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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - January 29, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa It v colder j the it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 24mt. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening january 29, 1970 Price to cent these Days by John Chamberlain Rinfret knows his advice wont be taken Pierre Rinfret the bad boy of economics who says that president Nixon s advisers Are talking through their hats when they say that inflation will be licked this coming year recently titillated a group of Wall Streeter at an Esquire Magazine round table discussion by giving his own a Rinfret dozen a of suggestions for getting our Price rises under control. Listening to him at the Yale club in new York one could see Why Rinfret thinks the Economy is going to continue to charge ahead with the consumer running twice As fast As before in order to stay in the same place., the fact is that nobody is going to take Pierre Rinfrett a very Good advice. The reason is that at least three of the measures proposed in the a Rinfret dozen must prove so impossible of realization within a Short Tim Span that the rest would have Little effect even if they were accepted. Rinfret is up against a Congress that simply wont react in time. The key items in the a Rinfret dozen Quot Are those referring to a Cost push and other Sticky Phenomena that compel people to raise prices. Rinfret told his audience that the Justice department must a file antitrust suits against the unions to break up their membership. Trade unions because of their monopoly position Are Able to increase wages and then there Are the Farmers who according to Rinfret must give up those government subsidies that keep the Price of food High. And there Are the service industries including the whole Hospital doctor Complex that resist automation. Too for months now i have watched the efforts of the National right to work committee run by the indefatigable Reed Larson to get Congress to consider legislation that would deprive the big unions of their Power to use compulsorily collected dues to support their own candidates for office. Senator Paul Fannin r., Ariz introduced a Bill that would have taxed unions which use Money coerced out of Union shop membership for what is euphemistically called a political Fannin could not get his Bill passed in a Senate where the beneficiaries of Union funds Are the balance of Power element. So since the unions maintain stranglehold on the Senate by Vir tue of the financial club they Wield it is hardly Likely that anybody in Washington is going to bust the a monopoly position of labor that Pierre Rinfret complains about. New breath testers for alcohol i Ila Riloff Iii Progress will be available next month l at. On nursing Home presents c of c dinner Floral piece to mrs. Fye emphasis on a grow win ploy in a. O i a band festival at c of c dinner it follows from this that the Farmers faced with High Industrial prices Are going to insist on a get Ting with both the Farmers and the Union Bosses in a dug in positions a How Are a verbal wage and Price controls a another Rin fret demand a going to work Rinfret says that if Nixon had denounced the still Industry it would not have raised prices. But steel just passes along its costs and so do other industries that try to recoup wage raises by getting the consumer to pay More. Rinfret touches a particularly sore spot when he observes that the Rise in a the Cost of service Over the last Twenty years has been at a a 3.5 per cent annual rate while the Price on a durable and nondurable goods Rose 1.6 per cent this creates a a scissors effects that defies easy exorcism. When Henry Ford put the first Model t on his automated Belt line he discovered that he could sell the last car out of his factory for much less than he would have had to charge for it if he had relied on ancient a Batch production methods. But the services rendered by surgeons and housemaids done to come off the Belt line. Rinfret wants to a in the grated the doctors a into medical centers where modern equipment is available and so a get rid of the Cost of say 5,000 but doctors Are individualists. How Many years would it take to Herd them into downtown group centers As for other a services a they Are going to remain in the High Price bracket As Long As Relief payments Are kept at a level which permits people to stay out of the labor Market rather than take a a demeaning employment. Too some items in the a Rinfret dozen could be put into effect rather quickly. The wholesale Issue of unsolicited Bank credit cards could be Frozen and selective investment tax credits could be granted to industries that need to expand if they Are Ever to lower their pre at Gary Wiegel local attorney and new president of the it. Pleasant chamber of Commerce gents the Floral Centrepiece of the head table to mrs. Warren Fye wife of the retiring president left is or. Harold Rankin vice president and speaker Chad a. Wymer next to mrs. Lye and past president Lynn Byrne presiding in the absence of president Fye Are at right. It. Pleasant chamber of Commerce members and guests ate Well heard an inspirational talk about it. Pleasant and about Iowa and witnessed the passing of the leadership of the organization to a new president at the Iowa Wesleyan student Union wednesday evening. More than 200 enjoyed the Buffet meal described by Many and probably by All As a especially Good at this the annual meeting at which the emphasis was on a a grow. The festivities were handled in part by substitutes. The two top men of the occasion Warren Fye president the past year and Don Moth manager