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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 16, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news Section one 2 sections vol 92, no. 295 it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening december 16, 1970 Price to cents Cloudy these Days by John Chamberlain the of big a j. Edgar Hoover explains himself part i Washington d. C. A attorney William Kunstler defender of Yippie Leader Abbie Hoffman and the rest of the a Chicago seven a thinks that Fri director j. Edgar Hoover having Quot Given up on the Black panthers is now engaged in a plot with the chairman of the Senate subcommittee on deficiencies and appropriations senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia to prosecute people whom a White Middle class americans can identify with a notably Catholic anti War radicals. The Kunstler charges were touched off by hoovers statement before Byrds subcommittee that the Berrigan Brothers two priests now serving time in the Danbury Conn Federal prison for applying homemade napalm to draft records were part of an anti War group which was laying plans to Kidnap a White House official. Columnist Pete Hamill in new York City has gone Kunstler one better he has accused Hoover of trying to raise a Catholic bogy in general. A yup catholics a says Hamill. So the Clouds created by the growing tribe of Fri waiters gather around hoovers 75-year-old head much As they did around the head of the patriotic military Leader Aristides whom the athenians grew tired of hearing referred to As a the in a spirited two hour interview Hoover paid this respects to his critics journalistic and academic by calling them they deserve it. It is nonsense for them to Call him anti Catholic old Joe Kennedy was one of his Good friends he admired Jack Kennedy though he had his differences with Bobby Many of the Fri Are catholics and anyway very few catholics would support the so called East coast conspiracy to save lives the group of priests nuns teachers and students that had been linked by Hoover with the Kidnap plan. Too furthermore Hoover said he would not have mentioned the Kidnap plot or the conspiracy to blow up Utility lines to the senators if he did not have substantial evidence to Back it up evidence which he is prepared to put before a grand jury if the department of Justice Calls for Legal action. He stress too strongly that the Fri does not Institute Legal action it merely presents the evidence upon which action by others May be based. In a Long and Lucid accounting of his stewardship of the Fri which goes Back to the Nineteen twenties Hoover kept sounding the note of wonder that anyone even the most confirmed anti establish ment leftist could think of the Fri As a possible totalitarian menace. A a in be always been opposed to the idea of a Federal police a he said. He marvelled at the ability of some of his critics to see an Fri Gestapo in the offing citing a Princeton University professor of politics who had called him a a a Bastard for putting spies on the Princeton Campus. The a spies a As it happened belonged to a Law enforcement assistance Agency that was situated in another Section of the department of Justice and had no connection with the Fri. Hoover had not known that an Agency quite outside his jurisdiction had been asked by the government presumably the president to come up with some recommendations about dealing with the problem of student unrest. 00. It developed in the course of the conversation that Hoover thinks the Fri As presently constituted is too Large. Originally a Small body of 600, it now has 19,000 employees and when the thousand agents authorized to Deal with Campus troubles have been added along with supporting clerical help the Fri total will approach 21,000. Hoover thinks an investigatory Bureau of 5,000 would be the but before the Fri could be Cut Back the scope of the Fri National Academy an advanced training school for local Law enforcement officers would have to be enlarged. Known As the police a West Point a the Academy which is 35 years old has graduated 5,800, including nearly 200 from foreign countries. The omnibus crime control and Safe streets acts of 1968 has authorized an expansion in the number of local officers trained at the Academy from 200 a year to 2,000, in addition to Shorter specialized training for a thousand More. Tax levies higher in county for 1971 tax levies for Henry county property taxpayers for the year 1970, payable 1971, Are up across the Board again with new London corporation the highest with an increase of 10.4 per cent Over 1969, payable �?�70. New London a increase came about by 3.899 Mills More for 41.178 Mills in 1969 the school system and a corporation 1970, up 9.797 Mills millage increase of 7.392 Mills mostly for a new sewer system. Even higher than new London the property owners in the Fairfield Community District West of the Skunk River in Trenton township will experience a staggering 18.5 per cent increase in their tax Levy. School spending accounted for most of the increase with a Levy of and 50.975 in actions by s. E. Iowa College Board the Southeast Iowa Community College Board approved Bills of account in the general fund for $31.