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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 18, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa J the it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 297 it. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening december 18, 1970 Price to cents Cloudy these Days by John Chamberlain the of big a j. Edgar Hoover explains himself part ii Washington d. C. A another of William Kunstler a strange charges is that Fri chief j. Edgar Hoover by telling the Senate about a White House kidnapping plot is somehow implicated in a National policy of a keeping Young people in a state of the idea seems to have gone abroad that the Fri has infiltrated the College Campus in a grand flanking Man Euver against academic Freedom and the right of dissent. Now it is perfectly True that the Fei has been authorized to add one thousand agents to its staff to enable it to Deal with Campus troubles. However the Fri is still waiting for Federal funds to carry through the recruitment and training of the thousand. Currently the recruitment has been going on at the rate of 50 a week with half of the new complement coming from the ranks of retired veterans of Vietnam. It will be March of 1971 before the roster is Complete and since it takes three months to train an agent before he can be sent to the Field the Fri wont be Able to Send a a swarms to the Campus for some time to come. Too the vision of a mass infiltration however will be just As idiotic next March As it is now. For one thing the Law limits the use of Fri agents to determining the human source of damage to College property which is wholly or partly or partly funded by Federal Money. Once there has been a bombing or a burning or a defacement of federally supported property the Fri can be called in to investigate. But it is Light years away from or. Hoovers purpose to touch such a subject As a academic since there Are More than 2,000 campuses in America the government is in effect giving him half a Man per Campus to Deal with arson and the manhandling of Deans. If there is any interviewing of students and professors to be done in the Pursuit of legitimate information or. Hoover said it would be done off Campus. As a matter of record the students have far less to fear from the Fri than from local grand juries the 7,500-Page Fri report on Kent state while it did not a a concluded As was said in some quarters that the National guard had any criminal responsibility for the deaths of four students could be interpreted As critical of the training of the guard in handling firearms. It also presented the evidence of student delinquency including Rock throwing but leaving a a conclusions about the distribution of guilt to the grand jury. How anyone can see any menace to a academic Freedom in such an evenhanded approach is a mystery to or. Hoover. Too the surveillance of organizations that Hope to carry disruption to the colleges and spread a a revolution in society is of course something else again. The Fri can cite As a fact that local police in conjunction with arrests in Black Panther offices have uncovered 125 machine guns sawed off shotguns rifles and hand grenades together with Molotov cocktails homemade bombs and thousands of rounds of ammunition in Panther arsenals within the last two years. Therefore since the Panther leaders have repeatedly called for a revolution a the Fri considers it relevant to its charter to keep track of the Campus appearances of Black Panther speakers. The list runs to More than four pages of closely spaced Type in the Fri appropriation requests placed before Congress for fiscal 1971. Those who make Light of the danger represented by the Black panthers the communist party and the recent proliferation of maoist. Trotskyist and anarchist groups not to mention the Kun flux klan the National socialist White Peoples party and the minutemen like to kid Fri infiltrators for being the a majority in most subversive organizations. Thus Pete Ham ill considers it hilarious to say that Gus Hall has More Fri men in his communist party than he has Loyal marxists. Too despite the fact that the Fri is considerably bigger than or. Hoovers a a Ideal for a Federal investigatory Agency however Fri manpower is spread desperately thin. Besides watching the revolutionary menaces the misguided kids and the spies in the pay of foreign governments the Fri has criminal and civil areas to patrol. Recently to combat the hijacking danger it had to provide an agent for every pan american Jet making overseas flights it is Only within the last few weeks that the airlines have been Ible to provide for their own armed Senate remains in filibusters throes Washington up a the Senate remained paralysed today by filibusters one in full swing one ready to break Loose More waiting in a seemingly endless line. There was no escape in sight except the forced adjournment of Congress at noon Jan. 3, when the legislation must die and the filibustering cease. Only totally noncontroversial Bills sneaked through the Senate without Roll Call votes without opposition or without almost any debate. Too Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott however forced an initial Cit j earner and substitute changes made Charles w. Jerrel has been appointed As City Carrier on route no. 4 which became vacant due to Darrel w. Donnolly being reassigned to fill vacant Rural route no. 5. Virgil l. Johnson has been appointed to City route no. I the motorized route which covers the fringe area around the City which was formerly carried by or. Jerrel. Ronald w. Welcher has been appointed As Utility Carrier replacing or. Johnson. Doyce a. Michelson and Mansel e. Beavers