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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 15, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news fair Section one 2 sections vol. 92 no. 16s it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening july 15, 1970 Price to cents these Days by John Chamberlain the roots of Campus unrest w. Matthew Byrne jr., the executive director of president Nixon s commission on Campus unrest Hopes to a provide a deeper understanding of what this Spring was All about to the the assignment is an impossible one for if it were properly to be carried out it would involve an investigation going Back to the Nineteen thirties when the teaching of history social science and economics courses took on a certain coloration. The twigs were a Long time ago. The Campus violence which is the a a unrest the Nixon commission Hopes to explain surely stems from the conventional Liberal attitude toward tile first amendment which is interpreted in a on sided Way to guarantee the re it of free speech Only to those who Are in tune with the Liberal theory of truth. As Bill Buckley made Plain a Long time ago in his first Book a god and Man at Yale a to which this columnist contributed an introduction the conservative and the libertarian theories of truth tended to be choked in the Cradle by faculties and administrations that perpetuated their own kind giving tenure to Semi socialists of one sort or another and denying footholds on the Campus to adversary professors who might have kept a real dialogue going. Too there was nothing overtly reprehensible about this. In appointing a Ken Galbraith to its faculty for example Harvard got a stimulating Man. The Harvard failure was one of omission it did not balance the appointment of the Galbraith and Schlesinger by adding counter irritants to the faculty at the same time. A profound student of the constitutional basis of Liberty such As professor Friedrich Hayek had no Chance of simultaneous appointment to an Ivy league institution in the fifties and sixties a and the fashion set by the Eastern establishment colleges permeated the whole country to some extent. The prevailing tendency to run the Liberal cookie Cutter Over the a raw material presented to the colleges by parents whose own predilections were conservative and Republican has been Well documented by Mary Mccarthy in her Vassar novel a the miss Mccarthy is of course a card carrying a a Liberal herself pilgrimage to Hanoi and Allbut As a fiction writer she tells it As it is. The Subtle antecedents of Campus violence will hardly be touched upon by William w. Scranton the head of president Nixon a commission on Campus unrest or by Byrne the executive director. They will be looking for the consequences of ideas not the ideas themselves. So the whole business of investigation will very Likely remain sterile and futile. What is needed is an investigation into Why certain strains of thought remain under represented on the campuses and Why there is no vigorous argument Between liberals and conservatives free enterprises and collectivists with students going two ways not one. Too Why is it for example that it comes As a profound Shock when Louis f. Laun of the Yale class of Nineteen forty two who had been raising Money for his alumni fund for Twenty seven years suddenly decided that he had been working for a University which in his estimation had been politicized in a leftward direction or. Laun woke up one Day to the realization As he saw it. That he had been working to undermine everything that he believed in. Similarly with Lawrence Fertig a trustee of new York University who Felt betrayed when the new York University Senate ruled that . The Reserve officers training corps should be banished from the Campus. Or. Fertig offered his resignation when he was forced to admit to himself that his College a does not wish to be closely associated with the defense of the United in spite of the atmosphere of oneside Ness that has culminated in the attempts of Small bands of left leaning students to close Down free discussion on the campuses the Young tend to resist intellectual corruption. The Nixon commission on Campus unrest might Ponder a poll conducted by the Kent state University student government. In a poll of la,700 students some 5,400 returned ballots which gave an 80 percent verdict in favor of continuing Roto on the Campus. And 53 percent of the students approved president Nixon a Vietnam withdrawal plan. It was a minority then that caused the Kent ruckus streamlining report Given to president Washington up a president Nixon received a far reaching report today from a special panel on recommendations for streamlining the defense department and