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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 16, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 63 it. Pleasant Iowa monday evening March 16, 1970 Price to cents warm these Days by John Chamberlain latin America a leftist nationalism and the soviets a a Law and order Man the anti communist army colonel Carlos Arana Osorio has won a legitimate presidential election in say two hijacked hippies u. S. Ship Satta hip Thailand up a the Crew of the hijacked merchant ship Columbia Eagle told rescuers Guatemala. So we might say that toe l0<02g.ton freighter loaded with things Are looking up for a your Side of it mos Ftp Thailand was taken Over a a by two a Pill popping and Marl a a coun is the . I blowing hippies seamen a Lens Ommi be for a free Broa j the Rescue ship Rappahahn Cuba which promptly bombards the White House with a Long Telegram pointing to the evidence of increasing soviet Castro collaboration in most of latin America South of Guatemala. So what Are we to believe Daniel James a beautifully done biography of the late guerrilla chieftain Che Guevara might if taken out of the context of recent history be set Down As a comforting study. For chess attempt to repeat his cuban Success by raising a peasant Oas troite revolution in the Jungles of Southeastern Bolivia failed utterly. A band of invading cuban veterans of the anti Batista struggle led by Che himself with some minor native help was annihilated by bolivian rangers who had had the Benefit of . Counterinsurgency training. Che who had disappeared from Cuba to take part in an unsuccessful uprising in the Congo before going on to Bolivia was killed by his bolivian captors a and that was supposedly that. Bolivia was a a Safe for the time being. This was a most Lucky thing for a successful Cas troite revolution in the very heart of latin America Bolivia though land locked has contiguous boundaries with Peru Chile Argentina,1 Paraguay and Brazil would have j endangered the whole Southern part of a continent. Nock said today. The Columbia Eagle was seized this weekend through a ruse that opposition to Carswell makes it Ains a careful Reading of Daniel James a text however leads to less comforting conclusions. What Che Guevara a failure to create a two three Many Vietnam so his phrase in South America proved was that peasant revolutions Arentt practicable. It is the cities that. Count in latin America even in the least developed areas. Che failed to Rouse the bolivian peasantry but More damaging he win the City and tin mine Washington up a the Senate moved into full scale debate on the supreme court nomination of judge g. Harrold Carswell today with supporters conceding that the opposition had gained some strength. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said a opposition is in the 30s against Carswell. Before today Scott consistently estimated less than 30 senators would vote against confirmation. Senate democratic Leader Mike Mansfield saying to at a was of now Carswell a is in the Lead a predicted debate on the nomination would probably run into next week. Scott said last weeks lengthy debate on the voting rights act and the Large number of Southern sponsored amendments to it were partly to blame for an erosion of Carswell a support. A we lost votes on the democratic Side because of their great dissatisfaction with the Large number of amendments a Scott said. Caused 24 crewmen to abandon ship in belief there was a time bomb aboard. The 24 men were picked up by the Tappahannock while the mutineers sailed the vessel to the cambodian port of Sih Ano Kville. Richard Joyce of san Francisco a merchant Seaman aboard the Tappahannock talked with 24 Columbia Eagle crewmen. A they said they believed that the hijacking was done by a couple of hippies who had signed on the united1 states a Joyce said. A they said these Guys were popping pills and blowing marijuana All the Way Over and talking about How they were Joyce said the Columbia Eagle men were picked up from two lifeboats saturday night about 7 hours after they were ordered to abandon ship. They were in Good condition. New Bible now ready eight of nine escapees caught Atlantic up a eight of nine youths who escaped from the state training school for boys at Eldora sunday night were caught near Here this morning by the Iowa Highway patrol. The nine boys All under age 17 fled on foot from the training school after five of them overpowered two cottage attendants and locked them in a pantry. Cass county sheriff Ben Magill said the patrol spotted the youths in a car on interstate 80 North of Here. He said he believed they stole a car in Des Moines and left it in Casey where they stole another. In s. Navy spy plane crash fatal to 22 inside the special education unit students participate in Many prepares to use the overhead projector a great Aid for the class. Creative activities. Or. Garrels Danang Vietnam up a a u. S. Navy ec121 spy plane with 31 crewmen aboard faltered today during its Landing approach and i crashed in flames into a hangar \ in Nastran to remain criticizes Iba special education program offers promising tomorrow by up a new translation of the Bible based proletariat to his Side. The regarded by Many scholars As the bolivian communist party left him pest was published today by severely alone. The ironic thing about Bolivia is that general Ovando who was the Boas of the army that cornered Che Guevara is now As the president of his country taking it in a a leftist National direction that is Britain eminently satisfactory to the soviet Union. As a matter of fact the soviets were Happy to see Guevara fail in Bolivia there is even evidence that it was a soviet