have been appointed As new substitutes. Kenneth r. Hill is now serving vacant Rural route no. 3 until a permanent appointment is made. Showdown on the filibuster against $210 million for further development of the 1,800-mile-an-hour supersonic transport it set plane. He filed a cloture petition which will bring the Senate to a vote at la . Est saturday on whether to Cut off debate. The cloture petition however requires a two thirds vote which is now considered out of reach. Too with the Senate on a two shift 12-hour Day Senate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield has assigned the evening sessions to a legislative package which includes increases is social Security benefits welfare Reform and Trade restrictions. The Trade Section faces a filibuster. The set is being filibustered during the daytime. The Senate a outnumbered free Trade bloc using parliamentary tactics made it virtually certain thursday that legislation imposing quotas on textiles shoes and oils will not emerge from Congress this year. 30 children on shopping tour thirty children participated in the annual shopping tour sponsored by the it. Pleasant Jaycees thursday night. The children and the Jaycees assembled at the methodist Church and each Jaycee accompanied several children on the shopping tour in the business District. There the children bought gifts for their parents and Brothers and Sisters. The children and the Jay fees then returned to the Church where the Jaycees and their wives helped the children wrap their gifts. Cookies and hot chocolate were then served and Santa Claus made a special appearance with gifts for each of the children participating in the tour. The shopping tour was financed from the profits of the Jaycees annual Christmas Wreath Sale. Ron Wyise was the project chairman and Jim Anderson was the director in charge. Foul play suspected at w. Burlington Burlington up a Burlington police said today they suspect foul play in the disappearance of a West Burlington woman. Authorities said Mary Bernice Lange 37, had been missing from her Home since wednesday night. Officers reported finding mrs. Langer a car in Burlington Early Friday morning. They said the front seat and the left Side of the car were covered with blood. A police official said a search would be conducted in a wooded area where the car was found. Backing school bus in collision a it. Pleasant Community school bus driven by Guy v. Sammons 17, Rome backed into a car driven by Patricia Morrison 31, it. Pleasant Rural on the Oakland Mills paving three Miles South of it. Pleasant at 4 . Thursday. No one was Hurt. Sammons went past the House where one of the students lived and backed up striking the oar which had stopped when the Driver saw the bus backing. The front end of the car was damaged an estimated $300 and the rear of the bus about $100. The Accident was investigated by the Highway patrol. Snow warnings Iii some areas by up heavy Snow and travellers warnings were in effect for Large areas of the Western mountains today a Light snowfall and freezing rain pushed across the upper great lakes states and the seasons first northeastern moved out to sea leaving As much As 19 inches of new Snow. Heavy Snow warnings were up in Southern Utah Northwest Colorado and Southern regions of Wyoming. Three inches of new Snow was reported at both Casper and Riverton wyo., in a six hour period and Ely nev., had a 13-Inch Snow cover. Travellers warnings were in effect in Northern Arizona because of the same storm and hazardous driving warnings were issued in Northern Minnesota because of Light Snow and freezing drizzle. As much As six inches of additional snowfall was expected today in Southeastern Maine. Army tells plan for destruction of biological weapons Washington up a the army disclosed a $12 million yearlong plan Friday to carry out president Nixon a order to destroy All conclude third ase of Salt pm cub scouts present puzzles to Hospital Den 2, pack 103 cub scouts presented to wooden puzzles they designed painted and Cut out to Lynn pyrite Henry county memorial Hospital administrator at Back for the children who will he in the Hospital during Christmas. Boys Back Row left to right Are Tony Dennison Steve Garnjobst Dave Williams Keith Rogers Middle Row Kent Sutton Tim Johnson Bill Hoover Mark Fite foreground holding bagged Puzzle Mark Nesbitt holding Box Tim if Eusel. Fire Long Range rocket into Saigon Saigon up a Viet Cong gunners fired a Long Range rocket into a gasoline station in downtown Saigon Early saturday in the first such attack in eight weeks. South vietnamese police reported a second explosion in a warehouse District across the Saigon River. First reports said one South Viet charge of a girder Iii do shooting Des Moines up a an open charge of murder was filed thursday against a Des Moines Man in the fatal shooting of a woman on a City Street last Friday night. Authorities said Marvin Parker 26, was being Neld in City jail in lieu of $200,000 Bond. The amount of Parker s Bond was to be reviewed during a hearing today. Parker is charged with the fatal shooting of Ann Marie Tursic 31, of Des Moines last Friday As the woman and her Roommate were returning Home from a Christmas shopping expedition. Miss Tursick a Roommate Karen Kay Krueger 81, Des Moines told officers a Man attempted to grab miss Tursick a purse. The Tursic woman struck the Man with a package and he fired a Small Caliper pistol at the two women. Miss Tursic was shot in the heart while miss Krueger sustained an wound. Father Edward j. Fitzpatrick ordained in St. Peters Basilica air marshals. There Are 185 separate acts of Congress defining the areas from White slavery to draft obstruction and from kidnapping to