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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 19, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news partly Cloudy vol 92, no. 195 it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening August 19, 1970 Price to cents Aid measure becomes Law Over veto Washington up a by refusing to Back the Nixon administrations spending curbs defecting republicans slowly Are undermining a prime gop Campaign Issue excessive spending by a democratic controlled Congress. Twice in less than two months ignoring president Nixon a orders to Cut spending Congress has overturned his vetoes. In both cases republicans deserting the administration have provided enough votes to Muster the to it a lords majority needed. Too the Senate following the example set by the House comfortably overrode Nixon a veto of the $4-4 billion Aid to education appropriations Bill tuesday. The 77-to-16 vote automatically made the measure Law. Joining with All voting democrats 23 Republican senators cast ballots against the administrations position. Sixteen republicans voted to sustain the veto. In june the Senate overrode Nixon a veto of the Hospital construction Bdl 76 to 19, with 23 republicans defecting. Too Iowa Sens. Harold e. Hughes and Jack Miller tuesday split their votes. Hughes voted to override and Miller voted against overriding. Miller said a a Iowa a share of $455 million contained in these listed items would be Only $4.3 million consisting of $3.2 million for elementary and secondary education $100,000 for impacted Aid 81 million for vocational and adult education and none for higher education because a $500,000 increase for direct student Loans would be offset by a $500,000 decrease in construction Miller said a the single greatest Aid to education the Congress could Render would be to put a Stop to inflation in High interest rates. And this Means keeping Federal expenditures in reasonable balance with Federal tax jury finds Collins / guilty of slaying $180. Will shift �?�,000 to get $600,000 Des Moines up a within the next week gov. Robert d. Ray is expected to approve a shift of $180t,000 from the department of Public instruction to the department of social services to gain More Federal Money for a work training program. The governor Wilt announce approval of the fund Transfer on Friday qualifying Iowa for about $600,000 in Federal funds to be poured into the work incentive program win. Win is used to train welfare recipients for self supporting occupations. The Federal Money ail in Matching funds would enable the state to expand the win program. Kevin bums Deputy social services commissioner said the fund switch was necessary because the 1970 Iowa legislature failed to appropriate emergency funds for the win program. Bums said the win program could be increased to train about 1,260 persons instead of the present 1,000 maximum. The win program trains Aid to dependent children add recipients for jobs pays them for taking the training and helps place them in stable jobs. Ann Arbor Mich. Up a a jury of six women and six men today found John Norman Collins guilty of first degree murder in the sex slaying of a coed. He was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment. The defense announced plans to Appeal the decision which was reached by the jury after about 272 hours of deliberation. Too Collins a 23-year-old former College senior was charged with the two cities to conduct own census by up the cities of fort Madison and Oskaloosa announced plans to conduct their own census in order to Check on preliminary . Census Bureau figures indicating decreasing populations. In fort Madison the City is protesting an indicated population drop of 2,000 persons Over the past to years. The recount will be conducted later this month by a group of local civic clubs. Officials said the tax loss to the City for both Road use and liquor tax rebates would be about $500,-000 Over the next to years if Federal preliminary figures hold. At Oskaloosa City officials ordered a private Survey to locate 531 a missing persons not recorded in the . Census preliminary figures. A private census three years ago indicated 531 persons More than Federal figures. The City Council decided to hire two women to Call everyone listed in the Oskaloosa Telephone directory to determine where the 531 persons went. The recount in fort Madison is to be conducted aug. 26 by an organization known As the United services Council of fort Madison. Preliminary 1970 census figures show fort Madison a population to be 13,108, a loss of 2,139 from the 1960 count. However local officials contend 350 new houses and 62 Mobile Homes have been added to the City tax Rolls since 1960. July 23, 1969, torture sex slaying of Karen sue Beineman 18, grand rapids. Her death was the last of seven sex slayings which terrorized two University communities two years. The killings stopped shortly before Collins arrest july 31 1969. No one has been charged in the other six deaths but Collins faces a murder charge in the sex slaying of a 17-year-old girl near Salinas Calif., in june 1969. Monterey county Calif authorities said extradition proceedings would begin immediately. Too when the jurors filed into the crowded courtroom at 9 33 . Est Collins Mother sat in the front Row of spectators 20 feet away from her son a As she had sat