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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1961
Page
1
The piece argues organized labor fears automation yet drives higher wages, hurting U S competitiveness. It notes shipping declines, foreign competition, and firms moving production abroad to use foreign labor. It urges labor management cooperation, not strikes, to solve the transition to mechanization.
The author argues nations should not receive handouts but aid should require recipient effort. Work-for-aid fosters appreciation and reduces long term resentment, enabling self maintenance and eventual aid cessation without anger.
Menshikov says Yanks won’t fight over Berlin, a view the writer says mirrors past errors by two war leaders this century. The piece notes the U.S. is slow to enter war but, once convinced, fights to the end, unlike autocratic nations. It refers to World Wars I and II as lessons for the Reds.
A youthful speaker declares his coming of age and political influence as he nears twenty one. He vows to vote next fall, seeks friends, and aims to help run the ship of state while balancing pride and responsibility. He asserts maturity and readiness to bear the burdens of the land.
A news item from 1961 distributed by The George Matthew Adams Service outlines upcoming projections and releases. It highlights planned features and anticipated topics for the year, reflecting era programming and syndicated content strategy.
Jim Williams reports a Colorado vacation where his wife caught two fish on one line twice. A prior story noted cable damage during postwar excitement with Kelse Saemisch linked to blasting. A Griswold man arrived at church with a painful foot and a razor blade slipped from his shoe after a zealous cleaning by his wife.
The Atlantic News- Telegraph lists subscription prices for various delivery options including monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual rates for carrier, Cass county, and statewide mail, along with US and Canada mail rates. A brief note lists association memberships and editor contact details.
The Kefauver hearings reveal the AMA Journal misled doctors by presenting drug ads as fully truthful while omitting key side effects. AMA income rose from 1949 to 1960 aided by pharma advertising, with major drug firms supplying over half the ad revenue, prompting questions about independence and regulation.
Iowa State economist Francis Kutish predicts a definite improvement in the fat cattle market this fall based on Iowa cattle on feed figures. He cites about 1,385,000 head on feed, a heavy market through July, and higher prices expected in August and September as fewer cattle are marketed. The market recently hit a four year low with last week’s average price about 11 percent below last year and 20 percent below 1959.
Instructions list phone numbers for East and West Side routes and several additions to call before 7 p.m. if the Atlantic city carrier route fails to deliver the newspaper. The listed numbers include 243-2108 243-1617 243-3049 243-1088 243-5535 and 243-3669.
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American steel companies expand foreign ore imports despite a slow July, with U S Steel testing Port Cartier harbor loading for Quebec ore bound for Fairless Works near Philadelphia. Labrador and Venezuelan ores bolster Midwest mills as Mesabi ranges shift to higher grade concentrates.
A selection of titles includes Fresh from the Country by Miss Read Anna Lacy about rural teaching in Essex. Rembrandt biographical by Grady Schmidt. A Shooting Star by Wallace Stegner about Sabrina Castro's life. Edge of Sadness by Edwin O Connor about Father Kennedy. Something Light by Margery Sharp follows Louisa Datchett’s marriage hunt. Midland by Paul Engle with Iowa writers. Buy Now Pay Later by Hillel Black on debt living. Two Against the North by Ada Sharples about Alaska pioneers. A Nation of Sheep by Frances Lederer on American media. Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell about life in Scotland. plus mysteries and Westerns and steel industry note on beneficiation in Lake Superior.
The piece explains heart failure as the heart failing to pump enough oxygen rich blood, causing breathlessness and fluid buildup. It notes kidney and thyroid impacts and the role of medications to reduce salt and water, urging readers to seek medical guidance.
Rites will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Paul Cunningham who died of a heart attack Sunday while vacationing at Gull Lake Minnesota. Cunningham formerly represented Iowa's 5th District for 18 years.
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