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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 22, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news Section one 2 sections vol. 92, no. 223 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening september 22, 1970 Price to cents these Days by John Chamberlain the hardening reaction against violence the pitch is in tills is not going to he a propitious autumn for Campus revolutionaries. The so called Princeton plan for excusing students from classroom work for two weeks Proir to elections in order to work for radicalized a a peace candidates just Isnit going Over. The reaction against a a politicized universities has set in if Only for the cynical reason that funds for education have started to dry up. University Heads have started to take seriously the threat that they might lose their tax exemption if they continue to lend institutional support to political causes. President Kingman Brewster of Yale put the matter in perspective when he sent a memorandum to members of his administrative personnel saying that the Fellows of the Yale corporation had adopted his recommendation that the University Calendar for 1970-71 should remain unchanged. Just last Spring Brewster was a a ambivalent about the Princeton proposition. Reflection during the summer months hardened him and he has now retreated from his ambivalence. It so happens that Kingman Brewster is gifted with a sixth sense about the Way the wind is wowing. I say this with ail respect. I could not agree with the objective Justice of his observation last May when he said that he was a about the ability of any Black Man to receive Justice in an american court. But Brewster knew that the physical property of his University was in dire danger from the hippie Yipp Des who working in conjunction with the students for a democratic society undergraduates were threatening to take Yale apart just to demonstrate revolutionary sympathy for the Black panthers who were or will be on trial in new Haven charged with the murder of a fellow Panther Alex Rackley. Too by turning the various College quadrangles into hospitality suites on the May Day weekend and by indicating sympathy for any Black seeking Justice Brewster succeeded in heaping coals of fire on the beads of the radicals who might otherwise have Tom the place up. The University administrators re America had been frightfully wrong to let the Campus resell reach the Point of violence and Brewster no doubt deserves some criticism for having gone along with his Peers in yielding to a soft attitude. But it is hard to find fault with him for mane vering to get through the difficult period last Spring. Now it is a new year. Connecticut Justice has Given one Panther a fair triad. The reaction against toleration of violence is in full swing. People Are tired to death of bombings hijackings guerrillas Rock festivals that degenerate into pot parties insults to the Flag strikes against going to class arson Rac ism to reverse and kowtowing to political blackmail. The politicians who were Riding the rebellion a fear ago Are now scurrying for cover. In his Massachusetts election Campaign Teddy Kennedy has blossomed out As the hardest sort of enemy of Campus violence. Joe Duffey of Connecticut the americans for democratic action head who is the democratic nominee for senator has been trying to laugh off As a bad joke his old statement that he is a a revisionist la new York state governor Nelson Rockefeller has welcomed the support of that most conservative Democrat Mario proc Acline who tried and failed to beat mayor John Lindsay in the 1069 new York City mayoralty Campaign. O o o things Are looking up for Independent candidates who have deserted the two party system to run against Liberal republicans and Over Liberal democrats. It would be an overturn if the Imide pendent candidate for senator Tom Dodd should win in Connecticut and if the conservative party nominee Jim Buckley should become the next senator from new York state. But Dodd who was turned Down by the democratic organization1 in his bid for renomination last Spring has been receiving ovations from the policemen a associations the firemen the operating engineers and the teamsters All of whom approve his support of the Nixon foreign policy. And Jim Buckley is virtually certain to get the nod from the Procaccino democrats in addition to help from Many defecting republicans. The conservative swing is on. If any one of our College campuses Quot wows before november with More bombings or burnings or manhandling of Deans the swing school Board hears reports canvasses organizes by Nancy Leysen the it. Pleasant Board of education met monday evening