during the Long proceedings. Collins sat impassively when William g. Billmeier. The jury Foreman announced the verdict. A gasp swept through the courtroom but Collins showed Little emotion. Defense attorney Neil Fink asked that the jurors be polled. The court clerk asked each juror a was this and is this your verdict a each answered county circuit judge John Conlin set sentencing for aug. 28, after thanking the jurors a As profusely As i am Abler for their services. Throughout the trial the jurors were locked up except on one or two occasions when they were allowed to see their families. One Way of foiling plane Hijacker Hamamatsu Japan up a a Man armed with what turned out to be a toy pistol today seized an All Nippon airlines Jet with 81 persons aboard but was captured by Ponce when he was allowing a pregnant woman having labor pains to leave the plane after he forced it to land. The japanese transportation ministry said the Boeing 727 Jet was hijacked shortly after it took off from Nagoya in Cen Trad Japan in late afternoon on a flight to Chitose on the northernmost japanese Island of hokkaido. There were 76 passengers and a Crew of proposed plan for state do aboard the ministry said. I ploys. Arrested Here for Fairfield Marion Alton Williams 39, Fairfield was arrested by police Here wednesday at 12 30 . At the request of Fairfield police for questioning in connection with the stabbing of Williams brother Keith Wayne Wiliams 38, Fairfield about 9 pm. Tuesday at a Home in West end addition in Fairfield. Fairfield police were notified by Jefferson county Hospital authorities that Keith Williams was a patient with a Stab wound in his stomach. Police said that Keith at first said the wounds were inflicted by his brother Marion but before being taken to University hospitals in Iowa City said that he Keith had fallen on a broken Beer bottle. Fairfield authorities said that it Vinas possible tha Keith Williams was stabbed by hts brother Marion in an affray at a House Iii West end addition about 9 pm tuesday. Keith Williams condition is reported As serious. Marion Wiliams who was arrested at the Home of a brother James in it. Pleasant is on parole of tier serving part of a term in the state Penitentiary for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. State parole Board authorities were notified and requested that Marion Williams be held. He was held in the City jail Here and then transferred to the county jail. Fairfield authorities were to come help for him. Three cars in Chain mishap at Wayland Linda r. Conrad 27, Brighton suffered facial cuts in1 an Accident involving three cars in Wayland tuesday at 9 pm and was taken to the Jefferson county Hospital at Fairfield. According to sheriff Van Crawford who investigated the Conrad woman was driving West on Highway 78 in a 1967 Chevrolet. Her car missed a curve and travelled 300 feet from the intersection of the Highway and Jefferson Street and collided with the rear of a parked 1970 Plymouth owned by Warren l. Miller Washington and the a struck a Corner of the Kent warehouse and loading Dock. The Miller oar was shoved into a parked 1967 Volkswagen owned by Richard j. Miller Kalona. The Conrad and Warren Millier cars were totally damaged. The rear of the Volkswagen was damaged. Linda Conrad was charged with failure to have a car under control. Hijacks jetliner to Cuba Senate for expansion of system Washington up a the Senate voted today for expansion of the safeguard anti ballistic missile system a a Clear Cut working on birdhouses Are left to right Barbara Gray it. Pm Mona Schultz it. Pm Linda Bright it. Pm Vicki Parker Wayland Betty Klopfenstein Winfield Julie Rossiter Winfield Susan Busbee Winfield Ruth Burkhiser Danville Leader Jolene Davey it. Union Kathy Barton it. Pm sue Ruschill West Point Tammy Wright Winfield Erick Bloom Winfield Leader Danny sch offelman it. Pm Danny Hoover it. Pm Phil Hassenfritz it. Pm Carla Trees Winfield Cindy Hill it. Pm Donna Comstock it. Pl., Danny Proctor it. Pm Jennifer Hoover it. Pleasant. Illegal to Transfer to cover plan Des Moines up a an Iowa attorney general a opinion today held it would be illegal except by action of a special session of the legislature to Transfer enough Money from the Highway commissions primary Road fund to cover a pm san Juan puerto Rico up a a trans Caribbean airways pcs jetliner with 149 persons aboard was hijacked today on a flight from Newark . To puerto Rico and ordered to Fly to Cuba. The Federal aviation Agency Faa in new York reported the plane landed in Havana at 5 19 . Edt. The aircraft was scheduled to continue its flight to san Juan from Havana but there was no indication when it would be allowed to leave Cuba. An airline spokesman said the planets Pilot capt. William Cunningham advised the san Juan International Airport of the Hijack three hours after taking off from Newark at 12 30 Arn. Eidt. It was the first hacking of a trans Caribbean airways plane. Active game participation left to right Tom Bates it. Pm Rodney Hanze Swedesburg Danny Hanze Swedesburg Judy Salt Maman Winfield Norma Moehle Mlp Julia Unkrich Winfield Leader Susan Kreutner it. Pm Leader Erick Pankoke Winfield Leader Hiick Smith it. Pm Mitchell Miller new London Kirk Miller new London Kathy Peterson it. Pm. Terry Nebel it. Pm Leader. 