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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 13, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 268mt. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening november 13, 1970 Price to cents Cloudy these Days by John Chamberlain Australia the latest land of Refuge Canberra Australia a the Young Swiss american executive vice president of a new York freight forwarding company who happened to sit next to me on the plane did not contemplate emigrating to Australia. He was doing Well with his company and with his suburban foothold in new Jersey. Even so he was buying land in Australia. He said he wanted it for his kids when they come complaining to him about the smog the City clutter the crime and the bad blood Between minority groups in America. The Public relations Man from los Angeles was a bit More emphatic. He had applied to Canberra for an immigrants visa. He saw nothing ahead in the United states but More violence and he wanted to have a look at various australian cities before deciding where to move his family. Australia might be a safer place to bring up children the spokesman for the immigration office in Canberra Holt Boardman does no to like to hear a bout americans running away from a trouble a which is code for racial conflict the australians Are sensitive about what has been called their a White immigration policy and they done to want to think people come to their country just to get away from Blacks. They claim they take people on the basis of skills character and probable compatibility without reference to color there is no reason to doubt the honesty of the statement some 4,000 chinese have been admitted to australian citizenship since world War ii presumably because the metropolises of Sydney and Melbourne need Good Cooks too whatever the motives governing the acceptance of immigrants the vast majority of the two million new arrivals since 1945 have come from lands which we loosely Call a the hungarians ukrainians czechs poles and yugoslavs along with English Irish germans dutch and Danes All of them caucasian have come in droves Beto Kening obvious compatibility with Western traditions. And the american contingent though Small in comparison has been growing year by year. It was 1,000 a year Back in 1961 in 1970 the figure will be close to 4,000. It is strange and a bit disconcerting 4o learn that americans even at the rate of four thousand a year have sought a land of Opportunity that is More than half the world from the statue of Liberty in new York Bay. Whether they Are running away from something or toward something the 75 percent who remain find a land that reminds Many of them of America As it used to be a couple of generations ago. Too for example there is mrs. Marcia Romano who once lived in Westport conn., a Community which is in itself a Refuge from new York. Despite Westport a attractions mrs. Romano finds that life a is much less tense in now a shopkeeper in Sydney where she Sells handicrafts from the australian a out backs and from Indonesia and India she says that there is much More room in Australia for an individual to grow and express himself. Even in a modern cosmopolitan City such As Sydney which with its magnificent Harbor inevitably reminds the visitor of san Francisco it is a almost like a new Frontier to mrs. Romano. You would think that nobody could improve on the state of Oregon which gov. Tom Mccall is nobly defending against potential polluters. But Bill Dumell took his family from Portland in Oregon to Australia after making a preliminary trip to spy out the land. His reasons for moving cosmopolitanism offered a Field for the a fast food Industry a specifically a Chain of pizza pie establishments. But beyond the prospects for business what impressed or. Durnell was the fact that in Australia a the air is before putting too much of a Knock on his old stamping grounds of Portland it should be said that or. Durnell moved to Australia Only after being threatened with a Transfer to Chicago. Too i talked with Carol Buck of Littleton Colorado who now works for a publisher in Sydney. Colorado would be heaven to Many americans from the crowded cities but miss Buck Hes Australia because it is Friendly. So does Sherlock formerly an Mem filing clerk in Culver City calif., who now handles classified advertising for an australian newspaper. So the individual stories go. They steal $6 million and Cash in jewels Montevideo Uruguay up a leftist Tup Amaro terrorists robbed the governments savings and discount Bank of $6 million in jewels and Cash thursday night in one of the greatest armed thefts in Modem history. The