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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 16, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news a a these Days by George a Sokolsky it is so tree Allen Dulles director of Central i Intel Fence occasionally delivers an address which generally goes by unnoticed for some reason or other but we hich contains essential truth that ought to make a profound impression on americans. In one of the speeches he said a in the Case of the soviet Union there has been an extraordinary consistency Over the years in Basic policy declarations and the subsequent actions of the communist leadership. The statement issued by the soviet Union and their allies and satellites in Moscow last november on the 40th anniversary of the bolshevik revolution might Well have been written by Lenin. The declaration of the recent afro asian conference in Cairo was on All fours with the program of the Congress of the Peoples of the East which the soviet held in Baku in 1920 Lenin himself predicted in 1923 that the outcome of the struggle would be determined by the population masses of Russia India and i recently came across a two volume collection of letters and other documents entitled a correspondence Between the chairman of the Council of ministers of the u.s8.r and the presidents of the a and the prime ministers of great Britain during the great patriotic War of 1941-1945 the volumes were published in Moscow in 1957. Altogether 290 letters were exchanged Between Roosevelt and Stalin. The 291st letter is Stalin a to Truman expressing Stalin a regret that Roosevelt died. Dogpatch Day big Success Dogpatch Day in it. Pleasant wednesday was once again a big Success with Many employers and employees getting into the spirit of things by wearing appropriate costumes and Many persons taking advantage of the bargains offered by the business firms mrs Lynn Darr of Harrison s dime store won the $10 first Price Given by the chamber of Commerce for the Best costume she was outfitted become ugly As a Daisy Pat Schafer of surgeons won the $5 second prize and Miles King of Brown Lynch Scott $3 for third. The other prize winners received $1 each. They Are in order of How they were linked mrs Iran Kerr i e n n e y mrs. Jerry Jewett it pleasant news mrs. Leo Bragg Bragg s paint store mrs. Francis Scarff news mrs. Vere Boehart to Aghny a five to Dollar Eddie Walker. Harrison a and Edith Coe Lauser s paint store. Vol. 80, no. 90 it. Pleasant Iowa wed Nusim Elmul. April la. 1958 by Carrier. 30 per week by mall $7.50 per fear president signs Road Bill. W est agrees to begin a Summit i a officials probing illegal preparatory talks financing scheme fire damages residence from this discovers How Sian policy is Are All one correspondence one continuous the rus Friendship or enmity they Are manifestations of the same policy and to me at any rate it is Clear that t Khrushchev like Stalin before him and Lenin before Stalin regards i the economic War As of equal in Portaree with the military War and j that Success is More Likely in the economic Field on this subject Dulles says Quot they probably estimate that if they can induce us to devote our re sauces almost exclusively to the military Field they can the More easily break our economic and cultural ties with other nations and win them they have several advantages i Over us. But with skill we could j turn their advantages into disadvantages. In the economic Field they have Quot no budgetary limit i tons or legislative restrictions a a As Allen Dulles says. On the other hand if their satellites and uncommitted nations demand More and More their capacity to Supply could be exhausted. Dulles reports that the sino soviet bloc As he Calls it has extended about $2,000. 000.000 of credit and Grants to other countries 95 per cent going to Afghanistan Egypt. Syria India Indonesia and Yugoslavia. These Are countries that Are also being aided by the United states they Are the a a honest uncommitted nations a honest Quot in the sense that they will take from both sides. Of--v0ir fers Are also being made to Many Ether countries. It is now known that soviet Russia is pursuing its Aid program in Central and South America. Soviet Russia is required to provide Aid to other communist countries red China has received about $2,000,000,000 Over a decade As military credits and hardware and outright Cash. Toward the conversion of the indigenous economic i and social system to russian style. Communism $900 000.000 went to fire caused considerable damage to the rear part of the roof and attic of the Walter