with All directors and the two newly elected members present. Minutes and reports were approved and Bills accepted. Superintendent Robert Formanek distributed copies of the current teachers handbook to All Board members. He noted that at the Start of school no Federal funds were available for milk but that he has received confirmation that funds will be available beginning oct. I of this year and that Opportunity will soon be Given for students to sign up for milk As before. Enrolment figures for this fall show a slight increase Over a year ago. 2431 total up 17 students too secondary curriculum coordinator Roger Williams discussed summer curriculum development noting the addition of drug abuse units in 7th Grade science and High school biology. The units Are designed so to at teachers themselves May make use of the material too. The International affairs course has proved difficult to implement because it was added after schedules were set it May be offered As an extracurricular class to develop evening seminars for All students to attend. This course is an outgrowth of student requests to plan some assemblies on world affairs last year. Too elementary coordinator Donald Young discussed development of the elementary science program. A new philosophy has involved stressing classroom demonstrations rather than a text oriented program. An area science workshop will be sponsored Here in March by the University of Northern Iowa for elementary personnel. He noted that the leasing of Manning school has released portable classrooms at the orb or schools for music lessons speech therapy and project Star. Too High school principal Richard Van Tuyl commented on the course additions at the High school and remarked that with the expanded High school Annex More students will be Able to use the Library facilities each period. Too director of transportation Gerald Knight noted that there Are 1040 students being bussed this year an increase Over last year. He discussed with the Board a request by g. W. Mickey that the route on which he lives be made a circular route so that the first children on Are the first off. The Board recommended that the route be changed. Or. Vernon Caldwell requested consideration of an a activities route so that children attending school at pleasant Lawn and Salem can participate in elementary band after school. Director Thomas moved that a trial route be run from Salem and pleasant Lawn after school to bring students into town. Parents will be responsible for getting children Home after band practice. Too a written resignation was accepted from mrs. Dean Davenport and mrs. Janice Fortes was hired to replace her teaching 4th Grade at Van Allen. Contracts were altered to reflect additional College work by Dennis White Helen Rogers Carmen Mcallister Leah Smith Allen Whitlatch la Vina Barton Edward Rollins Elva Waters. Or. Duane Logan has been hired As part time custodian at the High school Annex. Authorization was Given to hire an additional teacher aide for Van Allen school. A request from High school thespian club to use their funds to Send a member to a workshop was approved. Director Rogers moved that judges and clerks at regular or special school Board elections be remunerated at the rate of $2.00 per hour. Motion passed. Too motion was made that the election returns of sept. 14th be officially canvassed. They report 903 votes cast in it. Pleasant 89 votes will become a route. Intelligent University Heads such As Kingman Brewster sense this. It is just Ane Mare reason for thinking that the Day of the Campus revolutionary is coming to an end. Distributed by King features Syndicate cast at pleasant Lawn school 74 votes cast at Trenton Community 104 votes cast at Salem school and 40 votes cast at Greenwood Community Center making a total of 1210 votes cast. Richard Comick 511 votes director area i Mary Lou Myers 687 votes director area i Richard Roach 520 votes director area 4 j. D. Schimmel pfennig 662 votes director area 4 j. P. Budde 043 votes treasurer spoiled and write ins 27. Special ballot a shall the number of directors of the it. Pleasant Community school District be changed from five to seven with the same five director districts As presently constituted each of which shall be represented by one director who shall be a resident of such director District but who shall be elected by the vote of the electors of the entire school District and two directors at Large from the entire District such change to be effective at the first regular school Board election held after authorization by the voters a yes votes a 861 no votes a 323 As a result of the canvass of the ballots the Board declared mrs. Mary Lou Myers duly elected director area