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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - February 12, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The i pleasant news fair vol. 92, no. 36mt. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening february 12, 1970 Price 10 cent these Days by John Chamberlain Are we being too Tough on pesticides senator de Muskie of Maine and senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin both democrats Are hoping to ride to glory on the anti pollution Issue. But president Richard Nixon is bound that he a and the Republican party along with him a will get there first. This is the sort of political Competition that must help More than it can possibly Hurt. And whether the democrats or the republicans run off with the credit hardly matters. How a politically pleasant it would be to swim again in the lakes or Rivers of ones youth or to take the Winter Sun in Southern California without battling smog on ones Way in and out of los Angeles or to eat shellfish picked up on a Long Island sound Beach. The politician that can Lead the american people i i a successful crusade to clean up the environment will surely Merit support on a non partisan basis. Ones personal feeling of Elan about the coming Battle for a decontaminated world however is a Little dashed when one has ones nose rubbed in the scientific complexity of some of the choices that lie ahead of us. Do we actually know where the balance lies when it comes to applying pesticides for example Dot is supposedly bad for certain species of Birds at any rate. But it is also bad for disease bearing mosquitoes and flies and Many crop eating insects. O o o the Federal government listening to the clamor has decided in favor of the Birds which Means that the mosquitoes Are going get a reprieve too. But now a most unusual warning comes from a Friend of mine Robert Sullivan of Sherlund Forest penn., who is in the business of growing Christmas Trees. He says that Complete elimination of Dot could mean the end of Christmas Trees As we know them. The reason is that since the growing abandonment of Dot the Gypsy Moth is on the move again. It has teen infesting progressively larger Forest areas of new England new York new Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania and has been moving into Canada and Virginia. John a. Koch president of the Pennsylvania Christmas tree growers association tells of one Large isolated Patch of Trees in Centre county Pennsylvania that has been completely denuded of foliage. In it the Case of deciduous Trees the stripping of the leaves is not immediately fatal though growth is naturally stopped while the tree Waits for a new springtime suit of greenery. Deciduous Trees can stand some punishment but not too much. With conifers however death invariably follows a first Complete defoliation. O o o once before in our history we stood to lose much of the tree cover of northeastern american. The Gypsy Moth imported to the . In 1869 for silk experiments Only to turn into a pest was brought under control by arsenate sprays. But arsenate had such dangerously High toxicity that they had to be banned and the Gypsy Moth started to come Back. Trees were being decimated again in new England until As a result of Dot applications after world War ii the Gypsy Moth was reduced to one Small Colony. Or. Koch and or. Sullivan do not profess to be ecologists. And neither of them wants to witness the a silent Spring that Rachel Carson predicted if pesticides were to kill off the Birds. But unless we can come up a it the a Good substitute for Dot we May get a a silent Spring anyway. As or. Koch puts it a i wonder what All the Birds and the bees will be doing when there Arentt any leaves on any of the Trees a o o o or. Koch and or. Sullivan since they raise tree crops might be accused of making self serving statements. But Hardin b. Jones a professor of medical physics and physiology at the University of California in Berkeley who has no Christmas tree investment to defend thinks that Dot is a a remarkable compound which has done More than any other chemical to make the world comfortable and to increase the food of All the pesticides says professor Jones a Dot is the safest. At High Levels it is destroyed rapidly by body tissues at Low Levels it is metabolically inactive and harmless simply dissolved in body fat. The use of organic pesticides was a significant step of improvement because theretofore Many foods were contain ated with arsenic and Lead containing pesticides which probably did have a detrimental effect on professor Hardin Jones is wary of fighter bombers hit i again in Cambodia Saigon up a american fighter bombers have struck again into Cambodia this time against gun positions that shot Down a u. S. Helicopter and fired on other planes sent to the Rescue in fighting