-265.62 and received a report from the citizens advisory committee by or. Robert Glenn chm. He indicated that the committee did not function properly due to Lack of attendance by the members and he pointed out tile tremendous need for improved Public relations Between the College and the Community. They approved resignations from Patricia Frazier assistant bookkeeper in the Central office and from Joann Monson Secretary in the Central office. They approved employment contracts for mrs. Marjorie Moore part time instructor for Burlington arts and science for Cecelia Ehret assistant bookkeeper in the Central office Barbara King evening Library clerk in Keokuk and 18 adult education instructors. They voted Una piously on a new name for the College and it is South Eastern Community College. This is subject to the approval by the state Board of Public instruction and will become effective at the most j prop Riate time As decided by the administration. This name received the most votes by the study body. Taken by the higher education facilities because there was not a quorum at their december meeting. Informed of the importance of the dec. 19 meeting of the Iowa Council of area school boards. It was indicated that the first edition of the tentative budget would was announced that the state Board has officially approved the building plans for phase one construction for the Burlington Campus. The Board instructed the superintendent to Send a letter to the the Only school District reporting a reduction in spending was Danville with the total Levy Down 1.2 per cent. The smallest increase in Levy was Rome corporation up about 1.1 per cent Salem had a modest increase of 18 per cent and it. Pleasant corporation Levy Only increased 3.5 per cent. In the Henry county townships the Waco school District in Marion township went up about 9.7 per cent Winfield it. Union school District in Scott township up 9.4 per cent the Winfield it. Union District in Canaan township up 9.2 per cent and Waco District in Jefferson township up 9.0 per cent. Although most increases were a result of increased school spending some school districts held their tax Askings Down by utilizing surplus funds and adjustments in non recurring expenditures. Too the tax Levy for state and county governments was up 1.682 Mills a Cross the Beard from 17.833 in �?T69 to 19.515 in 1970. The county Board of education went from 2.569 in 1969 to 2.662 Mills in 1970, an increase of 0.093. Figures for the fort Madison school District were not yet available. Too tax levies for corporations rec Sells building to Missouri Coop Roy Almond manager of the be Iowa electric cooperative association announced today the Sale of the a love building Quot located in the West Industrial Park to the be Missouri electric Power cooperative of Palmyra to. Velda White goes High off the trampoline As other members of the a pics girls trampoline team watch tuesday night Between the Reserve and varsity wrestling meets at Cottrell gym. The other team members also performed for the crowd. From left to right around tile trampoline Are Lisa Wuebkes Debbie Cornick Vickee Lewis Teri Elgar Joan Mcdowell and Regina Williams. Mrs. Kent Bennett is the teams coach. Gives details of some of county costs auditor of state Lloyd r. Smith announces that the 1969 annual a the Cash Register along with a card i slowly against the vietnamese Cash taken in Hillsboro break in i i the Phillips 66 service station at Hillsboro owned by Robert moot Hart was broken into sometime during the night tuesday and be f tween $40 and $50 was taken from time working against pc negotiators Paris up a time is working Early in january. Three injured in car crash three persons suffered injuries none serious in a two car head on crash on Highway 78 three Miles East of Wayland tuesday at 9 15 . The Highway patrol investigated. A 1965 Chevrolet driven by Fred West on one of the Sharp curves when the Leichty car went out of control crossed into the westbound Lane and collided with the Rasmussen car head on according to the patrol. Both cars were totally damaged. Leichty suffered a broken nose and was treated by a Wayland doctor. Rasmussen a wife Mildred received an injury and mrs. Rose Rasmussen 56, Central City neb. Received cuts and bruises. They were treated at Home. A charge of failure to have a car under control was filed against Leichty by the patrol. When the facilities for the expanded Academy at the Marine corps base at Quantico va., Are ready the states and municipalities will be in a better Way to fake Over some of the responsibilities of the Fri and or. Hoovers dream of a More compact Federal investigatory body will be closer to of part i distributed by King features Syndicate total % 1969 1970 inc. It. Pleasant. 93.297 96.488 3.5 new London 113.328 126.344 10.4 Winfield. 