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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - January 21, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Them pleasant news Section one 2 sections vol. 92, no. 17 it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening january 21, 1970 Price to Centi these Days by John Chamberlain curtains Over Vietnam a and everything else Charles a. Weil is the author of a Book called a curtains Over Vietnam a which argues that the american people have never been told the strategic reasons Why we must not be pushed out of South Vietnam. The third copy he mailed to this column eventually reached its destination along with a notation on the Flyleaf that a the mails Are As execrable As the a paper curtain described in the Book a a there is a moral Here and it is not one that augurs Well for or. Weill a efforts to educate americans in the balance of Power principles that must underlie any successful attempt to keep the great a a heartland nations of soviet Russia and red China from overrunning the a maritime fringe countries Western Europe Southeast Asia and so forcing the . To become an isolated Quot fortress what or. Weil has to say about american Security interests is quite sound. We fought two world wars to keep the a fringe Peoples of Western Europe from being pushed into the sea by militaristic totalitarians. And this was at a time before the development of the nuclear missile when we could have afforded the luxury of isolation. Today we would pay a much greater penalty by being pushed into an a a Island position Between a soviet Zed Europe and a communist Asia. Find bodies by thousands in Biafra Oterri Nigeria up a rotting bodies by the thousand lie in the tropical Sun in this Eastern Region that was once Biafra. There Are children with bloated stomachs and there is hunger and despair and cruelty and rape. A Bony hand reaches for food but the biafran Money it holds is worthless and the plea goes unheeded. A Middle aged woman bargains against rape and loses. The army private who raped her is shot in the ankle by a police officer and the soldiers companions Complete the Job by parroting him with wire. Will extend food stamp benefits Here but to get Back to the question of the . Mails. What or. Weil is saying is that he has been having difficulty getting his message across in a country that has become bogged Down in its inefficiencies. He is hopeful that the a a gulls his word for the doves a liberalized Federal food stamp program announced recently by Secretary of agriculture Clifford m. Hardin will extend its benefits to Henry county beginning february 2. Both the amount of Money that a family pays for food Stamps and the Bonus Stamps received have been changed according to b. C. Holihan representative of the u. S. Department of agriculture a food and nutrition service in Henry county. Bonus coupons paid to participating families will be greater than or at least equal to those which it had been receiving. In the Case of very Low income families bonuses will More than double in Many cases. For example a family of four in the lowest income level which is required to Purchase Only $2.00 Worth of coupons will receive $106 this today was the skeletal agonized face of the land that once proclaimed itself Biafra a the face of a would be Republic that lost a War and now faced the horror of that loss. Biafra after 30 months of fighting gave up eight Days ago. I accompanied the first group of newsmen permitted to visit the postwar battlegrounds a and what i saw was unbelievable poverty hungry men and women girls fleeing deep into Palm tree forests to evade their conquerors. The people who once bore the name of biafran cannot possibly Bury their millions of dead and the rotting bodies pile up by the thousands in the scorching Sun. You want to be sick from the stench. Will try i housing to end recession Washington up a president Nixon said today step Quot inn t Aud will by taken to reverse what his top economic consultant admittedly described As a housing recession. Nixon himself in a special statement referred to the continuing downward trend in Home building As a a crisis situation which he 8250.000 fire it j at Iowa Lily business area said was a of grave concern to our National Well a the decline in housing production must and will be stopped a Hie president said. A the private sector and All Levels of government must the Steps necessary to assure that the nations housing needs Are More fully met the chairman of Nixon second my Council Paul w. Mccracken conceded in might Onse to questions from reporters that housing was in a recession largely he said because of inflation which made mortgages More expensive. Fined payment made on $1,500 pledge their Sisco Shell 55 Allied target during night can somehow be Defeated by an Worth of food coupons each month educational Campaign to present the real strategic truth about the importance of the Southeastern asian a a hinge on which swings the whole question of Access to the Indian Ocean from