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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 16, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant new vol. 83, no. 218 it. Pleasant Iowa Sah Koay evening sept. I. I ii i these Days seek killer in Missouri by George e Sokolsky i recently wrote about former Fri agents who advertise their relationship to that organization and some of whom give the erroneous impression of extraordinary knowledge about communism and since received a number of utters and Telephone Calls from former ft3i agents and their friends some of whom have been my friends for years demanding to know whether i meant them to that article i praised tin National review which is a publication that i favor. So other right Wing publications complain that i 1 must hate them. On this Point. I can assure one and All that i hate nobody and will Troni time to time Praise those who arc in my opinion deserving of Praise. Right Wing groups Are extraordinarily sensitive to criticism particularly when the question is raised As to whether a Man should earn his living out it his ideals and principles of life they ask. Don t the comm unit is get paid but then conservatives Are not like communists they arc idealists who have joined a came bemused they feel that that is what they. Hould do. It ans rate. If an von it want a know it a per on was administrative assistant to j Edgar Hoover or whether he was a chief of Bureau in the Fri let a letter of inquiry be written to the proper person and place it will be found that i am not in error in the gun Bell City m it. Ufi aus m v Johnson wanted in the filial stabbing of his wife and she Shotgun slaying of her liar hts. Was left Wing movements. I have today have holed up in the rolling Woodlands outside this Southern Missouri farm town deputies state police and sheriffs from two counties s arched the sparsely wooded farmlands where Johnson disappeared Fol lowing a Surprise visit to his parents Home nearby. A state Highway patrol plat joined the search for the St. Lout. Arc aviation Mechanic. Johnson. 40, was known to b armed. Bell City is 120 Miles South of the St. Louis suburbs where Johnson s estranged wife and her parents were killed student fails to arrive for his wedding Atlanta it up to in have found tile bloodstained car of a Georgia tech mud it who disappeared last Iii lilt while on the Way to his wedding. There w a., no sign of the Bindi Groom Hoke Smith Thomas i. 21 i he disappeared after he left Homo in his ear for the Church where his 19-year-old Bride to be i and a w dding Patty of 75 to too j guests War cd press Ireon in forces Thomas Wallet car script tec of pictures lie found on the floor Board creating no Many a land on Border of fast Germany officers said was found in the about $150 and usually carried. Bloodstains were steering wheel and of the car. Detectives said suitcases m the car had been ransacked. The mystery lift the family of the engineering stud it perplexed. Quot we just Don t know what said Thomas Mother really worried about my Washington i Pic it in Monist fast germ my plans to uproot thousands of its citizens from their Homes near the Iron curtain to make a no Man s land of the Border according to reports received Here. A us. Official who called the eral View that if a person worked reports Quot ominous told new men Quot i m boy Quot we Roto cd the Juliat Calm Quot As a Nat g think in Mil a fall t by id of remain d for the Fri he has no permanent License to advertise himself As very close to the equivalent of j Edgar Hoover i a Man s work is worthwhile lie docs not need such an accolade to much for that. The other Day i received what read like a very Russia Hie Quot arrests Lions Quot the action he said Friday might be launched within a few Days he would not speculate on to reasons by the action bul one lit. Have been i a id miss by ii a Quot poised and when info Mfd that them-1 nil. Ing Cool Ding to or Ion., a tor of Druid Hills method t Church who was to have performed the wedding. Mrs. I a Ogg taken by death angry letter from m Harvey possibility w is a the mime Smedley who protests a statement lists wanted to Clear Tim Border of mine that tile sixth Avenue area in Germany and East elevated Structure was sold to the Beilin for fortifications