achieving substantial savings in years to come. The report described As a a fundamental reappraisal of the Pentagon a operations was written by a study commission headed by Gilbert w. Fitzhugh chairman of the Board and chief executive of metropolitan life insurance co. Too Fitzhugh told Nixon the groups recommendations would have Little Impact on the current budget but if implemented soon could achieve savings in subsequent years. He noted that Many of the recommendations could be instituted by presidential order while others would require approval by Congress. Nixon in receiving the report promised to read it this weekend. He immediately instructed defense Secretary Melvin r. Laird who was present when tile report was handed to Nixon to give it a the highest priority too the president swung Back into his White House duties following a Day away from Washington which he described As a breaking out of the isolation he was buoyed by an enthusiastic reception in Louisville ky., wipers he met with governors of the Appalachia states and at Cincinnati where he was cheered by the crowd at the All Star baseball game. Negro legislator in Kansas City slain Kansas City to. Up a a prominent negro state legislator who was seeking reelection in next months primary was shot to death by an Assassin in a passing car today in front of a bar which he owned. State rep. Leon Jordan 65, a former police officer who was generally regarded As the most powerful political Force in Kansas City a Black Community was shot three times from a 12-gauge Shotgun As he walked away from the Green Duck tavern. A witness told police he heard Mccabe will retire As r 5 Carrier Daniel j. Mccabe Rural Carrier on route 5, will retire from the local postal service. He has served the Post office Ainee january 20, 1937. Or. Mccabe started his Post office career As a substitute City Carrier at the Chicago 111., Post office transferred to Beverly Hills Calif., Post office july 16, 1949, and then transferred to it. Pleasant an september 16, 1954 and has served route 5 since that time. Or. Mccabe will make his last trip on his route Friday july 17, and will be on vacation until his retirement july 31, 1970. His Post office career covers 33% years three shots and saw a car containing three negro men Speed away. Two Shell casings were found near the scene. Jordon was seeking reelection to his fourth term in the Missouri House and was opposed in the democratic primary by Lee Bohanon a 26-year-old Black militant. A police officer said Bohanon had led Many of the demonstrations in the City in the past months. A spokesman for the police said it was a much too Early to speculate on a motive and would not comment on whether the killing might have political implications. Firemen from a nearby station heard the shots and rushed to Jordan said but he was dead on arrival at a Hospital. Fire in bin of rear of store firemen were called to Panther s reseal drug at 10 58 pm. Tuesday to extinguish a fire in an outside wooden trash bin at the rear of the store. The bin was damaged. The fire burned Wood out a rear window and the Glass was broken by the heat. There was some water damage in the rear of the store. Cause of the fire was undetermined. Rec Queen to be named applications for the 1970-71 miss be Iowa Rural electrification Are being received at the rec office at 907 e. Washington Street it. Pleasant. Candidates must be Between the Ages of 16 and 22 and must also be a member of a family receiving rec electric Power service. The Queen and her court will be affected at the rec annual meeting in August and the Winner will go on to compete in the state of Iowa finals. The state Winner is then eligible to compete in the National contest for National miss rec a coveted Honor won by miss Sand Brombaugh at the National contest in Atlantic City in 1969. The contestants Are judged on the basis of Beauty personality Charm grooming Talent and achievements. Application Blanks Are available at the i. Pleasant Rex office by calling in person by Telephone or by mail. Ephord promoted at of. P. Bank Robert Eppard 105 n. White Street has been promoted to the position of assistant cashier with the it. Pleasant Bank and Trust company according to an announcement by Dan e. Mcallister president of the Bank. Eppard came to it. Pleasant in 1968 As assistant manager of the Supply cooperative inc., and joined the my Bank in May of 1969. He has been Active in developing the Bank a agricultural loan department and will continue to expand the activities of this area in addition to having other responsibilities. Eppard and his wife Jeanne Are the parents of three children Kelly to Erie 6, and Jill 5. The position of assistant cashier was formerly held by mrs. Adra