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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
7
Secretary Rusk briefed British and West German envoys on US Berlin defense plans. West German ambassador Grewe signaled that Kennedy's program may boost NATO conventional forces. Bowles criticized Khrushchev for underestimating US resolve in a radio interview distributed nationwide.
Mexico's government launches a land reform program to turn over millions of acres to landless peasants. President Adolfo Lopez Mateos began by expropriating 266 872 acres from US owned Real Estate Co of Mexico and Mexican Land Securities Co with reimbursement promised.
Hurricane Anna moves west along the Caribbean coast with warnings issued for northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras. The Miami Weather Bureau forecasts tropical storm conditions reaching the Nicaraguan coast late today or tonight with winds up to 115 mph.
The Associated Press reports showers and extensive windstorms across Illinois Indiana Missouri with funnel clouds damaging houses barns and crops. No deaths but several minor injuries. a tornado damaged a Mineral Illinois farm and a Warren County Indiana home while Wichita Falls Texas and St Louis areas felt turbulence and a plate glass store window broke.
The Audubon community school district proposes a budget of 781,685 for next year, up 118,268 from the current year. It would raise 716,885 by taxation with the remainder from state aid. The district serves much of Audubon and has 1,860 pupils and real estate near one million dollars. The bond issue for a new high school has been rejected five times, with no immediate election planned.
Jerald Sulky Co will not relocate from Waterloo after 60 years. It has bought land in the city to construct a new factory as urban renewal requires moving from its current site. Navy retirement announced with Rear Adm Verl Adolf Zenker to succeed as head of the training command.
Steven Eblen and his parents Mrs and Mr Morris Eblen of 519 Hazel report gradual improvement after a gasoline can explosion on July 12 caused burns to six percent of his body from the waist up at Atlantic Memorial Hospital.
A Revell toy drawing attention after Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover accuses it of leaking Polaris missile secrets. The cutaway model of the nuclear submarine George Washington is labeled authentic and to scale.
A public safety notice warns drivers that stop signs require full stops rather than reduced speed. Police urge strict compliance at intersections to prevent accidents and enhance road safety.
The Atlantic Congregation plans a six day United Worshippers District Assembly in a civic auditorium at Omaha August 15 to 20. Don Emshoff will head a 28 member delegation, with over 10 000 witnesses from ten Midwestern states expected to attend. Bible instruction and ministry experiences will be featured with sessions and dramatizations on uniting worship and community service. Many volunteers will staff more than 20 convention departments.
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