agent Tania Bunke who betrayed Che. And Fidel Castro who was once Che Guevara a brother in arms can do nothing better than go Oxford University press and Cambridge University press. Called a the new English Bible or neb it is the product of More than 20 years work by anglican and protestant scholars in great search for kidnappers of japanese Diplomat Sao Paulo Brazil up a an army of 15,000 policemen swept through this City of 6.4 million to who features t a. Day in search of the terrorists along with soviet latin american. J kidnapped japanese Diplomat no policy. Cuba depends utterly on the a soviets for both economic and Mil the kidnappers freed Okuichi nary supper a o o o i harmed sunday night 12 hours aft the Point is that the . Is now or the arrival in Mexico City of being subjected to indirect Black five persons whose release from mail throughout latin America j brazilian jails had been demanded the soviets have made a tacit of in Exchange for the release of Fer to president Rafael Caldera of Okuichi. Venezuela to Call off the guerrillas a a a a a a in the Countryside if satisfactory of his opposition by sending it to Trade deals Are forthcoming. The Miami at the rate of 4,000 cubans peruvians who Are a leftist nation a month. A lists like the bolivians have but will we get Tough in time made a fifteen million Dollar Trade it Isnit very Likely agreement with communist Hun distributed by King Gary. The new game in latin am Syndicate Erica is to Piny the . And the a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a russians off against each other. A report in Atlas Magazine predicts that the bolivian government will quite cynically try to use the image of the dead Che Guevara to further its own Aims. Che according to this prognostication will be portrayed As a hero who was done in not by a soviet woman agent working in cahoots with the bolivian government of the time but by a paid . and with chess posthumous rehabilitation completed Bolivia will reach an entente with both Castro scuba and the soviet Union. Too Paul Bethel of the . Citizens committee for a free Cuba argues very persuasively that the latin americans love winners and More and More they see that the communists Are winning. His committee proposes that Nixon show some strength of his own by imposing among other things a comprehensive sanctions on All shipping to and from Cuba to include All vessels of any line sending any ship to Cuba a and by demanding the immediate repatriation of seven Hundred . Citizens held hostage by Havana. The Way to give this second demand some muscle would be to cancel the . Funded air lift which enables Castro to rid himself cars damaged in collision an Accident which occurred last wednesday at 6 30 . Was reported to police Over the weekend. A 1967 Dodge driven by Bill Wilson was going West on Washington and a 1965 Plymouth driven by John a. Cash route 4, was headed South on Adams when they collided at the intersection. The Dodge was damaged an estimated $634. The front end and a fender on the Cash car were damaged. President gives mrs. Nixon a ring Washington up a president Nixon presented his wife Pat a Gold ring with a replica of the presidential Seal As a setting for her 58th birthday today. Nixon gave similar rings to daughters Tricia on her 24th birthday last month and to Julie at christmastime. The chief executive gave mrs. Nixon several other gifts but the White House would not reveal them. The president and their two daughters surprised her sunday night with several gifts and a cake with Carmel icing and Green Flowers to Honor the Irish ancestry of the girl who was born Thelma Catherine Patricia Ryan at Ely Nev. In 1912. By Judy Logan As the Welcome rays of Spring Sunshine dance across Henry county once again most students Are growing restless with the routine of the classroom. Yet for High school special education students each Day brings new discoveries and enjoyment. Or. Richard Garrels special education instructor at the High school level is largely responsible for the Success of the local program. Realizing the urgent needs of these youth in the rapid Pace of today a society or. Garrels centers All class activities around everyday life necessities. A Mobile unit located on the East Side of it. Pleasant High school has become Headquarters for Twenty one special education students this year. Too to broaden the students experience and lend variety to classroom sessions journeys Are made to faraway places with the Aid of a movie projector. Guest speakers such As local insurance representatives find the students most receptive and eager to learn. Keeping checking accounts figuring percentages and writing letters along with other skills essential to living in the twentieth Century Are emphasized activities. For most of or. Garrels students maintaining a Good Job is very important so time must be spent in preparation for future employment. Practising Job interviews in a classroom situation is one thing but the real test comes when the student must face his future employer. With the help of or. Gerald Knight assistant superintendent in the it. Pleasant school system the students were recently Able to see themselves on the school owned video tape equipment and were better Able to Correct their mistakes. Des Moines up a state rep. Maurice Van Nostrand a Avoca j today said he will not resign from j the Iowa legislature but sharply j criticized the Iowa Bankers Asso elation for undue financial pressure. Van Nostrand who had hinted he would resign because of financial pressure said he has solved the in Gar re is students participate in mediate problem of his cattle feed High school life. Like most my corporation. Is ers the special education