i and j. D. Schimmel pfennig duly elected director area 4 and John p. Budde duly elected treasurer. Mrs. Myers and or. Schimmel pfennig were administered the oath of office by the Secretary Thelma Wilson in the presence of the Board. The meeting was adjourned. Too the new Board was called to order with All members present. Director Rogers moved that the following Resolution be adopted now therefore be it resolved that Marvin d. Hunting and Duane l. Thomas have served faithfully and conscientiously executed their duties As members of the Board of education of the it. Pleasant Community school district1 or. Hunting 1959 1970 or. Thomas 1966 1970 and furthermore that their unselfish dedication of time and Energy has been a major contribution to the policies and philosophies of this educational institution and because of their Devotion and leadership the youth of this Community were better prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow. By Resolution the Board of education it. Pleasant school District 21, september 1970 the motion carried. Director Rogers was elected president of the Board for the coming year and director Nesbitt was elected vice president by unanimous vote. Use of school facilities and meetings were approved As follows professional meetings a. R. V. Formanek City superintendents Des Moines Iowa sept. 27 28th. Iowa Assn. Of school administrators Des Moines oct. 22 23rd. B. Helen Hallowell student Council workshop Ames sept. 28 the. C. Roger Gam Jobst . Convention Kansas City to. Oct. 14th 17th. D. Roger Williams . Atlanta a. Nov. 23rd 28th. E. Robert Evans american football coaches clinic Houston Texas Jan. Lith 14th. F. Daniel Bowman . Houston Texas Jan. 22nd 27th. Use of school facilities a. High school auditorium a school Board candidates meeting sept. 10th. B. Salem school lunch room Extension Council election nov. 19th. 7 30 to 10 00 . Too a special request by John Becker and Richard Bittie to teach evening courses at Iowa Wesleyan College was approved. Or. Formanek mentioned plans for the school open House during National education week and the upcoming school Board associations delegates Assembly on oct. 20. Mrs. Myers and or. Schimmel pfennig Are to attend. Committees were appointed by the Board president As follows chairmen appear first wages salaries. Benefits or. The Gay tones to sing at show the Gay tones Margaret layer Tenor Jean Shook Lead Sherri Mertens baritone Anna Lee Scott Bass. It. Pleasant a Lovely ladies of song will be featured on the Sweet Adeline show a decade of Harmony to be presented saturday sept. 26 at the mental health Institute. Since obtaining the top award in women a Barbershop singing the title of a International Queens of Harmony in 1968, the girls Ace much tin demand for appearances in Many cities. Hussein sends troops into North Jordan Vega to add 30,000 a. By up King Hussein sent two brigades of troops into Northern Jordan to Lay for what israeli military dispatches said could be a showdown with invading syrian tanks. Large scale israeli tank movements were reported along the Border As the Cabinet met in emergency session in Jerusalem. The Arab world appeared convinced the United states was ready to intervene in the spreading con list and there were separate warnings from Syria Egypt and palestinian guerrillas who said . Interests in the Arab world would be blown up if intervention came. Pope Paul i cautioned Israel against intervention in Jordan. Too in Washington Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott met with president Nixon for two hours and 45 minutes today and reported afterwards Nixon was a prepared to preserve the proper interests of the United states in the current Middle East he. Sidestepped questions on whether american armed intervention was discussed but called the situation too palestinian guerrillas said the jordanian air Force had gone into action against their positions in the Northern sectors for the first time. Most of their Force was destroyed Henry county 4-h rally saturday night the 1970 Henry county 4-h rally night will be held on saturday night sept. 26, 7 30 . At the it. Pleasant High school auditorium reports Les Schoffelman Extension 4-h and youth Leader. The 1971 4-h executive Council county officers will be elected by the entire county. This to member Council 5 boys and 5 girls assists with county 4-h programs county fair recreation programs officer training Etc. Later the Council will elect their own officers to be installed at the awards night program. Mary sue Mccormick county 4-h president and . Representative this past summer will give a program an her experience in the Philippines. An honorary 4-h member will be initiated by the retiring 