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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - June 27, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Them pleasant news vol. 92, be. 151 it. Pleasant Iowa saturday evening june 27, 1970 Price to cents Junior scouts at Day Camp had the Opportunity to learn rope Craft practising How to tie and secure knots and uses that can be made of them. Mrs. Leo Brau is instructing this group from the United lassies unit. While at Camp these girls were earning the my camera badge and this photo a a taken by Ruth Ann Willson 712 Cedar Lane As a part of her requirements for this special events of Day comp girl scout Day Camp for 1970 closed officially Friday afternoon. Two groups camped out under the stars Friday night and broke Camp after breakfast saturday morning. As the campers gathered in mid afternoon yesterday to conclude the weeks activities they joined in singing the Quot girl scout Promise Quot song repeated the Laws together and then badges were awarded to those completing requirements for the Dabbler outdoor Cook Gypsy my camera and Cadette Cam Craft badges. Girls from units representing the to girl scout Laws formed an aisle leading to an Arch through which the juniors passed to receive their badges. The colors were retired for the final time the scouts Sang Quot Kum Bye Yak passed through the aisle and Arch in pairs and received treats As the concluding ceremony closed Day Camp. Thirty fourth Grade juniors gathered at five of clock pitched tents on the Hillside near the Cabin in Saunders Park and camped overnight. Adults assisting with the overnight were mrs. Robert Burns mrs. Leo Chapius and mrs. Howard Stewart. Cadette aides helping were Gloria itar Ryman Thea Oldt Ray Mccormick and rho Dee Anderson. Or. Maynard Bittie who had assisted with nature study earlier in the week returned to Camp around 0rlmmer, Lynette Grinstead san Geary Teresa Kelsay Christine Marlow Krista Mills Sally Murphy Julie Sapp Sharon Schoffelman Kathy Smith Tammy Swailes Tona Welcher. Unit 5 successful Sisters Leader mrs. Judy Bolin Aid Connie Simpkin Amy Chaney Kristy Flachman Sonja Hoover Nancy Johnson Lori Kauffman Sherri Leeper Beth Looker Margaret Mccormick Tammy Parrott Ann Rich Kellay Stewart Becky Thornton Cindy Welcher. Unit no. 6 helpful gals Leader mrs. Ronnie Davis Aid Barbara Garrett Joyce Aldridge Candy Bain Bayne Brock Tammy Cross Cindy Custer Kara Davis Kathy Kleger Alison Smith Lori Statler Jeannette Taylor Juli Triska Lisa Winn. Unit no. 7 misses clean Leader mrs. Blaine Arnold Aid Susan Sammons Carol Brown Kathryn Evans sue Green Gayla Hobbs Cindy Lou Housh Teresa Housh Sheryl Mal Lams Debra Kay Marley Sheryl Myers Margaret Ridinger Susan Simpson Cindy Mcallister Regina Bates. Unit no. 8 frendly miss Leader mrs. Leo Chapius Aid Thea Oldt Mary Lea Ballman Kathleen Fitzgibbons Tamara Griest Helene to . And under a Beautiful night sky discussed and pointed out planets of the heavens. Earlier the scouts had had a candlelight scouts own near the Rock Bridge and Large fireplace using the theme of nature. Sixth Grade juniors in the Cadette Cam Craft unit camped out with their unit leaders mrs. Jon Porter and mrs. Charles Sidebottom on the John Neil farm North of it. Pleasant. These scouts exercised Many of the camping practices they had Learned during their Busy week at Day Camp. Thursday Between the hours of 12 noon and i ., forty five fifth and sixth Grade campers enjoyed a Quot splash in Quot Courtesy of the it pleasant municipal Pool. Mrs. Jon Porter assisted by Brenda Turley and Regina Williams this activity. Janet Brombaugh assisted with Small children in the Elf unit on thursday and Friday. Those registered in the 19 units during the week were Brownie 1970 Day Camp unit i miss peace Leader mrs. Lowell Gaulke. Aid Janet Kuchenmeister Elaine Breazeale Lorian Calhoun Cynthia Ewing Sandra Hobbs Dana Kaska Deena Marie Lampe Dana Putney Penny Ranck Jana Ann Sammons Belinda Spurgeon Jodi Whaley and Sherry Simmons. Unit 2 truthful miss morning Leader mrs. Robert