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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1956
Page
1
The article argues that major parties chase the small voter bloc while many small business owners and farmers prefer government noninterference. It warns against pseudo emergencies for votes, urging that real emergencies justify aid and that individuals can keep the country strong if allowed to work independently.
The Western world faces a divide over nationalism in the Near East and North Africa. The United States backs independence while European colonial powers oppose it, creating confusion. Critics say U.S. support would preserve democracy and win allies against communism, without losing friends.
An outside agitator spread bitterness in Clinton Tente over school desegregation. The community struggles to heal as de segregation proceeds, while inflammatory critics fuel unrest. The writer notes that hate mongers aim to provoke disruption regardless of their target.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce runs its annual Peace of Penency contest with local winners receiving plaques and a chance at national honors. A 2590 scholarship awaits the national winner, while all entrants gain insight into democratic values through preparatory study.
A 2,000 acre Iowa farmland area near Colfax hosts the National Field Days with 20,000 attendees opening events. President Eisenhower is expected to visit Conservation City as plowing and terrace projects showcase farming progress. Nations Plowing Contest preliminaries begin with champions from a dozen states competing for Saturday finals. Grand National Sheep Dog trials also begin as part of the three day program.
Governor Dorm. Jo Roberts Dy says the state housing plan will rapidly erase segregation and achieve total integration. He told Newport’s NAACP branch that Negroes in public housing will get first choice of units in other sections when available. Separate note mentions an estimate of 9,700,000 camels worldwide, up 24 percent since before the war, equating to five camels for every four in 14939.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication schedule evenings except Sundays and provides subscription rates. Rates are given for carrier in Atlantic and Cass counties, mail within Iowa, elsewhere in Iowa, U.S. destinations, and Canada, with varying monthly, quarterly, half yearly, and yearly terms.
Drew Pearson writes a letter from Tel Aviv to his grandson describing life near the Jordan-Israel border. He notes peaceful Jews and Arabs living close, Arab legionnaires wary of TV gear, and calls for friendship projects like trench-to-pipe water works, citing Quaker aid in Mexico as a model for peace and cooperation. He warns further bias could lead to renewed conflict.
A reflective poem on aging readers who stay connected to sports news through the daily pages. It notes how fans track victories, records, and events even as athletes age and new stars rise, finding value in the ongoing sporting story.
Washington said there are no restrictions on issuing passports to American pilots seeking work with the Egyptian government to operate the Suez Canal. A spokesman noted passports would be vetted if pilots press for entry to Egypt.
The Republican truth squad will headline the Greenfield Centennial on Sept 24 with a four member lineup. Sen Charles E. Potter of Michigan Sen Frank A. Barrett of Wisconsin Rep Gordon H. Scherer of Ohio and Sen Donald Jackson of California travel with party researchers to counter Democratic campaigning. Det Pierson, Republican State Chairman, announced the visit and said the group will arrive in Des Moines on Sept 23.
Tests by the Department of Agriculture show home freezers can keep foods safely for about three days without power in typical small units. In disasters lasting days, remaining duration depends on freezer size insulation and contents temperature. keep freezer closed and use dry ice if possible. If thawing occurs, preserve foods by canning cooking smoking or salting. lead free interior enamels are available for baby's furniture.
The sixth annual Operation T-Bone kicks off November 3 in Audubon. A train of 50 to 60 carloads of prime beef cattle will move to the Chicago market via Rock Island railroad. First State Bank of Audubon sponsors the project with lunches, a Chicago banquet, and a Chicago breakfast. AA. Kruse, bank executive vice president, originated the idea to publicize Audubon county cattle feeding. An equal number of business leaders join the feeders in Pullman cars attached to the cattle train. The event has drawn wide publicity.
The Iowa Chapter of the National Farmers Organization and the AFL-CIO co sponsor Sen Estes Kefauver's campaign appearance in Waterloo on October 23. The Democratic vice presidential candidate is expected to deliver a major farm address regarding agricultural policy.
United Packinghouse Workers Local 46 invites Kefauver as luncheon guest at a mass meeting in Des Moines area. In other news Richard K Peterson of Council Bluffs is named national vice chairman of Iowa’s 1957 American Red Cross campaign, after serving as regional vice chairman for southwest Iowa in 1955.
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