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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - June 8, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news partly Cloudy these Days Cir or up e. Sokolsky lest we forget in the current excitement Over Europe and president Kennedy s visits to Paris Vienna and London we lose sight of Cuba which is of a qual if not greater importance at this moment. It is astonishing How those who accept a doctrine will not give up no matter what the historic evidence provides this becomes particularly vol. 8.% no. 131 Many matters considered bids sought for razing buildings it. Pleasant Iowa Iii Kasday evening Jene 8, i i i cease fire Uncertain the City Council wednesday night dangerous decided that a notice to Biddy hrs for when great influences Are brought removal of the buildings on the to Bear upon Public opinion to former Cisoree drawer estate and promote a doctrine rather than his the l j Roche property should be topic truth. Herbert Matthews of published. Tile notice appears it a a the new York times Quot raised this thursdays news. Issue when on May 3. He told Stu a the property was obtained regents at the University of Michi gently by the City for an off Street Gan parking lot. Too a a. Once Fidel Castro a regime was labelled communistic for the in other business tile Council most part it became almost impose approved plans for tin rectory of Sable for tile american journalists the St. Michael s episcopal Church and editors to go against the which were presented by Ted overwhelming Public opinion a1 Huene. Though it was the press that i Marvin deede of Davenport Dis created the hostile opinion a like cussed with the Council the or Ord Frankenstein s ure of having the new Oak Grove in a word Fidel Castro and his housing project which includes associates were converted to Marx seven lots added As a City sub Divi. J ism by the american press i but Ion. Tile lots Are located on and were not Many of them marxists near Baker Street before the american press Evora Eugene Mccoid appeared before Hoard of their names Herbert the Council to voice his objections Matthew s viewpoint is Worth look to the proposed widening of til at. For if applied to other East Side of the �?~200 Block of North countries it could be said that Jefferson Street he was informed Khrushchev was not a communist that he will get a Chance to object life term for murder at Fairfield will place plaque honouring korean War dead until we accused him of being the head of the communist party by the american press particularly by those w to Are nastily anti com meet in Monist. On this theory it could be said that Hitler was really not a nazi but was manufactured into one by tile new York times Quot again at the Public hearing on tin Street widening program tentative 1\ approved by the Council later in Tho miss Webb honoured miss Esther Webb who is retiring this year from the Iowa Wesleyan College English faculty received an Honor when Basil Huston of Richardson Texas presented her with a citation trom the student body. A i rep Euta Tivi of the student Council he made the presentation in the toners Day As a i ably. Miss Webb a o received a citation from tin Campus i Ewe paper Hart to. Annual dedicated to her and has been honoured by a dinner May 30 Given by faculty and staff As Well a other Farewell functions in the Community. At tile commencement program she was Given recognition of the Honor Winch has been bestowed upon her by action of the Board of trustees. She was made associate professor emeritus at Iowa Wesleyan Coll. Go she will at 341 Auburn Sierra Madre. Calif. Matthews adds a very interesting moral Factor to his philosophy in his Ann Arbor speech he admitted that Cuba was becoming More and Call for bids on City Street widening project tile Council accepted the bid of Harold j Greer to paint the Interior of the City fire station for �205 90. Other bids w re submitted by Henry Eckey l j Hill wended g. Dodd. And la user s paint store. The Monson roofing co was More dangerous to the United in Sash a by the Council to Resur states. But he holds that it did not Faco 1110 Upp Ltd a portion of the Large have to be that a that Cuba did Quot and tand Row i a1 Mcmillan a k not have to develop toward social-1 or 1st and totalitarian lines. Regarding there a a Transfer of Money a communist regime As one whose a it lived from Tho old inc Hight wed it a pm and june l8, Wama a sides leaders Are communists and which1 u Aii a uld with $5,000 going into Lff own a. up. It Monroe Between the Public safety fund and s4.t97.481 Dearing at whim objections no be Jackson both sides Pla and up if c a Ion tor a 16 1 Block Siree program and Wjk the Black Topping of two parking lots in i. Pleasant were tentatively approved by the City project is approved follow i Clay Between Jackson and Jef Ferson. Both sides Council Clay Between Jefferson and Fairfield. Iowa a up Donald Ander on. 19. Albia. We be. Ria. enc fid to life in Pri. Oiment for the fir t degree murder