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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 29, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Thiemt pleasant news in partly Cloudy vol. 92, no. 204 it. Pleasant Iowa saturday evening August 29, 1970 Price to cents promises continuing Aid to Thailand Bangkok up a vice pres Man at the conclusion of a round of Dent Spiro t. Agnew tonight ended his five nation tour of Asia by promising a continuing flow of . Military and economic Aid to Thailand. Agnews pledge was announced by thai foreign minister Thanet Kho phone service outage for 200 Homes approximately 200 Homes in Northeast it. Pleasant were without Telephone service for several hours starting at 1 30 . Friday when a 100-pair Cable was accidentally out. The area affected was North of East Madison Street and East of North Harrison. City water department workmen were digging in the Alley Back of the Melvin Talbott residence 304 East Henry when the Cable was accidentally Cut. They were digging to repair a leak in the water main in that area. Splicing operations on the Cable began at 2 30 . Friday and continued through the night until completed. Work was being hampered because of the flow of water into the excavated Hole from the water main link. State treasurer to visit threshers treasurer of state Maurice Barringer will visit the old threshers and settlers reunion on monday. Sept. 7th. He will arrive at the Headquarters tent at 11 00 . And will have lunch on the grounds in Mcmillan Park. His hosts for the occasion will be county auditor Ruth Ogg county treasurer Arnold Lindeen county recorder Helen Virden Donald e. Young curriculum director of the it. Pleasant Community elementary schools and representative and mrs. Charles Strothman. Or. Barringer will be in the cavalcade of Power before the grandstand. He plans to leave the Park at 3 00 . That afternoon. Talks Between Agnew and Premier Thanom Kitti Fachorn. The talks focused on Thailand a plans to withdraw its 12,000-Man expeditionary Force from South Vietnam and More american assistance for Thailand. A we have no doubt of u. S. Sincerity to help Thailand a Thanet told reporters. Asked if Thailand would Send thai forces to fight in Cambodia Thanet said a your preference has always been to solve this situation through political and diplomatic Means but if the situation in Cambodia threatens the Security of Thailand we have no alternative but to safeguard our National Thanet said Agnew told Premier Thanom that the Vietnam nation program is not enough and that communist forces must also be fought in Cambodia Laos and Thailand. No details were reported on agnews Promise of military and economic Aid to Thailand. But the Nixon administration has said that american troops will not be sent into asian nations to fight communists. Agnew has sounded the a do it yourself theme for asian defense in his week Long Mission that has taken him to South Korea nationalist China. South Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand. Communist troops ambush . Convoy Saigon up a communist troops ambushed a . Infantry Convoy on a mountainous Highway in the Central Highlands Friday touching off a Day Long Battle that Cost the worst american casualties in ground fighting in five weeks. The . Command said today six americans were killed and 26 wounded. Two communists were these two air fore missiles the hound do and Quail will be of display at the it. Pleasant municipal Airport starting wednesday september 2nd and remain until september 1th. Both missiles Are normally carried by the giant b-52 strategic bomber can Deal a nuclear knockout punch to a primary target. The Quail is a Decoy missile designed to fool enemy radar. Hound dog and Quail missiles scheduled for display Here Young gals Quot need to Call Mother Quot two Young gals believed to be the same two on two different occasions have had need to Call their Mother twice this week according to a report to the news. On tuesday two girls about 8 and la years old approached a woman in the business District and the younger one asked for a dime a so she could Call her Friday two girls of the same description approached a Niece of the first woman Auld the younger one asked for a dime a so she could Call her failure to respond resulted in name calling usually reserved for a female dog. Stationery Gas engines show grows and grows one of the Midwest a largest collection of stationery Gas engines will be brought together in an exhibit at the Midwest old settlers and threshers reunion which opens in it. Pleasant september 3 and continues through september 7th. Three Hundred Are expected and some will be coming from As far away As California Michigan Indiana and Ohio. 90% Are in operating condition. This phase of the 21st annual steam show is under the supervision of the Iowa chapter of the