japanese prior to world War in anoint was that East Germany or a Medley says of my comment. Might be trying to turn off flu Quot i agree that the subject matter last trick of refugees fleeing to was most interesting but i am sur a the West few. However have espied that after All of these years caped since the communists erect you have joined with several other cd their Concrete and barbed wire writers in stating that the scrap Walt along the Berlin Border. Iron from the sixth Avenue l a if foist Germany does Force Citi sold to Japan prior to world War aeon out of the Border area the ii there is no doubt but that a official said. Wilt be violate amount of 81101 and Iron \ rating not Only human rights but scrap was sold by americans to intermit Ion a1 commitments. He said Russia would repudiate responsibility As a great Power seek world peace and Security. Two local persons listed for refunds tile u s. Internal r venue St re ice announced recently it is looking for 538 Iowa taxpayer. But this tune to is Good nows for them. It fund clucks from the recent filing period have been returned in Japan undoubted included in said Russia would repudiate its this Large amount was scrap from responsibility As a great Power to various historic or otherwise important structures of one kind or the arc can tie no question but that Large amounts of scrap Iron and scrap steel were sold to Japan at this time. Smell Cyl a Point and anger a to do with the sixth Avenue elevated Structure. He contends that his client the Harris structural steel company did not sell tile sixth Avenue scrap steel to the japanese he says Quot however not a Pound of scrap the mail for Lack of proper add for it a the sixth Avenue Railroad the get checks Range in amount from reached Japan directly or indirect go Centi to $1,000 of. The total Oliv the contract for the demo Cheeks is $29,517 la names Hon or this Structure was made include t l a. So r and Larry j Between the City of new York and Sempf i pleasant. Harris structural steel company. A inc. About 1930 tile then mayor of the City of new York the late Fiorillo la Laguardo had the j foresight and courage to include in j this contract a guarantee that no scrap would be sold except for Domestic consumption. Without going into details a violation of this 1 guarantee involved severe penalties Quot the reason that i referred to the generally accepted report that japanese were getting american scrap Metal is that american goods Are presently finding their Way to our enemies soviet Russia Cuba and even red China. M. Harvey sued Ley says a therefore in carrying out the terms of the contract Huit is used a very Small amount of scrap in its own operations and sold the balance of the scrap direct to the Bethlehem steel company where All of it was used by Bethlehem in the production of the new steel at us plants in it would be very sound for a j congressional committee to make a thorough study of the data on the a sales of american goods to enemy nations or to prospective enemies Smedley seems absolutely sure of his facts. Then where did the japanese get american scrap similarly. Where is Cuba getting american goods what do we Exchange for polish hams what Are american factories situated in Europe Selling to our enemies and Why the Only Way to get All this material is by congressional invest irn and report let us have it. In Ima egg 78, died suddenly Friday afternoon. The daughter of Peter and Margaret Bell i eel Courter she was born dec. 28, 1882, at Winfield. On april 9. 1908, she a married o Sam Ogg. Who predeceased her a 1949 she has lived most of her life in la airy county and it pleasant surviving Are a. Daughters. Mia i ii Pearl Strieby Appleton wig. Mrs Jesse Gladys Mckee. Burlington. Mrs Merle Mary Gallagher Arlington Heights iu., mrs Bert a France a Jerrel. It pleasant and mrs. Miles j Wilma Ruk Ember. It. Pleasant and one son. Owen Ogg of Low a City 17 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. One sister miss Ruth Courter. Arid two Brothers. Harlan Aud Oscar Courter All of Winfield funeral services will be at 2 pm monday. Sept 18, at the Crane funeral Home with a. Mathews officiating. Interment will be Forest cemetery. Fremd1 nov Call at the Home As they wish. Limes one Cavern a More than too feet beneath the