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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 24, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 8.1, no. 172mt. Pleasant Iowa monday evening july 21, 1961 these Days by George e. Sokolsky an we win a race evidence of survival is survival evidence of Victory is in attainment of goals and purposes. In our conflict with soviet Russia it cannot be said that we Are succeeding or failing because we have not stated our goals and purposes we have not made it Clear that we have any or want any. Instead it would appear that we Are playing along by ear from Roosevelt through Eisenhower ours has been an exercise in opportunism and we have survived. However arms race is a practical Factor in Battle for survival from two standpoints 1. The actual accumulation of Means of destruction and defence in such quantities and efficiencies that there can be no doubt As to eventual Victory 2 what will such preparedness do to our Economy what will it do to our social and political institutions How much can we afford to expend of our National wealth before we Are forced to lower our Standard of living or to put it another Way can we maintain our Way of life both economically and j politically under pressure of prolonged preparation for War senator. W. Fulbright chairman of Senate foreign relations committee has said Quot answer of course is policy j we must develop policies against which we can properly evaluate our initiatives and our responses to or tonal events. We must also develop it is a Little late in game to develop policies we have been engaged in an Effort to establish world leadership for years. During that period changes have been wrought in human institutions such As have not been made in a thousand years or More. Do we move like an inhuman juggernaut not knowing where we go. Respond Dag arrives i Tunisia Jude nor 466 4-h exhibits to fair study Grissom to decide on another �?oride1 Force Pilot to Fly to Havana three die on Iowa highways Over weekend in Secretary on u Mirent peace Mission Miami to Cpd Eastern air line 28 person on a Tampa run was John Point a where French claim Bizerte capture tunisian volunteers Crouch in a ditch top to escape fire of French planes As fighting continues despite an announcement that French forces have captured naval base of Bizerte. At Bottom a father flees with his Little daughter through a Street cluttered with battered tunisian army trucks seeking to escape from Bizerte Battle zone. The tunisians were calling out More recruits and asking outside Aid after urging Bizerte return. Cafe canaveral up a i. A Quot i lists studied astronaut Quot Gus Quot four Hundred sixty six 4-h girls on Otu today to decide whether to exhibits were entered this morning Send Moth a a Man on a sub Orbital in Home furnishings department to. Nde of Henry county fair. Judging i that \ deride next is now going on and exhibits manican spaceman will be will be closed to Public until h Nunn. Or. A 40-year-old tuesday at 7 ., according to in it that flight probably would for a National Celebration Linda i Louden county Extension com m late August or september. The Quot United state assistant i a decide a a not nation s demanded that Cuba stressed that 400 Milli m project Mercury will plane its passengers and Crew j Fol shirt i attention full time to Send request was relayed to Cuba its seven astronauts on a through Swiss government rocket flight into orbit Early in 1962. If emphasis is shit Tod 100 per cent to it it an Orbital flight Grissom no 1 u. S spaceman Alan b. Shep Ard or. And their five fellow astronaut will All be eligible to make sorted Electra tar a lives were in Iowa wee k a i by up Pilot of an plane carrying routine m Ami j traffic Accident during forced at gun and. Today to Fly to Havana i three Iowa fatalities raised Fidel Castro is getting set 1961 traffic toll to 333 com j pared with 292 through july 23 last a loading troop immediately ear release tiie miss Louden Public should remember lowing dates when exhibits May by on it of viewed tuesday. July 25 7 to 9 Wednesday. July 26 9 30 9 30 Thursday july 27 9 30 . 9 30 pm exhibits include Many styles a furniture both old and new pieces j Beautiful walnuts and satiny Pines to to killed in Saparato Iowa a it Cid it were Andrew hems. 80. Spirit Lake Robert can. 18, smut City mrs Ross Shaffer. 