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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 8, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa I the it pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 92, no. 166 it. Pleasant Iowa saturday evening August 8, 1970 Price to cents these Days by John Chamberlain the shifting fortunes of right to work you lose one you win one. Taw National right Ito work committee took a Licking in California the other Day when some seventy five per cent of the table grape growers bowing to the pressure of the big Chain stores that had gown tired of being picketed for three or four years by Quot Union men who included a fair number of hippie types finally capitulated to Cesar Chavez a United farm workers organizing committee and signed compulsory Union shop contracts. But the right to work boys won big in Congress when House and Senate conferees agreed to drop the Union shop provision from the postal Reform legislation that will Transfer the mail authority to an Independent government Agency with a non Cabinet postmaster general. The capitulation of the grape growers amounts to Selling their own employees Down the River for the workers in the san Joaquin Valley had refused to give Chavez a majority through five years of argumentation. It was the Eastern Urban United states that did the grape pickers in. Unable to win in the vineyards by legitimate persuasion Pharez turned to the supermarkets of the big cities. There happens to be a stereotype of the migrant worker numerous investigatory committees have spread the word about the disease and exploitation which Are the Normal Jot of the migratory Field hand. Undoubtedly the stereotype contains its Large elements of truth. But the Point about the grape pickers of the Delano table grape area of the san Joaquin Valley is that they Arentt migrants. Most of them have year round jobs in the vineyards and have been making Good Money in Good circumstances. The patrons of the big Eastern supermarkets know this nor could the Well meaning but deplorable innocent members of the clergy who have the stay at Home Delano grape pickers and the wandering Field hands of the Eastern Seaboard states and Michigan All mixed up in their minds. Too the right to work committee which is run by a scrambling scrapper named Reed Larson who gets much of his support from Union men who want to belong to unions of their own free will worked hard for the grape pickers and their employers up to a year ago. But Cesar Chavez won the Battle of the Glossy magazines. The growers some of whom were losing their margins of profit because of the Boycott of the Chain stores eventually ditched the right to work committee and went to pragmatic Public relations people for advice. They were told to forget their principles and to sign. A too is this the end of the Story no for the National right to work committee has just spun off something called the National right to work Legal defense foundation. This is modelled on the National association for the advancement of coloured Peoples Legal defense and education foundation which has five Hundred civil rights suits in the courts at the moment including Twenty seven cases before the supreme court. The National right to work Legal defense foundation considers that a worker who is fired by an employer because he has scruples about being forced to join a Union has suffered the deprivation of a civil right. Some of the Delano grape pickers have already turned to the right to work foundation lawyers for help. They say they have been victimized by a blackmail secondary Boycotts of retailers to Force workers into unions Are not permitted when Industrial products Are involved. But the same rules done to hold for agricultural products such As table grapes. Said californians governor Ronald Reagan of Chavez a Victory a it is tragic that the workers who Are most affected by this have no Choice in determining whether or not they want to join the it was a happier Story when the House of representatives Cut the compulsory Union feature out of the postal Reform Bill. Since the members of the House know what the people want maybe right to work has More of a future than Cesar Chavez supposes. At any rate Reed Larson and his committee propose to continue their crusade. Distributed by King features Syndicate judge and 3 others die in gun Battle san Rafael Calif. Up a a judge two san Quentin inmates and their accomplice died Friday in a desperate escape attempt in which five persons were kidnapped at gunpoint from a courtroom. Judge Harold j. Haley 65, and three of his kidnapper so negroes who boasted Quot we Are the revolutionaries a were shot to death inside a rented yellow Van As it was hit by a barrage of police gunfire. Two of the other hostages a prosecutor and a woman jurors were wounded As was the fourth kidnappers. Two other kidnapped jurors escaped injury. Too the exact sequence of events which turned the convicts carefully planned 