Early Day Gas engine and tractor association. Added this year will be an expanded trading Post Over previous years. In 1966, the exhibit had Only a dozen engines in 1969 there were 230 such engines and this year the expansion continues and 300 Are expected Many will be performing such tasks As providing Power for the Corn Sheller Small Sawmill oat Huller Burr Mill grist Mill and Tost stand. One of the air forces most potent weapons the supersonic hound dog air to surface missile and a Quail Decoy missile will be displayed at the it. Pleasant Airport on sept 2 through 7th. Both missiles Are operational with the strategic air command Sac. They Are used on sacks powerful b-52 bombers. The versatile hound dog complements the b-52 in several ways. As a weapon it can perform a number of elusive Maneu vers to Aid its penetration of enemy defences. It can a pseudo destination and then abruptly change to a course which will bring it Over the real target. In addition the 43-foot missile can destroy the enemy from one of four launch approach modes which allows it to attack a target be programmed to proceed toward from High or Low altitudes. The Quail designed to dilute and degrade an enemy a defences is a Decoy missile. Released from the weapons Bay of an attacking b-52, the Quail electronically simulates the full sized air plane. The missiles will be on display from 9 . To 4 30 . Daily. Returned to Mhz City police and the Highway patrol took Carroll d. Calhoun 26, it. Pleasant into custody at 12 40 . Saturday and returned him to the mental health Institute from which he has been missing since last june. Officers found that Calhoun had no Drivers License when they stopped the car he was driving. He resisted officers but was subdued and taken to the Mhz at 2 50 . Queen wants to be Singer new York up a Stephanie m. Clark 19, of Washington d. C., won the third annual miss Black America contest Friday night. The first runner up was Sylvia Alexis Smith 23, of Durham n. There were girls from 30 states and the District of Columbia in the Competition. The new Queen a Sophomore at Ithaca College Ithaca n. Y., wants to be a professional Singer. When she was crowned miss Clark raised her right fist to the audience in the Black Power Salute. Farmington a a 58-year-old retired teamster Riding a bicycle from Burbank Calif to Dayton two from county Man Farmers Union Booth marching band j Riding bicycle so he can think by Sally Moreland with no Home ties he recalled a i always done my thinking in a although he stated that he was. In no hurry to get anywhere when Ohio chose this Mode of travel on pressed for an arrival Date Krug the open Road because a a Man has Gaid he plans to get to Dayton to take time to Ohio by september 14. He explain Arthur Krug of Dayton left Bur j cd that it was just 400 Miles from Bank on a bicycle May 13 and Ped it. Madison and this would be easy co captains for 1970-71 Are sen aged to Oakland and Yosemite at a Duck soup he said ions Jane Prottsman daughter of or. And mrs. Donald Prottsman names officers officers for the mph marching Panther band for the 1970-71 school year were elected at the organizational meeting held tuesday aug. 25. Physician charged with defrauding Ottumwa up a in the first criminal prosecution involving the Iowa medicaid program an Ottumwa physician has been charged with defrauding the state of $3,035 during 1968. Or. David l. Rater 72, was indicted on nine counts for alleged fraudulent Billings of nine nursing Home patients. The indictments were handed Down by the Wapello county grand jury. The fraud charges cover 1968, the first year of medicaid operations in Iowa. Social services commissioner James Gillman said Rater had been enjoined from participating in the program since a a peer review of charges and services uncovered discrepancies. Known killed and one was taken prisoner. Field reports said most of the casualties were inflicted on a Rifle platoon of the 4th infantry division which reinforced the Convoy defenders in a helicopter Airlift. The command also said four other americans were killed and me was wounded when a uh1 Huey helicopter gunship was shot Down near the ambush site Northeast of an Khe 240 Miles Northwest of Saigon in the Central Highlands. It was the fifth helicopter crash this week. A total of 40 americans were killed or missing and believed dead in the five crashes. The worst crash was thursday when a big troop carrying ch47 Chinook helicopter was hit by communist fire. And Van Rommel son of or. And mrs. Arthur Rommel. Both have served the band during their entire High school careers. Lieutenants Are juniors Judy Scott daughter of or. And mrs. Francis Scott and Jerry Tolson son of or. And mrs. Glenwood Tolson. Four sergeants were elected this year to help with duties pertaining Ralston Lynn and John Rockwell mainly to marching band and band