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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
1
The year saw at least nine official missions to Moscow from abroad and several unofficial visits such as a U S farm group. The piece argues such exchanges reveal changes in Russian thinking and could ease Cold War tensions by showing not all foreigners are threats and that Moscow may become a hub for a world of communists.
A Dutch queen is said to be under the influence of a faith healer after a nearly blind daughter was born. The healer, once inside the palace, became the queen’s close ally, sparking rumors of a royal rift and possible abdication amid public concern. The government denies the reports.
The retirement of Senator George of Georgia highlights a unit voting method where small counties receive two votes and large counties like Fulton County with Atlanta get up to six or eight. This system can nullify Fulton’s 750,000 voters and influence elections, prompting farmers to consider the soil bank as a potential lifeline.
Gov Leo Hoegh announced a 24 member State Fire Law Study Committee with State Fire Marshal Ed Herron as temporary chairman. First meeting set for July 10 at the Statehouse to study existing Iowa fire laws amid new chemical and industrial developments. Des Moines members dominate the roster with several lawmakers among the appointees.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication evenings except Land News Telegraph. D Simpson is editor. Rates shown for carrier and mail subscriptions in various regions including Cass county and other Iowa areas, U S and Canada. Prices range from 80 cents monthly to ten dollars yearly with regional variations.
Isan Pearson argues Ike's aides use a Denver strategy to push a reluctant 68 year old president with post op illness to run again. The piece condemns a public relations campaign that ignores health, urging readers to see the attempt as a political maneuver aimed at keeping the Republican power structure.
A compact verse piece by Edgar A. Guest contrasts honesty with a golf rule slip and echoes a civic warning. It blends reflections on effort and virtue with a rural highway safety message urging readers to look both ways before exiting onto roads, noting the life saved may be their own.
Federal Judge Irving R Kaufman rejected Sobells latest bid to overturn his 1951 conviction for conspiring with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to deliver atom bomb secrets to Russia. Sobell is serving 30 years in Alcatraz after the Rosenbergs faced capital punishment. the judge ruled the contentions baseless and aimed to embarrass the courts.
The Bishop-Stoddard Cafeteria Co. of Cedar Rapids Iowa announced Tuesday it has purchased Tillman's cafeteria in Lincoln Nebraska. The firm already operates cafeterias in Oniota Rockford Peoria Des Moines Waterloo Sioux City and Davenport Iowa.
Dr Bundesen explains premenstrual tension can disrupt homes and workplaces but is treatable. Doctors may use diuretics antispasmodics caffeine and B vitamins with a low sodium high protein diet. Treatments vary but medicine can relieve the misery.
In a special meeting the association adopted a resolution to take four million from secondary roads and seek five million dollars more annually from the state road use tax fund. Opposition argued the plan could halt secondary road building in northern counties. The policy ties to retaining temporary gasoline tax increments set to expire in 1957. The fund allocates 42 percent to primary roads, 50 percent to secondary roads, and 8 percent to urban streets.
Chattanooga reports Kefauver associates believe the Tennessee senator would accept the No. 2 spot on a national ticket and favor Stevenson over Harriman. The Times notes Kefauver's strong Farm Belt appeal could bolster a Stevenson ticket and his popularity remains unchallenged there.
Walnut voters will choose a school director and district treasurer in the June 29 election. Nomination papers received by the deadline will be accepted if postmarked before noon. Treasurers: H. J. Stahl seeks a two year term. Various candidates filed for one, two, and three year terms, all residents of the district. Polls at Walnut town hall open noon to 7.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs two day quarterly meeting led by Mrs. Elmer Taylor of Traer. The federation includes 800 federated clubs and about 30 000 members in Iowa. Motorists are urged to obey STOP signs as a safety reminder.
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