milks residence at 402 s. Jefferson Street Early wednesday morning. Fireman got the Call at 7 . And had the Blaze extinguished by 8 15 . The cause of the fire Hasni to been determined. The roof area around the Chimney was badly damaged. The entire House was damaged by water especially the upstairs rooms in the rear. In order to get the fire out it was necessary for firemen to chop holes in the roof and shoot the water underneath it. Flames were shooting skyward when the Blaze was first discovered but soon after firemen started fighting it Only Small flames w Ere visible from the Street. Living with or. And mrs. Milks in the Large House is their son James his wife and their five children. Best Drivers winners of the National Road to teenager driving contest Are greeted in Washington by rep. Kenneth Roberts Alabama chairman of the House subcommittee on traffic safety. They Are from left Pat Ledger. Portland me., fourth place Chris Bayley Cambridge mass195b Champion Charles k. Hopkins Spartanburg s. 1957 Champion. International sound photo officers have ii lasts rep Reno firms a shunted. T Insi t he Vest pm allies agreed today to begin preparator talk to Moscow tomorrow and president. Eisenhower said he is will in to a top Appeal he risk failure of ence it there of peace settlements the president told to revue that when it Vinus that agreements a a old May be Aeh through a Summit Sessa will attend and take flu risk that nothing Max egg truck overt wins level and Confer Chance news comes o end red Oil of i he Mythen lie calculated one of it duty Ike tvs old pros win a pm myst Washington Insi president Eisenhower said today that top i tanking military officers opposed to his defense reorganization plan have an absolute duty to testify truthfully before congressional committees. But he asserted they should not do any propagandizing against the plan through Public speeches on i their of n. I the chief executive mind in response to a news conference ques Tion that he had not thought of reprisals of any kind if generals or admirals against the plan state. Their honest views on the witness stand. The president had been asked whether he Felt officers with such views should stay in the service or get out. Reno Nev. In so two Gas explosions ripped through the downtown Reno business District today destroying one store and damaging four other establishments. Luckily to one was injured As the blasts occurred about an hour before the Rush hour begins on usually crowded Sierra Street which was nearly empty. The explosions took place just 50 Yards from the Sierra Street location where in february 1957, a series of Gas blasts destroyed an entire City Block killing two Persona injuring More than 49 and causing $4,500,000 in property damage describes foreign attacks on . As political gimmicks a truck Lotdell w i off Highway 78, i Wax , and of tuesday audit a local wrecker we wednesday a Frei n<>0 the righting of the Index a turn rus it 1 Early the set the Root was 11 out of Van Tull wednesday ult most of t name of the he truck w. A lie vet the the county he not Lii Pfifle 11 Ler Des Moines inf Federal hoi. In administration era1 of finals disclosed in Des Moines that investigations Are underway Ltd Low t to what was described As of Lei kit Inge to Otlet minimum Down payments on houses with t i a Loans Tow a fila director Frank c Vav it or Man us tuesday that re pm a it of the illegal financial a heme were being checked in or h rom and evidence obtained will lie presented to a Federal grand jury he dl�?~1 till d Quot of Tei kit my Quot As the reporting of offers to buy at prices j higher i m the actual agreed sales Price m order to obtain a higher percentage loan guaranteed by the Federal Agency Oil eel on of the Iowa real est ate association meeting in Des Moines tuesday adopted a Resolution Elt a i cunning the practice i reissues statement about defects 11 inv1 it 8>eakin. Newly formed i outer space m want hand it in t i a my was i i Sui ii Ellills 111. W 1 to has bet n ill a month is remove no fact it ill and is is Ell it it i recovery my room daughter of la i Hill time with him in Man >1 Elm for us i a quite sails a the Road to d Moureau so Ein sane h and april two Deer come into it. Union it. Union a two Deer enjoyed the Calm Serene atmosphere of it i Union last sunday morning. The Deer Cam into town from the East crossed the school Yard then went through numerous Yards on the East Side of town and let town by leaping the Fence and crossing Neil Rasmuss pasture. The Deer appeared to be full grown and Walter Buchanan and Randall Teel were Able to get within