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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 3, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news to Section one 2 sections vol. 92, no. 259mt. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening november 3, 1970 Price to cents Jeffrey Hart n. Y. Politics and ethnic struggles if James Buckley wins the new York senatorial race on the conservative line this election Day hts Victory will be viewed conventionally As a to it Lus for the Nixon administration for Agnew and a Harbinger nationally of a Center right consolidation a valid enough interpretation. But Buckley a candidacy has another sort of interest altogether one perhaps even More fundamental to american politics and especially new York politics than any explicit political Issue or position. It has to do rather with that Little explored and pretty much unmentionable area where politics and social meaning intertwine and where on a darkling strand As it were competing ethnic groups clash by night. One of the main sociopolitical events in new York during the decade of the 60�?Ts was the sudden startling collapse of Catholic Power which Means in the main Irish Power. At the end Oil the decade As at the beginning catholics probably constituted a majority of new York voters but by 1970 they had become virtually invisible in positions of political and social Power. Where pad All the politicians gone a not to mention the publicists columnists actors and comedians prize fighters celebrities the Long and potent reign of Cardinal Spellman at St. Patrick a Cathedral not to say at the Vatican itself had distracted attention from this decline. He was a Power hated of course and vilified of course but he was not despised. His exchanges with Eleanor Roosevelt and with the now York times were fusillade in kult kampf in which the Cardinal gave As Good As he got. 900 but in his last years the Power symbolized by Spellman was largely an illusion for the political underpinnings were giving Way. At the beginning of the decade Catholic politicians were virtually ubiquitous. They constituted a majority on the Board of estimate Robert Wagner reigned in City Hall a network of local leaders controlled the democratic party machinery to the state. By 1970, the Only cathode in prominent state office was it. Governor Malcolm Wilson a a conservative and you will notice a kind of secret ally of the new conservative party. In the hobbesian wars of new York politics during the 60�?Ts, the Irish and the italians were continually on the defensive the Issue crystallized against them was a a Bossis a and the insurgent reformers campaigned As advocates of a Good the actuality was that mainly jewish Reform groups with some Wasp overlay were taking control of the state democratic party. La fact they had a right to their Power. On the imaginative and cultural life of new York the Irish and the italians had Long since ceased to have an Impact. By Sullivan was an obvious anachronism the real wits and entertainers were jews. Where were the Catholic scholars journalists philosophers physicists polemicist the Catholic highbrow journals were pitiful Commonweal is. Commentary too naturally the italian lawyer in Staten Island Felt outraged by the education on to of italian with mafia. Precious Little he could do about it. On the screen the italian Crook was a Crook and the negro Crook was a victim. To focused on the plebeian Procaccino ignoring the courtly March beside whom Lindsay is a Coste Monger. This is the meaning of cultural powerlessness. The Catholic rout in new York during the 60�?Ts was so total that it had to evoke a counter thrust hence the emergence of the new York conservative party the vehicle of those n. Y. Democrats probably a numerical majority who had been rudely displaced within their ancestral party. And it has also become the vehicle of those republicans who were outraged when the state Republican party bowed Low in obeisance to the new Power groupings. A but these Are Tricky seas to navigate. Charles Goodell May have drowned in them. The really interesting question however is not whether James Buckley wins not whether Nixon and Spiro will be strengthened but whether at Long last the Irish and italians will be stung into sufficient self consciousness whether they will finally grasp the nature of real Power in America. Of course Nixon of the sensitive antennae is aware of All this. Hence the nomination of the a a ethnic Agnew. Hence agnews Light vote reported in most precincts up voter turnouts were reported generally Light across the Start today a iowans headed to the polls to elect the group of men who win govern and represent them for the next two years. Election officiate feared the cold Damp and Gray weather would Cut even farther into the already Tow estimates of voter turnout. One