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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 2, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 258mt. Pleasant Iowa monday evening november 2, 1970 Price to cents Cloudy these Days by John Chamberlain who Are the a a plotters behind a metropolitan government the mayor of Gary Indiana Richard g. Hatcher is both Black and Liberal one of a hopeful new Breed that is carrying the Torch for the idea that the negro can make it politically within the boundaries of the existing system. Nobody would expect Hatcher to line up on an Issue with people who Are generally described As right Wing extremists. Yet the Gary mayor has been going around making speeches denouncing the idea of metropolitan government the merging of Central City and suburb into larger administrative areas As a net a i Ous plot. This As i know somewhat to my Cost is what the so called right Wing extremists have been saying for years. Thus we have one More Case of unintended collaboration Between partisans at two ends of the political spectrum. It certainly makes for some confused thinking when a Black mayor makes common cause with such Quot a vocal anti Liberal commentator As for example Dallas a Dan Smoot. To be sure there is a difference in overtone in the Way the two extremes describe the a a metro a plot against the liberties of the citizen. But the idea that sinister influences Are at work when the citizens in an around Miami or Jacksonville pla., or Wenatchee Wash. Are asked to support unified sewer and Highway authorities and Public Library systems tends to blur the tonal differences. The polling Booth takes no account of motives. Too my own feeling about metropolitan government has been that it is a politically Neutral device technologically it makes no sense for a metropolitan area to have six or seven Highway departments three or four water systems or police departments that Are unable to link arms in dealing with Crim teals. The quarrel Between efficiency and human rights does not necessarily become intensified merely because a governmental unit becomes larger. It All depends on1 How a a metro a is set up. Whenever i say that a a metro can be Neutral however i get letters that condemn me for a Selling out to the a metro government a says one Jacksonville fla., correspondent a is a dictatorship by appointed onside officials at fabulous salaries and a Small clique of would be die taters in our local too i am told about a a master control conspiracy called a political Syndicate 1313,�?� named for the address 1313 East 60th Street Chicago he of the Public administration Clearing House which works in conjunction with the National municipal league in new York City. The believers in the �?o1313�?� conspiracy insist that a so cad lists Are using a a metro to fasten their Rule on such places As Dade county fla., or Evanston in. To Hindman in a Book called a blame metro a says that �?o1313�?� has masterminded a Campaign to destroy checks and balances in american government to Saddle cities with appointed administrators who Are not responsible to any electorate and to tax the suburbs to death to support Urban renewal schemes that infringe on the citizens right to his property. There is much reporting of a disturbing nature in to Hindman a various writings and i would not decry it. But does the enlargement of a political unit necessarily have to be carried out without due regard to the individuals rights can to the same democratic control of elected officials be enforced in a combined pity county area that now exists in smaller geographical units mayor Hatcher of Gary turns the a a plot theory around. Where to Hindman sees a conspiracy devoted to extracting bigger and bigger sums of Money from suburbanites to finance the spending schemes of bureaucrats who want to steal the land from Central City property owners mayor Hatcher thinks a a metro is a calculated a flanking Man Euver to Block reaction to Black he sees the Black voters of the Central City being swamped at the polls by the suburbanites in the new enlarged a a Metros of the future. He would prefer to see a a metro schemes sidetracked in favor of metropolitan Revenue sharing and special income taxes on suburban commuters. The Odd fashioned a liberalism a which believes in making municipal government efficient by doing away with overlapping administrative units is taking it on the Chin As the extremes close in. We can to be sure of anything at the polls when a a rights and a a left merge but voters in Many states concerned about local issues Washington up a As in most off year elections state and local issues this year Are taking up just As Milch a in some cases More a of the voters concern than Are National issues. The problems talked up by political Leadens from president