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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 7, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The Jet pleas a it news vol. , no. 15 it. Pleasant Iowa. Tuesday evening Mauch 7, i a i i these Days by George e. Sokolsky Kulkus Litile does not c Omell was undoubtedly Nikita Khrushchev a belief that the defeat of Richard Nixon and Ute election of John f. Kennedy would violently and sharply alter Russo amen can relations furthermore the russians undoubtedly assumed that tin return of Adlai Stevenson George of Kennan and Charles e. Boh Lea to the slate department would mean a return to the heyday of Teheran and Yalta where everything was handed to Stalin on a Silver Platter. It has come a Surprise to Khrushchev to discover that whereas Kennedy a Democrat and looks very Young and May be a bit play Boyish at times he also hard hails and Tough the Boston Irish generally Are and that flattery does not go very far because he has Bein amply flattered and used to it. Also it must come somewhat a Shock that Adlai Stevenson who when out of office talked loosely and often not too wisely in Oil ice no push Over and that he stands his ground Well in debate and can lose his temper too. Also that i whereas it was assumed that he was soft about Russia his conduct in the United states proves that he follows policy set. In fact. The entire picture the opposite of what Khrushchev expected. He had planned to come to the United nations general Assembly and expected to be asked to visit the president at the White House which in the formality of International relations would have been a Victory for Khrushchev an insult to Eisenhower and things stand today a repudiation of France and Belgium. Too it was a tempting thing to do from the standpoint of american Domestic politics because it would then have been possible for Kennedy to say that where Eisenhower anti Nixon failed he succeeded but at what a Price instead Ken sets Heron new t and a series announced for coming season hand goes to festival diesel i it in operation a \ diesel unit recently installed at the it. Pleasant municipal Light Plant has been in operation t m in in along with other units at Fie Plant to Supply local electricity while tin largest Turbine torn Down for inspection. Shown beside the diesel unit Are Leonard Ross i left i Engineer at the Plant and Charles Roppel Light Plant manager. The unit rated at 1132 Kwh but will produce 1,250 on an overload. Work of enclosing the room installation of the diesel unit and the switchboard was done by employees of the i utilities Hoard. Color motion pictures in which there was some remarkably Fine photography were presented by James Metcalf who brought the Story of Nova Scotia to it plea ant hrs vowed the pictures and told the entertaining Story tile it Indue g number of the current travel and adventure series sponsored by Hie kiwanis flub at the Iowa Wesleyan chop i monday evening the series this year has Ben except anally Fine enter Tain at and h f Mcleran. Kiwanis t and a chairman who presided said he was Happy to announce that a new series will be off red again this i coming fall and Winter. Some of the most favored of the narrators will be bringing new pictures from i m w Arras in the 1961-62 series. The it. Pleasant High school concert band went. To Bloomfield tuesday to participate in the third annual Southeast six conference band Frt Ival the band under the direction of Clarles Ferris Leit about 8 30 . And will return this evening after he evening concert. Don a recoil i Lier. Dire tor of bands at Drake urn vet. Ity was to serve i Silva Barretos. K u ii band was to play for him during hic morning and to receive his criticism. In the afternoon massed band rehearsals were to take place in preparation for the Senate ups Extension ceiling flies four times Speed of sound Des Moines up ii the Iowa Senate today passed a Bill which would increase the amount of Money Tho comity agricultural Extension education funds could spend each year by a vote of 45-5, the Enate sent the Bills to hic House live measure would retain the present a Mill Levy limit. It would however provide additional Revenue by raising the Edwards air Forck base. Calif. Uppa an x15 rocket plane flow ii by Robert White sin aked to a record 2,650 in Lea an hour today in a giant step in mans attempt to Fly to the Edge of space. White already Holder of unofficial world Speed and Altitude Marks in the experimental Craft flew four tunes that of sound Only briefly in the test of a 640 000 i limits on How much can horsepower rocket engine. The to collected from the Levy it would j record a Reading today was a Quick Poi Mit. Counties with More fan estimate and subject to later massed band concert to be present 55.000 population to obtain $30,000, change. Cd in the evening bands participating Are from it. Pleasant., Fairfi id it. Madison. Washington and Bloomfield. Will press for postal increases