58, walk r. Heins died sunday or injuries suffered saturday night when lie 1tinis, Tunisia to Cpd a United. Nations Secretary general Dag Hamina skjold arrived in Tunisia by air today on an urgent peace Mission amid tunisian charges that a French warship was in Remfro Cremento near Battle scarred Bizerte. had made a hurried trip from new York at i invitation of tunisian president Habib Bourguiba. To try to arrange peace Between France and Tunisia before new fighting flares of Bizerte naval base and was truck by a car driven by Wil disputed Sahara. Liam Mcbreen 40. Rural spirit shortly before Hammarskjold a tunisian authorities charged w l ordered cease fire to wounded girl trawls 21 Miles to Tell 01 slayings Good races a re expected Ince United states has broken off diplomatic relations with Castro. A u. S. Air Force p�?T102 Jet. Quot scrambled from Homestead air Force base South of Miami is al Ake. Mcbreen told police i was Nve to three blinded by lights Ltd of approach French were taking advantage flight mile limit off he a hot then my ears and did not see elderly of a u. Federal spot. Agency chief had to turn Back show much work has gone into James e Webb said in Washington alerted after airlines Pilot did in it Lak it h t Mit Weh a furniture there a a. Decision hat been Vertex unaccountably from i Carnes at filed and three Eon troop enforcements a Horeb a Are accessories ugh As pillows mad ,.�?z�?� sub Orbital course then was heard to men Panlos Iro ured 8a�miav when Cape juju framed it Cut. Storage articles and . In he said that if there is non a fun a Quot it lower arrangements to name . A. Pilot be Glenn a a Quot Quot Rampt 01 much a a a Man who stood by twice As "back-1 a Eastern spokesman said occurred m Stone Park in North naval base landed safely at Havana a West Sioux City. There was no official Connema mile limit off Havana but then in plane was walking along Street in land More troops 1 a a French warship was putting Midland. To it x 15-year-old girl with Lier stomach trawled Miles Early Toon to i up i a Bulle almost a few. Six of 4-h clubs will have educational Booths under grandstand after 4 Today. These Booths show a phase of Home furnishings program studied this i year. A Field of horses also underneath grandstand Mam years will i Anne Messer member of Cham up Quot Pilot to Shepard and Grissom. A plane Rath in then out of hog Market Waterloo. Low 11 i up a faulty equipment forced Rath packing clout of hog Market fair tuesday bedroom which she redecorated in Tod a. Only about an hour after Fine of larg As.1 bled Here in part Nate to. The harness races at Pion ettes 4-h club will display her Henry county Bor that her father had i four Brothers and Sisters then a ing to challenges by enormous of tits and then subsiding to lick our wounds Liis is not functioning according of Jive to policy a.-, Monroe doctrine Hay open door policy Freedom of seas which were specific american policies to which we adhered rigidly. We could Gamble that in such matters we meant what we said and that we would act if events called upon us to support our position. When senator Fulbright uses word style it is much like t he i 15. Saying that our been undignified i gloss his own term is Quot it is style a our performance turned gun on he. Elf. Quot daddy shot wounded girl Louise pm. A said neighbor called Sherif when sheriff s deputies reached Kin. It v Home they found five bodies of Lou to Quot Brothers and Sisters and father Fred Milton Kinsey 53, a Farmer. The children wer it j. D a 17 Johnny 13 Jay 8. And Lilly 7. The Bod if Quot All wore in pyjamas children s Mother Liv s in Forth Woch. Justice of place David m table part Quot kids have to go have a life Mother is coining Quot by a and wednesday nights. The races Blue and White. J w ill Start a 8 each night. J this room was selected from gov nearly 100 horses arc expected to eral rooms in county which t Are during two nights and have been redecorated As 4-h pro in new equipment canse them Ger nod my or predicted Over Ecta. H Narket a indication of Home furnishings demonstrations comp my emphasized that no labor have hijacked 26 at difficulties were involved in its lat Airliner they est exit from Market. Senior i earlier this morning Jose Marti Airport closed to regular commercial traffic today due to scheduled arrival of russian spaceman Yuri Gagarin. Quot plane was commandeered Quot spokesman said but added that were lacking about whether one Man or several put a gun on Electra Pilot. Capt. Much a Ltd idled firm had re entered w. E. Buchannan of Miami Federal officials Here Iid a breakdown lately began going Over Passen list of fight 202. Seeking however mrs. Shaffer was kill d Friday tion of reports. But French night when her car was in collision troops said it was a a Likely a that with another Auto on Iowa about 4 Miles North of Marion 13 some i ship. Troops arrived aboard nato Council approves Berlin defense planning French sources added however that main Mission of warship was to take aboard some 3f 0 families of French soldiers for repatriation to France. On tunisian Side first plan loads of tunisian troops recalled from Congo began Landing at Tunis Airport this morning. Half mile Oval or. Tuesday night there will be j will begin wednesday july with Junior teams. 