1970 county officers. Retiring officers Are president Mary sue Mccormick vice president Eric Pancake Secretary Becky Bates reporter Tom Oon nip recreation chairman Carolyn Mckim. Others on the 1970 Council Are Mike Boa Lonnie hah Donna lamer Roger Lauer and Julie Unkrich. In the six Day War but it still has 38 combat aircraft and a number of transports and helicopters. The guerrillas said israeli artillery had shelled Irbid Early today but there was no confirmation. Previously they reported israeli air Force mystery jets flying protective cover for jordanian resupply flights. Too israeli military correspondents in the City of Tiberias on the sea of Galilee said Hussein sent in two brigades of troops before Dawn today toward Irbid 12 Miles below the syrian Border and Only 18 Miles East of the cease fire line. They said convoys of jordanian army trucks rolled southward on the East Bank of the Jordan River later in the Day but that they were empty jordanian Supply trucks returning South for More supplies. Earlier syrian units were reported moving South toward Amman. Too heavy fighting broke out in Amman today amidst scenes of horror. An Arab correspondent who got a dispatch out of Amman said hundreds of houses had been destroyed and thousands of bodies were in the streets and under rubble. The death toll was said to exceed 10,-000 with tens of thousands wounded. Guerrilla broadcasts said King Hussein a Palance was under fire. Too the palestinian red Crescent said a thousands of children Are by in in Amman of hunger and thirst and tens of thousands of wounded Are dying due to Lack of medical Aid and the destruction of a the International red Cross said in Geneva the food situation in Amman was so critical its chartered dc6 had begun begun flying in food rather than medical supplies. It said 6.5 tons were flown in today and that the food situation in one will present citations at Cao meeting citations will be awarded to All Henry county organizations groups or individuals who have provided space donated equipment or contributed Many hours of Volunteer service to the programs of the Southeast Iowa Community action organization. Inc. These awards will be presented at a meeting 1 30 ., tuesday sept. 29 at the mental health Institute auditorium in it. Pleasant. The meeting will dramatize the need for even More Volunteer efforts on behalf of these and similar programs especially from the churches the Rev. Donald Blakely who serves an inner City area of Kansas City kans., program which is sponsored by churches of a number of denomination will be the guest speaker. His dynamic presentation includes slides of the Kansas City kans., program which is known As a Cross lines program. A special guest will be Samuel j. Cornelius Kansas City mo., regional director of the office of economic Opportunity plans for a $275,000 expansion of i to mount pleasant from Tho the it. Pleasant facilities of Vega j Cuse . Headquarter. Industries were announced today by b. J. Byers manufacturing manager. A building of 30.000 Square feet will be added to the East Side of the Plant. This Annex will provide an additional 25,000 Square feet of manufacturing space As Well As five thousand Square feet of storage and office expansion area. Too eighteen Hundred Square feet of enclosure also will be built on to the Northwest Corner of the Plant to House the development department. This activity will be moved search Over Atlantic for balloonist new York up a Rescue planes moved out across the North Atlantic at Dawn today in a search for two men and a woman in a balloon that reported monday night it was sinking. The status of the 80-foot, helium filled balloon was a highly Uncertain a a the coast guard reported from its search and Rescue Center under which the Here. Employees parking Fapio Litis of be located to the East of to p. Lot and will be enlarged to hoi to per cent More cars. A parking lot will be provided of the Plant opposite the ant to the office. Of Quot i a Ltd this is the third major Plant expansion made to the local plight since production Begarif in fad 1965. One Hundred Twenty pm Joy eur Are engaged in the manufacture and shipment of fireplaces and misplace related products which a in marketed nation wide under the Brand name heat Lator. Henningsen steel pro ducts incorporated of Atlantic Iowa Jim been awarded the general contract for the project. Bite will be started within a few Dalfe Edwin Taylor recent it. Pleasant from Syracuse manage the development ment. He and his wife live year old son Edwin live at 1003 West Saunders Street. Ii heavy Rains Send streams out of batiks Ai it Community action agencies Are funded. Church groups throughout the four county area of Des Moines