Nixon on Down crime the Economy and foreign policy support a Ane heavy issues in Many states but they Are usually mentioned Side by Side with such purely local concerns As state taxes or state Aid for parochial schools. One difference Between this congressional election and those of recent years seems to be that the Vietnam War no longer is a dominant Issue. A up Survey found inflation and unemployment were prime issues in Many states but by no Means the Only issues. In Arizona consumer Protection and the Quality of the environment have been discussed almost equally with inflation. Crime and1 the Cost of living Are two top Nevada issues in the Senate race and Oregon a local Economy emerged As a top Issue in that states congressional contests. Gun control and How candidates do or do not feel about it has emerged As an important Factor in such states As Texas Wyoming and Maryland. Too in South Dakota the dominant issues Are tax Reform leadership in the state Capitol and Industrial de Verj Pertant. A statehouse scandal May be the top Factor in Ohio selection. In some new England states Trade restrictions and fuel Oil problems Are important issues. In some parts of the South the Nixon administration s school policies will be a critical Factor. Too californians Senate race has been largely economic issues is. Support for the president and new Yorkus three Way Senate contest has been much of Tihle same plus debate Over the presidents Vietnam policy. Economic issues have dominated debate in Wisconsin and Minnesota while state Aid to private schools has become a Central Point in both Michigan and Nebraska. Law and order issues have been underlined in Hawaii a gubernatorial contest while the governor s race in Pennsylvania has revolved around the states fiscal crisis abortion and Law and order. It amp up survive die in fire Nixon and Agnew continue crusade san Clemente Calif. Up a president Nixon today carried his crusade against the a thugs and hoodlums of the violent left into the eve of the hardest fought off year political Campaign in the nations history. He also defended his economic policies against a scare tactics of the democrats. The gop National committee purchased half hip segments on All three major television networks tonight to broadcast tapes of Nixon a address saturday in Phoenix ariz., in which he charged that appeasement and permissiveness rather than repression and the Vietnam War has fostered a Breed of a a haters who threatened the country. Both Agnew and Nixon have put More time and Energy into the re publican congressional campaigns than any of their predecessors. Agnew has covered 32 states and 32,000 Miles and Nixon has covered 15,000 Miles and 22 states. Republican caravan on county tour Henry county republicans took advantage of the Crisp autumn Day saturday to Campaign throughout Henry county in a True a a grassroots tour. The caravan of congressional in a. I the Unicof float in the Iowa Wesleyan Homecoming Parade saturday attracted much attention. Children aboard represented some of the countries in which children will Benefit from Unicof collections. Contributions were taken As the Parade passed. The lettering on the float read a terrifying Tiger kicks off for local Unicof collections set record a total of $840.75 was collected for Phi Kappa Tau fraternity at Iowa Lyn Castore Sheri Blankenship and Unicof last saturday and Friday Wesleyan College. At a Pep rally last Chris Lamore. Reported mrs. Warren Blankenship Friday High school student coun i High party wag chairman of the Unicof planning cil president Steve Savage called members of inc its Phi Deita committee. A i would like to express for donations to Unicof every \ fraternity under the direct our appreciation and gratitude for one present threw their Loose the Broad participation and support change into a Blanket and the roof the entire Community a she com suit came to Over $100. Rented and recalled that last years a. Kappa Tau fraternity built j or Treater was provided by several Campaign collected $698.57 for in Homecoming float on the High school students Debby Orr theme a terrifying Tiger kicks off Ann Casey Cathy Peterson Susan for Unicof a aided by Alpha Thuma Jayne Shafer Kristi Sam Kappa Alpha sorority they collect Mons Dale Glanzman rim Holt de $162.00 from the crowd at the Grewe Jeff Holtgrewe and Sandra Parade. In addition the fraternity Wesley. Voted to donate $100 to Unicof j a is. Blankenship also announced out of their Treasury As part of their commitment to charitable organi ice. Too two groups of students in particular made outstanding contributions from the High school and tion of Tom Jacobs. Too escort service for the Small trick vice president Spiro t. Agnew sounded the other major theme of the final Republican rallies when he emerged sunday from a two stat and