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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
5
A mother, Nie Meurer, faces charges following an incident in Omaha where her toddler sustained fractures to both bones near the knee after a fall. Authorities say the child’s condition prompted medical care and investigation into the events leading to the injury.
Tommie Robert Cooke a 24 year old assistant pastor from Glenwood Baptist Tulsa was found murdered after picking up hitchhikers. Edward Leon Williams 18 or 19 admitted shooting Cooke during a ride and led officers on a day long chase across Kiowa Mountain country finally being captured after a store hold up and car crash linked to the suspect.
John Comes 86 of Atlantic died at 6 am at his home 1100 Locust Street after a brief illness. Born January 1 1870 in Braitwood HL he farmed in Washington Township before moving to Atlantic in 1936. Surviving son Jerry two daughters Mrs Harrington and Mrs Pogge a granddaughter Helen Comes sister Mrs Elizabeth Gerhardt brother Garl Comes and other relatives. Funeral at 9 am Thursday at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church with interment in Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. Remains at Roland funeral home Rosary recited Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Anne Leslie, 69, died at 10 43 this morning at Atlantic hospital after a short illness. She had been a patient since Sunday and previously resided at Shady Lawn Rest home in Atlantic. The body will lie in state at Long's Funeral home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with humid air. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible in the northeast Tuesday night with highs in the 80s to 90s and Tuesday night lows around 60s to near 70 in the north. A partly cloudy, warm, humid outlook continues Thursday west with more showers likely.
Princess Beatrix, eldest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, tours ancient Rome with school friends amid rumors of possible abdication discussions surrounding her mother. The trip occurs as tensions rise over the Queen’s friendship with a court faith healer stirring discord with Prince Bernhard.
Washington Air Force research chief Lt Gen Donald L Putt says the United States has a real firm program for ICBM development. He testified to a Senate subcommittee that progress meets milestones but warns on funding cuts and Soviet advances.
London plans a new Cyprus proposal promising a future plebiscite on union with Greece within about ten years. The scheme would establish a locally elected Cypriot government while Britain maintains defense foreign affairs and initial internal security. It also pledges minority Turkish rights amid mounting rebellion and stalled previous talks.
Seven people escaped drowning when their car slid off Highway 16 near Blue Earth Minnesota into a drainage ditch with 6 to 8 feet of water. The group, including Rev. L. A. Clinton and his wife, their 14 year old daughter Sharon, Dan Hutchens and family, and Letha Orcutt, emerged after doors were forced open. They were en route to a vacation in Washington state and were staying with Mrs. Roger Gross in Blue Earth at the time.
Senator Hubert Humphrey forecast that a majority of Democrats will back at least 2.4 billion dollars for foreign aid. The measure would exceed the House authorization but fall short of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee figure as debate stretches into next week with other defense bills ahead.
In Riverdale New Jersey nearly 50 rescuers worked to reach two of three men buried by a quarry slide at Pompton Crushed Stone Co. One body, Wallace Van Orden Jr. 29 of Bloomingdale, was recovered after rescuers cut away the truck cab. Charles Baldwin 40 of Cedar Grove and Grant Harris 56 of Pompton Lakes remained missing.
The Navy announced that Rear Admiral Ernst H. von Heimburg will lead the new Naval Reserve Training Command based in Omaha Nebraska. Heimburg currently commands the 4th Naval District in Philadelphia and will relocate August 16 joining a command that begins operations July 1 at Omaha.
Keokuk resident John Spence, 414, dies from injuries after his pickup collides with a car eight miles north of Keokuk on Highway 218. Spence was thrown from the truck when it hit a culvert. the car veered off the road, hit a ditch, then a fence. The other driver, Charlotte Prottsman, 22, of Montrose, was hospitalized in fair condition. From Filerids. George Johnson returns home from Miami winter stay.
A Senate Interior Committee approved a bill authorizing federal construction of a giant dam in Hells Canyon on the Idaho Oregon border. House action was delayed as votes were missing, delaying a showdown between federal and private power interests. The issue pits federal control versus private energy, with debate likely into the presidential campaign.
Harry M. Fox aged 71 former Atlantic Rock Island agent died Sunday morning at 8 oclock from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered a week earlier He resided at 834 Paige Street San Francisco Fox served as station agent here for several years retiring in November 1954 after 53 years with the Rock Island Funeral services and burial will be held in San Francisco on Wednesday
Clarence Willey a farmer living southwest of here broke his arm Monday when a hog rammed him as he attempted to vaccinate the animal.
At Annapolis the President's Conference on Fitness of American Youth debated whether youths are in physical decline and how to reverse it. Proposals centered on a national fitness council, enhanced physical education, more supervised recreation in schools, and greater federal and state funding starting at the community level. Vice President Nixon urged a starting point, citing low PE rates, few gymnasiums, limited full-time recreation leaders, and insufficient play space in elementary schools.
A Soviet offer to lend Egypt about 1.12 billion dollars to finance most of the Aswan Dam was reported. Premier Nasser will study the proposal before consenting or rejecting. Western talks include a World Bank loan of 200 to 250 million dollars and 70 to 80 million in American and British aid.
The British Ministry of Supply announced a successful atomic explosion off Australia in the second blast of a nuclear series. Observers expect the test to aid development of a hydrogen bomb trigger, with a third test planned near Christmas Island next year.
The Agriculture Department estimates 4 to 15 million acres of land used for major crops will be placed under the soil bank program this year. Farmers will receive payments ranging from 4 to 306 per acre to retire land from production. The program aims to cut surpluses of cotton wheat corn peanuts rice and tobacco and may cost up to 1.2 billion dollars annually through 1959 for reduced plantings and conservation practices.
President Eisenhower signed four bills after a session with Sherman Adams, including federal rural library grants. He later laughed over a photo booklet of his grandson David playing golf. Doctors warned against predicting recurrence of his tongue inflammation amid ongoing medical questions.
Davenport hearing on fair employment practices heard divergent views on Negro employment. The governor’s study group aims to report to the 1957 Legislature with recommendations. NAACP spokesman Toney cited no Negro skilled workers in Davenport. others challenged clear discrimination claims.
David Smith a 17 year old from Iowa Falls is hospitalized with second and third degree burns on both wrists his right thigh both legs below the knee and one hip after slipping on a roof while carrying a bucket of hot asphalt around 650 degrees. The accident occurred Saturday while he worked with a roofing crew. Dale Priest of Shenandoah and his family visited here yesterday.
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