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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - February 9, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 83, no. 33 it. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening february 9, 1961 these Days Georgc e. Sokolsky As i write this the Snow outside my window must in 15 inches or More. I had planned to go to the me Troik i to a opera to hear a ii i Trovatore however the weather1 is not such will bring me outdoors instead i listen to Verdi a opera on the radio this is one of a million examples of imponderables that occur in ones life the sudden the unusual the bizarre the surprising had this blizzard occurred last week. My daughter might have had a few Days Grace to cram for her examinations had it started a few hours earlier she would not have flown to Boston these imponderables affect everything and everybody. Recently a Man threw up his hands in Jove like dig list Wien i mentioned imponderables yet the Christmas blizzard Cost his firm several Hundred thousand dollars. It is not Only Snow that comes at the wrong time a word spoken by a politician out of order a movie actress a i pealing in a new St it to a rain Dur ing a political Parade a thou-1 Sand and one unplanned Lineal i curated Little events can and do occur to change Tho course of events had Napoleon not dallied Ini Warsaw he might not have had such a frightful time Over inks con quest of Russia. Had Charles Lei lint Defeated the turk.1 a1 Tours Western Europe might have been moslem had the Kaiser not helped Lenin to reach Petrograd Cerin ans today would not be divided in two. Had then been no i it Dreyfus trial in France in 1894, it is quite possible that thine might not be an Israel in 1961. Too i lie politician who believes that he can depend upon five year plans or seven year plans is a it Kennedy presents medical plan Community Chest officers elected future discussed fare weather a slight and Slick Grade on fifth ave. Caused this bus Jam at 68th St. In new York. 2500 Jam statehouse in school policies protest defeat Meaker Dis Moines a it a i ii Iowa House today Defeated the state Board of Biddie instruction reorganization Bill 71-35. Signs store theft Hill the Board of directors and other i interested persons convened at the Harlan hotel tuesday evening for i the annual business meeting of the i pleasant Community Chest. Or i Ville Allan dry president presided i t free of the top business matters b fore the group were the question of what percentage to pay on re quests of agencies what about the future and election of officers. Alter treasurer Art Rommel Hadj submitted ids financial report the i Board authorized him to make pay ments to the agencies on the basis of 80 per cent of their requests Tho first quarterly payment will be made i immediately. The Campaign had fallen Short of Hie goal which would hive made possible payments in full. Reasons for not meeting the desired goal and what to do about the future were discussed As some length. It was the opinion of All i present that in a Community which a is continuing to Progress its unit a re Community Chest must not be dropped or permitted to gradually i fail. Officers elected Are president l. R. Peterson first vice president Leo bran second vice president Des Moines up it a the Iowa Balun As Mao ize Tung who die state Board of Public instruction not expect a famine to bring lits came under heavy fire today from a economic Structure toppling. And full scale debate in the House and yet droughts hoods and famines an estimated 2,500 disgruntled Rural have Bien per Lynnial in China Aud residents who jammed the galleries have Upsi regimes Briore this. In a,1 buttonhole lawmakers in fact Herbert Hoover when he was statehouse hallways and cloak Tao Tai of the yellow River in a rooms it Toivi nation with i Hung a Liana. The massive but orderly Demon Jophe. A d tile fall it the Manchu stration was staged by represents i ,. _. B. To. Ltd Ofa a. Not be regarded As a License for lamp lit pm of to it hooding of a Vav of Small i. Hll Nohrr i ule merchants of our state to in tint 11v it t out Ilia i. La a no vile i f bad Hohut 1 10 k t 1 in my Tiki to of urn Sun. In support it it discriminate by disregard hic Indi a Bill which would sweep the pres. ,. A Ai. J i win i visual rights of our citizens. In Polidi 1 Aba it an Moi Mous Goard of instruction out of pal in poll lit a a it. Cat hoi icbms do of i in it and replace it with one a fated one for Hie Pontod by the governor. Presiden a but it a cited another the Kun flux Kian notwithstanding. Tin South which was expected i heir principal protest was to vol1 tor Nixon voted for Ken against what they called a dicta not Dot rom id a. Taft who had d tonal policies of the Lyra re Des Moin Fis up a gov. Norman a free today signed the so called shoplifters Bill but offered a wore of caution to tile states retailers. Tile Bill similar to one vetoed two