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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 21, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news Section one 2 sections vol. 92, no. 170 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening july 21, 1970_____price to cents Many events for Republican delegates governor and mrs. Robert d. Ray will hold a reception for Republican delegates in the hotel Savery in Des Moines on Friday july 24th at 2 00 . The Henry county delegates to the state convention have received an invitation to attend the event. The three candidates for first District Republican vice chairman will also be receiving delegates that afternoon. Two of the candidates mrs. Kaytee Davis of Burlington and mrs. Joe Ann Platt of Davenport will have hospitality rooms in the Savery. Mrs. Mary Erbe of Iowa City will be meeting delegates on the Mezzanine of the hotel. The Henry county caucus for the county delegates will be held in the room of or. F. V. Coles at 3 00 . In the Savery hotel. At 4 30 . The delegates will be taken by bus to the state Fairgrounds to attend the picnic Given by the Polk county republicans they will be returned by bus to the Savery. At 8 30 . In the grand ballroom of the Savery the Henry county delegates will attend the first District Republican caucuses. At that time the new District vice chairman will be selected to succeed mrs. Willa Weldon of Washington who has held the office for eight years. She has declined reelection. On saturday july 25 the state Republican convention will Convene at 10 00 am. In the veterans auditorium. National chairman Rogers c. B. Morton will be the keynote speaker. After that the delegates will approve the state platform for the Republican party. Governor Robert d. Ray and . Senator Jack Miller will also speak to the convention. State senator Robert Rigler will be the presiding officer of the convention. Mrs. Virginia sheets is organizing a group of Young republicans from Henry county to attend the convention As guests. Those attending As delegates from Henry county Are or. Frank v. Coles mrs. Ray Rogers Calvin Crane e. A. Hayes Helen Virden m. D. Linder Richard Hornick Ben Galer Dean Bagby Jim May Donald Young David Mccoid or. Dale Garrels mrs. Margaret Molander mrs. Gladys Burns All of it. Pleasant mrs. Doris Strothman Charles Strothman mrs. Joan Vaughn Wilbur Sater All of new London mrs. Roberta Logan Herman Wolf both of Winfield mrs. Karen Neff Wayland Gary Brown Salem and Dale Smith Trenton. Mrs. Helen Virden and or. E. A. Hayes of it. Pleasant Are serving on the state platform committee Burns fatal to minister Fairfield a the Rev. David m. Funk 78, re tiled lutheran minister died saturday afternoon at veterans Hospital in Iowa City from bums suffered at his Home on july 4. Funeral services were held tuesday at 2 pm. At the first lutheran Church with or. Raynold Lingwall Des Moines president of the Iowa lutheran Synod officiating. The Rev. Funk the fourth Jefferson county resident to suffer fatal bums this year was injured july 4 when his clothing caught fire while he was burning papers in a trash Burner in the Yard of his Home at 309 a. Adams. Surviving Are his widow one daughter mrs. Donald Milholin Fairfield one son David b. Funk Davenport and five grandchildren. Two Brothers and five Sisters also survive. After moving to Fairfield in 1958, he also served As assistant pastor of the first lutheran Church in Fairfield and later As pastor of the lutheran Church in Queen City to. Woman killed at Rural intersection Quasqueton up a mrs. Wild Staton 46, of Rural Walker was killed today in a two car Accident at the intersection of two gravel roads two Miles cast of Quasqueton in Buchanan county. The Iowa Highway patrol said mrs. Staton who was on her Way to work at a plastics Plant in Winthrop was the Driver of a car that collided with an Auto driven by Lyle Neubauer Waterloo. Neubauer was listed in serious condition in a Waterloo Hospital. Lana Leuellen l. To a Ray Thomas Barbara Garrels Jeff wet Tach and. Pat Brau not in picture its a go at county fair student killed at Kansas u. Jeff Dulfer Bottom to top Jerry Van Tuyl Joey Ferguson and Scott blow. To perform thursday night a these students plus the other members of the 7th-8th Grade band will perform thursday night july 23, at the county fair. The concert will begin at 7 . In front of the grandstand. These musicians have been rehearsing once a week for the past six weeks. This program will signify the end of their summer band activity. Director Dodd announces the following program. America the Beautiful a Arr. Kinyon March Medley a the aquanauts and a emr. Quarterback a Reynolds Forest shadows overture a Olivadoti pomp amp dignity grand March a Irons hymn a god of our fathers a sacred officer of the Day March a Hall the Bam dance a Yoder Lawrence ran. Up a a White University of Kansas freshman was shot and killed monday night 200 feet off the schools Campus in a confrontation with police. He was the second youth shot to death in a week of racial tension. Early reports by the Kansas Bureau of investigation showed the victim Harry Nick Rice 18, of Leawood ran., was hit in the Back of the head by a single Bullet. Too another youth was wounded in the leg and a policeman was injured by a Rock during the night of violence just North of the University. A we have plenty of witnesses who saw Rice fall while fleeing officers a assistant county attorney Mike Elwell said today. A but no one heard any shots or saw where they came too Merton Olds 25, of Topeka ran., was