of every two qualified voters was expected to remain aft Home As months of campaigning charges expenditures and political Hopes comminuted in the 1970 general election. On the ballot today Are races for governor lieutenant governor and five other state officials. In addition ail seven incumbent Iowa congressmen Are seeking re election 107 state legislators will be selected and a Host of county officials ate seeking voter approval. Too but state officials Are forecasting the lowest general election turnout in. 25 years with Only 800,-000 votes expected1 to be cast. Secretary of state Melvin Synhorst a Veteran political observer expects Only about 48 per cent of the 1,650,-000 qualified iowans to exercise their constitutional right to vote. A combination of factors a including Tow key campaigns and Little voter interest due to off year led Synhorst to his pred amp Tiona too the list of state races today is the Battle for governor. Incumbent Robert d. Ray elected ii wait a 37th governor in 1968, is seeking his second term. Ray faces his biggest Challenge from Robert d. Pulton a Waterloo attorney with to years of political experience. Robert d. Dilley on the american Independent ticket is also naming for governor. Futon whose Campaign has pick tap considerably in the past few weeks voted at about 9 am at Waterloo Columbus High school. He and his wife Rachel plan to spend a quiet Day at the family Home then visit Headquarters and attend a Campaign party later this evening. A oho governor and mrs. Ray toted la Des Moines it St. Josephus Academy. As his wife Billie stepped into the Booth the governor cautioned a a done to make any mistakes Ray said he thinks he will win and said he plans no vacation after the election a unless i the governor intends to spend most of his time today at the statehouse then head for Ray Campaign Headquarters in Des Moines to await the results. Too Synhorst said some metropolitan areas around the state were reporting heavy turnouts mainly because of special annexation and other to Cal proposals placed before the voters. A i Hope in a wrong but the weather certainly Isnit conducive to a heavy vote and i see no reason to change thy estimates now a he said. States visited by Nixon and Agnew Washington up a a list of the a states visited by president Nixon and vice president Spiro t. Agnew in this year s election Campaign Nixon Connecticut Maryland Vermont new Jersey Pennsylvania Wisconsin Ohio North Dakota Missouri Tennessee North Carolina Indiana Florida Texas Illinois Minnesota Nebraska California Utah Nevada new Mexico and Arizona. All except North Carolina have races for senator and or governor fourteen have both. Agnew Illinois Wyoming California Nevada new Mexico Michigan Maryland Kentucky Tennessee Indiana Wisconsin South Dakota North Dakota Utah Pennsylvania Arkansas Arizona Oklahoma Tex As Delaware Florida Iowa Connecticut South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Alabama Kansas and Idaho. A except North Carolina Kentucky and Alabama have Senate or gubernatorial races or both. Agnew made two trips to new York state this fall but neither was listed by his office As a Campaign trip. Weather May reduce vote recently elected officers of 4-h executive Council officers recently elected to the 1911 4-h or ecu five Council re front Row from left Ana shelled new London Kathy Wolfe recreation chairman of route i new London Christi Smith vice president of route 4, my pleasant Vickie Rossiter Secretary of route 2, Winfield and Diane Mothie of route i. It. Pleasant. Back Row from left Allen Woline president of route 2, i. Pleasant Charles Bates of route 5, it. Pleasant Jeff Busbee of route i it. Union Stan Gering of route i Winfield and Jim blow of route i new London. Officers will be installed at awards night on dec. 5. Israel expects / cease fire to continue by up a military source in Tel Aiviva said today Israel assumes the Suez canal cease fire will be extended before its scheduled expiration thursday because neither the israelis nor arabs Are anxious to resume fighting. But he added israeli troops will be in Battle readiness As the 90-Day cease fire which went into effect aug. 7, draws to a dose. He said that if the egyptians remained quiet on the West Bank of the canal israeli troops on the East Bank would continue to respect the truce even if there is no formal Extension beforehand. Too. The spokesman said he expected the cease fire to continue because the Arab world is still in a state of disarray because of the jordanian civil War last month. He also said the new leadership in Egypt has not yet stabilized its position and probably is not ready to make any major decisions such As it would be forced to do if fighting did resume. Arab political sources in Beirut said earlier palestinian guerrillas have begun a purge of their ranks in a shakeup