Wettach afternoon Leader mrs. Richard Murphy Aid Debbie Beard. Diana Allender Lori Bergren Teresa Chapius Lori Hetzer Cindy Lea Johnson Teresa Mills Deborah Murphy Jeanne Tozer Sandra Voss Carol Waters Sherilyn Williams Mary Calhoun. Unit 3 Loyal lassies Leader mrs. Dwight Ridinger Aid Susan Lillard Sharna Arnold Elizabeth Ebel Ferron Fitzgibbons Cindy Henson Sara Inglebright Julie Mccabe Mircea Miller Kimberly Nehring Karen Osier Leighann Wettach Jama Wilson Martha Mccormick. Unit no. 4 Busy Queens. Leader mrs. Roger Mcallister thursday mrs. H. L. Eland Aid Marlene Whaley Susan Appel Kim Crew Kaila dra Hoover Lisa Howe Kim Lauer Kay Maher Brenda Shull Susan Vaughn Debra to Gholson Sandra Mccain. Unit no. 9 lady love Leader mrs. Wilbur Ranck Aid Rev Rich Diane Barton Debbie Brenne Man Kim Humphrey jewel Nicholson Karrie Pfeiffer Cheryl Rogers Debbie Snyder Michelle Steffensmeier Nancy Tompkins Colleen vicars Kim Wilkerson Cathy Jane Wright. Unit no. To Leader mrs. Laverne Graber Aid Rondee Anderson Karol beavers Ronda Elmore Diane Harrison Tracey Hill de ores Lasswell Della Martin de Ann Gay Semler Lesa Trenary Jackie Watson Christina Welch Maria supervised Wieland Kelly Ann Wittich Theresa Mccain. Unit no. La courteous scouts Leader mrs. Conrad Vantiger Aid Ray Mccormick Judy Barnett Mary Helen Boyd Belinda Budde Patti Comick Amy Fuller Lori Jennings Suzanne Kennedy Cindy Mcgohan Nancy Millam Lynann Ruby Andrea Tackenberg Barbara Tozer. Unit no. 12 miss thankful Leader mrs. Ernest Williams Aid Ruth Vantiger Lori Bergen Melodee Bolin Robin Elmore Jackie Hill Jill Kauffman Teresa Logan Lynn Rankin Marilyn Roberts Kelley Ross Lori Lea Vance Nancy sue Van Tuyl Cathy Whaley Ronda Kingery. Junior girl scout units 13 Progress partners Gypsy Leader mrs. Gene Venghaus Aid mrs. Glen Brown to Etta Gipple Patsey Bolin Beverly Brau Marcia Edwards Fye Kathy Harris Linda Knowles Jan Krieger Cheri Lasswell Theresa Looker Joanne Pidgeon Tammy Rickey Lind Strider Deanne Swan Vicki Venghaus Nancy Wesley. 14 miss obedient outdoor Cook Leader mrs. Wilbur Garrels mrs. Ross Aid Rhonda Harry Man Sherry Kay Barnes Meg Brodal Susan Busbee Debra Carter Deanna Chapius Dee Ann Garretson Laura Fitzgibbons Susan Hillyard threshers event listed in a top 20�?� local officers of the Midwest old settlers and threshers reunion have recently been informed that the Quot discover America travel organization inc. Of Washington d. C. Has listed the fall show As one of the a top 20 us. Travel events for september 1970.&Quot in a recent press release from Washington . It is listed along with a Quot delightful mixture of the Best of end of summer offerings and the beginning of fall discover America travel organizations suggests old settlers amp threshers reunion 200 plus steam tractors amp threshers recreate 1800 farming Pioneer Village it. Pleasant Iowa sept. 2-7. Louisiana shrimp amp Petroleum festival Morgan City Louisana sept. 4-7. Little Italy festival grape smashing b a c c i n tournament cheese rolling contest polka dances Linton Indiana sept. 4-7. Colonial Williamsburg is. New England Lawn Bowling tournament Whitefield . Sept. 5-6. Quot Eile is Buff a Rodeo Quot horse Riding steer Riding amp roping Ellensburg Wash. Sept. 5-7. Wilhelm Tell festival drama Flag throwing Art show Swiss music new glarus Wisconsin sept. 5-7. Rutland state fair typical country fair fair grounds Rutland it. Sept. 6-12. Southern 500 festival Stock car racing parades Street dances barbecued Arlington . Sept. 7 miss America pageant Atlantic City no. Sept. 7-12. Fort Snelling sesquicentennial1820 period costumes in restored Forest. Paul Minn. Sept. 9-13. Banana festival celebrating Good relations Between the United states amp latin americ Fulton by. Sept. 10-12. Flora Pacifica exhibit of Plant he and its effect on Many a life Honolulu Hawaii sept. 11-20. Flax Scutching festival flax Scutching and spinning of Linen clot Stahlstown Penna. Sept. 12 Plymouth 350th anniversary Parade first of events commemorating the voyage of the Mayflower Plymouth mass. Sept. 12. Old car