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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 1, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news \ la. S3, no. Quot it it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday even i no Maki la i umm i these Days Fly Kirori e. Soko Taky i Hisai i la i of \ conc Kessman recently wrote something that started edits receipt of mail. A oui antagonistic seme flattering but All beginning with the Sec Ond paragraph identical. So aft i a few missives i stopped read no them As life is fleeting and time is precious. Some of the letter writers had read the column they objected to fliers lanky said tilt they had not. these letters pile up i think of the poor members of Congress who under the constitutional right of petition reel Ive a huge mall which no Man could read even ii he had nothing else to do. Souk friends of mine solve the problem by counting the pros and cons that is having a clerk do it. Popularity can he a Poison. Many men Are so astonished by their own path cleared for control by Hoffa i i i i Washington up team riels la president James it Hoffa today had a path to undisputed control of the huge Union j two Federal court rulings tues Day moved the last restraints that might have kept Loffa or end Pele control of the 1,700.000 member Union. Judge i Felts erected the truckers Union to hold a convention and elect a hirers As j soon As possible he also Dis j solved a to tree Man monitoring i i Board that has kept Eye i i the Union Mace hot fans election importance that they lose All sense j Wak challenged 1957 receipt of proportion the receipt of a thousand or so letters one sub j Jet whether pro or con. Could. Make a politician believe that lie was sent from heaven. I am told j that a movie actor once tried to walk the a teat id his a miming Pool after Reading Tbs fan mail i alas he did not drown muss mail pleasant or unpleasant. Gives the impression of organization of a planned attempt i to influence opinion by pressure few men of character submit to j this Type of pressure a mature Man has develop d his philosophy of lift and whereas he might be influenced by a great to Acher or outstanding scholar i will ignore any attempt to brain Wash him by mass correspondence. So far As i am concerned i cannot help feeling that those disciplined robots who buttered me up the first paragraph and then used a uniform second paragraph to set me straight Are intellectually and spiritually As weak As communist who follow the party line. The communist accepts the party line because he recognizes himself As a Soldier a per War his general staff the presidium1 and his Leader the Secretary general do All his thinking for him. There Are some con sedatives and reactionaries who j believe that this method is sound and should la adopted by nil those fighting communism but the Central fact of is the dignity of Man. The Independence i of thought and action by div dual for which he assumes full Persona response bitty. The Man who lim1 up behind a Leader As Hitler or Mussolini becomes a hopeless robot who tan Only move when wound up and what poi111< i a direction. Our of the most serious problems facing this country and therefore t lie world is w bother our system of government can survive Hota was expected to win reelection handily. He announced that he and All members of the unions executive Board would be Iii tor re election. The convention was tentatively so for mid May my . A group of dissident teamsters and Martin f. O Donoghue the last chairman of the Board of monitors were chagrined by the rulings. They claimed the Union was not yet a a clean enough top it omit Dis solution of the monitors or election which teamster members could be fully informed Hoffa sat the courtroom i flanked by the Union s second command Harold j Gibbons and its representative the watchdog Board of monitors William Bufalino to hear the orders. Scout Ami fund $6,500 % a. Ill House passes extra unemployment pay Bill Washington up i Hie House today Pas cd president Kenned a a a fir i emergency anti Ieese. Stun measure a billion Dollar pro-1 Gram to Speed extra compensation benefits to til is i Lions to blk s. I the Bill. No i Kennedy it ii i of priority legislation now goes to the Senate where Swift action also was expected few or no of. Ocie heard a the Quot rink called the Roll. The emergency program would provide extended unemployment morn at Ion Pav for r United 3, Itta too workers Over the next year. Killer charged with homicide tin hoi e mop tee reaffirmed Day. Pokey commit ii import tics new Vork it up a con Roex killer Fred Thompson was formally charged with