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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 22, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news partly Cloudy two sections vol 92, no. 121 it. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening May 22, 1970 Price to cents . Lose six More Indochina nes in Jane sheets Wendy alter awards presented at Mph Judy Logan and Tom Galer outstanding girl and boy Saigon up a Allied Headquarters today announced the loss of six More in. S. Aircraft in Indochina and said american helicopter gunships mistakenly opened fire on a South vietnamese unit in Cambodia killing nine government marines and wounding 15. The accidental gunship attack on the marines occurred thursday 101 Miles West of Saigon and was Des scribed As the costliest mishap of the offensive against communist guard patrols Osu Campus Columbus Ohio up a National guardsmen with loaded weapons patrolled the Ohio state University Campus today to maintain order and keep away a outside agitators blamed for instigating violent disorders in sup it Ort of a student strike. University president Novice Fawcett vowed to keep the school open. Between Soo and 400 guardsmen patrolled the Campus and about 4,600 More were encamped at the state Fairgrounds five Miles from the University. Gov. James a. Rhodes ordered the troops to the Campus a Lea thursday after several Hundred students smashed windows and looted downtown stores. The demonstrators were encouraging a student strike. Bivouac across the Border. Military spokesmen said the cobra gunships rockets and bullets hit the South vietnamese units while supporting them in a firefight. Gen. Creighton w. Abrams u. S. Command ordered an investigation into the incident. Too the aircraft losses a five helicopters in Vietnam and a Navy f4 phantom in Laos a All were attributed to guerrilla ground fire. A total of seven americans were killed three wounded and one is missing in the crashes. The 50,000 Allied troops now in Cambodia a about 40,000 South vietnamese and the rest americans a reported Light fighting during the night and this morning. Helicopter gunship pilots said they destroyed five North vietnamese trucks in one Border area. Bomb Ames blast rocks three Hurt Brick building was extensive Fly damaged and three cars in the Alley were demolished and windows in several business establishments in the downtown area were broke Ames up a a morning explosion that rocked downtown Ames hospitalized three Persona and extensively damaged the City Hall building. One Man was critically injured the Impact of tile explosion and was identified As Raymond Wicks 54, of Ames. Gov. Robert i. Ray who left his the explosion occurred shortly Moines office shortly after after 9 . And authorities said i hearing about the explosion View the bomb had apparently been j la set a anal sail looked quite placed in a window Well directly similar to the explosion below the police station head Quad Melissa Hail Eft receives Jaques memorial scholarship from mrs. Harry u. Jaques at the Iowa Wesleyan honors Day thursday. Judy Logan and Tom Galer received the coveted american legion awards As outstanding senior girl and outstanding senior boy at the it. Pleasant Community High school awards Assembly Friday afternoon. Jane sheets was awarded the american legion music award for the outstanding vocal student. Miss Logan also received the it. Pleasant woman a club award the american legion Scholastic a Ward daughters of american revolution award the Danforth foundation leadership award for girls the latin Merit award and other recognitions. Tom Galer also received the Iowa bar award the american legion instrumental award the Iowa state University recognition and scholarship award the National Honor society scholarship the Danforth foundation leadership award for boys and other recognitions. Bauer were honoured with the . Auxiliary citizenship awards. The Alvena Dexter Simmons Berry awards were presented to Dennis Hinkle and Elaine Keefe. Maxine Rich and Robert rude were introduced As the pea scholarship award winners and Margie Lyons received the University of Iowa Merit scholarship for freshmen. John Holtkamp received the National Merit scholarship letter of commendation and Terry Payne received the National Merit scholarship certificate of Merit. Stephen Norris and Laurel Al Lender received the state of Iowa scholars awards. Wendy alter received the c. A. Cottrell scholarship award and Carol Brombaugh received the Betty Crocker future homemaker w Ard. Debbie Biggs and Martin Neu Brenda Turley was honoured with first place in the voice of democracy a a Freedom a challenges presented the vow auxiliary and vow Post. Other winners were Randy Morrow 2nd Teri Dame Wood 3rd Marvin Brown 4th and Sheila Hanna 5th. The Complete lusting of All other awards and recognitions presented at the Mph awards Assembly will a j published in next thursdays special graduates Issue of the news. Approves increase in social Security Washington up a the House has approved a 5 per cent increase in social Security benefits for 26.2 million elderly americans and higher payroll taxes for the nations wage earners. It also approved a revolutionary plan to automatically fatten Benefit checks and hike taxes when the Cost of living goes up. The Bill now goes to the Senate where the Benefit increase has Strong support but where the Cost of living plan faces an Uncertain Fate. The Bill also includes some controls on the rising costs of the medicare program of hospitalization and doctors services for people Over 65. There would limits placed on doctor s fees to keep them in line