san Francisco up postmaster general j. Edward Day said monday he would press for postal incr a. which would raise first class mail rates to five cents an ounce and air mail Ratch to eight cents. He told newsmen a substantial increase in second and third Clasi Rales also was not coded to give the it department an Over All increase of $843 . To Viar Day said he hop d Conius would approve the boosts this year look for upturn next Quarter fido up to $32,505 fined in j. P. Court on charges new playbook now ready those Wuth 20.000 to 55,000 not j More than $25,000, and $17,500 in a counties with less than 20,000 population present Law places the Cut off on use of the 1 a Mill Levy at $20,000 for counties with 60.0000 or More population. From 16,000 to 60.000 population. $17,500 and $ 5,000 in to lose. I 16.000 population. Tile initial National aeronautics and space administration Nasa flight of the super engine w the Start of a step by step program to Fly the x15 to too Milos above the Earth at speeds of 4.000 . Today a successful flight came after two false starts during the with less than past three weeks. Twice the Pencil i shaped rocket plane was lifted to Washington up a Tress a Larry Leroy White of. Pleasant wry Secretary Douglas Dillon told operation fido moving upward Rou p 3 Aiki Eugene Christner it. Congress today Kennedy admin slow but steadily was up to $32,505 pc usant Rural have been fined t ration economic experts look for an upturn in the nation Economy a a sometimes during the Quarter which starts april i. At the same time he estimated unit the recession has Cut at least 5 billion Lorn the 1962 Federal revenues forecast by former Fresno it Dwight d Eisenhower in his i outgoing budget. At 2 45 tuesday afternoon chairman Edward King reported. The contributions to the financial and Industrial development Opportunity included a $250 gift by Amor lean legion Post no. 58, it. Pleasant. Meanwhile tin organization was of my set up for the Rural Visita a new up to Date playbook of Henry county just off Tho presses and copies Are now available at the news office. The new Atlas shows the county a whole and individual township pages names of owners of land Are Given and acreages indicated. Also Tho Book shows Federal and state highways Well county both youths had pleaded not roads and whether paved Gravelled guilty. Hearing was held at the i or dirt. Courthouse saturday and testimony j this i limited edition. Inter was heard from sheriff Russell Van i Ted persons should get their sen. C. Joseph Colemand drop position but each time the Clare w to proposed the Bill said j flight w ass Quot rubbed shortly before Tho increases were necessary in the drop when problems developed order to maintain education program. The .$50 and costs each in Justice George Means court after being 1 found guilty of charges of reckless driving. Rural Urban meeting held by rotary at Olds Nedy proposed that she five stars to help offset an Estima to Gap of be restored to Eisenhower an Honor he surely deserves. Such a gracious attitude not understandable in countries where politics Are still personally brutal. Khrushchev has decided not to come to the United nations to forego the excitement of being guarded by the new York police Force and of thumping his desk with his shoe for the Bene it of television cameras. Instead. Andrei Gromyko who seems to have forgotten How to smile to come which Means that such top men Tito Nasser Nehru and other train followers of the mighty Russ will also stay away. 6 q ii the three principal questions before Hie general Assembly will be 1. The dismissal of Dag Hammarskjold Secretary general and the substitution of a secretariat consisting of a sock to a Western and a Neutral Secretary 2. The removal of the United nations i rom Tho Congo 3 the admission of red China to the United nations. If these three items Are Analysed dispassionately this session of the general Assembly of the United nations will decide whether that body continues to exist and in what form. Soviet Russia has developed such an Issue which can have the effect of forcing the Western countries including Hie United states to leave the United nations should they choose to remain after Dag Hammarskjold dismissed the Western nations would be in a ridiculous position. From this standpoint thus session of the general Assembly climatic. The Congo Issue not Over Quot Africa for the africans Quot Quot soapy Quot Williams unfortunately said but Over whether soviet Kus. A will take Over a Good part of Africa or Luther the United nations we la Able to safeguard that Independence of the countries liberated from colonialism. What the advantage to the african people if they switch from France. Belgium and great Britain anal Are then taken Over by soviet Russia or the United Arab Republic what the advantage to anyone except the new exploiters $900 million a year Bawaen Portal Revenue and exp uses Lions state convention Cedar rapids a delegates