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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 18, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 92 it. Pleasant Iowa saturday evening april 18, 1970 Price to cents showers world Unity in Relief and gratitude by up it was a rare example of world Unity born of monumental Relief and gratitude at the Safe return Friday of u. S. Apollo 13 astronauts James Lovell Fred Liaise and Jack Swigert. Vatican aides said the Pope had Seldom looked so Happy. When the parachutes blossomed on his television screen tile pontiff Rose and prayed. A the was overcome with emotion and Joy a said Vatican sources. The Pope immediately sent president Nixon a Assurance of deep admiration. United nations Secretary general Thant was among the first to Send Nixon his congratulations. Too a the entire world is thankful and All men will Long Marvel at the unmatched combination of technological skill courage and indomitable spirit which alone could safely bring them Back to Earth a cheers went up along parisian boulevards As the space Craft Flash next week school bus safety week j governor Robert d. Ray has signed a proclamation designating the period april 20-25, As a school bus safety week a in Iowa. State superintendent Paul f. Johnston said a i would earnestly Hope that school administrators As Well As parents utilize this occasion to express appreciation to the dedicated men and women associated with the movement of children to and from school. A the Protection of a our most important product a children is a responsibility that cannot be taken lightly. We Are proud of the accomplishments in the area of school bus safety in Iowa but when the lives of children Are involved we cannot afford complacency by reflecting on past Arthur Roberts transportation director in the department of Public instruction added that the Observance has been initiated for the following purposes 1. To make safer the operation of the school bus Drivers. 2. To emphasize state Law regarding when and when not to pass a school bus. 3. To help inform the general Public of the importance a school bus plays in the educational pro a Gram. 4. To give recognition to the people who make it possible to trails port More than a Quarter million pupils each school Day. De into View on television screens. At the american embassy in London callers jammed the switchboard congratulating the United states on the Safe return of the most of he people were so emotional i just did no to know what to say to them a said a Telephone operator. Too bulgarian television did not show the Landing but reported it on radio. Hundreds of persons gathered in front of the u. S. Embassy to watch a series of placards telling of Progress in the spacecrafts return. In Beirut roars of approval erupted from Arab cafes jammed with people who heard the Landing on transistor radios. In Tel Aviv a radio commentator said a was we say in English a a Only in american a iranians Many weeping and shouting poured into the streets of downtown Tehran when the news came. Too in Moscow the soviet news Agency Tass praised the a courage and Cool Heads of the americans. Moscow radio Cut into its regular Domestic newscast to report on Apollo 13�?Ts return. U. S. Ambassador Jacob d. Beam was at a banquet at the italian embassy when word came of the Safe Landing. The diplomats of Many nations applauded cheered and raised glasses of Champagne to Toast the United states. Sirens of the Buenos Aires newspapers la Prensa Clarin and la Nacion blared at the moment the Apollo spacecraft appeared on television. In Tokyo the Japan broadcasting co. Carried a four hour special program on the splash Down. In Johannesburg South Africa space scientist Arthur Blaksley said it was a a Many a finest hour yet in space taking girls to Camp local woman injured mrs. Jerry Wells 33, it. Pleasant was seriously injured in a two car collision which occurred on the Lake Geode Blacktop about a mile West of Middletown at 5 45 p. In. Friday. Mrs. Wells was taking four it. Pleasant Junior girl scouts including her daughter Debbie 12, to Camp a Keeta for an overnight Outing when the Accident occurred. The other girls in her car were Linda Philpott 13 Lori Thompson 12, and Loma Van Tiger 12. The girls were Only shaken up and went on to the Camp after the Accident but the Phil Pott girl returned to her Home later. Pat to meet monday evening the regular monthly Parent teacher association meeting will be held at Saunders elementary building monday april 20th, at 8 00 . A tour of the building will be conducted by John Becker principal. The program will be by school personnel on the facilities of the it. Pleasant school system followed by open discussion from the membership. The executive committee members Hope this meeting will be an important one to All As 1. The nominating committee will report on its slate of candidates for the coming year. 2. A Brief report will be Given by the drug committee. 