1 30 Com and a Crew of live. Had announced that it would from Miami to Tampa 11 heat races on program it 10 . There will be an Odd and even a will run until division of tiie 2 28 Trot. There will demonstrations will be. Given on Pany he duration hear in 2 24 thursday. July 27. Commencing at return to Market a nearly 500 new Orleans and Dallas a it i on card is 2 20 j 10 . Judges results and com a suspended workers returned to their Worth Tex. Given at 2 30 jobs Are announcement provided spec 20 cars of train who might $3 5 million a nato permanent plane carried 33 passengers i informality approved president Congo Force Are being it was bound Kennedy a Berlin defense plannr.12 Back Home because of Bizerte Paris up it a 15-nation a total of 3,200 tunisian soldiers nato permanent Council today serving with United nations airlifted then to fort be a Trot and free for All Pace. The it pleasant municipal band 1 thursday. All demonstrations ii one a concert preceding both held in Art exhibit Hail to elation th., dispute Between he trailed near Farson Arab league extend ments will be opportunism fair Fri a no e on and even mean which Quot Aid m definition of to nights . Of racing starting at 7 tunda. Firm and local 17 of packing House worker. The United Union was one injured As a nation and a great Power a that determines credibility of our policies. In present struggle Stevie is As important As functioning of state department during firs half j year of Kennedy administration has been without style As senator Fulbright defines it. The fault has been in president s desire to assemble As much Talent As he could get to work under one roof but he brought together too Many men who regard themselves1 of equal rank a president and Secretary of state have been faced by private views of Chester Bowles who regards himself As an expert on Asia although his Only relationship to that continent has been a Short tenure As ambassador to India. There he fell under Mystic spell of Nehru whose con Kern is India not states. Eichmann completes his testimony Accident leads to charge Olomi second offence to open new Era in Moon exploration some residents Farson. Iowa it up it a Well no a its Way to settlement a her a . A army to Rico or 1 were disappointed today after 20 cars of a 113-car Milwaukee Road freight Tram including five Load a week of serious discord. The company it id it we forced to Send 250 workers in hog dress department Home hit morning of to Vera derailed Muth ter conveyor Belt in hog ,.jerusalem up a i to faced Adolf Eichmann today ended his attempt to Gallows Eichmann completed five weeks of testimony As sole defense i witness at his trial on charges old Quot Tadom thu5k, a Quot a admission was that lie once grab bed a new to Csc Felt from his wife and Tore it to bit in a fit of anger Quot if i were infallible i would not re arrested have done tins Eich maim Tolci startled three Man israeli court. A few minutes later Justice Moshe in Widau released Eichmann with words Quot you now have completed your Cape canaveral a up it United states will open a new Era in its exploration of Moor. Within a few Days by attempting to put. A launching platform into j orbit and then us it to hurl a i Whitey it Blythe. It. I probe More than 500.000 mile into plea i Twa arrested in new Lon-1 space. Don saturday night about 9 30j shot dubbed Quot Ranger i following an Accident and ranks a. Probably most com a a it d with operating a motor plex Ever tried to. The United vehicle while he was intoxicated states. T. Of cond offence it it probably won t come clo to Blythe is in a a Sci scalding tub broke Down. It said it hoped to have Belt repaired but evening. The week Long Depute began last monday when company began using $750,000 Worth of new automatic equipment in Plant. Places where articles May be left for Sale persons who would like to donate items for Republican women White elephant Sale at county jail in than 35.000 Miles to Moon with Ltd fair May. I of $750 Bond which was set by its 675-Pound space probe but of Here saturday night. When expectant celebrants arrived at scene they found Case of Beer had broken open and Highway patrolman de Tharp dutifully standing guard. Railway officials said an overheated journal caused derail-1 meat and there was no immediate estimate of damage tracks were expected to be open to traffic sometime today. Railway detectives replaced Tharp Early