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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
4
Scientists report Kilimanjaro's Kibo crater contains active fumaroles with high heat and extensive sulfur beds, indicating ongoing volcanic activity within the snowcapped massif.
At the June dinner meeting of the Nishna Valley chapter of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists association officers were installed by Doris Vernon. Betty Tanner became president with Edna Sunderman as vice president, Or veta Fischer as secretary, Blanc Possehl as treasurer, and Beverly Edna Sunderman presented slides of the Des Moines state convention and parade of units from April.
In Warsaw, Poland the Polish Communist government and the Chinese Communist authorities signed a technical assistance agreement despite the ongoing Peking Moscow feud. The pact signals continued cooperation amid a widening split in the Communist world with Warsaw aligning with Soviet bloc positions.
In Des Moines and across Iowa, Goldwater backers assert his civil rights vote won’t cost him support at the Republican convention. Opponents warn his position could hurt him, while several delegates praise his conviction and others see no electoral impact in Iowa.
William A. Marquardt 77, lifelong Avoca resident and former barber, died Wednesday in an Omaha hospital. Funeral at Berthusen 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. Wilbur Wood. burial in Graceland cemetery. Survived by wife Velma, son Dawn of Omaha, sister Mrs. John Frees of Avoca, brother Harry Marquardt of Fremont. Funeral message notes avoid drinking and driving.
Andrea Lorenz of Clinton was installed as governor of Hawkeye Girls State after defeating Ann Williams of Des Moines for the post. Harold Hughes administered the oath, with Johann Van Slyke of Clear Lake elected lieutenant governor and other officers installed to lead state offices.
Atlantic Memorial hospital lists visiting hours by floor with daytime and evening slots. Clarence Andersen of Rt. 3 underwent major surgery Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Hospital in Omaha.
The hospital lists admittees including Mrs. Matilda Moller of 600 Spruce and Carl Morgan of Dexter along with Mrs. Conrad Guttenfelder of Greenfield and Melvin Hodge of Maine and Mrs. Bertha Pizg of 307 West Seventh. Discharges include Mrs. Norman Kunze and Tamara Jean of Griswold, Mrs. Anna Hardin of Grant, Mrs. Richard Bernhardt of Wiola, Mrs. Annie Lee of 203 Cedar, Mrs. Floyd Hall of Massena, and Terri Stef fens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stelfens at 706 West Eighth.
Clifford Craney is listed as a patient in room 233 at Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs.
Former Lewis resident Dr. Gary Krohn is listed as a patient at Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver Colorado.
Mrs Lyle Hosselt was dismissed from General hospital Des Moines and is recuperating at home after major surgery. Mrs Robert Hitt is a patient at Clarkson hospital room 829 following eye surgery for a ruptured retina.
Mrs. Ernest Bishop is a patient at University Hospitals in Iowa City for observation. Mrs. Harry Perdue has been discharged from Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Omaha after major surgery.
Several short items from Atlantic and Cass County Iowa cover court actions, permits, and local incidents. Caseload updates note a district court dismissal for Marion D Johnson vs Charles J Brophy and a speed enforcement crackdown in Griswold and Council Bluffs. A sign permit was issued for a camping club between U S 6 and Sunnyside Lane at 40 dollars.
Weather briefing reports storms in southwest Iowa expected tonight and Saturday. Temperatures range from overnight lows in the upper 50s to daytime highs reaching the mid 80s with current noon reading at 77 degrees.
Funeral services were held June 8 for Royce Norris Cox 87 who died recently of a heart attack at his son's Lewiston Idaho home with burial in Atlantic cemetery. He was born December 23 1876 in Atlantic and lived in Des Moines before farming near Adair then joining Rock Island Railroad. He retired December 24 1941 after 28 years as locomotive engineer. He married Myra Edith Donahue in Council Bluffs June 6 1906. Surviving are sons Francis Grinnell Ralph McKinney Tex and Royce Jr Lewiston Idaho.
President Johnson campaigned in California at Edwards Air Force Base urging vote support and citing more than 21 billion dollars in defense contracts awarded to the state in the Kennedy Johnson years. He recalled 1960 campaign promises and highlighted California’s 23.1 percent share of national defense outlays during the four year period.
Laotian commander Gen. Thao Ma says his air force flew 36 missions against the Pathet Lao in the past week. Strikes targeted Plaine des Jarres, the Ban Ban area, and the Ho Chi Minh supply corridor through southern Laos to South Vietnam using about a dozen U.S. built T28 aircraft. Pathet Lao radio denounced the raids as U.S. aggression.
Premier Jens Otto Krag says he and Soviet Premier Khrushchev agreed on expanding trade while remaining divided on major international political issues. The two leaders met for nearly two hours at the Danish Foreign Office during Khrushchev's goodwill visit as he joked with reporters after the session. Krag led most of the talks.
The government chief told newsmen that no agreement was reached after exchange of views and explanations of each other's positions amid a North Atlantic alliance discussion.
The mouse tailed bats of Egypt prefer living inside pyramids but will roost in caves or hollow trees if no tomb is available.
Beatle Paul McCartney marked his 22nd birthday with a midnight party at a Sydney hotel. The Daily Mirror sponsored the event selecting 17 female guests to perform a stomp dance described as a noisy routine with arm swings, kicks, and stamping feet, while lessons in the Australian stamp were given.
A daughter weighing six pounds three ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Moore of Adair at 8 47 p.m. Thursday at Atlantic Memorial hospital. Motorists obey "Giop signs" they do not mean slow down.
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