festival More than 300 antique automobile Greenfield Village amp Henry Ford museum Dearborn Mich. Sept. 12-13. Pendleton round up amp Happy Canyon pageant Pendleton Oregon sept. 16-19. Lumberjack Days logging events demonstrations Fie Street Dancin Orofino Idaho sept. 17-20. National championship Ai r races antique Fly Bys balloons acrobatic Reno Nevada sept. 18-20. Corn Palace festival celebrating the Harvest carnival Par Demitchell so sept. 20-26. Talladega 500 mile grand National Stock car race Talladega ala., sept. 27. Lynn Byrne administrator at the Henry county memorial Hospital receives a Check in the total amount of $1,958.40 from mrs. Sam Hulme Center treasurer of the Hospital auxiliary and mrs. Xen Earnest president of the auxiliary. Hospital auxiliary presents Check for nearly $2,000 the Henry county memorial Hospital auxiliary presented a Check in the total amount of $1,958.40 to Lynn Byrne administrator at memorial on thursday afternoon. The Check represents the final payment of $500 on the auxiliary a pledge of $1,500 to furnish a room in the new extended care addition plus $1,458.40 for the Purchase of ten new wheelchairs. The Check was presented by mrs. Sam Hulme of Wayland auxiliary treasurer and mrs. Xen Earnest of new London auxiliary president. The ladies of the Henry county memorial Hospital auxiliary have Given a total of $11,608.87 for Hospital equipment and services since they were organized in april of 1962. The More important items that the auxiliary has Given include $2, towards the new a Ray unit in 1964 $l,40o for new patient furniture in 1964-65 $1,500 for the installation of a cardiac Monitor in 1967 and Many other items for the Comfort and convenience of patients. The cardiac Monitor was one of the first to be installed in a Hospital the size of Henry county memorial. The most important fund raising activity of the auxiliary is their annual Bazaar which has enjoyed excellent county wide support. Other important projects include the new gift shop membership Tea and style show held at the presbyterian Church last May Lith the auxiliary sewing group the Hospital visitor control service and Many other commendable activities and projects. Teresa Hoaglin Julie Kinney Tina Lasswell Donna Mcgohan Barbara Moore. 15 United lassies my camera Leader mrs. John Ridinger Aid Gloria Harryman Laurie Barton Barbara Breazeale Sandra Brown Rena Caldwell Diane Conner Sandra Gillespie Susan Gillespie Karen Gilson Debbie Mills Lori Thompson Ruthan Wilson and Tammy Wright. 16 trustworthy pals outdoor Cook Leader mrs. Don Briggs mrs. Terry Wright Aid Nancy Rickey Tina Bailey Marie Bollman Debra Davis Kerry Garrels Laurie Hoover. Leanne. Hughes Denise Jacobs Cynthia Mccormick Jill Morris Colleen Ridinger Jacinda Ridinger Susan Weber. 17 Thrifty miss Dabbler Leader mrs. Robert Burns mrs. Frances Gillespie Aid Joann Garrels Barbara Beattie Robyn Burns Julie Christ Ann Hilbrant Robin Madole Kristy Scarff Sandra Scarff Gale Wathen Donna Wells Connie Wilson. 18 useful youths Cadette Cam Craft Leader mrs. Jon Porter mrs. Charles Sidebottom Susan bean Jocelyn Graber Laurie leu Patty Neil Lynda Phil Pott Margaret Rila Loma Vantiger Deborah collision car hits sign or. Kenneth Dickson a car received damage when it was involved in an Accident at 11 00 p. In. On thursday june 25. Or. Dickson 901 Sheaffer drive was entering East Washington from Cherry when he was crowded by two cars travelling East on Washington at High speeds. Attempting to avoid a collision or. Dickson swerved his car which struck a Highway sign at the Guy Simkins residence. The 1969 Mercury he was driving received an estimated $202 Worth of storage Loans available with every indication that Farmers will continue to face a tight Grain storage situation and Box car shortage at the Peak of Harvest this fall adequate on farm storage is More important than Ever. Loans for on farm storage equipment Are available through the county ass office and producers who will need additional storage this fall Are urged to get their applications in now. Some producers