shot and wounded in the calf. Olds is a graduate student at the University. A i just turned around when i heard something that sounded like firecrackers and Felt a stinging sensation a Olds said. A then i knew what too Douglas county attorney Dan Young confirmed one firebombing and said at least one car was overturned in the Street by Black youths angered at the killing of a Young negro by a policeman last week. Police used tear Gas to disperse a group of youths who earlier pelted them with rocks bottles and other objects. No one was arrested. Patrolman Ron Dalquest suffered a deep Cut Over his right Eye. He received several stitches at Lawrence memorial Hospital and returned to duty. A everything is quiet now and we Hope things will stay that Way a Elwell said. A however we Are As confused As anyone about what really More details about plans for new . Additional information was received today on1 plans for a new main Post office at it. Pleasant from postmaster general Winton m. Blount. A president Nixon wants the american people to have the Best postal service in the world a or. Do lord spiritual a Arr. Moffit Blount said. A new buildings such Block band jazz a swing March i As this will help us realize that no. 3 and no. 4 Vauken time out for a Jam session Handlon Star spangled Banner Kinyon s. Vietnam willing to share government with communists goal. A this project is but one facet of the Nixon administrations program to completely modernize the Arr. I postal service. This building will in the Long run save Money for the american taxpayers because it will enable us to operate More a 45,250 Square foot site will be sought for the new building. The site will be selected for its convenience to the Public and for its operational advantages to the postal service. The new building is to provide 7,440 Square feet of Interior space plus 700 Square feet of platform area. There will be 18,960 Square feet for parking and mane vering of postal vehicles. The Washington up a president Nixon says the leaders of South Vietnam Are willing to share their government with the communists provided such a coalition results from a free election. At the same time Nixon reassured Itiat Ive to have a every Chance to a promised he would not Send a vigilante squads of Justice department lawyers into the South to oversee school desegregation. A doubted an end to the Vietnam a up up and away Bruce Conner Austin Minn left and Don Marvin Charles City would agree that there just can to be a fair without a Ferris wheel. The boys were assembling the ride monday. Present building has 6,430 Square feet of Interior space 3,215 Square feet on each level 280 Square feet of platform and 3,800 Square feet of parking and mane vering. The Post office win vacate the present building after the new one is completed. Or. Blount said the decision to have a new building constructed was made Only after it was determined that remodelling the present facility or the use of another existing building would not be feasible. The postmaster general said the budding will be constructed i under the departments lease con i striation program thus keeping it on the local tax Rolls. Plans and specifications for the new building As Well As bidding forms and other pertinent data will be made available to prospective bidders. The site option will be assigned to the successful bidder who will Purchase the land construct the building to postal requirements and lease it to the department. Mezvinsky to visit fair saturday Iowa City a state representative Edward Mezvinsky demo Saigon his administration is not War would automatically bring about to negotiate a Deal that would peace to the nations campuses As cratic candidate for Congress an Force a coalition government before such elections could be held. Too Nixon told an unscheduled news conference in his office monday South vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu had indicated the communists could participate in free elections a and he has also indicated that he would accept the result of an election whatever that result might Nixon a Surprise news conference came on the eve of today a 3 . Edt meeting of the National Security Council at which Vietnam was the main topic under consideration. Nixon a new ambassador to the Paris talks David a e. Bruce and his ambassador to Saigon Ellsworth Bunker were called Home to participate. His commission on Campus unrest bounced wednesday that he will has been told. A i want peace on the visit the Henry county fair on. Campus a he said a but my major saturday july 25. Obligation is to adopt policies that i consider will bring peace to the House votes 25-Day recess Washington up a the House has voted itself a 25-Day recess starting aug. 14 but the Senate with a backlog of pending legislation plans to continue meeting most of that time except for a five Day labor Day weekend. Mezvinsky will be in it. Pleasant meeting people at the fair on saturday evening. The House plans to take a vacation until tuesday sept. 8, the Nixon said Bruce was Given a new Day after labor Day it after its instructions and would have Quot great Ltd a a. Aug. 14, meeting. Senate Toad a woo cd from latitude to discuss All of the proposals that we have made both in Public and in private sessions to the North vietnamese and the pc vet too in other matters Nixon a threatened to veto the import restricting Trade Bill if it emerges from Congress with quotas on imports other than textiles. A said inflation has a cooled and his advisers now foresee a an increase in productivity and an upturn in the a said the United states has not announced a decision on israelis request for More War planes because it wants its current peace Biers decided Only on a recess from thursday sept. 3, until sept. 8. Search area for missing russian plane Halifax . Up a sea Craft were dispatched to the Northern tip of Newfoundland today in the three Day old search for a russian aircraft believed carrying 28 persons on a mercy Mission to Peru. Rescue coordination Headquarters Here said a an unconfirmed sighting report was received late monday from the Region near St. Anthony nfld., on the northernmost tip of Newfoundland near the Strait of Bell Isle. Woman killed in Muscatine county Moscow up a mrs. Hazel Wasson 73, of Rural Atalissa was killed late monday night when the car in which she was Riding collided with another vehicle on . 