14 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
1
A column argues that drunken driving arrests in Iowa exceed 1949 totals and fines fail to deter. It calls for stronger measures such as car impounds and license revocation, plus a law to review drivers' records for major traffic offenses to keep dangerous violators off the highways.
The piece questions how Sicilian criminals became U S gang leaders and killers. It urges immigration authorities to scrutinize arrivals from Sicily, citing Sicily as a major source of national crime since prohibition and its role in vice, gambling, and enforcement by gangsters.
The piece notes growing congressional probes may curb publicity value of institutions. It observes oil prospects shifting from Nebraska toward Iowa amid corn weather. War scare declines and cautious optimism rise as May outbreaks fail to materialize. The term cold peace is proposed to describe easing East West tension and a warmer outlook.
Poet Edgar A Guest celebrates the Flag Day banner as a symbol of liberty and hope. The poem recalls love, faith, and the joy of homes filled with song under a free, godly nation.
Madison city manager Leonard G. Howell will resign to accept a $20,000 a year post in Des Moines. The Des Moines City Council had offered a raise from 12,000 to 16,000 but Howell declined, saying the council’s effectiveness would be impaired if he stayed. He plans to move by August 1.
The presidents water resources policy commission travels to Spokane for June 16 17 hearings on Columbia river basin water use. Sixty witnesses from the Missouri basin favor the Pick Sloan plan after six prior conferences, with critics mostly targeting administration and authority rather than the Missouri authority itself.
The Atlantic Views-Telegraph lists publication offices in Atlantic Iowa with editor FF Simpson and rates for carriers and mail subscriptions across regions. Rates cover one month to one year in various zones including Cass County, other Iowa counties, nationwide, and Canada.
Washington's press column reports a police state style wire tapping scandal. Senators Owen Brewster of Maine and Hower Ferguson of Michigan allegedly eavesdropped on Howard Hughes with a hidden mic and a private room above his hotel. The piece notes the justice department inquiry, Hoover's stance, and related ethics questions amid broader surveillance practices.
A coalition including the Associat ed Missouri Basin Conservationists argues against the Missouri Valley Authority and the Pick-Sloan program. They call for a congressional appropriations board with four presidential appointees and ten state representatives to oversee projects. They favor water control at source over major mainstream dam construction.
Hollywood report says Ralph Edwards, longtime NBC star, will bring his Truth or Consequences comedy quiz to CBS under a deal worth about 1 million dollars annually. Philip Morris bought TV and radio rights from Proctor & Gamble, with Edwards starting CBS programs in September. This Is Your Life on CBS will end June 30 and go to another sponsor.
Royce Childs of Waukesha Wisconsin spoke at the Atlantic Rotary dinner at Hotel Whitney about detonation in motors and fuel research. He explained that improper fuel and spark plug placement can blow heads and sides of engines, and noted a gas perfecting solution costing about 75 cents per gallon with ongoing work toward cheaper fuel.
The article argues fewer families are broken by death to end marriages than in the past, offsetting rising divorce rates. It notes a general disruption decline due to fewer deaths among spouses, changing the pattern of family life nationwide.
An average acre in the Douglas fir region will grow about 000 board feet of lumber each year.
These Days by George Sokolsky questions J Edgar Hoover and FBI handling of wartime espionage cases. It notes Andrew Roth, a Navy intelligence lieutenant, and asks why he was not court-martialed, urging an open, simple public explanation from the Navy. The column, copyright 1950 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Washington Senator Hick enlooper becomes a grandfather after his daughter Mrs. Charles McCreary Jr. gives birth to Cynthia Carol in Columbus Ohio last night. The newborn adds a new generation to the Hickenlooper family.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports Western capitals shocked by Britain's Imbor party call to halt further European coal and steel integration until socialism is adopted. Attlee defends stance saying the UK seeks to help and may join Schuman plan through practical cooperation while prioritizing sovereignty and Commonwealth obligations. The Labour Party stresses international planning must serve public ownership and not private profit.
In Leavenworth Kansas an 83 year old woman, Olive Poff, used a parasol and a sit down strike to block a utility company's street lighting pole. After an hour the firm filled the hole and moved the pole 75 feet away from her apartment.
Pasadena researchers unveil a magnetized drum language memory to translate foreign words into English. Dr. H D Huskey described a UCLA calculator that would print English equivalents from input Russian treatises, enabling faster, longer operation by mapping words to meanings.
Griswold Lions members hosted a dinner for the winning side led by captain Arthur Sasse after a recent attendance contest. The meeting, led by Harvey Cocklin, included a program directed by James Lindvall with Barbara Lindvall on lyre and singers Dawn Pontius and Glen Saffer, and Keralyn Phillips as accompanist. Roy F. Jessen, departing Griswold, was honored as Carroll Haynes and Forrest Houser spoke. Officers named: Robert Hooker president, William R. Scott, Dwight Wagler, Roland Frank vice presidents, Gerald Haas secretary, E T Wolf treasurer, Russell Rush tail twister, James Lindvall lion tamer, Fred Harmon and Ernest Rod directors. 8. C. Wagler attends state Lions meeting at Cedar Rapids. warning to not drive after drinking.
Crooner Bill Crosby arrives back in the United States from Europe and dismisses reports of a separation from wife Dixie. He tells reporters he knows nothing of the alleged marital troubles and says Dixie is en route from California to join him at the Waldorf Astoria where he is staying.
Derry Meade cautions dairy farmers to monitor cows for mastitis during late winter and early spring, advising early detection and prompt treatment to protect milk yield and herd health.
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