hijacking that the Fri is responsible for investigating. Hoover needs a1the Money he cant cajole out of Congress for the Job he has to do. If the american people want less of the Fri they will have to see it or. Hoovers Way and provide for better investigation at the local Levels. The Fri chief would dearly like to cooperate in training better Law enforcement officers everywhere. Distributed by King features Syndicate. Vatican City a St. Peters Basilica was the place and today december 18 the Date for ordinations to the Priesthood for the Deacon class at North american College. Ordained for the diocese of Davenport was father Edward j. Fitzpatrick. For. Fitzpatrick is the son of mrs. Leona Fitzpatrick and the late John Fitzpatrick of it. Pleasant. He was born August 15, 1945 at it. Pleasant and attended Grade school at new London. He was graduated from notre Dame High school Burlington in 1963 and received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Regis College Denver colo., in 1967. The most reverend James a. Hickey Rector of the North american College in Rome was the ordaining prelate for today a ceremonies. For. Fitzpatrick smother brother and sister and other relatives were in attendance for the ordination rite. His first mass will be offered on saturday december 19 in the Chapel of the Headquarters of the better world movement near Rome. Or. Fitzpatrick will Complete his theological studies in july. At that time he Wall return to St. Alphon sus Church in it. Pleasant to offer a mass of thanksgiving. .a5 father Fitzpatrick tile relatives and friends attending included mrs. Leona Fitzpatrick and daughter Mary Ann or. And mrs. Mark Fitzpatrick or. And mrs. Joe Panther mrs. P. C. Brau. Miss Marie Fitzpatrick Mary Annas girl Friend from Creighton miss Ellen Seifert and mrs. Leona Fitzpatrick a cousins from Mediapolis miss Henrietta and miss Antoinette Schulte. Namese Soldier was wounded. The rocket hurtled out of the darkness Only three hours after the Viet Cong radio warned in a broadcast that communist forces would a step up the destruction of buildings and warehouses in Saigon in the coming Days. Too a few hours before that broadcast the . And South vietnamese Headquarters announced 24-hour cease fires in South Vietnam for both Christmas and new years. Military sources said there would be a break in Allied military operations in Laos and Cambodia. Too communiques from phenom penh reported a major Victory for cambodian forces who linked up with South vietnamese troops on Highway 7 in Northeast Cambodia and secured the Road from the cambodian capital to rom Pong Call in the nations third largest City., the read had been under communist control for five weeks. A report said Highway 7 was a still highly dangerous despite the Victory claim. Military officers described the rocket which landed in the Shell gasoline station in Saigon As a 122mm missile of soviet manufacture which is about six feet Long. The rocket weighs 102 pounds and has a Range of about six Miles. It was the first rocket attack on Saigon since nov. 2 when four 12mm missiles crashed into the City at about the same time of the night. That raid killed seven civilians including four children and wounded 15 others. Ilc continues suspension of rate proposal Des Moines up a tile Iowa Commerce commission has refused to dismiss a suspension and cancel its investigation into proposed Petroleum rate increases filed by five motor freight carriers. In an order issued in Des Moines the commission said thursday it will hold a hearing Jan. 26 on the reasonableness of the proposed rate increases. Firms involved in the dispute Are Roan transport corp. Of Des Moines motor ways Tariff Bureau ire., of Des Moines Dahlen transport of Iowa inc., of St. Paul Minn. India head truck line my. Of St. Paul Minn. And Herman bros., inc., of Omaha neb. Helsinki up a the United states and the soviet Union today concluded the third phase of their strategic arms limitation talks Salt with each Side clearer a bout the others position but still far from agreement. The six week session ended with a formal meeting the 14th, at the u. S. Embassy. The american and russian chief negotiators Gerard c. Smith and Vladimir s. Semenov initiated a joint communique. Afterwards Smith and Semenov were paying a protocol Farewell visit to finnish president Uhro Kekkonen. Smith was flying Back to Washington immediately afterwards with the soviet delegation due to take the train Back to Moscow on sunday. Both sides agreed to resume negotiations in Vienna in the first half of March and before the 24th communist party Congress in Moscow March 30. The United states suggested a Shorter break this time before go ing to Vienna a there was a four month recess last year to provide More time for negotiations in 1971. It is the Hope of u. S. Negotiators that at Lea to some partial Accord can be reached by next fall. Judges to use six member juries Bull runs onto runway at fab san Antonio Tex. Up a a 2.000-Pound Angus Bull ran onto the Randolph air Force base runway Friday and ignored All efforts by base personnel to remove him. Bexar county Deputy Jim Murphy was called and shooed the Bull away with his car. A them air Force people just did no to seen to know an awful lot about cattle a Murphy said. U. S. Stocks of offensive biological weapons. It. Col. Gerald Watson said the plan called for the destruction of $726 million Worth of germ weapons designed for use against both humans and their food crops that the United states has produced since 1943. He said the elaborate safety conscious plan can be put into effect As soon As Federal ant pollution and safety agencies approve it. Too the destruction of biological materials designed for use against humans will take place at Pine Bluff ark., where All such antipersonnel germ weapons Are stored in three buildings two of which Are kept at 40 degrees below Zero to keep the Gas stable. The destruction of material designed for use against crops will be carried out at it. Detrick near Frederick md., at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver and at Beale air Force base Marysville Calif. Too fires creating temperatures As High As 1,000 degrees and sterilizing steam As hot As 280 degrees will Burn the material which will then be further processed dried and risked into the soil inside each Arsenal Watson said. Then the areas will be reseeded with grass. The operation is expected to be completed in 1971,�?