26 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
1
Notice to subscribers regarding undelivered evening papers and how to report issues before 7 o clock, with instructions to notify the office rather than the carrier. Includes manager and staff credits and service contact details.
A five year study shows the average American now lives longer than earlier generations while the overall upper life limit remains similar. The data highlight gains in early life with more people reaching advanced ages, as illustrated by a deaths per 1000 table.
The piece argues that freedom from war requires broad freedom for all peoples, noting that peace advocates are often imperialistic. It cautions that some nations may not be ready for American style freedom yet calls for a continual trend toward greater freedom for everyone to prevent recurring wars and dependence by stronger states.
Editorial brief notes farm canning volumes at one and one half billion quarts this year. Congress is urged to pass a two term limit for presidents, citing health and political reform. It also cites Domei reporting Japan open to peace feelers and seeks a face saving path to end the war welcomed by Japan.
Drew Pearson notes President Truman shifts focus at Potsdam to involve Russia and Britain in India. The column outlines India’s 2,000,000 man army, Britain’s imperial stance, and U S push for greater Indian participation to share war burden.
In Paris on July 26 AP reports a two day campaign by Paris police and military police impounded over 300 jeeps and staff cars. Generals and others were stopped on the Champs Elysees Place de La Concorde and Grand Boulevard as police prevented civilian accompanied military personnel from driving with women and nurses present.
M. P. s argue that madamoiselles should not ride in army cars except in authorized cases. Only army nurses, Wacs on missions, or soldiers and Wacs en route to recreation may use such vehicles.
Major Frank P. Hladky, a protestant chaplain from Cedar Rapids Iowa, says relaxation of non fraternization rules has shifted American soldiers toward more relaxed conduct with German citizens. He notes under the ban soldiers protested being tied down, but now few mention the issue.
A New York Times style column muses on language use and power, noting how terms like president and metropolis are handled, and mentions readers such as Eleanor Fox Ponder and figures like Brigadier General Stuart Godfrey. It discusses American views on Communism, Moscow influence, and wartime strategy.
Three Mexican firefighters employed at a power company labor camp remained missing across the Idaho Oregon line as Oregon battled the Tillamook Forest Fire. Crews scouted the area near Shoshone, Idaho, with two planes, after a day of fruitless search. Tillamook blaze in Oregon, about 140 square miles, drew 3,000 firefighters holding the line.
A 1945 Edgar A. Guest poem presents a gouty gourmand seeking health and a Yankee doctor who prescribes sawdust. The piece interleaves humorous verse with a wartime political note criticizing Soviet interference in Spain and praising Franco, ending with a concluding line about work curing ills.
A July 25 Atlantic letter to the News Telegraph argues against communism and Soviet atheistic totalitarianism, praising Franco and referencing Salvador de Madariaga's Spain book to explain Francoist rule and war dynamics. The writer criticizes U S. policy toward Franco and warns of rising Red Fascism worldwide.
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