110.851 115.348 4.1 Wayland. 103.457 109.737 6.0 Salem. 95.076 96.700 1.8 i Hillsboro 102.125 109.199 6.9 1 Olds. 101.382 108.319 6.8 i it. Union 101.782 209.030 7.0 Rome. 82.132 83.073 1.1 Coppock 98.371 106.805 8.6 levies in school districts total % 1969 1970 inc. Jefferson Waco. 88.470 96.307 9.0 my com. 76.331 80.408 5.4 Wayne Waco cd 3 89.688 97.339 8.6 Waco cd 289.688 97.339 8.6 my com. Cd 3 77.549 81.440 5.0 Scott cd 2. 86.177 93.059 8.0 cd i. 84.677 92.559 9.4 j Trenton my com. Cd 3 77.742 81.505 50 i fair. Com. .73.332 86.906 18.5 Marion my com. Cd 3 77.487 81.236 4.8 a air com. Cd i 75.987 80.736 6.3 Waco cd 389.626 97.135 8.4 Waco cd i 88.126 96.635 9.7 Canaan cd i 84.482 92.376 9.3 my com. Cd 3 77.413 81.174 4.8 my com. Cd i 75.913 80.674 6.3 no com. Cd i 94.296 101.612 7.7 Tippecanoe my com. Cd 3 77.604 81.354 4.8 Center my com. Cd 3 77.400 81.197 4.9 new London no com. 95.979 102.281 6.6 my com. 77.596 81.343 4.8 Salem my com. 78.030 81.485 4.4 Harmony com 84563 92.023 8.9 Jackson my com. Cd 3 .77.346 81.093 4.8 Baltimore Dan. Com. 88.541 87.389 -1.2 . Com. 95.829 102.131 6.7 my com. 77.446 81.193 4.9 it. Mad. Com 77.283 . Nixon to hold d t of Henry county has been completed and filed in the auditor of states office in Des Moines for Public inspection in compliance with chapter la of the code of Iowa and also forwarded to the courthouse in it. Pleasant. Auditor Smith reports the costs of the Board of supervisors As follows cents omitted in All figures. Lester Meeker $6,425 Clark Burns 6,097 Wilbur Sater 6,035 the total Cost to operate the county attorneys office was $11,-570.66. The county auditor collected of smoked herring. Entrance was gained by prying open the rear door. Sheriff Crawford was called to the scene to investigate about 7 . Wednesday. Too an attempt to enter Don Glanz Many a store at Salem during the night was unsuccessful. There was communist peace negotiators in Paris and there Are growing indications Hanoi and the Viet Cong Are feeling increasingly defensive about their settlement demands. Although the communists had insisted for More than a year that they would never Budge from their May 1969, demands for a negotiate evidence of tampering at the Back j i j settlement the Viet Cong none door. Says army agents spied on leaders Washington up a Congress was told today that army intelligence agents spied on High ranking government leaders including sen. Adlai Stevenson Iii d-iu., former gov. Otto Kerner and rep 6r ii Nuovo. The a Otilit recorder collected Mike a Dill. 0.781.3 in office fees Hun liw and Sam j Ervin or d n c j Quot who released the information said it was provided by a former . Army intelligence agent who played a Large role in the spy missions j Ervin said it appeared on the basis of the information that Anny intelligence did not limit its surveillance to fringe groups with violent overtones As previously reported he said Quot it appears that army intelligence As least since 1968 but receipts and sold 1.291 dog licenses. The clerk of court collected $108,-264.65 in fees fines and Trust funds. The clerk of court issued 137 mar fishing licenses and real estate Transfer Stamps. The county recorder sold 865 Hunting and fishing licenses and sold 595 boat registrations. The county sheriff collected $5.-244.95 in fees mileage and Trust j timeless Felt compelled on sept. 17 to sweeten if Only slightly a their Quot global peace solutions which the j United states and Saigon have found too bitter to Swallow. Possibly because the Viet Cong j have been taking some propaganda lumps on the prisoner of War Issue pc Delegate mme. Nguyen Thi Binh on sept. 17 dropped her insistence that talks about prisoners could not be held until All other political issues were settled. She and the North vietnamese Delegate agreed to enter into prompt discussions a bout prisoners if and that a a big if Washington would Promise to withdraw All its troops from South Vietnam by june 30, 1971. Tells decision to clean out whole Village it. Benning a. Up a a Veteran of the my Lai sweep Testi i fied today that ofter a briefing by the company commander he and other soldiers decided a to clean out the whole Village to kill anything we saw or anything that Leonard r. Gonzalez 28, Rich i mond calif., gave the testimony before a six officer panel hearing the court martial of 1st it. William l. Calley jr., who is charged with the premeditated murder of 102 South vietnamese civilians on March 16, 1968, the Day the my Lai raid was carried out. Too Gonzalez said the briefing was Given the Day before the operation by capt. Ernest l. Medina commander of c company of which Calley a platoon was a part. A a after the briefing did you talk with sgt. Buchanan and other members of your squad and arrive at a conclusion about the briefing a asked Richard b. Kay the defense attorney. Gonzalez said he had and then related the conclusion to kill anything they saw. Too Gonzalez had testified tuesday that he left the briefing with the impression that the Village was to be