� Watson in charge of the project told a Pentagon news conference. A fall possible measures have been taken to permit the operation to proceed in an orderly Safe manner presenting no Hazard to either workers or the surrounding too about 298 persons will be used in the destruction program most of them at Pine Bluff. The project will take an estimated 48 weeks there 26 weeks at it. Detrick 52 weeks at Rocky Mountain Arsenal and 12 weeks at Beale. The president ordered All offensive biological weapons destroyed nov. 25, 1969, and vowed that the United states never would use them even in retaliation against a nation that had used them first. Although the offensive stocks will be destroyed the army plans to continue a program of research into defensive biological warfare. Waterloo up a two Waterloo municipal court judges Are reducing the size of their juries from 12 to six members. Judges Everett Scott and William Parker said thursday the move i will save time and Money. Scott said he can find no Iowa Law which specifies How Many panel members a jury must have. This program will probably be log i think the time will come when rated at Dugway proving ground All courts in Iowa will use the six in Utah and at the Edgewood a member juries a Scott said. Senal md., Watson said. Would make King s birthrate Holiday Washington up a a committee composed of seven senators 16 House members and Church business and labor leaders from across the country has opened a new drive to have Jan. 15, the birthday of Martin Luther King declared a National Holiday. The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy who succeeded King As head of the Southern Christian leadership conference said he would bring petitions to Congress Jan. 15 bearing More than a million signatures backing the Holiday plan. Woman qualifies As phone installer los Angeles up a Becky new son is the first woman in Southern California to qualify As a Telephone company installer a a Post that requires climbing 22-foot High Utility poles. Miss Newsom 19, does no to think of herself As a crusader for women a rights. She says she applied for the Job when she became bored with clerical work and decided to take an outdoor Job. Deny that army agents investigated political figures Washington up a the gov. Otto Kerner now a Federal army a civilian chief has denied circuit judge. Charges army undercover agents Ervin contended wednesday a investigated three prominent la my investigations of political Fig Lino is political figures. Ures had been conducted because a allegations to the contrary Are without foundation in fact a army Secretary Stanley Resor said thursday. Resor responded to charges by sen. Sam Ervin d-n.c., that army intelligence agents had collected information on three Illinois democrats sen. Adlai e. Stevenson Iii rep. Abner Mikva and former receive presidential Christmas card or. And mrs. Frank v. Coles Are pleased that they have received a presidential Christmas card As pictured in thursdays news. The Center medallion in Gold shows the White houses North portico the surrounding Wreath is embossed in Bright Green foil on Green Silkscreen background. Inside is the inscription with our sincere wishes for a joyous Christmas and a Happy new year. The president and mrs. Nixon. Or. Coles is the Henry county Republican chairman a position in which he has provided exceptional leadership for Many years. Helping furnish Day care room More evidence of the teenagers concern for others. Larry Brenizer a 4th period advanced woodworking class is making two bookcases and a Hall tree for the Day care room at the National guard armory. Chapter Del . Society is providing the lumber. Shown Are from left Dave Housh Dave Conner Ron Walgren and Jeff beavers. They opposed or expressed doubts about american policy in Vietnam or Nixon administration Domestic i policy. Earlier thursday White House press Secretary Ronald l. Ziegler said president Nixon a totally completely and unequivocally opposes spying by military services upon political figures. Ziegler also said such spying was a absolutely not going on in any Way at this resorts statement however did not mention reports the army had conducted investigations of 800 civilians in Illinois. The state pent mentioned Only Stevenson Kerner and Mikva. Too the army Secretary said Kerner had been the subject of a background investigation in connection with his service As a general officer in the Illinois National guard. But he said the last entry in the routine report was made in 1952. Despite the White House and army Secretary a statements rep. David r. Obey r wis., introduced a Resolution directing the House government operations committee to investigate any alleged surveillance of members of Congress or other Public officials. Twenty four other congressmen including Mikva joined in sponsoring the measure. Terse verse by a. C. Gordon virtue is its own Reward often though the one Reward

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