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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 10, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Them pleasant news mild vol. 92, no. 85mt. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening april to 1970 Price to cents these Days by John Chamberlain Hartke rides the bread and butter issues when it comes to guessing the Way the oat is going to jump in an election year senator Vance Hart a of Indiana is a Good Man to Wutoh. A year before Lyndon Johnston bowed out Hartke predicted he a would do it. The Indiana senator happens to be More or less of a Dave but it was not Mere personal prejudice that told him Johnson would be in great trouble because of the administrations inability to wind up the costly vietnamese War. At the democratic National convention of 1968 i saw something of Hartke he was noncommittal in Public but gloomy about his party a prospects in private. And Long before Chappaquiddick he doubted that Teddy Kennedy was going to make it easy for democrats in 1972. Now As the 1970 midterm elections Are looming up Hartke in t going to have any cinch in his own efforts for re election. Nevertheless his shrewdness has not desert Danville Man Dies in unusual Accident metro Media denies charges of the Etc a press release stating that the Federal Trade commission had made charges against metro Media inc., claiming the firm had sent out misleading forms in order to compile mailing lists for Sale to retailers and direct mail advertisers is of interest Here. Metro mail inc., which has a Plant in it. Pleasant is a subsidiary of metro Media inc. The response of metro Media to the Etc charges indicates the mail my which is being cited took place under the name o. E. Mcintyre inc., some three years ago and the de him. He Hasni to changed Quot his mind i of Lowyns statement has been is on what he considers the futility of much of our foreign policy. Senate watchers however note that he does no to join the clamor of Bill Ful Bright Mike Mansfield Stu by in Angton Charles Goodell and other advocates of a Quick pullout in Vietnam. The other doves sound like raucous Blue jays Hartke continues to Coo. He Hasni to said so in to Many words but it is obvious that he thinks the issues this autumn Are Likely to be bread and butter issues. Like another Well known senatorial aspirant Hubert Humphrey in Minnesota he is fighting it out along that line. A too Hartkens state of Indiana is nicely balanced Between Industry and agriculture. But although you know it in the Shadow of the Gary steel Mills it is smaller Industry that gives Indiana its rather comforting a older american flavor. Quot we Are a feeder state a says Hartke a we make Small parts for big knowing his constituency a the Small Farmer the Small business Man a Hartke has built himself a record in the Senate of showing concern for the Enterprise who Bias to struggle for credit. When the Nixon administration decided it would be Good anti inflationary policy to scrap the tax credit of seven per cent which had been allowed to business on new Plant investment and improvements Hartke argued that it would be Penny Wise and Pound foolish to change the tax credit rules. The Way to beat inflation he said was to expand productive capacity and to improve existing productivity. This would automatically reduce Scarcity and Force the manufacturer to lower his prices. Sued metro Media denied allegations of a complaint which the Federal Trade commission said today it May Issue charging the company with the use of misleading methods to compile a mailing list. The proposed complaint relates to a single questionnaire mailed on an experimental basis Over three years ago by o. E. Mcintyre inc., then a subsidiary of the company Well known in direct mailing Advertis ing. The questionnaire was designed to develop a highly selective and narrowly targeted mailing list referred to As metro mail elites. William Howe president of metro mail pointed out that the questionnaire on o. E. Mcintyre letter head was in no sense misleading a it was clearly for commercial Pur poses and contrary to . Aile nations. While the specially list was been used in infrequent and selective mailings on behalf of certain prominent clients names and addresses on the list have never been released to Larry Edward Breuer 28, of Danville was killed instantly in an unusual tractor Semi trailer Accident in fort Madison about 8 30 a in. Friday. Breuer was driving the Semi loaded with a Caterpillar rubber tired earthmover following an escort pickup when the Accident occurred at the Corner of 33rd and Elm Street in fort Madison. The pickup and a car ahead of the pickup had slowed Down to allow school children to Cross the Street. Breuer also slowed the Semi and the tractor and trailer brakes locked. The sudden Stop snapped the safety tie Down chains and the earthmover rolled Forward crushing the tractor cab Over Breuer according to the fort Madison police department. The trailer and earthmover Are owned by the Jack Schroeder construction company of Burlington. Breuer was married and the father of two Small children. His parents or. And mrs. Roy Breuer also live in Danville. He was a Nephew of mrs. Harold Robb of it. Pleasant. Funeral arrangements Are pending at the Elliott funeral Chapel in new London. 