of an aged widower Anderson escaped a Dath penalty because of his Outh his voluntary1 plea of guilty and because i. Trie Juchim Charles Pettit said the Quot evidence indicates Liat he to acting on encouragement and advice of other earlier in the Day. Judge Pettit had found Anderson guilty of first degree murder at a degree of guilt hearing Anderson had pleaded guilty to an open murder charge in connection with the fatal beating j of Harry int ire a Fairfield in Stoner april la. J Pettit said there was overwhelm i ing and und enied evidence Quot that Anderson inflicted the beating on the 71-year-old Man during an attempted robbery Mcintire died the following Day j a second per in. Thomas b 1 Lewis 27, formerly of Douds a. Pleaded innocent to a murder charge Aud robbery with aggravation. Judge Pettit indicated lewd i will land trial during the fall i term of court which begins sept 5 i i band concert Friday evening representative. Of patriotic group in it. Pleasant met monday evening at the american legion Hall and voted to proceed with the pure a. E of a Bronze plaque How \ lug the names of those who died in the service of their country during tile korean conflict tin., plaque will i placed alongside time att the Herr. County memorial to pita i which Bear the names of the world War i and world War ii War dead. Commander Edwin Traut of the to. No. 2561 and France Shafer president of Tim daughters of the Union Veteran. Were appointed a committee to secure co. T estimates and other data 1 a Call meeting of the memorial Day planning committee May be necessary at a later Date to review the committee s finding. Investigation was to in made into the acquisition of additional1 Bronze grave markers for Kennedy disappointed continuation will Block other issues n. V. Officials Are arrested Washington up president k remedy called today Lur it realistic cease fire Iii Laos and said if this could not by achieved with the communists it would be Quot impossible to reach agreement on Many Otter important International quest ions. In the Light of his recent meeting with soviet Premier Nikita s. Lia Urr Khrushchev who joined Kennedy in supporting a cease fire and a nes trial Laos the president was plainly disappointed by the continuing fighting. By i til a White new York state assemblyman and the president of tile n w York state chapter of Tho a act Weir arrested today when they arrived in Jackson miss by plane and attempted to use segregate d rest mom facilities at Tho City a air terminal. The assemblyman Mark Lane 33, a new York City attorney and integral iou Leader Percy Sutton 40, arrived at Montgomery ala., wed ii Day for a first hand look at the racial situation in the South. Although to q i re not Idem if v t Hariu t Ives As Freedom riders they ii of a segregate d lunch count-11 a the Montgomery terminal. Pete were pre ent but did not Axle. T them i y made no attempt to use segregated facilities at the Montgomery air terminal before departure but immediately upon arrival at Jackson they headed for the segregated rest rooms. A police officer ordered them to a move on Quot but Sutton protested Quot i Ain an interstate Quot you re under arrest for refusing Kennedy spoke before the 1961 conf Crone of United press inter a to obey an officer Quot replied capt. National editors and publishers at j l. Ray. The state to Hilton hotel. J the two were hauled off to City he appeared before tile editors jail. Those shortly after the White House an meanwhile another takes orders from the Kremlin Matthew holds that Cuba was not such a that is until the american press made it wicked but Wii at about All the people s republics they started As coalition governments containing no communist elements. Czechoslovakia was an example of that until Jan Masaryk was to the sanitation fund. Jack Garland demonstrated to the Council a Lur alight device which clears an area of night flying insects and stated it we Ould be quite useful at the swimming Pool. Gary Thomas was appointed to either that it Firo do part sent by mayor Wade murdered or committed suicide. An b Effort was made to form such a coalition people s Republic in China heard and for the opening of bids i Monroe Between the plans an specifications and Adams both sides form of contract for the proposed Monroe Between improvement Are or file in the Harrison both sides. Office of the City clerk. Rama Madison Between municipal j Chalon and May be inspected by Jefferson both sides. I interested persons. Madison Between the blocks to be widened All Adams North Side Border the District the Jackson Between parking lots will be located at the Monroe both sides site of the former Hallie Ott prop Jackson Between erty on South main Street and at White and main and Adams and service men s grave Winch do not a. Jet have them. Billie Turley Ware a posted Sec ret an treasurer of tile committee. Sgt. Darrell Goddard pre. Idee during the meeting in the anime of american legion Earl Proctor. Groups represented at this meet it g were tile National