the Pacific. But i greatly fear that he will have to contend with very much More than any alleged a a execrable performance on the part of the . Post office. The degeneration that or. Wed attributes to the mails is just one facet of a total degeneration in the whole Quality of american life. This degeneration extends to the teaching of history in the schools. To present sound conceptions of strategy or. Weil needs historians who know something about the importance of the balance of Power to a free world. I am sure that we have a few such historians tucked away in our colleges and High schools. But if we do have them Why Haven to they been reaching the demonstrators who would actually Welcome a communist takeover in Southeast Asia even if or. Weill a Book were to be placed in every College Library in the country would there be a Way to get its contents into the Heads of a generation that to quote one exasperated scholar wants to a feel rather than think and to experience rather than read the founders chapter of t. T. T. Presented a Check monday As final payment on pledge to furnish the paediatric room in the Norene Short addition of Henry county memorial Hospital. Miss c Charlotte Davis right chapter president presented the Cheek to Lynn Byrne Hospital administrator. In Hack Row from left miss Dorothea Mcmillan member of tile chapter Hospital committee mrs. Lynn Byrne vice president and miss Mabel Walker treasurer. The founders chapter was the first organization to Promise to furnish a room in the new Wing. This is the second paediatric room the chapter has furnished the other one being in the acute Section of the Hospital. The chapter Hospital committees interest has been entered on children supplying each paediatric patient with a toy to take Home and providing various pieces of medical equipment As needed. Of an increase of 43%% Over the previous minimum of $60 per month. For a four member family with a net income of $200, the Purchase requirement now is $54, or $14 less than formerly. For this Cash outlay the family will receive $106 Worth of food coupons each month an increase of $14 Over the previous minimum of $02. A these improvements make the program much More beneficial to persons who Are eligible to participate in it and we Hope that any family needing food assistance not already in the program will get in touch with the Henry county department of social services located in the court House it. Pleasant the Henry county department of social services which cooperates with us a in administering the program locally certifies eligible families for the Purchase of food coupons. The coupons can be used the same As Cash at any food store authorized by the food and nutrition service of the u. S. Department of agriculture. Saigon up a Viet Cong and North vietnamese troops shelled 55 Allied targets during the night concentrating on positions in the Saigon area in the heaviest shelling since september. Two americans were killed in attacks against 18 . Bases. Only scattered ground fighting was reported but communiques showed at least 209 communists killed throughout South Vietnam in a series of Small skirmishes. American casualties were listed As four dead and 31 wounded including those hit in the shellings. The biggest ground fighting reported today was 84 Miles North of Saigon where Cava Hymen killed 27 troops from the 7tih North vietnamese division. Erroneous reports from the scene tuesday said 234 communists were killed in that Battle. New manager City utilities named no school on monday Jan. 26 there will be no school for students in the it. Pleasant comm Iowa City up a three buildings were destroyed and several adjacent ones received considerable smoke damage when a fire broke out tuesday night in downtown Iowa City. Firemen fought the Blaze for More than seven hours and several of them suffered severe frostbite from the sub Zero temperatures. No other persons we Ere reported injured. The cause of the fire which originated in Hie paper place Bookstore was not immediately known damages were tentatively Sot at $250,000. Also destroyed in the fire i were the tilings and things and i things Novelty shop and alien s department store. On the eve of his state of the Union speech to Congress the president warned at the same time that in order to combat inflation a some needed Federal programs simply will have to be postponed so that we live within our the presidential statement preceded what sources said would be heavy stress during his state of the Union address thursday on problems of inflation As Well As i clime and pollution. Today a statement grew out of a meeting Nixon held tuesday with Hud Secretary George Romney and officials of National association of Home builders. They distil cd what the president described As a a crisis situation Quot in housing. Chairman Paul Mccracken of the White House Council of econ James hitter 52, of Hannibal. What or. Weil is up against is underscored by the rather appalling performances put on by the Learned societies of America at their annual december