson national fund vice chairman for Iowa announcing dates. Scheduled sites include Cedar Rapids Decorah Mason City Spencer Ames Chariton and Omaha from February into midmonth.
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