30 Nov 1956
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1956
Page
1
The writer ponders why intelligent members of a U S communist party in a free nation would support Moscow. The piece notes this phenomenon in many civilized countries, despite Poland Hungary and East Germany showing divergent paths. It calls the mindset unbelievable yet factual.
The Hungarian communist government backs a bid to coerce refugees to return from Austria with threats backed by the Russians. Both Hungarians and Austrians distrust communist tactics, while the world sees weakness in communist areas and expects no successful aggression that would spark wider revolts.
About 49 percent of the students at the state university received warning notices for poor work. Officials say most will improve by term end, but the high share of lax students fuels argument for stiffer entrance exams to curb wasteful enrollments as costs rise.
The piece notes the U S Olympic team leading the Soviet team but argues against national or racial superiority. It highlights a growing split within communism with Yugoslavia separating from Moscow and Poland moving away, predicting more satellites may follow as opportunities arise, warning the Reds face internal dangers.
Federal officials warned several garage operators in Louisville Kentucky they risk federal charges for intercepting police radio reports to dispatch tow trucks to accident scenes to solicit business. U S attorney J Leonard Walker said warnings were sent noting wiretapping laws.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph outlines publication hours and affiliations while listing subscription prices for locals and distant readers. Rates vary by carrier and mail, with regional, national, and Canadian options and different terms for Iowa, Cass county, and U.S. addresses.
Two naval weddings highlight high rank over crisis as Captain Conrad W. Craven uses a training flight to Lincoln for his ceremony while Aviation Technician Third Class Alfred Bellmore fights Navy travel limits to wed. Ralph Gwinn franking raises post office concerns about using taxpayer mail for political material.
Edgar A. Guest reflects on diet temper and thrift with gentle verse. GrIswold reports Neighbors Nursing Home patients received nut cups and cookies from local clubs during the holiday. Charlote Hill joins as new patient. Toronto noted as the only Canadian city with a subway.
Iowa Governor elect Herschel Loveless told Carroll County Democrats that a workable program can be established during his tenure. He praised restoring the two party system and emphasized collaboration with lawmakers, noting specifics would await the legislative session. Rev. Merwin Coad also spoke at the election victory banquet.
Bud Templing trotted a show horse into an automobile salesroom and offered it in trade for a new car. He received $600 off the purchase of a new station wagon.
Medical column discusses meprobamate aiding rehabilitation of disabled patients by relaxing muscles and reducing anxiety. Dr Gillette notes improvement in over four fifths of cases. New drugs include mytelase for myasthenia gravis with longer action and less frequent dosing, and urosulfin for pain and burning on urination with rapid relief.
Band leader Meyer Davis testifies before a House subcommittee on the 20 percent federal cabaret tax saying the average wage earner cannot afford an evening out. He cites widespread club closures and unemployment among musicians and other workers as patrons avoid higher tabs. The committee also hears objections to excise taxes on instruments and phonograph records, once wartime measures, now continued.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation urged higher soil bank rental payments in a telegram to Secretary Benson from the closing Farm Bureau convention session. It called for immediate announcement of increases to boost farmer participation before the national corn referendum on December 11.
Red Cross blood mobile arrives Monday December 10 at the Walnut Legion hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A quota of 100 donors is set with Mrs. W. L. Rieck as drive chairman. Legion Auxiliary will handle lunch with Mrs. T. J. McDermott as refreshment chair. Goldfish dietary note mentions spinach.
The Federal Reserve Board reported farm debt more than doubled over nine years and the mid-1956 average bank debt per farm borrower was 2227 dollars. Total farm debt last June reached a record 184.5 billion, up 6 percent from mid 1955, while farm assets were projected to reach about 176 billion next year.
Superior Judge Leon T. David refused to dismiss actor Kirk Douglas $415000 suit against Walt Disney Productions. Disney must answer within 20 days to claims photos of Douglas and his children at the Disney home Rug were used without authorization. The judge ruled actors retain private rights beyond public image.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Noble Center Evangelical United Brethren church near Grant hosted its annual chicken supper Monday night in church parlors. A large crowd attended and about $170 was raised. Ninety percent of Bermuda’s food is imported. Most of Bermuda’s 700 acres of cultivated land is used for Easter lilies and bananas.
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