guard . Post no. 2561, auxiliary. Group of Holmen he had suffered a recent Quot Freedom riders Quot left new Orleans Back Strain and would be using today on a train headed for Jackson. Crutches occasionally Kennedy however appeared b lore the editors without crutches. Speaking informally before a commander Kab Ort question and answer session Kennedy Aid he brought bar k from Vienna the firm conviction that there was a no easy or Quick solution for the difficult problems we daughters of Union Veteran. Lace a and that the world struggle daughters of american revolution Brt Weon Freedom and communism women Relief pc to is corp and tile would continue for Many years. Find teacher not guilty tile it. Pleasant municipal band will begin the summer concerts this week. Tile first rehearsal will be held tonight thursday in the High school band room at 7 30 the first concert will be in. The City Park on Friday. June 9 Washington Iron _ presi and will begin at 8 00 . I Dent Kennedy has suffered a Case tins week s program will include of Back Strain which May require him to use crutches temporarily. Back Strain plagues president the Jaycees were granted theratt during the Days when Quot vinegar of aug. 26 for Jalopy races at the George or wer property Joe Quot Stilwell and general Marshall were Active there. In a word. Herbert George Millan Park tile other Date on 1 which the races will be held is j july i. Matthews Robert Hamil operator of the Oil Jeff i on and Madison. Both ire per i in were obtained by the City i through condemnation proceedings the surfacing of the lots will to of adopts a very narrow definition of diary Queen Here told the Council �tw0 Inch Baltic Concrete a communist regime one that that he thought the License fee Quot cannot be supported by the history for soft Cream products paddlers of communist growth either in hould by Rai had its Corraffe of Europe or in Asia. Even in rus of town firms from coming in Here Sia when Lenin took control in the Council took the request under1 w9 k a b removed anti new a i it s the Smolny Institute in Petrograd advisement installed he was associated with non Bol she Leroy Bennett was hired As janitor a a elements. Don Trotzky for in j for tile City stance was a Shevik at the Harold Start and he became the second Leader had been Takin Man in command. The janitorial duties. Matthews said i a the american press made the mistake in trying to interpret the cuban revolution in terms of our Anglo Saxon mature democratic. Hall for $100 a month Vermace the City meter care of six Inch Concrete pavement will be used for the widened streets. Tile widening will necessitate the removal of some Trees. Old Side i he streets Winch w ill by widened Monroe Washington both sides Jackson Between Washington and Clay both sides Jefferson Between Henry and i Madison both sides. Jefferson Between Washington and Clay. Both sides main Between Washington and Clay West Side Only Adams Between Madison and Monroe both Side. Adams Between moan it and Washington both sides Adams Between Washington and Clay East Side on in Jackson an Trio following selections de moly March a b. Hall 77 Sunset strip Arr. Krance tango triste Dedrick marching the blues Bowles rebel rouser Leonard air for band a Erickson min. Lucky a Manchu his Honor Fillmore autumn six iou it to Walter blues in the band Baroni the stars arid stripes forever main and Madison and and the White House said today. White House said Kennedy would by using crutches today. But while press Secretary Pierre Salinger was reporting this to newsmen the president called Ottumwa Iowa up a a Junior High school math teacher he said no new dramatic policy accused of hitting an a or decision taken by this country cd student was found innocent a can of itself change the balance of and Battery today in a of Power la our Lur it verdict greeted with cheers by a courtroom packed with teachers. Witnesses said a pandemonium broke Loose when a municipal court jury of three men and three women took Only 35 minutes to return a verdict of innocent in the Case of Sam Rodgers jr., 35, math teacher at Evans Junior High school. Rodgers was charged with assault and Battery for striking John Miller 15, and knocking him to the floor. Miller charged Rodgers became angry when the boy arrived late for class april 14 and asked then turning to questions from the editors Kennedy made these High Points of news a the United states will remain at the laotian negotiations in Geneva but the president feared for the Success of All East West negotiations if there cannot be agree cease fire and an inde National anthems Arr. Bank Teller May face 14 counts fort Dodge. Iowa up or. Janet. Travell White House j physician said there was a no scr. Met int in a Lorn concern Quot about the ailment and put Dent no ural Laos a Quot Rcd i hash is Quot confident it ail remedy a sized he american potion that an self with proper treatment Quot immediate effective cease fire is at first the while House said add no Quot i a a a it it Here in