14 Oct 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1949
Page
1
The article explains pipelines expanding as a major transport method and describes underground gas storage using exhausted fields near metropolitan areas. It notes seasonal gas use, summer injections, and winter withdrawals, with emphasis on proximity to demand centers and economic advantages.
The senate favors flexible prices while the house prefers a rigid floor. The issue hinges on controls and their impact on production. A flexible floor could auto adjust but lower one crop forces raise another, while a rigid floor would require government limits on land use for the crop. Farmers may prefer price signals over heavy government controls.
The piece claims a broad purge by Stalinist forces targeting professionals and intellectuals in Czechoslovakia, with arrests en masse. It alleges Soviet leaders fear critical thinkers, sending them to Siberia or camps, while purgers profit from vacant jobs and looting opportunities, leaving the Czech people as victims.
The piece notes that postwar rivalries reveal facts as Russia and Yugoslavia clash at U N meetings. It reports a Atlantic city farmer blocking a meter ban and farmers petitioning to restore meters in Winterset and towns like Clarinda and Red Oak. It contrasts Truman’s view of Congress 80th versus 81st, noting party majorities and perceived achievements.
Audubon man Wille Barker pleaded guilty in district court to operating no motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined and costs by Judge Ket Martin, with his license suspended 60 days after an October 1 arrest by Police Chief W P O'Brien. Cut your speed when dusk falls. You may save a life.
The House Armed Services Committee agreed to hear the Air Force and Defense Secretary Johnson next week in reply to Navy criticism of the B 36 bomber program. Vinson announced a schedule for further policy hearings featuring Eisenhower Bradley Symington and various air force officers. Johnson faces crossfire over military policy and navy funding cuts.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph announces subscription prices for local carriers Cass county and surrounding areas, with yearly and half year rates, plus mail rates for Iowa outside Cass and for U S destinations including Canada. Rates vary by duration and region.
President Truman harshly brands Senator Anderson a big-interest man after a clash over 90 percent parity farm supports. John L. Lewis leads coal talks with Cy Ching mediation as operators demand wage gains and welfare fund reforms, with a stalled breakthrough.
Storm warnings on Capitol Hill prompt Navy leaders to face a committee over plans to end construction of a large carrier. Officials argue the defense posture is unbalanced favoring strategic bombing and the B 36, signaling a strategic policy dispute.
Mary Lou Meinert a 13 year old Freeport Illinois polio victim and recent WGN radio contest winner toured Atlantic visiting her aunt Mrs Mary E Theede. The girl last visited four years ago before illness and prize awards included a trip to Chicago a fur scarf a portable radio and 100. She hopes to walk without crutches soon.
College of liberal arts Dean Dewey Stuit urged faculty to ban smoking during classes citing fire hazards in buildings and discomfort of non-smokers as the basis for the rule.
A cautionary note urges pedestrians to walk against traffic on open highways to improve visibility of oncoming vehicles and reduce collision risk.
The piece argues that judging teachers by beliefs rather than actions risks democracy. It defends public funding for education while opposing teaching communism to minors, stresses parental rights, and warns that Marxism is a life philosophy shaping students from kindergarten to PhD. Copyright 1949 King Features Syndicate Inc.
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