reported today. U. S. Spokesmen who announced the cambodian bombing reported nine u. S. Marines were killed in four hours of fighting Early today propose hike in personal income tax Des Moines up a the Senate ways and Means committee wednesday for the second time this session approved legislation that would increase the state personal income tax rates. The proposal approved 11-3, would increase personal income taxes by $25 million per year and increase the exemption on personal property tax from $2,700 to $5,400. Earlier this session the committee approved a measure that would have increased personal income taxes by $40 million each year and eliminated the personal property tax. The Bill is now in the Senate appropriations committee and there is a question whether the second proposal also will be sent to the same committee. The Bill approved wednesday by the committee would require that $10 million be Given As Aid to the states Public schools. The remaining $15 million would offset the loss of Money by increasing the exemption on the personal property tax. The Bill proposes that the tax rate on individuals who have a net taxable income of less than $4,000 would remain the same. The rate for taxable income Between $4,000 and $7,000 would be increased by 1 per cent and the rate would be increased by 2 per cent for the taxable income Between $7,000 and $9,000. Leg fractured by tractor Arlo Underwood 45, it. Pleasant route 3, suffered a broken left leg when the tractor he was driving overturned on his farm three Miles North on Highway 34 on the Trenton Blacktop about 430 . Wednesday. Underwood was taken to Burlington Hospital by ambulance. His leg was broken below the knee. The Accident happened in a Gully behind the Underwood residence. He was hauling dirt with a scoop on the front of the tractor which was on a Hillside. The tractor started to turn Over and Underwood jumped but the tractor hit his leg then bounced off him. 3ill would increase Mobile Homes taxes Des Moines up a a Bill which increases taxes on Mobile Homes was sent to the House floor wednesday by the ways and Means committee. Rep. Maurice Van Nostrand a Avoca said the Bill would increase the tax on Mobile Homes less than five years old from 7 % cents a Square foot to 10 cents. Van Nostrand said the Bill provided for a rapid drop off of taxes for older Mobile Homes in Iowa. Mobile Homes which Are mounted on a permanent base Are not covered by the measure. The Bill originally was designed to include All types of trailers including Small campers but then was rewritten. Income gained through the taxes would be distributed to school districts county Road funds county general fund and City funds. Van Nostrand said school districts would receive 75 per cent of the monies collected. 17 Miles Southeast of an Hod on South Vietnam a Northern coast. Guerrilla losses were undetermined in the predawn attack. O o o the u. S. Planes struck into Cambodia after a Bubble top oii6 observation helicopter was attacked at a Point 100 Miles West Southwest of Saigon wednesday. It exploded and fragments fell on both sides of the Border. The two crewmen were missing and presumed killed. Rescue a copters arriving later to search the area came under heavy ground fire from inside Cambodia the report said and u. S. Warplanes came in to strike Back. In phenom penh the cambodian foreign ministry said the United states has offered to pay $13,000 to families of victims of attacks into Cambodia. Allied communiques said eight other Allied soldiers including four americans were killed and 39, including three americans were wounded in crashes of two other helicopters wednesday. American Battle deaths Rose by 27 per cent last week despite the tet lunar new year ceasefire. The u. S. Command said 95 americans were killed and 637 wounded in the week ending feb. 7 compared with 70 dead and 704 wounded in the previous week. Total Viet Cong and North vietnamese dead in the War passed 600,000. ?�1. Tell ways for Iowa to economize Der Moines it up a gov. Rob it i d. Rays Blue ribbon Economy committee today released its final to port on v ays to streamline and economize state government and said Iowa could save $23 million on �?oqu1ck kill Quot targets South vietnamese soldiers who have completed a Quick kill Rifle training during the past year move along beyond their fierce looking a Viet a on a tar Els. The vietnamese trained with by guns for the a Quick kill a which Means pointing the gun and firing without taking time to by gunfight. Right of Way forewarning in this Bill Des Moines up a a Bill designed to protect property owners from threats of condemnation of land for pipeline right of ways was approved in the Iowa Senate wednesday following five hours of debate. The Bill passed on a 57 3 vote after Teing heavily amended by what one legislator said were attempts a to improve an