20-minute bid for Freedom into carnage outside the Pink and Blue Marin county civic Center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright still was being pieced together today. Inspector Ronald Retana said police Quot have not been Able to ascertain who fired first and one of the wounded hostages assistant District attorney Gary Thomas said he and not police firing from outside shot three of the kidnappers. Quot i got three of them and i Hope i killed them a Thomas 32, told District attorney Bruce b. Bales As he waited for an ambulance to take him to a Hospital for surgery on Bullet wounds in the Chest and spine. Quot i grabbed a gun from the Driver a the prosecutor added. Too the dead kidnappers were James f. Mcclain 37, who was on trial in Haleys court for assaulting a prison guard William a. Christ Mas 27, a convicted burglar there to testify and Jonathan p. Jackson 17, Pasadena Calif., who freed them at gunpoint. The wounded were Thomas mrs. Maria Elena Graham 48, of san Rafael Hie of the three kidnapped women jurors who was shot in the right and Ruchell Magee is the fourth kidnapper who was seriously wounded. The other two hostage jurors Doris Wittmer 48, Mill Valley and Joyce Rodoni 25, Points Reyes escaped unhurt. Too the escape attempt began in Haleys courtroom while Magee was on the stand testifying and their Young accomplice walked in. A he nodded at me and sat Down for a couple of minutes a said Bailiff Jim Lane. Quot then he stood up with a gun in his hands. A this is it a he said. A a in be got an automatic weapon. Everybody he went to Mcclain and gave him the automatic. Then he opened his Raincoat and took out a carbine. He said Quot freeze again just freeze. We done to intend to Hurt too the Young gunman ordered the court officials attorneys and jurors to lie on the floor and Magee went outside and forced a guard to free Christmas and two other convicts waiting in a holding cell to testify. He forced a Young couple with a baby who were in the corridor to go into Haleys courtroom. They decided to take the judge the prosecutor and the three women jurors. They also forced the judge to Call Marin county sheriff Louis p. Montano. A the said a this is judge Haley. In a in the courtroom. There Are a number of armed cons Here a reported Frank Kirby the court clerk. Too then Mcclain grabbed the phone and told the sheriff a a you re going to Call off your dogs pig. We re going to get out of Here. Call them outside the courtroom Law enforcement officers gathered while inside the convicts wired the three women together with piano wire and then the other occupants of the courtroom and told them to lie face Down on the floor. The four kidnappers and their five hostages then moved out into a corridor filled with armed officers. Holding the sawed off Shotgun to Haleys head they waited to minutes while the helpless officers watched and sheriff Montano told them a Okay lets take it easy. Everything a going to be All plaques were dedicated this Ween at the . Home Here in memory of two contributors. Of from left mrs. Paul ketels Sioux City chairman of Sarah Porter Beckwith Home Board William l. Lane Trust officer Security savings Bank Marshalltown who presented gift of Wilma a. And Dan g. Peck mrs. Ralph Wilson Marshalltown who paid tribute to the pecks and mrs. John Horn Des Moines representing the Alice tons Wells gift. Dedicate plaques in Honor of . Home contributors the Board of directors of the and mrs. John Horn of Des Moines. Iowa . Home held its Nodal mrs. Ketels president of the fall meeting at the Home 607 wast Board of directors presided at the Monroe Street August 4, 5, and 6. Service assisted by the Rev. Robert tax study committee ready to begin revising tax Structure members of the Board in attendance were mrs. Paul a. Ketels Sioux City mrs. E. S. Korfmacher Grinnell mrs. F. Stanley Davis a amp son City and mrs. W. E. Carter it. Pleasant. Prior to the meeting of the Board a special service was held at the Home to dedicate two plaques to Honor the memories of two generous contributors to the Home. Mrs. Alice tone Wells of Des l. Matheus Rector of St. Michael a episcopal Church. Other participants in the service were mrs. Davis treasurer of the Board of directors William Lane Trust officer of the Security savings Bank of Marshalltown Iowa and mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Harriett Kords hostess of the Home placed the plaques in the Home. Following the ceremony the guests were entertained by the Board of scouts from Winfield May j be quarantined Twenty six boy scouts from Winfield Letts and it. Madison Are among the scouts at Philmont scout ranch which has been placed under quarantine. Most of the 26 were from Winfield and were accompanied by leaders Bob Linden and Lindy Chrissinger. Jim Thompson of Letts is another Leader with the group also one went from it. Madison. Too Cimarron n m. Up a More than 5,000 boy scouts remained quarantined on the rugged Philmont scout ranch today As