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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 21, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 83, no. 94 it. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening apr. 21, Imi we want enemy to know about our nuclear missiles by Jack v. Fox of 3 articles Omaha. Neb. Up a Tho Advent. Of intercontinental nuclear missiles has brought with it a new concept in military strategy. We want the enemy to know what we have to hit him with a up to a Point. one of the Brainy Young men of the air Force ballistics missile program put it Quot it might be a Good idea if we could take Tho soviet ambassador out to a spot in the desert and show him a launching base with the sign Quot minuteman site no. 435. Target it fits in with Winston Church a observation that the nuclear bomb and the Means of delivering it May have been the great deterrent which so far has prevented world War Iii and May continue to do so if the United states does not fall behind. Too on a tour of american missile Sites and Headquarters. A reporter is struck by the scope and closeups of installations shown to freely and accompanied by candid answers about the program. A top missile officer said. A if they believe us they done to have to worry so about countdowns and dispersal and survivability and warning systems. But then i Don t think they do a Olivo us this correspondent talk i Brief in at the end of the tour with Lieut. Gen. Bernard so Riever top air Force Man in the missile building program. I expressed my impression of concern that such vast expenditure of brains and manpower Money and resources was going into this staggering weapons system which May never lie used. General so Riever agreed Quot what is the alternative a he asked no one has yet answered that question. For example in the Western local newspapers states have pin Senate votes Money Bill Castro City acquires Brewer property for parking the lid drown Tate property in Chr 300 Block of North j Fri Tso n has been inquired by the towards a substantial off Street parking area North of the business City for additional off Street Park District. The City bought the option attack on Kennedy is included ing in condemnation proceedings. I thursday of Ding it commission appointed by the sheriff awarded the or ewer estate $25,750 for the property which includes two House and a building which is occupied by the s and i tire service operated ii Sam Rogula. Or. Lingual was a awarded $1,875 damages. The acquiring of the Drewer is of tile Roche property from the j Federal land Bank for $550. The Hallie Ott property on South main str t was acquired some time i ago by the City by condemnation j and the Hon in has be n razed to make Way Lur an of Street parking a invasion lot. Members of the commission in the Drew or proceedings w Ere William by up Premier Fidel Castro a propaganda Rad o claimed today the capture of 400 rebels and blasted president Kennedy As an imbecile Quot afraid of Russia in the Wake of this weeks unsuccessful of iou Kern Cuba. Havana radio said two . Destroyers v overed the exile forces Tate prop try across from the Post Hoaglin Denis Jones George Pete j land to m the Cochinos Bay office and of the l. J. Roche prop Crane William safer Virgil Nile 1 beachhead and that defenders in co ilk time a amusing conversation was evident at the Coffee table at the open House at the i. Pleasant Public Library during National Library week. Edwards is at the Coffee table serving from left mrs. Mabel Oab Cline mrs. K. W. Nelson mrs Eugene a. Mcoid and miss Ethel Hunt. Cry West of it recently is a Start Man and Ray Scarff. Kennedy s View u. S. Needs new rocket Des Moines a Upp a Hie first major appropriations Bill of Tho 1961 legislative session cleared the Iowa Senate thursday. The upper chamber approved and pointed the location of some 30 sent to the House annual approx i jesting missile pads Down to a nations totalling $39 5 million in matter of a . During this Cor eluding $21,604,820 for the Board of _ respondents visit to a site in con control and $17,933,000 for the1 Washington a Upit i hrs struck Ion near Greeley colo., with Board of social welfare. Dent Kennedy said today that no the Lovely show capped Rockies the Senate took no action on the amount of Money could liable the in the background a Piper cub Boniti of regents Money Bill Meas United Stales to beat Russia to plane flew at about 60 feet Over lure recommended by its appropriate be installations. J tons committee. A a there is no restriction on Over j flights of those an air i k al it per d a it House and Isea meeting Here april 26 tile Southeast i. Inc of the Iowa slate education