already Good sen. James Briles r Corning the chief spokesman for the Bill on the floor said a this is a Peoples Bill a Public interest measure. We re just trying to protect private the measure upgrades Iowa a eminent Domain Law regarding pipeline companies and would require the companies to hold informational meetings at least 30 Days before negotiating for any parcels of land along the proposed right of Way. A the whole thrust of this Bill a said sen. Andrew Frommelt d Dubuque a is to fully inform the property owners of the entire project before the utilities begin talking to the landowners about obtaining Frommelt said the pipeline companies now can obtain most of the land they need voluntarily from the landowners before even going to a condemnation hearing. O o o Des Moines up a electric utilities companies would be required to inform property owners at county meetings of any proposed plan to construct new electric transmission lines under a Bill approved today by the Iowa Senate. The Bill approved 56-4 and sent to the House was the second piece of legislation approved by the Senate dealing with Iowa a eminent Domain Law. Nixon backs enforcement . Equal of i be segregation Washington up a president Nixon today endorsed the concept of equal enforcement of school desegregation Laws in All parts of the country. At the same time he opposed busing of students As a Means of achieving racial balance. A message distributed to a few Republican senators was interpreted on Capitol Hill As backing for a Southern sponsored amendment to apply the same desegregation yardsticks in the North As in the South. O o o the memo to the senators said the so called Stennis amendment has a the full support of this Nistra 70 killed in israeli air attack by Uri israeli warplanes bombed Cairo a Northern suburbs today and egyptian accounts said 70 civilian factory workers were killed and 4 wounded. Israel said the jets May have hit the Plant by mistake and warned that an 850-Pound bomb with a delayed fuse had been dropped in the area. The losses were the heaviest reported by Egypt since the 1967 War. A Cairo spokesman said two u. phantom Jet fighter bombers carried Cut the strike hitting a Metal works factory in Abu Zabal. Tiona to the extent that it would a Advance equal application of at the Florida White House Nixon s press Secretary Ronald i. Ziegler read to reporters portions of the message in slightly altered form. O o o the part on a full support of the Stennis amendment stated to the extent that the amendment would i a Advance equal application of the Law the administration would be in full support of this two schools closed because of violence Baltimore up a High schools in Baltimore and nearby Annapolis were closed Down today when violence erupted among students. Annapolis High school was a a shambles a police said As students j went on a rampage tearing Down bulletin boards and smashing win j Dows desks and other furniture. Eastern High school in Baltimore i was closed after an argument be j tween a teacher and a female Black Panther erupted into a general altercation at the All girls school. The entire Annapolis police Force j was sent to Annapolis High to quell j j the disturbance led by Black students. That school has been the scene of numerous racial disturb ances for several years. Two arrested on asked if the president Felt that Stennis proposal As an amendment to a pending school Bill would in narcotics charges deed a Advance equal application of the Law a Ziegler said the Promise of the Berkeley left to get aboard the anti pollution crusade. A the activists of the left a he says a succeed in inducing chaos wherever they operate perhaps that is what they intend to do As a Means of destroying the worlds food Supply a distributed by King features Syndicate. House votes newspaper tax Des Moines up a on a vote of 106-0, the Iowa House today approved a Bill which would subject Iowa a newspapers and similar publications to the states 3 per cent sales tax. The tax to be collected on All newsprint and Ink purchased by publishing facilities was adopted after the release of an attorney general a opinion which held that newspapers were subject to taxation. Sponsors of the Bill said about $500,000 annually will be collected by taxing the newsprint and Ink. Strout enters District race Davenport a William a. A Obla ekies Strout sheriff of Scott county wednesday announced i candidacy for the democratic nomination for first District congressman. Strout had been expected to announce for several weeks. A the first District if it is to keep Pace with the rest of the nation in these swiftly moving turbulent times must have a stronger More effective voice in Washington a Strout said in his announcement. He is the third Democrat to enter the race. Opposing him in the june primary Are two Iowa City attorneys William Albrecht and