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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1961
Page
4
French Railway officials reported 23 dead and 100 to 115 injured after a Strasbourg to Paris express derailed near Vitry le Francois. U S military base figures conflicted, listing 3 dead and 153 injured as rescue teams labored to reach a submerged car amid swamp waters. The crash ranks as one of France’s worst rail disasters in years.
Washington outlines efforts to restart disarmament talks with the Soviet Union after a year’s lapse. John J. McCloy expects Zorin may push beyond procedures to merge Geneva talks on nuclear testing into broader disarmament discussions. The U S notes Khrushchev’s merger proposal as unacceptable and cites ongoing debate over neutral participants.
A Des Moines couple returning from a family picnic died after a two car collision six miles southeast of Arcadia on a Carroll County road. Leslie H. Prater 61 and Florence Ida Prater 58 were killed and their grandson Mark Gunton 13 was seriously injured.
James Fetters of Indianola was named assistant director of the State Safety Department's safety responsibility and drivers license division by Commissioner Carl Pesch. Fetters, who has guided technical services in the division for four years, succeeds Philip Falvey who resigned in April to join the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington.
New York announces a city run information line for traffic subway and airport conditions starting Tuesday. A one minute recording will be broadcast at a monthly cost of 1500 dollars to reduce overload on police and other channels during emergencies.
Partly cloudy and cooler Monday night with scattered showers and thunderstorms southeast and extreme south. Generally fair and cool Tuesday with highs in the 60s to 70s from east to west. Further outlook calls for fair and cool Wednesday.
President Kennedy will not attend the Women’s National Press Club dinner in Washington to avoid strain on his ailing back. He is improving and using crutches, while Mrs Kennedy will attend. White House secretary Pierre Salinger cited medical advice and the president’s own desire not to hinder recovery.
The weekly Atlantic band concert at Sunnyside Park starts Tuesday evening at 8 o clock. Arthur W. Meyer directs a program including Billboard March Klhr La Hora Pan Americana Overture Basin Street Blues Its Now or Never Dry Bones Spanish Castle March The Lonesome Road I Love a Parade Some Enchanted Evening A Mighty Fortress Is Our God El Capeo Belmont March Me sang The Star Spangled Banner pausing for patriotic selections
Industrial firms will join ISU in an expanded electronic research affiliate program. Hilton announced a $5,000 annual commitment with a one year notice to withdraw. Research will focus on circuits, thermoelectric devices, semiconductor materials, and bio medical instrumentation.
The fourth annual summer seminar at Iowa State Teachers College opens with sixty three seventh to ninth grade students from Iowa and one from Brooklyn New York. The eight week program offers science studies in biology chemistry physics geology astronomy meteorology and math topics including logarithms slide rule linear programming probability statistics logic set theory and trigonometric functions. Two three week workshops for teachers run June 26 to July 14 and July 17 to August 4.
In Rock Springs Wyoming the body of Jesse Rees age 78, missing since April 4, 1960, was found by Carl and Gene Hawks in hills southwest of town. His wallet and a large sum of money lay nearby. death is listed as natural causes due to high altitude, no inquest planned.
The U S Air Force praised a skindiver team that jumped 1 000 feet into the Pacific near Hawaii to recover a Discoverer data capsule. The 2 100 pound satellite carried metals samples and radiation monitors and will be analyzed in Sunnyvale California. A separate deser tion charge against Donald W. Cook of Cumberland was dismissed.
Three Laos princes opened negotiations on a national union regime in Geneva terms but clashed over leadership and military involvement. Souvanna Phouma urged neutrality and backseat conservatives, while Boun Oum denied retirement plans and warned against military exclusion. The talks aim to unify factions for a Geneva conference push.
New York district attorney Frank S. Hogan said Columbia University star Fred Portnoy agreed to shave points in four college basketball games last year. Portnoy, 19, was the mth player from 19 colleges involved in the scandal and would have earned 1000 dollars per game, receiving 1140 in total. Indictments also named Philip Lacort of Boston and Joseph Green formerly of the Bronx for five point fixing deals. both fugitives, with nationwide arrest alerts issued.
A B47 Stratojet bomber on a training round exploded and burned Sunday night at Lincoln Neb killing three crewmen. One survivor, Lt. Thomas T. Wesner, was not seriously hurt. The fallen were Capt. Albert Marinich of Uniontown Pa Capt. Allan H. Matson of Portland Ore and Capt. Russell Holst of Red Wing Minn. The aircraft belonged to the 424th Bomb Squadron 307th Bomb Wing.
Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and his party land in Los Angeles for a multi city official visit aiming to deepen Japanese American understanding and cooperation. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Zentaro Kosaka, Ikeda is welcomed by U.S. and local officials including Mayor Norris Poulson.
Jerry Bair, Atlantic Firestone dealer, announced plans to move to a larger headquarters building at Second and Walnut streets, to be erected south of the current used car lot between Second and Third on the east side of Walnut. The new store should open within a few months with occupancy around October first as specifications are finalized.
Amil C. Youngblade, 64, longtime Sioux City Journal engraving department superintendent and 41 year employee, died Sunday after a three week illness. He served on the Selective Service Board and was a former president of the Board of Education, with active involvement in the American Legion and the Masons.
Eldon Everkamp age 25 and Ed Bauers age 60, both Menominee residents, drowned when their boat capsized in a Mississippi River slough near Menominee Illinois after a fishing trip. Four others swam 35 feet to shore as rescuers recovered the bodies.
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