gatherings. Philosophers should know something about the intrinsic dependence of . Freedoms on the world balance of Power. But the Eastern division of the american philosophical association after a couple of hours of shouting and recriminations ended its deliberations if that is the word for it by voting to recommend a Quick pull out from Vietnam. If a refugee from nazi tyranny. Professor Aaron Gurwitsch of the new school for social research in new York Hadnot made an impassioned fight to tone Down the foreign policy statement of the philosophers the Resolution would have added a total condemnation of us. Foreign policy to the Call for a Vietnam withdrawal it did no to matter so much that the modern language association meeting was also dominated by professors who would certainly do their Best to keep or. Weill a theories about National survival from getting a fair hearing after All the members of this association done to teach history. But the historians themselves at the annual meeting of the american historical association in Washington do gave no reassurance that or. Weil would be adequately understood in the average . University faculty lounge. One out of three of the his tory professors voted for a Resolution calling the a Nixon Mitchell a murderous and demand the historians demons to look at 82 ballots in contest band carnival successful event Des Moines up a an Iowa Senate committee set up to review a contested state Senate election held last september in Lee county decided tuesday to Call in the More than 6,000 ballots cast in order to examine 82 disputed ballots. Republican Wilson l. Davis of Keokuk was declared the Winner of the election by a three vote margin and was seated in the Senate last week. However democratic candidate Gilbert m. Mccarty of Keokuk is contesting the election on the ground that 82 ballots were marked disputed by election officers and were not counted in the election results. Mccarty a attorney Joseph l. Phelan of fort Madison argued before the committee that a change in four of the 82 ballots would throw the election to Mccarthy. A disputed ballot generally Means that the election judges at a precinct voting office could not agree on How the vote was cast. The Senate contest committee of three republicans and two democrats agreed with Phelan on a 3-2 vote and will retrieve the ballots which Are now locked up in the county auditors office. The annual it. Pleasant band carnival was again a huge Success in spite of weather conditions saturday. King and Queen of the freshman class were Tom Hassenfritz and Denise Rodd of the Sophomore j class Scott Kauffman and Messer of the juniors Mark Mccoy and Amy Nesbitt and of the seniors Ken Hinkle and Lana Decker. The senior King and Queen were chosen the reigning Royalty. The leadership of band co captains Tom Galer and Jane sheets was demonstrative of the True attitude of students in the it. Pleasant schools. Cooperation abounded from All quarters of the school and those who witnessed the variety shows were impressed with the Many talents of the students who performed in musical dramatic and humorous roles. The band parents Are to be com a has been named the new manager of the it. Pleasant municipal utilities and will Start his duties Here on february 1st. The announcement was made by Bruce Rohde chairman of Tim Board of trustees following a meeting of the Board tuesday. Ritter replaces Penn Marsh manager the past two years who announced some weeks ago his intention to retire. In a statement to the news Ritter said a i am certainly looking Forward to this new position. The it. Pleasant Power Plant has Good equipment and a Fine organization of dedicated men and Ritter was born and raised in Hun Newell mo., and received his formal education in the Monroe City school system. His first employment in the Field of electric Power was with the Power transmission department of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1940. In 1943 he entered the armed forces and served in the . Army in the Asia Pacific theatre during was. Ii. Following service to was employed with the Bureau of mines of the department of Interior at. Louisiana mo., in the electrical Power division. In 1952 Ritter joined the Northeast Missouri electric Power cooperative As a shift supervisor and advanced through the organization la Tice of an underground newspaper nity school District monday Janu. Aqwa and tile other Ary 26. That Day is an Quot end of by. Had apartment. Up. Master work Day for teachers. The second semester starts tuesday january 27. J temperature plunges to to 22 below amp James hitter Omic advisers was present at the the Bookstore also housed the of White House today to discuss the presidents statement and the Economy in general. Mccracken said an acceptable level of new housing starts should be Between 1.5 million and 1.7 Mil . Some 800 six cantors watched firemen Battle the Blaze a about one Block from the University of Iowa Campus. United cerebral palsy month lion units at. An annual rate. He pointed out that the average