who had done most of the planning for the event were both confined at Home by illness. Too Lynn Byrne immediate past president drafted to preside again this year did so with finesse and Good humor. He complimented those who through the chamber of Commerce have helped a towards total Community involvement towards total Community commission. It. Pleasant is truly a place to grow Wymer said. He spoke of hts observations on a tour of the City in the afternoon particularly of the Industrial plants and the wide publicity that it. Pleasant receives through the mailings of metro mail the nameplates on the Blue Bird buses and now the upcoming it. Pleasant references on the Vega industries shipments. He complimented it. Pleasant Over 200 students will participate in the annual Seiba Honor band festival to be held saturday at Washington. They will represent 30 High schools and 33 Junior High schools in the area and will be presenting a program at 7 30 . After a Day of rehearsal. Those from it. Pleasant Junior High Kathy Voss flute Wava Frank clarinet Lana leu Len Cornet Pat Siemens French Horn Doug Millford trombone Donald Conner tuba High school Jane new breath testers to determine alcohol Content will be available to the Henry county sheriffs office and for each Highway patrolman s car in District 13 sometime in february. A Field tester and a Crimper Box. Will be kept at the sheriffs office and each Highway patrolman will have the new equipment in hts car. None will be available for it. Pleasant police As they Are not under civil service which is required. A seminar on How to use the new equipment was held for Southeast peace officers in Burlington the first of the week. Attending from Here were it. Jerry Barnes sgt. Robert Steffens sgt. Wilton Lewis Leonard Wiele and Larry Mincer of the Highway patrol Deputy sheriffs Ron Elmore and Cleo Johnston and police chief Werner Smith. The equipment will be available locally without charge As the state has received Federal funds to finance a statewide breath analyser for lawmen. The new Field breath tester will permit the investigating officer to quickly determine if a subject has alcohol in his system. The Field tester has a tube containing dichromate sul uric acid yellow attached to a plastic bag. Any alcohol passing through the tube changes the chemical to Green. If the Field test indicates the presence of alcohol the subject will be asked to submit to a Crimper Box breath test. The breath specimen will be mailed to the hygienic Laboratory in Iowa City for analysis. Crimper Box evidence is expected to be used in court. Wallace Van note chemist for the Iowa City Laboratory said he would be available As an expert witness in court for the Crimper Box breath analysis procedure. A person May refuse All tests for intoxication. In such cases Drivers licenses Are automatically revoked under the implied consent Law. On having a planning commission flut0. Cindy Lawrence it and on accomplishments Here that he had observed that Many other places Are failing to do. He praised the Community for having a College. Too in reference to the new Iowa Symbol he said a we Are not baying com is not Good but we want that Eastern Market to know that we Are More than just the Only Way we can accomplish this a a grow is to have a plan and to carry the word across the state at meetings that Are to be held in the coming weeks. Oboe Marilyn Krabill clarinet Jerry Tolson baritone sax Tom Galer trumpet. From new London Junior High Lewis Steckes trombone High school Elaine Straw Hawker Bassoon Linda Thomson Alto saxophone Bonnie Byrd percussion she had first Ltd at eleven charge guard with stealing million in loot new York up a police arrested a railway express Agency guard Early today and charged him with stealing More than $1 million in loot ranging from machine guns to outboard motors. Ernest h. A a Ernie Nelson accused of grand larceny said a i never used a cent of it. I never fired a single one of the the goods including a suitcase containing $500,000 in traveler a checks were found stacked a Yard deep throughout his three room Brooklyn apartment. Nelson 53, was a 23 year Veteran of railway express Agency a private police Force. In 1065 he received a commendation for routing four bandits trying to steal $500,-000 in Cash and merchandise from the Inland terminal in Brooklyn. According to Agency officials he fired four shots from his service revolver while breaking up the attempted robbery. A patrolman became suspicious when he saw youngsters carting guns away from Nelsons apartment building. Police raided the apartment wednesday night. One policeman said they took 22 guns one machine gun and other goods to the station House a but Well need at least two trailer trucks to cart in the rest of the the hearing of the state depart Mont of Public health versus Webber Mitchell owner operator of the Mitchell nursing Home in i. Pleasant relative to operating the nursing Home started wednesday afternoon at the Henry county courthouse. The possible revocation of Mitchell License is involved. Or. Ronald Eckoff noting commissioner of the Public health dept., presided Over the hearing. William Garretson of the state attorney general a office and Peter Fox attorney for the department of health represented the state and Donald Gartin is representing Mitchell. Garretson opening statement expressed the state s attempt to prove the inability of Mitchell to continue operation of the nursing Home located at 401 s. Jefferson Street on the basis of the following allegations violation of Quot minimum standards a cruelty or indifference to the welfare of some patients inadequate nursing supervision uncleanness a a habitual into Xian Hon by