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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
2
The report credits President Grover Cleveland with riding a record 414 hills during his first term in office. A side note highlights Virton Belgium known for its pate de viande and local meat specialties.
Ottumwa officials agree to a full investigation of disciplinary practices after a two hour meeting with about 20 parents led by Mr and Mrs Everett Miller. The Miller’s son John, 15, was involved in an assault case against a teacher Sam Rodgers Jr. who was acquitted. the board says the Miller case is closed and supports strict discipline. Separately Wilbur Pickett of Des Moines paid $125 in municipal court fines for failing to surrender a dog to health authorities.
Two 19 and 18 year old teens say they carried out seven killings across five states after believing they would stop at one. They claim Army harassment and racial integration issues sparked the spree while AWOL from Fort Hood. They express desire for the electric chair but note states use other executions. They admit regret only for some killings, not the slaying of a Black railroad porter.
Elaine Figgins nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Figgins of 310 West First underwent surgery at Jennie Edmundson hospital Council Bluffs after a metal piece from a lawn mower lodged in her forehead in a year old accident A plastic plate the size of a half dollar was placed in her forehead and she is recovering satisfactorily The Atlantic Memorial hospital lists several patients including Linda Troll Patricia Luke Maria Myers and others with tonsillectomies and various injuries Many others are hospitalized discharged and transferred across local facilities with mentions of Mrs Emma Rake Rose Young Robin Pigg Sylvia Anderson Mrs John Cohrs and Donna Zimmerman among names listed
Arthur Burgin 44 of Atlantic and William Zimmerman 36 of Avoca collided on a county road three miles south of Wiota. Burgin's 1957 Ford and Zimmerman's Pontiac sustained about 700 and 900 dollars in damage respectively.
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