of the Henry county Farmers in carnival. These students Are Wen Ion manned the Iowa Farmers Dell Bare senior son of or. And an easy Pace. From Oakland on i Krug said his biggest problem on june 29 he a poured it on until he the Highway was a the guided misfit Nebraska in August. J silos. When cars go that fast they re Sun bronzed and lean the 6 foot missiles a he charged. He chuckled 4 Inch former truck Driver said he As he revealed that a the never Fin has not used a bicycle much since shed anything in his life except Union Booth at the state fair thursday. Hundreds of notebooks pencils and tracts outlining the goals of Farmers Union were Given to visitors. Colourful fans were Given the ladies and were very popular because of the heat. A drawing is being held for a free Bushel of seed Corn and two of last years winners stopped by again during the Day. The Booth is located on the South Side of the varied industries building. Heavy Competition came from an adjoining Booth on dog training which had two Slick Schnauzer dogs on exhibit. It was thought that next year we might compete with a colourful Baboon or some other suitable live attraction Rockwell said. Among those from Henry county attending were mrs. Warren Stiefel mrs. Dale Waters Dan Mcallister Elmer Garrels Hon. Charles Strothman chairman of the House committee on agriculture and Hon. Richard Stageman of Council Bluffs. Mrs. John Bare Martin Neubauer Sophomore son of or. And mrs. Edmund Neubauer Scott Boa Sophomore son of or. Amp mrs. Dale Boal and Jim Perron senior son of or. And mrs. Clifford Perron. 40 years ago when he Rode 3,100 Miles to Mexico City. One this this he has to do. He said that he would have quit in he carries about 200 pounds of Nebraska if he Hadnot told so Many extra weight on the bicycle. His people he was doing it. Of. Pleasant Community school Calendar sept. Sept. Sept. Cleaning for threshers reunion the a ladies of the mop Are members of business and professional women a club cleaning the Little school for the threshers reunion. Left to right Harriet Willows Gertrude Smith Marie Crane Jean Church Florence Billings and Dorothy Potter. Sept. Sept. Sept. In new teachers orientation 2, 3, 4�?workshop and in service 8�?first Day of school sept. Ion Junior High and High school pictures sept. Llu Junior High school and High school pictures sept. Llu football Des Moines North Here at 7 30 . Sept. 12�?football, Central Argyle Jav there 14�?school election 14-football, Burlington sophomores there 17�?football, Ottumwa 9th Grade there sept. 18�?football, Quincy Christian bros., there at 8 . 21�?school Board meeting 21-football, Washington sophomores Here at 7 . 22�?extension course Sui at High school at 7 . 22-football, Fairfield 8th Grade Here 23-football, Waco 7th Grade Here at 4 30 . 24-football, Fairfield 9th Grade there at 7 . 25-football, Washington Here at 7 30 . Sept. 28-football, Fairfield sophomores there at 7 . Sept. 29-football, it. Madison 8th Grade there at 4 30 . Gear includes a sleeping bag a Large Tarp a gasoline stove pots and pans Mosquito netting a Wicker Basket and transistor radio. The cooking equipment which adds weight to the gear is for emergencies. A in Nevada Wyoming and Nebraska a Man could starve to death Between towns a he declared. A but Here in Iowa they got when asked if he would make such a trip again he replied with a firm he added that he might climb another Mountain or most anything but not the Highway on a bicycle. Next year he plans to take a slow trip to iguana Guam on a tramp Steamer. Despite his criticism of the traffic it was obvious he enjoys biking restaurants and i approve of res because he likes per ple if a Tau rants a he beamed. Travels alone in a car and Tralle re 000 it could get lonely a he explained. In Farmington on thursday he 1- stopped at the Bridge cafe for Din it it t Ner and planned to spend the night patient missing in Shimek state Forest. One Day a Mark nest amp i 14 Centerville a a week he stops at a hotel to clean up. The last Stop was Centerville j Krug keeps a log and every few Days he mails it to his sister mrs. William g. Hibner in Dayton Ohio. She sends his Small dividend checks from stocks to Post offices along the route. Krug retired As a teamster Jan. I 1970. He formerly worked for the Kenosha Auto transport at Springfield Ohio. He delivered trucks on the drive a Way system. A Bachelor Tient at the mental health Institute was reported As missing since 3 . Friday. He is 6�?T, 132, with blonde hair and Blue eyes. He was wearing a Blue shirt and Tan pants when last seen. Terse verse repartee when All is said is what you wish you had said. . Recount adds Only 19 it. Madison a As the . Census Bureau says fort Madison is a City of 13,000 people a not 15,000 or 16,000. This was confirmed Friday by results of a special population recount conducted by