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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 12, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The pleasant news vol. 83, no. 8 it it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening april 12, i do i these Days by George e. Sokolsky politics Ani olympic s i or olympic tames ire presumed to be tile Acme of Universal sports. But in recent years the olympics have become involved in jail tics those who manage the games assuming to do what All the diplomacy of the entire world and the United nations has Bren unable to do namely to decide what is China you May recall the television show of tile Home olympics when the delegation from Formosa carried a sign stating their protest against being regarded As Formosa which of course they Are not. Their proper title is the Republic of China and they Are so recognized by the United nations. But it seems that the marquess of Exeter a great British sportsman. Favors red chinese participation in the olympics. Ile has been quarrelling Over this with general John Grom Bach an american athlete who wanted to know Why the britishers was so excited about getting red China in. So he hired an investigating Agency in England to give him the Low Down on the marquess this offended Hie marquess who adopts the position that he is emotionally a just Man Only interested in athletics however it was found that the i marquess of Exeter is an excellent i businessman who is a Bank i i Rector and is also in Many firms i which have business with soviet countries. Tho marquess is a distinguished athlete better known lord Burghley and has gained Many honors. However the British Pulc soviet space Man orbits Ben Baler neighbor mentioned for l Ted of Quot Kour state Post i russian is first to travel Barrier re y r Adolf Eichmann accused of masterminding the murder of some 6,000,000 jews during world War la faces the court in Jerusalem from bulletproof prisoners Dock. Radio photo local schools to go on St a i Quot Mon Mold commencement changed tin it. Pleasant school Board took action tuesday eve lung to the schools on Daylight sat in heating of Fairfield Man ing time starting on May i for Hie remainder of the school year. This will be for approximately three weeks the it. Plasant St end in the fall before school begins also action was taken moving the dates of baccalaureate and me Cement. A Chillum ate who s who lists him As associated with numerous businesses including the National provincial Bank Ltd. Which acts As correspondent for soviet and red chinse Banks. O a a i the conflict therefore is Between the British View that red China is China and the american View that the Republic of China China. Hie cannot solve this difference of opinion and has no business to become involved in it. Hie British press has taken an interest in tile controversy particularly playing up the fact that general Grombach employed a a private Eye Quot to discover who the marquess of Exeter really is. There is no secret about that. As Laird j Burghley he achieved a distinguished career As a hurdler. The British press ridiculed the attack the it. Pleasant High school on Exeter As a red Hunting which band und it r the direction of Clar Lex Fairfield. Iowa up men were held Here today open charge in connection Ivo on an with Lions but the weather and Road conditions have been such that there have been no so Vecial vacations. As a result the required school a its will Hay been held it earlier Juhe beating of an attempted than anticipated. It Ory of a 71ycar-�ld Fairfield Aller taking care of routine bus. Man j in Ess the school Board spent More the Jefferson county Hospital school building plans Jhc re reported the beaten Man problems. mein tire in Quot very poor Quot t nut tile on com and on transportation Kune three horns were b n a Galer first District publican chairman is listed us one of three receiving constr Terulli m for the Republican state chairmanship. When informed Here wednesday that he is among those mentioned. Galer Aid lie Luo not stated that lie would be a candidate and indicated that it is doubtful lie will be chairman Verne Martin has not formally announced his resignation and the re probably will be no action taken until aft r the state Republican dinner on May j. Ilar Rivon Weber Iowa daily prs i writer makes the following Eom-1 input regarding