a few feet of the animals Hollywood Insi a television s old pros a such longtime favourites As Jack Benny Robert Young. Jane Wyatt Dinah Shore and Phil Sil-1 vers a won Golden emmy awards last night in a ceremony highlighted by the absence of to s celebrated gunslingers. The Academy of to arts and sciences at its tenth annual emmy awards ceremony paid tribute to its performers in a 90-minute, nationally televised show beamed from new York and Hollywood. _ _ Only one of the highly rated westerns which dominated the not i Man killed in works Choice time slots during the won an award and none of the cowboys themselves were winners. Lbs Quot gun smoke Quot captured awards for Best film editing by Mike Pozen and for the Best dramatic series with continuing characters. Two relative newcomers to the medium walked off with acting awards. Emmy for the Best single performance of the season were won by Singer Polly Bergan for her portrayal of the late blues Singer Helen Morgan in the a playhouse 90�?� Story of her life and by Peter tractor mishap Washington ins president Eisenhower said today that there is no justification for anti american feeling which cropped up in Paris in connection with the French gov eminent crisis. He described foreign attacks on tin As just a political gimmick. The chief executive told in news conference that attacks on the i. 8 for Many years have been n favorite political gimmick. Hero called that the . Was being i i called undo shyly re in France in 1928 in air e of a controversy Ove. J world War i debts or Eisenhower was in a Mellow mood it the beginning of his fourth consecutive weekly session with newsmen. But he in it led somewhat Ike still against Cut Washington it info it president Kim Shower today reaffirmed i opposition to any immediate tax Cut a an economic stimulant i told hts news conference that he ill holds this View when Leua asked about former president h inv s Truman a proposal for a her billion Dollar tax Cut for Middle and Low income groups it Eisenhower emphasized How eve that he was not comment aug on anybody s recommendation and suggest ions. He said he had made his own to Imon Ray thl Clear when he can be convinced that a tax Cut will be tor 11 if Benefit of the u she 1e-w ill consider l in ton .s in j her von bin j proposed ending into space in a equipped with a Siles expert wet la disclosed he a a Man 150 mile. Red ,1 Lieh pc ale Rrt i n Devic it lie he the prot tie an not Idee attempt will rpt is est in ice Conquest giant and said hts plan would a substantially earlier Quot than the it edict a one of soviet d such an the next Union s up Force Lound project a much he said Klip pot i Quot he for has hi1 International sound photo two youths face mandatory prison terms Washington ins president Eisenhower a with serious misgivings. Today signed into Law the our billion. 800 million Dollar Federal state Highway construction Bill the president said he was a prov my the anti race minion measure because it will step up Road building m line with his own Reeoma i Mendi irions to increase employment and the provisions or objects to ate however he said he was issuing a statement at the same time bemused the Bill a defects a seem to in to be a a it it serious that 1 am const rained to invite special attention i to or Eisenhower said he a would resist Quot any attempt to repeat in future legislation two defects which he said Are a the violation of the Long is i Tabi Izhel principle of a 5050 sharing of Federal and slate costs of Federal Aid Highway programs other than the interstate to Stead the Federal government would pay two thirds of the Cost of primal a secondary and Urban roads. For a year. A provision Lor Federal advances to state governments to fi-1 Nance most of their one third share 1 of the Cost of those roads which he said a could create a damaging precedent for the future Quot shaped by the democratic controlled Congress As a major economic recovery measure the Bill also carries a landmark provision for controlling billboards along the nation s new superhighway system. Dared he to tornadoes hit Florida in a a 51-Yeai j when i Riceville la old Riceville businessman. Arnold i Wright was listed As one of Iowa s i latest traffic victims today. He was killed tuesday night when the tractor he was driving to an implement firm overturned Ata Ric Civile Street Corner j Wright had volunteered to ring it. One of two new tractors to the lot i implement co. He operated a feed business m Riceville. And Many sing one of the 258 reporters on mentioned a Texas Congress criticism of ins god play husband accused