May not know Loans can be made for building storage facilities to hold up to two years eligible commodities produced on a farm. Also the maximum amount for Loans on dryers was increased this Spring to 85 percent of the net Cost up to $5,000. It used to be 65 percent up to $2,500. A producer can also get funds for putting in essential in storage operating . J. Central seeks loan Washington up a transportation Secretary John a. Volpe has disclosed that the new Jersey Central Railroad has joined Penn Central in seeking government loan guarantees because their a a Cash position is so Volpes disclosure Friday in the third straight Day of testimony at congressional hearings on Railroad finances was accompanied by a report the interstate Commerce commission inc was investigating a midwestern Railroad that allegedly drained its assets to buy non re lated but presumably More profitable businesses. The Railroad under investigation by the inc was the Kansas City Southern railway co., the Washington Post reported today. The Railroad is owned by Kansas City Southern industries inc. Which also owns and controls other non Railroad properties. Kansas City Southern was named in a year old report by inc staff members that warned of a a serious financial manipulations by some railroads in buying non Railroad properties. Tile report has not been released by the inc although some copies have been sent to the Senate Commerce committee. 4-11 members . To continue attacks from air will go to Washington c7 thirty eight senior High age 4-h members plus three Counselor from Henry amp Des Moines counties will attend the citizenship Short course in Washington . From july 11-19 reports Les Schoffelman Extension 4-h and youth Leader. Henry county delegates attending will be Erie Hultquist Allen to Ine Becky Bates Barbara Lauer Susan Price Donna Lauer of it. Pleasant Jim blow new London Sherri Morrow and Sherri Lyon of Wayland Susan Peterson and Elibeth Bergstrom Winfield. Counselor Are or. And mrs. Lea Schoffelman it. Pleasant and miss Louise Anderson Burlington. Besides seeing Many highlights in Washington . The group will Ilso spend some time on citizenship and heritage study. Arrangements have been made to visit representative Fred Schwengel senator Harold Hughes and senator Jack Miller. While in d. C. The delegates will stay at the National 4-h Center in Chevy Chase Maryland. Fight Over jailing of Northern Ireland leaders Londonderry Northern Ireland up a roman catholics and British troops fought into the predawn hours today Over the jailing of Bernadette Devlin Britain a youngest member of parliament and a Leader of the Northern Ireland civil rights movement. Angry roman catholics took to the streets in four centers hurling bricks stones Iron bars and gasoline bombs at troops police and protestants. In Londonderry More than 20 soldiers were injured in running Battles with Catholic crowds in the teeming bog Side ghetto. Scores of youths were treated at emergency first Aid tents erected inside the Catholic killed in 1-80 crash Des Moines up a three persons were killed and eight injured three seriously in a two car collision on interstate 80 one mile East of u. S. 169 near Des Moines Friday. Killed in the crash were Melvin Moore 20, Chicago 111., Curtis Moore 16, Chicago and David King 13, Omaha neb. In serious condition Early today were Robert Moore la Chicago mrs. Cecilia Otcasek 69. Euclid Ohio and her daughter in Law de Lores Otcasek 34, Mentor Ohio. The Otcasek were occupants of one car. The Iowa Highway patrol said a car driven by Melvin Moore was westbound on the interstate when it crossed the median and collided with a car driven by Cecilia Otcasek. Six of the injured were passengers in the Moore Auto and five were hospitalized today in Iowa methodist Hospital in Des Moines one being Robert Iowa a slow growth Okoboji up a a Newton businessman census figures indicate that Iowa a is one of the slowest growing states in our e. A. Mccardell president of win Power manufacturing co., said a unless there is further growth in population