believed aimed at leaders of the moderate Al Fatah organization. J1 judge lifts ban on a # it critical comment on grand jury report will open new Essex store Here plan methodist every member commitment the plan Nonig committee for the every member commitment Effort of first United methodist Church met monday evening to make plans for tile every member visitation. General chairman is Paul Guge Ler. Others on the committee include the pastors Rev. Carl Wilson and Rev. Dennis Nicholson Survey chairman Orville Al Lender visitation chairman John Mcdowell development chairman William Bankston and Lay Leader Ben a. Gajer. Intrusion a what a word delicious As one savors it from agnews attackers a his intrusion into new York politics. Distributed by King features Syndicate report on visit with officers in Armenia Moscow up a two us. Consular officials returned to Moscow from Armenia today and reported the four Western military officers held in custody there in Good health and comfortable lodgings a us. Embassy spokesman said. Peter b. Swiers and Richard e. Combsjr. Visited monday in Len Ina can Armenia with. The two . Army generals the . Army major and the turkish colonel whose plane crossed the Frontier from Turkey oct. 21, he said. It was a followup to a visit by the same officials oct. 26. Quot they were reported to be in the same circumstances As they were on the previous visit a the spokesmen said meaning in Good health and lodged in a government guest House. A report was being prepared for the state department. Kent Ohio up a a Federal judge today lifted a lower court order which banned critical comment on a special grand jury report on last Springs disturbances at Kent state University. U. S. District court judge Ben c. Green criticized the ban imposed by the Portage county common pleas court. A a Public officials May not Wield an a when a Scalpel is required he said. Greens decision lifting the ban was on a suit filed by the american civil liberties Union. Soloists for three concerts Are selected soloists for the november 15 Aud november 22 Southeast Iowa symphony orchestra concerts have been it auditioned and selected according to Ruth Keraus symphony conductor. Sol Oasis were selected in each of the three concert locations. Those winning the auditions Are Rev. Thomas Barker minister of music at Ottumwa a first presbyterian Church assistant professor of music Carl Moehlman of Iowa Wesleyan College and or. Maynard cuppy Burlington music teacher. Each soloist will perform poulenc a Organ concerto in his own Community. Concerts Are scheduled for november 15 3 . In Burlington at the first United methodist Church and 8 . In it. Pleasant at the first United methodist Church and november 22, at 3 30 pm. In Ottumwa a first presbyterian Church. A a poulenc a concerto is one of the most frequently played of ail 20th Century Organ concertos a says miss Keraus. A Morgan concertos Are not often heard because of tile difficulties of combining an adequate Organ with sufficient space for seating Ani orchestra. Ottumwa s november 22 concert is of added interest because the 53-rank tellers Organ has been installed within the past few weeks a she says. The special grand jury indicted 25 persons and absolved the Ohio National guard of any blame in the deaths of four students killed May 4 when guardsmen fired at demonstrators on the Kent state Campus. Those indicted did not include any guardsmen. Green said the lower court order was a Overly he said the grand jury report went a far beyond consideration of the offence a on which the indictments were based. Too a it considers the conduct of not Only those charged with violations of the Law but also makes a critical report of the actions and conduct of officials of Kent state the Ohio National guard and others caught up in the events which transpired at the University a Green said. A it condemns the conduct of the University officials and certain professors and students a he said a and seriously draws into question the very delicate matter of academic Twenty of the 25 persons indicted by the grand jury were arrested. The five others still were sought by police More than two weeks after the indictments were issued. Or. And mrs. Tom Essex owners of the Essex women swear store in Washington Iowa announced today that they will open a new store in i. Pleasant. Both or. And mrs. Essex Jacqueline Kapp were residents of it. Pleasant prior to opening their store in Washington. The new facility to it. Pleasant will be located on the Comer of main and Monroe streets Northeast Comer of the Square and will feature Many Fine lines of women swearing apparel. The new store Here is expected to open about december 1st. Washington up a rain Snow and apathy kept millions of potential voters from the polls today As America passed midterm judgment on a Republican president and