23 Jul 1947
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1947
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph advises subscribers who do not receive the paper in the evening to call before 7 oclock at telephone 18673 to arrange delivery. Address changes, discontinuations, or other delivery notices must go through the office, not the carrier.
The article condemns Soviet controlled votes in liberated nations noting deceptive ballots and coercive tactics. It highlights Poland and extends to Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria Yugoslavia and the Baltic states as victims. It warns that “free elections” became a tool of oppression, turning liberty into a tragedy.
The report notes week ending July 12 saw department store sales 8 percent above 1946 and week ending July 16 retail volume 8 to 11 percent higher than 1946. Paint, building supplies, food demand steady, fur coats orders up 65 percent from last year, farm income up 25 percent in first half of 1947. Despite optimism, business remains jittery and expects prosperity for at least another year.
The piece calls for public access to government wartime contracts and criticizes secret Roosevelt papers. It argues atomic control requires broad participation and warns Russia alone cannot be trusted. It lists GOP 1948 contenders and notes rising urban crime, urging citizen enforcement to curb lawlessness nationwide.
Secretary of State Marshall held an off the record briefing with ten Democratic congressmen led by Adolph Sabath to discuss postwar German rehabilitation. The lawmakers pressed claims of Nazi influence and questioned policy on de Nazification, coal production, and rebuilding Germany while debating Potsdam terms and potential war risk.
The House Veterans Affairs Committee approved a bill to authorize direct government loans up to 12000 for veterans to buy farms. A 300 million dollar appropriation would be provided if enacted. The measure awaits votes in the House this week, with Senate action unlikely before January.
Atop the Empire State Building a crowd watches for flying saucers while hotelier Jack Stack outfits pawnshop customers with binoculars to scan the sky. Guards monitor visitors closely on a windy day, and a steel railing is added for safety. Joe Israels and Paula Lecler are noted correspondents on foreign assignments.
In Clarinda area counties Page Fremont and Montgomery seed companies stepped up detasseling labor as hot weather drives the season. Page county labor chief Keith Henning says at least 1,200 seasonal workers are needed. Companies plan to move surplus labor among Clarinda Willisea Coin Shenandoah Farragut Essex Red Oak and Griswold to meet demand.
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