11 Mar 1959
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1959
Page
1
The Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro ordered a second trial for the Batista flyers who were freed by courts. He demanded a conviction, a move critics call dictatorial and risky for Cuba, though some see possible restraint given wartime tensions.
The Glenwood Youngsters Atlantic reports the school has raised funds for televisions and children’s books and now requests usable or repairable bicycles tricycles high chairs strollers baby buggies sleds dolls doll buggies children's furniture and books. Items may be left at the Chamber of Commerce office the Atlantic News Telegraph or KJAN.
The Atlantic high school held a weekend speech contest with hundreds of contestants judged. The writer notes comparisons to older AHS contests that spanned a week and nightly performances. They commend the judges for fairness and acknowledge the difficulty of the task.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee may delay approving Clare Boothe Luce as ambassador to Brazil until after Easter to allow a cooling off period. Some members fear the Time magazine article in its Latin American edition contributed to anti American rioting in Bolivia. Senator Morse said the committee postponed sanction for further consideration while Luce is deemed able and talented.
A short remark tied to diplomacy references the influence of a wife on her husband’s magazine. The fragment notes a display of tact in supporting editorial direction amid social expectations.
Paul M. Butler said polls show Sen John Kennedy leading the Democratic pack for the presidential nomination though the nomination race remains far from decided. He did not dismiss Adlai Stevenson, noting his high qualifications but saying a candidate must seek the nomination. The Helena street named Last Chance Gulch recalls prospectors giving up after a claim dated to a major gold strike.
The Atlantic Telegraph reports subscription prices for carriers in Atlantic and Cass counties as well as surrounding areas. Rates vary by location with monthly options and yearly plans, plus U. S. and Canada mail terms. Contact details include editors and newspaper office references.
Lyndon Johnson is portrayed as a powerful back-seat driver shaping major bills while the White House stalls on labor and civil rights. The piece contrasts Johnson's swift legislative pushing with slower White House action, noting aides and Senate allies like Proxmire and Pastore shaping the path.
Rep Helen Wells of Torrance County supports a bill granting surviving widows all community property when a man dies intestate. She says there will be no argument and the bill passes unanimously in Santa Fe.
Crowds across Copenhagen hailed King Frederik IX as he rode through a festively decorated capital marking his sixtieth birthday with widespread cheers and pageantry.
Mary Ure, star of Look Back in Anger on Broadway, once performed in Moscow where she noted the Russians do not laugh much. The item appears within a feature collecting verses about long ago girls and nostalgic memories.
In a Masters event, Sylvia, a new club member, jumps to three hearts over Norths two clubs. She aims for the vulnerable slam after North raises to four hearts. West doubles, Sylvia fares a diamond and spade finesse, later ruffs, and completes the hand with ten cards to slams.
Dr Herman Bundesen urges slower pace to protect the heart. Reduce morning sprinting to station to 90 steps per minute, leave earlier, and walk about a mile daily. He notes the heart beats about 72 times per minute and pumps over a gallon of blood per minute, stressing moderation even in exercise.
A reader advice item suggests a non-irritating diet and nerve control to ease irritable colon, with physician aid available. The second note recounts Governor Williams backing Martin during a car predicament, urging repayment to the Republican State Central Committee. Temple, Texas hosts the only rockwool plant in the Southwest.
John B. Martin Republican National committeeman from Michigan received unexpected help from Gov. G. Mennen Williams a Democrat rival. Martins car was stuck in snow in downtown Lansing Tuesday and Williams offered assistance briefly easing a tense political moment.
Residents on city carrier routes in Atlantic should report if they do not receive their newspaper before 7 p.m. This notice urges timely reporting to ensure delivery issues are addressed.
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