health officials worked to identify a mysterious a a pneumonia Lake disease which killed a 12-year-old scout. The sprawling 130,000-acre ranch near Here was ordered closed Friday by state health officials who feared the unknown disease could spread. Philmont endorsed by the boy scouts of America organization each year becomes the summer Home of 10,000 scouts and leaders from across the nation. Health officials in Santa be said preliminary tests indicate the Only victim of the disease a Jackson mich., scout identified As James Morris Quot died from some Type of gov. David f. Cargoes office speculated the disease might be Quot pneumonia plague a a communicable disease which can be spread by the winds. Guns silent along canal Moines a member of chapter a directors at a dinner at the Harlan died in 1968 leaving a bequest of House. Guests included the out approximately $75,000. Or. Dan g. Of town visitors and officers the Peck of Marshalltown who died local advisory committee of the Early this year provided a memorial Home and husbands the Rev. And bequest in Honor of his late wife mrs. Matheus mrs. Maude Elk Wilma a. Peck a member of chapter by in the approximate amount of $60,000. Strand mrs. Vivian Gibson miss Glenna Spraker or. And mrs. Hall Weir or. And mrs. Jack Cowan out of town guests present mrs. Kords and special guests or. To participate in the service were and mrs. J. H. Murray of burling or. And mrs. William Lane and ton. Mrs. Murray is immediate past mrs. Ralph Wilson of Marshalltown i president of the Board of directors. Act to Force integration of districts up guns fell silent along the Suez canal for the first time in 17 months today the first Day of a cease fire that United nations Secretary general Thant hailed As a step toward Middle East peace. Israel said Arab guerrillas broke cambodian troops retake town of Skourn phenom penh up a cambodian troops recaptured the Crossroads town of Skourn today behind heavy bombing and napalm attacks by Allied planes but the eight Day old Battle with communist forces in the area continued military spokesmen said. A cambodian officer who took part in the fighting said Skourn 35 Miles Northeast of phenom penh was 40 per cent destroyed in the Battle. After cambodian troops entered the town however More fighting erupted on its Western Side. The cambodian officer said communists engaged government troops at close quarters using bayonets and hand grenades after an air attack on the town was followed up with a ground assault. Fighting resumed on the Western the Calm twice however in the opening hours of the 90-Day truce. An israeli military spokesman said Arab guerrillas sabotaged a Section of Railroad line in the Gaza strip Early today and also fired several rockets into Israel from Jordan. Israel has warned it May retaliate if any of its Arab neighbors break the cease fire but there was no report of any israeli response to the two incidents today. They were the first reported Breaks in the truce on any Middle East front. Palestinian guerrilla groups have vowed not to observe the ceasefire. The israeli spokesman said a 400-Yard Section of Railroad was sabotaged near the Gaza strip Village of Khan Yunis. Several rockets arched in from Jordan a few hours later near the biblical City of Sodom. The rockets caused no damage and israeli forces in the area did not return the fire the spokesman said. Des Moines up a following a series of seven Public hearings which took them to All parts of the state members of a special legislative tax study committee Are now ready to begin the lonely and Complex task of revising Iowa a entire tax Structure. Too the 16 lawmakers who must draft proposed legislation for the 1071 famed Pasadena playhouse gone los Angeles up a the famed Pasadena playhouse which gave Many Well known actors their first break is gone. The financially troubled facility was sold at auction to the Bank of America the Only bidder Friday for $285,675.47. The theater a financial troubles came to a head four years ago when the internal Revenue service padlocked the doors because the management failed to pay $31,000 in employee withholding taxes. Top show business personalities rallied to the playhouses support and staged a special performance which raised enough in contributions and Advance ticket sales to pay the Bill. Then three years ago the Bank of America began efforts to foreclose on a $302,000 mortgage on the playhouse a Bank official said at least. 