3. A time will be Given to the members to discuss any pertinent school issues. New Industrial Plant at Ottumwa Ottumwa Tupi a Robert Friedman president of Federal Auto products of Chicago announced Friday the firm will begin operating an Ottumwa Plant which is expected to employ 220 persons. The John Morrell so co., Ottumwa a biggest air Sloyer announced earlier this year that it May have to close its operation. Cons fiction of the new Plant for Federal Auto is expected to begin immediately with production starting in August Friedman said. The firm manufactures automotive and air conditioning parts. The new Plant is being construct cd by the Ottumwa area development corp., and the firm will have the option of purchasing the land. The 40-year-old company and Iowa Southern utilities co. Have joined with four local banking institutions in financing the $600,000 Cost of construction. Mrs. Wells suffered internal injuries five broken ribs a broken Pelvis and a punctured lung. She is in satisfactory condition at Burlington memorial Hospital where she was taken by ambulance. Too mrs. Wells was going East in a 1965 Oldsmobile and mrs. Leo Brau it. Pleasant with four other girl scouts in her car was following mrs. Wells missed the Road which leads to the Camp and had gone too far East. She turned left into a driveway to turn around As a 1965 Dodge driven by Dale Turner 19, Danville Rural was passing the Brau car which it was reported had turn signals in operation. The Dodge struck the left front door of the Wells car after skidding 130 feet and both machines ended up in a ditch facing North. The Wells car was totally damaged and the front end of the Turner car was badly smashed. Turners Mother Kathryn received facial cuts and was taken to Burlington memorial. Mrs. Wells husband and mrs. Conrad Vantiger were at the Camp where they had also taken other girl scouts and were waiting for the others when informed of the Accident. The Accident was investigated by the Highway patrol. Mrs. Brau took the girls from the Wells car on to the Camp. Ass Siim kills on jiaih�?~1 Ai Hiir i school. 55s launching the annual drive to sell shares for the american Field service foreign student program it. Pleasant High school hosted a panel of six ass students at an president tiles to Honolulu to Welcome Trio afternoon Assembly april in. Student body president Dennis Hinkle introduced the foreign Stu Washington it lip it presi International a., ii r it dents along with Mph s own Liz Dent Nixon flew West today to Hon Hawaii time <9 45 . E Mccormick a senior at a pics who or space Ham that safely president Nixon will i recently returned from an ass a trough Home the Apollo 13, the night in Hawaii but Tore adventure in Chile it Pica ants three astronauts who survived three to the we Tern White current Afsa or from Uruguay Day in space in a damaged space two Day Stopover. Ii a Taie h j s5 4 43 . It Nam overflying Back House for a vill deliver Oley Perez a resident in the Home Craft. And Tho families who waited his report to the nut. O in it Nam of or. And mrs. Ray sheets was la la them. J from san Clemen Ltd monday even another featured personality Lur-1 Nixon and first lady Pat Nixon in and return to w Ash ton plies ing the program in Cottrell gym Andrews fab for the two hour Day. Nasi urn. Ard 45 minute flight to Houston at completing the panel were in 901 am est. Rico Enerio of the Philippines a after paying tribute to the Apollo student at Washington High school 13 ground Crew at the space Center Michael Levin from South Africa in Houston. Nixon was to pick up residing in Iowa City Peter the families of the astronauts and Schneider a German studying at Fly to Hawaii to Greet James a. To Fairfield High school and Maria veil jr., Fred w Liaise or. And John Seq Clos of Peru who resides in l. Swim cart jr., when they first re Olds. Turn to the United states. Wit i miss Mccormick serving As Moderator Mph so ers listened to a he us on Sigurd a. Sjoberq i the panel members discuss their 1 actor of flight operations was to impressions of the United states accept i10 medal of Freedom on and the noticeable differences be behalf of the Apollo ground Crew. Then the u. S. And their Home Nixon was to present similar rued is o _ to the three astr aunts at Honolulu m that for my per Ondalh this lie also asked the nation to join in prayers of thanks Quot Ivins for Tho. Afe deliverance of the spacemen and proclaimed sunday As a National Day of prayer and thanksgiving. A i thought the most exciting Day of my life was the Day i was elected president of the United states a Nixon said Friday As he emerged from a special White House command Post where he watched splashdown of the crippled spacecraft. A but there is no question in my new front on North main Street firs new front in the it. Pleasant business District of the current year is that on the office building of or. Charles Burton 119 North main. The building is owned by the masonic organization in it. Pleasant and the new front is a major improvement in the Block North of the Northeast Corner of the Square. Land. Most students could probably agree with Enerio by the end of the hour a a people Are about Hie same prior to tile afternoon Assembly members of the mph8 student Council their advisor miss Helen Hallowell and principal Richard Van Tuyl joined the students participating in the Assembly for a luncheon at the Iris restaurant. Is the most exciting the most meaningful Day i have Ever Ace ideals Are reported Larry g. Johnson to Fairfield office expanding children s Art studio at inc the Iowa Wesleyan College Art department children a studio is being expanded according to prof. Stan Wiederspan head of the inc Art department. The enlarged class schedule designed to allow More elementary age students to participate is tuesday 4-5 . 