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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
1
The piece argues that Europe outside the iron curtain is forming a compact bloc to deter Russia and reduce wars. It notes defense and commercial plans are in blueprint form, with many details to iron out, but leaders in Europe and the U.S. are advancing forms likely to benefit Europe and the world.
The west won two decisive battles for Berlin. The first was the airlift that fed, clothed, and warmed Berliners in allied zones during the Russian blockade. The second, on May 28, saw the west meet a threat with quiet efficiency and turn it into a harmless festival, signaling resolve to deter Soviet expansion and uphold peace in Europe.
The author condemns efforts to purge government workers as unwise and politically motivated. They warn removal campaigns threaten competent officials and U.S. prestige abroad, arguing Senator McCarthy’s tactics harm the nation more than the spies he seeks to root out.
Two days in the city highlight shifts in labor mood from loud trucks to birds at dawn. The piece notes moonshine's growth surpassing legitimate liquor, and questions the belief that ending prohibition would end bootlegging as a national theory.
Poet Edgar A Guest imagines a desk at nine where lines drift by for a printer. A cardinal sings in vain as only a wiser reader with magic sight can translate the unfound verses.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee residents heard Johns Hopkins scientist Dr. Bernard Strehler seek 160 000 fireflies to study glow chemistry. He offered 25 cents per 100 live lightning bugs and explained luciferin causes the glow but its production remains unknown. He cited local bug abundance and the town’s biology lab as reasons for the visit.
Republicans rally around the Brannan plan as a top issue in Iowa with Senator Brewster predicting it will shape the fall race. Loveland faces Bourke Hickenlooper for the Senate while Truman may campaign there. Democrats in Illinois oppose the plan with Dirksen challenging Lucas. The Brannan proposal would modify farm policy and support for producers.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription prices for carriers and mail editions by region. Rates cover Atlantic, Cass and adjoining counties, elsewhere in Iowa, the U S outside Iowa, and Canada with varying durations from one month to one year.
The defense department funded a Pentagon studio with new wire recording gear to promote the armed forces show yet secretly recorded NBC executive McCall's Washington talk. The piece also alleges congressmen evade the 15 percent transportation tax using improper exemption certificates, naming Langer Angell and Multer and noting past prosecutions. General Donovan is discussed in the Amerasia case context with Senate investigators.
Brewster notes Loveland's Iowa victory over five opponents earned less than 12 percent of the primary vote. He argues the result does not strengthen the Brannan plan, suggesting Democrats cannot draw comfort from the outcome.
Meng bean chine mung bean, used in chop suey and other dishes, rose to commercial importance in World War II. Cultivated mainly in Oklahoma, it peaked at 24.2 million pounds in 1948. Demand fell after the war, and the 1949 harvest was about one third of 1945 levels.
Traffic consultants estimate in a city of 1.5 million people residents spend 120 million dollars annually on private car travel while only 18 million dollars is spent on motor bus streetcar and related transit.
George Sokolsky argues against a multilateral Far East peace conference noting risks to General MacArthur and Alaska. He favors a separate US Japan treaty to end the war state, cites Dulles role, and warns of Soviet China influence and British policy shaping outcomes.
A Senate investigation team focuses on a nation wide narcotics traffic run by an 800 name list handed to the panel by H J Anslinger. Kefauver says a link exists between gambling crime and politics and aims to reach the high level operators across three states with major dope networks and white slavery ties.
Gorman warned that narcotics traffic centers are in California and Florida with Istanbul as a main supply source and called the opening night “good.” He noted prizes like Kewpie dolls and canes were sold at booths as the carnival leaves for Newton next week.
County Attorney Jack C. White informed carnival manager K. H. Gorman that booths for bingo dart games and weight guessing could not operate under Attorney General Robert L. Larson's gambling ban. Gorman said the change minimally affected business with about 2,000 paid admissions on opening night.
Officials urge motorists to avoid speeding and risky passing on curves or hills to prevent fatal crashes. The message emphasizes staying cautious behind the wheel to safeguard lives tomorrow.
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