years ago by former gov. Herschel c. Loveless will become Lawr july i. Erbe warned that the Law a must the chief objection to the Bill my. Members of the Board elected a three year term Are Leo Kennedy Art Rommel Howard Hills mrs Sam Evart. Eugene m a cd mrs. Leo Lovett and Marvin Hunting. Other members of the Board Are it term it Xii my in l62i Ralph Tay Lur or. Henry taut m us Ross i Shafer Willard Jensen Clark Burns i and Leo Brin term expiring in i 1963> Orville Allinder mrs. John i Moxley Paul Miller i r pet r son Dick Voss Edward Kin g and s Rev. Gilbert Stout mrs. I ii. I Iii kit t. Acting it sew re t tary submitted the following report of Cash and pledges received in the. Campaign hold in the fall of i960 Pace setters a $4,476 i Pace setters b 824 Pace setters c 397 5,697 employees a 1.554 employee b 179 employees c 39 1.752 Public employ s Federal 151 i state Hospital 1,115 state Highway mail 7 co. Hospital 80 co. Courthouse and main. 239 City employees 212 1,835 professional 943 St hoots i w. C. 465 Public 535 i too i clubs Sci g. 659 1 women s res. 2,078 Rural 649 total $14,760 state taxable invited to meet income for Onn l t Art St year listed tile recent report of the state in Mission on the taxable of iowans on which they state income tax for tile year ending june 30, 1960, Here Are the he tires on number Tenry Jefferson Washington Louisa Des Moines Lee Van Buren the number returns 5.419 4,568 5,966 2,841 13.884 12,208 2 525 of taxable i be erne $161348.349 14.262.280 18.128,401 8.422.106 i 484.072 45.312.673 6,472jmg corporations al those who attend the it pleasant Fine arts association program Friday night at 8 of clock Are invited to the student Union on the i Iowa Wesleyan Campus to meet Hie performing artist. Mary Mcmurray. Mezza Soprano. The association has these informal Gath Ings following concerts in order that members May meet the musicians. A reciprocal agreement with Fairfield fort Madison and o a Loo. A in a tors ii possible for Mem be in thase cities to attend Hie it pleasant concerts and for it pleasant people to attend in the other three cities. Health care proposal for 14.2 million republicans press attack paying taxes and hic state corporation tax paid in the same counties for the same period. Henry Jefferson was Bing ton i Milisa Des Moines Lee Van Buren ret urns 25 19 17 14 127 60 6 Washington up tax publican congressional Leader paid pc so Ivar attack today on $1,987 Kennedy administration Lur Washington up a president Kennedy asked Congress today to safeguard the health of americans from childhood to old age through a vast program topped by social Security financing of has pita i and nursing care tor persons Over 65. The controversial plan highlighted a special message in which Kennedy also proposed Federal scholarships to increase the Supply of doctors and dentists riots to bolster Community nursing and Hospital services Aid to medical and dental schools Acta to to improve the health of children and youth and stepped up medical research. Administration officials said Hie proposal on health care for the aged a certain to touch off a big re congressional Battle a would cover 14 2 million persons past their the 65th birthday As of Jan. I 1963. Tile the officials said it would three Mph seniors have straight a average three it. Pleasant High school seniors have straight a averages it was disclosed at the honors Assembly at the school thursday afternoon. Two of the three Are four year was that it permits a merchant or students Rita Russell daughter of any of his employees to search a or. And mrs. Warner a. Russell. Person whom they have a reasonable and Margaret Wilson daughter of grounds to suspect of shoplifting. Or. And mrs. Owen Wilson and the i the measure further provides third is Karin Reiner foreign exit dial the searcher May not be sued change student Here for the year. Iowa House Given diluted a Shaft plan hearing feb. 20 on Waco Appeal 6.646 pm Iii pm that a. Am to Over the cos $1.1 billion in its first year 1.529 a missile Gap controversy a of full operation and would mean 2.464 after a weekly strategy meeting a $l5 billion a year increase in 30.515 cop leaders jibe at both Prest social Security payroll taxes. 