the chairmanship Fred Benson. Ii n Galer. And George Nagle Are being mentioned i for the Republican state chairmanship. Verne Martin present gop state chairman is it ape card to announce his retirement shortly. Both Benson and Galer Are member. Of the Republican state Central committee Benson is a Bank r at Sheldon and Galer is an attorney at it. Pleasant. The two Are close friends and its doubtful they would oppose Cadi other in a context for the chairmanship. Napi. In the lumber business at Iowa City is chairman of the May 6th Republican fund raising Din farming operations were Given a lug most on four farms in the Quot pm Lawn Hies tuesday when neighbors assembled and slowed 185 1 acres in a Short Tim Quot. The v look in 46 plows and in 2 Louis had Turtle Over the Black. Nil of Joo sires. This work was few Oliai Lex Watson Wilbur Garrett and it it lit it in the afternoon six it 2. Acres was slowed for Don Mccormick. All four have been delay i Iii their farm work because of illness or injury. Women of die Wesley Chapel Church served the meal at the Church. Gasoline for the blowing a furnished by the Henry county supp Henry alter doing the servicing. Some interesting statistics have been figured out. The 46 plows had a total of 158 Bottoms. Figuring on in average of 14-inches each. The plows it All moving in one direction in a sine is Ive lineup would turn a Swath 184 feet four inches wide. Someone else figured out that Onee through on a half mile run they would turn approximately seven Aero j those assisting in the Good neighbor deed were Moscow f Chi Russia Woi. The Man Iii space Nice today by in i hit this year or amp ome time m shooting a Young air Force officer j 1952 around the world in a space ship i tile soviets opened the space age and bringing him Back alive the soviet. Union Anontine d that a j. Yuri Gagarin 27, father of two children had orbited the Earth in a five ton space ship on a flight thai took an hour and 48 minutes in that Brief Span hardly More than the time of a train trip from new Yolk to Philadelphia Man broke tile Barrier to space travel and raced closer to the eventual goal of flights to other planets a noted British scientist called the flight the Quot greatest scientific achievement in the history of soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev messaged Gagarin Quot the entire world admires your deed which will be remember d Down the centuries is an example of courage gallantry and heroism in the name of service to on oct. 4, 1957, with launching of sputnik i but the United states got info Contention with the orbiting of Vanguard i on March 17, 1958 since then the United states had hurled 40 satellites successfully into spare As compared with a total of 1 h lot Russia including today a Success. Every movement of the Vostok was controlled by russian experts on the ground. Stung Heads commission sput on which offer Many condition. Authorities said they a Ames Iowa up a to stong Keosauqua Republican today was elected chairman of the Iowa High president Kennedy in washing v commission ton said Quot the achievement by the stong 57, replaces Harry Brad-.8.r. In orbiting a Man and re or Des Moines Democrat turning him safely to the ground whose interim term on the Cornix an outstanding technical a Mission expired earlier this year complis ment. We congratulate the Bradley had been named to the by former gov. Her Roland Launcr Walter Miller eur Geric Mccormick Angus Moore soviet scientists and engineers who commission Wesley Anderson Leonard Molan Madr feat possible Sci i. Loveless in 1959 alter the Der al Wilton r. Floyd Cluff. Roger to or first Man himself was a Nate tnv0 years ago refused to Hallie Conrad a nit Elmer Gar quoted by to cow radio As saying Rols Warren carrels Eugene Rob 1110 Rcd fit tion of Many a flight in Orison Paul Campbell. Don Haines to space a pc up grandiose pros and illumine ult Lac subjects Donald Anderson. 