Edward Mezvinsky. A i am simply addressing myself to the Over All concept without applying this administrations position to the o o o As for busing Ziegler said Nixon had consistently opposed busing of Roholl children to achieve racial j balance. A the president feels that to the maximum degree possible in efforts to eliminate dual school systems according to the mandate of the courts we should not use busing a Ziegler said. A and also to the maximum degree possible it is the feeling that i we should do everything to preserve the neighbourhood school the Stennis amendment states in part that school desegregation standards a shall be applied uniformly in All regions of the in ted states without regard to the origin or cause of such opponents contend the is to ease pressure on desegregation in the South. Iowa City up a two Iowa men were arrested Early today in connection with a narcotic drug. Authorities it Aid Mark l. Clarkell 22, arrested at a Iowa City Home and charged with Possession of narcotics. i i for la Inhwan in Mission Des Moines up a citing a definite problem in communications and Public relations the governors i Economy committee today recommended that the Iowa Highway i commission take Steps to improve its Public image in a final report the Economy group suggested expanding the commissions Public information department to keep Iowa citizens in touch with tiie massive operations i of the department. The Leport said communications Between management and commission employees were also bad Lead i ing to Lack of incentive in the work Force. The Highway commission was also told to increase its Campus recruiting to attract students with business administration training. Although not saving the commission administrators Lack necessary training the report strongly hinted i employees now were not totally qualified for their jobs. Among the Economy suggestions i for the commission the report Sug a tested increasing the engineering staff so that most of the Road de i sign work could be done by the state. The report said at present engineers do Only about 65 per cent of Twig design work and hire private consulting firms for the remaining 35 per cent. Also arrested and being held for Federal custom agents in Dos Moines is Jim Calvert of Des Moines. Authorities said the arrests were made during a raid on a Iowa City Home about 5 . Seized in the raid was an alleged 300 Grams of hashish a narcotic drug. Authorities said the value of the hashish ranges from about $1,800 to $7,000. Calvert reportedly had just returned from a business trip to London. Gaskell is listed As a student at the University of Iowa. Ray Uncertain about recommendation need to know Des Moines Impi a the Iowa Senate social services commute Ewas told wednesday that county welfare directors need to know whether they work for the state or county boards of supervisors. Relief supplies going to waste Lagos up a american officials report $12 million in Relief supplies sent by president Nixon for sick and starving civil War refugees is going to waste in Lagos. Great quantities of the food blankets and lamps Many of the portable Relief hospitals and most of the jeeps and trucks sent from the United states will sit at the Airport. Des Moines up a gov. Robert d. Ray today straddled the Fence on the advisability of doing away with the state executive Council. A final report from the governor s Economy committee recommended that the Council be discontinued at an annual savings of $30,000 to the state. Although Ray would not say he opposed the recommendation he a a Aid the executive Council now performs important duties which Ben i edit the state. Ray confirmed that he met with the Council until late tuesday a night to discuss the recommendation but he would not reveal the executive Council members Opin i i ions on the matter. A a in a sure there Are items in this report on which i will have very serious reservations a he said l. Ally if its suggestions were follow cd. In addition to the $23 million annual savings the report said a one tune savings of $10 million could be realized if its nearly 600 different recommendations were followed. 