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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 4, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa F the it pleasant news fair vol. 92, no. 260 it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening november 4, 1970 Price to cents county voters elect Johnston As supervisor m Henry county voters elected a new i for state senator Henry county member to the county Board of us gave sen. Richard l. Stephens an per visors a Cleo Johnston it. Pleasant resident who ran on an Independent ticket headed a nominated by Johnston won by 90 votes Over Clark bums incumbent in tuesday s election. The vote was 2157 to 2007. Johnston a Victory climaxed a contest which started last Spring when Johnston and bums were Cleo e. Johnston candidates for the Republican primary nomination along with other candidates. Johnston won by Only de for Democrat Robert Fulton exact 1,000 Over his democratic opponent. Stephens received 2,824 and William Stammerman 1,824. Ernest Beachy american Independent party received 52. In Jefferson county Stephens received 2,295 Stammerman 2,051 and Beachy 13. In Washington county Stephens received 2,804 Stammerman 1993 and Beachy 124. Stephens total was 7,923 Stammerman a 5,868 and Beachy a 189. A a a Henry county gave congressman Fred Schwengel a majority of 715. Schwengel received 2,815 and Edward Mezvinsky 2,100 and Lee Foster 48. Schwengel carried 15 of the 19 precincts. In Jefferson county Schwengel received 2,895 Mezvinsky 1.574 Foster 22. In Washington county Schwengel received 2,998 Mezvinsky 1930 and Foster 78. For state offices Henry county voters favored the Republican candidates Down the line by some 1,200 to 1,500 votes with the exception of governor. The county appeared to follow the pattern of much of the state and a substantial number Vot Ray reelected in hot race Des Moines up a gov. Robert d. Ray beating Back a democratic Challenge that left political pollsters red faced tuesday night captured a hair breadth reelection to his second term As Iowa a chief executive. Robert d. Fulton a soft spoken Waterloo attorney and former two four votes but lacked the necessary 35 percent required for nomination. At the county Republican convention bums was nominated. Johnston later announced that he would run on a a nominated by petition basis and his name appeared alone in that column on the ballot. Vigorous and strenuous campaigns were made by both candidates who visited a High percentage of the Homes of the county and had Many persons working for them respectively. Johnston who appeared to gain support in the closing Days of the Campaign Likely strengthened his position materially in it. Pleasant at the close of the Campaign by calling attention to the fact indirectly that it. Pleasant would have representation on the Board if he were elected. It. Pleasant gave him a 279 vote majority 995 to 716. He carried la of the 19 precincts. Too the other contests within the county were for Henry county memorial Hospital Board of trustees to fill three positions. In the three Way race for two positions Darrell w. Foss of Salem and George Means of route 3 Westwood were elected. The vote was very close among the three candidates Foss received 1,232 Means 1205 and c. R. Mccuen it. Pleasant 1191. Foss and Means take the positions now held by Edgar Hartley and Orville Allender. For the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Dircks and filled until the election by Donald Bell Sally Hassenfritz of it. Pleasant was elected Over Clarence Reid it. Union Rural 1,188 to 658. Only a Little More than one voter in three voted for Hospital trustees. Hospital trustees run on a non partisan basis. They receive no pay for serving on the Board. Too for other county officers All of whom were unopposed voters gave Nice complimentary totals. They were county treasurer Arnold Lin Deen 3,647. County recorder Helen m. Virden 3,599. County attorney Gary l. Wiegel 3,621. Too for state representative 90th District the voters in the South part of the county gave rep. Charles Strothman unopposed 2,229 votes. In the South part of Jefferson county which he will also represent he received 2,549 votes. I total was 4,778. 