12 extensions had been granted before the foreclosure was ordered. The Sale finally was conducted after nine delays Over the past three years. Session face their jobs with mixed emotions a fully realizing the necessity of their task but knowing a solution to satisfy everyone is impossible. The last tax hearing was conducted in Des Moines Friday and about 40 persons paraded before the legislators to give their opinions on inequities in the current taxation methods and How to Correct the problems. Too sen. Ralph Potter a Marion said the hearings a held in each of in was a seven congressional districts a have been helpful to the legislators although somewhat redundant. Quot we have had a lot of opinions from people across the state and in nearly every sector a said Potter. Quot now we know that they re surprisingly he said there have been few complaints and Little bitterness in the hearings. Each speaker. Potter said was willing to give suggestions about needed too a most people have been open minded and fair a said Potter who is the chairman of the tax study group. Quot in general iowans Are saying that government is offering More services than the people want or can afford and the same goes for the school Frank Borman to Start world tour Washington up a former astronaut Frank Borman leaves monday for another world tour but this time As a government representative seeking humane treatment and release of american prisoners of War in Indochina. Borman made his first world tour after his Apollo 8 spacecraft which he commanded made the first manned orbit of the Moon in 1968. President Nixon appointed Borman now an executive of Eastern air lines As his personal representative Friday to seek third party assistance in behalf of 1,500 americans listed As missing or captured in Southeast Asia. Bormans first Stop will be Moscow. Hell also Confer with u s. Peace talk negotiators in Paris and will travel to Sweden Poland Switzerland Algeria India Laos Thailand South Vietnam Japan and Canada. Guerrillas fire on building Montevideo Uruguay up a Tup Amaros guerrillas fired on a government building with a machine gun today seven hours after the expiration of their deadline for the release of All political prisoners in Uruguay As Ransom for two kidnapped americans and a brazilian. There was no report by mid morning on the Fate of the three Kidnap victims. While police continued a massive search throughout this capital for the kidnappers and their victims four of the terrorists stole a bus and used it for the machine gun attack on a government employ yes recreation club near the City a police Headquarters. Injured Man found near wrecked car Iner Leif 47, Wayland route i was injured when the car he was Side of the town after cambodian driving went off a Sharp curve three had entered Skourn and troops claimed it retaken Washington up a the Nixon administration has gone to court to Force the integration of the last big Block of Southern school districts still maintaining a dual school system. The Justice department Friday filed suit in Federal court against a turn when his car was struck toy the state of Texas and 26 of its a Van driven by Barry Howe 24, school districts asking that they Columbus Ohio. Be ordered to carry out dese Grega Howe and Belles wife Hazel 68, tion plans when school starts three were both hospitalized weeks from now. A a a a Riverside woman Dies in collision Iowa City up a Alva Bell 73, Riverside was killed Friday afternoon in it two vehicle Accident about 12 Miles South of Iowa City at the intersection of Iowa 22 and a county Road. Authorities said Bell was making want workers Only 18 school districts in the South Are not now in compliance with integration Laws or engaged in # some form of litigation or Neotia �101111 ch0ct tion with Federal authorities the 111 Justice department said seven Are Christi Tex. Up in Geo Ian the re Are five each a Civ defense authorities sent out Virginia and Tennessee an one urgent Call Friday for skilled he idea ted charges would be filed. Attorney general John n. Mil workers to come to the storm struck said the suits were filed in Texas coast and help with rebuild Miles East of Wayland on Highway 78 sometime Early saturday morning. He was thrown from the car. Leif was found in a ditch near the curve at about 6 50 . By Ervin Leichty who was on his Way to Wayland. Leif was conscious at the time but lost consciousness again before the ambulance and Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore arrived. Leif was taken to memorial Hospital. He suffered contusions and abrasions. He is in satisfactory condition. Deputy sheriff Elmore said it appeared that the eastbound car Leif was driving went straight off the curve rolled Over twice landed pm the wheels hit a Culvert and flipped again. Elmore said that the 1961 Plymouth valiant owned by Violet Helmick Leclaire Iowa was demolished and had Leif not been thrown from it would probably have been killed. Elmore was notified of the Accident at 6 50 . A we done to know How Long the Man had been there before he was found a Elmore said. Chell my. Shingles roofers Brick masons about 75 per cent of the Merino Wool sold on the world Market is produced in Australia. Released from jail on $2000 Bond Jimmie w. Ellis 22, who was taken into custody Here recently at the request of Winona miss., authorities on a warrant charging him with forgery posted a $2,000 Bond in Justice William smarts court Here Friday night and was released from jail. Bond had been previously set at $5,000. Cars collide at top of Hill a 1966 Dodge driven by Frances d. Salzman 70, Brighton route 2. End a 1970 Chevrolet driven by Leonard o. Weaver jr., 43, Ottumwa route 3, collided at the Crest of a Hill on a county Road three Miles South of Wayland at 3 10 . Friday. Neither Driver was Hurt. The Salzman car was headed East and the Weaver car West when the Accident occurred. The Salzman car was damaged in the left Side an estimated $600 and the left front of the Weaver car was damaged about $300. The Highway a patrol investigated. Weaver was charged with failure to yield half the travelled portion of the Roadway. Federal courts in Tyler Dallas Houston and Austin against the Texas education Agency Texas electricians glaziers carpenters commissioner of education j. W. Oyster ers dry wallers Sheet Rock Edgar and the 26 districts. Eds a d Formen Are especially the suits charged that Quot with the needed. The attack occurred shortly be knowledge and consent of the Tex j sen. Ralph w. Yarborough a fore 7 . The Tup Amaros deadline As education Agency the school Tex., toured the disaster area and for acceptance of their Ransom de districts continued to operate a do est in ted Hurricane Celia May have lands was Midnight Friday. A1 school system with segregation Dore Between $500 million and $1 police said no one was injured in of both faculty and students. Some Bill on in damage. Corpus Christi districts were charged with Dis yer Jack Blackmon estimated Crim nation against mexican americans. The suits asked that each District be forced to prohibit discriminate attack. Announce appointments for seven ministers Des Moines up a Bishop James s. Thomas head of the Iowa area United methodist Church Friday announced the appointments for seven United methodist ministers. The Rev. Robert e. Hefty assumes the pastorate of the Hedrick mar Dirge at $300 million in his City Ginsburg charge on aug. 15. Alone effective sept. I the Rev. J. He u. S. Department of Agricula Ber Miller goes to the pastorate at tire office in Dallas said it was Creston the Rev. Walter Phelps to tion and to require them Quot to take shipping f00d to eight distribution Rock rapids the Rev. Leonard affirmative action to discs Tab ish j Points in a four county area where Root to Prairie City pleasant Hill that dual system of schools based 40.ooo persons need food. On race and ethnic origin Arri to Russell d. Willsey said All Correct the effects of past disc rim head of a family must do to qualify Rev. Roger Tappmeyer to prime the Rev. Vernon Sorensen to Bur the 1 Lington Asbury Spring Grove the sows and pigs missing in flood Harold Kauffman of Rural Wayland suffered a substantial loss this week when a Flash flood along Walnut Creek swept away some 40 sows and about 300 feeder pigs. As of saturday morning All but four of the sows had been found alive and for food is show up and say the Hurricane left his family Short of groceries. Corpus Christi remains under a 9 . To 6 . Curfew. Har Paullina and the Rev. Harvey a. Walker to Lake Park Excelsior. Admits error in use of word Akron Ohio up a the editor and publisher of the Akron Beacon journal admits the newspaper erred in reporting the Fri a a concluded rather than Quot report revolutionaries feared in Gas shipment Anniston Ala. Up a a Georgia mayor says the big safety Factor involved in the train shipment of deadly nerve Gas through the Southeast is mayor Ronnie Thompson of Macon. Ga., watched the loading of healthy. Orly la of the 308 feeder 1 eds a shooting deaths of four deteriorating world War ii nerve pigs had been located and the rest Jent state University students a rockets aboard a 46-car train not from Paris these hat fashions worn by cambodian soldiers in the area of embattled Kir irom but they have Flash. Kir irom is near key Highway 4. Are presumed lost. The soars and pigs were on pasture and in the process of being weaned. The Flash flood occurred at night As a result of nearly 8 inches of continuous rain. The pasture is located about 5 Miles Northwest of Coppock. Were neither necessary nor in order. Cars in collision Friday and withdrew his objection to the trains passage through Macon next u Eek. He said the army had convinced him there is no danger of Gas leakage during the trains slow trip to sunny Point n.c., where the Gas terse verse by a. C. Gordon Money Isnit everything to you but it keeps your kids Quot in touch with you. At 4 45 . Friday a car driven by Anna m. Stutzman Lockridge was going North in the too Block of vaults will be loaded aboard a ship North main Street and a car drive for disposal at sea. In by Stephen w. Nichols collided a the biggest problem is keeping with it from the rear. Both cars away revolutionaries a the people were damaged some. Who want to cause an in tarnation. Police charged Nichols with fail a1 confrontation a Thompson a Aid. Ure to Stop within the assured Clear Quot otherwise the train would Pas distance ahead. I through

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