homicide today the rap slaying of four cat old Edith i too let Kiev Obitts Poller and plainclothes men had to patrol Hie liminal courts building where he was arraigned to protect him from angry crowd about i i per gathered at police Headquarters to see the 59-Yenr-old London born drifter loaded into a police Van for a heavily i guarded Lour Block trip to Ute criminal courts building. Girls District action spirited action As shown Here As new London edged Olds 50 i t fir t rond Cage tilt Here last Friday night will lie repeated at the Cottrell gym tonight a two Semi final games Are new London will meet Harmony of Farmington at 7 o clock tonight and morning Sun will meet medi at 8 30 the legislation Calls for up to i they shouted abuse at the Cring-13 work. Of extra jobless pay for. Big Meek looking Thompson who workers who have either exhale i was arrested a new Jersey Chlore their regular benefits since Ken farm tuesday. June 30 or will run out Hon re a april i. 1902. It would he financed priority programs he want con through increase the Fede Gross to approve. He has said the a1 payroll tax employers. Need is urgent because Une Plov Kennedy has placed the Meas ment benefits already have sex Urc at the top of his list of 16 Pird for 600,000 workers. Favor amended measure 71 Coa for Landino Moon the first a Cox it it mooting tuesday j afternoon the local Effort to raise funds for the capital improve ment Pic Iglain at Campen. Small for to. Stouts showed a total of �?�6.500 towards the local goal Lead a cts said. This is about one fourth of the local goal. It was recognized that the solicitation for this purpose was delay d this week by tile Effort to raise Hinds for the Industrial i development program. Tile leaders the scout program Hope that the s Datura will try to finish their work at the earliest possible time i the next report meeting will by to it Dan of next week Between three and four of clock at thu Dent Center the South Side of tile Square. Joe Panther is chairman and Sam Ewart and Ralph Taylor co chairmen of the local fort the enormous social Aid economic changes w hich Are taking place Here segregation for ii t owe. A not so Muzii a negro question As it is one of the sovereignty of j the state which til Constitution recognizes. The fart it it tin Multi r is that the stats Ailt a no Ion my Over leu that having been settled by the i War Between the states. A Sovereign political body can join or secede from a general confederation. Fori instance tile United nations refused to join the league of nations but it did join the United nations. It could leave the United nations at will. That is Sovei eighty. american Yale has Many limitations and the limitations Are increasing As life becomes More complicated. For instance new York City b area which people work us live new York Conner t rut Anco new Jersey these states Are a it United by roads Bridges tunnels and administrative measures that increasingly they Are becoming United. Recently the three states met to consider joint col Amu tint. Aid. The port of new York authority instrument of unstated of new York and new Jersey and authorized by engr to. Is enormous joint venture uniting the two states transportation and other services such joint operations Are becoming increasingly numerous. It will not be Long before Public opinion will Force the United state to have a uniform divorce Law for the Protection of children already the Fri has stepped into local police matters As. Tor instance the i and berth kidnapping Low. The Point i wish to make is that whereas Many May feel As i do. The states rights is a sound doctrine our Economy and the pressure of War Are undoing this system. Copyright. 1961, King Syndicate inc or. Folsom Speaks at rotary meeting James pol out of the i plea ant mental health Institute was the guest Speaks r at the monday night meeting of the rotary club h id at the Bra Elton hotel. Or Folsom eave a coloured slide i sensation of work that can be done with patients the Way of activity therapy. He pointed out that there is a need for More funds to hire therapists for thus Typo of treatment it is his belief that this is the bist and sometimes the Only Way that a patient May be cured and returned to society. Next monday night the rotary bib will hold their annual Rural Urban meeting. The affair will be held at the Olds congregational Church. Jackie flies to Palm Beach Washington up the Senate agriculture committee today approved. 