today and continued to keep a close watch on their cargo. Following nato action crisis. Defense Secretary Robert Mcna in Cairo Mara flew to London to continue Council decided today to briefing Western allies on All Quot effective material and military Berlin crisis strategy j Aid Quot to help Misia Quot by and . Nato Amba Sador Thomas Means to liberate All its territory k. Fletter went before 15 of French troops Quot Council member Council and gave a 20 agreed to Send volunteers to tum nun Ute Advance report on Sia Quot in a matter of measures Kennedy will unveil in j a a his inc. Age Tuc. Day night to i. American pop it a k ready informed nato source. Refused to disclose any details of Kennedy s Flarv but they said his message would not be solely con-1 corned with military a it pacts of Berlin. It will embrace All aspects i of East West struggle including economic matter source said. I to announce his decisions them with Mary Dyall. 207 North main or at Benesh plumbing and heating a Block w est of Square on Monroe ladies of Henry county coun United , rules has been con it beam june to and muted one raring american policy toward Day Short of live poets. Asia so must Allen Dulles of Cia assume full responsibility for station Wagon cuban fiasco. Just As Anthony cajole a from garage Eden resigned when Suez _ fiasco brought obloquy upon his government so Allen Dulles should have resigned when activities of Cia regarding Cuba proved to be amateurish and ridiculous. There can be an excess of Talent. That is Why no symphony orchestra is made up of concert artists each one of whom play s according to his own interpretation. Such an orchestra would sound like a collection of madmen and that of course is what happens when too much Talent is brought together under roof of state department. Dean Rusk. Dean Acheson Chester Bowles. Adlai Stevenson and other great minds must pull each f George Means dentists Hope it will pave a a it in driven by Blythe struck for future shots that land in a parked ears of Dean Devore St Ruments on Moo surface Aid Richard Mcpheron he was shot will involve putting by sheriff Russel Van satellite into a Quot parking orbit Quot 11. Cil of Republican women Are in tint and Highway patrol. A Miles up. Then triggering Mam it Haige of he Booth in daytime. An Omvik charge was filed Pace probe from launch a. Against Blythe june 17 and he was platform at just right tins pc it Roh ased on $350 Bond and bound i a flight deep into space Over to grand jury. The Case l tie soviet Union achieved still pending space spectacular by to in a him wife suffered cuts and Ilar Quot parking orbit Quot technique la bin it in Accident. She was feb. 12. A russian rocket taken to memorial Hospital Here l sputnik Viii into a Patch a i it and was release d monday morning Earth and triggered a j probe from it. Crash claims second Iowa victim and county courthouse officials Are there during evening. Enlists in air Force Jerry Ray Maxwell. 19. And Larry John Wilke. 19. Both of it. Have enlisted in air 1,415-Pound fort Quot through Des Moines recruiting Kirksville Molt up it grinding head on collision Laplata last Friday second Iowa victim sunday a a near weeks rainfall varies in county Washington a Upp a president Kennedy returned to White Home today prepared to Pel out to american people his decision on How to meet communist threats in Berlin and elsewhere in world. Tie president who spent a weekend with his family at Cape cod arrived by Jet plane at Andrews a Force base in near r it in Frt scattered through Eck with major amounts fall ing Frida v an saturday totalled by Maryland and than took a Over Lour inches in it pleas a it pts to tile White House ant. Saturday night s Shower amounted to .13 of an Inch. Some areas in county had More. The pleasant Lawn Vicinity Row Meh its had approximately five inches Fri claimed i m he will announce this week Day and saturday residents of that Kennedy had no official calling list for Day. During weekend at. Hyannis port he spent some of time relaxing but al"0 worked on key decisions office. Leo bran of it pleas hit drop his old Chevrolet to it mid on last. Friday night and v it it at railway station while he made at in to Kansas City Toby train to attend a Charme Mutual meeting a he took his old car As he did no to want to leave his 1959 Chevrolet station Wagon at Star Ini a it might be stolen when he returned Here sunday night he Learned that his station Wagon had by it Lei. From his garage at 204 North Adams sometime be Wei n 8 m saturday and sunday la Orion Brau s wife re proud tiie it to i police. She said she parked car in garage at 8 Saturday his own Way and according and it was gone when Sia went to use it sunday morning. Tiie a mrs. Sarah Boggs taken by death l m v i air schedule la nurse it hot a nine classes. And construct Fri poultry definition of his integrity. Then to them w e must add president and his private experts who also have views of their own and presidents views Are final. Thus we create confusion which established neither policy nor a propriety president Kennedy will had a full tank of Gas. Be forced by events and needs of his office to rid himself of conflicting personalities. Copyright. 