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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
1
The Atlantic election drew unusually strong public interest due to the Better Government League backing candidates. The News Telegraph received hundreds of helpful calls and a sizable office crowd as residents debated council races and the need for an active, forward looking city government.
The piece argues the Shaff plan would create two legislative houses with one based on area and one on population. It contends opponents misstate that 30 percent of Iowans would control the state, noting such calculations could mislead when applied to the United States. Supporters see it as a progressive step responsive to population shifts.
Des Moines reports a contention between the State Conservation Commission and the Iowa Natural Resources Council over a flood control project on the Skunk River. Atty. Gen. Hultman ruled the clash must go to arbitration, as the council handles flood control while the commission oversees meandering streams.
Mrs C K Culling travels to Des Moines for funeral services of Charles C Bullington her brother in law. The notice urges sober conduct and warns against drinking while driving.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication details and subscription rates. It notes evenings except Sunday, editor D. Simpson, address 410 Walnut St Atlantic Iowa, and membership in several press associations. Rates include carrier and mail options within Iowa Cass counties and U.S. outside Iowa with annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly pricing.
Pearson argues President Kennedy opposed a church faction over South Vietnam and backed Catholic education aid. He details Spellman’s push for Diem, Vatican tensions, and property favors to Catholic institutions, linking them to Kennedy’s policy shifts and potential election issues.
In central New Jersey township, residents voted 3 083 to 2 901 to rename Levittown to Willingboro ending Levittown’s 271 year history. The measure reduces the number of Levittowns nationwide from three to two, joining Long Island and Pennsylvania namesakes.
In a long notes column, Sylvia a.k.a. Sylvie is profiled for her idiosyncratic bridge style. A hand where South bid six hearts and she doubled from West leads queen of hearts, producing a rare but decisive defense. The piece celebrates her unpredictable yet effective bidding and play while recounting club legends.
A study by the University of Iowa bureau of labor and management shows nearly 80 percent more women in Iowa were employed or seeking work in 1960 than in 1940. Men’s labor force barely grew, widening the gap from seven to one to less than three to one. The major shift came from farm labor to clerical and professional roles, with women increasingly in unpaid family work and clerical positions.
The speaker admits he cannot control how women dress and hair is kept. He confesses his daughter and wife will choose their fashion despite his views. He would preach against fashion yet cannot change their choices, submitting to their style.
Tass reports a Soviet couple will depart Moscow on November 9 for India with cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky and his wife joining as companions.
A health column notes that despite progress and antibiotic success, tuberculosis remains a public health concern. Early detection and treatment are crucial, with mobile X ray units aiding case finding and families sharing responsibility for regular health checkups. Dr Coleman will answer readers' questions in the column.
TEN YEARS AGO Mike and Bobbie Gayle Kloppenburg of Ottumwa won the Talent Sprouts finals at KMTV Omaha. The item notes the twins as winners in a local televised talent contest.
Mrs T L Smith was elected to head the Cass county ladies farm bureau work for 1934. Anita junior high school football team shellacked the Casey juniors 44 to 6 in Anita during the week.
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