with the fees in the Community. Guerrillas ambush israeli school bus to Are killed a Jupi Arab guerrillas ambushed an israeli school bus on the lebanese Frontier today killing seven children and three adults in an attack that reduced israeli Premier Golda tacked an egyptian red sea naval base during the night and planes hit Suez canal positions today. Mrs. Meir was talking with two dutch newsmen when word was received that seven children aged Sext plets die after seven hours new York up a a pretty new York Mother who had been taking Fertility drugs gave birth to Sext plets thursday night. The five girls and a boy born three months prematurely and weighing less than a Pound each died within seven hours. Mrs. Susan Danoff 27, and her four accidents reported to police four accidents have been reported to City police. An Accident which occurred wednesday at 3 45 . Was reported thursday. It occurred at the intersection of Clay and Jefferson streets. A car driven mrs. Malcom Farr it. Pleasant Rural was going West stopped and backed into a West bound car driven Margaret Ann Fichenlaub damaging it an estimated $147. At 8 47 . Thursday a car driven Charlotte Scarff local backed from a parking place on the West Side of the Square into a car owned Bernard rub Minnesota. The right Side of the Scarff car was damaged an estimated $99. At 5 14 . Thursday a car driven Harry w. Scarff route 3, was going West on West Washington Street in the Center Lane and when he turned right his car collided with a westbound bus transporting Yaap workers Back to Ottumwa causing it to go in the dream drive in parking area. The bus was damaged an estimated $1,000. The right Side and front of the Scarff 1968 Chevrolet was damaged. The bus was in the right hand Lane when the Accident occurred. It was driven Francis h. Wells. Police charged Scarff with failure to yield the right of Way. At 12 30 . Friday cars driven Rosemary Wesely local and Steve Savage route 4, collided while they were backing from driveways in the 400 Block of North Broadway. Both cars were damaged. James Johnson economics professor at Iowa Wesleyan was presented the outstanding professor award at the Ivy honors Day convocation thursday. Marking the presentation is Barbara Walker a Wesleyan student. Iowa Wesleyan students in receive honors thursday Madison Avenue lawyer husband Martin had been expecting triplets. Mrs. Danoff Felt ill thursday afternoon and was taken to the new York University medical Center. Her husband rushed to the Hospital As soon As he found out. Three adults and that 21 persons Cere wounded. They said she wept and mumbled a horrible horrible As she wiped away her tears. Egypt denied there had been such an attack. Meir to tears. Mothers of five of j six to eight were killed along with the children were injured in a truck wreck later while speeding to the scene. Israel retaliated against Lebanon shelling four Bordel villages killing six persons and wounding 21, a lebanese military spokesman said in Beirut. Israeli commandos at Woodcock named Law president Detroit up a Leonard Woodcock was named president of the United Auto workers to succeed the late Walter p. Reuther and Lead the unions 700,000 Auto Industry members into contract negotiations this summer. Woodcock a unanimous select on the International executive Board of the 1.8-million-member Union was a Mere formality. The 25 Board members met for one hour and 25 minutes before announcing that the Law vice president in charge of one third of the membership would fill the Post Reuther held 24 years. Woodcock 59, for 15 years has Bren a Law vice president in charge of the general motors and aerospace departments which have 400,000 and 125,000, members respectively. Theatre group starts second year urges Community support awards in 17 categories wore presented to students at Iowa Wesleyan College and prof. James Johnson was named outstanding professor the senior class during the annual honors Day convocation at inc thursday morning. Est announced the freshmen women. Outstanding prof. Johnson is head of the eol Tom Garretson awards trophies to student athletes with High scholarship went to Mary settles women a basketball Paul Refior football Ken Parrish basketball Tom Jobst track Wylie Griffith ters. The South Side of the two Story Sharon Graber critically Hurt Iii Accident Sharon Graber 12 year old daughter of or. And mrs. Willis Graber was critically injured in a truck Scooter Accident near her Home five Miles Northwest of Trenton at 5 45 . Thursday. Sharon was driving a Small go cart Scooter around a vacant House and lot on the South Side of the gravel Road just across from her Home. Site drove Hie go cart across the gravel Road and was struck a panel truck driven Richard e. Hulme of Rural it pleasant. Hulme saw her approaching the Road and swerved to the North grader ditch but was unable to avoid striking the cart. The cart was struck in the Middle tile right front fender of tile panel truck. Sharon was pinned in the cart which was dragged about 75 feet from the Point of Impact. She suffered a fractured Skull fractured Pelvis broken legs internal injuries and multiple cuts and abrasions. She underwent emergency surgery at University hospitals in Iowa City thursday evening and it was reported that one kidney and her spleen were removed following the Accident she was rushed to memorial Hospital a Wayland ambulance Given emergency treatment and transferred to University hospitals. The Accident was investigated the Highway patrol and no charges were filed. The explosion in Des Moines two ago which did an estimated $200,000 damage to tile City municipal court