the United service clubs Council Buscc. The us cd a figures counted by a soc committee then confirmed by computer equipment shows fort Madison a present population As 13,-127 a just 19 More than the . Census bureaus preliminary 1970 figure of 13,108 announced last May. A the results of the special recount naturally Are disappointing a a said Buscc project chairman Roger Higgins today a but at least any question about inaccuracies of the government census in april has been Higgins said the results of the recount make contesting the governments preliminary figure the Buscc had hoped to obtain data with which local officials could Challenge the census bureaus 1970 preliminary count which shows port Madison a population has dropped about 14 per cent a 2.139 a since Idso. The City a i960 official population was 15.247. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Fulton accuses Ray of violating own injunction Des Moines a idea _ the handling of the Wadena Rock festival got into the political Arena this weekend with governor Robert Ray being accused of violating his Awn injunction. The accusation was Tevelly his democratic opponent Robert Fulton who claimed Ray a violated his own injunction by going to tto festival while the injunction a still in Force thus placing the sitting judge in an impossible station a both Ray and Fulton Are lawyers. I the democratic candidate for governor in a prepared statement charged the attorney general a office of refusing to try the contempt action against sound storm inc., sponsors of the Rock festival. Fulton also lambasted attorney general Richard c. Turners staff for asking that the Bond be set at Only $100, an amount which Fulton called a wholly finally Fulton accused Turner of agreeing to the dissolution of the injunction by an illegal writ of mandamus sought by sound storm at the time of the hearing. Fulton said his charges were based on a transcript of the hearing that took place on july 31 before judge e. B. Shaw of Elkader. The transcript Fulton stated shows that assistant attorney general Douglas Carlson stated he could not be in court because of a prior out of town commitment. A speedy trial of contempt hearings for violation of court orders is essential if these orders Are to be meaningful. The refusal of the attorney general to bring this matter to a speedy trial is a direct slap at the supreme court from whom the attorney general and governor sought the original injunction a Fulton stated. A the attorney general and governor waited from wednesday when they knew the injunction was being violated until Friday before finally deciding to seek a contempt citation. At that time a Fulton charged a they completely caved in to sound attorney general Turner countered that a what or. Fulton says of our handling of the matter is clearly not Turner said he first Learned of the pending festival on monday july 27. Old hotel at Eldon Burns to underwrite pipeline Cost Houston up a the Humble Oil corp. Said Friday eight Oil and pipeline companies have formed an association to underwrite construction of the controversial trans Jalaska pipeline from the Oil Rich North slope of Alaska. Interior Secretary Walter j. Hick Al said in san Clemente calif., he expects construction to begin in late Winter or Early Spring. The newly formed organization Eldon up a fire suspected called Alyeska an alaskan word As arson destroyed the 100-year-meaning a the Good land already old hotel located in this South a Sec has delivered 300 Miles of pipeline Ern Iowa Community about 3 to Alaska. The pipeline will stretch today from Prudhoe Bay on the North the 52 room a Story Brick slope South to the All weather port Structure had not been used As an of Valdez. Hotel for approximately 40 years and housed Only some old stoves and a swing set. Everett Collins owner of the building said he had planned to tear Down the Structure and Salvage the materials. Eldon fire marshal Vern Johnson said that two weeks ago his office received a threat that the Structure would be burned. Johnson said investigations Are also continuing on two other fires believed to have been deliberately set. One in Eldon and the other near Selma. Jet Arthur Krug stops at Farmington. Hotel manager leaves suite Deis Point ,1 up a tile manager of a downtown Des Moines hotel who barricaded himself in his hotel suite and held police at Bay for 24 hours left his room Friday after his attorney posted $100 Bond on a charge filed against him of pointing a gun at a policeman. De Snell had said lie would kill anyone who entered after he bolted the doors and nailed boards across the four outside windows leading to the room. Elded to Hole up in the hotel after learning he was sought on charge of assault with intent to of Montt police said Neil apparently de i great bodily injury

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