county candidates Start hour meeting with Nixon and cd their Day from it. Pleasant at charged democratic candidates with distorting facts about the Economy and raising unwarranted fears that the a country is heading into a recession or a depression or something a this is nothing More than the tactic of the big lie and the american people should know about it a he said. Too his remarks were aimed at blunting democratic charges that administration policies were fostering inflation and unemployment. This is one of the More vulnerable areas for the republicans. The most recent figures show 4.5 million people or 5.5 per cent of the work Force out of work and the Economy growing at a rate of a 1.4 per cent annually substantially below the four percent growth rate considered Normal by most economists. Too Agnew shrugged off a question about democratic charges that both he and Nixon were guilty of using fear tactics on the Issue of lawlessness by pointing to the incident thursday night in which the presidents limousine was stoned by an angry crowd of anti War demonstrators in san Jose Calif. It o o o a president Nixon tried the same incident to launch his blistering attack on the a creeping permissiveness which he said was eroding the american society. The decision to rebroadcast it on election eve served to underline Republican efforts to focus attention on this Issue. A was Long As i am president no band of violent thugs is going to keep me from going out and speaking with the american people wherever they want to hear me and wherever i want to go a he said in the speech. The his 9 00 am. And travelled through the North Pant of the county in the morning. Wilbur Bater chairman of caravan lied tile cars with sound truck. Young people assisting with the a Campaign swing around the county visited parts of the residential District in the various towns when time would allow or assisted the candidates by distributing literature and signs in the downtown areas. Mrs. Fred Schwengel represented her husband congressman Fred Schwengel who spent the Day campaigning and speaking in the North part of the first District. The caravan group toured Rome Trenton Wayland Olds swedes Burg Winfield and it. Union before noon and then ate in several places at it. Pleasant and campaigned for an1 hour around the business District. The afternoon was spent touring the South half of the county and finished the Day of visiting with constituents at new London. Some of the group stayed on at new London campaigning from door to door to make a Complete Day of visiting throughout the county. Most candidates plan to spend monday covering the areas throughout the county that they have not contacted to Date. For the candidates it was a rewarding Day of getting acquainted with new voters and renewing old friendships. Two injured in spectacular one car mishap two persons were injured in a spectacular one car Accident which occurred on the Trenton Blacktop i Miles South of Trenton at 11 30 saturday near the Warren Brewster farm. Gerald p. Holtkamp 19, Hillsboro route 2, suffered broken Vertebra in his Back and broken ribs. He is in satisfactory condition at manorial Hospital. Gary starman 31, it. Pleasant received a head injury and broken ribs and is in fair condition at the Hospital. Both were taken to tile Hospital by ambulance. Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore who along with a Highway patrolman investigate said that Holtkamp was driving North in a 1971 rambler with Only 171 Miles on it and starman was a passenger. Holtkamp started to pass a car driven by John j. Lari Ferman 19, Rome who had Judy Burden 16, it. Pleasant route 2, As a passenger when the left wheels of the Holtkamp car dropped off the shoulder. Tile car went into a ditch struck a farm drive cleared the wooden Gate of a Fence landed in a hog lot on the Brewster farm and then struck a farm disc. The car ended up on its wheels. Starman was thrown out and Holtkamp remained behind the wheel. The car was totally wrecked. Charges Aire pending. Too in an Accident which occurred at 2 pm. Saturday a 1966 Chrysler driven by Harold r. Fuller 61, Salem route i collided with the real end of a 1964 Chevrolet pick up truck driven by Max m. Schaefer 53, Lockridge route i 1% Miles South of Oakland Mills on the Salem Blacktop. Fuller was going North and was attempting to turn left on a gravel Road. Schaefler was also going North. He came Over a Hill and was unable to Stop without colliding with the rear of the car. Total damage was an estimated $325. There were no injuries. David Fuller was Riding with his father. Nations. We can be sure that tile whole idea of a a metro demands some rethinking. Distributed1 by King features Syndicate tuesday is voting Day tuesday is voting Day across the nation in tile states in the districts and in