a democratic Congress. With bad weather blanketing a Large part of the nation fewer than half the people of voting age were expected to turn out to help choose 35 governors 35 senators 435 representatives and thousands of state and local officials. Although a might vote is traditionally regarded As a Good amen for Republican candidates finial pre election surveys indicated president Nixon had Little Chance of achieving his prime goal Republican control of the Senate. Too the consensus of a a expert forecasts a always subject to error a was that the gop might pick up two or a maximum of five Senate seats. The mini mini net gain the republicans need to wrest control from the democrats is seven. Democrats were expected not Only to hold their own but probably make slight gains to the House As Weld As to pick up several key state governorships a a vital Factor in jockeying for the 1972 presidential ejection. Too some big name politicos were virtually assured of election today Nelson Rockefeller As governor of new York Hubert h. Humphrey As comeback senator from Minnesota ted Kennedy As senator from Massachusetts Edmund s. Muskie As senator from Maine George c. Wallace As governor of Alabama Ranald Reagan As governor of California. But even though they seemed Home free they too had to sweat out tonight a returns for the size of their winning majorities will affect their Pomti Oal Potency for 1972. Wilson trial set for nov. 30 the trial of Frank Edward Wilson 24, it. Pleasant charged with second degree murder has been set to Start nov. 30 at 9 . The trial was to have started nov. 21 but was continued. The charge against Wilson is in connection with the strangulation slaying of his wife Sharrine last summer. Floods leave 193 dead Danang Vietnam up a last weeks floods the worst in six years left at least 193 persons dead and More than 204,000 homeless in the five northernmost provinces South vietnamese military authorities reported today. Another ten persons Are missing and la injured. Some 5,579 Homes were destroyed or damaged military spokesmen said and crop damage in the already Rice Short area ranged up to 80 per cent. Of the 204,957 persons who were left temporarily homeless 110,594 have returned to their Homes but 94,373 remain in refugee Camps. The greatest death toll occurred in Quang Nam province where 101 persons died. As always the election was Likely to turn up some important item face. Among those with fair to Good prospects of Victory were Democrat Dale bumpers is governor of Arkansas conservative James l. Buckley As senator Franz new York democratic state Ben. Lawton a walking Lawton Okum for senator from Florida democratic state treasurer Adios e. Stevenson Iii As senator from a Limos Democrat John j. Get Iiga As governor of Ohio Democrat John v. Tunney As senator it top California and for. Robert f.,Dunean, a Catholic priest As a Yongi iwae Man f Rem Massachusetts. Too the Campaign was the most bitterly contested of any off year election to Many years with president Nixon putting his personal prestige on the mine by barnstorming through 22 states. Even before the weather turd sour a Light turnout of voters was indicated to Many areas. Those who needed Only a Small excuse for leaving their franchise unexercised found it to the Coli wet weather which covered Mort of the nation from the Rockies to the East coast. Too Snow was reported along Ute Eastern slopes of the Central Rockies and rain or drizzle Mai Over the Central Plains to the up per great lakes. There was Light Snow my Xref with. Rain to Minnesota and Iowa. Wether East showers or steady Toto were common from the upper onto Valley into the Middle Atlantic states and on Down Toto the Carolinas. Unseasonably Coal weather invaded much of the Weston half of the nation As Well As parts of the deep South. West of the rookies and in the Southwest the Gulf Coart and to parts of upstate new York mad new by grand the weather m0 tither fair or threatening Ait worst. American aircraft z a ,tv7 for South Vietnam Saigon up a South vietnamese forces will receive scores of american helicopters and troop carrying transport planes in a major step toward a of former president Truman goes to polls Independence to. Up a former president Harry s. Truman 86, braved 40-degree temperatures and a Damp raw wind to vote tuesday. A a in a feeling Fine a he told the Small crowd which gathered quickly in the polling place in an Independence school. Accompanied by his Friend and part time chauffeur Mike Westwood of the Independence police department Truman Shook hands with perhaps 20 persons during his Brief visit. They included a group of Small children. New Mexico governor finally gets to vote Sante be . Up a it took three tries and More than an hour for gov. David Cargo to cast his election ballot tuesday. Cargo left his office at 8 15 to vote at