13.122 Dent Kennedy and defense seer 816 tary Robert s. Mcnamara. Senate Republican Leader Everett m Dirk Json said he has drafted a letter to Mcnamara asking him flatly whether he told newsmen at a anyone with a social Security card who earns $5,000 a year or More would contribute an additional $6 in 1962 and another $12.50 a year starting in 1963 in private briefing that no missile Gap or Pian his employer would now xxi is Tim president pay an equal amount. Kennedy insisted Quot this program All but a cd now Des Moines hearing has lodged yesterday that Mcnamara is i10t a program of socialized been set for feb. 20 on an Apical held tin private briefing which filed in tile Waco school rear produced the reports a wiil is a program of prepayment a animation proposal which was of Kennedy said at his nows con of a Paph costs with absolute free firmed by the joint county boards foresee yesterday that a study of Dom of Choice he of education after a hearing re the missile achievements of right Lisai Ltd every person will choose his gently. A a an t l0 United states us is i0wu doctor and the Appeal to the state depart underway and it is still too Early input of Public instruction was a it make any Flat statement on the tiled by hic Washington county Board of education die strongest objections to the proposal came situation. House gop Leader Charles a. Halleck of Indiana said after the from an arca North of Crawford Republican leadership meeting a i Ville school representatives said. Only wish that in Hie Campaign or. Waco includes Wayland Olds Kennedy had taken the same Posi and Crawfordsville districts. For persons of 65 years and older the president said the social Security system Sotile provide a a inpatient Hospital services up to 90 Days in a single spell of illness for All costs in excess arrest because of his scholarship z program voted his Emir it life loth re pub pressing for school District Corgan for of false lean party emerging a it it Leader Batten. The 500 or More who action could not 1 Hie Nom ii. At Ion tor created on the statehouse tues # a a pie. In Des i in or. In ability it Day were heavily reinforced today l i la til Lei in of want lit to i a it publican com As the House took up debate on the pet tor Thomas k Dewey and then highly controversial . To one who became a republican1 the crowd left its banners and for the orca in. Dwight d Eisen placard., Mast of them proclaim Hower. General Douglas Macarthur Ling that a transportation is not who did or tithing according to education outside the chamber the rub. Was Cashel d by Percsi the first major House debate of the Dent Truman who became vie session got underway. A it. Plea. Ant High school sen president by areal it and was on tin sign. Referred loth Long or has Bern named a finalist in Han a to a a al the highest Olla distances pupils must travel to at the 1960-61 National Merit scholar us is j.,it Roosevelt died by Brut set Hook in the Large re Organ ship program Competition and has a a it Ducut u Henry Walla a a cd districts which have developed been awarded a certificate of Merit. Should have keen nominated a. Or recent years. Principal George Stanley an-1 vice p Btl Rouse said the crowd which grew steadily noun cd that Linda Biggs had re-1 to a Sclar it with sin Rny a meaning �?~t1 the galleries and the rear of the delved the certificate which attests Hill in and Sidney preferred chamber apparently cautioned the to her High academic Promise. She Hai l a. To Luna i to my s Byrnes legislators that the outcome of the is a daughter of or. And mrs. Hearne As lire was being carefully w atch to Biggs 502 w. Madison. Nobody planned it that Way de. The senior attained finalist Sta surely Barry Truman did cot. Nor although emotionalism was a tits by distinguished performance Cid Herbert Holt \ a a mining in sent in floor remarks some Law on two tests and upon endorsement Gin a when he worked in Man makers were outspoken in their by the High school. About six tenths of one per cent of the seniors in i each state received the awards. Approximately 9,800 students in the 50 states and in United states territories were honoured. Des Moines up reap second High in ratings and just port Loument was Given a new lease i under a 4 Point or straight a aver on life in the Iowa legislature today i age Are Waunita k or. Daughter of when the House redistricting com or. And mrs Merrill Kerr. And mince snit a a it red Down version steer Young son of or. And mrs. Jot la a Shaft plan to the lower Art Young. Their average was 3.964. T House Calendar. The committee voted 19-5 to tion of premature Ness rather than of $1� per it for the first Days with a minimum of $20 Senate vote on a Shaft plan constantly downgrading the military posture of the United states a Vav Chuna or the urals or in Aas remarks. H aha expect to become president i of the United states. He never1 planned for that. A imponderable d a state of affairs which comes into existence after a 90-minute debate the lower chamber recessed for lunch and prepared to resume the full airing of the Bill in the first of without known eau., like a sudden Mon Ca, a the Tower plague of Kumf. The. Farmer who. Chamber amp is y,.ar crop is Cair n lad no expectancy of it k,.llh Dunum Surh a calamity. He did not move burg2_ycar wet a a a a o the keo., a muscle to bring on do locusts Kuk co my sch00, boart an but there they arc and his crop u Back it. The of gone and he will vote for another congressman because this one brought him hard Luck. Find part of stolen uniforms the ranking of the students with an average of 3 or above 1. 4 too Rita Russell 4.000 Margaret Wilson 4 too Karin Reiner 2. 