the counties candidates have staged the most vigorous campaigns of Many years. Now the decisions Are up to the voters. The polls will be open in Henry county from 8 . To 8 . J j f a a t of o Marty students Community Lead j ers anti inc faculty members helped with the halloween festivities. Supervising at the party for the i Youn amp children at the methodist Church were Many High school Stu j dents Cindy Fields Ann sheets,1 Ken Madole Sharon Matthews Pat Stearns Denise Burchard and Mary Mccormick. The main attraction at the Junior High party was a visit to the a haunted House a organized by or. Robert Wettach the it. Pleasant physician and three inc faculty members George Lamore Burt Mahle and Max Burchard. They were just marvelous and generous were aided by several students with their time and Money this Steve Wettach Janet Mahle Caro the winners in the costume Parade at the children a party. In the preschool category first prize was awarded to Cindy Leyson second prize to Sarah Young and third to Wayne self. First place in the group grades i to 3 went to John Brau second to Lisa Rutledge and third to Angela Roach. Judged first in the category for grades 4 to 6 was Mary Mccabe second place prize went to a pair Bev Brau and Gloria Walgren and Bruce Roth was awarded third prize. Too mrs. Blankenship concluded her report with this reflection a at a time when the news is so full of bad reports on students in general it is my pleasure to say that our kids St. Laurent Dupont. France up a Sisters Chantal and Colette Peroni lived because they obeyed their parents. Christian Bevillard died because he wanted to keep his hair Long. But for most of those at the �?o5-7�?� dance Hall Early sunday morning it was Chance whether they were among the handful who escaped or were listed among the 142 killed when the Structure became an inferno. Today the toll Rose to 144 with the death of two youths who had been severely burned. Too the government began a full scale inquiry into the disaster. There were Many unanswered questions did the dance Hall have adequate fire escapes were there any irregularities in the construction of the building which opened last april and How exactly did the fire Start the youths mostly Between the Ages of 17 and 21, had come to hear the storm a an up and coming Paris Rock group. Then the cardboard and plastic trimmings caught fire. A a huge flame leaped into the air and suddenly plunged Down to the main floor like a whirlwind a said Joelle Dondey a cashier in the Hall. A everybody was screaming screaming and suddenly nothing More except the sound of the sirens of the firemen o o o Barman Jacques trenchant who escaped through a door behind the bar said a there was panic everywhere. People were running and Yelling and the band continued to members of a the storm were a Mong the dead. Chantal 17, and Colette 16, were there with friends. A but at 1 30 we decided to go Home As we promised our parents a said Chantal. Quot because of that and because we know our Way around the Hall we Are a live they were near the exit when the fire started and made it out. Most of their friends still inside died. A a 9 firemen and survivors said most of those inside died because they could not get out. Emergency exits were bolted and nailed Over a turnstile at the main Entrance turned Only one Way in. Most of the bodies horribly burned were found piled up against the bolted exits. The bodies were Laid out today in a local gymnasium in Rowa of bleached Wood coffins. Officials refused to allow Many relatives to see the bodies but tried to identify them by Bel buckles rings any pieces of identification not incinerated. For George Delvaux a Florist from nearby Chambery there was no doubt. He said he went into the bedroom of his two sons Juan Luc 20, and Daniel 17, at 5 Arn. Sunday and found their pyjamas still neatly Laid out on their Beds. A i understood immediately he said. Screaming Hijacker sends plane to Cuba Melvin Steelie and Norman Horowitz duo pianists. Second concert in series the second concert of the 1970-71 season of the it. Pleasant con the Accident was investigated by Cert association will be presented Deputy Elmore. Vandalism at waterhouse farm Leroy waterhouse Salem reported. To the sheriffs office saturday night that ten Muscovy ducks in a pen at his farm were clubbed to death and a 1938 John Deere tractor was damaged by vandals. The manifold on the tractor was broken air was let out of the tires and Radiator Carburettor and steering wheel beaten with a Hammer. Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore investigated. In the inc Chapel auditorium on wednesday november 4, at 8 00 . Steelie and Horowitz duo pianist will present a Prog Lam of music originally composed for two two pianos. One of the country Stop twin Sec Ernway concert combinations is dents of both their instruments and its literature. Steelie and Horowitz Are youth fully open minded and mindful of today taste. Their pairing of virtuosity and versatility is evident in the stretch of their repertoire the scope of their activities. Out of their intense desire to develop the musical taste and Talent in their Home comm Stecher and Horowitz. Nineteen Noty they established tile Steelie years ago Melvin Steelie and nor and Horowitz school of music in Man Horowitz became Steelie and Cedarhurst Long Island ten years Horowitz duo pianists. Both were ago. On records their latest release new yorkers born and bred each on the Everest Label is a recital illicit of bum featuring music of Brahms had a highly creditable symphony and Solo performances neither had reached the age of Twenty. Solidly grounded in the classics they Are ardent and intensive Stu go open and Milhaud. Admittance to concerts in the it. Pleasant concert association is by season ticket membership Only. Miami up a a Swarthy mexican american waving an automatic pistol and shouting a this is a Chicano operations commandeered a United airlines commuter flight from san t Iego to los Angeles and ordered it flown to Cuba Early today telling the Crew he did not care about the lives of himself or his two children who were on Board. The 727 jetliner returned to this country about 7 30 Arn. With its Crew of six and the 65 remaining passengers after spending several hours in Havana. Too the plane was on a 20-minute flight from san Diego to los Angeles late sunday night when the Hijacker burst into the Cabin holding stewardess Nicki Leutar hostage. A the was Yelling i mean he was really screaming it out very emotionally a Cuba Cuba this is a Chicano operations a recalled capt. Joe Kolons 43, of san Juan Capistrano Calif. A the must have said that a couple of dozen times on the Way to Chicano is a term of unknown Origan used to describe mexican a Meric ans. Once in the cockpit and in charge of the plane Kolons said the moustached Hijacker ordered miss leu tars 21, to Roach into the pocket of his Brown leather jacket and pull out a Brown Beret symbolic of mexican americans in the southwestern United states. The Cap had three medallions on it. A the made Nicki put the Cap on his head while he kept the gun pointed at her a said Kolons. Too the Captain tried to explain that the flight which did not have a sky marshal on Board did not have sufficient fuel to reach Cuba. He said he suggested a return to san Diego for fuel but the Hijacker screamed a no san Diego no san Diego. Mexico Kolons proceeded on to Tijuana Mexico where he refuelled then flew on to Havana. The flight took More than six hours. Too throughout the flight the Hijacker sat behind a jump seat in the Cabin with his pistol pressed into the Back of first miss Leutar then the other two stewardesses Marcie Baker and sue Smith who took turns As hostage. A whenever we would make a move to get a map or anything else he would shove the gun a Little harder into the girl. He was very nervous a said co Pilot Ray Quigley. Too the Hijacker left his two children. A boy of about six and a girl of about four in the tourist compartment where he had been sittings he told miss Baker to watch out for them. A the also told one of the stewardesses that he did no to care about his life or even about the life of his children a said Quigley. Too the hijacking was the second of the weekend. A National airlines 727 was ordered to Cuba Friday night and its passengers and Crew kept in Havana 20 hours until saturday night. The National Captain speculated on his return that the delay May have been there was something at Jose Martin Airport the cubans did not want to be seen by americans in the Daylight. But Kolans and his Crew said it was Daylight when they took off this morning and they were allowed to taxi freely without restrictions. Over 4000 visit schools Over 4,000 people visited the eight schools kindergarten through 8th Grade of the mount pleasant Community school District last week during american education week. Parents relatives and friends of students visited classrooms talked with teachers viewed new equipment listened to explanations of new methods of teaching and left with a greater knowledge of to amp a complexities of education today. Approximate attendance at individual schools was Van Allen Lincoln Manning Saunders Harlan pleasant Lawn Salem 7th amp 8th 600 600 300 500 600 400 too 090 Miller predicts Iowa Republican Victory Des Moines up a Jack Miller r Iowa today predicted gov. Robert d. Ray and tout other incumbent Republican officials would be re elect Adi in general election on tuesday terse versa by a. C. Gordon for Many persons life a extremely Flat who cannot find a thing to grumble at

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