Btu t was rumoured that Van nos dents want to be a part of the High Trand s activity in pushing for i school athletic scene and often join creased taxes on financial ins Titu in the excitement of Pep rallies j0ns Jacj placed his business in games and Victory dances. Others jeopardy May prefer the pay assemblies of o it it feed at the High school but All i 1 a statement delivered on the students would agree that to be in House floor Van Nostrand said his killing 22 of them. The remaining nine crewmen and two u. S. Air Force men in the hangar were injured. The four propeller aircraft slammed into the building and burst into flames a $2.9 million f4 phantom l tor bomber inside was destroyed. A aboard the ec121, jammed with electronics equipment for its i Aerial reconnaissance Mission were i u. S. Navy men. The plane a converted Constellation carried no bombs or weapons. Military authorities attributed the crash to a a mechanical i the Craft broke in two on Impact. Only the White Tail Section and part i of the fuselage were distinguishable amid the scattered wreckage. Thoughts of resignation resulted from two factors that his corporation might need Lull time attention to survive and that being a Busi or. Richard Garrels High school special education instructor pauses in the Middle of a Busy Day on the Steps leading to his classroom. Seventeen of the 21 students enrolled in the High school special education course have held Par time jobs in local factories and businesses. Earning As much As $2,50 an hour five students Are presently employed full time. These students Are not required to attend classes during the Day since their work experience counts for High school credit. After being rated by their employers concerning Job attitudes the students counsel with or. Garrels during out of school hours. The proximity of the Mobile unit to the High school prevents several chided in something Means a great Deal. Too Field trips to local businesses prove to be a rewarding learning newsman and a legislator might give process for All. Whether the Day s him a conflict of interests itinerary includes a tour through the Avoca lawmaker said he Kennedy s Dairy or a Quick Stop at a deeply resented Quot several bulletins a local Motel to discover operation which were published by the paid procedures and available Job Posi staff of the Iowa Bankers associations the students scope for living tion Iba. He said several a zeroed an enjoyable life is greatly Broad in on me As an individual a instead ened. An afternoon Cook out at Saunders Park Geode or Oakland Mill helps prepare each student for meal planning. Leadership qualities Are Given a Chance to develop within the student As he begins to formulate plans for the Outing. La Money in granting a loan to him or Ter this year or. Garrels and his his business interests. Students Hope to travel to Keokuk where an olympics for special education youth is scheduled. Realize lifting ban on ing that spiritual growth is needed of recognizing that the Bank tax Bill was a the will of the Quot i also find that As a result of the bulletin my credit As a businessman has been severely damaged with the Banks of the state Quot he said. No banker he said has Ever lost report strikes into Laos Saigon up a the United states began announcing air strikes into Laos today and reported the losses of three More u. S. Planes to ground fire there. Headquarters at the same time reported the departure of 722 More Cis for Home and said the u. S. Troop level fell to a 29-month Low. 460.000. With the departure of 3,900 servicemen. As Well As mental and physical de welfare recipients a elopement the class spent one sunday morning worshipping to Des Moines up a the Iowa Gether in a local congregation. Nursing Home association said to unique challenges abound in the Day it is lifting is i a month old area of special education for both ban on admissions of welfare re instructor and student but Cipin a which had been in effect advantages. Association with mp-1 through such creative programs As since february i. Hsy ers May help the special Edu the Mph special education de in a statement the association cation student expand his under sign Progress is being made. Total said its executive Board unanimous standing of fellow Mankind. Extra Success can Only come if surround by voted to lift the suspension be curricular activities such As vocal ing communities continue to sup cause it a a had served its music sometimes offer a meaning port these Young americans who a Ful experience. Electing a student Are striving to build a More prom Council representative from their iring tomorrow for themselves and class is another Way in which or. Their nation. Estimate Las vegas strike Cost $4 million Las vegas Nev. Up a the first gambling shutdown in Las vegas history ended after a 94-hour strike was settled that Cost 16 a a strip hotel casinos and 14,000 Union members an estimated $4 million. Under an agreement that went into effect a minute past Midnight sunday the culinary and bartenders Union was Given a 31.5 per cent pay increase. Each Side said the walkout Cost it $2 million. Nevada lost half a million dollars in tax Revenue e big increase received for in amounts welfare a Royal laotian Soldier prepares to Load an 82mm Shell into a mortar for firing into a suspected communist position at Keng Beng an outpost near Luang Rabang the Royal capital. Drafted by president Nixon to be selective service director 6-foot-3 Curtis w. Tarr 45, former president of Lawrence University in Appleton wis., phd., world War h draftee who Rose to rank of technician fourth class lately air Force assistant Secretary for manpower seems to look with optimism on his new Post in this White