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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1964
Page
1
The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce holds its annual traveling men smoker to connect visiting professionals with the community. The event, featuring golf and prizes, has historically drawn traveling salesmen from the region and boosted Atlantic's reputation as a welcoming, central hub for commerce.
Kim Chong pil resigns as chairman of President Chung Hee Park's ruling Democratic Republican party to quell rising student protests in South Korea. Park accepts the move after earlier rejection, citing unrest linked to talks with Japan and unrest hitting major universities and colleges.
Jim M. Robinson, son of Mr and Mrs John Robinson, graduated May 31 at Simpson College Indianola with a B S in business administration. He plans Coast Guard Reserve duty and will work at the Veterans Administration Knoxville after training. Attending were his parents and multiple relatives from Griswold and Lewis. Don't drive if you drink.
Mrs John F Kennedy testified before the Warren Commission recalling the Nov 22 assassination. The commission said hearings are nearly over and a final report is being prepared but no conclusions have been discussed.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication days evenings except Sunday and provides subscription rates for in state and out of state readers. Rates include one year nine dollars for local and higher prices for mail subscriptions to various regions and Canada.
Washington column cites Sen. Morse probe of Bay of Pigs insubordination based on Hayres Joanson book. It identifies an Army Colonel nicknamed Frank as Jack D. Ripper and discusses Oswalds and other mental cases among defectors. Notes warnings from generals about Oswald-type threats and recalls D-Day memories.
Ruthven Iowa area waterfowl nest in Dewey s Pasture and Smith Slough under close watch. Two wildlife biology students David Strohmeyer and Leigh Fredrickson conduct three year teal renesting study using radio tagged birds and night trapping with grants from Minnesota Museum of Natural History.
Chicago authorities raided a North Side bookie joint and used police and IRS agents as a temporary betting service. In one hour they took in 14000 dollars, with estimates the volume could reach five million annually. Arrested were Walter Olski 45 Sam Sterling 46 and Frank Johan 97, all of Chicago.
South in a team event bid a hopeful slam behind behind at the table. The hand unfolds with a seven heart lead and a sequence that allows a declarer to set up a successful diamond finesse and trump promotion, despite limited visibility and risk.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced a general wage increase of 50 cents an hour and a vacation schedule up to five weeks for 20 year employees. Charles Luna of Cleveland, president of the union, stated the bargaining aims at a meeting of the general chairmen as they accepted President Johnson's formula for the five year work rules dispute. Current pay for forward trainmen runs about $494 a month, with higher pay for road trainmen and conductors. Cumberland, Twila Lehman, spent the weekend with her parents for their silver wedding anniversary.
Louisville Kentucky AP reports the Kentucky State Humane Federation gains a $20,000 bequest from the estate of Edwin P. Mengel. Mengel left $20,000 in trust for his dog Boy, who died a year ago. The executor of a $215,000 estate said the funds would go to the humane society.
Highland Addn LaVista Place and Bairtown Addn provide contact numbers 243 4948 243 5535. Remaining East Side and West Side along Chestnut offer lines 243 2168 and 243 4918 for inquiries.
A New York law mandates universal newborn screening for phenylketonuria PKU to prevent mental retardation from infancy The program mirrors successful compulsory tests like in Denmark and relies on a simple blood test and urine study to diagnose PKU The article links PKU testing to advances in brain disease research and highlights the broader push for child protection laws against abuse by guardians
The Mental Health Institute in Independence pays its staff with two dollar bills to show the payroll impact amid a school enrollment debate. The Independence School Board had threatened to bar institute staff children from local schools unless a petition for district reorganization is filed by Oct 1, risking loss of staff and potential impact on patient care and the institute’s status as a three year training center. The board later rescinded the ban on condition of the petition and a public vote.
Ten years ago Atlantic received a special citation for its outstanding record in the American Automobile Association’s national pedestrian protection contest. Ralph Lehman started this week as a salesman at Robinson Hardware. The mercury fell to 46 degrees overnight and noon reading reached 64. Donna Jean Prat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pratt, began work at the Jones and Cambridge law office northeast of Atlantic. Robert Curtis of Cumberland drew a $16.60 ticket on 1.14 pound steers sold in Omaha.
Crowley E. Cole presents the Atlantic fire department a five dollar check for a roof fire at Cole Jewelry. Miss Cornelia Shrauger is named secretary of Sunnyside Swimming Club. Ronald Beck, Massena High valedictorian, leaves for Boyle's Business College in Omaha. The first silver dollar minted in 1794 with nine subsequent designs.
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