2,000 children missed this rescuers dig through rubble of the earthquake destroyed Pedro Guevarra elementary school in Manila. The schools 2,000 pupils just happened to have that Day off. B Ive persons were dug out Here and sent to a Hospital. Radio photo j nod goes to Swigert for Apollo 13 trip Cape Kennedy up a tile ule Blastoff at 1 13 . Cost sat u. S. Space Agency substituted i urday. Backup astronaut John l Swigert the unprecedented last minute today for Thomas k Mattingly switch will Send Swigert aloft in the grounded because of the measles command module pilots seat be and cleared the a a Llo 13 lunar tween Mission commander James a. I Landing Mission for an on sched Lovell a who endorsed the sub astir ution and lunar module Pilot Ife Eluin Home and contents lost in fire Fred w Haise. Swigert will be faced with some of the Mission s most critical space piloting tasks. Jaycees Back drive sponsoring in 1#. Program on tor rubella clinic take Cash at Leon Bank Leon up a an undetermined amount of Cash was taken from the Decatur county state Bank or. Gordon Rhum Dean of uni graduate College or. Gordon Rhum of Northern Iowa University will be the new Dean of the University a graduate College according to announcement by the state Board of regents meeting at Oakdale Friday. Or. Rhum. An Iowa Wesleyan graduate formerly of Wayland is the son of the late c. E. Rhum and mrs. Rhum. Or. Rhum was a visitor in it. Pleasant the past weekend and attended a meeting of the Iowa Wesleyan alumni executive committee. Representatives of several of measles is a mild infectious disease drug abuse Henry county a service organizations met thursday evening at the it. Pleasant Jaycee Headquarters to organize a committee for the purpose to raising funds for Rubel usually occurring in childhood. The Henry county organization following exposure and an i Cuba of Vietnam and overseas service tion period of 14 to 18 Days the menus mothers and wives will Spon disease May begin with a slight Sor a program on narcotics at the fever and malaise. This is followed regular monthly meeting. La German measles vaccination by a rash usually lasting two to the meeting will be held at the Ter Rauscher seed and feed Plant a in hurs Dav and again Quot this Maming. Clinics for children Ages of one to three Days. First Baptist Church in it. Pleas Lockridge and Damon at the g11_ space Agency administrator twelve. Infectious virus can be shed one ant on monday april 13th at 7 30 Bert fillinger farm where they Are Thomas o. Paine and pfc deputies the space Agency said in a 1 30 . Cost statement a the countdown for the Apollo 13 Mission will proceed toward a scheduled liftoff saturday april la at 1 13 . J Cost with command module Pilot the Home of Bachelor Brothers John l. Swigert replacing Thomas Damon and Joe Feehan near k Lockridge was destroyed by fire the countdown rolled without a thursday afternoon. They lost All hitch but spaceflight meteorologists of their personal belongings and were keeping a constant watch on a the contents of the House which in Low pressure system developing in eluded Many mementos. The Gulf of Mexico which would a grass fire which travelled out produce troublesome Clouds and pos of control reached the House and sible showers in the launch area ignited it. Before the Lockridge saturday. Fire department and the it. Pleasant fire department which took out two trucks could reach the scene the House was burning rapidly. The Brothers were away from Home at the time Joe at the Wal Swigert convinced the projects top officials he could take Over for Mattingly by performing Well in spacecraft simulator rehearsals with Lovell and Halse the mis Sion a two Moon walkers All Day to build apartment Complex at Iowa City Iowa City up a plans for a $3.8 million apartment Complex to be built in Iowa City were announced thursday by the Federal housing administration Cha. The Complex will include 240 living units and will be but with Here thursday night after the 1 Federal funds on a 20 acre site near Bank a executive vice president was Fie present University of Iowa mar the Jaycees with the Aid