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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
1
The piece laments Congress's inconsistent tax and spending positions. It notes factions resist cuts that would affect their interests, hindering reductions. It argues only courageous lawmakers can defy pressure groups to curb wasteful public funding.
The piece argues that Antarctica offers little current value beyond whaling nearby and potential military uses. It notes no high value mineral deposits found yet and great costs to extract, with exploration and reach being extremely difficult and open-water lakes deemed of dubious worth.
The piece argues that Palestinian Jews must have a voice in U N discussions on Palestine. It contends that all peoples deserve participation in determining their governments and future, warning that excluding Jews or Arabs prevents a satisfactory settlement.
The piece argues united Republican and Democratic support aids US foreign policy and UN success. It notes prairie dust storms as spring winds reflecting decades of memory. It questions the efficacy of modern trade regulations vs the old supply and demand, claiming regulations prioritize national gain over others and seldom work.
A growing group of moderates from both parties push for a practical labor bill that curbs abuses like jurisdictional strikes while preserving core union rights. Taft-Hartley stalled signals risk of no bill, while White House dialogue and a Van den Berge approach are suggested to break the deadlock.
A humorous verse depicts a flirtatious exchange where a speaker and a pretty maiden exchange winks and flirtatious bravado. The poem playfully questions social boundaries as the narrator imagines courting advances without witnesses or restraints.
A playful verse where an aging grandfather asserts he remains young at heart. He jokes about aging, embraces affection, and notes that love keeps him youthful despite his years.
Avoca store Avoca Bootery and Toggery lowers prices with a 10 percent sale. Howard Lyon manages the shop and begins the discount Friday.
Washington column reflects on the deaths of George Haw and Billy Woolsey, comments on Congress adjournment timing, and criticizes budget politics and cultural broadcasts. The writer laments government spending, tax stance, and picket line demonstrations, defending workers amid strikes.
Construction at the University of Iowa bar racks apartment student housing stalled as 19 plumbers, along with cement finishers and iron workers, walked off the job after their contracts expired.
In Manhattan the north end of the old tunnel near Grand Central has been repurposed as an annex to the Airlines Terminal across Park Avenue. The Belmont hotel site became a modern Lincoln building but light and air disappeared, leaving the former hotel a ruin. The tunnel now houses ticket offices and executive spaces with limited parking and a small flying school, as costly legacy of postwar spending.
Des Moines Arch ie A Kendall 37 of Milo died after being struck by a bread truck on the north end of the 8 S E Four teenth Street viaduct early today.
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