Coghlan who recently resigned in order to devote More time to her Home and other activities. Mrs. Coghlan was employed at the Bank for some 17 years and More recently served As assistant cashier. She was honoured by employees and officials of the Bank at the Home of or. And mrs. Robert Bontrager and presented with a Silver Tea service. Jimmy Durant to take vacation Hollywood up a Jimmy Duro the said today he waa leaving St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica for a month Long vacation in Del mar Calif., after recovering from an inner ear inflammation. The ailment struck the 77-year-old comedian in Las vegas last Friday during a nightclub engagement. Durante said a a in a feeling Fine and those dizzy spells have disappeared a at least the ones i had in which resulted in the four lamentable deaths. President Nixon 98%, 98%, 94% vice president Agnew 87%, 79%, 60% rep. John w. Mccormack House speaker 32%, 25%, 2% storm damage in Northwest Iowa up feet into a Field. A line of fierce weather Brand mrs. Lynn said a Strong wind Ishing winds up to 95 Miles an hour i a store away the roof Alan was stand near torrential Rains and damaging ing the youth was not serious Hail Tore through Western Iowa by Hurt. Tuesday night and moved eastward tornadoes and violent winds until encompassing All the state. Whipped across the rolling Farmland Iowa civil defense director Al of Western Iowa leaving Trees limbs Bert Maricle who was on duty Power and Telephone poles on farm throughout the storm said Sac City buildings downed. At Hornick about and the surrounding area appeared 20 Miles Southeast of Sioux City a to be the hardest hit. All Power and Telephone communications in Sac City were knocked out by the storm he said and Volunteer National guardsmen were on duty to route traffic and keep order. Iowa Highway patrol officers Tornado struck three farms. Or. And mrs. Dean Miller said the roof of their House and a Corn crib were swept away while the barn was flattened. Nearby the Ward Smith farm was min orly damaged while the Jay Prichard farm Southeast of senator Mike Mansfield majority Leader 23%, 14%, 4% Secretary William Rogers state department 16%, 9%, 2% Secretary Melvin Laird defense department 24%, 16%, 8% Nixon first Roo frs i astr Here is How some of our major politicians fare in a recognition Survey by us National assessment of educational Progress. Adults 17-year-Olds and 13-year-old were asked to identify them and above in order of descending age groups is How they came out on being named. Immediate Outlook not too Bright for negotiations Rogers Washington up a Secre too Bright tary of state William p. Rogers said today the immediate prospects a Are not too Brights for fruitful negotiations on Vietnam a partly because of the recent . Operatic in Cambodia. He said. % Rogers made an unscheduled appearance at a regular midday state department briefing for reporters apparently in an Effort to stress the continuing interest by the United states in negotiations and its willingness to accept a any settlement a greed he said he sees a a reasonable Prospect of a negotiated peace but acknowledged that the cambodian operation decreased the Short term Outlook. A the prospects for a Quick negotiated settlement Are not Robert d. Eppard to consider Case of second . Soldier Atlanta up a a three judge Federal panel today agreed to consider the Case of a second Soldier charged with premeditated murder in the alleged my Lai massacre. The courts decision in the two cases could have far ranging implications. Attorneys will petition the court to enjoin the army from trying two Young gis Esequiel Torres 22, of Brownsville tex., and spec. 4 robbed w. Tsouvas 21, of san Jose Calif. The hearing was to begin at 3 . Edt. Too Torres has been charged with machine gunning three civilians and hanging a fourth and with the attempted murder of at least three other civilians. The Tsouvas Case was linked to the Torres Case Early today when presiding judge Griffin Bell of the 5th u. S. Circuit court of appeals agreed to examine the Case and decide when to hear it. Bell said the Tsouvas hearing might also by today. Tsouvas is charged with murder. Too the panel consisting of Bell and District judges Albert j. Henderson and Sidney o. Smith were to be asked to decide if the United states is waging illegal War in Vietnam. Attorney George t. Davis of san Francisco said if the army is permitted to court martial Tsouvas he will move for a change of venue to Vietnam. The two cases could set a pattern for those of to other men charged with slaying More than too vietnamese civilians at my Lai on March 16, 1968. This is the first time civilian judges have intervened in the pretrial phase of a court martial. On