theft was carried out under the nose of authorities. The Interior ministry police Headquarters added features at saturday evening show those attending the 8 30 . Production of a where is my Teddy at the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel saturday evening nov. 14th, will enjoy a number of added entertainment features Between acts. The evening of theatre entertainment is being presented by the National society for the preservation of tent Folk and repertoire theatre in cooperation with Iowa Wesleyan College. Or. And mrs. Burton Mahle will present a speciality number which has delighted local audiences on a number of previous occasions. Mrs. Mahle will offer her off key a mrs. Miller selection from a the student accompanying her will be the maintenance Man her husband whom she recruits when her own accompanist fails to appear. Also appearing Between acts will be the charming Young Brant Davis on his Drums Juanita Davis with a vocal selection and versatile Jimmy Davis with a specially musical number. Larry cull son of Iowa Wesleyan College will provide music throughout the evening. Or. George Lamore also of Iowa Wesleyan College will make a belated appearance late in the final act As the Gypsy father Romero As he comes to take his handsome Young son Benito away from the Community where discrimination and hostility have prevailed. The production staff is As follows director James v. Davis assistant director Josephine Rodd coordinator Joseph l. Mauck stage set Michael Rosen lighting Michael Moore make up Josephine Rodd properties Debi Rodd tickets Hay Young publicity Billie Turley and Helen Virden House management Sandy Williams and it. Pleasant Community theatre members and it. Pleasant business and professional women. Quot the repertoire americana festival includes a gallery exhibit at the College Art department and will have on display several items from the sizeable collection that has been procured by the society including Many items from the Schaffner collection. Immediately following the show the Public is invited to the Art gallery for the formal opening. The exhibit will be open daily for the next two weeks. A dinner for special guests of academic theatre and news Media personnel will be held at 6 . They will View the exhibit Between 5 and 6 of clock. Stan Wiederspan and his students have been in charge of arranging the exhibit and sincere appreciation is expressed to them by society members for their capable assistance. Flanks the Bank building on one Side and the presidential communications office on the other. Both offices Are under heavy round the clock guard. Police said the five men and four women involved in the theft apparently included jewelry experts who went through the Bank a vaults and picked out the most valuable jewels deposited As Security for Loans by Bank customers. The thieves were aided by a Bank employee Daniel Camilo Guinovart 23, who let them in and showed them where the valuables were stored. He later escaped with them. School bus and car collide a it. Pleasant Community school District bus was damaged an estimated $50 when it and a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Ronald j. Kramer 17, Salem collided at the Northeast Corner of the Square in Salem thursday at 3 15 . There were 32 school children of the bus but no one was Hurt. The school bus was driven by Louise p. Pickard 25, Salem route i. She was driving North and started to turn West when the bus collided with the southbound car in the intersection. The left rear of the car and the left front bumper and fender on the bus were damaged. Deputy sheriff Charles Droz investigated and charged Kramer with failure to yield. Discuss Waco i school proposal at meeting More than 150 voters in the Waco j Community school District met at the Olds gym thursday evening to discuss the proposed $1,255,000 Bond Issue for new building facilities grades 6th through High school. Superintendent Ralph Gibson stated that written questions submitted1 from the floor were mostly of a general nature regarding details of the building design. Assuming that the Bonds Are sold at 6%, property taxes in the Waco school District would be increased 9.153 Mills Gibson stated. Regarding the proposed location of the building on Highway 78 Between Olds and Wayland superintendent Gibson said there were questions indicating that some would favor having the building closer to Olds or Wayland. The Bond Issue was voted on May 18th and was Defeated by a 51.8% against to 48.2% in favor 60% is required1 for approval if the Issue passes november 19th, the buildings in Olds and Wayland will be closed after the new facility is completed. All