23 May 1960
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1960
Page
1
The piece argues that many voters know few candidates personally and face differing platforms. It emphasizes honesty as the core criterion, notes the difficulty in judging capable leaders without records, and says party platforms after primaries help clarify choices.
Pundits struggle to predict a US victory in the PanDs debacle as Khrushchev leaves the summit with a facade of affability. Behind the veneer the harsh realities of his policy emerge. The shift unsettles observers who prefer clear facts over a misleading front.
The community mourns the death of Don Minor Jr a young man full of life energy and friendliness His passing shocks parents and friends with sorrow Also reports Bea rly Bates and Eugene Brown dying in the same weekend following the tragedy and affecting the town.
Republican candidate William H. Nicholas issued a telegram challenging state Sen Jack Schroeder to a public debate in Shenandoah next Friday. Nicholas said both candidates will tour Fremont and Page counties and called for a discussion on taxation, a constitutional convention, reapportionment, Iowa's economic growth, and legislative records.
Thor Hjulstad, director of Norway's mint, was indicted on charges he stole 397 pounds of silver and sold it back to the public. The case alleges he exploited his position to divert metal from the mint.
Publication details and subscription rates for the Atlantic News-Telegraph dated 1912 include city office address at 14 Chestnut Street Atlantic IA editor and staff notes, and mailing options with prices for local Cass county, surrounding regions, Iowa and U S Canada.
In a 1960 reminiscence, Ike tells De Gaulle a guard would cost 800 a month and suggests dogs as a cheaper alternative. The piece also notes Malinovsky’s visit to the Gettysburg battlefield and Adenauer's Israel loan offer, with Ben-Gurion replying on a five hundred million request.
Berlin reports from AP indicate the Soviet embassy expects action today or Tuesday over a U S Air Force C47 downed in East Germany with nine Americans aboard. Embassy spokesmen offered few details and did not confirm claims of forced landing by Soviet fighters. The plane entered East German airspace from Copenhagen to Hamburg on a routine flight. The Soviets described the incident as minor and avoided raising it to an international crisis.
Peiping radio broadcasts denounce President Eisenhower as a blood stained butcher and bandit ringleader while rallying two million demonstrators in Beijing against U S policy and the summit conference.
The Tri-Center Community School District bond issue totaling 585000 fell short by seven votes after 725 in favor and 494 against. It required a 60 percent yes to pass. Following the tally the board scheduled a fourth election on the measure.
In a 112 board test to determine the U S representative for the world title, the Fishbein Rothtein playoff edged out by 4 international match points. Hazen with Fry as North South forged a bold slam after a spade response, while West led clubs to force the win, chalking up 1430 points. The Rothlein North South pair produced a steadier four spade contract worth 620 points.
A medical column explains that allergies can be inherited through family history and may manifest as eczema hay fever or other allergies in children. It notes common food culprits eggs milk and wheat and suggests avoidance desensitization injections and a careful gradual oral exposure under doctor's supervision.
A Massena Cass County letter argues farmers are split and urges organization through the National Farmers Organization to gain bargaining power. It cites low farm wages, high machinery costs, pork industry profits, and limited influence of Washington lobbyists on farmers, urging unity and action.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp spent last week in Memphis Tennessee to visit their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and to meet their first grandchild the first great grandchild of Mrs. Alice Neifert of Casey.
Wallace Tolste writes from Massena Iowa urging farmers to scrutinize the Soil Bank program and the National Farmers Organization. He argues farm policy diverts income from towns and questions the program's financial impact on families and businesses in the region.
The national secretaries association's lower division votes to hold its 11th meeting in Waterloo on May 18. Miss Dorothea Plambeck of Des Moines was reelected president.
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