15 2. A sharply amended version of the administrations emergency Bill to Cut 1961 production of surplus Corn and other feed grains. The committee Bill drafted by j Russia chairman Allen j. Ellendor. A la. Land int followed the general outline of the administration plan to offer higher Price supports and conservation payments to Farmers who retire feed Grain acreage. Eleven democrats and four of the committees six republicans joined approving Ellonder s version of the Bill. The measure differed Many details from a somewhat similar Bill approve d by the House agriculture committee last monday. Only Sens. George d. Aiken a it. And j. Caleb Boggs r-dcl., voted against the Bill. The Bill would Peg 1961 Corn supports at $1.20 a Bushel a the administration figure to is 06 i960. But the committee made several major changes the administration proposal. It eliminated a provision under i wha h agriculture Secretary Orville i. Freeman would have been j allowed to sell surplus govern ment feed grains freely at prices to Low the new support level. -1 Ender said tile committee re Xart also would urge Freeman to drop his companion plan to use existing j Legal authority to raise soybean Price supports from $1.85 a Bushel to $2 30. Washington Ufi space Agency planners now Hope to put american astronaut them Ltd it a Early 1971. There is a possibility How Ever that the Kennedy administration or Congress will order a tempt to do it sooner malty u. S space experts believe is aiming at a manned tile Moon perhaps As Early As 1967. U. S. Lunar exploration plans were discussed hearings winding up today before the Senate space committee headed by sen Robert s. Kerr. A okla. Local woman Winfield and found dead 11,10,1 a vote March 13 local fund drive for . Esther , Alem go. Who lived alone at 413 Broadway was found dead to r hone wed Pesch asks for reflector Zed License plates Des Moines. Utu stat safety com i. Inner Carl Bosch compared 3 to a y he will a. K the Legi. Ture Ion to enact leg is la lion which would provide the All be. morning about eight of clock she evident 1> had died some Tim monday. Mrs. Lyzell Messer who went to the Rockett for her week j work . Not. U that new a Speis for two Vining i were still the porch. Six i. J cussed i he Matt r with Harold j vein let who lives about a bloc away and was a. Dug the Hock to . Id enc the turn he Lio tiled Pollee. Officers and or. George suit i Deputy county medical examiner entered the House and Loam mrs Hockett had died her chair six was the widow of pro i s w Hockett a former chemistry j struck or at Iowa Wal it v,.n College who died 1955 Esther Hockl it was born is Baul. Minn., the daughter -.1 Harry and my rile Akin Donnelly. J she is survived by a sister or j it w Callahan of of at a. I mont., who will arrive i. Blea. Ant Friday funeral service for mrs Hockett held saturday afternoon at at the r k. C r a e monday March 13 has been set a the Date for a special election to proposed merger of the Winfield and i. Union school districts. The proposed w school District would include parts of Henry Des Mona. Louisa and Washington counties. Tile div a i Rai. Industrial development funds to a sure i. Pleasant a part the bringing of i a new Industry had reached about 23 per cent of the goal by 2 20 . Wednesday. 1 total amount of pledges at that time was $14,865. I to buy land which option is now held for resale to Industrial finn expecting to come to utilities for join Bol ice fight Chicago my pleasant. 2. To help finance the tract. 3. To retain 84 acres for future Industrial expansion. What tills meant was that there a a a would have to he intensified j it was emphasized that the com Effort the next few Days. J Hui which rim ci.-. To come Bere is Tho work is going . Women not asking for the contributions. Are organizing and will have a 1company will buy the 60-acre share the program. I tract desired for its use and of organization Are i telling Iii course Tho building it too die veterans of foreign War Nir Community would led off Wilt a contribution of $256. Many other organizations arc exerting to contribute it has been indicated. Chicago up filly three captains including a Deputy sup ered indent and two department chiefs joined organized patrol pleasant and to have funds to roil to i cd a to tight a proposed Tain additional 84 acres change j Kilter disciplinary procedures a i w ill be Iowa a a., 2 o clock Drivers with been. E i t. 1 funeral Home plates 1963. It Intel him lit w Iii by pest la said boil oar.