students kindergarten thru 5th, will be taught in the Crawfordsville elementary building As is presently being done and All students 6th thru High school will be transported to the new building. The polls will be open 12 noon until 8 pm. On thursday nov. 19th in Wayland Olds and Crawfordsville. Mountain climbers in trouble refuse offer of Rescue Yosemite National Park Gress. Calif. Up a two Mountain climbers inching up the vertical face Ranger Larry quist of the a of 3,400-foot Al Capitan refused clonal Park service said a Rescue of Rescue today and said they could would be exceptionally difficult still make it to the top after three because Harding and Caldwell were rain soaked weeks on the huge dangling from Pitons driven into the Don meth elected to ice Board i Don meth manager of the it. Pleasant chamber of Commerce was elected to the Board of the Iowa chamber of Commerce executives at the meeting of the organization in Des Moines thursday. De Boyle executive vice president of the Cedar Falls chamber of Commerce was elected president of the group. Computer can see Only women Columbus Ohio up a Franklin county common pleas court thinks it May have a sex crazed computer on its hands. The computer was asked recently to print out too names of prospective jurors from voter registration lists. It came up with too women. A at no place in the computer Are male and female names divided a said jury commissioner William Carpenter a but this weeks selection is just e. D. Teeter jr., and his a dog House wife Calls this his Quot dog House Quot Bonaparte a the largest dog i place. The building patterned after old fashioned farm barns is painted red with White trim. He plans to add a round ventilator to the hip roof. When Teeter started on his project he simply put stakes in the House in Bonaparte really Isnit one. It was dubbed a a Pappy a dog House by the builders wife who painted the sign Over the door during his absence. The result has caused More than one Motorist to narrowly miss a ground Laid the rafters Down and plunge into the Des Moines River Cut them to fit. I looking at a Large As he gaped in passing. Located on the River Road just Stone Monolith. Park rangers called off the Rescue attempt after climber Warren Harding shouted to onlookers on the Yosemite Valley floor 2,000 feet below that he and Dean Caldwell 27, did not want to be rescued. Ranger Richard Marks said All but a four Man Skeleton Crew of the 18-Man Rescue team flown to the top by helicopter thursday night would be withdrawn. Looking like flies on a Wall on the sheer Cliff and a working like beavers a Harding and Caldwell refreshed by a nights sleep on a ledge and cheered by the first Good weather in Days awoke Friday morning and resumed their agonizingly slow pro East of the Bonaparte City limits the 12 x 20 foot red storage shed was built by e. O. Teeter or. Shown in photo. Teeter made his own plans for the Small barn using hand hewed timbers from an old House he Tore Down on the former George Alden barn he had estimated the dimensions of the Hay mow now were equal to the Bottom half so he Cut his lumber accordingly. Teeter is chief Engineer at Centro company at Oxford. This was a weekend project Over a two month period. He Learned carpentry from his Grandfather the late of Dell Teeter. Thi see seated Friday the 13th not his Day it. Benning a. Up a three officers were seated today on the jury that will hear the murder trial of 1st it. William l. Galley or. Charged with murdering 102 vietnamese civilians. At least two j nearly made him change his mind More must be chosen before the Decorah up a Carl Nichols of Decorah is not a superstitious Man but events of Friday the 13th i court martial can begin. We renumber one in Maroon echoes a we re number one a is Given a big splash on a full Page in the current Issue of the it. Pleasant High school Maroon echoes. Featured on the Page Are group pictures of the band division i rated and the conference champion1 Panther football team. Stories alongside the a a we re number one a Tell of the achievements of the respective groups and the feeling of Pride in each of them. Gary Sammons mph guard named to fourth team All state must make sobering Reading for americans who love their own country. But if something Isnit done to purge the United states of its growing atmosphere of violence the emigrants tales will multiply. Whether Australia offers a permanent Refuge is a question for another column. Distributed by King features Syndicate by Jim Rose sports editor Gary Sammons hard charging it. Pleasant High senior guard was named to the Iowa daily press association All state fourth football team which was