Geneva where Are we going to do it a j a the United states will Contin i rodger5 al concoct an us to stand by la proposed nuclear Wowch he had Silil de late Hun to Nav i Miller charged he was struck. Sousa him to say to would try another a y cd 111 alongside the head knocked to Fillmore Day without them. Juneva though prospects for accept-,4_ _. I the Strain was suffered Salinger nce continue t0 seem highly Imp i said when Kennedy lifted several1 Proback a remedy said however Spades full of dirt at a Trec-Plant-1lhat that United state wil1 pursue ing ceremony in Ottawa Canada it be test ban n a gotta Titus As for As Jav j6 possible because he will want the Kennedy used crutches a to try tol old a a a a it ave exhausted a Cash shortage and a bulging no the condition Quot during his Quot to pm isl blk a not it i snor Ihk during per x. Ahe Orr the United states resumes the floor picked up shaken and thrown Back to the floor by Rodgers. Omer teachers testifying for Rogers testified that the Miller youth had a record of a in a Lonco and insubordination Quot. And capitalistic Way of but that precisely is what Herbert Matthews has done and it is in in resting that he is so Correct in analysing the american attitude toward Leninist movements. Americans try to avoid regarding communists As communists on the Assumption that no one can be quite so wicked. But there Are now Many communists in the world and there Are communist governments and one Henry county zoning ordinance in this Issue asks for drainage District funds will not go to Cuba social Bank account led to the a lw0�?oaa-v Rem at Hyannis port. Rest of a Bank Teller on charges of to weekends ago before j embezzling at least $3,000 from the Spavins on has arduous one week i Humboldt Iowa Trust and savings Tnie. To europ Ltd. Salinger said. Bank officials said today. I Richard Cahill 36, Humboldt a i former president of the Humboldt before the testing. The control tile coning ordinance adopted by the Henry county Board of supervisors recently for Henry county is published in this Issue of the news. The ordinance gives much Binfor in Many motion that will be of interest to needs Only Henry county residents. Many per to look at the fact squarely with-1 som May want to the copy out apology. Certainly those who i for future reference. Are now in charge of Cuba Call their government socialistic which is the most this. That Khrushchev says about according to a editor and pub Lasher Quot Matth is ended his speech at Ann Arbor with a statement that Quot tile intense emotionalism car and truck in collision a car driven by Clark h. Jenny 21, Hammond iud., and a truck with driven by Richard Wilfred. Media which the am rican press covered Polis collided on Highway 34 seven tin executions following Castro Miles West of it. Pleasant at 8 10 Triumph has had a lasting Adverse a m., thursday. Neither Driver was Impact on american cuban rela Hurt. Lion a a j the car ended up upside Down in now precisely what emotions a ditch both machines were trav other than were expressed should cling East at the time of the col the american press have exhibited Bustom during the murders which Castro revolution a social or political Castro better had he kill d committed As a people we do not fewer cubans. W Asi Kington u i upper Mississippi flood association wednesday a ked Congress to approve almost $7 million Worth of few gtd control work at 16 projects in Illinois Iowa and mis j Souri. Association president Noah schlock Burlington Iowa made the request in testimony before a j House appropriations sub commit i tee. He will make the same plea j before a similar group of the sen j ate tomorrow. I so Brock endorsed the budgets recommendation for $5.5 million to j continue construction already under Way including $300 Hoo for the \ Muca i Ine i a Usa county Drain age District no. 13 in Iowa. I schlock urged an additional ,$100,000 be budgeted for the Green Baj levee Ltd drainage District no. 2 in Iowa. The president has been afflicted with Back trouble in the past and at one time underwent an opera Junior chamber of Commerce Andl on it i by admin Maii boy fatally burned Fri probing break in at Pilot Grove new York up mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt member of the tractors Dom committee will go to negotiate the release neither nor any for free j to Cuba 1 of 1,200 prisoners with Premier Fidel Castro a spokesman said today. A the committee has never considered Castro a demand for one or More of the committee to come to Cuba Sci loudly a said an authorized spokesman for mrs. Roosevelt. A mrs Roosevelt considers Castro a demand completely Hampton girl Heads state 4-h a one time candidate for county recorder arrested wednesday and charged with embezzlement from the Bank where he was employed for five years. I he was charged before u s. Com a miss loner Francis Tierney Only with a general charge of embezzling in excess of $100 from the Bank. The Fri said altogether 14 counts might be filed against Cahill. Cahill had admitted