a Socia tion will hold a in pc in conference for Row county education association officers and chairmen at the Iris in it. Pleasant on wednesday april 26, at 5 . Would trim authority of fire marshal fire forces evacuation of animals Sioux City Iowa up fire broke out at the municipal auditorium today forcing evacuation of animals sch Durd to in Ltd in die shrine circus and eau my damage estimated Between Hunt missing Bank loot Senate were headed for a deadlock the Moon with the Only Chance of pulling ahead in the space race was j the development of a new nuclear or chemical rocket. I $150,000 and $300,000 Des Moi Neis a up a four the fire broke out in Vera i hours years of protest against the Broad before thousands of cd lid rom wore Powers of the state fire marshal s j to attend the afternoon perform the conference is designed to office came to a head in the Iowa Anet of the circus. Lions elephant Force major explained. Quot it would take a whole change in our a on a Quot re8cnt s Hudsom to Quot a a tonal Way of life to try to con a Quot pm d a ��.3 million the Cha f executive told a news acquaint the participants with their re. Pons i b i i tics As county officers and chairmen and to assist them in planning for die coming duct this missile building program in Complete secrecy and Security. A a in the first place there Are a Many As 3.000 construction men working on one of these jobs at one time. How can you hide the spot anyone can go to the county courthouse and dig out real estate records to determine the exact location of Many of tile Mast a survivable Quot of our missiles now being installed Are the solid fuel minutemen which stand in underground silos ready to fire nuclear warheads 6,000 Miles. Experts estimate it will take 17 enemy rockets of the same Power to wipe out one minuteman so protected. Of president Kennedy recently ordered a hold Back on creation of a Mobile Force of minuteman missiles carried on Railroad cars. The strategic concept was Good but the expense was tremendous. Annual appropriation while the House committee backed a $43 8 million Bill. The Senate measure corresponds with the recommendations made by gov. Norman a. Eric but House conference that it would be Folly i year. Two important topics which to spend possibly so much As $201 will be discussed concern proposed to $40 billion Over the next decade Ming s in the Isea District Struc on rocket boosters which would Turc and Isea legislative gains still have this country second to i the soviet Union Horne today Rural lawmakers r a in in c d through a Bill 63-33, to trim the fire mar. Bal s authority and place hts rules and regulations under jurisdiction of a fire safety Council. Animals were Council Bluffs Iowa up a three Nebraska men were held on Bank robbery charges hp-1 today after being arrested just a u w hours after the $10,950 robbery on the Defiance Iowa state Bank. Federal authorities were questioning the three in an Effort to learn what happened to the bulk of the loot. The three men arrest Quot a at Missouri Valley about two hours a after the daring Holdup had Only Kennedy took a guarded a Warner Kulm. Superintendent at to of. It Fairfield is in charge of local arrangements and will also parties and other circus evacuated safely. No one was in-1 $1,300 when picked up. Jury a. J the three were Ernes. Eugene asst. P ire chit John Hill a Aid Elben 36, and his brother Donald the lire apparently was eau re by j Wayne Eldon. 34. Both of Ashland a work Light mounted on an Over-1 neb., and Donald d. Brophy 35, fund lighting bar which set fire to i Lincoln. Neb a stage curtain considered a fire Jall three were charged with Bank Council to i appointed by robbery and held on $25,000 Bond voc nor would have veto Robert Hinchman. Auditorium j Brophy waived preliminary hear Powers Over any Rule regulation or manager set the damage estimate eng before . Commissioner Standard proposed by the fire mar at $130,000 to $175,000 Buta Aid it j Richard Here thursday Shah could run to $200,000. I night. The Eylens did not waive the fire was discovered by a under present Laws the marshal tie preliminary hearing. J circus worker who was asleep on j two gunmen looted the Defiance $49.7 million. Tile Board of control Bill. Approved 46-0, is for the operation of the states penal and mental health institutions. The figure is $70,000 less than requested by gov. Norman a. Elbe. But nearly $2 million higher than the pro Cut Board of control budget of $19,651,420. The Board had requested $34,138,050. The Board of social welfare budget with the old age assistance Vaai and Aid to dependent children add funds getting the greatest share is nearly $1 million under