a longer term basis Rogers said however the cambodian operation was a Success had dealt a blow to the communists and could eventually Lead them to the realization that a negotiated settlement was desirable. A in the next few months the other Side might not negotiate a he said. A there is still a reasonable Prospect you can end this War by a negotiated settlement. We want to do everything we can to encourage negotiations. A there is a probability somewhere along the line that the other Side will want to earlier in the Day the White House declined to endorse Rogers View that the cambodian operation strengthened communist China a influence with the North vietnamese. Three missing from my Institute three patients at the mental health Institute have been reported As missing. At 5 50 am. It was reported to police that Terry Miller 16, Washington county 5-10, 140, Brown hair and Brown eyes and Charles Edens 15, Clinton county 5-4, 116. Brown hair Hazel eyes had left the Institute at 7 08 Arn. It was reported that Diane Shaw 12 Burlington 5-2, 126, Brown hair Blue eyes was missing. Said nearly every building in the Hornick had a garage ripped apart downtown area had windows and the family car was hurled into smashed and the roof was report a Cornfield. Edly blown off a drive in theater damage was estimated in the tens in the City five trailers in a trailer of thousands of dollars at Cherokee court were heavily damaged during where winds in excess of 60 Miles an the flattened a main hangar at at least four minor injuries were the municipal Airport and dam reported but officials said none re aged two private planes quire hospitalization. J storm Lake also reported wind Maricle said most of the damage damage at the Airport and two appeared to be from a High win planes were demolished. And no Tornado was sighted. Sev a eral Trees were uprooted with limbs blocking traffic in most sections of town. Heavy property damage was reported across Western Iowa. Alan Lynn the 15-year-old son of or. And mrs. David Lynn of Sioux City was swept off the porch roof of the family Home and carried about 60 taxpayers ass n to meet july 20 the taxpayers association will meet on monday evening july 20, at 8 of clock in the lower room of the rec building on East Washington. All taxpayers Are urged to attend. Important issues will be discussed. Named director of men s dorms Law opens contract talks with pm George s. Rivoli a resident director at Ohio University Athens has been named director of menus residence Halls at Iowa Wesleyan College effective september i or. Louis a. Haselmayer. Wesleyan president announced today. Or. Rivoli 24, will be responsible for the management and supervision of Hershey and Mckibbin Halls Detroit up a the United the menus dormitories at Wesleyan Auto workers formally opened the and will provide educational and 1970 Auto contract negotiations to personal adjustment counselling for Day by presenting general motors the 375 residents of the Halls. He corp. With a list of demands that Encl his wife Chris will reside in would Cost the big three Auto Mckibbin Hall. Builders More than $3 billion Over or. Rivoli was an undergraduate three years. Resident Counselor at Hiram College pm which employs 395,000 of the 1966-1968. And has been a resident 700,000 hourly paid Auto workers director at Ohio University since in the United states was asked to 1968. Pay More than half the Tab in a native of Rochester n.y., or. Wages and fringe benefits to a pay Rivoli holds a b.a., in sociology Roll which totalled $4,243 billion in from Hiram College and an m.ed., 1969. In guidance counselling and student Law president Leonard Wood j personnel from Ohio u. Cock accompanied by his team of in announcing Rivoli a appoint negotiators presented the demands ment or. Haselmayer said. A the is states must give 18-year Olds the vote Washington up a attorney general John n. Mitchell has told the states they have three weeks to assure the government they will give 18-year-Olds the vote. Those not doing so he said will face Federal lawsuits. Such lawsuits would give the government a court test of the new lower voting age Law which president Nixon signed while expressing doubts about its constitutionality. Mitchell at a news conference tuesday also told the states they will face Legal action if they fail to signify before the same three week period expires a aug. 3 a their plans to suspend literacy or a Good character requirements for voters. He said a court test on either matter could come before aug. 3. The 1970 voting rights act amendments giving 18-year-Olds the vote do not specify when persons Between 18 and 21 must be permitted to Register. Mitchell said states rain comes at right time to boost crops