00 for state representative 89th District which includes the North part of Henry county Henry county gave Herbert Campbell 834 Thomas Stockett 466 and Ray Beachy 15. A portion of Jefferson county gave Campbell 306 Stockett 201 Washington county gave Campbell 2,489 Stockett 2,346 and Beachy 129. Their totals were Campbell 3629 Stockett 3,013 and Beachy 144. Then switched to the remainder of the Republican ticket. The county vote was As follows governor Robert Ray 2,987 Robert Fulton 1,922 and Robert Dilley 77. Lieutenant governor Roger Jep sen 3,024 Minnette Doderer 1,781. Secretary of state Melvin syn Horst 3,174 Sharon r. Robinson 1,597. Auditor of state Lloyd r. Smith 3,129 Donald Anduski 1,623. Treasurer of state Maurice e. Baringer 2,962 William d. Palmer 1,739. Secretary of agriculture la. Lid by 2.972 Kenneth 9. Owens 1,839. Attorney general Richard c. Turner 2,873 Raymond t. Walton 1,784. Gov. Robert d. Ray term Iowa lieutenant governor conceded the election shortly after Midnight in a phone Call to Ray. But not before he broke into traditional Republican strongholds and robbed Ray of the easy Victory that had been predicted. With 98 per cent of the vote in Ray held an unofficial Lead of a bout 33,000 votes Over Fulton. The governor amassed 392,878 votes to Fulton a 359,501. Too a the 41-year-old Fulton jumped out to an Early Lead often by a margin As High As four percentage Points. Ray took command Midway through the returns inching to a 49 to 4 8 per cent Lead shortly after to . Ray gradually stretched the mar Gin to 51 per cent and held steady at that figure for the remainder of the evening. Fulton a final tally was roughly 47 per cent some 7 per cent higher than had been expected. Too third party candidate Robert d Dilley running under the american Independent Banner grabbed the remaining 2 per cent of the total enough to give his conservative supporters the first official third party status in Iowa elections in More than 20 years. A i understand we re ahead a Ray told party Well wishers who had gathered at the hotel Severy in Des Moines to await the returns. It sure has been a Long Ray arrived at the hotel about 11 55 . And headed to a private room immediately to take the Long distance Call from Fulton. A we did no to talk very Long a the governor said. A the just congratulated too the jubilant Ray accompanied by his wife Billie and two of the three Ray daughters said a was i look a round the Midwest i think we have a lot to be thankful for in Iowa. In South Dakota and Nebraska two of my friends and excellent Republican governors the 42-year-old Ray promised iowans More of the same in government for the next two years Promise the people of this state to continue the approach we be been following a that is government with Money management accountability soundness and sameness. A a we be made innovations in state government and we didst raise the taxes. For this Many people voted for us and we re not going to let them too in Waterloo Fulton claimed a Victory not in the electoral sense but rather in bringing the issues of a Equality Justice and responsive government to the forefront. A we have insured that these issues will not be ignored a Fulton said. A i pledge my help in any matter possible to assist the governor during the next two years for we Are All iowans desirous of a better life for ourselves and our children a Fulton said. Fulton also softly told his supporters the democrats will continue to fulfil their responsibilities As the opposition party. A we will be constructive As we always have been and we will offer alternatives a he said. Some gains Schwengel wins some losses a Cliff Hanger for president Washington up a thei Cornin. Third jail Escapee captured at Ottumwa Ottumwa up a Trenton Lindsey 33, of Ottumwa who escaped from the Davis county jail lighter vote than in 1966 tuesdays vote in Henry county was considerably lighter than four breaking and entering the county vote on amendments Henry county voters favored adoption of the three Iowa Konsti gun a Complete the new Senate voters gave president Nixon a Senate a Little More to his liking but democrats retained control of both houses of Congress and captured an impressive array of governorships in tuesdays election. Vice president Spiro t. Agnew and Herbert g. Klein a top Nixon spokesman said a Gap Senate pickup of possibly two seats plus one by conservative James l. Buckley in new York would give the president a a working majority even though the republicans Lack mathematical control. Lawrence f. Of Brien democratic National chairman disputed any suggestion of a Nixon Victory terming the results a nothing Short of a fantastic democratic too three potential Nixon rivals in 1972 scored one sided wins for the democrats. Former vice president Hubert h. Humphrey Defeated by Nixon in the 1958 presidential race was sent Back to the Senate in Minnesota. Sens. Edward