Erbes request and $402,000 and we already Are committed to i less than the department is now re a another program of better Quot sur echoing. Livability in the Polaris nuclear Tbs $17.9 figure also weapons fired from submarines j with the boards request for $24 ranging the oceans underwater. J825,000 to pay Benefit Quot under the Kennedy also ordered a reversal i various Autance programs during in the Ping am to build a Force of j each of the next two years super bombers the b70s with j generally the Board of control a Speed two or three times that Bill trims Tho allocations to the four of sound. Under the new approach mental health institutes and members indicated they would preach in his news conference Dis path a in the conference program stand Pat on the higher approx Ria of the crisis in Cuba he a scr program participants include Don with which the regents had said at the outset that the United a j am of Ottumwa prod Arwi to Quot go alone Quot stat a with other Dot it of Southeast District mrs us chanted with to response Imus of the sushi Ivel Lac we awakened Bank Ianc Xhu Urada and a Ord in the regents originally requested american republics and he saw no v Ranson elementary super-1 making and enforcing tire safety j by the heat and saw bits of the car driven by a third Man about visor. Henry county schools miss a regulation Subjec to the approval burning either Farrow elementary super a of the attorney general. Pm visor Keokuk county schools Der Castro s personal direction shot Clown a number of planes Blind Rig a b29 super fortress and f86 Sac Jet. Later called Kennedy an Quot imbecile and said the Only reason the United states did not give More help to the rebels was fear of the russians. Too the government radio reported that More than 400 Rebal prisoners had been taken to Havana. Castro a announcers denounced them As a a mercenaries but noted Only moments later that some were Young men from aristocratic and wealthy cuban families. A Good part of the anti Castro underground in Cuba was reported bitter at the United states Over failure of the invasion attempt. Some leaders still in Cuba said Alliey Felt they had been sacrificed As another Hungary complaining that Aid they had anticipated from the u. S. Did not materialize. Useful National purpose in going beyond the statements he made thursday before the american society of newspaper editors. Many Asne editors attended the news conference today. Curtain falling Only one b70 will be built. It would have been a fantastic weapon a few years Back. But it i pales alongside rockets capable of1 delivering Tho same payload at 20j times and Speed of sound. One primary deterrent is still i the Sac b52 bomber Fleet. The missile program at Sac has in the past been treated As a sort of stepchild. A Sac does t know about tills White Charger coming Down the Pike a a missile Man said. A its understandable. Everyone resents change except those in the change but change is in the winds and nothing emphasized it More than Russia s putting its Man in space orbit around the world break Down some of the to utmost Speed in the missile program Vides Sti Tutins. For the pro penal in in i Anklin d. Stone Keokuk member of the Isea executive Board from the Southeast District and o Cjoseph e. Fisher Des Moines As on the subject of Laos. Kennedy slant director of Field service for said he was still hopeful that the Quot he Isea. Briti Quot ii and the russians would a iconic to some agreement soon Nam no ii we that would 1< and to a Call for a of i film in cease fire. I other news conference highlights a he announced that the United states .>.,i offer $40 million in food toward an initial United nations Reserve of $100 million in food to to used in a Broad scale u n. Attack on world hunger to help the Economy the administration will pay a special insurance dividend of $230 million to approximately 5 million i life insurance beginning july i. Aid at near to million the members would serve 1 he cd Cus or Kors said they used without pay except for reimburse-4 animal Cage to smash open meat of expenses. The Council a Cly so be door which led to the would consist of the state architect room wire the animals were kept. Two private registered architects. 1�?