surface As possible emergency seat of government. Gov. Erbe is scheduled to Bonds Limestone Quarry might by one of the safest a pot in Iowa in i it it Quarry in october. A Fairfield Ledger photo event of no Lear attack. Male officials air considering 65-acre Cavern Douds Quarry possible underground Iowa Capitol 2 a killed class officers in skirmishes i old planes Rush More troops to Katanga i Lupoi Dviri a hic Congo 1 i it i he i to cd hat a rushed plan Load of Indian m a la Van and by cd will troops to Katanga today to reinforce hard pressed lories trying to by the province under Central government control j casualties mounted by the hour with hic highest estimates rang Jing around the 1,000 Mark for to a Tai dead and wounded. I Secretary general dug Ham Mars Jokl decided to Fly Back to hew York on huddle today d Quot Pito Tho bitter Bailie. In my j be on hand for the opening of i the general Assembly tuesday which is sure to provide a forum for a heavy debate on the Katanga operation. Co Ireland which appeared to b differing the heaviest casualties among the in i orc is threatened to pull out of the Congo al tour Terr. Irish Premier scan lemurs Merit his foreign minister Frank Aiken to the Congo Friday night after 1 reports that Katan Gese Soldier had killed possibly As mat y As 57 i of 155 Irish soldiers they surround i re in Jado Tville i lemans said the 1,000 troops Ireland donated to the in. Force i were rut. Quot to preserve order a and j not Quot to impose any particular solution on the Cong Quot Home Douds in ground Cavern Moines Riv it r Iowa a emergency Cap Doi event of nuclear at ack gov Norman a Erbe and other Date officials Are scheduled to tour the Doud a a tour a oct 9 the will it Udo members of the state executive Council ant flu l i. Active interim be the Quarry is of rated by Douds Stone inc. One of the underground Cavern in the state it meets Many of the j requirements for an emergency sea of government Shouki the nation Ever be in involved in an atom War a a it to it. A r d in. Olu Utida ground area has to it j. Mined the a hider of a ii i in. Up by supporting pillars each on 30 feet Square. The Cavern is divided into Quot rooms approximately 40 feet <71 tax c Greenfield. Quarry supervisor what live near Douds. Aid the Lim Stone forma Ion it it rid boil i i fee a of 1 the Ca it in ceiling two head it do al trucks t Kilt i Rock 11 i i the cd Zavat it a a the or we re i lib Quot i to the sur i Ace for crushing and washing. There Are two in emf. Win ii i for Mexico City Ufi Fann 1961-1962 have to in elected at the hand armed with guns and Jim a Mieki it Union comm unit Gic univ r. Attacked half a dozen shool. They Are a follow \ ii Lagos in Sot it tem Mexico yesterday starting which police Caid a mins a re kill d. No motive for i be it Abd Hod immediate seniors president Gene Lutz vice pre. Ident Janet a i Btry Sharon in Csc Treasur tracks could or Martin to Barker reporter k innit is in Lea. T 23 per ii said lie await an a Hie wit report from Aiken Bo-1 fore making any decision an Irish Diplomat or. Conor cruise o Brien is in Overall charge of the u n Katanga operation the United nations continued to Issue optimistic reports but its _ casualty figures and reports by blown witnesses to the fighting in Elizabethville indicated the Battle was far from won. Regional meeting 0�?~ Marc at Grandview Sharon Wolliam Bettyjo k i j. I Catlin. Student Council Lynn Haines and Cia. It is donors Junto Jerry Eyler vice president Duane Feldman err a. Sylvia Gibb trea no j. M. Burd Dies at 89 station Wagon damaged Alanson e a reported to cd. Let of inc saturday morning Liat his i Ion Wagon a. Tuck and damaged by another machine sometime Friday and the Driver did t repo a tic Accident Elgar a. U t min when the Accident happened As in station Wagon was parked at several places i he Quarry s inca 108 i Gondi Ion lug w by Benes these lurid. J ii Luu Oum to to in a in 1 groan d arca a 24i out be Blu lit s Are St s and o Ive i s Lait. Y 60 mine. But Tine ii acres son i Cia Kilt la l Yah be urn Ai Iii Jim Ding of Aal Idem of Doud shining c. It it Gall Iii the 1936 w Birl a Aln Ai tied v i cd for a Era in i Yah it and nth r off it a its to a when the Des a a in1 firm Merrill Norris. Sun Iwa edit a Lam con j c White ant i Roto i e die tor. Aid a Pun it in Tibo t ii o of i Anes. A i no Cor of the till a net h a. It to the Cav pm Aud other Cie a Are flood Tim a tails Bava no i aet ii a a cd. I la the Iowa association for retarded a Ini Dien will hold a regional Phyl. Barker reporter Pawn shop Type of meeting for South Trieu Lei to student Council Quot us Grandview l. Amp. M. To by me cosh Richard St Licker school sunday sept. 17, at p in j m Burd 89. A longtime of. Pleasant merchant died Friday evening at the Kennedy Home after an extended . The son of Samuel and Rebec i Mcclure Burd he was born do ormber 19. 