0 9 0 the 60-Man task Force of key executive borrowed from Iowa Industry and business was established last year by executive order and banded the Job of proving state a Over men is a business and could be run on Businesslike principles. Most of the committees recommendations involved centralizing and streamlining the procedures under which the states Many separate agencies and departments operate. Major reorganization suggestions involving the Iowa liquor commission motor vehicles registration and Iowa a county jails were released earlier this year. O o n if implemented the committees report come represent a total change in Many a a standards areas of state government. One of the most notable examples is a recommendation to eliminate the Iowa executive Council an administrative Board headed by the governor and including the state treasurer auditor and secretaries of state and agriculture. The executive Council was described As an a unnecessary middleman performing tasks delegated by the Iowa the Council now performs duties which take too much time from Iowa selected officials and could easily be handled within the departments. The report said. Eliminating the Council and its More than 60 employees could save the state about $33,000 a year. O o o the report also recommended spending $3.5 million a year to bring about efficiency suggestions. Among the major expenditures would be the establishment of a general services department to serve As a business administrative Agency for All departments. The new department would eliminate excessive staffing and duplication of Job functions and we Ould also provide maximum efficiency by centralizing All administrative services the report said. It would be headed by a smile director appointed by the governor. The report also took a swipe at the number of persons employed in Public relations work for the state. No fewer than 31 persons with an annual salary total of $265,000 Are now employed in promoting the states image the report said. By combining the Public relations operations with the governors staff an annual savings of $500,000 could be realized. Sets Dale for Start 01�?T court martial slain w Ottil regulate Auto missile Oil w reeked truck i a Neises terse verse by a. C. Gordon Money talks As much today As thence to hence but the things it says today make much less William a. Strout it. Benning a. Up a a military judge today set m in 18 a the Date for the Start of a court martial of army la. William l Galley or. On charges of murdering 102 South vietnamese civilians. The Judae it. Col. Reid w. Kennedy deferred final dec i Ion on a defense motion to throw out that charges because of Over helming publicity. O o o Kennedy said lie would make the decision after the 10 presently empanelled members of the court martial Board Are questioned. Questioning of the officers will Start on May 18 when the court martial begins. A military jury of at least five must be chosen to hear the charges against the 26-year-old lieutenant from Miami. The judge set May 15 for arguments and disposal of any pretrial motions still pending. Kennedy told defense attorney George w. Latimer that he would reject a part of the dismissal motion that he. As trial judge could not Grant a fair tri in because of the Impact of press television and radio coverage of the alleged massacre. A i find the publicity has been extensive a Kennedy said a but it has no effect on this court and thus court can give a fair trial to it. Galley. A was to the second thrust of your motion the Impact on prospective Des Moines up a in an unprecedented move the Iowa House wednesday approved a Bill which would put state government regulation into the Auto franchise business. On a 98-19 vote the House approved a measure which supporters said primarily was aimed at protecting the consumer As much As it More than the Auto dealers in Iowa. The measure would give the Lowra Commerce commission authority to keep major manufacturers from terminating or discontinuing franchises without a hearing to present evidence and justify such a move. In addition manufacturers could a authorize additional dealerships a a Community if the Market did not justify a new franchise i but the Bill has another Edge too. Brenham. Tex. Up a military police today evacuated ail residents within a mile of an overturned truck and a leading Booster stage of a Polaris missile loaded with explosive fuel. A it is very dangerous. There a a danger of it exploding a said Washington county Deputy sheriff Elwood Goldberg. Both stages of an a3 Polaris missile weigh 30,000 pounds. The Booster damaged in the Accident contained highly explosive solid fuel and igniters. The truck was loaded with 400 Gallons of diesel fuel. A military spokesman said the Polaris did not have a nuclear warhead and there was no danger of a radioactive blast. Jurors they received in order in dealers who now have franchises late november not to become sex would be locked in their businesses posed to any news concerning the unless the Commerce commission Case. Assuming they followed that approved the elimination of their i order they should be businesses. Locating boy s parents sad task for police Kingston n. J. Up a it was a sad task for police. Anthony Mezzacappa 13, of Kingston was killed wednesday when he was hit by a car while he Rode his bicycle near his Home. No one at the scene could identify the youth so police had to go door to door in the neighbourhood asking families if their boy was missing until they finally found i the parents

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