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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
1
The article argues Western Europe relies on US defense aid while rich nations resist funding more. As the US strains to finance worldwide anti communist programs, it risks both bankruptcy and angering its wealthier allies who prefer the status quo.
In recent days reports describe a girl slashing a policeman with a razor and a Ottumwa school teacher hauled into court for hitting a pupil. The writer argues self defense for the teacher and justified police action, urging discipline at home and school to curb juvenile delinquency.
The piece notes Iowa weather and corn prospects as the Vienna talks unfold. It mentions US presidential travel disrupting protocol with Queen Elizabeth and Jackie Kennedy and comments on American democracy through casual diplomacy.
Ralph Anderson, fresh from Maywood Illinois seminary, will be ordained at Tyler Minnesota in August and assume Immanuel Lutheran church duties in Kimballton. His wife, a teacher near Maywood, will join after school term ends. San Francisco's Chinatown has about 35 000 residents.
Atlantic Views telegraph lists subscription prices for carriers and mail in Cass and adjoining counties and statewide. The notice details domestic and international rates, including U S and Canada pricing, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options.
Washington report reveals Governor Patterson angrily accused Attorney General Kennedy of sending freedom riders into Alabama and demanded removal of federal marshals. Patterson claimed King could not be protected, naming Adjutant General Graham. Kennedy pressed for protection and warned of political consequences.
Vice President Johnson chairs the equal employment opportunity committee and pushes big defense contractors to address job integration. Secretary McNamara orders immediate probe, leading to Lockheed in Marietta, Georgia signing an equal employment agreement, a breakthrough for Georgia.
A nostalgic piece recalls the bloom of peonies brightening an old home and lifting gloom as the author cherishes memories tied to flowers. The text ties in a 1961 protection note by George Matthew Adams Service and mentions the American Humane Association campaign against steel jaw leg hold traps used in fur trapping since English origins in the 1600s.
Dear Doctor discusses TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly and KOPS Keep Off Pounds Sensibly with weekly weigh ins and regional and national contests. Calories Anonymous groups, mainly in Chicago area YMCAs, are noted for shedding pounds. Readers are invited to write to Dr Fern for general-interest questions.
Des Moines reports show Iowa's insurance sector now employs over 12,000 with a payroll exceeding 58 million and more than 7 billion dollars in life insurance in force. The industry supports 230 Iowa companies with assets surpassing two and a half billion, led by Bankers Life and Employers Mutual Casualty, with roots tracing to the 1860s.
The Iowa Highway Commission approved a Linn County experimental project featuring a slurry seal coat on 1.8 miles of road. The panel authorized spending about $4,000, about half of the project cost. Detailed records will follow.
In a Great Britain versus United States match from 1955, Mathe’s bold opening lead of the king of clubs struck pay dirt at one table, defeating a four hearts contract at the second table while Roth’s defense at the other table yielded 420 points for the Americans after a heart driven play.
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