there will be More and More taxes for the same or fewer taxpayers to pay. This will make it even More difficult to keep people in in an address to the convention of the Iowa manufacturers association a Mccardell the associations out going president said a if our state is going to grow we Are going to have More manufacturing a both in expansion and in the addition of new j. S. Craiger executive vice president of the association said the apparent decline in Iowa a population a is caused primarily by the increased mechanization of he said the trend will continue a unless offset by the creation of More non agricultural Job a however there seems to be a Broad scepticism among Many iowans about the Wisdom of encouraging in Industrial growth Quot Craiger said. A this was evidenced by the 1970 Iowa legislature which failed to pass any of three Bills which would have provided modest incentives for Industry needing to install pollution control equipment a he said. A by contrast in the past two years 34 other states have approved 68 Bills designed to encourage Industrial san Clemente Calif. Up a White House officials reportedly told visiting news executives Friday the United states would continue bombing communist concentrations in Cambodia after the Senate gives new Assurance to War Powers Washington up a the semite bracing for a showdown next week on the Cambodia Issue has unanimously reclaimed constitutional War Powers some members thought were Given up to the president in a Roll Call vote last week. By a 73-0 vote it asserted Friday Congress exclusive right a As guaranteed by the Constitution a to declare War and regulate american armed forces. The move apparently satisfied opponents of the War in Vietnam who feared that the Senate last monday had adopted an amendment that gave the executive Branch Powers similar to the controversial 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Too the action came on an amendment by sen. Jacob k. Javits r-n.y., to pending legislation to Cut off funds for any future Large scale . Military actions in Cambodia. The measure is scheduled for a vote tuesday a the Day president Nixon has promised to have All . Troops out of Cambodia. J the javits amendment declared that nothing in the Cambodia Mea i sure including the language adopted last monday in an amendment by sen. Robert c. Byrd do. A shall be deemed to impugn the constitutional Powers of the Congress including the right to declare War and to make rules for the government and regulation of the armed forces of the United withdrawal of u. S. Ground Force next tuesday. It was Learned that the official outlined the plans for concentrating the american bombing raids in the Northern part of the country in Hopes of frustrating North Vietnam a attempts to infiltrate troops and re Supply its forces operating both in South Vietnam and Cambodia. The disclosure came in a background session in which the president and his advisers defended the controversial . Involvement in Cambodia and sought support for i the presidents Southeast asian policy. There appeared to be nothing startling in the disclosures which had already been made Public by defense Secretary Melvin r. Laird in a statement Friday on american bombing policy. Too the visiting news executives were asked not to disclose the substance i of the briefing until after president Nixon issues a report to the nation on the cambodian operations tuesday and discusses Southeast Asia wednesday in an hour Long televised foreign policy interview. But information on the briefing leaked to newsmen. The president made Brief remarks to the 15 broadcast executives and 23 newspaper editors and publishers and hosted them at a dinner with . Hardin among those attending the dinner with Secretary of agriculture Clifford Hardin in Iowa City Friday evening were or. Frank Coles Kay Rogers rep. And mrs. Charles Strothman Cal Crane or. And mrs. Ben a. Galer William smart or. And mrs. Clark Burns Charlotte and Harold Davis Ruth madams Mary d. Wright Edna Michener or. And mrs. Herman killed in collision