19. Albia and Thomas Byron Lewis will 1j lick Lou j those matters is sunday May 21, and commence-1 complications and olympic committee mint of wednesday. May 24. I v a around 12 20. The original schedule id called because dare is still nod for 27> Rural Fairfield after they found for the events at Laid dates. Tin Fin Thor information Anc discussion Hie elderly Man at his Home today school Ca Lidar had by it n arranged another Board meeting was called authorities said they had not to provide for Snow or mud Vaca for thursday evening. . Band to present concert Friday evening i been Able to talk with Minitre to determine what amount of Money i the men had taken if any. They said a specific charge would be filed when the injured my Ain tired a recovery is established. Lier. That s the same Post held in 1959 worn he was state chairman will announce new position Martin elected a tan Mathews Harlan Molander pm cts in Ftp Conquest of space by Robert Burden. Al Kreutner Don kiddie r. Beroll Buffington Gilbert latter John Mathews. Dale Teburg Robert Pierson Waller Bac Lunan Harry Bryant Elvin Cornice. Don Carper. Robert Walters Jems Hookfin. Larry White Robert White Quot or Raih. the epic Light was made while confirm the nomination. Gov Normal a. Elbe has appointed Robert Keir Spencer to ill the vacancy left by the Tormina Don of brads syn a interim term. Cir who served on the Corn ule United states apparently was a a sly a several years ago nominated stong for the chairmanship. William h. Nicholas Clear Lake still weeks away from putting its first Man into space and months Art Walters Milo Mathews. Fran besides Why of course it wad not not Hunt reds All of this is not of very great significance what is important is there is no that the olympic committee is attempting to Settle a political question. It might be suggested that As the British recognize red China they Are entitled to promote the red China cause in the olympics. On the other hand the nations which reject red China would then to justified in boycotting the olympic games if the red Chine a w Ere admitted. Red China is a moral and emotional problem. However the games were not organized for tills sort of politics. They ought to keep out of politics and propaganda altogether. It is stepping out of line when they attempt to make to i Slit in a1 decision. Ferris will be or salted in a concert in Cottrell gym Friday evening apr 14. At eight a clo admission charge. Judy Almond and Kennedy and Adenauer discuss greater Unity w a so in ton it up j the program wll incline a Meric Atis we polka. Willow echoes 1 Comet Solo by Betty Tweedy tile sound of my. In. Totem pole morning. Noon and night in Vienna original Dixieland concerto overture for winds with Dick Devin a. Student director pan american promenade and tile Star. And sir p. For a it r. The it it r. Ltd Nel of t he hand Mary sue Comick. Basses John Hannah Kaye Dent Kennedy and West German voting Anc Linda Willis. I Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Bass clarinet Gary a. In. Clay tit cussed Means for Quot Achico oboe Nance Zic Kcf Quot be Aud lug greater Unity a among the North Atlantic Alzir Cornelia Van Brussel. Bassoon Paulette Thayer. Kennedy and Adenauer Dis percussion Darla Ford. Don to Sod nato Iii a 90-minute con announcement is to he made thursday of the new position which the Rev. Gilbert Stout will ass utile in the methodist Church nationally. The announcement of his Suc Cessor As pastor of the Church Here at the end of the conference year re of and hoi acc Baker. Likely will be made at the annual conference. Cis Walters Homer Jackson Dean Allen. Maurice Davis Dwight Shol Labarger. Edison leu Glen Hookom i n Ridinger. Harold King. Ralph Wickham Melvin Youngman. De Wayne Garrels Harold Robb. Tex tickles Charles Watson Clarion Man killed from shooting him into orbit around Republican will continue to serve As vice chairman of the commission. . Also a Loveless appointee is a native of Pittsburg Iowa and a graduate of the Keosauqua Public schools and holds a Law degree from Drake University. He is a director of the Farmers state Bank of Keosauqua and of the Iowa state Bank at Stockport. Or has served As councilman and mayor at Keosauqua and As Van Buren county attorney. Signs dog measure in Guinn Susan sheet.