rainfall one and one fourth inches of it came at the right time to give com and soybeans a big boost towards full development. The tuesday evening thunderstorm preceded1 by Strong winds that blew Down a few old Trees broke off smaller limbs and caused some breakage of wires extended Over much of Southeastern Iowa. A tree was blown Down at the Frank Jewett property in Northeast it. Pleasant but mostly damage in the area was to smaller limbs. A Telephone pole was snapped off on North Broadway North of Sheaffer Trischmann Hall. A wire also must change their procedures to permit registration in time for voting a in any election held in 1971. The 18-year-old voting provision takes effect Jan. I 1971 and could put an estimated la million new voters on the Rolls for the 1972 presidential elections. The literacy test ban and the removal of residency requirements in presidential elections took effect when Nixon signed the Bill last month. Of the nations second largest Union to the pm bargaining team headed by vice president Earl Bramblett. The first trained residence Hall director that we have added to our staff. We look Forward to his Lead the two Shook hands in Gmys j a ship in this important area of Lith floor bargaining room and College life a Bramblett said he hoped both sides a can get Down to business right away and Wosk out a sound agreement that will be fair to on thursday. Woodcock is scheduled to present the same demands to Ford motor co., then take the list of Chrysler corp. On Friday. Was Down near Shafer motors and the Steele lumber Yard. Corn even though some six feet tall in Many Fields apparently was not damaged by the wind. Crops have had a Good Supply of sub soil moisture and did not appear to have been damaged by the recent dry conditions. The need for surface moisture was apparent however and the rain came at the opportune time to Supply that moisture. Electrocuted at Marion Marion up a Walter Larsen 38, Marion was electrocuted today As he was helping clean up from tuesdays night storm. Officials said he was helping Clear Brush and Trees from a Road South of Here when he came in Contact with a hot wire. Weather hinders recovery of bodies from freighter Morrisburg ont. Up a divers were hampered by rain squalls and Mist today As they attempted to recover five More bodies from the sunken great lakes freighter East Cliffe Hall. The ship carrying a heavy cargo of pig Iron Tore open its Bow on the Rocky Chrysler Shoal on the wrong Side of the St. Lawrence Seaway before Dawn tuesday. It a Sank like a Rock with the loss of nine lives. Divers used fire axes today to try to smash open the heavy wooden doors of the captains Cabin. But the bad weather and poor underwater Light made the operation difficult. Nine westbound freighters were forced to tie up at anchorages along the Seaway so that they would not create additional currents or dislodge the sunken ship in passing. Five eastbound freighters were expected to be anchored during the afternoon. The 349-foot freighter was carrying 21 persons including the 6-year old daughter of the chief Engineer and the captains teen age son when it Sank before Dawn tuesday i after going aground. Terse verse by a. C. Gordon when you flee temptations lure in harrowing duress be most sure you do not leave a forwarding address. Des Moines up a gov. Robert d. Ray indicated today that he has not yet received a request from . Attorney general John Mitchell to show by aug. 3 that Iowa will comply with the new Federal Law allowing 18-year-Olds to vote. Mite hell had said tuesday that he is asking All 50 states to show compliance. Ray has previously supported a vote for 18-year-Olds, and the last session of the Iowa legislature passed a constitutional amendment to allow the vote at 19. However the state legislative action would have to pass another session of the Iowa general Assembly. But apparently Federal Law will supersede any action by the individual states. Quot there Are Many very serious constitutional questions raised a said Ray. The new Federal Law takes effect Jan. I 1971. A we will do what needs to be done if this be the Law of the land a Ray said. Tuesday Iowa attorney general Richard Turner said Mitchells announcement sounded like a a Legal Mitchell had noted that states failing to provide evidence of compliance will be taken to court by the Justice department. Turner called Mitchells request for assurances a most unusual Quot and speculated that what Mitchell real a by wants is for some state to shy a a not so the Law can be tested quickly in the courts. Ray also an attorney agreed with Turners speculations about testing the Laws Validity at his pres conference this morning

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