House photo. By Harrison Weber Des Moines a idea a Over $100 million was distributed to Lowans in fiscal 1969 under the Vari our welfare programs. A statistical report issued monday by state auditor Lloyd r. Smith shows welfare benefits totalled $100 million for the year ended june 30, 1969, an increase of 23 percent Over the previous year. Smith said 1969 expenditures which do not include administrative expense were up 62 percent Over fiscal 1967. Too medicaid under title Xix accounts for a big share of the increase with expenditures going up 62 percent in the past year from $19 million to $31 million. Old age assistance payments dropped 1.6 percent from $29.6 million to $29.1 million reflecting a trend of iowans switching to medicaid instead of receiving old age assistance. Aid to dependent children add expenditures went up 21 percent from $27.5 million to $33.4 million. Aid to the Blind costs were fairly constant up Only two percent from $1,37 1,166 to $1,397,442, while Aid to the disabled jumped from $3.2 million to slightly More than $4 million. Child welfare a program which for Henry county the total increase was 5.57 Lier cent in one year and 37.1 per cent in two years. The amounts received in the various areas by Hhenry county medical title Xix $107,752. Old age assistance 331,322. Aid to the Blind 6,990. Aid to dependent children 83,836. Child welfare 14,423. Aid to the disabled 42,239. Total june 30, 1969 586,563. Total june 30, 1968 555,574. Increase 30,989. Percent of increase 5.57. Benefits per capita by 1960 Cen sus $23.52. First step quit bombing Moscow up a Premier Alexei n. Kosygin told the United states today the first step towards any attempt to restore peace in Laos must be an end to american bombing raids. Until the bombing stops Kosygin said it would be a a unrealistic for him to consider president Nixon a request the soviet Union and Britain attempt to end the fighting in the Southeast asian kingdom. File big damage suit new Orleans up a Louisiana fishermen worried about the safety of their $70 million shrimp crop filed a Federal pollution suit today blaming Chevron Oil co. For causing a huge offshore Oil Slick. The week old Miles Long Slick was still Miles away from the shrimp Waters but an attorney for the shrimp fishermen said they some counties do not have Cost wanted to establish liability for the will dismiss schools Early announces for supervisor Carroll Crane prominent Tippecanoe township farm owner and resident announced monday he will seek the Republican nomination for member of the Henry county Board of supervisors 1971 term. He is the first candidate to announce for a county office outside of the four incumbent whose terms expire. Clark Burns incumbent supervisor had announced that he will seek the office again. Crane born in Jefferson county has been a Tippecanoe township resident for 56 years and resides on his 160 acre farm where he is a breeder of purebred Angus cattle. In addition to his farm activities he has been employed at the a a the last 16 years. He is a graduate of Hillsboro High school. He is a member of the round Prairie Baptist Church a member of the farm Bureau for some 30 years. His father is Walter Crane of it pleasant and his wife is the former Marie Swan formerly of Winfield. Indians try to take Over Ellis Island new York up a an assault on historic Ellis Island by indians from 14 tribes was foiled today when their 16-foot boat developed engine trouble As they tried to embark from the new Jersey Shore under cover of darkness. The group members of a indians of All tribes a had planned to land before Dawn on tile Island a Gateway to America for millions of immigrants a to claim the abandoned Federal facility for an Indian commune a spokesman said. She said they would continue trying to get under Way. Students in it. Pleasant Community schools will be dismissed Early on wednesday March 18, because of a teachers in service meeting. Classes will be dismissed As follows elementary schools 2 15 seventh and eighth grades 2 25 and High school 2 30. A ill have to give up some comforts Washington up a sen. Edmund s. Muskie a Maine opened Senate clean air hearings today with the declaration that americans will have to give up some of their comforts and luxuries if air pollution is to be controlled. San Francisco strike settled san Francisco up a mayor Joseph l. Alioto hammered out an agreement with striking City employees Early today to end a four Day strike which had shut Down the City a transit and school systems. In san Quot Vav $1.8 million up 48.8 percent. Sixty percent of the welfare Dollar in Iowa comes from the Federal government 31 percent from the pollution in Case Louisiana Shore. It does hit the Oyster fishermen filed a similar state and nine percent from the suit last week claiming a potential county. $31.5 million damage. Tachometer stolen Roger Garland Mediapolis reported to City police a 8 30 . Sunday that a tachometer was taken out of his car while parked at the army Reserve armory Between 8 a in. And 4 30 . Sunday. Carroll Crane bringer announces hell seek reelection West Des Moines up a Maurice e. Balinger 48, announced saturday he would seek re election As Iowa state treasurer. Bari Ager now in is first term in the office said he would run for nomination in the Republican primary june 2. Fire in truck Bill woodsman an employee of Iowa Wesleyan noticed trash in the Back of the truck he was driving on fire at 9 49 . Monday and drove the truck to the fire station where firemen were summoned to extinguish the Blaze. Firemen were called to near the intersection of new and old Highway 218 at 3 30 pm. Sunday to put out a grass fire

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