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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 5, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 83, no. 231 it. Pleasant Iowa Iii a six t evening x Tomek 11 61 these Days by George e. Kokolsky Robert Hill s testimony Robert Hill served in India Costa Rica. Al Salvador and Mexico in Mexico he was United states ambassador. In 1959. Or. Milton Eisenhower More information sought on proposed Gas rate increase the it pleasant City asked for further figures Council in 18 of the possible 30 comparisons relative As submitted is a higher Quot and in 12 came to Mexico and was a House to local Gas rates and the proposed is lower guest at the embassy. Ambassador increase after discussion wednes Swan made some Dollar compar-1 Hill testified Oay evening. Mom for the councilmen on Hie Quot the u s embassy in Mexico William c Swan certified Public amount tile proposed increase Oft was very concerned about the accountant had been requested to 11.4 per rent would Inedea e Hen cuban problem and How it would present some information relative essential heating Bill affect our relations with Mexico to the proposed increase in h ? Walt a it the am we Felt that with or. Eisenhower he stated that the first Page of a period of Montels a. $142 71, tilt coming to Mexico it would give us the Iowa Southern utilities stalls amount under the proposed rate an Opportunity to at least give him tics on cast increases show certain would be $137 13 where the amount our xxi int of View regarding the of their Cost Only and do not show was $218 60. The amount under the danger of Castro and communism profit and loss statement for the propped Rote would ire $242 76. In Cuba and How it might affect it pleasant Branch. He said where the amount a $273 82, the the United further that no mention is made amount under the proposed rate in thus connection of an Ier Case in would be $313 74 consumer consumption Swan s report Stag d that a ten year period. Average rate per Hundred Cuba Swan showed comparisons of the feet for the average isl pleasant with wide customer with space heating Quey even the series the relations Between states and ambassador Hill had tried to average get this information before the Over the state department and president Eisenhower but had not been proposed rate in it ,. Five cities similar in for the year 1960 was 9 a. For might n e or Milton Eisenhower a presence in Mexico for a very successful. He hoped that he the rate in size to it pleasant were the average of plea. Ant customer briefing Decorah. Fairfield. Oelwein. Pern with space heating for the year on Tho cuban situation. Amba. And Waverly Tho comparisons Aero ended August Loci. Aas Nan i ador Hill found that his present. Given tor to Steps in consumption and that the propped a r a he Hon of Tho situation about eight using the terms Quot Lusher Quot or Quot to average m pleasant Ca Tomei i. Months Atter Castro took Power or Quot. I pleasant proposed rate Pace heat is is he cent. Was opposed by William Wieland. Chief of the Cuba and Mexico desk of the state department during the Long briefing of or. Milton Eisenhower which took place on an air plane each time any of the embassy people de ended Ca. To a a communist or the cuban revolution As a communist movement the statement was denied by Wieland the argument reached such heat that Norman vault tells of summer in Austria Norman Wolf a senior at Iowa Wesleyan College was the guest colonel speaker at the rotary club meeting Ola we said that Wieland was tuesday evening he spent two either a Damn Fol or a comma months in Austria this past mini Iii,-1 Quot i Mer unde r the Experiment in International living program Ford executive Speaks tells changes in serving Farmers or Sourwine. The in i for a or intern secant. Sub omit tee. Asked Quot did or Wieland a let to or Eisenhower hat Castro was not a communist or a. Not surrounded t or influenced by them Quot to this. Ambassador Hill replied Quot in every instance where we tried to present communist besides spending two weeks travelling around the country Waif spent five weeks living with a family in Austria he said that the great value of the program is that one gets to know the people not jul t buildings and cities. In his opinion. Austria is very Strong pro Western and a Strong ally of the Western countries the principle Industry in that country is lumber infiltration. I exporting with electrical Power for in la. Government of Cavin ii aaa Secondi and met will a Rebuff by or Wieland. Hufi tourist Trade ambassador Hill began sending information to the Secretary of state As Early As 1957 some dispatches continued until 1960 the dispatches were usually addressed to the Secretary of state but according to department pro about 1200 students took part in the program this summer and visited