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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1961

Page

4

Seaman Strike Spreads Across Nation

Seaborne labor conflict expands with federal mediation efforts and potential injunction. Pickets halt work at ports in New York New Jersey Louisiana Texas and Massachusetts as unions press for organizing rights while ships face mounting disruption. Federal officials push seven unions representing 85 000 seamen and ship operators toward resumed talks.

New York Rap White House New Jersey Louisiana Texas Massachusetts National Maritime Union Act Beer

Kennedy Returns to Virginia for Weekend Rest and Speech

President Kennedy and family arrived at Glen Ora estate for a country weekend as he receives ultrasound back treatment. Dr. Travell will check his condition, with aides reporting improvement and possible short walks without crutches soon, after he spoke at a conference on development.

Middleburg Janet Travell White House Kennedy Andrew T. Hatcher Travell Hatcher

Discoverer No 2 satellite orbits with secret payload

Discoverer No 2, 2100 pounds, reached polar orbit after a 4 03 p m PDT Friday launch through fog. The Air Force plans capsule recovery in 1 to 4 days, with tracking in Hawaii and Alaska confirming orbit an hour and 45 minutes after launch.

Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Air Force Pacific Hawaii Alaska Senk Mem

Drug Conviction May Have Great Repercussions

The article reports a drug conviction with potential fines up to $50,000 for the association and individuals, and a possible year in jail for Hedgepeth. Judge Goodman set June 22 for sentencing and will hear defense motions to set aside the verdict and for acquittal. Hedgepeth was released on his own recognizance.

Hedgepeth Goodman

Man Who Lost Leg To Shark Marries Rescue Hero

John Brodeur 25 of Worcester and Jean Filoramo 22 of Jersey City wed in a brief ceremony after she saved him from a shark attack off the New Jersey coast last August. Brodeur lost his right leg a week later.

Jersey City John Brodeur Brodeur Worcester Mass Jean Filoramo Jersey Jersey Coast. Miss Filoramo Miss Filoramo

Weather outlook shows mild weekend warm trend

Partly cloudy conditions and gradually rising temperatures through the weekend. Low temperatures Saturday night reach the 50s with a high Sunday around the mid 80s. Outlook calls for continued mild, partly cloudy skies for the period.

Run Thief Run from Bloomingdale’s After Shootout

A New York shoplifter fled after shooting two Bloomingdale’s detectives who pursued him. An amateur photographer captured the event by chance, and police later produced black and white prints from color slides. The wounded detectives identified the gunman, a New Jersey man, who was unnamed by authorities.

Arrow Bloomingdale’s New York New Jersey

Stevenson and Iowa clash headline in era of riots and politics

Peruvian protests greet Adlai Stevenson after arrival in Lima as police use tear gas. In Des Moines, Democratic state chairman Lex Hawkins attacks Governor Norman Erbe as anti-people and fumbles on welfare and education. Hawkins cites cabinet changes and salary caps threatening mental health programs.

Des Moines Norman Erbe Iowa Lex Hawkins Erbe Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Iowa Manufacturers Association Hawkins Republican Party People of Commission On Human Relations Legislative Interim Committee Herschel Loveless

Three Injured in Paris Bombing Blamed on Rightists

A plastic bomb exploded Friday night in a Paris shopping district famed for perfume and jewelry, injuring a British tourist and two Parisians seriously while two others suffered lesser injuries. The blast damaged a building with fashionable apartments, including Herve Alphand’s Paris residence, the French ambassador to Washington. The attack was blamed on French rightists opposing Algeria self determination.

Paris

Aluminum Workers Union names regional VP at five day convention

The Aluminum Workers International Union elected Max Webster of Davenport Iowa as central regional vice president during a five day AFL C IO locals convention in Massena New York.

Massena N. Y Aluminum Workers International Union Max Webster Davenport Iowa Afl-Cio

Toronto Diamond Heist Supplies $250000 in Gems

Burglars blasted open a safe in downtown Toronto and stole diamonds valued at $250,000 from J. Nunes Diamonds Ltd. The crime went undiscovered until morning, marking the largest gem robbery in the city in two decades.

Toronto J. Nunes Diamonds Ltd

Two Boys Hurt Mixing Powder for Toy Rocket blast

In Sioux City two youths were injured when powder in a glass container for a toy missile exploded. Gary Nichols 14 lost an eye and suffered facial and body cuts. Jerry Scholl 10 also injured. Michael Frederickson 9 cut by glass. Police say the set was operated in the Nichols yard.

Sioux City Gary Nichols St. Joseph's Hospital Jerry Scholl Moville Gary Michael Frederickson

DIVER TAKES 100 FOOT PLUNGE FROM BRIDGE

Billy O. Stevens 23 jumped from the Woodland Street Bridge into the Cumberland River. He told police he felt fine after the dive but grew worse after being pulled from the water. Hospital officials indicated his condition worsened.

Nashville, Tenn Billy O. Stevens Woodland Street Cumberland River Stevens

Elevator Burns at Spirit Lake grain elevator fire

A grain elevator owned by Dr A K Rubel was destroyed by fire in Spirit Lake. Discovered at 4 a m by a night policeman, firefighters from Estherville Milford Arnolds Park and Spirit Lake held the blaze to the structure and prevented spread to nearby warehouses. Grain remained smouldering after control. No damage estimate yet.

