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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1964
Page
1
The piece argues that millions under $3 000 annually would need 11.2 billion dollars to reach the poverty line. It challenges the idea that tax boosts from business would cover the cost and notes higher earners would bear the tax load. It criticizes bootstrap finance and warns against expanding programs without clear funding.
A Des Moines man Raymond Carroll Bieghler, 24, was arrested after a late night high speed pursuit. Police fired two shots before stopping him in southeast Des Moines. He faces reckless driving and disobeying a signal to stop charges after driving 60 mph in a 30 zone and running red lights. He previously entered the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture office with a loaded revolver in May 1963, prompting mental health placement.
Lynda Bird Johnson arrives in Honolulu to address the Little White House Conference on Children and Youth at the University of Hawaii. The 20 year old daughter of the President greets about 500 at the airport and plans to see deep sea fishing skin diving and sailing before returning to the islands. A theft report from the Far East notes a Komodo dragon used in a housebreaking scheme with a rope and rope bite details.
After threatening his parents Mr and Mrs Carroll Bieghler Friday night police pursued his car and stopped him following gunfire. Officers recovered 643 dollars from him and a small baseball bat in the vehicle.
The item lists publication details for the Atlantic News Telegraph including address 410 Walnut St Atlantic Iowa editor D Simpson and rates for carrier and mail subscriptions in various regions. It notes membership in press associations and the postal filing date.
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports a small band of U.S. Army deserters in Bautzen East Germany training as spies and saboteurs for the Communist bloc. He notes few defectors intended treason, with the Army denying mass recruitment though citing rare hushed cases and individual fates.
Poem urges flag to inspire strength and boldness, guiding workers and farmers toward a world of peace. It envisions a universal gratitude for birth, faith, and hope, urging constant service under a flag shining red white and blue.
The Soviet Union dropped opposition to enlarging the Security Council from 11 to 15 members and the Economic and Social Council from 18 to 27 as Africa and Asia push for expansion. The General Assembly backed the amendments, easing Soviet unease over bloc clashes. In Washington, Senators Hickenlooper and Miller split as the Senate rejected a national referendum on the civil rights bill titles.
In a team match East leads spades against three notrump. South wins with the queen on the first diamond and later cashes dummy diamonds to make four hearts. At the other table West blocks diamonds and defeats the contract, while careful defense by West reverses the outcome.
Miss Colleen Ann Murray graduates from St Marys School of Nursing in Rochester Minnesota. Dwight E Conklin earns Doctor of Medicine at the State University of Iowa. Miss Otellia Peterson moves from teaching to Audubon public schools. At 10 15 p m a barn burns to the ground at Tom Connors farm two miles east of Wiota. Miss Vita Kaltoff assists at Dr P Lee home in Kimballton.
Parl Herrick of Massena enrolls at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls for the summer term. Sylvia the Shorthorn cow owned by John Kurtenback a well known farmer north of Wiota has had two sets of twin calves born within eleven months.
Black bears fetched $1 each and an African lion sold for $52 at a Friday auction of zoo animals in Pasco Washington. County commissioners voted to discontinue operation of the zoo leading to the sale. The notice urged safe driving and no drinking while driving.
Susie the English bulldog owned by the Val Anderson family died of rabies. A State University of Iowa lab report confirmed rabies, noting Anderson was bitten on the finger by the dog shortly before its death. Avocans begin a 12 shot rabies vaccination series for disease control.
A holdup man returned to the Sheraton O Hare Motel in Rosemont Illinois to rob night clerk Ralph Horner after a botched first attempt. Horner handed over 225 dollars under threat of a pistol, noting the same man tried the robbery the previous Saturday and fled when asked if he had a gun.
Milton Etherton, retiring July as police chief of Council Bluffs, is named business manager of state prison farms by Iowa State Board of Control. He will start Monday with headquarters at the farm in Clive after 27 years with the Council Bluffs police.
Actor Fred MacMurray gains a third grandchild as his daughter Sue Poole welcomes Sandra Jean a girl born Friday night weighing 614 pounds Sandra Jean joins two brothers aged 2 and 4 in the Poole family Lillian MacMurray the late first wife is Sue Poole’s mother
Two teens Willy James Council and James Jackson confessed to police that they beat 49 year old Chicagoan C J Cowart to death during a robbery that yielded 25 cents. The suspects were arrested Friday and Cowart died shortly after the assault.
Safety guidelines warn readers to read labels, wear protective clothing, store containers out of reach, ventilate indoors, avoid spraying into the wind, and consult a physician for allergic reactions. It covers disposal, accidental exposure, pet safety, and timing between spraying and eating, urging careful, informed usage.
Ankara reports Prime Minister Ismet Inonu is likely to fly to Washington to discuss the Cyprus dispute with U S leaders. Johnson had suggested a visit to avert clash between NATO partners Greece and Turkey, while Greek Premier Papandreou could visit if invited.
A brief note states that he had not received any invitation. The sentence reflects a claim of non receipt without further context or details.
Mongolia denounces Red China for clumsy pressure to curb its independence and align with Beijing. The Tass report notes Mongolia backs the Kremlin in the dispute, following the expulsion of thousands of Chinese laborers from development projects.
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