22 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1957
Page
1
The article argues that international trade will inevitably expand as nations shrink the globe. It notes China as a focal point, with Britain and Japan seeking Chinese trade, while the United States worries about cheap Japanese labor and imports. It asserts trade cannot be one way and will bring both harms and gains as global commerce grows.
The article notes about 38 000 foreign students study in the United States and 18 000 have spent a year or more here. It argues these students and U S students abroad will, on returning home, become leaders and influence better international relations and world peace through exchange programs.
The civil rights bill bypasses the senate committee session, signaling a potential victory for supporters. Opponents from the South will fight the measure vigorously, while observers note social reform laws often breed bitterness and delay progress. Education may effect long term change more effectively than rapid legislation.
The piece notes Soviet complaints over U S weapons sent to Korea while accusing Russia of violating the armistice. It also reports the retirement of the first diesel electric locomotive amid a shift from steam and hints at an atomic locomotive in the future.
A well dressed man approached Marian Walter, a 30 year old teller at the Devon North Town State bank in Chicago, brandished a pistol and declared a stick up. Walter doubted the threat, pressed an alarm, and the gunman fled into the street among pedestrians.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication times evenings except Sunday with editor F Simpson and a general office in Atlantic Iowa. It shows subscription rates by carrier and mail across regions including Cass counties, Iowa and U S with various durations and prices.
Washington scene shows Sen. Wayne Morse and Sen. Paul Douglas clashing over civil rights tactics. Morse defends changing his position on bypassing the Judiciary Committee while Douglas leads a liberal meeting to press for a public Senate floor debate. Neuberger Pastore Humphrey and Clark back Morse's points, Carroll sticks with the party line, and Munoz Marin encounters Capitol Hill access limits in the speaker’s lobby.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Harry Myers 78, who has never seen an airplane or television and rarely reads a newspaper, makes a simple concession to modern times. He says he keeps radios tuned to music for his horses and advises not to drive if you drink.
Observers note robins bathing on garden track plastic used to deter weeds at 610 E. 5th. Mrs. Ralph Finkbine reports robins wash under wings and necks, with birds enjoying the improvised bath. Other snippets mention icing cherries, a pink rose boutonniere, a child calling a hot dog a hot bow wow, and a Bible quotation in a letter.
A physician explains orthoptic training to correct crossed eyes in children. Home exercises supplement office visits, may require weeks or years, and help patients practice focusing and convergence using pencils to reduce suppression and strengthen eye coordination.
Lois Collins, a young New York model earning up to 150 dollars an hour for figure work, is also a self described authority on wolves in Manhattan. She details three wolf types she encounters in the city including older married millionaires, perennial playboys, and middle aged men on expense accounts, and notes her desire to marry while supporting her 3 year old son Michael.
The Iowa Board of Public Instruction ordered Cushing Consolidated School District to show cause why it should remain on the approved list after finding the district hired a teacher without a valid teaching certificate.
The legislative committee on political influences asks former Indiana Highway Commission official Virgil W. Smith and A. J. Mogilner to testify at its Des Moines hearings June 26 and 27 about bid padding involving Iowa Highway Commission members. Mogilner has not replied. Smith already acknowledged the letter.
The year 1956 shows revenue reaching 124 million dollars, down from 133 million through June. Governor Loveless attacks President Eisenhower over leadership while L L Jurgemeyer and Abe Barron spar over campaign implications. Aetna Drivetrainer film trains Iowa youths in rural driving, with eight classrooms planned next fall.
Massena firefighters responded Thursday evening to a pickup truck fire at the city park. A sign warning to slow at dusk urged public safety, though no injuries were reported.
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