-, i Crux tory. Bolk county carried nth a Torizo d Ion a Horn Figuer j rial starts today Collins to head rank at Knoxville Knoxville Low. Up Long time i Inker and businessman a 1963 would but Jackson. Joy Collins today was to equip All w is to cube Zzz Jjlia License plates Iii 1939 had that the Quot resulto showed a substantial Rcdue-1 lion m nighttime traffic Accident. J such plates Are now u. Cd to state., pese h Aid and Are Cov a it i with material which makes them glow the dark. The extra t i of the process is Krut 25 cent., for each pair of plates. Tie commissioner said the Folk county study showed that a Only a bout Oil out of every five parked., cars hit at night carried reflective i kidnapping although i plates. It should have been three out of five if the plates had no Pesoli said Iowa a 1962 plates Aln Ady Are ordered and the first Pijor Tunny cars with reflective Waterloo up convict Victor hairy Fegor w go trial today the kid a slaying of a prominent Dubuqu doctor last july Esguer was Large to Only a a Imi b Dot sin a death of a Lia Ruh d. Washington up a mrs John f k Nix Cly flew to Palm Beach. Fla today where til White House said she Hopes to Clear up Case of bronchitis. Glowing outfit of Pink the first lady left Washington aboard a commercial Airliner the unannounced trip she was alone her to children Rem lining the care of their nurses at the Whit House. Burned president of tax men Shako Community National Bank and Trust co. Collins 68, a vice i resident and Board member of the Bank and one Clits largest single stockholders was named by the Board of directors to succeed the late Eldon. Job. Who committed suicide last Friday after confessing embezzling about $760,000 from the Bank j the naming of a new president was the Only action taken by the Board a spokesman said no other i changes were even discussed he said. If the legislature acts tins year. He est Ini a Ted that. The ado hoi to Cost of making refit to sized plat. I would be around $250,000 More than the state s Cost of making non r to Tori and plate., Winfield h. S. Band to present concert fens carries a to Sib ally when the victim i the defense has indicated several psychiatrists will be summoned fort to prove flt Gin r a. it sane at the time of Tho crime the government said it plans to Calli a about 80 witness voice vol a mix Day night. Ail but Van Active members of tax Chicago police captains Assoc at Ion backed opposition to legislative proposals made by Reform supt Orlando w Wilson and sup j ported by mayor Richard a Dilley the egg d d Legi Belion a moot ,11 of. La Quot j v Auld Sot a Board of three captains to to e tilt inline formerly handled to the cml service commission i or my a Mialo would do away till the residency requirement for new officers Aud would permit the mayor to hire or fire superintendents without City Council approval the captains met at a hotel Only j to hour Atter is matted 5, xxx numb a of the patrolmen a a to nearly half tile City a Toree staged a noisy protest demonstration and roughed up a mayor s spokesman who tried to i Plani us proposals. Be expected to install the utilities to the location. Involved is estimated $25,000 also Iii acquiring the tract which will by used by the company the the purpose of the campaigns Industrial development Corpora operation fido is to raise funds ton must buy additional acre to meet cods incidental to the j age part of the Ted Huene farm coming of a new Industry to it. Thus there becomes available 84 acre tract including the former Carnahan tract i for future Park. Trial development. Operation fido financial and. This t. Regarded As very Devi rate Industrial development opportune property for Industrial expansion. Ttys is being carried out a to let any part of it go for other plea ant and surrounding territory purposes would be a step Back to raise the funds. The Money will wards Community leaders Ein be used As follows j Phaize. No proposal made to Lessen Reliance Clear Power Wagh Noxon Bud i Resi end testimony to take bids armory Dent Kennedy said today that defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara has recommended strengthening this country a conventional military forces but. The president stressed that no proposal has Bee made for lessening Reliance nuclear striking Power. The president told his news conference he had Quot reached no decision that would indicate there has Bren a change Reliance upon nuclear Ile said he thought Secretary of Stair Dean Rusk made that Clear Tusti j Mony before the Senate foreign relations committee tuesday. Dona i for Ces w Hile maintaining nuclear striking effectiveness. other Points the president said he has issued executive order setting up a a peace corp. A of american youths to serve overseas underdeveloped countries a Pilot basis. Or will propose legislation to create the corps a permanent . He said he hoped to have 500 to 1,000 Young americans qualified mainly Iii teaching agriculture and health peace corps assignments by