for Calendar 1969 was about 1.4 million units. School Board meeting cancelled to Plant superintendent a position he has held with that organization during the past nine years. James and his wife Helen Are the parents of four children Helen a teacher in the St. Louis school system Michael serving with the . Air Force in Turkey Larry an accounting supervisor with mercantile Bank and Trust company of St. Louis and cry a senior in the Hannibal High school. The ritters Are Active in Church and civic related activities in Hannibal and he is a sports enthusiast. They plan to move to it. 1 Pica ant in june. The coldest of monday was exceeded by the coldest of tuesday. The coldest of tuesday was exceeded by the coldest of wednesday. Thus the progressive Winter Story goes this week. The Federal weather Bureau thermometer in it. Pleasant registered a bitter 22 degrees below Early wednesday morning five degrees colder than the 17 below that was registered sometime monday night. After the 22 below Reading an unofficial Reading of 23 degrees was noted in the downtown area. It is entirely possible that the official thermometer had a still lower Reading than the 22. The bitter cold set records for the Date in the Midwest. Thirty degrees below was not uncommon in Northern Iowa. Marne needs you District head for census there a a place for ton january has been designated j United cerebral palsy month in j Iowa by governor Robert Ray. Throughout the fifteen county area of the Southeast Iowa affiliate. There has been taking place extensive campaigning with door to door solicitations canisters and special events according to mrs Phyllis Young whose office Are in Ottumwa. Some 4,000 mailers have been prepared in Henry county by under the direction of mrs. Pat Triska. Acting As treasurer in this area is Dennis Hill. Mrs. Young states. A there are25,000 babies born every year with the crippling effects of cerebral it is the cerebral palsied individual and his family which is the main concern of this voluntary health Agency. Mrs. Young also explained that j to of funds Are kept in the local today area to help on a personal basis. Local deposits Are to be sent to Henry county savings Bank in it. Pleasant. Mrs. Mae Peterson of Community services at Mhz is a member of the Board of up of Southeast Iowa. The special school Board meeting scheduled for wednesday evening january 21st has been cancelled due to illness and previous commitments by some Board members. The meeting was to be with the school s architect relative to the live year development and build in program. A new Date will be scheduled in the near future. Bill for change at Vinton school Des Moines up a both a Bill to Transfer the administration of the Iowa braille and sight saving school from the Board of regents to the Iowa commission for the Blind and a Resolution to delay any change in administration were presented to the Iowa House Here s that number for Iowa tax returns his Marne a Ceres Marne ing called a play is being prepared for production. The Dye is cat the play is chosen the staff preparing Plimen ted for their cooperation in an j auditions Friday 7-9 assisting the band students in this pm and saturday i 3 p.m., once a year event. Mrs. William room 35, old main a a Mamie a is on Hayward is this years Way once again that unique happen wackiest part and the Opportunity to steal the showy just As Piggy Cass did in the movie version starring Ros Russell. Marne and her entourage live a rather hectic existence and Beau regard Burnside seems the answer appointment of or. Arthur e. Minor of Ottumwa As District manager of the 1970 of population and housing in this area was an terse v f. R s bounced today by director Guy a. By a. C. Gordon Lutz of the census bureaus re just a Little Pill Vional office in St. Paul. 1 so says consensus minor was bom in Ottumwa. He has the Power to bring has been in boy scout work for some the District office located at 107 w. Second Street in Ottumwa minor will supervise All phases of the census in the follow Iowa income tax returns require the name and number of your school District. The school number for people residing in the it. Pleasant Community school strict is 44-4536. Dis the world to its Quot census a the United states produced 3.3 billion barrels of Oil in 1968, most in the world. Since the Bills have not All been received a financial statement is not available at this time. Students will collect clothing perhaps you a like to know a bit about the principal parts before auditions is there anyone who does no to know auntie Marne the character invented by Patrick Den to All Mames prayers. Beau Tot Benun car Davis. Jeffer epitome of Southern Gentry in love with Marne wackiness and All. Marne and friends turn a a visit to meet the family a routine into a fiasco with dear Beau in the Nis in his Book of some years Back Middle and muddle of All. She a exciting sophisticated world Young Patrick is lie clean Cut by and witty. Draped in the Tat Des Moines Henry Iowa son Johnson Keokuk. Lee Louisa. Mahaska. Marshall