13 Sep 1957
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1957
Page
1
The governor indicates possible compliance with a U.S. court order on segregation. He uses the National Guard to delay integration at Little Rock for political gain, aiming to preserve peace while keeping Negro children out of schools. Critics say his plan fuels hatred and harms others, yet he appears to win with constituents.
The YMCA drive in Atlantic is poised for success, with the board and fund committee praised for hard work. Officials stress prevention over punishment as juvenile delinquency rises, urging continued support to finish the project and provide supervised recreation for youth.
The author argues that many southern people condemn the vicious acts of white guardians who violate laws in trying to keep Black people in a fixed place. The piece contends torture and destruction worsen racial problems and that efforts are aimed at solving the issues lawfully.
The piece notes Americans head into football season with summer baseball battles ongoing. It highlights massive weekend crowds watching young athletes compete, a yearly USA fixation. It contrasts energy spent on sport with global hunger and calls for more widespread outlets and resources.
The nation signs point to discouragement as arms control efforts stall. Authors argue that longstanding stumbling blocks persist and favorable conditions remain absent, making meaningful limitations seem distant and unlikely in the near future.
The bald eagle, long a symbol of the United States, is described as decreasing in various areas including Florida and Alaska, highlighting concerns over national wildlife health and conservation efforts.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph announces subscription options for readers in Atlantic and Cass counties with rates by carrier and by mail across Iowa and the U S. Rates vary from 80 cents per month to 12 dollars per year depending on location and term.
In Athens Greek papers harshly critique U S State Department actions over Makarios and Cyprus. They note past ad hoc notes to Greece and Turkey and a VOA misstep, arguing Washington should have acted sooner to ease tensions among Greece Turkey and England.
The poem contrasts optimistic creed with daily annoyances as a speaker clings to cheer yet vents temper when jolted by a careless passerby. It notes the final Great Lakes Coast Guard lightship near St Clair River, with others painted red.
Joyce Myron 18 year old Drexel Institute student from New Jersey answered the $96,000 question correctly at the GE Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory site in Pleasanton California. The 64 03 Question host Hal March presented the query from a New York studio while Myron responded remotely from the lab. She can continue until reaching the $256 000 top prize.
Roger F. Lockhart, 17, of Elliott Route 2, escaped injury when his 1956 Ford convertible overturned in a ditch three miles north of Red Oak on highway 48. Patrol reports say the accelerator stuck as he passed another car, locking in passing gear and causing the skid and rollover. Vehicle damage estimated at 350 dollars.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen urges early and regular eye exams for children. He recommends checks by age three and every two years, plus a color vision test in school years. He warns schools' lighting and color schemes can strain young eyes, and advises home learning spaces be light and glare-free.
Kansas City business figure Edward L Williams known as the cemetery tycoon was arrested on a warrant for feloniously issuing a worthless check for 70 dollars. He faced a 500 dollar bond after being held briefly at the county courthouse while answering a civil summons tied to the bankrupt Silver Spur venture.
Des Moines reports John E. Eidam president of the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives says credit underpins financing of farm product marketing, supplies, and services via farmer owned facilities. He notes farmers provide much capital through cooperative equities at district stockholders meetings in Des Moines, Mason City, and Storm Lake.
The Solar Aircraft Co plant in Des Moines will cut 200 more jobs after Defense Department spending cuts. The firm had already laid off about 420 workers two weeks earlier. The company produces jet engine parts.
A Harwell researcher describes using atomic energy for laundry and sterilization of fabrics. Dr Henry Seligman says radiation can sterilize hospital bedding and surgical dressings with no heat or detergents, while fabrics endure limited fiber damage and remain non radioactive.
Subject to weather at the Atomic Test Site scientists postponed a nuclear test blast scheduled for Friday. A second test remains planned for Friday night pending a weather evaluation.
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