mrs. An Dre Toussaint wife of the haitian embassy Diplomat who shot and killed Samuel Dev Leux 52, the haitian minister Counselor arrives at the haitian embassy in Wahington after the shooting. Her husband of three Days audio Toussaint 39, was sent Back to Haiti to face charges. It was Over ins recall that he shot Devieux. Fire causes museum closing inter National fort Pierce ins set in weather that brought four tornadoes to the East and West coasts i fibrin injuring some 60 persons damaging Homes and toppling lower line uni Trees moved Seaward to the Atlantic Ocean today prisoner escapes it Madison Gnesi search was j in Ler Way fur 34-Yeur-old Floyd order of Keosauqua. A prisoner at tin it Madison state Penitentiary who escaped during the night from a prison . Genes was serving a term for Lar Cony in the nighttime. Poland $650,000,000 to East Ger Ustinov for a Many $450,000,000 to red China. To a word soviet Russia is throwing Money around As though Harry Hopkins were in charge. That Money is taken out of the Standard of living of the russian people docs not matter whether an Economy is capitalistic or socialistic governments can Only receive the bulk of their revenues from the earnings of their people Brilliant portrayal of in the Quot omnibus Quot pc the life of Samuel Sam Johnson sensation of one of the most popular winners on the show which was beamed claim Point system cuts traffic deaths Des state while it is True that All this is a Drain on russians Economy it is also True that Russia has managed to keep the Standard of living of its people sufficiently Down not to be a Drain on its raw materials or competitive with its military or political program outside of Russia the socialistic Economy of i still Youthful video spouse Moines ins the Iowa safety department today it from the coca nut Grove in Holly a claimed institution of the Quot Point Wood and radio cite in new York system for errant Drivers has re was comedian Jack Benny. Suited in a substantial Cut in the Benny who had been often a states traffic death toll bridesmaid but never an emmy i acting state safety commission Winner won two awards. He was or Russell Brown reported that on named Best continuing male per in in deaths have been recorded former in a complicated division during the first 15 Days of april which amounted to an actor play this year compared with 29 to the ing himself and won the Academy a same Date last year. The a Point first trustees award presumably i system Quot went into effect april 1 a Consolation prize in Case Benny new Yolk it inst fire which threatened millions of dollars Worth of irreplaceable masterpieces has caused the closing of new York famed museum of Modem Art Board chairman Nelson a Rockefeller s id repairs to the building and tin flame swept second floor would be rushed in an Effort to reopen the exhibit Quot within Days a one person was killed and 31 injured in yesterday s noon Houi Blaze but Only six pain tin Quot a of the 11.000 Art objects were damaged i and Only one of them a Large impressionist painting by Claud Monet entitled Quot water lilies Quot was deemed beyond recovery. Criminally insane termed untouchables Russia seems to be miraculous although its basis is More than a Century of experience in the West particularly in the United states great Britain and Germany. This soviet Russia does not deny. Under marxist grow s out of socialist system is based on capitalism and will be followed by communism. This is the theory in practice it Means that they do the Best with our development that they can. Had not won in the More important category. Miss Wyatt and her greying but Robert As the u. S. Army major reprimanded Young picked up emmy Best actress and actor in a tic or comedy series. The Triumph was the second in As Many years for Young who won an emmy As the Best series actor theory one system j last year but it we As the Industry s a previous one. The first tip of the hat to miss Wyatt army miss Shore won the female counterpart of Benny s award a the performer playing himself division a and her a Chevy show Quot won the award As the Best variety audience participation or quiz series. Seoul thursday drama United states army ins major a was reprimanded and fined $200 wednesday for his part in the a boy in the Box Quot torture of an 18-year old korean youth two months ago. The penalty was imposed by the on maj. Thomas g. James. 