4-hers Active at Day Camp in Saunders Park the Henry county Roll and 12 year old 4-ii�?Ters were Day camping at Saunders Park three Days lamp St week. Co directors were Ruth Burkhiser and Linda Dowell. Senior High age 4-h members assisting As leaders were Erie Bloom Erie Pankoke Terry Nebel Susan Kreutner Kathy Peterson and Julia Unkrich. Activities included Active and quiet games crafts olympics nature study and swimming. Local Man killed a. In Missouri mishap Paul leu 51, it. Pleasant route 2, was killed at 9 . Wednesday at a construction site two Miles South of Hermann mo., on Highway 18. He was superintendent for the h. R. Houk Cost act Ion co., of West Des Moines and land his office this summer in Wright City to. According to information received Here authorities who investigated stated that leu and his son j John 19, were working along the Highway when their 1970 Model truck became stuck in mud. John leu backed another truck to pull the stuck truck out stopped and jumped out to assist authorities said. The second truck then lolled Back and pinned Paul leu Between it and tire truck that was stuck. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a Hospital in Hermann. Surviving besides the son., John r. At Home Are or. Leu a wife the former Margaret Mathews another son James a Maryville to. Two daughters Linda and Laurie both Ait Home six Brothers. Edison of it. Pleasant route 5 if and Roy both of Fairfield John Ash Eville . Clifford a., Walker and Harvey g. Of Danville two Sisters mrs. Roy Nessen Chicago and mrs. Ruth Ruhl Santa Barbara Calif. The body was to be taken to the Raymond funeral Home in Fairfield. Services Are pending. Water off in two areas thursday . Waiter will be shut off in two areas in Southeast met. Pleasant on thursday afternoon from i to 3 pm. While hydrants Are being repaired. The areas to be shut off Are on Locust from Washington to Green and on Clay from Walnut to Harrison. Recent Flushing of hydrants As a routine procedure to test the hydrants and the water pressure has resulted in finding some hydrants that need replacing. Rec promotes Roy Almond Roy Almond office manager of these Iowa electric cooperative association has been promoted to the position of assistant general manager of the Coop. The action was taken by the Board of directors at their regular monthly meeting on tuesday. Almond has been employed by the cooperative some 30 years with responsibilities in office management and procedures general accounting and other duties. His promotion was made effective August 15th. Two named to inc positions the appointment of two assistant professors to fill vacancies in the teacher education and psychology departments at Iowa Wesleyan College was announced today by or. Louis a. Haselmayer Wesleyan president. Or. Helen g. Tiahrt an instructor of psychology at Colorado state College the past year replaces psychology prof. Henry Goldstein who resigned this Spring after a year at inc. Or. Tiahrt 41, a native of Beatrice neb., holds a b.s., degree from the u. Of Nebraska and m a., and de. D., degrees in psychology from Colorado state. Or. Charles r. Reid joins the i Wesleyan teacher education department after a year on the faculty at j the u. Of California at Berkeley. Or. Reid 43. Holds bachelors and masters degrees in music from the u. Of Wisconsin and an de. D., from the u. Of California. He has special secondary teaching credentials i music and general secondary credentials from California. Hortense Crawford an associate professor in the inc education department during 1969-70, has gone to part time status in the department and prof. Gil Nichols of the department will be on leave during 1970-71. Education professor Ken Arbogast on the inc faculty since 1967, resigned to take a position in the Cedar rapids school system. Corn higher on Board Chicago up a wheat com Rye and soybeans were substantially higher Oats higher at the close today on the Board of Trade. Wheat was up 2 i to 6m cents com up 5 j to 8l Oats up 114 to 3aa Rye up 3 to 7 soybeans up 34 to 6. J there was Broad trading in com futures with blight damage still a major influence on the Market. Action to fight organized crime needed Schwengel Olds a the failure of the House judiciary committee to take action on president Nixon a proposals to fight organized crime is tragic a congressman Fred Schwengel said today. At a luncheon Here Schwengel stated a in Light of the problems caused by organized crime the inaction of the House judiciary committee is the highest of Schwengel said that the Senate has approved the Nixon legislation but that hearings have not even begun in the House. A a Republican Congress would bring action on Bills to combat organized crime. It would help president Nixon a other efforts to bring organized crime under control a Schwengel said. The first District legislator praised Nixon a appointment of a National Council on organized crime. The Council is formulating coordinated National strategy for the elimination of organized crime. Schwengel said. A if the Congress enacted the presidents proposals to counteract organized crime Law enforcement officials would be better equipped and the presidents Council would be Able to plan More is Counselor expected Here in october Al Waters director of admissions at Iowa Wesleyan College met with the it. Pleasant chamber of Commerce Board of directors wednesday noon at the Harlan House. Waters outlined a program tentatively