of the week before and one week after . I employed other service organizations Hope to rash appears. Lifelong Jimmu Russell Shafer member of the o o 0 raise $4,300 needed to Purchase the Njuty is believed to follow a natural Fairfield police department will they carried no insurance on the vaccine necessary to vaccinate the infection. Present the program and will pre Home an older House on the fee approximately 3,000 susceptible in 1941 Norman m. Gregg an pent the hard facts of drug usage ban estate farm located along old children in Henry county. Australian Eye specialist first re and abuse. I Highway 34 on the Jefferson Henry ported the serious consequences the Public is cordially invited to county line. They Hope to get a when rubella was contracted by attend and a special invitation is House trailer. Women during the first three issued to All teenagers to attend neighbors and other friends Are Federal agencies an addition ii $800 j of pregnancy. This most informative program. Starting a drive to help them i j q q q mothers and wives of the or Nanci ally and to get some clothes research has shown that women a animation Are asked to bring them. Checks May be left at the who contract German measles Dur cookies fruit juice Orange or pleasant police station or May providing they can afford it and ing the first month of pregnancy rape and ice cubes. Special hos mulled in care of mrs. John the remaining $3,000 must be raised fact a to 90 percent Chance of will be mrs Damn a Betty Mer Frank r 3 it pleasant. Also locally through contributions from giving birth an abnormal child. Turns Jerry Messer Jane Bontrager a my clothes Are needed. The men local persons and agencies. A ten percent or $430, of the Money will be contributed by state and will be derived from a 50 cent donation from families who have children participating in the clinic forced to open the doors at the Bank. Rev. Groppi leaving Milwaukee Church Ped students living facilities. The Cha said 20 per cent of the units will go to the Community of Iowa City for rent subsidy housing. J u 1 during the second month the Inci Mary Lane and Virgil Lindeen. Technicians will be provided by Dence Jug 25 to m percent decrease the state without Cost to the coun Jaq percent in the third to and health teams will be provid month de to conduct the series of clinics. We. 1vl the development of a Rubel a a it is the goal of the committee vaccine began in 1862 when joint to raise the necessary Money and at Harvard and the Walter to conduct the clinics while school a a my Suc is in session because of the con needed in isolating identifying and vengence of having the children a1 the rub it Lla virus in Labora ready assembled As a group. Clinics a try tissue cultures. Similar to those already held in the latest epidemic of German missionary j convention at Trenton the Trenton missionary Church Wear size 16 shirts size 40 Coats and size 34 trousers length 30 or 32 briefs size is 36 and undershirt size Large. Sox size is la. Gifts of clothing May be left at the it. Pleasant police station and should be either in boxes or sacks. Too the grass fire travelled a considerable distance across the de Scott farm and along the Railroad tracks and to the Feehan property. I. Pleasant firemen used 2,000 flew in from Washington this morning for a last minute look at Swigert a performance and a conference with project directors at the spaceport. Too Lovell was asked for his recommendation and his approval of the change weighed heavily in the decision to go. A was far As the astronauts Are concerned and that includes Lovell we be got a Mission a highly placed space Agency source said As the conference got underway. Mattingly who is expected to get measles next week was described As a disappointed somewhat depressed a but at the same time a extremely understanding very philosophical about in the Johnson years when the tax credit was suspended for a period an exception was made for the 312,000 Small businesses of the nation that had under $25,000 in income. Tax credits were still allowed on annual investments up to $20,000. Hartke along with senator Bible of Nevada and senator Sparkman of Alabama fought to make a similar exemption to the Nixon repeal Bill and their amendment won by a 48-41 vote. But it was thrown out in the Senate House conference committee. Since then Hartke has taken a slightly different tack in fighting for the Small Enterprise he wants to see a Reform in our depreciation policies allowing fast write offs for Small business in particular. His refrain continues to be a increased production is the Way to fight the economic downturn in Northern Indiana has helped Hartke a enormously a to quote a politician in a Wall Street