in 33 countries. Robert Lamm was introduced As the High school rotarian for the month and Gary Ford. Student rotarian from the College. By a unanimous vote the rotary decline in the number of farm has caused the farm implement Industry to try to find Way for greater efficiency in serving t h c Farmers Merritt d Hill of the Ford motor company said Here thur so a a i ter noon the Farmer i pre Well meet amazed and now i. Demand l largely for farm implement Dealership Are or. The Dot Cline and one company a retitle i the number of dealers by 40 per cent he said. A out of All of t his change one j a Olid and undeniable fact is emerge my or Hill vice president of the Ford motor company and general manager of tractor and implement division said a the Man who provides service Sells pistol Packin president it Isnit too to to photo of Venezuela president rom u to Bra Rich t Eft greeting visiting Argentine president Arluro i a Medizi in Caracas except that the posture reveals bet not u t is Par Sling a gun which or protruding under his coat. Nearly a year and a half ago there was an assassination attempt on Betancourt end apparently he s a bit edgy. Gunshots fired into West Merlin by plan it upi1 co Tumuli f Picicc f11 d i in blot into or be a in in two palate incident j today a i Berlin police or a it rid no Cana it in. We of reported in. Us r 11 i it and West of Rill Poi a it held a tut n fire i the hooting followed by or. 24 hours an Exchange of gun j to Lenv it in la a and West Periman police nigh. Red i it a la Ira i. Firing at Wofa Irr i fur Oring to it a Cap Cut big a. Into we. T pm i in. And a it t a Man returned to fir one of die refugee. Fell to in do till from a rooftop and the of i in t a. Captured i of i a a v1 us i do to a. C ame a Vav a by n a vol will i my took off Foi the United states to a i Ive a Freedom Hon e award York for i role in of get in City to. It Ion in the commo a. T Ingre. Ion he left. Brandt a. A d Vav Der d Tinglu a nge of gunfire Between Berlin policemen u 108 children received Aid hem \ count \ ii id 168 child it receiving Aid to dependent of 11 i Iren Lait month the report Hows Grants totalled $3,737 the children Wane in 31 Caes the a rage was $120 55 per Case old age a Sis a Nee w ent to 301 persons who received a total of $34,374, of an average of $11186 in the Bat the tot ii payments for old age assistance were $2.-913,518, which was Down $35,237 from the preceding month tot a i to dependent children Wasi .269.274 tile average Aid in a pendent children per Case adv my by $1 5.3 going i am in ave Ige $12 40 to the ii i Cut $13 i j it Homecoming Parade at i Friday al Lei noon reds win -2 on jays four hitter pit cd a sum Impf ii run a e rom of int do it n a n West cult red s pm d do a. Exea ? with d Clay pie. Ana i repro Enthat Ive w it i lout Parade to Steve Mel w my i in a uni Fly pan in in Felt 3 i a p lard i a i has but a to or i mus Rand in several appearances improvements to re made at local Post of i ice Conn air mat i Vav i d ii Hub Cable Tai is lots in Eire lie along the bred today worker to re r Wand re about one Yard by rim West Berlin p sex in Ai Impi oven end Mack at the it. Pica san fire. Postmaster Wendy reports or Tho bid a ii k tile pre. Off and a mov d to i Medure they passed Over William Aai i ii u club. Accepted the request to Spear Wieland desk Amba. Ador Hill. A a. A a referring to information that came j from the state department testified a on occasion. I wrote the department of state cited my differences of opinion and said i thought it., was unfortunate that these pro Castro documents were being Cir ciliated among the embassies a i round the world because this Man a. Evil and would Cater Ambar ass men and trouble for the Siut de stat Quot too regarding the san Salvador Mccu t of american ambassadors held in april 1959, More Titan three months after Castro took Power in Cuba ambassador Hill says a Ems opinion was that the meeting was designed to set the policy of patience and fore bes Ranee in dealing with or. Castro a i took i. Sue with ambassador Bonsai because i Felt that despite his excellent presentation. That patience and forbearance in dealing with a communist would Lead to disaster for the United states. Quot Hill said Quot. Well. I think now we have an Opportunity to judge whether it is a third country position or whether it is communism. I say it has been communist from the Start beginning on january i. I had the United Community fund drive this year. New London to vote on trustee plan for utilities new London new London will general election on whether the decide a the this new concept in the Arm in november 7 pie men business provides for the management of the Central operation in it pleasant municipal water works and the Here the implements pans and electric Light and Power Plant shall service will be concentrated. Be placed in the halide of a Board a the expansion continues other of trustees a Resolution authors towns in the seven counties will no the question to be placed on the have outlets and will be serviced ballot was approved by Ute coun from it pleasant the it pm is it highs it Bool marching band will be seen by Large audiences in the next ten Days. The band will appear at the Pep rally tonight in the Homecoming Tjie i Parade Friday afternoon at the game Friday evening at the events at Burlington saturday and in the ired we. Ii. To i. H i i bind co1 ? est a a i a in f in id a new i oof ii the Civie luncheon attended or wanning Nam nearly too business and professional 011 a ? 