3.964 Waunita Kerr 3.964 Steve Young 3 3.933 i Linda Biggs 4 3.893 Jon Trueblood 5. 3.821 Janet Mcguffey 6. 3.750 Shirley rude 7 3.742 Larry Wilke 8. 3.607 Sharon Eye 3.607 Mary Ann Miller 3 .607 John Pugh 9. 3.600 Pat Roslyn 10. 3.594 Mary Klodnycky 11. 3.500 Wanda Buck 3.500 Robert Formanek 12. 3.429 Sara Stanley 13 3.414 sue Conrick 14. 3.393 Carol Campbell 3.393 Nancy Dawson 15. 3.355 Joe Rie get 16 3.333 Kenny Murphy 17 3.321 Roberta wailers 18. 3.300 Mary of Connor to. 3.286 Pat snuff Lier 20. 3.250 Fil Zabeth Crile 21. 3.226 Dennis Fitzpatrick 3.226 Rota Lanferman 22. 3.167 James Karsli Bargor 23. 3.107 Gary Smith 24 3.103.mike Rukgaber 25. 3 .077 nordic Craig 26. 3.036 Sara Sutton 27. 3 too Eileen blaster honorable mention went to Tom tutus Van Tuyl. Warren Campbell Carol Beth Ford. Jean Looker. Hazel Swailes. Ronald Tholson Robert Deis Des Moines i up Herr is Tyson to attend Lincoln dinner recommend passage of the measure the Roll Call vote by which tile Iowa in bringing the Bill out today the semite wednesday Defeated hic re hard w Cornie. Henry coun five opposing votes in Hie House Quot Shaft plan but a reapportionment i to ref Teplican chairman has re Romni Louse cast by reps. Scot t 25-21. Sci cd word Moi Evan Hultman Buck attorney general Ltd Iowa. That Rob Ert of a Tyson of Shenandoah Exene Scott 25-21 swi ller Ltd Tiwa city1, Chester republicans voted fat a 23 Ifo Ugen it water i of. David stall Butler Cowden Curran. Elijah lev or. Muscat inc it John m. Ely or Fisher Fri it getting Gray grim tic k rotary of tile Republican state Central committee of Iowa will also by on the program for a Cedar rapids1, and Ray Hun so Rud Hoxie Long Luckin. Lynors Milan docs Moville. A. Phelps Prentis. Prier Scott shia of. Tile Bill would provide a 56-Mem Vance. Walker. Weber and Wilson the Henry county Lincoln Day Din Ber Senate elect d on a population democrats voting for 2 it elvers Are on fib. 15 basis and a 99-member House based and Hansen. On area with one representative republicans voting against my it elected for each count in the state. Dyke our Nolan Nystrom. I Tigler. This reversal of the present state soil roader Shoeman Stuart. Turn and Federal system of population or Van Eaton wearing and Wiley arca bases in the House and Senate democrats voting against <13> also Wen contained in Hie shall Brown Coleman uppers located plan. Oil input. Hill hos Chok. Mincks. Robert i Tyson who a named the House commit version Moore of Malley Potter Walter and to the past of executive Secretary in however would prohibit segment a Wolf i january has been Active in Iowa us of counties in setting up the absent Putney. J Republican affairs for 15 years. He equally populated senatorial Dis a a a a a former Olliver of the Iowa nets. The provision i the Staffa 1 a a a Miler and pass one Young Republican his a it t Ved As Eric Hultman will be the principal speaker. The dinner will be held at 7 15 p in. At the Iowa Wesleyan Union. It is on the Wesleyan College Campus that the Harlan Lincoln Home and full costs for the remaining 81 Days. A skilled nursing Homo serv ices up to 180 Days immediately after discharge from a Hospital. A individual could in Short receive two Days of skilled nursing Home care in place of one Day of Hospital care when this satisfies his officials said there would be a limit of 150 units on this with each Day in a Hospital or two Days in a nursing Home counting As one unit a Quot Hospital outpatient clinic diagnostic services for ail costs in excess of $20.�?� Community visiting nurse services and related Home health services for a limited period of time. To enable Many older people to receive proper health care in them own fined for Faving assembled gun in automobile Jet tog tiler and i county he expressed to endorsement for the finance chairman an member of Tim Republican Central a Beth ameed by Crisen College student Dom Chicago ill. Has been fined in mayor Wade my provision in the Bill tor creasing county lim., had been one of the principal roadblock., to it. in the Enate or pm in Defeated wednesday c of Mitre in Page county ii us a i Reth s court on a charge of carry the House measure provides Only a his Only preference �1 the state University of x 11,1 assembled gun in a . Of r an arrangement of counties in a hat a one House be on area and to districts in or Riei to make them As Quot nearly equal As possible Quot in skip elation. When the House open. Debate on the commit tee i Mckee Bill spans is of other plans already inti do cd Iii the lower chamber Abo could bring their Bills out As possible Susti the other House on i the charge was filed against Delmar May Sattison by police Aper an inc id t i i is Moines up Senate leaders expire Sci fear of Day that any Hope for reapportionment had gone Down with the one vote defeat of the Shaft plan wednesday inner Hie plan which had the general support f the Iowa farm Bureau federation was deputed although it received it 25-24 plurality. A Moines up gov. A ily of lie entire Senate. 