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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
1
Freeman's 1961 farm income rise is questioned amid hog and cattle shipping costs. The piece warns taxes totaling a third of income threaten survival and notes public apathy toward civil defense amid fears of nuclear war. It discusses Berlin, refugees, and Moscow’s pressure as a continuing threat to peace.
Poem extols steadfast patriotism under the American flag. The speaker urges perseverance through trouble, praising Uncle Sam and national resilience while recalling past generations.
Robert Parris, 20, employed at a grill in Trinity North Carolina, returned home with welts after a night time beating by Black youths. He claimed a fight involved about 40 Black and 12 white youths, and a warning was given as they left the scene. Police conducted an intensive search with no arrests reported. Trinity is a small community with a white majority.
The Atlantic News Telegraph publishes its pricing for carriers and mail subscriptions. Rates cover Atlantic city deliveries, Cass and neighboring counties, broader Iowa, and national mail terms with yearly, half yearly, quarterly, and monthly options. Local and distant print delivery costs are detailed.
Dr Fern explains breast cysts formed by monthly hormone cycles. most women develop them and they may swell before menses and shrink after. Some doctors fear cancer, others doubt. Hormone balance helps melt the cysts. letters to Dr Fern are welcome for general questions.
Drew Pearson argues Kennedy's talks with Khrushchev and De Gaulle were crucial for peace and personal diplomacy, noting Ike’s earlier trips boosted confidence and that direct contact between leaders remains essential amid rising global tensions. He recalls past crises and cites public memory of U S Cuban, Laos, and Vienna moments shaping policy.
Wartburg College filed new articles of incorporation to establish it as a legal entity authorized to conduct business. The school remains owned by the Lutheran church body.
The Kennedy administration faces a second test for its emergency feed grain plan as planting and harvesting approach. Initial retirements of over 25 percent of land used for corn and sorghum could shrink production less than acreage, with weather and fertilizer changes influencing final results. Sir William Phips, 1692 Massachusetts governor and first native American knighted by an English king, is noted after.
Gov Norman Erbe vetoed his seventh bill as Iowa ends action on 357 measures from 1961. The last bill would have exempted certain industrial materials from the use tax but was rejected for revenue reasons, leaving 350 bills to become law on publication or July 4. Erbe noted he supports the principle but could not implement this time due to revenue loss.
Atlantic residents on city carrier routes are reminded to report if they fail to receive services. The notice lists areas West Side Highland LaVista and Fairlawn additions with corresponding phone contacts and station line details for timely assistance before 7 p.m.
Two Iowa State University students, Joe Hertz and Sharron Sheline, were part of seven young Americans returning from about six months abroad with a National 4-H Club Foundation program. Sheline and Dennis Dalton were married last month after enjoying Nepal and India during their stint.
In a recent tournament North balked at a one heart push, East doubled after two clubs, and Mrs Betty Pearly, playing South, bid two notrump. She navigated the hand with precise play, avoiding finesses and sacrificing a diamond finesse to secure eight tricks for the contract.
The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill awarded its first undergraduate degree to a Black student. David Dansby of Greensboro, 22, earned a bachelor of arts in political science on a noted solid academic record. About 35 Negro students attend the 8,500 seat university. The piece also notes tempered glass made by surface cooling to harden.
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