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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
1
A reader laments how politicians promise greater government and taxes to gain power. Citing Alexis de Tocqueville, the piece argues that self-perpetuating taxation and handouts drive elections, with governors and administrations expanding programs to win support, often at the expense of the wealthy.
The Vienna meeting between Kennedy and Khrushchev produced little immediate change. Both sides offered cordial and hopeful language while Laos and Berlin remained unresolved. The United States hopes to curb Soviet expansion by urging restraint and self determination, with long term benefits possible but not guaranteed.
Secretary Orville Freeman told a Midwestern farm conference in Des Moines that farm income in Iowa should rise by more than 10 percent thanks to payments and higher price supports for dairy products soybeans and other commodities. He urged the 2500 attendees to back the Kennedy administration farm program.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication address 410 Walnut St Atlantic Iowa editor D Simpson and rates for subscriptions by carrier and mail. Rates cover local and distant regions with yearly and short-term options, including prices for Iowa, U.S. and Canada deliveries.
A column explains that some children lack gamma globulin GG, the antibody component, making them vulnerable to germs. It notes inheritance from mothers, tests to detect GG deficiency, and a treatment of monthly gamma globulin injections to prevent infections. Dr Fern invites readers to mail questions for future columns.
In a Philadelphia match Sid Silodor faced a six heart contract. West led diamonds and Silodor won the ace, then crossed to hearts and finessed to score the necessary queen. Despite doubt about the heart king, his line preserved trumps and diamonds to reach slam.
Drew Pearson recalls meeting Rafael Trujillo in Santo Domingo in August 1931. He describes Trujillo as a handsome yet paranoid dictator, his fear of assassination, and his son’s brief visit amid lavish hotels. The piece notes Trujillo’s brutal security, life threats, and the Dominican regime’s censorship and intrigue.
Senate Democrat Mike Mansfield of Montana says President Kennedy will likely hold further conferences with Soviet Premier Khrushchev after their two day summit. He calls the meeting a groundwork for more talks and slightly better than expected. Republican chairman William Miller criticizes the summit as risky personal diplomacy ahead of Vienna.
ANNAPOLIS Md AP A mother from Norwood Ohio Jeanette Stackhouse travels home after visiting her two sons Charles 21 Naval Academy graduate and Bill 22 Air Force Academy graduate both set for Wednesday ceremonies She declines attendance at either to avoid partiality noting her sons’ achievements and her own travel.
In Huntsville Alabama a break in a lock at Wheeler Dam halts NASA plans to move the Saturn booster to Cape Canaveral. A barge at Redstone Arsenal waits while TVA repairs may take months. NASA weighs land or air options. moving by highway risks bridges and overhead structures.
Senators Barry Goldwater and Jacob Javits urged Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to visit the South to aid integration and show his racial views. They argued Johnson's prestige could calm tensions and serve as a public test of his stance on civil rights.
Harry P. Donovan of Cedar Rapids Iowa was elected senior vice commander at the Mexican Border Veterans annual convention in Indianapolis AP reports. The item notes the Collahuaga Indians of South America are known as the gifts of the Amazon and that they produce medicines from tree barks and herbs.
West Side and nearby additions list phone references for delivery areas before 7 p.m. Residents living on city carrier routes in Atlantic are instructed to ensure correct addresses and contact numbers for mail delivery. The notice cautions subscribers who fail to receive their mail to report issues promptly.
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