journal Roundup. In the Southern part of the state where Prosperity has never run really High Hartke did no to need to wait on the choking of credit to make his Appeal As the Champion of the Small Man. The american conservative Union in its Early 1970 election prognosis. Listed Indiana As a a High priority state for conservative attention. There is a a solid Chance said the Acu of unseating Hartke maybe with conservative state treasurer John Snyder maybe with someone else. But this was before the Nixon tight Money policies which made no a Lowance for the a under $25,000 in income Small Enterprise had had such a depressing effect. The republicans May yet Rue the Day when they decided to scrap the seven per cent tax credit for the Little fellow. If the economic downturn continues Hartke May have still another Opportunity to say after election Day a i told you so a Milwaukee. Wis. Up a the Rev. James e. Groppi controversial priest at St. Boniface roman Catholic Church Here is preparing to leave the Parish. The Church in the City sinner Core area is being taken Over june i by a team of Black priests headed by the Rev. Kenneth Stewart. Groppi a Central figure in civil rights campaigns and a Strong advocate of having a Black pastoral team at St. Boniface was apprehensive As to his future. Will release inquest transcript Boston up a the full transcript and judges report of the inquest into the death of Mary to Kopechne will be made Public next wednesday. The Way was cleared for their release thursday when the Massachusetts supreme court denied a court stenographers petition that he had the sole right to distribute copies of the documents. Continue work on budget Bill Des Moines up a the Iowa House today continued work on a massive budget Bill which encompasses the major part of gov. Robert d. Rays $17.9 million financial package Deal. Lee enterprises buying television station Many of the counties of the state measles in the United states of will Hoid its annual missionary con f Gallons of water on the Field and will be conducted in each of the curved in 1964-65. Its tragic Cense mention april 14-19, with services House the Street Tantzer was sent Grade schools and Junior High quenches were some 20,000 birth a nightly except saturday at 7 30. Out with l Sqq Gallons. The trucks schools in the county. Formalities and fetal deaths. The speakers Are Rev. Lloyd Lilly. Went out at 2 42 . And returned Bob Young of the Jaycees is the a a Cycle of the disease indicates an Nigeria Rev. Mervin Traub Brazil at 4 50 . County chairman for this Effort. Other epidemic can be expected in South America miss leis Salmon at 3 30 . A truck was taken to rubella known As German 1970-71. Railroad strike situation Uncertain Washington up a president Nixon has signed into Law a Bill forcing a contract settlement on four Railroad unions. Cambodian soldiers kill 90 refugees Praseut Cambodia up the in ends More than Aye Arof massacred at negotiations Between the nations railroads and the four maintenance India Rev. And mrs. Paul Erdel City dump where Railroad ties director of overseas missions for under a 2,000 gallon barrel of Oil the missionary Church and former were on fire. The Blaze was put out in missionaries to Ecuador South in about to minutes. The Oil is us America and Rev. Marvin eng de on City streets Brecht District superintendent who at 3 50 . A truck was sent to has just recently returned from a 3 amp Miles North on 218 where grass visit to Mission work in Jamaica. Was burning. The fire was out the pastor and congregation sex when the firemen arrived tend a cordial invitation to hear these speakers. Cambodian soldiers or least 90 vietnamese refugees and wounded 20 others thursday night and repair Union and la the Quot Rel when the Viet Cong attacked a ref vietnamese civilians held there. Davenport up a Lee enterprises inc., Davenport thurs Day announced an j a it not Quot l0 liberate Purchase television station Saz n Huntington Charleston w. Va., for $18 million from capital cities broadcasting co. Of its kind in . History. A but it was not known whether it Ugee Camp near Praseut in an a would trigger Wildcat strikes by the 300 rail workers. Marshals to serve papers on gov. Kirk Bradenton Fla. Up a . Day. Marshals headed Here from Tampa today to serve civil papers on gov. Claude Kirk who with 80 state policemen nearby has personally blocked the court ordered desegregation of Manatee county schools. Kirk who claims the forced busing required by the desegregation plan is illegal in Florida indicated he would allow one . Marshal to serve the papers on him. A a in la let one of them Lay the Pap the governor flew Here before Dawn today to resume command of the 17,000 student school