3rd and 4th graders thursday 4-5 . 5th and 6th graders Friday 4-5 . 1st and 2nd graders and preschoolers. Saturday 9-10 ., 1st and end graders and preschoolers. 10-11 ., 3rd and 4th graders. La Noon 5th and 6th graders. Students May attend either the saturday class or weekday class and if space allows May attend both according to prof. Wiederspan. The Only Cost is a one time Laboratory fee of $3 per student. The children a studio is designed to provide creative Art activities for inc students to participate in Earth Day several Iowa Wesleyan College i students will be Active luring the april 22 Earth Day which will be observed across the country. The inc department of econ ass chapter and mrs. Shook mrs. Comics and business administration Ewart mrs. Lofgren and the Amor ican parents of the Afsa ers. Special train hauls new cars Fairfield a a unique freight train with a cargo valued at $5 million passed through Fairfield Friday morning on the Rock Island Railroad on a flying trip from Chicago to the West coast. Named a general motors special the 100-car train is carrying new cars and trucks and Auto parts from w sponsoring a discussion in the general motors plants in Mutchl International room of the in rare a and i at 9 30 On the role of econom it left the Blue Island Yards near ies in coping with the problems of Chicago Early this morning and is the threatened environment. Short scheduled to arrive in California talks about Hie subject will be Given sunday april 19. By students Jerry Congdon Terry Jay my Floy 00011 Nixon decided to make the Quot 5.000-Milo dash a a total of i hours flying time aboard air Force one a on the Spur of the moment after viewing the drama tic recovery in a three accidents have been report special room set up adj cent to his de to City police. All the Drivers Are Oval office. Sam Ewart chairman of the ass local Nixon spoke to tit Quot a Ives of Lovell program and principal Van Tuyl at 1 25 pm. Friday a car driven and Jaise and the Mother of swig commented on the local Organiza by Charles Miller collided with an by Telephone shortly after the tion and its history. Or. Robert Tsu truck driven by William c Lofgren president of the it. Pleas three spacemen splashed Down in tile Pacific. He also telephoned the iwo Jima for a conversation with Anderson in the Alley behind the ant ass chapter and featured Western a�?zl0 tote Anderson War speaker for the luncheon outlined Hotd a North he �?z1ev a and m1. The three astronauts the functions of the americans j or we driving was arr0ks South 1 abroad program and demonstrated a in my conversation with capita n the need for participation in such a program to achieve better world understanding. Other special guests attending the luncheon were Allan Shook president elect of the it. Pleasant should deliver collected clothing end of the parking lot when the j Oveil. The first thing he said was Accident occurred. The rear Quarter pm s0rry or president that we of the Miller car and headlights on j were Una ibo to Complete the missile truck were Danu de. Pm lib Sion a Quot Nixon told a banquet Aud charged Miller with failure to yield f t Republican leaders meeting the right of Way. I in Washington Friday night. In another Accident Friday a Quot Stolfi him a in. You and i car driven by Sally Joanne Tweedy j it our colleagues did Complete the backed from a parking space at Mission the mental health Institute into a car owned by Lynn r. Ferguson the Lef rear Quarter on the Pergus i on car was damaged. Thomas Barton reported saturday that his car was struck by another vehicle during the night blankets collected Friday while it was parked on by troops overrun base Saigon up Outh v car was damaged the Driver did t i Xxiii in a report the Accident to police tar the Long train made a pretty j Engle Karl Henderson and Don sight As it glided across the county i Wiley a discussion will follow the clothing and today powered by seven new diesel talks. Residents of Tho it. Pitas i Iringer the recently completed North Jefferson near the Post of namese troop a in armoured pc bites units painted in Rock Island red ant area Are invited to attend. Church world service clothing a Lee. The rear end of the Barton pushed in to i it mile in do Cam and yellow. The new cars were a seminar team of seven two peal drive in Henry county will be mounted three High on the special i a a tents will present talks about j picked up by the cos clothing Long piggyback Flats. I p0jiutj0n a two assemblies during truck on monday april 20. Albert f. Hatcher vice president Garth Day at the Apollo Central i churches which participated in of Rock Island in charge of traffic gch0ol in Burlington. Tire students the drive should deliver collected said the Multi million Dollar train who presented a similar program in clothing and blankets to the first is moving 1970 general motors cars a feb pollution seminar at Wes United methodist Church in it. And trucks and a Complete line of Jeyan during the colleges interim pleasant no later than noon on Auto parts to three locations in pm. Are Erie Bleckwehl Larry de monday. Local Church leaders arc Southern California. Gin ton Tim and Tom Job Sec John requested to discard items which three railroads Chesapeake and Millspaugh David Swanson and Ohio Penn Central and grand Mary Turner. Trunk Western picked up the Load. De cars from various general to dry