-, Martha Anderson Brian Hansen. Martian Wagner and Tom Foss 1ympani Fred attender jail sentence Fine imposed al ter hearing Des Moines up Norman a Erbe Tho Day the Bill which makes stray the first of a series of 1 wanted and in lie Rosed dogs Avail alone apparently lost control for once meetings Between the two leaders Able to at the White House. Tories. Blairsburg. Iowa up i Maurice p. Johnson 67, Clarion was killed Imlay when his car gov. J crashed off u. S. 69 about 2 v sigm Miles South of Here. Un-1 authorities. Aid Johnson driving of so sure were soviet scientists of Success that they announced the launching of the Matin d space vehicle before it had returned to Earth. They said it took off at 9 07 am. <12 07 . Cost and later Walter j they announced it had passed Over South Africa and South America. Then they said at 10 25 . The i space Craft began applying its ret reactive braking engines and at j 10 55 am. It landed signalling the Start of a new phase of Many a j existence that May allow him to reach for the stars. Accuses Eichmann scientific research la Bora i. Auto which left the Highway and crashed into a tree. Therefore the olympic committee ought to conform to the listing of nations by the United nations. That would Settle the entire business. It is by International treaty the proper body to prepare such a list. Neither the marquess of Exeter nor general Grombach is empowered to recognize or to refuse to recognize a nation. Nor is the olympic committee empowered to do anything of the sort. To avoid just such a controversy As has Arisen the olympic committee should mind its own business. Clarinets a k fir 1, j. An j refute Francis Huntine. Join Olson of tin Vagit. Jan 1 Migol Den Janet of Gulley Joann Hunting Susan Rockwell Martha Mui or. Janh r. Marilyn Maben Sharon Lee Martha Frary. Wand Hng charged with Jennings Hon in Day?.- Donna in Ltd Battery by her sat or Van Tuyl Janet in thew and a j in lava Wandling. Was found Highway commission decides on East route through it. Pleasant i be government new. Paper invest la in a dispatch by a special correspondent said Gagarin emerged from his space ship with a Grin. A this sparkling eyes seems to reflect the Light of the stars a a the dispatch said. A the wore a Light sky Blue suit and a space helmet. Ev-1 Ery body embraced him in turn. The mood was a Happy and Gay the dispatch quoted Gagarin As re ii a a. Flutes Rita in Ell. Marge Megorden Mary Jensen in an Scarf Wanda Buck and Sally Sutton. Alto saxophones Kerr Linda big Karol King Carol Alifi. Jon cd i Lino a. Dire Roth Carolyn tot on Mary Jackson Wanda a lunar. Wanda Corry and Joyce Corn Ink t in o r saxophone Dick Devin. Ronnie k>1< and Dean Long this is one of these peculiar1 baritone saxophone. Pat Little questions which makes for Youngman lots of trouble Between nations cornets b try twirly Stiv and certainly neither great Britain Mel by. Cart Williams Sara sum j nor the United states needs to lev. Nance Mcmurroy. Linda fight Over this at the present Bachman Mike Filer Linda d time. The marquess May feel that vol. Sharon Goddard Bonnie Koch,1 he is a great authority on inter Linda rape Marilla town end National relations but it docs no a Nancy Han Jean Ann Kincaid Good to get excited about red and Jani. Pct Isen. Chilli which did not show up at French horns Margie of Rome anyhow and is not Likely to son Jean Looker Nancy Daw >1 until that country is recognized Dogie Nesbitt . Me by the United nations and the Mcabe. United states. It. Would be More t r o m b o n e 8 is Iron fro. Sporting to fight this Battle where Mary Ann Miller Janie a p. Tern it belongs in the United nations Becky Romm i Arena and not in the olympic j Roberta wan. Committee the members of which Linda i 1 lace tire no great shakes As politicians i Nancy Hannum and diplomats. Besides the red a Linda Neil Aid Carol King China question May have to be baritones Mary Ell n ser. Settled by War some Day. A a 0 were under a different name hence giving up the term of China a a to an american of course this is nonsense. Copyright 1961. King features Syndicate in it guilty of the charge by Justice George Means tuesday and sentenced to 14 Days Iii the county jail. Eleven Days of die sentence Mes Iowa up a a Contro i Hersial plan for relocation of . 218 at it. Pleasant was approved a by the Iowa Highway comm Cion j today i Hie proposed plan which re i revived commission approval would Start North of Iowa 125 and South i of the Skunk River if would veer Torch was suspended for Good Maxine Perron charged with and to to cry by Sally Wand Ling was also found guilty by just tee Means and ordered to pay a Fine of $20 and costs. Lee Perron charged with As behaviour. East from the present site of 218 and proceed North along Hie West Edge of the state Hospital ground it would continue through the Eastern Section of it. Pleasant to a Point North of town where it Sault and Battery by James Wand j would rejoin