12 May 1959
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1959
Page
1
The piece argues for mandatory arbitration of major labor conflicts, citing Eisenhower and the steel industry. It claims strikes in essential sectors affect millions, calls on lawmakers to enact laws protecting all citizens, and rejects force as a method to resolve labor disputes.
Business groups unite to halt reprisals against 44 teachers fired by the segregationist board. Citizens reassess the plan to destroy the public school system over integration, with calls to recall segregationists. The Little Rock debate shifts from hysterics to pragmatic concerns as gains in stability emerge.
The Reds push for another concession at Geneva to pressure East Germany at the Big Four table. The west resists, while U. S. News notes state and local taxes rose 289 percent over 12 years as incomes grew 211 percent, driving debt up 265 percent as governments spend beyond receipts and taxes may rise further.
Ray Pollock of the U S Department of Agriculture told the Independent Grain Warehousemen's Association in Des Moines that warehousemen's willingness to fund new storage allowed the government to halt buying storage facilities. He praised their response to surplus storage crises over the past two years.
The Atlantic News-telegraph announces publication details and subscription rates. It lists address Chestnut Street Atlantic Iowa with editors and office contacts, and provides varied rates for local Cass county carriers, nearby counties, statewide, and U.S. mail subscriptions. It notes affiliations with press associations and basic publication logistics.
In Geneva Secretary of State Chris Herter will let French Foreign Minister Couve de Murville lead the talks, despite advisers urging dominance. Khrushchev seeks a summit while Nixon’s Moscow visit and the New York trade fair loom. Truman Library exhibits and a separate corruption case in New York are noted, with comments on the Missouri silver and a 1948 Point Four reference.
In the Masters' individual Championship, Miss Sherman faced a critical defense against East. She identified the ruff threat and, by cashing the diamond ace then queen, forced East to cover, allowing her to discard a club and later trump the club, securing the contract and preserving the win for herself as the hand unfolded.
A reader reports a suspected pheasant nest nearby and a crowing rooster. The outoor zoo includes rabbits snakes birds and squirrels with mentions of poisoned pea pods in some runways. Ed Comes recalls barbering across four generations of the Blake family. Tulips at Sunnyside and new park plantings spark future beauty.
Gas prices in Iowa City increased by 12 cents per gallon on Tuesday following the end Monday of a two‑week gas war.
Poem reflecting on aging and time's effects on body yet affirming youth of spirit and heart despite gray hair. The piece contrasts outward aging with inner youth and warns to slow down at dusk to save lives.
Advice from the National Safety Council and veteran traveler Herman N Sundesen urges keeping children busy to avoid tension during travel. suggestions include a bag of surprises with plastic toys, light games like jig saws and crosswords, and simple guessing games such as a treasure hunt and four legged animals. Encourage regular breaks for play and lunch stops while traveling with kids.
Barnes-Hind Laboratories says it has distributed a new sterile contact lens solution after recalling all wet rest solutions. The FDA warned two weeks ago against using the old solution, noting it had not required sterility. President Harry W. Hind says the new formula differs only in sterility and labeling.
The second annual music festival sponsored by the Des Moines Salvation Army will be held Saturday and Sunday. Featured will be the Salvation Army staff band from Chicago, with bands from Oskaloosa Eastside Community Corps and the Des Moines headquarters also participating.
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