the operator and failure to provide adequate living quarters. In Gartino a opening statement he said the charges against Mitchell arise from a malicious and evil motivation a of an unnamed person. Criticizes Iowa Security facility the biggest problem of Community is apathy he commented. Dos Moines up a a Burl every in ton legislator rep. Charles p. Miller has sharply criticized Security precautions at the Iowa Security Gary Wiegel As the incoming president accepted the Gavel and commented appropriately. He noted that when Opportunity came for him to accept a position elsewhere a few months ago he and his wife looked at other locations and decided in favor of remaining in it. Pleasant because it ranked a at the top. A amt. Pleasant is on top a he said because of the enthusiasm of the people of it. Pleasant and because of the enthusiasm of the chamber of new directors and their wives were introduced. James Benda Arnold Dejaynes Dale Long Well. Derrald Martin and Robert Watters. The new vice president is or. Harold Rankin. Special recognition was Given to Ruth Snavely office manager. The invocation was Given by the Rev. Peter Siemens pastor of the first Baptist Church. A plaque for the retiring president was accepted by i s. Warren Fye on behalf of her husband. She also was presented the Floral Centrepiece. Too Chad a. Wymer director of the Iowa development commission entered much of his talk around the new Iowa Symbol a a place to grow. He commented that he had heard much about it. Pleasant in his association with e. A. Hayes chairman of the Iowa development a when you get tired and kick medical facility at Oakdale about things in general and com -1 Miller called on House speaker Plain about what others Are not1 William Harbor of Henderson to doing go Home and take a look at the Mirror a he said. A a let a not be satisfied with the status quo a he said. A Why do we want to grow some will say we done to want to grow. I say to you that when you do that you Are dead. The chamber of Commerce is the Only organization you have today devoted to making a the City Complete a he told the audience. A this is the vehicle that is going to Glutton and criminals who May establish a committee to work for tighter Security precautions at Oakdale. Miller a Democrat cited instances of prisoners being transferred from county jails to the state mental health institutions at mount pleasant and then walking away. He said there should be different Security provisions for the persons confined to the mental health in new York up a Isabel Salazar was la years old when a Boyfriend put some Ltd in her Glass of milk. A i really turned on a she said. Now one year later she admits that a i hallucinate on she also admits using heroin amphetamines and meth Adrine As Well As Ltd. Isabel is the daughter of a former cuban ambassador and prominent psychiatrist. Monday she ran away from Home to new Yorkus hippie East Village. A Public Appeal for help by her father led to her i wednesday. It was reported today. Shoot Down copter Saigon up a North vietnamese migs in action for the first time since the Start of the american bombing halt Over the North shot Down an american helicopter trying to Rescue two pilots near the Las North vietnamese Border on Cliff Larson Iowa democrats name Larson return Home wednesday. Cars collide a 1969 Volkswagen driven by eight men were missing. Communist ground fire shot Down the Thailand based f105 Thunder chief with two men As it was carry effect ing out attacks near tile Borders of four Laos and North Vietnam. The de Richard Blake Utica n y., and a put North vietnamese Delegate at 1969 Ford driven by Russell j. My the Paris peace talks reported three Laughlin Cedar Falls collided in other american planes were shot the too Block of West Washington Down the same Day in an american Street at 2 45 . Wednesday. Blake was going East in the right Lane and was attempting to pass the Mclaughlin car when Mclaughlin turned towards the right and the cars hit damaging the Volkswagen an est Mcd $95. Police charged Blake with driving too fast for conditions and my bombing attack on North Vietnam. Water Heater smokes provide the Way that we can see need mental examinations. He said Oakdale if truly a maximum Security facility would be the Best place for Safe keeping of criminals. It. Pleasant a place to grow prices. There could be accelerated tax write offs on Home mortgages to encourage housing a and As a by product the lowering of rents. And there could be a a freeze on government spending if the administration would really bite the Bullet and do More than talk about it. But nothing important is going to happen until the costs of War have dwindled. Pierre Rinfret knows this which is Why he remains a septic in spite break in at new London the Spahn and Rose lumber co. In new London was entered during the night wednesday but apparently nothing was taken. A piece of lumber was used to pry open the door of a shed to gain Entrance and the office door was kicked in. The North window of Carmens Gas trailer flips on 34 a trailer carrying a propane gasoline tank broke Loose from a 1965 Ford pick up truck owned by the Des Moines county farm service and driven by Dale a. Houseman. Mediapolis wednesday at 1 40 . Five Miles East of it. Pleasant on Highway 34 and overturned. The trailer flipped Over on the Highway blocking one Lane for awhile. Damage was estimated at $100. Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore investigated. Firemen were called to Lammas Barber shop on the West Side of the Square at 4 48 . Wednesday where a water Heater in the base Laughlin with failure to yield the ment became plugged up with soot right of Way. And caused some smoke. Des Moines up a the Iowa democratic party elected an Ames grocer As its state chairman wednesday night replacing Clark Rasmussen who resigned. Cliff Larson 33, Ames will serve As chairman elect until feb. 15, when Rasmussen a resignation takes Larson was chosen after a hour closed door meeting of the state Central committee Here. The committee also voted to pay Larson $15,000 a year Anil expenses for the Job. Also in the running for the Post was Dan Johnston a Des Moines lawyer. Two other persons had been nominated but withdrew from the race. Rasmussen West Des Moines had announced earlier he would retire from the Post when the debt owed from the 1968 Campaign was paid off. He first was elected in june 1966, and was serving his second two year term when he resigned. Gartin requested that the courtroom be cleared of All witnesses which was granted by acting Cornin moist Eckoff. Gartin s request for a closed hearing was denied. Too sheriff Van Crawford was the fir witness called. He told of receiving a Call from mrs. Selma Collins. Len on december i. 1969. He said mrs. Collins told him of the conditions and that All of the employees were planning to walk off the Job or quit. Crawford said he went to the Home and inspected the third floor attic apartment allegedly occupied by Mitchell. Crawford told of Beer cans cigarette Butts Stern about and general unsanitary conditions. Defense attorney Gartin said that As of december i 1969, mrs. Collin was not employed at the Home. He said she had been fired previously for Quot incompetence and insubordination. Gartin suggested on several occasions that the cigarette Butts Beer cans waste and trash found in the attic were placed there by someone other than Webber Mitchell the owner. Sheriff Crawford said he requested mrs. Collins and other employees to remain on the Job. He then notified or. Robert Wettach and or. Warren Scott who both had patients living in the Home. Too hrs. Wettach and Scott testified As to the sanitary conditions they found at the Home upon arrival. They told of inspecting the attic apartment and seeing cigarette Butts strewn about Beer cans and human excreta that had evidently been left in a chamber pot for some time. A i decided i could not be responsible for my patients in these surroundings a or. Wettach said. A in my or. Wettach said a this constituted a medical both doctors authorized the removal of patients to other locations. Too the next witness called was Ken Rogers co owner of the it. Pleasant nows. Rogers stated he had been requested by sheriff Van Crawford to go to the nursing Home on december 10th and photograph the third floor attic apartment. Defense attorney Gartin asked that the photographs not be admitted As evidence since they were taken on december 10th. Acting commissioner Eckoff admitted the photographs with the Quot notation Quot that they were taken on the 10th of december and not the 1st when the patients were transferred. The four photographs were of an in made bed and conditions surrounding the bed a straight wooden chair indicating numerous cigarette bums a table containing numerous bottles and cans and an Over flowing chamber pot. Rogers said the conditions of the attic apartment were a a offensive and described the contents of the chamber pot As what appeared to be urine human exc Etria and bits of food in a fermented condition. Asked the capacity of the pot he estimated 3 Gallons. Director named Des Moines up a an Oklahoma Man has been named director of the Iowa Merit employment department. He is Wallace l. Keating who is director of the Oklahoma civil service system. Gerald Howell the former direct of his own proffered a Rinfret Doz grocery in new London was broken tor of tile commission resigned last in. Distributed Syndicate \ but Entrance was not gained. October after gov. Robert d. Ray by King features i Deputy sheriff Cleo Johnston was recommended the commission fire called to investigate. Howell. Turn Over canned goods to needy of area Iowa Wesleyan College basketball players John Wieting left and Dan Kelly right turn Over 40 boxes of canned goods to the needy of Henry county. The distribution will be handled by the Henry county department of social services of which Doran Rodman show n above is acting director. The food was collected As admission to the inc Lea College game tuesday night when the Wesleyan tigers dedicated the game to the fans of it. Pleasant. Inc won 91 to 70, Harvey Miller owner of the Starlight inn Motel was the next witness called to the stand. Miller stated that he was acquainted with Mitchell and that Mitchell lived at the Starlight during the Middle and end of december 1969. He j stated he had seen Mitchell into i a rated on More than one occasion and that Beer cans were in Mitchells Motel room on occasion. The hearing recessed until thursday morning at 9 00 am. At which time Judith Ann Gaylord was called to the stand. Mrs. Gaylord Len submitted or resignation As the supervising nurse of the Mitchell nursing Home in new London on Deceron Ber 12, 1969. She told of a recent incident while driving to Burlington of being Harra std by snot tier car driven by a person she thought to be Webber Mitchell. She checked the License number of the car and was told the car had been rented to Mitchell by a it. Pleasant Auto from. When asked what Mitchell looked like when driving she said a the had a crazy laugh on his face and hts glasses were Down Over his a i would say he was in an unusual state a she said. The hearing was continuing thursday afternoon. Terse verse by a. C. Gordon a Bachelor is a Man on single spree he a surely footloose and Fiancee free

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