6 West of Moscow in Muscatine county the Iowa Highway patrol said mrs. Wasson was Riding in a car driven by her husband George 74, who apparently drove onto the Highway from a county Blacktop Road. The Wasson vehicle collided with a oar driven by Patrick Mac Mahon 16, Rural Muscatine. Wasson was listed in fair condition at Muscatine general Hospital and Macmahon escaped apparent injury. Ridiculous Day sidewalk Sale on wednesday Short on Power at Independence a Independence up a the Independence Plower Plant was Back in full operation monday ending a week Long electrical shortage in the Community. Gene Williamson manager of the Independence municipal Light Plant said the necessary parts for the plants 7,200 Volt Generator were received during the weekend. The Community had been operating on about half of its Normal available Power after a breakdown last week. Residents were advised to use air conditioners and other appliances sparingly until the Generator could be repaired. About 50,000 miniature planets called asteroids orbit Between Mars and Jupiter. The 1970 Henry county agricultural fair officially opened today and Mcmillan Park was a Beehive of activity from the Early morning hours. Hundreds of 4-h boys and girls from across the county arrived with their livestock entries and the 4-h and Fra sheep show was scheduled to Start at 2 00 . The girls Home making exhibits located in tile antique car building were being judged. The Junior and senior girls demonstrations Are set for wednesday morning and afternoon in front of the grandstand tuesday evening will be the 4-h horse and Pony show starting at 7 00 . A Fine program is promised and there is no admission charge. Too on wednesday evening a record crowd a is expected for the tractor pull. The contest is sanctioned by the Iowa tractor pulling association and the winners of each class will be qualified for the Iowa state fair. Weight classes Are 5,000 7,000 9,000 12,000 and 15,000 pounds pulling As Stock tractors and there will be a 5,000 and 7,000 modified class pull. Nearly too units Are expected for the exciting show which gets under Way at 6 30 . Too thursday evening a demolition Derby will be featured in front of the grandstand and Drivers from this area Are urged to enter. It is a thrill show with lots of fun for the entire family. Too on Friday evening Del Reeves and his ail Star show will put on a Western and grand Ole Opery Type show and saturday evening will feature harness racing. Storm Becky gets rating of Hurricane new Orleans up a tropical storm Becky whipped her 75-mile-an-hour winds into the first Hurricane of 1970 today churning to within 230 Miles of the Gulf coast and threatening the Florida Shoreline. Residents along the coasts of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Florida braced against the first Gale Force winds expected to hit land tonight. A a we re just battering Down the hatches shutting up and taking off extra men and equipment from offshore platforms a said a Shell Oil co. Official in new Orleans. The weather Bureau said winds at the Center of the storm had reached 75 Miles an hour just barely Hurricane strength. Gale winds of 39 Miles an hour and above stretched 150 Miles to the North and East of Becky a Eye. Hurricane warnings Are posted from fort Walton Fla., to port St. Joe Fla., and Gale warnings were in effect from Mobile ala., to St. Marks Fla. Even Susie this pretty Mare standing in front of the Amphitheater at Mcmillan Park finds plenty of fun at the fair. Susie s mends Are from left Lana Owens Barbara Voss and Kathy Voss. Kathy a member of the Busy beavers 4-h club showed Susie in the Halter class at the fair. Youth missing Cor found Here Donald Hinkle 15, of near Wayland has been reported to police As missing since 7 30 . Monday. He did no to show up at his Drivers education class Here and his 1963 Dodge was later found parked in i Walgren sparking lot. Hinkle the son of or. And mrs. Lloyd Hinkle is 5-9, 150, with dark Brown hair and Brown eyes. He was wearing a Blue and White shirt and Blue jeans when he left Home. Ottumwa boy drowns in private Pool Ottumwa up a a Small Ottumwa boy drowned monday evening in a private swimming Pool in his neighbourhood. The Ottumwa fire department identified the youth As Chris Robinson about 6 years old son of mrs. Judy Robinson. Authorities said tile youth apparently wandered into the property and fell in a Pool. The boy who could not swim was found by a neighbor. Inspecting this tractor at the fair farm machinery exhibit monday evening were Tom Mitchell and son Mike of port Lavaca Tex. Terse verse by a. C. Gordon obstacles Are things you see unfold when you take your eyes Clear off the goal

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