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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1963
Page
3
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes announced plans to visit state penal institutions, mental health facilities, and homes for dependent children. He emphasized unannounced visits and dialogue with inmates and staff, arguing rehabilitation serves moral and economic interests and benefits those previously dependent on charity.
Tracy California 23 year old commercial pilot Phil Kneeland attempting his first parachute jump from 3000 feet lands on an airport building and sustains a broken left leg.
Atlantic Memorial hospital lists visiting hours by floor with two daily windows. Several patients enter or are discharged, including Mrs. Frank Cardio Fay Mewhirter Warren R Morrow Elmer Smith and others. Home,EXIRA and Griswold notes report surgeries and hospital stays for multiple individuals.
Kenneth Leroy Hall 42 of Des Moines died after a downtown Des Moines collision linked to drag racing. Hall's car spun after a side swipe and was hit by a second vehicle driven by Robert Eugene Moon Jr. 19, who sustained minor injuries. Police seek the other car involved.
A Saturday manhunt near Grinnell follows a Coralville Hudson Oil Co robbery. Investigators say a man and woman fled on foot after abandoning their car, carrying a cache of ammunition and guns in the vehicle, and are believed armed.
LOS ANGELES AP Actress Zasu Pitts famed for dismayed comic look dies of cancer at 63. Wife of Los Angeles businessman and former tennis star John E Woodall she entered Good Samaritan Hospital Thursday and died Friday. Funeral services have not been announced.
The South Iowa Methodist Conference Youth Fellowship Council ended its meeting with unanimous support for an antidiscrimination resolution. It also approved a phased Program of study in racial relations for local church Youth Fellowships. Mary Steffenson was elected president, with Larry Yarham as vice president and other officers named.
Des Moines, AP reports 20 year old Jack Lowe Dewey Jr. died Friday when his sports car struck a bridge abutment at the I 80 crossing in northwest Des Moines. He had left a Merle Hay shopping theater clothing store after reporting illness. no marks showed why the car left the road.
Te Canade Ray Warham his son Larry and Jim Smiley left today for a fishing trip in Alberta Canada. Other local items report a stop sign fine for Sam J Herrington, a 30 day leave for A2c Phillip Nevens and a four day visit for Mrs May Flat hers.
The 1962 Conventions Committee led by Floyd Young and Emmett Lange aims to attract groups to hold meetings in Atlantic. The group produced a community pamphlet with hotels, facilities and local services and is updating it for future printing. The committee also develops a city catering service and acts as a community events clearinghouse to avoid scheduling conflicts.
Vernon Grantham of Fontanelle reported his automobile stolen from the family garage. The car was found in the Des Moines River near Des Moines by police who pulled it from the water. Grantham learned of the recovery only after authorities halted him near Tingley, Iowa, while he was en route to work. A second abandoned Nebraska car was also located near the Grantham residence. The Farmers Co-Operative Lumber Company involvement is noted.
A U S Public Health Service team explored a fall 1961 to 1962 Atlanta outbreak of meningomyelocele causing 16 infant deaths and a spike to 421 per 100 000 births. They examined drugs, illnesses, and influenza but found no clear cause while the rate later returned to normal.
Spencer AP Clyde Snere 78 retired Friday after 58 years of service with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad. He began in 1905 at Austin Minnesota as a freightman, moved to clerk and cashier, then served in Sheldon and Charles City before becoming Spencer cashier in 1942. He recalled long days with the railroad and his career highlights.
Four passenger trains stopped at the station along with many freights leaving the line with reduced service. Snere plans retirement after 22 years with the railroad. His son John Snere will become agent at Algona while Spencer agent R. R. Sneugling commends his service.
Louisville reports significant strides in desegregation since the 194 Supreme Court decision. Gov Chandler used National Guard to manage school unrest in 1947. Louisville passes public accommodation nondiscrimination ordinance and Gov Combs requires fair employment by state contractors.
In Pyongyang North Korea again refused to disclose the fate of two U N command helicopter pilots captured on May 17. Col Man Jukyong told MAC that relatives should be informed they received a proper blow for their hostile act. One pilot Charleton Voltz of Frankfort Michigan was downed in North Korea after a navigational error.
Funeral services were held May 31 at the Methodist church for the Rev. Charles L. Thomas 92 with the Rev Carroll Robinson officiating. He was born March 28 1871 in Bedford Indiana and married Martha Ellen Clayton in 1892 and Cynthia Aloan in 1944. He served as a pastor at multiple churches including Wiota Peru Tingley Bridgewater Conway Carl Kent Elston and Worthington before retiring to the area. Surviving are two daughters and several half-sisters. preceded by his two wives and parents.
Mrs Fern Westover and Susan of Abingdon Illinois arrived Tuesday for a short visit with Mrs Lela Courcier and relatives and friends in the area.
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