Middlebourne w. A. Up a nine persons including five members of one family were killed Friday night when two vehicles collided on a straight stretch of route 18 about two Miles South of this North Central West Virginia Community. State police said the Accident happened when a car driven by Robert fiber 17, of Middlebourne crossed the Center line and collided with a station Wagon driven by Elwood d. Keenan 36. Of Collier Brooke county. W. A. Offer Reward Raleigh no. Up a tile state Friday offered a $5,000 Reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer of Vista worker Nancy Morgan Wapello Man ear victim Muscatine up a a 21-year-old Wapello Man Stephen Beding was killed Friday night in a one car Accident on a county Road near Muscatine. Authorities said Beding was a passenger in a car driven by his Cousin Jerry Beding 20, also of Wapello. The car reportedly went out of control and left the county Road killing Stephen and injuring his Token to it. Madison Lyle Allen Robinson 21, who has i Burlington address was turned Over to it. Madison police Friday after he had been taken into custody Here. He was wanted at it. Madison on i series of traffic violations. It. Madison police said Robinson was charged May 20 with speeding negligent driving not having a valid Driver s License and four counts of running Stop signs. Police report hey were unable to apprehend Robinson on that occasion. On june 17 Robinson was again charged by it. Madison police with pending failure to yield to an a to Regency vehicle and not having i valid Drivers License after another Chase. They were not Able to apprehend Robinson then either. Total Bond for the it. Madison charges is $294. Robinson is scheduled to appear in police court in it. Madison charge in shooting Anamosa up a Jones county sheriff Ralph Albauch said today an open charge of murder will be filed against a Center Junction Farmer in connection with the Shotgun slaying of Stephen Yar Barough. Yarbarough 31, of Maquoketa died Early today in a Dubuque Hospital of wounds sustained during an argument at the Center Junction House of James Barry 42. Barry was first charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily injury but Albaugh said the charges will be changed on monday to murder. Albaugh said a he two men apparently got into an argument on the porch of barrys House and Yarbarough was wounded on the left Side by a 20-gauge Shotgun. The shooting occurred about to p. In. Friday on prisoner list new York up a three iowans Are included in a list released Friday of americans reportedly confirmed by Hanoi As prisoners being held in North Vietnam. The iowans Are Michael Thomas Burns mount pleasant Robert John Naughton Sheldon and Larry Howard Spencer Earlham. The list submitted to Hanoi for verification last april by the committee of Liaison with families of servicemen detained in Vietnam was based on letters from prisoners Between . I 1969, and last april 7. Editors note bums is the son of Jack Burns a feed Salesman who moved from it. Pleasant about a year ago and was reported missing some time ago. Powell demands new primary election Burlington Northern asks for payment Philadelphia up a Burlington Northern Railroad filed a petition in . District court Here Friday asking Penn Central trans it rotation co. Be directed to make immediate payment of $2.5 million for its interline service during May. Burlington Northern said in its petition it would have trouble meet re its of n financial obligations if the monthly Bill is not paid. The Railroad said a the apparent discretion allowed the Penn Central in the settlement of interline accounts raises a critical problem for the Burlington Northern in this period of corporate Penn Central did not comment Ort the petition. New York up a rep. Adam terse verse Clayton Powell or. Demanded a new by a. C. Gordon primary election in his Harlem Dis though overweight strict Friday charging a criminal disconcert fraud in tuesdays election which it often is 1 a i. Oak i rip cd Art Cluj

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