06 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
1
General Gruenther testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee argues that NATO must not cut arms expenditures. He warns Red streamlining and manpower reductions do not lessen Soviet military power and should not justify Western reductions.
A survey notes parking woes persist as cities face huge costs. U S News reports private and public efforts struggle to keep pace with a doubling of vehicles from 31 million in 1946 to 62.8 million by 1956, signaling a long road to solution.
The California results virtually eliminate Kefauver as a presidential contender. Stevenson benefits from Democratic machine support, likely boosting party efforts to nominate him and hinder other candidates. FBI involvement after the Brink’s robbery recovers about $106,000 and leads to more arrests, signaling tighter criminal scrutiny.
Air Force leaders say scientists have sketched a defense concept against Soviet ICBMs though no hardware exists yet. General N Earle Partridge, head of continental and air defense commands, testified in secret before a Senate subcommittee and warned the design is not yet operational. Also missing boy case in Boulder involves 16 year old Tom Koenigstein who vanished after withdrawing $500 from a bank.
Publication masthead and pricing table note the Atlantic News-Telegraph operating evenings except Sunday with editors and offices in Atlantic Iowa. Subscription prices vary by delivery method and location including Cass and nearby counties, other Iowa towns, and U S addresses with yearly and short-term options.
Drew Pearson notes that the Stevenson Kefauver primary battle damages both candidates and risks a Chicago deadlock. He cites Chapman urging Stevenson on a joint ticket and Stevenson’s resistance, plus Estes Kefauver entering the race. He also discusses the People to People Friendship effort and tax probes into ex Senator Robertson.
The article argues that munition industries operate with little government oversight and that ownership often remains undisclosed, sometimes held by aliens. It notes Swiss law bars such disclosure, highlighting secrecy in financial flows.
A reflective verse traces a girl’s change from playful child to poised young woman around age twelve or thirteen. It contrasts childhood joys with growing expectations and hints at the social pressures of behavior at church, tea, and in public. The poem muses on losing childhood while gaining maturity and manners. In a separate line a statistic notes that two thirds of New York City's 1,052,000 residents over 65 have incomes under $3,060 annually.
Kenneth Dobler a forklift operator at Sears Roebuck admitted lifting about $6000 worth of goods since 1949. Detective Sgt Emmett Hahn said stolen items include a furnace water heater septic tank range copper tubing and 42 bundles of shingles. He recently finished a new house and took a power mower home Monday. Dobler faced theft charges for the mower.
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