m. Kennedy and Edmund s. Muskie Humphreys running mate two years ago won re election in Massachusetts and Maine. Too but Nixon who barnstormer in 22 states was Able to Point to the Senate victories of Buckley in new York Bill Brock Over incumbent sen. Albert Gore in Tennessee j. Glenn Beall or. Over sen. Joseph d. Tydings in Maryland Lowell p. Welcher or. In Connecticut and Robert Taft or. In Ohio. In addition the republicans kept their Power bases in the nations most populous states with the re election of gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller in new York and gov. Ronald Reagan in California. Too with democratic senator Vance Hartke apparently winning Only the race in Indiana returns on Senate races showed the republicans winning in la states to give them 44 seats with the democrats winning 22 reducing their total to 54. Buckley who will vote with the republicans and sen. Harry f. Byrdjr. Who dropped the democratic Label and won As an Independent in Vir others who could command National attention by the democrats Are Milton d. Shapp who ousted a Republican governor in Pennsylvania John j. Gilligan elected governor in Ohio r. Lawton Chiles a virtual unknown who held the coveted Florida Senate seat for the party and Dale bumpers who took the statehouse away from the republicans in Arkansas. Fifteen governorships were at stake in the Nixon Agnew a target states and the democrats won to the republicans four and were leading in another. Des Moines up a Veteran Republican rep. Fred Schwengel seeking his eighth term in Congress won a a Cliff Hanger Early today and polished off a clean sweep by Iowa a seven incumbent congressmen in their bids for reelection. Tuesdays election May Well be the last time iowans have an Opportunity to elect seven represent republicans keep control of legislature Des Moines up a republicans continued their strangle hold on both houses of the Iowa legislature tuesday and in a major upset the democrats lost their most vocal loader in a Battle sparked by legislative redistricting. Sen. Andrew Frommelt who had served continuously in the Senate since 1958 for Many years was the Senate democratic Leader lost by an unofficial 3,000 votes to Maverick Republican son. John Walsh. The 30-year-old Walsh who often in has first two terms in the Senate walked the gop leadership on controversial issues chalked up what Many consider the major upset in the Iowa legislature tuesday. Changed Boundary lines forced Frommelt to take up residency in Dubuque placing him against Walsh the operator of one of three department stores operated by the Walsh family in Dubuque. Rep. Fred Schwengel Tives. The toss in population Over the last decade is expected to Cut Iowa a Washington delegation to six. Too Schwengels apparent 880 vote Victory Over Democrat Edward Mezvinsky of Iowa City was the 63-year-old lawmakers second major Victory in six months. In june Schwengel Defeated former state sen1. David Stanley of Muscatine another Youthful and vigorous candidate for the 1st District Republican congressional nomination. With the two wins under his Belt Schwengel called his Battle to return to Washington a perhaps the toughest Campaign experienced by any poetic an in Modem t too it went Down to the final to precincts in the Southeastern Iowa District before Schwengel claimed Victory. The election was expected to be challenged by Mezvinsky a considerable stir while serving As a freshman member of the Iowa House. With All 311 precincts reporting Schwengel held an unofficial 880 vote Lead with 60,350 votes to Mez Vinsky a 59,470. A a in be never been1 in a Cliff Hanger like this one a said Schwengel who decided he was the Winner about 2 am. Too the Schwengel Mezvinsky Battle highlighted Iowa a seven congressional races. The make up of tile Washington delegation remained unchanged. Rep. John Culver of Cedar rapids expected to face a Tough Battle scored1 an impressive 28.000 vote Victory Over Cole Mcmartin in the 2nd District. Culver in Harvard University graduate and close Friend of sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts has been mentioned As a possible democratic candidate in 1972 against sen. Jack Miller a Towa. Lavas longest serving congressman h. R. Gross captured his 12fch term in Congress with an unofficial 20,177 vote margin Over Lyle Taylor a Union official from Waterloo in the third District. In Western Iowa a 7th District conservative William so her in piled up an Early Lead and Defeated Carroll Democrat Lou Matetich by an unofficial 20,288 votes. John