Maurice Strobbe head of the Zooa used clothing and blankets tors plants in Michigan and de a loopy department at Wesleyan ,.hould be packed in cardboard careened them to the Rock Island wil1 discuss poilut0n during a City tons and tied secure in before Deli Yards in Chicago. In he Burtt Agton the Rock Island will take the auditorium the evening of april train to Tucumcari n. M., and from Are torn As Well As shoes and items made of plastic or rubber these might be Given to local charities. Missing from work at Mhz Hugh Conway Dosher 47, who was on a work release from the it. Madison state Penitentiary and was working As an attendant at the mental health Institute has been missing since thursday. Operation that overran a kit v Viet Cong base ramp and killed or captured More than 400 guerrillas military sources said today. The four Day Campal n. Ignoring repeated american appeals against incur Ion into Cambodia concluded Friday the sources said. Sheriff Van Crawford Fairfield a Larry g. Johnson now living in it. Pleasant will Benn his duties As supervisor for the Jefferson Wapello county Farmers j elementary students and teaching experience for Wesleyan Art Stu in Home administration office Fairfield monday april 20. He will replace John Duesbury who has been in charge of the Fairfield office Over la years. Monday Duesbury will assume his duties As supervisor for the Farmers Home administration office at Jefferson. Following his graduation from Iowa state University Ames Johnson was named assistant Cha supervisor at Marengo. From there he dents in the colleges a part in the elementary school class. Classes meet in the Art department located in the . Memorial building. Went to it. Pleasant As assistant supervisor for Henry county in november 1969. He and his family will move to Fairfield As soon As housing can be found. Or it a oct. Ltd a it in bucking the Odds sen. Karl Mundt r s.d., would have the Dollar Bill redesigned like Tia a reproduction of the mount Rushmere memorial replacing the a a one on the Back. Memorial is Washington Jefferson Lincoln Roosevelt Theodore carved in the Mountain. J program in the Burlington civic for further information Tele tidied Friday of Dosher a phone mrs. Logan Heusel at 385 p Arance. Or. Strobbe one of the states Lead 3089 there the special train will travel researcher and educator in Church world service maintains environmental pollution matters. A feet of trailer trucks which haul will talk about air Quality the of was no a Lap Over the Southern Pacific route to los Angeles. A Rock Island passenger car was attached to the rear end of the train for officials of general motors accompanying tile cargo to the West coast. Facts of pollution and pollution abatement. Ari pieces chosen for All Iowa exhibit collected clothing and blankets to warehouse centers where items Are sorted and baled for Export to victims of disaster and War in some Are rarely things thirty countries. Eor which he Waits terse verse by a. C. Cordon the things that come to him who Waits school for firemen Here in Early May the it. Plea int fire department has announced the scheduling of classes by i re service Extension Iowa state i University. The classes will be conducted by Garry Mills Field instructor for fire service Extension Iowa state University. I the classes will be held on May 4. 5. 6. So 7 at 7 30 . At . Hall in it. Pleasant. N. L. To present Quot our town la Art pieces of Iowa Wesleyan Art i professors Stan Wiederspan and Terry Dennis have been chosen for i display at the 22nd annual All Iowa the masque tigers drama club Art exhibit in Des Moines Pili of new London High school will a May 24. Present Thornton Wilder a pulitzer a painting tiled a zen landscape prize winning a your town May by prof. Wiederspan and a Ceramic 8 and 9 in the High school Audi pot made by prof. Dennis were. Thorium at 8 p. In. J among too Art pieces chosen for sex the play deals with two Ordinary Hibit from Over 900 submitted by families in an Ordinary town in the Iowa Art Isis above the High school years 1901-1913. Roger Wood por level. Trays the stage manager Donnie j the All Iowa show is for proves i Anderson portrays George Gibbs signals and amateurs and is Conand Joyce Layman portrays Emily Sideres i one of the states Mot Webb. Other leads Are Dennis prestigious exhibits according to Brumm Chris Scherer Anne liar prof Wiederspan. Several prizes per and Dave Wilson. Wop by awarded the opening Day of i other cast members Are Chuck show Horn Mike Dickey Jeannine Dot i 1 son de Brown Connie Calloway Elaine Strawhacker Roberta Wolfe Coberley Susie Bailey Linda j Bema Mcdonald Jerry Mckinnon Thompson Kathy Larmore Cathy Bonny Woodall Greg Lee Kyle Walker and Gloria Patterson Devore Betty Mccleary Clinton the play is under the direction of Walker Julaine Totemeier Barb mrs. Linda Sledge. World War i members honoured by vow world War i members of the Henry county veterans of foreign wars were honoured at a dinner at the Post Home thursday evening. The dinner was served by a committee of Post members headed by Derrell Goddard. Pictured from left to right Are Roscoe Jacobs Everett Monson Joe Lyon Perry Mathews Glenn Llo Okom. Roy t Raig. George Koch w. K. Rogers Dave Burky Jake Isles and Arthur Hunt. John Steffin who also attended the dinner was not present when the photo was taken

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