from More than 225 Iowa Lions clubs will meet in the hotel Roose kiwanis club has Short program members of the kiwanis club had a Short program of group singing at the meeting monday evening with director Vert bos Hart i adding dons. Despite the Many conflicts tui and ids wife who saw the copies soon. 15 persons Ware present monday youths in their cars West of town it veiling to Lay plans. Jan. 29. The charge were filed by two Are indicted emphasis placed on the fact the Highway patrol. On three counts that Industrial development at any Gary Kinney West Burlington fined $40 and costs for reek-1 Minneapolis Mph the annual Rural Urban Merting of the it pleasant rotary club was Extension in its Tricky fueling system. White held the 57,000-Pound thrust rocket at half throttle for two minutes before shutting it Down and he had the crafts Speed brakes open part of the time. But the brute Force of the rocket still pushed him almost 400 . Faster than his old Mark in an x15 with smaller Power plants. Tire entire flight today lasted just eight minutes White gliding in the powerless plane to a land no Point in the. County helpful to the whole county both town and Rural. A veil it Dar rapid on june 4 5. And Harold Craig at the piano. The and 6 for the annual state con Vii program was Short because of the Hon. Travel and adventure entertain each los club allow d one rent to follow. James Metcalf the Conven in Delegate for each to t Anc a narrator was a guest. Members and attendance expected to be approximately 500. Censure for elvers Des Moines up Senate Minneapolis Mon held for trial on murder charges at Council Bluffs Iowa were indicted on three counts by the Hennepin county grand jury yesterday. Indicted were Charles n. Brown 28, and Charles e Kelley 20. Larry Farnsworth. New London they will be forwarded along with paid $40 and costs for speeding at t warrant to authorities in Council 90 Miles per hour on a posted Bluffs where the men Are to be held monday evening at the Olds i congregational Church. I a t. Jack Birolo rotary foundation fellow from Indonesia two was guest speaker. Jack an less driving and $10 and costs for violating the glasses restriction on his Drivers License. Kinney was Given a ticket by the Highway patrol on South Jefferson Street recently. Harlan a inter second vice president presided. Democrat today censured but county Road where the Speed limit tried for the killing of an Iowa one of states most unusual accidents fat a1 to four did Sot expel a sen. Adolph elvers 50. Deputy Richard Gray filed Man. Of Elkader for breaking the party the charge line opposition to the Shaft Cap m a Well Iowa up four joyriding Young persons Wen kith d and two others were seriously injured monday when a car Hurt to 30 feet off a wooden Bridge and was demolish d by a fast freight Tram 2t Miles East of Here on a county Road. Authorities said the Tram apparently struck the car Quot Only a Short time Quot of tie it crashed through the Wood it n railing and plunged onto the tracks but they were unable to How much time elapsed. The Engineer of the train said the first he knew of the Accident a j when he rounded a curve and saw the wreckage on the tracks. Too \ i Tinis of the al Ash on of to worst single a cadent tolls in now a thus far this year included a Mary Madsen 14, daughter of or. And mrs. Orville Madsen Ames. A Pat Miller 14, daughter of or and mrs. Dei of Miller. Ames a James k George 17, son of or. And mrs. Charles George Cambridge. Carroll Larson 21, Slater. The i Juii d Wen diam Masury 14. Anila schoolmate of the two dead girls and darn la Reno. 17. Cambridge. Muss Massey the Driver of the car. Was listed in critical condition at the Story county Hospital a Nevada and ranch was listed in critical condition ail three gals had apparently Cut classes at school to go on a Joyride with the three youths none of whom now attend school or Donald Miller Mother of the dead girls Aid it was a the first Day Quot of school her daughter had mis d. Deputy sheriff Tom Ark said thrown from the car with miss Massey surviving. The Maui n girl was decapitated he said. Bench survived both the hop and being dragged in the wreckage about 800 feet Down the tracks and was still conscious when officers i Ach d the Salt be. A the was screaming a get me out of la re Stark said Quot but passed out a soon we got him Amos police said All three of the Young men involved in the crash had been in trouble with the Law in Ames in recent months. The charges ranged from illegal Possession of alcoholic beverages to phoney Check writing shirk said the car a 1953 Ford Tudor went out of control it kidded around an almost full right hand turn onto the Bridge about 2 Miles East of Here. The vehicle hit the left Side of the Bridge and then through the railing on portion ment a caucus the democratic i members of the upper chamber j charged that elvers a at two separate caucuses pledged h,.s vote without reservation to support specific positions