h. Kyi Iowa a 4th District rep Lioan congressman trailed to the Early returns but came Back to win reelection to a sixth term to Congress. Kyi beat Roger blobaum a Creston Democrat and agricultural consultant for the powerful National Farmers Union by a slim 8304 vote margin. Incumbent Democrat congressman Neal Smith paled up the largest unofficial Victory tally with his clean win Over Don Mahon a pcs Moines Republican by an unofficial 34,000 votes. V the Victory gave Smith ads seventh consecutive term in Congress. Sioux City Republican Wiley e. Mayne won reelection to a third term in iowans 6th District with an unofficial 13,569 vote Victory Over vocal Young attorney who caused Spencer Democrat Fred Moore. Special session in Bloomfield was apprehended Tut Dorn amendments in tuesday s Here tuesday by Ottumwa authorities. Lindsey who was charged with years ago. The vote this year was a utile Over 5,000. Four years ago the number was a Little Over 5300. Ward 2, it. Pleasant was the last to Complete counting and turn to the ballots at the county auditors office. The results were telephoned in about 12 30 . And the ballots were turned in about 1 40 am. Reject Bond Issue for jail courthouse Toledo up a voters in Tama county tuesday rejected a $875,000 Bond Issue for a new jail and courthouse. The proposal received Only 49 per cent approval while 60 per cent was needed for passage. At the time of his escape was recaptured after an Anonymous caller tipped off the police. Lindsey a partners in the escape Franklin Vander 18, of Wichita Falls tex., and Elmer Stocker jr., 20, of Bloomfield were both recaptured shortly after the breakout monday. Patrol car and another damaged a Highway patrol car driven by officer Leonard wide it. Pleasant and a car driven by Robert w. Prottsman new London route 2, were damaged in a collision in new London at 5 . Tuesday. Wide had pulled away from a voting and voted against the holding of a constitutional convention. The first two amendments carried by better than 2,000 while the third carried by less than 500. The vote was no. I. Relative to length of residency required for voting yes-3333 no 832. No. 2. Relative to representative districts yes 3,042 no 1,062. The House results gave the republicans a total of 178 seats and the democrats 253 with four contests undecided. Too in the governorships the republicans won 12 and the democrats 20 with three contests still in doubt. With Alaska. Michigan and Rhode Island not finally decided the democrats were assured of 27 no. 3. Net Etive to election of statehouse and the republicans 20. County attorney yes 2,048 no the gop held a 32-18 margin be-1.675.fore tuesdays voting. Of the question of a constr to there was speculation immediate tonal convention the vote was by on Kow Nixon would fare with yes 1,710 and no 2,199. Lies Ujj democratic Congress in his a next two years. The results produced some fresh curb in the District area. Prottsman flailed to see him and his car democratic figures on the National collided with the left rear of the scene Adlai e Stevenson Iii win patrol car damaging it an estimate Ner the Senate race in Illinois de $164. The Prottsman car was up. In v. Tunney who undamaged about $200. Both cars seated sen. George Murphy in a Grinnell Democrat switched to a were headed East. No charges were California and Patrick j. Lucey j House race to avoid facing Veteran Jile j who won the governorship in wis j sen. Eugene Hill a Newton. When the election returns were counted the Republic ans wound up with a continued solid control in. Both Chambers with the gop j holding a 63-37 advantage in the r or Jinni half Lrol House and winning a 20-7 Victory a Sci Wui i Uriu to the Senate. Including the 23 Holdover senators who did not have the it. Pleasant school Board of to run the Senate will be in re education met in special session publican control by a 38-12 margin tuesday evening with istra according to unofficial returns. Tive personnel and discussed recent despite the crushing Republican i am proposed curriculum changes victories a few notable cop Mem the discussions included both the hers lost close races in the Iowa elementary and secondary i of reelection with ease it Hoa Iee i education and in particular the of Jepsen elected to second term Des Moines up a lieutenant governor Roger Jepsen and a slate of five other incumbents retained a solid Republican grip on the Iowa statehouse tuesday All one of the biggest House upsets fort of curriculum changes and occurred in Polk county where building requirements rep. William Huff