30 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
1
The article notes Congress passed a highway funding bill of 33.48 billion dollars and, upon the president's signature, road spending and taxes begin. An additional cent per gallon is added to the federal gasoline tax, with taxes drawn from taxpayers and funds eventually returning via Washington.
Rioters in Poland and growing shortages push Russian leaders to curb rigid priorities. Foreign businesses note the demand for consumer goods and the Kremlin's shift toward easing pressures. Analysts say the hunger cry signals a broader retreat from a purely military industrial focus.
Tito returns from Ressten with assurances of maintained independence from the Kremlin. Washington talk of cutting aid seems unlikely to alter Yugoslavia’s stance as U.S. support outweighs Moscow help. The foreign aid bill’s passage is seen as a strong, timely move with partisan views divided by district politics.
Northeastern Iowa hay cut along roadsides for farmers in drought counties will be distributed on a ration basis. Loyd Van Patten said orders total 1,384 tons, with only 25 to 30 tons per county available now. Distribution will pause to rebuild stockpiles, then resume by county allocation. Camp Dodge near Des Moines is stockpiling, trucks haul hay, and the rate is 3 dollars per ton or free where waived.
Verne Doran is pastor with services Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Evangelistic services are 8 p.m. Tuesday prayer meeting 8 p.m. Thursday children's meeting 7 p.m. and Young people's meeting 8 p.m. Vacation Bible school begins July 9 for children over four. Ernest W. Ruppelt of Grundy Center elected president of the Tenth Judicial District Bar Association at the convention in Waterloo.
Evening Atlantic newspaper rates and publication details list subscription prices by carrier and mail for various regions. Notes include editor contact and office addresses, with membership affiliations to state and national press associations.
Government nickel plant at Nicaro Cuba faces a misconduct probe as manager O D Niedermeyer and paymaster Oscar Montane repay government funds. Langer launches presidential bid while Wainwrights clash over Kings Point appointment. Drought fears rise in the Midwest as lawmakers clash over wages and civil rights.
Poet Edgar A. Guest muses on leap year adding a day to February and jokes June should gain the extra day. The verse contrasts February’s chill with June’s short thirty days, suggesting a wish for more roses as winter ends. The piece closes with a note on 1955 U.S. incomes, mentioning about 14 percent of households earned $4,000 to $5,000.
Washington reports that Agriculture Secretary Benson will recommend Kermit Hansen of Des Moines as head of the Farmers Home Administration, succeeding Robert B McLeaish who resigned after Senate testimony alleging heavy drinking. Hansen, 47, has led Iowa FHA since 1954 and was a Mason City bank loan representative before joining the agency. No official word from the Agriculture Department.
Due to a housing shortage, about 1,000 of the 10,188 students expected to enroll at Iowa State College in the fall will likely commute to Ames. A Friday announcement said a campaign has begun to locate rooms for the excess students in nearby communities.
The 1938 King Features Syndicate weekly medical review highlights polycycline for acne linked to hormonal balance, new tetracycline analogs five to two hundred times stronger in vitro against trichomoniasis, and Ritalin as a mild stimulant for fatigue and depression. A mouse leukemia virus offers a research path though not a human cure.
Babson argues investors profit by selling stocks and taking profits, then buying when declines hit. He compares this to storing ice or produce for use later and cites diversification through new industries. He highlights Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation as a success story and notes a psychiatrist story about buy low.
Adlai Stevenson in New York voiced strong confidence in securing the Democratic presidential nomination while Averell Harriman in Chicago declared readiness to battle for the nomination. Nixon met with Eisenhower who praised the spirit and bounce of the administration as Harriman attacked prosperity inequities and eyed the South’s likely backing. The report notes vast arable land per person in the United States.
The column cites a 4 year old finding a helicopter like locust, a ring found by Mrs. Norman Paul in her Maple Street garden, and dance director selections with Mrs. Dale Templeman and daughter Jean leading the Sammy Kaye band contest in Carroll. It also mentions woodpeckers drumming at 5 a.m and a rain shower tally plus a rise in American musical instruments from 17.1 million in 1936 to 28.6 million.
A new car about 406 miles damaged in a crash six miles south of Fontanelle on Sunday afternoon. Gary Cent of Oak Lawn Illinois was driving south with his wife Betty and two children. Rex Hight of Bridgewater drove the westbound car. Sheriff Don Foster reports about $400 damage to each vehicle with no injuries. Do not drive if you drink.
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