and subsequently violated his pledge will full knowledge that his vote was i in a formal statement following the closed meeting. A ii Andrew g. Frommelt Ltd Dubuque it said a thus censure action taken with the Hope Anc expectations that senator Elverst posit Ion in the future will warrant the Trust and Confidence of his democratic colleagues in the state Senate Quot. Frommelt. Democratic floor of ador in the Senate said the censure would not bar elvers from attending future caucuses of the party a legislators. Frommelt said the vote to censure elvers was a unanimous a. Elvers had attended the caucus but left the room a few minutes before the meeting broke up pressed for an explanation of the the indictments charge Peter Greiner. It. Madison was first degree murder for the assessed $10 and costs for passing shooting of Howard Trowbridge 52, a school bus while passengers were Milwaukee killed in a Minneapolis being discharged. Tile charge was bar Holdup feb. 20. Filed by a it Union school bus i Driver. Earl Horn. New London was fined $25 and costs with $10 Sui 1 Pended on an assault and Battery charge Quot filed by Donald Lee. A first degree assault for the shooting of George Koch 30, a bartender in the same Holdup. First degree robbery for the Holdup of a service station in suburban Crystal feb. 18. Agriculture economics major and i doing research at Iowa state uni verify to received his masters degree in Indonesia before coming i to this country. He told the group of the Many differences in his and our country in agriculture living conditions education and other Fields. He said that he noticed cold weather in Iowa because in Java by contrast the temperature stays about 70 degrees the year around. Following the talk the rotary fellow answered questions from the rotarians and their guests. The meeting opened with a smorgasbord style dinner served by the women of the Church. I after stopping the rocket. He landed at 10 36 am. Post 12 36 . Cost. Nasa officials have said they hoped the first ultimate performance x15 flight would be sometime this summer on the High Range radar corridor stretching 450 Miles from Here to Wendover air Force base Utah. Lively lassies learn from safety project grand jury now in session Tim 4 -11 organization Young people an Opportunity to pursue particular interests. The Lively lushes 4-h club has taken on a safety project. Wanda Cor y. On of the older club members tells How they arc carrying out the project. Here her Story a most accidents can be prevented Stop them before they do Daman to you or this til censure action Frommelt told news safety slogan of the girls in the men Quot look it up in the dictionary Quot. Webster defines censure the blaming or condemning Hie grand jury tor the March term of District court want into session tuesday morning. Members of the jury arc Perry c. Mathews Foreman w. Of Carden. Gilbert w. Mcneley Herbert pc Etc. Milo Kudobe Ralph Hanna and Nathan Elliott. Enters plea of guilty on Beer Purchase charge temperatures on the Metal skin of the 50-foot plane reached 700 degrees on today flight while information was being radioed Back on heating stability and High Speed control data. That shot enough to melt a Nickel but it did no to Hurt the special i Conel x Alloy which designed to withstand 1,200-degree temperatures White Wir it 36-year-old air Force Pilot experienced about half a minute of weightlessness feeling no pull of Gravity when he levelled out at the top of a climb of. 84,000 feet. Both Whites previous records were set in x15s propelled by the 8.000-Pound thrust rocket engines. Those Marks were 135,500 feet Altitude and 2.275 Miles an hour. Lively lassies 4-h club. Careened i a Home furnishings our main in blaming or condemning project this year but i had an idea Side and plunged to the Milwaukee he tile that i would also like to Curry on a in action was a Sharp to eduction safety project in Winch i could get Road tracks below. 1 the car landed on its top Cross-1 Wise on the tracks just a Short 1 time before the 110-car High Speed i freight train bound from Council i Bluffs to Chicago rounded the curve. Hatley Woods. Petty the train Engineer told Stark he shoved the Turalf in reverse the second he saw the car but it was too late. W. A Fallein Perry was the trains fireman. I Highway patrolman William r Severin Nevada. The mishap said the car was Regis one of tired to a Francis a. Schall 01 of penalty from the Tull Sale extra credit for some of Tho work i drumming out of the party de Ould do in preparing or removing handed by the democratic state Banger signs in my Home. Hoping Richard Meyer Wayland pleaded guilty to a county attorneys information in District court tuesday morning to a charge of purchasing to Harp some Demotis rations and birr a a a minor unlawfully. Tune of leniency was set for each Iii wednesday at 3 30 . Melle c. Snyder new London keep p cords of her accomplish. Beaded guilty to a county actor wills admitted to probate