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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
1
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The piece argues conservation must extend beyond soil to all natural resources. It warns deserts could form in fertile lands like Iowa if waste continues. It notes ancient civilizations fell after droughts and stresses the urgency of saving soil water and grass for future generations and global well being.
A table of living standards ranks nations by worker income. The United States leads, with many nations far below subsistence. The text argues hunger drives instability, citing India’s misused state funds as an example of why revolutions occur and unrest persists.
The piece argues that western monarchies close to the people endure while absolute rulers fade. It cites Holland, England, and Scandinavia as democratic examples and predicts dictatorial regimes will fall as masses gain freedom. It asserts lasting governments recognize the rights of the people.
General MacArthur hosts emissary Chan Chan in Tokyo amid secret discussions on Chiang Kai-shek’s possible visit to Tokyo and a plan for an anti communist front in the Far East. Prospects for Chiang’s return from China look uncertain as economic and political turmoil mount. On the U S West Coast Navy reservists face harsh treatment by certain officers, while Boston Mayor Curley uses his prison stint to lecturing penologists on jail management.
A collected column touches on a prison anecdote about college representation, shifts in Soviet leadership after Col. Gen. Andrei Zhdanov’s death, Truman’s tax strategy to label GOP proposals as a sales tax, State Department charges over the St Lawrence waterway agreement, and congressional probes into army historical divisions and Tuskegee VA hospital neglect.
The column discusses Secretary IDan O'Brien's Des Moines vacation and wedding guests including Mr and Mrs John Hutchison of Algona Iowa. It analyzes GOP primary fallout in Iowa and Rep Gwynne’s future, plus weather extremes in Washington. It covers Truman and Taft Hartley critiques, union voting tendencies, GM’s cost of living wage contract, farm price outlook, and Henry Wallace's political prospects.
A poet notes the harm of gossip as rumors swirl about a man living a double life. He questions who “they” are and urges rejecting unfounded tales rather than spreading shameful whispers.
Howard Raper of Casey, 30, died Tuesday afternoon in an automobile accident near Kingman Arizona. Survived by widow and daughter, his father Roy Raper of Des Moines, and brothers, with a coroner's inquest planned. His family traveled to Arizona following the death.
President Truman proclaimed October 21 as United Nations day urging federal state and local governments and civil organizations to observe the occasion. He said Americans are resolved to cooperate with other nations for peace freedom and justice and to express support for the United Nations.
Programs scheduled for October 24 express a pledge of devotion to the United Nations. The event highlights international cooperation and global peace efforts through speeches, music, and readings.
Moscow radio said a new Soviet stamp will bear the portrait of Andrei A. Zhdanov, secretary general of the Communist Party central committee, who died that week.
Wiets-Miss Theresa Cullen travels to Denver Colorado for training as a laboratory technician at Mercy Hospital. She is the daughter of Mrs. Bernhard Cullen, east of town.
Signs along the highway urge drivers to slow for curves and obey speed limits to prevent accidents. The guidance emphasizes protection and safe driving behavior for all road users.
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