the Santa be City Hall the voting place shown on his registration card. A when i got there they told me i was at the wrong place and they did no to have my registration papers. They said i had to go to the masonic cargo then went to the masonic Temple but there the election clerk told him the machine Wasny to working. A they horsed around five minutes and then finally told me that i voted in the next room a the governor said. Cargo said when he went to the next room the voting machine was broken there too. An election official assured him the machine would be fixed. A sure enough. Cargo said a this Guy comes out of nowhere and fiddles with machines and fixes lighter vote than in 1966 a total of 784 persons had voted at the four voting places in it. Pleasant by 2 15 . Tuesday As compared to a total of 988 votes in the four wards by that time on election Day four years ago. The votes by wards follows 1970 1966 Ward i 208 260 Ward ii 150 e33 Ward Iii 144 180 Ward in 282 315 totals 784 988 the polls Are open until 8 of clock tonight. Will admitted to probate the will of Wilfred b. Hoaglin has been admitted to probate at the courthouse. According to the terms the Homestead and personal property were left to his wife Mary a. Hoaglin and a Trust was set up for he this children Phillip Hoaglin and Martha Lehman were each left $10,000. The wife and the Central National Bank and Trust co. Of Des Moines were named executors. The will was drawn up oct. 6, 1970. Auto collides with police car a 1967 thunderbird driven by William Gams Nashville Ohio who is working near Here collided with the rear of a 1970 Chevrolet it. Pleasant police car on West Washington Street at 8 28 pm. Monday. Police officers Gus Hagers and Gary Brobston were shaken up in the collision. Hagers was driving. Gams was charged with reckless driving and was fined $100 and costs to Justice William smarts court and also failure to Stop within the assured Clear distance ahead and was fined $25 and costs. The rear end of the police car and the front end of the thunderbird were considerably damaged. The police car was stopped in the inside Lane on Washington with the turn signal on preparing to turn left onto Marion when the Gams car struck it from behind. Too three other accidents which of cured tuesday were investigated by police. At 6 50 . At Adams and Washington a 1965 Chrysler driven by Richard a. Whaley it. Pleasant going East on Washington collided with the rear of a car driven by George l. Carru Tilers it. Pleasant route 2, which was stopping at the Stop Light. Some damage resulted. Police charged Whaley with failure to Stop within the assured Clear distance ahead. At 3 . Oars driven by Darylene j. Smith and Rebecca Bruggemeyer both local collided on West Washington and both were damaged. Mrs. Smith was charged with making an improper Lane change. A car driven by Lola drawer backing from a parking space on the East Side of the Square collided with a northbound car driven by Ross Shafer. Some damage resulted. She was charged with making an illegal Start from a stopped position. The War it was disclosed today to military sources. The announcements camb As a Force Secretary Robert c. Seamans arrived from Washington to examine Progress in the Campaign to turn Over the major Burden for prosecuting the War to South vietnamese units and bring american troops Home. Too military sources said Seamans would travel to the Mekong Delta wednesday to attend a ceremony Iii which the u. S. Helicopter Bare at soc Trang would be turned Over to vietnamese command. This will give the vietnamese control. Of More than 200 modern helicopters capable of carrying hundreds of men into Battle. The other Vietnam nation move involves the turnover of at least 60 big c123 provider transport planes. Each provider can carry More than 50 Battle equipped soldiers or 12 tons of cargo and the Transfer will greatly increase the mobility of the South vietnamese army. Too in the War communiques reported four americans killed monday when their helicopter crashed in the Mekong Delta. Another american was reported slain in a communist ambush 35 Miles from Saigon. In Cambodia cambodian troops fought communist forces probing the outer defences of the capital of phenom penh in an hour Long skirmish this morning. Field reports said the combat was near Prek Tam Oak about 15 Miles Northeast of phenom penh scene of previous action. Field reports said three battalions of cambodian troops were trying to Clear the area when the fighting started today. No casualties were reported. Election at a glance to Washington up a Day s election Ait a glom . Senate % seats . House 435 seats governors 35 states. State Legislatures almost states i numerous state and kwai eligible voters about 82 Riton expected turnout about 57 aa0-Uson. All

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