Muscatine Poweshiek Tama Van Buren Wapello and Washington. School and local Plant officials Confer at i Hull school representatives of the local manufacturers association it. Pleasant Community school Board and administrators met informally on january 26, following several tuesday evening in the High school and the continuation of the Vietnam War. The trouble or. Weil is not Only that we Are slow in the mails. Eta =-1 we Are a As a nation by Rae in front of the department of quite slow to it head. Justice building against the har Quot r Assman t of the Black panthers Syndicate students in the it. Pleasant Community school District will collect clothing the week of february 2-6 for fair Chance inc. Fair Chance inc., formerly known As world clothing fund is a a est and most bizarre fashions sur level headed Nice boy. Where does -1 he figure in All this circus like at a rounded by the Wacky and weird Moshere he a Marne a Nephew and in the Book who tells the Story of his wild and Days of intensive training in the regional office or. Minor will come on duty and begin setting up the District office. He will direct Maine is a lovable charming nit and Ward and in the Book the one Jar be of 32 Crew leaders and 506 wonderful aunt. Patrick will be double cast for the show for he appears first As a youngster of 8 13, and again As a 20-30 year old. Wit who lives a life every woman envies a at least a Little bit. Vera Charles is Marne a Best Friend and a veddy Theatch Lahl tonal organization which provides ing Vera is the essence of a Lam free clothing to schools in 52 coun j our and the new York night life ties of the appalachian Region i a lady who thinks Mink and Grant Camps in five Western states thrives on opening night excite-1 be done ii you acne in k 1 ment part of the Fellowship fun. Nerv and then there Sagnes poor a boldness and excitement of doing a nes Gooch Marne a Secretary. Up show if you be never i a it a a tight and straight laced Prim and naive Lumpy and in Lovely Agnes is Marne a opposite. Poor a there Are thirty parts in the total cast plus lots of other work to been a census takers throughout the area. Taking the 1970 census nationally will require the services of 12,000 Crew leaders 160,000 census takers and 393 District managers. In addition to 13,000 office personnel. And three Indian reservations. Thousands of children Are provided with clothing to Wear to school through the results of the yearly collections of clothing by drives such As this Newton Baker was u. S. Secretary of War in world War i. _ distributed by King features Ira kick when the curtain rises knowing you helped make it so i come to auditions. Veterans of even the biggest need is for school Nesig so Gullible and innocent. And one show should t urging. Tor travelling in Marne s circles almost speak on�?T.,j ins Quot friends and Tun and the feeling of proves to be too much for her. Flt cd there a being wanted and needed plus the show in the works with Industrial arts classrooms. The men were accorded the Opportunity to visit the facility and discuss the vocational technical curriculum with members of the faculty. Superintendent Robert Formanek introduced Roger g Arn jobs. Vocational agriculture instructor. Larry Brenizer and William Paine instructors in the Industrial Art program who each made Brief presentations to the group. Some $20,000 in new equipment and instructional material has been purchased during the school everyone can do something. There a year for courses in Auto mechanics Sheet Metal drafting Blue punt age size clothing and both boys and girls. Shoes no pay no name in lights no grandiose moral message in a Marne. What there is though is work and a a i sorry for Agnes if you must but Bardsey is an Island off the coast not for the actress who plays her ing welding machine tool opera a Complete shop of Wood tion. Working tools and equipment has been available for Many years. Ufa tuners association and said that there was considerable interest among local industries in the new curriculum and that several of the firms would be receptive to donate additional equipment tools or Cash to Purchase specialized equipment. Roger Gam Jobst told the men that although there had been no major changes in the vocational agriculture program that emphasis is being placed on a related businesses such As implement dealerships feed fertilizer and seed companies. He said More emphasis is also being placed on occupational training and closer cooperation with area vocational colleges. James Brown director of instruction told the group that the biggest current problem was the Lack of space to fully utilize the new program and the need for More exploratory courses. Or. Brenizer mentioned the need for courses Iii electricity and Etc of North Wales. For she has perhaps the funniest a dig chorus orchestra and All and real thrill of entertaining others. A Marne is fun a come along trolliet and that the Lack of space j John Harris spoke for the Man j was the biggest problem

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