announced Friday with four other All state teams and an honorable mention list. Sammons led the offensive line blocking for the Panther running backs As mph won the Southeast seven title with a 6-0 Mark and enjoyed a 7-2 season. Gary has played offensive guard for the varsity the last three years and was All conference the last two. He is 18, weighs 195 and stands 5-10. Besides being an outstanding Blocker Sammons played Middle guard on numerous occasions during the year and made quite a few tackles. Sammons was one of three Southeast seven Grinders to make one of the All state teams. The others were Scott Swartzendruber Washington a Fine senior fullback who made the second team and Gary Wilson of Fairfield was named to the fourth team As a Center. He also saw action at tackle. Steve Roth it. Pleasant High quarterback was in the running for an All state team but was beat out by signal callers from five bigger schools. Roth and four other panthers made honorable mention he Mark Mccoy Center Glen Couch Man end Ron Bell and guard Marion Shappell. All Are seniors. Junior fullback Rocky Daniel just missed making it. Sammons is the son of or. And mrs. William Sammons and has been a dedicated football player All through his school career. He is a weight Man in track. He is it. Pleasant a first All Stater since Don Vanamerongen made it at tackle in 1966. Coach Bob Evans said that Gary is not Only an outstanding football player but an outstanding individual As Well and certainly deserves the Honor. It Wasny this Day Early Friday morning he Dis patched two trucks each loaded with 1,100 live turkeys to separate Iowa locations. Richard Rickard 29, of Ridgeway was driving one of the trucks near Quasqueton when he fell asleep at the wheel the truck overturned and 150 of the live Birds died. Several thousand dollars of damage was done to the truck. An hour later Orlando Moen 22, of Decorah was rounding a curve near Festina. Moen also fell asleep at the wheel his truck ran off the Road and overturned killing 800 of the turkeys. About $10,-000 damage was done to the Moen truck. Nichols estimated the value of the dead Birds at $2,300. Underside of a massive overhang 1,000 feet from the Summit. A a it Sas though they were suspended from the inside of an overturned Saucer a quist said. Harding and Caldwell were attempting to make a possible Rescue attempt less difficult by continuing their slow ascent drilling Bol holes and driving Pitons into cracks in the Rock to support themselves and their equipment. They sleep in a Bat tents a seven foot Long Nylon hammocks which hang from Pitons and expansion bolts driven into the Rock. They have maintained Contact with the Valley floor by tossing notes Down in empty fruit juice cans. Cousin Kansas Colorado North Dakota South Dakota Indiana North Carolina Pennsylvania and Missouri. Gary Sammons mph guard Graber made the honorable mention list. Roth and Schooley formed a top notch passing combination All season As the warriors won All nine games to run the Waco win Streak to 13. Too guard Mike Carroll of Ottumwa and end Brandt Yocom of Chariton made the first team. Warren Peiffer. Big Keota guard was named on the third team. Two Iowa City High linemen Tom jacks and Dan Mccamey were placed on the second team by the All state committee. Southeast Iowa Grinders on the honorable mention list follow ends a Don Horstman it. Madison Denny Hennigan washing ton Tom Kopatich Centerville three members of the unde feat i Kyle Reifert Muscatine Bob Ham de Waco team a a Gordon Roth j merely Ottumwa Ron Archibald he Dave Schooley and tackle Doug Van Buren tackles red Brown Washington Don Bonner Ottumwa Jim Swift Washington Dave Peterson Keokuk John Russell Davis county Larry Vennard. Burlington Charles Webb Wapello. Guards a Marvin Magill. Davis county Doug Greenlee Washington Chuck Neece Pekin quarterbacks a Joe Ferguson Ottumwa John Piro Iowa City Brent thie Mediapolis Steve Appleman Van Buren Jeff Roe Cardinal backs a Bob Neubauer. Centerville Jim Martin Oskaloosa Terry Keely Iowa City High Mike Hodges Wapello Rick Lankford Pekin Rick Mateer Sigourney Ron Noll Van Buren Steve Perry Fairfield Don Capaldo Albia roil Fredericks West Burlington Duane of Donnell Columbus Junction Paul Hughes Eddyville. T and a brings Story of Belgium John Strong will bring the Story of Belgium in color motion pictures and narration at the Iowa Wesleyan Chapel monday evening at 7 30. This is the third in the series of kiwanis sponsored travel and adventure entertainments. Belgium is described As a Busty tog charming country filled with Happy people who would rather have a festival than eat. In French speaking Southern Belgium