system after . Marshals arrested two gubernatorial aides the local sheriff and several deputies on thursday. A too Kirk a hold on the school system was jolted this morning when attorney general Earl Faircloth ruled that teachers and other school i survivors said the Cju Bodian guards ordered the refugees to run when the Viet Cong attacked and that when they attempted to flee the guards opened fire on the refugees with machine guns and automatic weapons fire. Saing Chhom a cambodian armed civilian Volunteer and one of the Camp guards said the 300 refugees were being treated As Viet Cong suspects since it was believed they had aided communist troops in their Advance into Cambodia. A they Are the same As Viet Cong a he said. A a there is no Nichols voted District . Unemployment rate highest in 4/2 years Washington up a the nations unemployment rate Rose in March to the highest level in More than four and a half years Cass sanitary Landfill Dill Des Moines up a the Senate passed and sent to the governor today i Bill that would require All cities towns and counties to establish sanitary land fills by 1975 for the disposal of garbage. The Bill would prohibit open 1 burning of solid waste materials and allow the municipalities and counties to Levy a property tax to establish the Landfill projects. The Senate approved the Bill on a 48-4 vote after accepting two min or House amendments. Urges Senate to reject Nixon remarks Washington up a sen. Albert Gore. D tenn., urged the Senate today formally to reject president Nixon s remarks on the Carswell nomination vote As constituting Quot an assault on the integrity of the the proposal was outlined in it Resolution Gore read to a nearly empty Senate chamber. It referred to Nixon a statement thursday that the Senate a rejection of Florida judge g Harroll Carswell for the supreme court w As an a act of regional discrimination against a southerner. Too Washington up a after two successive defeats president Nixon has ruled out the old confederacy in his search for a Justice of the supreme court. Some senators termed the decision both incredible and political. In a Surprise move Nixon announced thursday he has instructed attorney general John n. Mitchell to find a nominee outside the South. A i have reluctantly concluded it is not possible to get confirmation of any Man who believes in the strict construction of the Constitution As i do if they happen to come from the Julia Lonkrich Steve Nichols Steve Nichols Mph Sophomore Bingo amendment clears Iowa Senate Des Moines up a a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing charitable religious or veterans organizations to conduct Bingo games cleared the and mrs. Clarence Unkrich it. I Iowa Senate thursday amidst Winfield has been selected to at warnings it would Lead to a wide tend girls state from the Olds am also in co. A will come Here to Julia Unkrich to girls state Julia Unkrich. Daughter of or. National guard units to Drill this weekend the local National guard units co. A and the separate detachment will Drill at the armory this weekend. Troops Are to report at i pan. Saturday and at 7 . Sunday. Part of the Keokuk unit which is _ what i personnel in Manatee county May a a. Do a Kirk said. Not be paid. Faircloth said Kirk by was 4.4 per cent of the labor Force elected District Studen too suspending the school Board and up 0.2 per cent from february a a a a a. A non a in that it state Elican legion auxiliary unit. She is Drill. He government reported today. It class vice president. Was a Meas Urci approved on a 36-22 a Junior at Waco High school. Kirk was declared in civil con superintendent Jack Davidson had tempt of Federal court wednesday raised a grave doubts As to Validity by . District judge Ben Krentz of payroll warrants bearing actual Man who ordered Manatee coun or fascinate signatures of the sus Tyr a schools desegregated last Mon-1 Pended officials. Council vice president at District meet vote would remove the word lot Quot per cent a rate was the ing March 30 at Fairfield Steve writes from the Iowa highest since August 1965, and re will be serving a one it Eai term presented a Rise of a full percent under president Mike age Point since last june when it from it. Madison. Girls state will be held june 7-13 Constitution at the University of Northern Iowa and allow the general Assembly to in Cedar Falls. Mahoney approve legislation regulating lot Susan Peterson daughter of or. Teries including Bingo and Karimu and mrs. Laverne Peterson of it was 3.4 per cent from Maroon echoes Tual betting. I Winfield is Tho alternate. Terse verse by a. C. Gordon some men study what to do others study whom to do. J

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