� Lisic talc per it on had the one registered Engineer and two to or door could not be found members of the legislature. I when the fire broke out. I a Eire marshal Edh it rum said or Aid not oppose the principle of the measure and exper. It i tilt opinion that its a intent was riot around two hours later police at Missouri Valley seized the three men. Holdup witnesses picked the three out of a lineup As the robbery team police said. Officers said they found two shotguns but no revolvers or masks in the car the three were Riding in officers said they had about $1,300 in their wallets. A Uio rough search rejection of Oas by Cuba United nations Ufi a Cuba today rejected a latin american Effort to Send its dispute with the United states to members of the organization of american states in an attempt to seek reconciliation. / \0�in j m of rec to a. Including removal of juicers elected at hubcaps failed to turn up other Cash they said. No school next monday monday april 24, Lias Bevil set aside As a teacher in service training Day for teachers of the it. Pleasant Community District schools. School will not be held on this Day. The purpose is to help teachers improve kills and evaluate Progress. Teachers in grades kindergarten through 6 will visit schools in Bur teachers will be in say 511,000 rounded up in Cuba Des Moines up a a a subcommittee on school Aid approved an annual appropriation of years could by nearly $30 million for state Aid to posed Council schools. _ the final figure of $29,931,530 co a insides exactly with that Recom-1 mended by gov. Norman a al be. But it is nearly $25 million a year Leas than had been requested by the state department of Public in i Stria tion and the now a state education association ireae i 1�?Tlic recommendation which now adv to the full Senate approx Ria -1 Lions committee is an increase of j nearly $6 million a year Over the present state Aid to education. It is also substantially in line pro however he Aid die Bill a pc ared to leave unan Sucro d tile i question of whether rue., and Enate Quot Winch his office has today Laid Down during the last three annual meeting Oil association voided by the pro the suspects were moved Here from Missouri Valley because the facilities at the Missouri Valley jail we not adequate police said. Bank officials pinpointed the 1ms at $10,950, ranging from $20 Bills Down to pennies. All the Money was wrapped and was taken from the vault. They said Tho men passed up another $4,000 or $5,000 in Cash again by x-15 plane the manual meeting of the Henry county chapter of the Iowa tuberculous a nod health association was held thursday evening in the Parish Hall of St. Michael a Church. Hie 6 30 dinner was served by then tellers Cash drawers. Women of St. Michael a Guild. J mrs. Karl Kneen president introduced the speaker of the evening. Or. Louis Hase Blayer who reviewed the Book a the gentle legions by John Carter. Tile author cuban a a foreign Munster Raul Roa told the general Assembly a main political committee Fidel Castro a government would not accept any any i reference to the Oas in a draft j Resolution sponsored by seven latin american countries. A this is one of the Many ambushes by the United states in the Long revolutionary process of Cuba a he said. The organization of american states comprises All the latin american countries and the United states. Fast time for Washington local Talent on tvo telethon i pleasant Talent will be seen. Iii the tvo telethon sunday As City of follows Betty Tweedy Between 12 Midnight and 1 30 ., Debbie it May ung ton solved in Winfield pastors song recorded selection of launching Sites been a headache. The pc Laminar ices mud to conducted in secrecy. I word that a missile site is to la constructed sets off speculative i real estate booms a some figuring land prices will soar and others that they will plummet. Tin bases must be built near Winfield a the Rev. Eugene air Force bases for Supply and Williams pastor of the Winfield maintenance reasons. They mus open Bible Church has been in be kept away from great Popula formed a gospel song. Composed Don centers congressmen demand by Bim and entitled. A have Faith assurances there will be no test in god has been recorded and Tenino general and special too lu1and too Lau meetings. Appear to b at Wayland the in service Day and for Leacher on which there is to j any Orsani cd uprise within be no school will be Friday april Cuba the Invar in a had 28. By up fifty thousand men women and1 r a miso substantially in children across Cuba were bearded wih a House subcommittee into improved concentration Camps pm a cd earlier this week. Soon after anti Castro forces land \ cd on the Island if was rely Ortch a by from Havana thursday night. These a rots-14, in Havana alone behind the Lints rather than the beachhead fighting broke the a Back of tile invasion. Many observers believe tile invasion was ill prepared. uned i it did not will organized Over i apparently did not inc dude i the Senate group also approved a 5-1 vote a proposal by sen d. C. Nolan a Iowa Cit that would limit the amount of increased Jap tiding a school