14 men Given by the new Shafer the person i a i of them m Ford company Here at the the direction of diaries Fer pleasant Golf and country club tis or Hill explained that the flutes Margie i lop nmn Shafer Ford operation is be up to Jensen bus is it of. Diam i Uig meet Hie changing cond lion he and Mardi la Smith told How Jake Shaler had gone to shirts. For my a a a Ford executives to present a care Luln Rokha Den. Joann Hunting Susan Rork Carolyn pad Judy Shafer jams Gloer Sharon i a a a my Maben Martha i v. In i i it a. la or ulat stall in ins la w arc by to. T of a t Small req lest i grand jury report recommend jul gilding new county jail tuck porn no a. In do tax in i k of i ii in ii the Cli unix it a. I to a Bud at rot be As High a the or Chimney the front door ail 1 fully detailed plan. Shafer gave lib own background i Quot a Roni. Dave in a Brief preliminary talk and told j of Gay Lind cum of the plan to efficiently Tarve Che voters of even mouthed Tern Iowa countice. Rayburn a m Ori it Cli. The operation of a town s utilities by a Board of trustee is nothing new in the state though it has never been submitted to the voters Here. It pleasant has used the trustee system for the past two years. A Man on integrity and experience in latin or. Hill that is Correct. Or. Sourwine 1 Reading Quot. As far As i can see you 1959. When he came to Power. He do not qualify because what or. Completely destroyed the military. Leddy is discussing at the moment one of the first moves destroyed comes from the joint intelligence bureaucracy. His technicians were report of june 1959. Regarding from communist China and mos. Communist infiltration in cow i assume they weren t there or Wieland said. Quot there is no advocating a third country Posi evidence of communist infiltration lion that they were there pro in efficiency in the operation a. Stressed by Shafer Whix a humor had the group laughing repeatedly Hilland Asho started to sex a. It has been a Long tune since i have heard anyone who reminds me a much of will Rogers As Jake Shaler Doc. A Lucia Joanne m by. So. X it son. Judy Simkin Linda by to Donna Van , Kar it. I1 k Nichols. Jos to j i Man. Donna god i. R in g Aire is Tenor sax i a i it v it , i an i Mig and Cand i it v. French horns Dot a not Bitt Dick Mccall. Ca >1 i of Galer and Rob its a r. Baritone Man m a j Almond and Sara Hunting. Carpets Stele a Iby Knedler Martha Taw a n a Hankins Lind i rap. I in it i Dallas Tex up speaker Sam i i v Bun curable cancer hid a today. The Gnu re jury for the october in of District court has reported if 12 cases studied indictments a returned in. In of them one secret indictment. Three of Fie indictments were caved at 3 pin John f of Neil Airfield. Was indicted on a charge operating a motor vehicle while was in Tofu Deb he was Arl a d and pleaded guilty. Time Idem Ngwa it t or to a rn., v u i big he. Of plea i two indictments entered a Ham Ltd charges of fir. T and a my offence oms he pleaded no when Uthi Ned and is to be us need Ort to at 2 30 pm the thei indictments weren to available t Prev time Hom comit be of Mytle a h Ime Roming by pie. Ideiil the event whirl of the High school of. I Friday. October 6th we. Ii general chairman and by John Coghlan in charge of die Troples second and third pm see Mike Darland and k la f , who have secured the my or. re Van in. I of Fly Tho. A a Olga Izat ii a floats Are follow. Go i Lineal a a Ciaffon mixed of p club tri , of Quot lug Ier of amen a and the i club his Wilt al o to repro by a float although it will judged other un.