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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
5
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Democratic leaders in Washington plan a seven point agenda to bolster chances in the November election. The program includes social security expansion public housing higher farm price supports highway construction school aid a minimum wage boost and public power projects. The minimum wage would rise to one dollar an hour, exceeding Eisenhower admin recommendations by ten cents. The plan aligns with some admin goals but aims to show Democrats can enact more than a Republican led Congress. They expect six weeks of work to move the measures to passage and may push adjournment past mid July target.
A 12 year old boy confessed to choking and sexually abusing 4 year old Kathryn Ruoff, daughter of State Rep. Richard Ruoff, after police questioned him following the discovery of the girl's body under floorboards in a vacant garage. The suspect, Ray John Barker, was taken into custody as an excursion bus returned to town.
Mostly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with scattered showers or thundershowers. Lows near 70, highs in the mid 60s to around 70. Outlook shows partly cloudy and warm with additional scattered showers Wednesday.
In the Troodos region of Cyprus, about 2,000 British troops hunted EOKA leaders led by George Grivas. A Sunday forest fire trapped 19 soldiers and killed them, with 18 more injured as vehicles and fuel tanks exploded. The blaze spread rapidly, later controlled on Monday, amid suspicions of arson and uncertainty over responsibility.
The United Steelworkers return to bilateral talks with individual companies after ending joint negotiations with the Big Three Bethlehem Republic and U S Steel. Union chief McDonald says the joint talks have gone nowhere while insisting communications remain open among all parties amid reports on a five year contract plan and wage package.
Fred E. Stielman, 90, longtime Fairfield businessman, died at his home. Known for stamp and coin collections, he helped the U S Post Office Department issue three stamps marking Fairfield Centennial in 1999, GAR dissolution in 1949, and the Iowa State Fair centennial in 1954. He was a former director of First National Bank of Fairfield and partnered with his father Captain John A. Stielman in hardware.
Search continued Monday for LeRoy Betts 30 who escaped Guthrie County jail Sunday morning Betts serving a bad check term reportedly picked a lock Saturday night and walked out Michael P. Betts name may be involved in the incident with authorities pursuing leads.
A 75 year old wagon factory once built wagons for Ringling Brothers and other leading circuses is being torn down in Creston to allow expansion of the Farmers Cooperative Co. Lumber Yard. The frame building started as a flour mill and later housed the Biggs Wagon Co. It produced wagons for circuses including Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey.
The Goldfield Methodist Church plans a centennial observance on June 24 with Bishop F. Gerald Ensley of Des Moines as principal speaker. The church traces its history to June 1856 when Rev. David Day of Webster City organized a six member class, which formed the charter membership.
Moshe Sharett announced his resignation from the foreign ministry amid a split with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion over Arab policy. The Mapai committee named Golda Meirson to succeed him as foreign minister with Namir set for Labor Minister, both signaling a shift toward tougher security stance.
U S Senator George (D Ga) said it would be personal crisis for Southern Democrats to form a splinter movement. He urged Southern leaders to seek a remedy within the Democratic Party and warned against withdrawal or threatening separation. Timmerman of South Carolina had urged delaying state conventions to back a regional approach.
Weather across the central United States brings thunderstorms and heavy rain. In Colorado flash floods hit northeast areas near Greeley and Grover, while southern Nebraska and northern Kansas endure more showers. Wauneta evacuates over 30 families as French Creek spills. damage around a quarter million dollars.
Soviet foreign minister Dmitri Shepilov stated Moscow would not harm good Arab relations to woo the West. He signaled possible Point Four aid to Egypt in his first major policy address after replacing Molotov, but avoided Palestine and Arab-Palestine tensions.
Cedar Falls delegates Dagney Hexom and Deverah Jacqueline Jones will represent Iowa at Girls Nation in Washington. The selection was announced at a Cedar Falls banquet closing the Iowa Girls State annual meeting. Alternates Sue Breckenridge of Newton and Ira McCleland of New Virginia named to attend Washington event.
Cassandra Kieffer age five, a critically burned survivor from a jet plane crash that killed six others, died early Monday at Veterans Hospital. Four other children remain in critical condition as Navy nurses and medical corpsmen from Great Lakes arrive to aid the victims.
Mr and Mrs Carl Benson of LaVista appeared as guests on the morning feather your nest program broadcast from New York this morning.
Vice President Nixon reports no discussion of Eisenhower’s plans for a second term during a visit to Walter Reed Hospital with the President. Nixon says Eisenhower will speak for himself when appropriate and will set the time and place for any future political discussion. Dulles joined later for government matters, not political plans.
Sen Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver moved toward repairing differences after rivalry for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kefauver admitted errors in a personal campaign, while Stevenson said his remarks could help unity. Eisenhower’s plans remained unclear as the Republican camp awaited news after his illness.
The Weather Bureau says hot weather continues in Iowa with a good chance of rain in the next few days. Rainfall fell across southeast and northern Iowa with New Sharon receiving two inches and Ottumwa about 1.5 inches.
Robbers seized about 350 to 400 carats of cut diamonds valued at $73,000 in a dawn raid on Tan Poh Chor known as the diamond king of Malaya. The theft, uninsurance and a record for the colony sparked a police hunt for five armed youths as seaways and transport hubs were sealed. Tan P. Chor is recovering from raid injuries while a wedding notice from Atlantic and Council Bluffs appears in the same report.
Paul R. Small, 41, of Omaha, faces a robbery with aggravation charge for the Hilltop Super Valu holdup in Des Moines Friday night. Des Moines police also jailed Edward Poffenbarger, 51, of Council Bluffs, after a bag with $1,950.75 was found in an overturned car. Detectives identified Small as the getaway driver through a witness, who asked for anonymity. Extradition to Iowa would require action by the Iowa governor's office.
The Ford Foundation announced checks totaling 62 million dollars will be mailed this year to 959 hospitals across the United States Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The payments are part of a 3 percent approval by the foundation’s trustees last December.
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