a Republican following the meeting with administrators the Board reviewed . Was Defeated by Democrat Earl Willits. Willits is a history teacher building Sites and tile building Prest Des Moines Hoover High school Gram. Huff an attorney was an Active ti1� next regular meeting is member of the House cities and tuesday november 10th at 7 30 towns committee and was chairman of a group working to implement Home Rule for Iowa municipalities. The committees report was due to be submitted to the 1971 Iowa legislature. A freshman senator mrs. Joan Orr of Grinnell fell about 500 votes Short in her attempt to unseat rep. Favourable for retaining judges the 41-year-old Jepsen won re election to a second term by More than 70,000 votes Over Iowa City Democrat Minnette Doderer. Mrs. Doderer attempting to become Iowa a first woman lieutenant governor still has two years remaining in her Iowa state term. Jepsen who has been mentioned As a gubernatorial candidate in 1972, tallied 11,000 More votes than Republican gov. Robert d. Ray who won his second term As the states chief executive. Unofficial tabulation of the vote by precincts in Henry county the Henry county vote on the judicial ballot was favourable for re. Taming in office the judges As list Clair strand a Grinnell. Mrs. Orr that it vote Warren j. Roes for judge of the supreme court yes 3,607 no-573. J. R. Leary for judge of the District court yes 3,643 no 587. Goal line club to meet tonight the goal line club will meet at the National guard armory tonight at 7 30. Governor it. Gov. Is % a of Sec. State o is is it it co St. Auditor St. Treas. U 0 be is f Ca pm Sec. A. T3 a a a is ii s o att. Gen. Rep. Congress in is a is is a co St. Sen. Is ii is a a co ass ii 4-i pm co 89th District a is a s Ca u co ult cd w 3 a 2 a a co Ca v d it. A a a a o .2 o ,3 o is v it pc ii to. A 8 a co. Sup. Is o Ai is is o 3 Hospital trustees Rees Leary total .2987 Baltimore. 62 Canaan. 137 Center .132 Hillsboro. 58 Jackson. 50 Jefferson. 124 Marlon. 79 my i313 my ii .308 my m173 my in. 483 no corp 218 no twp. 72 Rome. 18 Salem. 132 Scott .250 Tippecanoe. 91 Trenton. 64 Wayne. 218 1922 77 3024 1781 3174 1597 3129 1623 2962 1739 2972 1834 2873 1784 2815 2100 48 2824 1824 52 91 i 72 70 72 69 75 66 68 72 74 68 65 74 64 87 i 63 77 i 65 4 136 57 147 49 144 45 124 58 129 72 135 55 121 81 3 130 61 3 103 la 142 96 157 81 159 77 140 91 146 88 148 87 134 104 9 134 90 9 33 0 63 28 61 29 62 28 60 30 62 29 65 24 59 29 0 57 30 0 42 2 50 39 51 35 48 39 45 40 45 44 49 41 48 43 i 46 40 i 104 6 141 87 154 72 142 77 135 86 134 93 140 87 128 112 0 113 113 5 48 6 79 47 85 41 82 41 81 42 74 54 81 43 68 64 3 75 51 2 200 6 305 196 316 186 321 179 304 192 300 205 300 197 284 227 2 290 201 2 133 3 291 136 307 118 303 123 293 129 292 133 183 143 296 143 2 277 143 3 123 2 167 120 175 106 176 107 165 114 163 121 166 121 160 133 i 157 127 i 175 13 473 175 490 146 431 162 471 164 458 186 444 198 439 223 6 422 205 6 289 to 239 266 244 256 242 256 217 274 220 284 236 260 206 299 7 216 218 9 74 2 75 68 83 61 81 62 80 63 75 69 75 65 69 76 2 74 68 i 40 0 19 38 20 37 19 37 18 37 18 38 21 35 19 37 2 16 38 i 57 i 129 53 130 48 127 54 122 58 133 49 124 57 126 63 0 123 57 0 161 5 262 148 288 119 286 118 258 137 270 137 263 142 223 193 3 269 133 2 72 2 93 65 98 57 95 60 95 59 90 67 94 60 95 69 2 88 67 2 46 i 64 40 65 40 65 41 65 40 66 41 63 41 66 44 2 67 41 0 66 2 244 52 231 47 221 51 221 53 223 56 221 54 210 73 2 207 64 4 834 466 15 130 53 110 76 112 47 243 154 65 210 39 61 2229 3647 3599 3621 2067 2157 1232 1191 1205 1188 658 3607 573 3643 587 79 90 94 90 81 25 32 25 32 24 26 103 29 104 29 165 157 163 77 110 43 a 53 41 48 29 156 16 159 14 154 180 174 178 88 135 77 78 86 85 37 92 31 96 28 65 71 69 71 46 25 30 9 16 18 4 68 la 61 16 55 61 60 57 41 31 38 19 24 27 12 65 15 70 la 145 171 162 129 60 34 28 36 38 15 164 28 160 30 110 95 106 42 85 25 30 27 36 8 94 14 101 to 327 378 370 379 120 263 135 141 146 140 73 410 49 416 45 312 347 335 342 193 208 110 128 128 126 55 323 49 321 54 173 201 199 199 116 135 70 79 86 83 31 222 25 217 30 472 548 536 550 237 389 160 207 212 217 71 540 56 560 00 257 307 306 296 240 107 133 117 126 49 155 361 86 372 81 77 96 92 96 58 53 43 36 27 31 30 103 29 102 31 22 26 24 25 16 22 12 la 4 la 3 38 7 35 9 137 149 156 152 118 48 84 40 40 53 24 137 28 146 31 334 328 318 202 160 70 57 67 57 40 326 48 321 49 99 113 to 111 52 91 53 48 51 62 14 98 12 96 16 77 74 75 51 52 18 19 12 15 12 73 23 74 Ai 249 249 251 110 158 65 66 44 68 19 234 17 238 16 r

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