building which also houses the police department. Ray said a it is indeed tragic a the Reg Ida Hie disregard for human life like the governor told arcs mayor Stuart Smith that All state facilities were available to Aid in the investigation. Recently a time bomb was found in tile garage belonging to Ames municipal judge John Mckinney. Mckinney w to was at his City Hall office when the explosion occurred today said it was a a tremendous explosion. There was a lot of crying and screaming and debris scattered All however authorities would not speculate whether today a bombing and Hie bomb found at Mckinney a Home should tied together. Too mayor Smith said tile City Hall had been placet under 24 hour special Security but would not say when the special Security Hod begun. The other two hospitalized besides Wicks were Charles Elliott a Highway patrolman who is listed in serious condition and Esther sch Loff Ames is listed in fair condition. Two accidents Leges computer Center and acting j g0. Pat Parsons swimming John cd us damage head of the department of economics and business administration. On the faculty Here since 1966, Johnson holds an a b., degree from Knox College and an m.a from the u. Of Illinois. Stull baseball Erie Bleckwehl. Cross country and John Cody wrestling. Mrs. Ethel Garretson made the presentations. A 1962 Olie Wrolet driven Gail Conrad Crawfordsville collided with two cars in the Waco school parking lot at Olds at 4 45 pm thursday. The Conrad car struck a 1959 rambler owned Dale Cox Way athletic director Dean Davenport recognized three athletes for their special performances in sports a Mark Willis football and land. Totalling damaging it and also wrest Ling Steve Shumaker Basket struck a 1970 Ford owned j Acqueline Hultquist Olds causing $200 damage to it. The front end of Tho senior class gift announced Conrad car was damaged. The Barbara Walker is a sum of Driver was charged sheriff Van Sophomore Money to Given the Campus Crawford who investigated with image committee for use in buying failure to have a car under control Trees for the Campus. Several at 11 40 am. Friday on the to Melissa Happ Columbus Junction received the $400 Harry e. Jaques memorial scholarship a warded annually to an outstanding Ball and Dan Kelly basketball senior biology major. Mrs. Jaques made the presentation. Too Richard Watson a from Fairfield was awarded the $400 Orange Van Calhoun memorial scholarship which goes to a Trees had Cut Down recently Well Blacktop South of new London approximately 13 months ago a guest advisor from Des Moines told a fledgling theatre group in it. Pleasant that the first year of a new Community theatre would probably Best spent in organizing a production during the first year was unlikely and probably Foolhardy. His advice was sound based on experience and meant to helpful. However the 40 or 50 people listening that evening final shooting education Cunic saturday night wait to begin. The City recreation i production is open to non Mem the it. Pleasant Jaycees will commission was willing to provide hers for help in any amount or Complete their thirteen week financial backing so plans were number is always needed and Wel Community theatre. Now is the time to do even More for others to take Active roles and further strengthen the program. Several people have Laboured Long and hard to make the first season successful. However these people alone can to continue to carry the Burden so new faces Are needed to make a second year As Good or better than the first. Dues Are annual so membership is always open. Any meeting or shooting education clinic with a final program at 7 30 . Saturday May 23, at the National guard armory. This evening of Competition is designed to demonstrate the skills and techniques the boys and girls have Learned during the course. Live gun firing will also included on the program with the winners receiving trophy and medals. The Competition will divided into two groups Ages 7 to to and la and up. The Public is invited to attend this exhibition and parents of the participants Are encouraged to bring their child to this exhibition. Any Parent Wiio a child has attended the clinic but has not been contacted please Call Don Proctor. Made within a week for a the Man who came to dinner a and the it. Pleasant Community theatre association was a reality. The july production of a the Man who came to dinner was followed in november a a thousand clowns a and in february a the Hobbit. This month the association capped a successful first year with a Crown uniting with Iowa Wesleyan for the musical comedy a first year like 1969-70 Wasny to Likely perhaps but it happened. The association is pleased with its labors which have been financially sound and artistically satisfying. It is also proud of the com j Unity which has attended come. All members those desiring to become members and those merely curious or interested Are urged to attend the annual Spring meeting of the association at 8 ., tuesday May 26, at the presbyterian Church. Because of dutch Elm disease. Cars driven Esther Piper 84 new London and William Skinner Alpha i Delta and Phi Delta new London collided. The Piper Theta were announced Dean car was headed South and the Carol Nemitz As greek Organiza Skinner car ahead of it was Back tons achieving the highest grades turn into a farm drive when for the second semester 1968-69, the collision occurred. Both cars were damaged. Sheriff Van Crawford investigated. And the fall semester 1169-70. Other awards presented included promising student planning on a medical career while Bernadette Jeffers Wellington 111., received the Mark