the Countryside is studded with Majestic forests sparkling Rivers and jewel like villages. In flemish North Belgium the Rich farmlands Are crossed by countless canals. In Belgium the audience will find Beauty and Gaity steeped to the grandeur of the old masters crackling with Jet age. Iowa private College charges less than most in 14 states attending a private College to Minnesota Michigan Ohio wis Iowa will Cost generally less during 1971-72 than at similar colleges in 14 other midwestern states Accord tog to the results of a Survey by l. W. Van Winkle vice president for business affairs at Iowa Wesleyan College. Seventy four private colleges including 23 from Iowa responded to the Survey and 53 indicate anticipated increased in tuition and fees averaging $175 or 10.5 per cent. The average increase to Iowa colleges is expected to be $148 or 9.4 per cent for 1971 72. The average charge for tuition and fees in Midwest colleges will be $1,869 and1 in Iowa colleges will average $1,740, according to the Survey. The anticipated average increase in the Midwest will be $14 less than last years increase while the Iowa average increase will be $15 less than last year. The Survey indicates that Midwest colleges will increase room rates an average of $30 or 7.4 per cent making the projected 1971-72 average charge $438. Board rates also will increase an average of $30 or 5.7 per cent making the Midwest average $549. Iowa private colleges will increase room charges by $26 or 6.8 per cent and Board charges $33 or 6.6 per cent. The new Iowa College average room charge will be $408 and $535 for Board. Of the 74 colleges reporting 42 plan Board rate hikes and 37 indicate room rate increases for 1971-72. The Wesleyan study was conducted among colleges which Are members of the Central association of College and University business officers and includes institutions in Iowa Nebraska Illinois arrest two in Ireland Ireland arrested John Strong Belfast Northern up a police today a Chicago seven defendant Jerry Rubin and his Yippie companion Stewart Albert and said they would be deported unless they left the country voluntarily. Two injured near Coppock two persons suffered injuries in a car pick up truck Accident which occurred on Highway 78 a half mile West of Coppock at to . Thursday. Roberta j. Mattson 35, Lockridge route i driving a 1964 Ford suffered bruises and a concussion and was brought to memorial Hospital Here. A passenger in the car Marie Wilken 31, Brighton received Back injuries and was taken to Jefferson county Hospital in Fairfield. Mrs. Mattson was driving West when a 1967 Ford pick up truck driven by Robert l. Shelangoski 28, Brighton attempted to pass and struck the car in the rear causing it to go into the North ditch. The truck went into the South ditch. Both machines were totally damaged. A sign Post was knocked Over in the Accident which was investigated by Jefferson county authorities and the Highway patrol. Shelangoski was charged with improper passing. Too the patrol also investigated an Accident which occurred on Highway 218 at the intersection with Linden drive in South it. Pleasant which occurred at 5 10 . Thursday. A 1966 Plymouth driven by Edith k. Gates 26, it. Pleasant was headed South and started to turn left onto Linden drive when it was struck from the rear by a 1966 Plymouth driven by Linda e. Klindt 23, Salem route i. There were no injuries. The trunk lid on the Gates car was damaged an estimated $125 and the front end of the Klindt car a bout $225. Linda Klindt was charged with failure to have a car under control. Commends Chest fund agencies another in series relative to the Community Chest David l. Mccoid local attorney is serving As president of the local Community Chest this year. He and his wife Marilyn live at 602 e. Monroe and Are the parents of four children David l. Iii 5, Laura 3, Katherine 2 and Douglas 8 months. In addition to serving the Community Chest organization or. Mccoid is Secretary of the Henry county fair Board president of the fish organization representative director of the Henry county to assn., and a member of rotary. Mccoid says a it is important that we actively support our local Community Chest if we want to continue a consolidated solicitation program. Money contributed to seven of the la participating agencies is spent entirely to Henry county. If we fail to support the Community Chest each Agency will have to conduct its own Campaign some of our local organizations might have to seriously curtail their operations and certainly Money collected in our area would decrease local control would be David Mccoid

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