taking at least �3.000. The Fri said. Cahill s arrest brought to six the number of major embezzlement cases in Iowa in the past seven months involving a whopping total of almost �3 million. Senator Vance to speak at breakfast monday senator c. M Vance will be tile guest speaker at the 9 30 breakfast monday of tile Henry county Council of Republican women at the Harlen hotel he will review Hie recent session of the legislature. Anyone interested is invited reservations should be made before saturday by calling either 293 Black or 183 red. Be grand. Iowa up a a 22-1 month old boy was fatally burned i wed n Day when he upset a Jug of Pilo i Grove up a Federal gasoline in his basement and the authorities today were investigate fuel ignited from a water Heater. U1 breaking at the general Carl Holmes son of mrs. Arnold amp tor al d p01 office Here some Holmes was pushed to Marshalltown Hospital for emergency treatment and later transferred to University hospitals in Iowa City where he died. Mrs. Holmes who Wras in the basement washing clothes was also burned and hospitalized at mar tone during the night. They said a filing Cabinet believed to have contained about $36 or �40 dollars was missing. Lee county chief Deputy sheriff Bud Arnold it. Madison said an abandoned car found on a gravel Road about two Miles from this Southeastern Iowa town May some connection v. The three to graduate al Sui with honors shall town. Authorities said the boy was sit j have had Ting in a Pool of gasoline when it the theft. Ignited and suffered second and j Arnold said another car Ware third degree bums. Ported missing in the same area his Kotlier snatched him May have been stolen by per sentenced on reduced charge i Ames Iowa up a Sondra Van i Wert 18, Hampton was elected i president of the Iowa girls 4-Hclub organization at the annual convention Here wednesday night. Sin won an easy Victory As theto Degat s made their selection of Dubuque Iowa up Ray four state officers from a slate of mend Cross. 44. Artesia calif., it eight candidates pleaded guilty t. A reduced charge july Ann Roberson 18,, was of in slant lit r a <1 a in in fatal j f leered vice president Carol Ann beating of an elderly hotel Clrk and Hahn 18. Movile. Was named ser ves s to up to eight years rotary and Sharon Dee harms will take training at it. Leonard Wood Donald Robertson the son of Eugene Robertson will leave Early sunday for six months training with the army Reserve at it. I Eon a d Wood to. Tile state University of Iowa reports that three Henry county students Are graduating with honors this week Kent Hills is graduating with High distinction and James Breuer and Ralphene Ward Lee with distinction the floor but found her Way out of the cellar blocked by fire. She dashed through the flames and summoned help. The House was not damaged extensively. Sons who broke into the building and possibly abandoned the car. Usually enjoy wholesale murders. In fact we do not enjoy them even retail seem that Herbert in the state Penitentiary Cross originally had be n charged with murder in the death of Fred Danzer 76, who was fatally beaten 18. Alden was chosen historian. It would Matthews is too defensive of a. After the hotel night clerk denied Pei haps that is Why Bull-1 actual and Manifest evil and that Cross and a companion a room fighting never took hold in this history unfortunately is giving his country. Murder is very unpopular ideas a raw Deal except in to and there nothing j copyright 1961, King i real perhaps we would have Syndicate inc Cross went b fore District judge Eugene j Keane to it it r his plea. Feature in addition to the prison term hews fined is too. Marriage License issued a marriage License has been issued at the Clrk a office in the courthouse to Neil Wayne Haars. 21, Center Point and Betty Ann Miller 19 old sign l a Fok Adili swimming night at it. Pleasant municipal Pool every thursday Nii Fht from to . I until everyone leaves. One must be out of High school to attend. Name. Send Coupon to City Hall or news office. Mrs. Kennedy sails through fabled Isles Athens up mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy begins an Odyssey through the fabled Isles of Greece today with a Royal greek Navy escort to make certain the world leaves her alone. The president s wife and her rainfall in spots in county adequate rainfall which has occurred at pots in Henry county missed other spots including it. Pleasant this week. County supervisor Wilbur Fiat reports that rainfall at his farm North of new London has totalled 1.5 inches in three showers tuesday tuesday nig lit and wednesday. On a does Ray afternoon an a a near Skunk River East of 218 in tin party sails tins morning aboard j Vicinity of the k w Hillman Faun the 123-foot Quot North scribed by its owner Mikos As a built in fur Lable wind Quot de had three fourths of an Inch. Markos no there Are reports of from on to the old com j 3.5 inches in the Salem Vicinity Early in the week

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