talks on civil defense. A outside of the dub May Kelt a scrap books write stories of mends i safety Lead articles on safety draw nay information charging him with pictures or do any extra the uttering and passing of a false the will of Alice c. Wilson has been admitted to probate at the courthouse. The will provides that $100 go to the big Mound methodist Church and $100 to the Hillsboro cemetery. The rest of the estate we left to her Childr a Flossie Leazer Harold. Wilson Dale w. Wilson who was named executor and Floyd e Wilson. The will was drawn up on april 25, 1960. The will of Clara p. Pfeiffer was also admitted to probate and her property was left to her husband Robert m Pfeiffer who Wras named executor. The will was dated feb. 16, 1939. Central committee. Work she wants to on til project. A Buck. Lime of sentencing was set lose bid to suppress evidence finding a Needle in a Haystack cutting through the oratory and the diplomatic gibberish this the Congo Issue it appears in the United nations. Undoubtedly. Khrushchev was attempting to wean president Kennedy away from the american policy of protecting the new nations to an acceptance of the soviet doctrine of mi5s�?~Massey Anc miss Madsen were my Giri shortly afternoon. He said co existence by Competition and let the Best nation win. It. a Competition that can Only Lead to War because sooner or later the a swiftness tons of the West will not b Able Coner hit 1961, King to tolerate the a Gre. Tavern of , in j Severin Aid Waterloo Iowa up a Altona for accused Kidnap Slayer Victor Harry Feguer today lost a bid to have certain evidence sup who investigated pressed in his kidnapping trial. District judge Henry n. Graven inspection of their Homes for ruled in a special hearing that i dents or fire hazards. In complot David e. Price Quot of Ames. I statements attributed to Feguer ing the test the girls tried to re Severin said Price told him he shortly after lits arrest last july move any of the dangers which meting safety. But we hop most of had loaned the vehicle to the Mas should be admitted. The defense they found lurking in the Homes. Jail. That we May interest other peo contended the statements were Quot also during the year we have pie in the importance of taking she and her friends had discussed made while Feguer was held at had Many illustrated talks on Safe jewry precaution to Stop accidents soviet Russia which moving in skipping school. Birmingham. Ala., in violation of qty and fire prevent Las in the Home j and save lives Asia and Africa with surprising i it was believed the three girls his rights and liberties without the i through these we have Learned other special projects which have that someone would like to share Quot on february 14, we planned. Or Friday at to Arn. My idea i explained my plans to prepared and m Rcd a Complete the girls Iii my 4-h club. Readily meal to our parents and a few Hon you be heard about they agreed that they too. Would ored guests then part of our like to have fun taking part in such in pram for the evening we pre a plan. This was the beginning of tinted a safely skit entitled our safety program. Heavenly each of the girls a to tart off the a right we portrayed Angels and explained the sent a safety Check test Home we ii careless reason for her death. We each girl. The girls with the help i were Happy to find that our Auch of their parents made a thorough j enc1 not Only enjoyed the comedy skit but 1 railed some important lessons from it too. We Are having a lot of fun pro deadline for buying plates near were sitting in the front seat and Benefit of Legal counsel. Many new helpful hints but also i created considerable interest in features he three boys in the Back seat. J the jury was not present at the i some very alarming facts and 1 Henry county Are gardening health i special hearing. Figures later on this year we Hope climatology and Woodwork it. Union a when Eldon Oberman lost his wedding ring in a com crib at the Howard Oberman Home last october he was positive it was gone forever. He was mistaken however. On saturday the it. Union cooperative elevator received word from a Keokuk firm that a Gold wedding band had been found in the 2000 Bushel lot of com they were handling from it. Union. Eldon was indeed surprised to learn that he would have his ring Back. Des Moines a up a one week from wednesday Iowa Highway patrolmen will Start Issuingtimmonse to owners of motor vehicles who have not yet obtained their 1961 registration plates patrol chief David Herrick said Tho deadline for buying the plates without penalty w Jan. 31 but it customary to withhold enforcement of the Law on new plates until ail county auditors have notified state safety department officials that they Haw caught up with the distribution of mail orders Herrick said that beginning March 15, owners of cars Operand on the Street and Highway with 1960 plates would be Given summonses

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