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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
1
The author argues voters favor managerial government for cities and counties, predicting trained managers would cut costs and improve operations. They compare to school districts, note current boards rotate inexperienced leaders, and envision councils or boards governing while managers run daily affairs under policy bodies.
Washington cables show Nehru resisted meeting Dulles preferring Ike but the Indian premier agreed to defer until Eisenhower recovers. The column also notes GOP editors criticizing Ike's health while Dewey hints at a 1957 Washington return.
A medical tip explains a non surgical method to free a tightly worn wedding ring using a tiny aneurysm needle and threaded twine. The process lifts soft tissue and draws the ring toward the fingertip, potentially saving both ring and finger without cutting.
The piece notes growing confusion in free world communist parties over Stalin worship versus hatred. It highlights Moscow leaders’ trouble justifying past cooperation and the impact on European communist groups. A 33 billion road program is described as stabilizing employment and morale by creating jobs.
Gov. Leo Hoegh announced nine part time state appointments effective July 1. New four year Iowa Development Commission members include Clyde Hendr ix of Clinton and Hans Morgan of Clarinda. Other reappointments cover the Board of Chiropractic Examiners the Iowa Hospital and Health Facilities Advisory Council the State Printing Board and the Board of Dental Examiners with named individuals and term lengths.
An Oklahoma City mailman, John Dershon, who has long worried about dogs on his route, went on sick leave due to a bitten leg. The incident involved a pet dog nicknamed Roose that delivered a painful pinch to his limb.
The notice lists subscription rates for carriers and mail customers in various regions including Cass and adjoining counties, other parts of Iowa, the U S and Canada. It also notes publication details and editor contact information for the Atlantic News-Telegraph.
A light verse about a golfer husband juggling golf with domestic duties and romance. The husband excuses a late return for golf while reaffirming his love for his wife and home.
State patrol officers held seven meetings across Iowa to brief National Guard personnel for service as temporary highway patrolmen. A minimum of 140 guardsmen will patrol state highways guarding Jeeps from Saturday through July 8 and on four subsequent weekends. Guardsmen work two shifts in pairs, patrolling from 0 a m one day to 2 0 4 a m next day. Jeeps are radio controlled for contact with regular patrols. Des Moines location also notes Bannock TV Inc filing for Iowa business with Milton J. Shapp and partners as Philadelphia executives.
In Dubuque on Wednesday, a 20 year old Shirley Larson and her 5 year old nephew Terry Larson were trapped on a 60 foot trestle as a freight train bore down. Tom Larson 14 escaped ahead of the train. Shirley was hospitalized in serious condition with a skull fracture and head cuts. The train halted after a nine foot fall from the bridge to the creek bank and a passing boat ferried Shirley to a roundhouse where she was picked up by ambulance.
Washington reports the Army anticipates an anti-missile system to counter ICBMs with H bomb warheads within four to five years. Lt. Col. Woodrow B. Sigley said the counter-weapon would be ready by 1960 or 1961, as testimony was released by a Senate subcommittee.
Mrs Delbert L Davison of Clarinda becomes president of the Licensed Practical Nurses Assn of Iowa at the annual convention held here. Other officers include Mrs J H Herweg Carroll and Mrs Ralph Paul Mason City as vice presidents Julia La Pella Des Moines as treasurer and Mrs Gertrude Lunt Clarinda as recording secretary.
Robert Beck chairman of the Iowa Highway Commission said the panel will meet in Ames on July 24 to finalize the interstate construction program. He noted confusion over priorities for interstates 6 69 75 and 275 and explained that while construction on 69 and 75 may start first, it does not imply they hold final priority. He cited route planning for U.S. 6 and a field study by engineers north of Des Moines.
Red faced British air officials rescheduled a courtesy flight of their Comet jet for Soviet officials after the pride of the British airways failed to depart. About 30 Soviet air force officers technicians and Aeroflot officials gathered at Vaukova airport for a ride in the silver airliner. Doors closed minutes ticked by and the embarrassed British air crew delayed the flight for forty five minutes.
Russian officers flew over Moscow in a private plane by William P. Lear, American equipment maker. Lear gave several Soviet trade officials short flights in his Cessna 310, noting their strong interest in the electronic gear. Adolph G. Quamme will head the Mason City agricultural district since 1942.
American Crystal Sugar Co creates a new southern Minnesota Iowa beet district with headquarters to oversee operations and coordination among growers and plants in Mason City and neighboring communities.
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