1961 King features after Avni duct inc mis. Sai in Boggs of morning Bun did sunday morning at. 11 o clock at Burlington Hospital. She Hud suffered a heart attack saturday morning. Mrs bogies was known to Many Here As sly had resided Here for 12 year. As a companion to mrs. M. C Caris. Since leaving it. Pleasant. Mrs. Boggs had made her Home with her daughter. Mrs Merle Boling of Yarmouth mrs. Boling was killed in a car Accident at Davenport on Christmas Day 1960, Blit mrs. Boggs Hud continued to make her Home with or Boling and daughter. Loretta Brief funeral services will be held at funeral Home at morning Sun at 10 30 . Tuesday which she will be taken to Salem. Ind. For burial Hank v monday july 24 a 8 90 A society tuesday july 25 a 1 00 Judging of 4-h and i a Dairy exhibits. 1 30 A judging of 4-h collection and Garden exhibits. 7 00 9 30 A Home furnishings exhibit Hall open to Public 8 00 A horse racing under tiie lights. Eight heal. Wednesday july 26 a 9 00 . Judging of 4-h and i1a beef exhibits. 9 30 . 9 30 A Home furnishings exhibit Ball open. 9 30 . A girls 4-11 Junior demonstration contest. 1 45 Judging 4-11 and Fra sheep exhibits. 8 00 A horse racing under lights. Eight heats. T1h Ruday july �?~27 a 9 30 . Judging 4-h and i a so one exhibits. 9 30 . A girls 4-11 senior demonstration contest. 7 30 A 4-11 and Fra livestock Parade. 8 00 A variety show. Friday. July 28 a 9 30 . A 4-11 and 1� a Market livestock Sale. 12 00 noon a All 4-11 and Fra exhibits released. 7 00 A big car Auto racing time trials. 8 00 A big car Auto races. Saturday july 29 a 7 00 A big car Auto racing time trials. 8 00 pin a big car Auto races. Glenda Van Berkum 18. Orange area reported City Iowa died in a local Hospital of injuries suffered in crash. Killed instantly in mashup was miss Van Berkum a Grandfather Dick Decook. 58. Also of Orange City. He was a passenger j in same car driven by his grandson. John Van Berkum. 20. I also of Orange City. Driver of other car Francis l. Rees 40, and a passenger. Bill Dean Sander 51. Are also Hospital other areas missed completely some of heavy showers. Nationalist China officials to meet with Kennedy amphitheatre admission free at fair tonight Washington up i a Nat Lon Allt China is sending two top officials to see president Kennedy in a last ditch Appeal against sized. Both Are from it Madison . Re com on of communist Iowa and employees of Santa outer Mongolia and u n. Admin there will be no admission charged to amphitheatre at Henry county Lair tonight monday for society horse show which starts at 8 There will be usual Adrus Sion charge made at out Ide Gates to Fairgrounds. Be Railroad finds a Cicada while tins is not big year for 17-year Locust. James Prinkett found one at his place and brought it to news limited numbers of injects known a Boas Cicada Are found each year. Car hits tree Sion of red China weekend White House at a Yatuzis port mass. Announced sunday that nationalist Premier i Chen Cheng and foreign minister seen Chang Juang would arrive a july 31 to meet with Kennedy. Four receive Blue ribbons a car owned by mrs. Lucille Hoyt 300 a St. Rolled from its parking place and into a tree monday morning. Apparently her three year old son had got into car and released Brake. Tie boy was t Hurt and car was t damaged. City police investigated bulletins Washington a i Pic tiie Senate foreign relations committee today approved 13-1, its 51.326,500.000 foreign Aid authorization Lull including Long Range borrowing authority to finance economic development Loans. In 4-h Halter class horse and Pony division at Henry county fair monday morning there were Only four entries and All received Blue ribbons. The four Are Leland Duane and Rita Graber All members of Tren Marion cog e 11 e r s club and Payne of Jefferson juniors 4-h club. 4-h cars collide Paris a up a 15-nation nato permanent Council today informally approved president Kennedy s Berlin defense planning. Cars driven by Marjorie Norton and Carol Barron were damaged when they collided at intersection of Broad and Adams Street at 1 . Monday. The Accident was reported to City police. \

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