1871 at Mercer f tha ii at i v i a in it Ting May i. L r pli.1 to t. Call and Diane Buffington Cia.>4 Spon. Of a Richard Peterson or Leiua i ill Ita in to and Ralph Herman. J in ig84 Fie came to it pie Asai 5 Dick Gael and or Timmerman shoe store he bought the store. In 1908. The store has been known As the j m. Burd shoe store since that time although he had retired i Moi j \ i Hom i m. No i s sentenced to prison term to build methodist Home John Ina. By hug on. A is the d in a i let i i id to five years in the it mad is it Niter Flarv on a cd it. I in the daytime inns had Plad o a a a information. The was filed after inns admired of ing Money from a local a. Aug 16 after gaining entrant i the pretence of giving away it samples he admitted similar tax of Homes in f Madison and k Kuk. Inns. Former lot a1 Rem i a taken to it. Madison Friday a Mug by sheriff to. Ii Van 5 i a a House space chairman Dies Des Moines Ltd t chm Cli ii will a bunt in tile help of an it it w As Ai. Sophomores pre ident Kelley vice president Mali Iona Ripple it notary Ann al Leger treasurer Cathy Witimer reporter Joe Wenger student Council Suzanne Huffman and Ned Hill said. C Orriny i Lory and i i Iva Cautela. I Bairn i Quot it ii it Ila Mcco ii. Vic a Pic aim James Barker. Vej it Ary Rem user Patricia Kallev reporter cmdr Glenn student Council Barbara Crocker. Several years ago. He w i amp a member of is Mich i Aej s episcopal Church and a Mem a brr of the it. Pleasant rotary a club Friend May contribute to the memorial fund of or Michael Church. Thus fund is b r altar Flower. J Aff elected two new i re Rei Soldier. A Onia a editor Jan t monday sept 18, at St. Miesha s Anu a a saturday a nun Womack new Lindon brow a a ast ant and by. Int Ager Sharon Wolliam. Man Church Lim i of Delate funeral will to at to a in 18. At i Arthur Becker will i Hie body is at the r. K Crane funeral Home where friends May Call. Tile body will be shipped to Mercer pa., for interment. Harold Becker brother of local woman Dies smallest As Good As the bests the smallest of Uncle same a 185,000 marines pvt. Larry e. Talbott stands tall 4 feet la indies before Drill instructor Ilham Mcdowell at the Marine corp recruit depot in san Diego calif., after passing the final physical test for graduating trainees. Talbott leaped with 30 pounds of gear Over an eight foot pit and carried a 180-Pound Man 300 feet through Sand lie is is Ami is from Durango Colo Washington up Overton Brooks. of the House space sunni died today in Bethesda naval it c ical Center. The Hospital Ani that Brooks died after suffering a heart attack this morning. He had been admitted to the Hospital monday f a examination of a Hart condition monumental task a still searching for bodies and starting the tremendous cleanup Job in Hurricane battered and flooded Homes along the Gulf of Mexico workers remove the body of Malone about 65, from the debris of his House in Galveston. Tex. The death toll was expected to reach 31. At the right two Young Sisters Sandra 9. And Susan 7, play in the Sunshine while their parents or. And mrs. Henry Cohn Start salvaging m a Fie rubble of their Home also in Galveston. I Lai Quot by Bec Ker. 42, bump died in the Burlington Hospital Friday funeral . Will to a. Urn wit to ii funeral Home in must Tine at 2 p in. Sunday september 17. He is survived by his fat Lier j put Becker Hollywood fla., three sizes mrs. La. I Kurland Vul p ant mrs. I it Herman Holly to flu and mrs Rosalyn Brott Mal Burlington and one brother Stanley Becker. San to. . Fined in mayor s court Mike woodsman it. Plea a Rural has been fined $20 and Ca a n May Wade my be i court or. A careless driving charge

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