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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1958
Page
1
Nostalgic reminiscence recalls street cars in St Louis and Kansas City. The piece describes open summer cars, conductors on full length steps, wedding parties on decorated cars, and a five cent fare as youth rode daily to school. It laments the rise of the automobile ending the era.
Observers note Nasser’s Moscow trip yielded a grand reception and evidence of Soviet strength yet exposed discontent over treatment of Muslims in a Soviet province. Moscow’s credit pressure on Yugoslavia and hints of a Nasser–Tito meeting suggest cooling of Arab Soviet ties and possible Kremlin leverage concerns.
The 1956 57 figures place Atlantic third lowest in per pupil costs among 112 Iowa city districts at 228.20, with Carroll highest at 488.66 and the state average 288.94. The achievment reflects strong planning, administration, and teaching quality guiding consolidation debates.
Editorial notes that natural disasters unleash forces unmatched by man's deeds and calls equality a universal goal. It argues unrest stems from those lacking it, while Red rhetoric about peace is drowned by a US helicopter incident in East Germany and the Reds seizing nine American soldiers.
Bloomington Illinois state police arrested John R Hirsch a city employee while driving a 1926 Reo truck owned by the city. The truck lacked license plates. Alvin Keller city finance director paid a $9 fine and said the truck is used at the water and light plant and not to be removed from that location.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists subscription prices for carriers and mail in Iowa Cass and adjoining counties and beyond. Rates cover one month to one year with varying dues for local, intrastate, interstate, and Canada mailings.
Drew Pearson argues Anthony Drexel Biddle, former tennis star and adjutant general of Pennsylvania, could win De Gaulle’s trust and improve Franco-American ties. The piece notes Biddle’s past as ambassador to exile governments, his Democratic tilt, and Eisenhower’s reluctance to appoint Democrats to ambassadorships.
Reading a 1NT 3NT sequence, the opening bidder signals strong game try with 17 to 19 points while responder shows about six to ten points. The article analyzes a specific hand where East wins with spade king and later plays to maximize dummy’s long suit, noting the impact of a missing ten of spades on contract success and the strategic choice to seek a spade trick setup.
A short verse contrasts the big fish fighting back with the smaller fish easily caught. It notes that success depends on skill rather than luck, suggesting the big fish resists capture more effectively. The piece is attributed to Edgar A. Guest and dated 1958.
AP reports Tom Cooney near Villisca marks his 102nd birthday with a family dinner at home. A lifelong farmer and carpenter, he came from Pennsylvania as an infant and has lived in Villisca most of his life, with a 100th birthday celebration two years ago.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Albert B. Enoch 75 of Chicago an attorney and veteran general solicitor for the Rock Island Railroad Afton native who died Saturday night after a lengthy illness in Ottumwa IA through AP reports.
A collection of humorous slips from newspapers and small town items. The Raleigh News and Observer quote notes a courtroom misprint while Beaver Valley Times cites an armed robbery charge. A Rainbow in the South and Atlantic City garden progress are mentioned along with a $5 traffic fine letter from Chillicothe Municipal Court.
Dr bundlesen explains TV viewing differs from cinema comfort. He urges flexible living room lighting with multiple lamps and three way switches to balance brightness, reduce eye fatigue, and minimize contrast with the TV screen. AOA recommends one lamp per 50 square feet and even ambient light around half reading brightness.
A week ending June 5 saw 78,965 Texans receive unemployment benefits, down from 81,913 the prior week and 35,564 a year earlier. First time claimants reached 6,679, up from 6,195. Bach, famed for Passacaglia and other works, began as a Lutheran church organist.
The primary left the sales tax question unsettled with Murray defeating Nicholas for the Republican nomination. Loveless seeks re election amid opposition to higher taxes while Murray proposes 3 percent with 1 percent for school aid. General election potential voter turnout estimated 800000 to 900000. State conventions loom as Robinson may return to the central committee. Navy Marine Stadium asks each state for a flag and 5000 dollars.
Rear Adm. William R. Smedberg 3d urges team work learned at the Naval Academy as crucial to a strong military. The stadium would provide an athletic facility and draw attention to the academy and Navy careers. Gov. Loveless notes Iowa may supply a state flag with legislative funding.
A proposal to merge the Marion city and rural school districts was defeated on Monday. In the rural area 548 of 780 voters opposed the plan, signaling a clear setback for the merger effort.
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