destroyed. He also said it was his understanding that the enemy there a could be today he said that in the Northeast Section of my Lai 4 he saw the bodies of a about 25 women and later he said his platoon the second went North to a nother Village where he saw a group of a maybe Ion dead women. The announcement follows official action by the rec Board of directors at the meeting tuesday evening. The building was purchased by the rec some years ago from the love firm when they discontinued i manufacturing operations in it. Pleasant. At the time of Purchase j there was some thinking that the a rec would locate their general offices in that area. The rec is planning to construct additional warehouse facilities to the North of the present office building at 907 East Washington. The be Missouri Coop will operate a line Crew out of it. Pleasant and the building and tract of land will be utilized for the storage of heavy Power transmission wire transformers and equipment. Although the operation will not employ Large numbers of people the announcement complements it. Pleasant s growing list of responsible and excellent Industrial families. Sale Price of the 7,200 Square foot building and approximately 5 is acres of land is $60,000. Auditor of state Smith reports some of the costs of Henry county for various boards and departments court expense fund Road Clearing and Weed eradication Bangs disease and Bovine tuberculosis Domestic animal fund Fairground Aid fund civil defense county Hospital fund county conservation fund agricultural Extension fund county assessor auditor of state Smith the following comparisons 4 g Pendi Tures of the years 1967, $ 40,414 probably earlier and up to june of this year at least was actively Cov-14,383 ering the activities of individuals j and groups against whom no charge 3,217 of political extremism can possibly 2,725 be 5,000 in addition to Stevenson Mikva 1461 and Kerner now a Federal judge 144,260 i the army targeted for surveillance 28,834 a state and local officials plus Well known political contributors of both parties newspaper reporters religious figures lawyers and local and National political figures. Proposes tax on corporate enterprises tells of guard duty when Hughes left Las vegas Nev. Up a a witness for Howard Hughes top Man in Nevada was accused late tuesday of receiving $18,000 a apparently in connection with the mysterious departure of the billionaire Recluse from this gambling City. The baffling accusation was made by the lawyer for Hughes tool co. In its court Battle to fire Robert Maheu chief of Hughes $900 million Las vegas Empire. Hughes tool counsel Chester Davis did not try to bring out what the i Money was for nor did he reveal his purpose in accusing the witness lava be n. Forsythe in a Moue than three hour night court session that ended at la . Post. Too he said he went to the desert inn from his California Home thanksgiving eve and met j. L. Crawford one of Hughes five personal secretaries who told him to wait in the parking lot of the desert inn that night. He quoted Crawford As saying a we will be bringing someone later Forsythe said a i observed three gentlemen coming from the North Side of the desert inn. I seen two men tall in stature with one Man in the Center. They were hold 17,722 29,744 reports of ex-1968 mass trial to open Jan. 4 at Iowa City Iowa City up a a mass trial of 208 persons arrested during student disorders on the University of Iowa Campus last Spring will begin Jan. 4. Iowa City officials said the cases wore consolidate d into one trial most All business in he said Des Moines up a a proposal to tax Iowa a corporate enterprises and raise More than $28 tog up the Man in the Center million annually has been suggested to the legislative tax study committee As a possible Revenue replacement for the Iowa personal property tax. Under the plan Iowa a businesses corporations cooperatives Farmers and professional people would be taxed i per cent a year on their adjusted Gross income. This would in effect tax the enterprises Only on their yearly profits. Rep. Elmer Den Herder a Sioux Center who presented the proposal. Said the tax would Quot cover Al the witness said he was Given a White Button which Crawford told him was part of the Job. He said he also was told to ask anybody in the area without a Button to leave. Dole appears Cei Fain Choice Cabinet meetings Washington up a in an apparent Effort to improve communications with his department chiefs president Nixon has decided to hold regular Cabinet meetings every two weeks starting next year. Nixon has been criticized for failing to consult with his Cabinet officers. Last Spring Interior Secretary Walter j. Hickel complained he had trouble getting to see Nixon and did not feel he was consulted adequately about conservation policies. Hickel was dismissed last month. And 1969 secondary roads fund 1967 $686,823 1968 577.749 1969 870,601 Board of education fund 1967 $205,474 1968 216,227 1969 206,165 poor fund 1967 $123,755 1968 118,766 1969 142,215 