District could approve without losing some of its state Aid. Nolan s proposal provides Edwards Aib. Calif. Up a hic x-15 Rock t plane harnessing nearly a half million horsepower carried an a a Force major to a record 3,140 Miles an hour today. For 67 seconds the crafts giant engine blazed away at full throttle Juthe lest full Power test of the 157, too Pound thrust Rock t. A Hie Pilot calmly recited the Reading from a Cluster of instruments As lie hurtled into the dear desert Oky. The x-15 will go faster however a ifs designed for 4,000 Mph. A that by allowing the engine to Burn Lur Washington a the attempts to describe objectively the i a. Hogton will go on Daylight Midnight and 1 30 major health organizations which t ravings time at Midnight May 27 j Dickson Between 11 30 And and continue until aug. 27. The 1 30 . And tee tones 2 a a fast a time was approved at an in Lor every 2 per cent increase Iii die a longer period average per Pupil cat there would i top Altitude today to Robert. Elicit funds trom the Public their origin history and future expectation Quot and also deals briefly with the miscellany of Oiler health organizations about 70 m number. Which exist in this country. In his review or. Ii As Elm a be r Dewelt particularly on the chapter dealing the notional tuberculosis As. Of i action. The business meeting followed with mrs. Kneen presiding. Mrs. Louise Wood of Burlington Field worker for Southeast Iowa was present to discuss the future plan of in association. She pointed out that there were four new cases of tuberculosis in Henry county in i960 and one new Case official 674-596, election Here thursday May raise millage ceiling for schools Cost. The Blue Aires have cancelled out because of a conflict in schedule. House today. 84-8. Under present Lawn school to lets and not permitted to dust Levy Deb moxness up the tax to Rede school construction Bonds More than 7 nulls in order to in it Tuny i raised from 7 to to nulls payment of interest and principal by a measure which cleared the on school Bonds. Be a i per cent decrease in the amount of general Aid the school White ully was the fastest reported so far ii would receive from the state. I counted on i this information was obtained in the first Independent to Lepulu a Contact with the cub in capital since the Ingu Siertl forces landed on the Southern coast Early monday morning. Government agents licked up i anti Castro leaders during the 12 hours that news of the invasion was withhold. Most were arrested would require filing of budget Ness. Grass fire around firings Over their . Tile program is made More difficult by the fact that we have pledged we will not strike the first blow. A i wish it had russians Job a leased on a sacred Label by sacred records inc., Whittier Calif. The song recorded by Bob Daniels. Television and Ria Victor recording artist is included in an up album titled a old time Des Moines it up a till Low Senate today approved a Bill that would require the Highway com Mission to file its budget in the without knowing the invasion was same manner As most other state coming. I neighbors vigilance committees the purpose of the Bill which Road at 2 . Friday to extinguish went out on the streets pointing a passed 39-0. Is to give the Legisla a grass fire. Out alleged anti Castro its. Trucks dire some control Over the Man-1 the fire ringed four and buses picked up haled by neighbors. Those design Ner in which the commission spurns but was extinguished before its Money. 1 my any of them. 1961. Since to american alive tor a Speed run of is a contagious i Case it is impor-�?~2.905 Mph March 7, was about ant to in t All those who have con-103,000 feet. At the top of the arc tac with each new Coe of flew the-year-old Pilot was the following officers and chair subjected to a Minuti of weightless Man were elected for the coming year president mrs c. A. Cottrell vice president. Harlan Painter Recta Aly mrs. Kenneth Dick. On Tea Mer. Mrs William Hoaglin health education Margaret Fannin patient service mrs. Karl Kneen Case finding mrs. Wayne Peterson publicity mrs. Win. Anderson legislation mrs. Frank Abraham medical representative or. Reuben. Widmer representative director buildings mrs. Lester Schuerman City Seal Sale Stella Hartquist and Edna i Michener. Four buildings firemen w re called to do Duwaine Hirschy farm one nub West of Trenton on th1 Merrimac prize winners a this Crew which appeared to be right out of the african Jungles won first place in the Dogpatch Day Competition. From Harrison s store they Are from let to Jan Mctee Mildred Nichols Pauline Damewood Marye Smith and manager de Walker

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