�?T, of to. Pa1, it tilde tile n a a i or i. Guard guard ugh school m band. Cheerleader queer football player and the High band All who in Joe a go invited to come to the Day at 3 to j in. And most attractive Horn Rad s. Ming a cd break i r Apter even wit i ins All Guk a up a tire Cin red vented the world it a Eune All today when in hated the new York. To 2 b Hind a he four hit it a g to v jaw d of 63,083 on this Indian afternoon saw the usually a Yankees commit three in to enable the red. I incur opening game Deled tile series to pm a i rip the next Turro a played on saturday u d monday. Game Winner throttled it i Yankee Power except Berra who hit hrs 12th ome in i Iii the four a 1 it off a a Home run Bla 1 Baen a Gordon Coleman n p of the inning and in led the score at 2-2. I i a 19-game Winner was i psf of a and he cot to h own downfall by in cover the plate on a Ball allowing tile tic run to score it a Yanke fell Apai a the needless Relief acc on the Mound. Car. Mor p in Quie one omm the game Wax scoreless e ring a to the fourth inning and with out Frank Robinson of a untie ground Ball to Debs Bever. Tire Yankee third baseman who was Fie Fielding mar of the opening game Boyer let it Bounce off his Che to for an error. Cavic the n took a St Rike and then Lux d the Ball into the right Field Blea i xxx Over the auxiliary score Boa i it a the first Cincioni a i Home in of the series. The Yankee Gay those two Back in to he i when Roger mans who set i in Vav major league record for Home runs a la 61, walked after bunk was or. Ber drove Jay s second pitch into the right old stands to a in the score. But that was the end for the Yanke and the underdog reds re tined Fie Lead their next turn at report on Street widening project at Council meeting bad tor t Batter play in Blas in a Bird Riih a Bat. 16 a hem v Cook of of Tun Ca a cd err for Tim Street widening project in it pm i Ira a i in tor1 i Ai j Ben Jon a of the rom True Bon g in v Ion red a a in first two reds but when Eho Chaco and for the injured Elk n Lino. Singled and went to when Eddie Kasko follow i single Vav la Vada Pinson at fat it Elston Howard of u Belet Terry pitch Glove and Chacon ii to a me doctor a .1 gel 1 loin r vial. It i Quot to i is bad Burn a bios \ mid t Issue doing the work were present at the City Council meeting wednesday night to report on hip Progress and the East of the project. The original contract was tor Tutu it her reported proximately $84,230.50 but sonic a tra work such As installation of and drainage facilities done Mori information hip bed Malim it ii the grand jury it i i Goth about the mad for a new county jail. It was pointed out that sidewalks the sheriffs residence was old at has been and bark of6 1 i ii my a he Mal. Be no cd pall fill the no la tin ant said copa ble time it was moved to its pre. Will be submitted to it location in 1900 a later meeting the grand jury stated that the Carl Burke Darrell Kinney an Brick is powdering away and and o m Morrison were at the meet an i Irie led h a Lux Ond. By molar deteriorating and that o and submitted the plat the coming in to Cov unc it was scored ded an insurance run doubled with two out in Yankee strategy in tent Iona i walk was be prese. Although handed to get at John Edwards a a. R 1 a ground Ball be id first for a single put the reds ahead blare Are places in the Interior of Dew Parkview addition 4-2 w a i Nancy a ii. A it bul Mike oil.1 in. Ran v i Dean King. Rich Tkv i Miller. I i it no Odmar Sloan. Ellen a by. .1 ii land John Gray. A by r Kern Moor Here for conferences and the luncheon were several Ford executives in addition to or Hill. They were James Gronus Niersch manager i gets Moines sales District who presided at the meeting. Fred thump j Alto sax a �1 f son manager. Distributor dealer Donnolly do an r cd. M relations. Tractor and implement son. Leon i a Star. Wanda b in division Ford motor co. J r Pat Wanda Corey j a c Iai , general administrative manager Rex Nicholson. President Pacific Ford tractor sales Richmond calif., Rex Ireland. De Row assists in Many activities the jail where prisoners have dug on More r of a Ween tile by Lek Quot in i efforts to escape Joy of a i i k Mccoy Mick and Patricia Johnso trombone Jai a a Becky rom11 i Mary in cow lots Henessee i Inda Hen Ltd District sales manager i Nancy Hannum Miriam in 1 l to tag communism. 0 o it the testimony us most startling Moines 1a Tim i of Aan a. No it mint that Richard Allen zone manager Carol King Judy in As one reads ambassador Hills because there can be no Aguot Mal a. ,. A Ani Liiv i Moines and John Roberts. Com Judy me Gorrien. Testimony it becomes Clear that orc United states representatives the state department and the Cia in Cuba and in Washington Wert had ample information on Castro supporters of Castro. Theoretically 11011 but that the evaluation was in j these officials Are supposed to competent. The information ar-1 follow a pro american policy but Rived in time but was ignored am j they were More interested in cer Bassadore Hill s description of his i Tain men in foreign countries no chief. William Wieland is Given matter what effect it had on the in thus testimony i United Stales. It is like Chester or. Sourwine you told us Bowles belief in Nehru. It is Par that tin executive sessions after titular by notable in this testimony Robert Tyson executive Secretary Haikin fault t i Hayti. Balut. Or Wieland had interrupted the that the United