Spirit Lake A. K. Rubel Estherville Milford Arnolds Park

Drowns On School Picnic In Iowa River Tragedy

Mrs. Everet Byrngelson a 48 year old Sunday School teacher drowned while wading with 11 and 12 year old students at an Iowa River picnic. Four girls exhausted tried to reach her. a fifth sought aid at a nearby pool. Lifeguards and a fire squad revived three girls on the bank and recovered the teacher. Linda Larson Pamela Niemants and Margie Mains were hospitalized. Mrs Byrngelson leaves a husband with no children.

Marshalltown Everet Byrngelson Iowa Byrngelson Mike Jackson Mike Clemens Denise Quick Jackson Denise Linda Larson Pamela Niemants Margie Mains Bryngelson First Baptist Church

Elderly couple plans marriage in Oakland

William Harvey Brown asked Mae Clark Sargent to wed and she agreed. Brown, a widower, listed his age as 8 and Mrs. Sargent, a widow, gave hers as 8 on the license they filed Friday. They said they will be married soon. Mrs. Sargent advised, Get married, but not to just anyone.

Oakland Calif William Harvey Brown Mae Clark Sargent Brown

Czech Home Charge Over U N Spy Allegation

The United States allegedly tried to recruit its No 2 U N diplomat M Mir oslav Nacvalac as a spy and ordered him home after he refused The State Department denies the charge saying he was asked to leave for good and valid reasons

United Nations, N.Y U.S U.N Dag Hammarskjold Miroslav Nacvalac Cech U.N Hammarskjold Nacvalac United States State Department Lincoln White Washington Czechoslovakia Activitee Wiesa White Navalec Ustoly White M. Miroslav Nacvalac

Leonard Gaines 66 dies after short illness in Atlantic

Leonard Gaines 66 of 209 Locust Street died at 10 55 last night at Atlantic Memorial hospital after a period of ill health He was born January 12 1895 at Sarah and moved to Atlantic at age 11 He married Dorothy Burns in Omaha July 2 1916 and lived in Atlantic 55 years He worked for Iowa Electric Light and Power Co retired Surviving wife five daughters a son three brothers and a sister plus 18 grandchildren Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Roland funeral home with Rev Charles Dutton officiating Interment in Atlantic cemetery

Leonard Gaines Locust Street Atlantic Memorial Hospital James Olive Gaines Sarah Atlantic Dorothy Burns Omaha Gaines Iowa Electric Light and Power Company William Fitzgerald Algona Kenneth Gipple Robert Steinkuehler Lake View Marion Kunze Extra LaVerne Morris Grand Island Neb Harry Gaines Clyde Gaines Minneapolis Homer Gaines William Gaines Elsie Whitmore Alpha Floyd Frank Gaines Martin O'Dea Roland Funeral Home Charles Dutton Atlantic Cemetery

Predict Temperatures To Average Below Normal

The Weather Bureau projects a 30 day period from mid June to mid July with temperatures below seasonal normals in the Northeast and the eastern half of the nation. Above normal heat is expected west of the Continental Divide and in the northern Plains, notably the Pacific Northwest. Rainfall will exceed normal in the southern Plains and south Atlantic states, with subnormal amounts in the Midwest and Far West.

Washington Weather Bureau Continental Divide Divide Plains Pacific Northwest South Atlantic States Midwest Far West

Hold Suspect in Shenandoah Rape Case

A 45-year-old rape suspect was taken into custody in Shenandoah for questioning in a Shenandoah rape and an attempted assault on a Clarinda girl earlier the same day. He was identified by three witnesses as the Shenandoah attacker. he denied the crimes. The Shenandoah victim, 11, was lured into a car with a pretense about a check for her father. In Clarinda the suspect fled when his car bogged in mud and help pulled him free.

Shenandoah Clarinda

Three Placed On Probation In Fraud Case

In Chicago, three Iowa residents received one year probation after admitting to signing a fake will in a $150,000 fraud tied to the estate of Mrs. Kirstine Jepsen. Lester Langrehr of Iowa masterminded the plot. Langrehr got 1 to 3 years in prison, while two other Iowa participants drew 90-day jail terms.

Sigmund Stefanowicz Lester Langrehr Iowa Kirstine Jepsen Chicago Edward Leigh Charles Eisen John Anderson Clinton County Langrehr Jepsen May Roeder George P. Jordan George W. Heldebrand Clinton, Towa

Man Dies From Crash Injuries in DeKalb Area

George W. Mitchell 75 of West Branch Illinois died Friday from injuries after a two car collision on U S 30 near DeKalb on June 8. Three others were injured and released from DeKalb hospital Jan Ehlers 13 Mrs Ethel Thomas 44 and Sarah Mitchell 81. The crash occurred one mile west of Shabbona.

Dekalb, Tr George W. Mitchell West Branch U. S. 30 DeKalb Ill DeKalb Hospital Jan Ehlers Ethel Thomas East Gary Ind Sarah Mitchell Mitchell Ehlers Shabbona

Des Moines man pays parking fine with pennies

Robert V. Johnson of Des Moines paid a fine for illegal parking using 400 pennies. Court officials recalled a prior case where the payee counted pennies in jail. Court Clerk Russell Lundgren accepted the coins on the judge's advice.

DES Moines Robert V. Johnson Russell Lundgren Johnson

Dominican Republic holds Maj. Gen Jose Roman Fernandez over Trujillo plot

A government spokesman said Maj. Gen Jose Roman Fernandez is being held in connection with the assassination of strongman Rafael Trujillo. The official credited Fernandez with planning the bid to seize power.

Trujillo Dominican Republic Jose Roman Fernandez Rafael Trujillo Fernandes

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