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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
5
Fragmentary AP report hints at late campaign maneuvers, party alignments, and candidate shifts. Names and specifics are obscured, but tension over strategy and potential resignations surface in the race coverage.
W. R. Grace & Co. announces a merger with Walnut Grove Products Co. to form a Grace livestock feeds division. Walnut Grove stock will be exchanged at three Walnut Grove shares for one Grace share. Final approval rests with directors and Walnut Grove stockholders.
Lester Kluever defeated David Herrick to win the GOP nomination for state representative. Harlan Gittins beat Loyal Possehl in the First District supervisor race and Cari Reed won a three candidate contest in the Third District supervisor race.
Fair to partly cloudy weather continues through Wednesday with warmer nights. Lows in the 40s, scattered light showers possible by Wednesday, with highs ranging from 65 to 70 in the northeast and 70 to 75 in the southwest.
Lester Kluever won the GOP nomination for state representative in Cass county. Local races featured supervisors in First and Third districts and county attorney nomination. Unopposed candidates included Sheriff Ben Magill Auditor Dale King and Mrs. Frank McMullen.
In an interview Walnut Grove president J. J. O Connor explains the Atlantic community merger with W. R. Grace & Co. The division will keep the Walnut Grove name with no changes to management or personnel. Walnut Grove will continue producing and distributing Feeds while Grace expands agricultural chemicals in the Corn Belt.
India's Congress party named Lal Bahadur Shastri by acclamation to succeed the late Nehru. He pledged to pursue a united socialist India and indicated Indira Gandhi may become foreign minister as party MPs named him their leader.
Voting tallies from Cass County list many races led by Republicans. Governor Harold Hughes and U S representative Ben Jensen top their tickets with large margins, while several local posts including sheriff and county attorney also go to GOP candidates.
President Johnson said Honolulu talks aim to improve the effectiveness of U.S. actions to stem communism in Southeast Asia. He warned Laos and South Vietnam determine the region's future, framed as a fight for freedom beyond jungle warfare. He cited Eisenhower's 1954 letter supporting policy and noted ongoing aerial surveillance of Cuba. He dodged Kennedy’s New York nomination question and touted a strong economy with no inflation and a forecast of high national output.
State Safety Commissioner William Sueppe said the Highway Patrol will have a full time traffic safety education officer. Patrol Sgt. Robert Glenn of Ames, 39, with 16 years service, was appointed effective immediately and will operate from Des Moines headquarters.
President Victor Paz Estenssoro votes in La Paz as his bid for a third term faces opposition from parties who argue it violates the constitution. They refused to field candidates against him.
In Des Moines, Robert J. Burns of Oxford defeats Scott Swisher of Iowa City to win the Democratic nomination for the Iowa Senate in Johnson County by a two to one margin. Swisher, a former House Democratic floor leader, had served nearly three months of a six month term for not filing federal income tax returns. Briles defeats Wearin in the oral election for the Republican Senate contest in the sth District. Unofficial winners listed for various party nominations to the Iowa Legislature.
Des Moines AP reports crowded races in Iowa state and federal contests. Primary tallies show several incumbents unopposed while 3rd District H R Gross faced opposition. overall turnout around 265 000, lowest in over three years. District conventions will determine final nominees.
Peter F. Clarke a 44 year old Catholic writer was found dead in a downtown Pittsburgh hotel while attending a Catholic Press Association convention. Authorities cited heart and pancreas ailments as the cause. Clarke, father of seven, worked for the Catholic Messenger in Davenport and previously with the Pittsburgh Press and a Catholic publication in Oregon.
The White House hosted a late evening Bach concert and dance in honor of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. President Johnson pledged efforts to ease Israel's water shortage and led a champagne toast. The event drew 177 guests, with Margaret Truman Daniel among the dancers at the marble foyer.
John Kyle 16 son of a financial figure was charged after the body of Diane Gable 19 was found in her Waterloo home. Kyle, president of First Federal Savings and Loan and Black Hawk Hockey Club, was arraigned on open murder charges with $20 000 bond set and a June 8 preliminary hearing.
Congress hearings reveal odd details as Douglas G. Wright of the Southwest Power Administration describes American demand for electric power. He shares personal note that he brushes his teeth electrically, saying he is too lazy to use muscular power since his teeth are false.
Mrs Henry Pergande age 65 of near LaVerne died in a collision between a car driven by her husband and a truck at a county road intersection in southeast Kossuth County. The husband 66 was in fair condition at Fort Dodge. Three others were injured. Gary Aanen Son 18 of Rushmore Minnesota and Eidie Loring 20 of Lake Park Iowa were treated and released.
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