the end of this. Year. Truck nearly upsets at Deadman s curves j Winfield tuesday a veni March 7 at 7 30 the Wiota 1-1 Community High school band will present unusual arid varied con Cert. 1 a piano Solo a the Warsaw concerto Quot performed by Charlotte f or narcotics violation Widmer will 1>c the feature of program. Miss Widmer is Oti Awa ill id state rested today the trial of Chester Rocky who confess d and then de starved Rock murder. Judg Leonard hot i Man jury a both sides reit will to no Moi it vide Nee you Quot inure i a log i hied Tell District Engineer at Rock isl. Lid build to solicit bids or abut March 15 for j of 100-Man army Reserve Center told tax with one Bay maintenance shop at c then. I pleasant word from Congress Given to i i d is ii Wengel wednesday 1 ated re has recommended that rapid fire us Quot j Congress restore former president Eisenhower to urn five Star Rynk of general of tie army clix i he held before reigning it to Lull for the Whir Home 1952. H. Has invited West German be brought. Ket Medyn fifth Presidio tial new., conference to a conclusion with the president saying maintaining american wherever needed. Power would increase penalties Nixon return Home to California Ray Elmore who resides near one of the id adman a curves South 218 and has seen Many accidents there reported wednesday that a truck barely missed overturning tuesday the truck hauling Rock crushing equipment one of the dual wheels. The Driver succeeded features stopping the truck before it tipped i i or. Des Moines up a Bill which would increase penalties for violating Iowa s uniform narcotic or vie act was processed the Iowa House today along with several other measures. The Bill was dumped into the Hopper by the committee Public health. The Bill Calls for increased Penitentiary sentences but does not alter the present fining Structure a a. I c Ai if . ,., ii a i i. A los a no i i up i Mer vice president Richard m Ca Cornu 1962 Nixon and his v i pay faced a six t . My hoi their future As private citizens to a the ballot daughter of or. And mrs r. Day just As fix led defeat o d a Birring Widmer Here Lour months ago hand i m proud we be other featured selections will hand. C Ohtani a the Bluet for Young americans tanned my v us urns he said his immediate plans analytical discussion of a Choli their handsome tads the Nixon were to a look for a House look Day for winds Quot and Sousa s a the returned Home tuesday night and j a Job and get a list ars and stripes forever. The were met by a Crow d of about com f program is quite ambitious and 4,500 friends and Well we Liers challenging for the band but Nixon hinted he might state should prove uniquely enjoyable to future plans next week but would ari/., where they had Bein a the audience. I neither confirm nor deny reports rationing at a Friend s tickets May be purchased from he May be available As a re pub their two daughters remained bund ii umber. Or at the Dom. Lie candidate lox governor cd i ached Iii Washington. His Nixon Pat and Tuff flew Here Ile said Mcnamara had completed a reappraisal of this country s entire defense strategy and a part of his it commendation is to strengthen conventional forces a but Fie denied that this won id lie any a a Iliff from the nuclear a a a a Capone concept. He said Mcnamara was talking about a a gun Xiamen has been Cral strengthening California a a he forces. Audience d the question about the nations always won conventional Aud nuclear Power policy under the Kennedy administration stemmed from a controversy Over How far Rusk had gone re to the defense department. Tuesday Rusk issued a statement approved Advance by the president to clarify a Meme ran ranch. Durn he sent recently to the de Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to come to the United states. Adn Auer has accepted and will be Washington april 12 and 13. He said the w Eek end a today was the flirt since last july Winch produced a no net outflow of go d from this country to formal the preside while realizing the improvement is temporary tools that it algal a the Dollar is of our armed j fecs a Confidence bring restored member s of his from Tucson Iii Effort to further stimulate housing sales he has directed chairman design a to Joseph Mcmurray of the Home loan Bank Board to meet with leaders tax Home loan Field Quot to reduce Mort a at he said it would a be premature to make a judgment that the Economy is the Rise and then is no necessity for action Quot even Fease department. He said this a though some economists have said country should bolster its Conven-1 the Economy is upturn

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