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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1958
Page
1
Iowa voters faced tax methods and school aid questions in a Monday primary. Republicans and Democrats chose candidates for governor and eight Congress seats amid a crowded slate and forecasts of a light, then heavy, turnout as observers queried party gains since 1956.
Israeli police fired on a group of Arabs near the Hadassah Hospital compound in Mt. Scopus. Jordan reports one Jordanian killed and two wounded. An earlier note recalls Lt. Col. George Flint, the UN mediator, killed nearby on May 26 while attempting to broker a cease fire.
Considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers in extreme west Monday night and Tuesday. Lows Monday night around 35 to 65. Highs Tuesday near 172 to 182. Outlook Wednesday calls for scattered showers and unsettled conditions.
Holiday traffic deaths rose to 371, breaking the 1955 three day toll. Drownings reached 130 and 88 died in other accidents for a total of 589 deaths during the Memorial Day period.
Elizabeth AP report says Tail or Meyer Jaconson told police a woman entered his shop to repair her ripped skirt. After he fixed it she thanked him with a hug and left. Later he found his wallet containing $60 missing from his hip pocket.
Indications point to a sizable turnout in today’s primary with 342 ballots cast by 1 PM. Comparisons show 497 at the same hour in 1956 and 200 in 1954, with 3,419 total Cass county votes in 1956. Ward counts by 1 PM: 108 First, 34 Second, 104 Third, 97 Fourth.
The Iowa Lions International state convention kicked off in Sioux City with about 600 members expected to register for the three day event. A 40 vehicle parade was planned through the downtown district as election of state officers was set for Tuesday.
In Algiers disappointment grows over De Gaulle's cabinet as insurgents blame "same old hacks" and threaten to storm headquarters. In Washington Ike and Dulles hold a high level policy meeting to shape France relations and respond to Soviet nuclear test talks with Khrushchev.
The Atlantic high school band opens its season with a Thursday 8 pm concert at Sunny Side Park directed by Arthur W. Meyer. Eight weekly concerts follow ending July 24 with Ralph Peer directing the final performance as Meyer leaves for Greeley Colorado to pursue a masters in music. The summer program also includes rhythm classes for beginners and intermediates and private lessons starting this week. Band rehearsals run Tuesday 7 pm. cadet prep band Monday and Wednesday 1 pm. rhythm classes meet Tuesday and Thursday 1 pm and 1 30 pm.
About 700 Walkers for Peace demonstrated quietly in front of the White House as Eisenhower was away at Gettysburg. The march ended with a rally near the Washington Monument while police watched. Some marchers traveled from Wilmington and Winchester on foot. others came by bus. Afterward the group dispersed, with a few lingering to press legislators. Teachers Diplas Dennis Wohlenhaus of Griswold earned a two year diploma at Westmar College in LeMars.
Frances Miller, a straight A student in the College of Engineering at South Dakota State College, prepares her Luscombe for a flight from Brookings to Redfield South Dakota. She commutes daily to attend classes and studies atomic physics and thermodynamics among other subjects.
Elaine Bailey 16, of Washington Workers club, was elected president of Cass county girls 4 H clubs at the Atlantic high school rally. Her mother Mrs Clyde Bailey received an honorary pin. Other officers elected were Marilyn Thomason vice president Joyce Lischka secretary treasurer Shirley Behrends historian and Karen Shahan reporter. About 440 members attended as five clubs achieved 100 percent turnout and uniform wear.
In Detroit and Paris reports, auto workers at GM Chrysler and Ford operated without new contracts for the first shifts, while UAW leadership urged restraint. In France, the National Assembly granted De Gaulle six months of decree powers to govern and pursue constitutional reforms amid Algeria crisis.
Alva Merriam head of Merriam Shows announced the Ogden company is moving its circus out of Atlantic amid a dispute over carnival site. Ministers threatened injunctions, pushing relocation from Chestnut area to Webster City. The move ends a local engagement that had run since 1950.
President Eisenhower spoke at Mount St. Mary's College urging American youth to pursue world peace and domestic justice. He framed the main struggle as free governments guided by faith against despotic communism, and highlighted opportunities in racial equality education and urban renewal at home and in developing nations.
Edward G. Robinson Jr. fell 35 feet from a balcony while fishing at his Malibu beach home Sunday night. He was taken to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with numerous cuts and possible fractures, authorities said. Medical evaluator Dr. Robert Weir treated him for injuries.
Police investigated a break in at the Iowa Paint Co where thieves stole 380 dollars hidden in a paper bag in the office. No arrests reported as of Monday.
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