Willy award Given annually to an outstanding religion student planning to continue study at a theological Seminary. The Wall Street journal award a Silver medal and a years subscription to the Wall Street journal a special recognition plaque to for a senior concentrating on i prof. Bruce Birch members of Ness administration was presented the senior class intramural Tro to Roger Hervey new London and pies tigers Pride recognition of the Bostrom management Corpora cheerleaders porn girls. Myra tion award Given to an outstanding Nash cheerleader manager and student planning to enter business adviser Frank Wright and rec went to Terry Engle a Sophomore ignition of several outstanding Art from Chicago. Students. Too i too the Presser foundation s Bolar Iola Phi selectee wore announce ship $4c0 for an outstanding music cd is Well those picked for list major looking Forward to a teach ing in who a who among students ing career was Given to Judy Beth in american colleges and univer Mann a Junior from Skokie 111. Sit irs. Students earning semester Charles Potter a senior from honors were Ako named. Dar rapids was named the music department As outstanding choir member for the year. Student and Black Panther Leader found not guilty Ames up a Al Ames jury of eight women and four men thursday night returned a not guilty verdict against an Iowa state student and Des Moines Black Panther Leader Charles Knox both charged with resisting the due process of Law. The jury deliberated five hours before freeing Knox. 25, and Roosevelt Roby 22, a Black student from Waterloo. The charges arose after Roby allegedly broke Loose from officers who were trying to arrest him in connection with a fight at an Ames tavern. Charges of assault and Battery Are still pending against Roby for the april 9 fight with former Isu varsity wrestler Chuck Jean. Four City policemen and a reporter had testified that Knox pushed police away to allow Roby to escape and several photographs of the incident were also introduced. The two who were free on Bond were both charged with resisting the execution of due process of Law which carries a maximum of one year in prison $1,000 Fine or both upon conviction. 385-3393, Bob Mills 385-8382 or. Formantes loaned furniture and Larry Marlow 385-8667, for further equipment and in Many other ways the Agenda will include election of officers reports from a a Marne and discussion of the next product Ion. The treasurer will on hand at 7 45 to collect 1970-71 dues so new members will allowed to vote. If unable to attend interested persons May Call Kay Young 385-2351, for further information. A second year can successful per Only with Strong support. Anyone interested in participating in and or attending Community theatre information helped to achieve the dream of i productions must do their part. Heart transplant recipient Dies outstanding freshmen Mon and new Blue key initiates were named James Campbell president of Blue key and Dave Swanson a senior from Whitesboro n. Y., was Given special recognition Blue key As an outstanding contributor to Campus life and a student with j d Matt than 21 months ag0. Unusual leadership ability scholarship and Promise. Swanson is associate editor of the Campus newspaper. Cape town. South Africa up Pieter j. Smith who survived longer than any other South afr ran heart transplant recipient died today in groote Schuur Hospital. Where the heart was implant ten injured in hotel fire Philadelphia up a ten persons were injured and scores of other guests including some Mem hers of the St. Louis cardinals baseball team were routed Toda when flames gutted a 15th floor room of the Sheraton hotel Anc sent smoke billowing into about 20 other rooms in the East Wing. Most of the 2,000 guests in the hotel did not know there was a fire until they saw firemen entering the lobby and running Down i the Halls on the 15th floor. Red schoendienst manager of the cards who opened a series Here with the Phillies last night said he had no hint of a fire Quot until i saw the firemen hurrying Man charged with murder escapes Humboldt Impi a a mining Iota Man. Awaiting trial on a first degree murder charge escaped from he Humboldt county jail thursday night with the Aid of a High school amp Enior authorities said. Thomas Hinsey 21. St. Cloud is charged in connection with the shooting death of Algona grocer Melvin Bay last june. Authorities said Donald Wolf 18. Who was released from the county jail thursday afternoon allegedly took a set of keys from the sheriffs living quarters to help Hinsey escape. Authorities said Wolf was released to attend school after he nerved a 90 Day sentence for breaking probation on vandalism charges. Smith a former policeman reef ived the heart aug. 7, 1968, Ana subsequently became Strong enough or play Tennis with leading proves the cause of death was not immediately announced. Smith 53, had underdone an operation to re so opals in Johannesburg and Fly to move a stomach growth in March Madrid on a vacation with or. Judy Bethmann president of qui and had another operation april 20. Christiaan Barnard. Upper Iowa official returns to Fayette Fayette up a an upper Iowa College official a missing for to Days a returned to Fayette thursday after apparently driving around Iowa and Minnesota during his absence. Officials said Frederick Breck Ner 56. Was last seen on May 12 at an Ossian service station. An Vetrea resident spotted Breckner a car thursday but before authorities could Stop him Breckner had returned to upper Iowa College. Breckner is director of alumni affairs at tile Fayette school

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