40, of Plymouth. A. James had been Given the Choice of being court articled or accepting punishment under article 15 of the uniform code of military Justice. He chose the latter. Des Moines. Ins gov he Schel c. Loveless today termed the criminally insane the untouchables Quot of society. Speaking to the Iowa conference j on the care and management of the criminally insane the governor said the area in which such people exist is an Quot almost unbelievable Patch of medieval darkness in what we like to believe is an age of general enlightenment. Loveless stated that the Public j must recognize the problem As one of the most difficult facing society today. He said it is surrounded by mystery and confusion and Over-1 Laid by the Quot cobwebs of i Nev York ins two Teeth aged new York youths fared today mandate y 20 Vears to Lite prison terms for the ambush murder of a polio crippled 15-year old Bov. They Art Louis Alvarez 16, Leader of the a egyptian dragons Quot an inter racial Street gang and Charles Horten 18. Recently of Decatur. Ala convicted of second degree murder ill the slaying of Michael Farmer two other members of the gang were found guilty tuesday night of second degree manslaughter and face up to 15 years imprisonment three youths were acquitted All seven were tried for the Savage knife and Machete killing of Farmer last july 30 sentencing Foi the convicted quartet was set for May 21 new City manager named at Ottumwa Ottumwa. I Insi 1�?The 39 year old City manager of Bloomington. Minn. Frank Lawler will become fit manage at Ottumwa May 16 i appointment at a $12,300 annual Alary was announced yesterday 1 a Lei succeeds Rober l. Price who resigned. Ottumwa will lose its assistant City manager Stan e. Kennedy on May 1 Kennedy will become City manage 4 Dalhart. Tex Lawler was chosen fur the Post from about 50 applicant testify that . Hopes to launch Moon rocket soon French Premier resigns Post Paris. 1 ins France is without a government today for the 25th time since world War ii pie mini Felix Gailiard resigned shortly after Midnight following the National Assembly a rejection by a vote of 321 to 255 of his derision to resume direct negotiations with Tunisia in an Effort to safeguard the free world foothold in North Africa the five month old government headed by Gaillard was swept out of office on a wave of Antl amen Ean sentiment led by rigid right wingers and communists. President Rene Booty was to begin the difficult task of finding a new Premier this morning. Five prisoners escape one killed another captured Washington ins top u. 6 officials testified today the us Hopes to launch its first rocket to the Moon this year and is studying 200 different plans to put a Man into a Pace in the near future. It Gen d l putt Deputy air Force chief of staff told the House committee on outer space that the w ill be Able to Send a Man in orbit around the Earth in a satellite Quot within a relatively Short Akron of Insi five dangerous prisoners escaped Early today from the Summit county jail in Akron of but within three hours a policeman shot and killed one of thu fugitives and another was capt u red the sheriff s office said Virgil Akers 22, who had made his second escape in two months from Akron area authorities was shot and killed by sergeant Nick Van Dorse As he prepared to shoot it nut with the police recaptured was George Hoff of Akron charged with rape and felonious assault. Iowan advances in oratorical contest a ins an to dedicate Marker honouring Church site Burlington ins a a Marker honouring the site 0/ one of the first methodist churches in Iowa and the seat of the first legislative Assembly of the territory of Iowa will be dedicated at Burlington april 20. Bishop f Gerald Ensley of Des Moines and the Rev. T. Otto Nall of Evanston 111., will be the principal speakers at the ceremonies. The Marker is sponsored by the Iowa Des Moines conference historical Stompanato s things Here arc some of the things belonging to slain John Stompanato which were found in four cardboard Cartons in a los Angeles storage company. They Inry Ude a Silver framed photo of Lana Turner a ,32-caliber revolver and a number of promissory notes made out to women Stompanato fleeced. International 8oundphotoj i Lawrence. Kan iowan will represent the Midwest j society and the Burlington meth Ern Region in National sectional semifinals of the american legion i High school oratorical contest at Sioux Falls s. D., tomorrow. Odist churches. Built in 1837, old Zion Church As it came to be known housed the initial Iowa Assembly beginning on he is Francis Voight of Oska nov. 12. 1838. Earlier the Wisconsin Loosa who won the regional contest territory legislative Assembly had at Lawrence tuesday. A used the building in 1837

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