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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
5
A window box fell from a ledge striking a man Sunday fatally injuring him. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William Hof, farmers living near Here.
Britain pledged to stabilize its currency and balance the budget in return for more than 4 billion dollars in American aid over four and a quarter years. The 106000 word pact sets wide terms for Western Europe recovery and allows either side to end the agreement with eight months notice.
Actress Jane Wyman, 82, testifies politics strained her marriage to Ronald Reagan, 36, former Des Moines radio announcer and SAG president. She says there was nothing in common and cites lack of shared interest. Court grants decree and custody to Wyman, with monthly child support and asset settlement totaling about 75 000 dollars.
The measure approved in the final hours of the session grants permanent increases of 450 dollars annually to about 478 000 postal workers and 330 dollars to roughly 800 000 classified civil service employees. The bill also calls for boosts in some postal rates by year end.
A Great Northern freight train struck a handcar carrying 11 section workers near Wakonda last night. One man, Martin Peterson, was killed. The others escaped serious injury as the freight crew remained unharmed.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions with moderate temperatures. Tonight and Wednesday should see mild weather with light winds and comfortable daytime highs and cooler nights.
U S special representative in Europe W Averell Harriman told international trade union leaders that after the four year Marshall plan the ERP will help move the wheel but the unions must bear the main burden. He spoke at a meeting of the trade union advisory committee for the European reconstruction program.
Des Moines reports the Iowa weather and crop bulletin for the week ending June 26 says moisture supplies are adequate across Iowa. Rainfall totals range from 1.8 inches in south central to 4 inches in the northwest. Corn growth is ahead of normal with 17 percent laid by. most fields ready for final cultivation this week. Pastures are short but greening, oats are turning, and yields may set a new 1946 record if heat and fill continue.
Maj. Gen. Yoshitaka Kawane and Col. Kurataro Hirano were sentenced to death by a U S Eighth Army tribunal for responsibility in the 1942 Bataan death march. About 10 000 American and Filipino soldiers perished during the march and 25 000 Filipinos died later at Camp O'Donnell.
Community effort under way in Lewis after a devastating fire. Residents plan a nonprofit rebuild including a new community building for Boy Scouts and 4H, funded by an auction and donations. Local officials and volunteers organize material support, with the Joyce Lumber Co providing material at cost and county auctioneers volunteering.
Two more polio patients are admitted to Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs bringing southwest Iowa cases to 89 this season. Ronald Jones six of Manilla and Don Smith sixteen of Missouri Valley are added to the tally. Three patients were dismissed over the weekend, leaving 16 polio patients in the hospital.
Princess Elizabeth ends public appearances until after her baby is born in October. Her final appearance was at Banstead Wood Burrey where she opened an annex to the Queen Elisabeth hospital for children.
American and European sources in Rome and Milan discuss possible Yugoslav tensions with Moscow as cominform blames Tito and other leaders for anti Soviet actions. Reports note Tito's summer retreat at Bled, talk of Soviet troop interventions, and speculation on Marshall Plan ties influencing Yugoslavia policy.
A $5 million Creston centered project vows to boost southwest Iowa farms served by five cooperatives from about 10,000 to roughly 18,500. It would build a 16,000 kilowatt steam plant near Creston with 151 miles of transmission lines, feeding Adams County, Corning, Greenfield Ny man, Clarke, and Rideta cooperatives. Start date not set and diesel engines near Creston will begin producing power at the site.
Arab league reports the American naval attache provided proof that a U S warship could not have shelled Arab positions in Palestine as Syria contends. Assad Pasha says the statement followed talks with American and Navy officials. Syrian minister Mohsen al Barazi protests to Bernadotte. Arabs warn of renewed war if truce talks fail. Also note L H Ackerman of Atlanta visiting his mother in the city.
The 30 millionth Bell system telephone was installed at the home of a 26 year old Purple Heart veteran in Marshalltown Iowa. The ceremony featured long distance calls to Seattle New York City and included figures from Northwestern Bell and the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. The Marshalltown home now houses Iowa s total of 733 035 telephones with 87 percent of farms in the state linked to telephone service.
U N security council urged action as the British Royal Air Force joined the Allied airlift to Berlin. Only a fraction of the usual 2 000 tons of daily food could be moved, with supplies expected to last until late July or early August. British governor Robertson denounced the Soviet blockade as ruthless and inhuman.
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