tile present 218. Ling was found not guilty. It was previously stated that Ferrett filed i a in Rev Best judgment we adopt the charge against wanning. This a this plan. Commotion chairman was incorrect. J to Stout the charges were tiled after in i Eide Nix Winch occurred Early this Field trip Engineer Moat h. Dutch Elm disease control Bill signed said. Slung and chief l. M. Clausen took a to my pleasant March 30 for a study of the proposed re i routing. J after lengthy consideration the j commission Felt this route solved a Best the Community s problem of Conge Don. Des Moines it tit a Hie dutch estimated total cwt of con trim Elm disease control measure was i Hon on this project is $2,714,833 is Quot sled into Law today by gov. 1 annual Roar users costs Are Crima t Norman a Erbe. Tile Bill authorizes cities towns to older removal of Mary r cow Tel leis Henessee a n Wilson Miriam Smith. I felted a s al the expense of prop my in Ert a owners. Legislative efforts to give the in a statement the Learned mar guess said that there la Only one China namely peking Quot As far a Taiwan is concerned we could also recon it Ai administration i it of at $2,826,414. Some 150 citizens attended a Public hearing at my pleasant March 16 on die proposed Highway relocation. Strong opinions and objections to the rerouting through East it. Pleasant were voiced at the hearing. Same authority to county boards of supervisors were Defeated As Rural lawmakers argued that the disease which usually kills Elm a primary objections were the Haz Trees was a a nuisance Quot Only in i Arris to children and residential cities and was not a problem in areas the townspeople Felt would j Rural arte. Result. Jerusalem a up a a Stony faced and seemingly emotionless Adolf Eichmann heard israelis chief prosecutor Brand him today a Quot the Man who tried to exterminate the jewish people and Delend Israel s right to bring him to judgment. Atty Gen. Gideon Hausner told the Jerusalem court in which it pleasant state Hospi Tau log and Fri Sint Mou to s a a prop quo a it can at Salem Houle approved by Highway commits Sion Eichmann is fighting for his life saying that seen from space Quot the action in trying him sky is very very dark and the 1 a or Ivy a murder of jews is Earth a Light Blue. Everything can moral and right. Be seen very j Quot i mint vim rep Gagarin made the epic journey in vol you us what was called a Quot stepped lying a position w Ith his Torso on the ship s lick Quot l i floor and with his legs in a Clair like device. After he alighted from die Craft Gagarin whose last name Means Quot wild said he Felt Fine. The actual orbiting time was announced As 89 1 minutes for the i trip of More than 20,000 Miles at Heights ranging from too to 187 Miles Over he Earth in the space ship named Vostok East. The Craft was controlled from the ground All the Way. And the soviet scientists said they were in touch with the Quot cosmonaut tax the bus Siam Call him by radio and Tele vision All the Way. The additional time Given for the trip apparently covered Landing time. And although it was announced Gagarin returned to a pre spot in the soviet Union it was Pussies his Takeoff and Ai rival Sites were widely separated. Gagarin has two daughters Yelena 2. And Galya i month. wife Valentine was graduated from j a medical school although her bus j band w it Only through High school j after his Early education was interrupted when nazi hordes battled Lei his Hometown of Smolensk. American scion fists expressed Little Surprise that Russia had won the race to put a Man into space. The United states timetable Calls for a trial space flight late this month or Early next Over a 290-mile course at a height of 115 Miles. I the first american attempt to put a Man into orbit is not expected thursday april 13. A kick off in preparation for the Henry county dancer society crusade drive will b held at Iowa Wesleyan College student Union at 7 30 . The main speaker will be or. Robert wet Tach president of the Henry county medical society. Other speakers will a mrs. A. W. Vinson state cancer education director Ned Russell Burlington Ann Wilson Field representative and r a. Wilson county chairman. All workers from the towns Aud townships a invited to this meeting a in the drive will Start alter the kick off. It a. Wilson crusade chairman

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