26, is Kerr. Sonja Driskoll Donna Smith. Norman a mile today said he was needed to it pass it Bill although three Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Eye Public instruction had to control warm up jackets and uniforms his voice As he almost shouted. A Titi among those stolen out of the inc never be Happy until we get equal station Wagon at Fairfield Mon education for every boy and girl in Day night were found behind the i ii imponderables plague poll Fairfield police station thursday tics arc at min who Tiff. Dun ton wattled his fellow Law morning and turned Over to police i Dies in i rom tilings that unix makers that Quot if the boys and girls Here. Peele it in i Agneu to them. For in of Iowa lbs a Good education they i four uniforms and five warm up slam no d Socrat. A year ago. Miss it jackets were taken w Hen members we hid i a believed it p Mulc the a also Chipping in with some rather a of the Wesleyan girls a a by team Mavor we i. I it new York w old terse but firm comments was rep returning from a game at Eldon get into so Reavy a quarrel with John m. Ely or. A Cedar rapids stopped at a Fairfield cafe to get Carol it a Tolson. Sherrie Douglas Quot terribly disappointed that the amendments can win on a majority Carmine to Sapio the Tammam an outspoken opponent of the Bill. A snack Janice Peterson Carol Williams. A Iowa Senate failed to pass a reap re those present and voting the democrats would be he said a i sincerely implore you the recovered equipment will be Charles Hourihan Linda hitch Don portion ment plan wednesday and the plan s defeat after 3d it i to the Point of danger not to Exchange our children s returned to the Tiger eyes who Robertson voila Cobourn Marvin i expressed the Hope that a Bill to intense debate tilt til sen this quarrel a unnecessary but it Birthright of sound minimal duct need them for Friday nights Measer Dave Timmerman one would still be approved this sos ate with of it Piti Powals for re occur red it could give new York tonal standards for a mess of poli Gry game with Wayland College Glover Mary Hayward Fred Sav Don. Apportionment still alive but City a Republican mayor it could heal Here. A Rcd Martha Miller Betty Tweedy Ert Etc said Senate leaders had despite this leaders held Little Hope re elect governor Nelson Rock excl the House beat Down an Amend Jean Kincaid Mike Klopfenstein told him the chances for reap por for a successful end to what had for. Who Only a a it k or two ago mein offered by rep. Merle hag m u Alun dim Walter Litton and Mary Ellen eater tion ment this session Quot suffered a been called the a most important i of d a though. P we e moving to Dom. D Royal. 60-47, at the oui Landrum grades for this group were Between setback because the Shaff Bill. Lp5ue facing the 59th general As oblivion it could ave president set of the debate. Taken by death a 3 Point average and 2.5 Points. Which lost by Only one vote Quot had kit no 1\ a Tough time in 1964 the amendment would hav it the Moat support of any that had Only 48 of the senators took part whoever started that Row was no provided for popular elections to or. Noah Landrum of new Lon a latest statistics available ind been introduced. In the vote. Sen. Lawrence put Friend of anybody it is a political name the Board members in each Don died at memorial Hospital at Cate that slightly More than 460 1 but Erbe. Said Quot As Long As they Nev. A Gladbrook was at an Angus Imp indole of the congressional districts in 12 25 . Thursday. The body was million tons of High Grade direct Are in session we still have cattle Sale at the Fairgrounds Here copyright. 1961. King features Stead of gubernatorial appoint a taken to the Elliott Chapel to new shipment Iron Ore remain in a the people expect reap ortion and was formally excused by the syrup in. In Ai. London. J Northern Minnesota. Reservations for the be secured from Richard Canuck. U hich occurred tuesday night. M i Lin tier or from mrs. Thelma according to chief Warner Smith Metcalf ticket safes Are partially Swan in and some other College a fund raising a project you this saw another College youth the Public is invited to attend break a window in a owned by Jerry Miller also a College student and went after the youth and several companions in a . Swans in i ment and i nope the boys upstairs Senate tor the Day. Took a Shotgun with him Smith said. The youth who broke the Glass in tin Miller . Larry Marrier Kalona was charged with injuring personal property and fined $25 and costs by mayor Mcbeth wednesday. Would increase base millage Des Moines up a a Bill to increase the Bas millage from 15 to 17 Mills for payment of toe agricultural land tax i dits was introduced in the Iowa Senate today. The Bill proposed by sen. Joseph b. Flatt it Winterset would also propose a new payment formula for 1962 land tax credit

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