set for october 12, in which the College will invite High school Counselor from Southeast Iowa schools to visit the Campus and Community. The chamber Board had previously agreed to assist financially in a luncheon for the Counselor and in the tour around the Community. The Board confirmed their commitment and Dale Longwell David Heaton and or. Harold Rankin were named to a special committee to work with the College administration. Too Bob Waters reported on the 4-h livestock Sale at the recent Henry county fair and informed the Board that a steer was purchased by the chamber from Kevin Mickey two hogs from Alan Rodgers and two lambs from Randy Pickle. The animals were re sold to commercial buyers. Too manager Don Moth and Richard Wittich reported to the Board on Christmas decorations. In the past the decorations have been owned by the chamber and replacement items purchased from time to time. The Board passed a motion whereby a rental Type agreement will be signed for the Supply of 32 new colonial lanterns and one 14 foot Candle at a figure not to exceed $3,500 for a 3-year period. The new decorations will be used in the downtown area and Bells will be used along Washington Street. Too Gary Williams reported on the solicitation of funds for tile Central business District study and stated that a total of $2,472.50 has been collected or pledged to Date. This is $1,277.50 Short of the required funding and Williams committee will make Call backs during the next 30 Days. Too Gary Doak manager of metro mail was elected to the chamber Hoard of directors to fill the unexpired term of Mike Mcsweeney who has resigned due to his Transfer Back to new York City. Pooch Miler president Gary Weigel appointed or. Harold Hankin As chairman of the Salute to Industry event scheduled for october. Legislative Victory for president nixon1. The vote rejecting a move to Block expansion was 53 to 45. The administration Victory was assured when opponents fatted in their second and final attempt to confine deployment if the defense weapon to two Sites authorized last year in North. Dakota and Montana. Too the vote on an amendment by sen. Edward w. Brooke r-mauss., gave the administration what it Felt was an important bargaining wedge in the soviet american arms control talks. It will enable the and Misisti Atin to build two new safeguard Sites to protect strategic missiles and bombers in Missouri and Wyoming. Safeguard is designed to protect minuteman missiles and b52 bomber bases from a possible Surprise soviet strike that would paralyse the . Land based nuclear Arsenal. In tells health \ Council to act Des Moines up a gov. Robert d. Ray today directed the Iowa comprehensive health planning Council to get to work immediately to Correct the present shortage of health personnel in the state. In remarks to the group the governor said the acute Lack of manpower especially in Rural areas has become Iowa a number one problem. Thorp closes of Al office the Thorp inc., located at 121 n. Main has closed its it. Pleasant operation effective tuesday aug. 18. The decision has been part of general re organization of the company and it is understood that several other offices in Iowa and Wisconsin will be closed. Accounts handled by the it. Pleasant office have been transferred to the Washington Iowa office. Bruce Shepard manager of halt unit of Viet Cong phenom penh up a cambodian troops with South vietnamese Aerial support halted a Viet Cong unit nine Miles from phenom penh tuesday night. The us. Command today reported the loss of two american f4 phantom jets and a troop carrying helicopter Over Vietnam. Allied forces killed. 20 North vietnamese and Viet Cong in two clashes near artillery bases Alang the laotian Border Early today. Irs revokes tax exemption for la schools Washington up a to a internal Revenue service today revoked the tax exemption of la All White private schools in Mississippi which refused to adopt policies against radial disc lamination. It was to Lac first suspension action by the irs under its new pfc icy to deny tax exemptions to schools which practice Diacri Mida tion. The irs decision Means that gifts to the schools a a chief source of financial Aid for most private academies a can no longer be deducted from a donors income tax. It also Means t he schools will have to taxes on any income they earn. Approve bid for River Bridge Ames up a the Iowa Highway commission today approved the the local office the past 4 to months bid submitted by the Pittsburg has been promoted to manager of the Iowa City operation. $250,000 damage in Newton fire Der Moines steel company Pittsburgh pa., for the building of the toll Bridge Over the Mississippi River at Muscatine. The contract totals $5,136,909.27 approximately $12,000 under the second Low bidder a Chapper engineering company. Belvidere 111. There were six bidders on the project with the highest bid being More than $6.68 million. The project is scheduled few com Newton up a damage was estimated at $250,000 in a fire that gutted the Newton building Center tuesday. Three other businesses in the area Cletion in december 1972. Were damaged by smoke and fire but damage was not believed to be serious. Four of the Newton firemen were overcome by smoke and two were hospitalized for treatment and observation. Terse verse by a c. 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