states has inter of the Republican party in Iowa. Taylor and Pat Youngman. Brief ing to defend Castro against j veiled and does intervene in the will meet with the Henry county the charges of communism or affairs of other countries. Such Republican Central committee at Magnuson communist connections you final intervention is denied but it is the courthouse Friday Evenin Mercial credit equipment Corporales Moines. Tyson to visit w local republicans Bass John Hannah. Kay Youn. Linda Willis Tim of be n and Paul Galer. Percussion d f f it to in Guinn Susan shells Marijane Wagner Fred Allender. Brian Hausen. Tom Foss Marilyn Burroughs Bill Wilson Dan t i Turner. Frank Bells Nancy Zickefoose and Deli a re a. A a of in. A ? past 30 a a is a n g b a pm i a and prof a Ion a i women l joins More to an 3, in the nation in j it a Vii by six s women we 42nd anniversary of the federation thu club ii s b a ave in Maine it in Imu. By a throughout the \ Are to cent being the Henry a it it unto my the old to Nix i it and Eros r Union miss Mohler suffers fractures miss Margaret Mohler. Executive Secretary of the supreme chapter p e o sisterhood and formerly of it. Pleasant Milden d u a Quot ires of to Bones in her foot in a fall at the supreme peo convention in the report stated that the locks it old often stick and arc hard to pen and this creates a fire Hazard it w i stated that die county b a jail is Larking an effective Sentila till tion system that the windows arc la. La in a poor state of repair and that club a til. If. Me no facilities to handle a r club woman prisoner and juveniles at National the same time. And the i tie grand jury urges the Public National look for itself at the county jail a and that if East la citizen docs this Haara reflects on what he secs Hie a re grand jury believes that the coun fair to will soon have a new jail be the grand jury reports that it is advised that some years ago consideration was Given to the const action of a new sheriff s residence and jail combination. The grand jury urges at the present a me that the most pressing need us for a new county jail. The matter of a sheriffs residence is not As immediately pressing As that of the county jail the report states. The Lincoln school to the count Tith Council partially approx d the plat on which More work i to a done the City started aet in toward. The Vai rating of Alleyton tile pro it j Erv in the a. ? part of town on which the new school will be built j the Public hearing on the vacating of the i Leys was set Foin it a atty. Ben Gal r is representing the my pleasant Community school1 dim Rich in the action and w is pres in at the meeting. Donald Hunt was appointed to the Volunteer City fire department to replace Stan Hill who is leaving with tile local army Reserve unit on condition that Hill will go Back on the department when he returns tile Council granted permit to the Federal land Bank association for a new building on East Washington at Cherry Street. Schmidt awarded Bridge contract e on w is in the Ken of eighth for a i al Rig Quot and mid litter Aid marked out pin on. Coleman i Ball to the left of and Arroya threw it w fir b ase Down the r. Me. Robinson scored Tom firs by Calvert my for third it was tied run of the game in of i of re h is More double to c n r i i a line drive by pos through his legs and by the re in cd a Post w a it on c walked and then Eja Brok a Bat double j t n e be third i w 11 is lilt i Over Tim . A that i off Whit tip v of i i in cd i Terry Bai id cd Post with to t Only two hits esterday. Came say and again in the Field. Of tile red by turned to or. Wieland and said Quot i do not recall asking you to be in on this conversation. Or. Clear from Hills testimony we did intervene. Copyright 1961. Alice Karen Washington. D Eisenhower has agreed of listen ti�?T1 Syndicate inc cymbals Cornelia Van Brussel that a report will be Given on the Dis twirlers Carol strict meeting held tuesday evening Wilson. Linda Roth and Martha i i toot was in a King features and general plans made for next Anderson. Drum majorette j in re a a a a a a and she was hotel room a c., this week. Cast to return to her contract for construction members of the grand jury three Bridges on interstate 80 from n which was dismissed Are Gilbert near Iowa i West was let to Schmidt Center w i Neeley Foreman. Perry Construction company of Winfield b a in Matin we. John Lane. Melvin Hub by the Iowa state Highway com play Whei or Man. W f Calden. Milo Kudobe Mission wednesday. The Schmidt Nicin at my Nathan Elliot bid was $215,327, mans again went witless strike it twice fouling out and Gettin base on bails in tour appear aces at the plate the earned gain Phiv i without their Alin Reid Star. Mickey a is expected to be ready he series resumes i sax six ire on Page

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