a. D. C. Fund 1967 $14,356 1968 13,929 1969 21,193 this is the county share of the Cost. On december 31, 1969, there were an average of 49.9 cases of a. D. C. For the county with an a with the agreement of the defense attorneys. The same evidence will be used in prosecuting All 208 defendants they said. Iowa City police court judge Joseph Thornton said even though there is Only one trial and the prosecution evidence for All defendants is identical there will not necessarily be a single verdict handed Down for the whole group. Thirteen other defendants will state Penitentiary have their cases tried separately found innocent of prison escape fort Madison up a a Lee county District court jury tuesday found Fred Grear jr., 27, of Ottumwa innocent of escape. Grear a trustee failed to return from his because of different prosecution being brought against work release Job to the prison farm eve Jence oct. 5 and was apprehended in of them Tum a the following morning. 221 defendants were arrested he was serving a two year term by Jowa Highway patrolmen on for operating a motor vehicle with the nigh pc of May g As they sat a front of the old Capitol building on using adjusted Gross income figures for 1968, the tax would bring in $28.6 million annually. Last week the committee agreed to work for elimination of the Iowa personal property tax. However some additional source of Revenue must be found to replace the estimated $41 million realized from the personal property tax each year. Den Herder said the Revenue gained from a business privilege tax would be distributed to the counties on the same manner that the personal property tax has been allocated in the past. Washington up a sen. Robert j. Dole r-kan., All but announced wednesday that he is president Nixon a Choice to be the new Republican National chairman. Dole grinning Jashed with reporters about speculation that he would soon be tapped for the top party Post. But the tone of his voice and the tense of his verbs left Little doubt that the 47-year-old Kansan not Only wants the Job but will get it. He said he expected the announcement to come soon a probably this week a car slides and goes into ditch a 1970 Volkswagen driven by Coletha Millard 50, it. Pleasant route 3, went out of control on a gravel Road curve 1h Miles West of Oakland Mills at 7 30 . Wed rage of 165.9 persons and the total urls received assistance during the when he ordered the arrest of the mesday sliding on the slush and out the owners consent and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. Fund. An average of 35.58 patients were cared for at the county Home for an average Cost of $1,853. The auditor of state reported that 14 families consisting of 20 i divid the University a Campus. The arrests capped nearly a week of student disorders which followed the cambodian invasion and the Kent state shootings. Iowa president Willard Boyd said he acted on misinformation Cost in the county for the year totalled $21,193. Thirty five patients per year were cared for under the Foster Home administration officials said care and keep for an average Cost tuesday Nixon also is considering of $535. Each or a total of $19,226 a series of background meetings for the year. Across the country with editors $101,141 was the Cost of the state publishers and local officials to sex institutions fund and $37,366 was Plain his Domestic programs. Disbursed from the mental health year from the soldiers Relief fund. Three justices of the peace handled 724 cases and one mayor handled 2 cases for a total of 726 cases and along with the clerk of court collected a total of $17,163.65 in fines. Fines from the county treasurers fines fund in the amount of $16,046.90 were apportioned to 8 school districts in Henry county. Demonstrators and called on the judge to a make a distinction Between those who protested in a non violent Wray and those who protested the Iowa City police judge said he May have to change the location of the trial since the Iowa City courtroom could hold Only 130 people critical of speech by vice president Agnew Sun Valley Idaho up a Oregon gov. Tom Mccall called vice president Spiro t. Agnews address to the Republican governors association a a Rotten bigoted Little Mccall who emerged As the leading critic of the Nixon Agnew administration among Gap chief executives who met Here particularly took exception to agnews Snow and went into a ditch on the attack on those who have criticized North Side of the Road striking a the vice presidents Campaign tac Fence and a Small tree. She was not tics. He said he considered this an injured. I attack upon himself. The left front of the car was a there was the most unbelief damaged an estimated $100. The Able incredible misunderstanding of car was being driven East when the the mood of America in that rot Accident occurred. Ten bigoted Little speech a my Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore investigated. Call told a news conference tuesday night

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