Henry Lee and Washington Are invited to Send representatives to this meeting. Former Newark mayor to jail Trenton . A former Newark mayor Hugh j. Addonizio was sentenced to a to year jail term and a $25,000 Fine today. He had been convicted of one count of conspiracy and 63 of extortion. A the commits Dom of these crimes has the gravest implications for our form of government a . District court judge George h. Barlow said As Addom Dzio a 22-year Veteran of Public service stood before Iii in. Addonizio remained silent. Also sentenced were three of Addonizio a four co defendants. Former City Public works director Anthony Lamorte and reputed underworld figure Joseph Bian chone each received to year jail sentences and $10,000 fines. Another reputed underworld figure Ralph Vicaro received 12 years in jail and a $10,000 Fine. Two Large areas roughly 450 Miles Southeast of St. Johns Newfoundland were being searched but there were no definite clues to the crafts location a spokesman said. The search area included 52,000 Square Miles. Visibility was reported Good today in the search area. There has been no radio Contact with the balloon called the free life since about 7 pm. Edt monday when the Crew reported it was about 600 feet above the water in a rainstorm descending and preparing to the balloonist left from a Meadow near East Hampton ., sunday afternoon intending to float to Europe preferably France in from four to to Days. They had travelled approximately 800 Miles. The Crew aboard the Orange banded yellow and White striped balloon was Malcolm Brighton. 32, a British aeronautical Engineer serving As Pilot Rodney Anderson also 32, a commodities broker from new York City the navigator and Andersons wife Pamela Brown 28, a television actress. The trip was financed by the woman a father John Young Brown who estimated the planning and equipment Cost $1 co too during the past four years. The Andersons and Brighton hoped to be the first people to Cross the Atlantic in a no powered bal Senate Noling for former City counsel Philip e. Gordon was suspended soon a trip of about 3,000 Miles. The pending conclusion of pne sentence j invest previous trip by a free ing report. Palestinian refugee Camp outside Amman is a absolutely catastrophic after six Days of civil War. Fund to match new gifts in county to Iowa Wesleyan Wagler and or. Nesbitt curriculum or. Schimmel pfennig and mrs. Myers buildings and grounds or. Nesbitt and or. Rogers finance and activities or. Rogers and or. Wagler transportation and policies mrs. Myers and or. Schimmel pfennig the next regular Board meeting is tuesday oct., is at 1 30 . A group of to individuals and businesses in Henry county have pledged a a Challenge fund of $10,000 to Iowa Wesleyan College according to an announcement today by Charles p. Cushman vice president for development at the College. Intending to motivate other Henry county individuals businesses and alumni to support the College by substantially increasing their own gifts the donors of the fund have agreed to match gifts to the College on the following bases 1. They will match Dollar tor Dollar All gifts from individuals and businesses who did not give to the College during the 1969-70 College year and 2. They will match Dollar for Dollar the amount of increase in gifts from individuals and businesses who did give to the College in the 1969-70 College year. Those establishing the fund Are Blue Bird Midwest inc. John Harris vice president. Professors Emma m. And James w. Layman Wesleyan faculty members. Insurance plan savings and loan c. R. Mccuen president. Or. Dale Garrels dentist and alumnus of the College. Mrs. H. E. Jacques widow of the late prof. Jaques renowned biologist author and teacher. Arthur Salzman Brighton heavy equipment contractor. It. Pleasant Bank and Trust Dan Mcallister president. Or. Louis a. Haselmayer president of the College. Metro mail Michael Mcsweeney vice president. Hayes insurance Agency e. A. Hayes owner. The Challenge offer applies Only to gifts from individuals and businesses in Henry county on or before june 30. 1971. The colleges annual drive in the county is set to begin wednesday and will continue through oct. 14. A such a fund is especially meaningful to the College this year a Cushman stated a and we Are grateful to these Fine friends of the College for their significant gesture in helping us meet our the College has set a goal of $60,000 to be raised in the county in the coming year nearly double the results of recent years. Floating balloon was 1,896 Miles by Cut it germans in 1914. Several persons have tried in the past to Cross the Atlantic but failed. Fulton unveils his program Des Moines up a Democrat Robert Fulton today unveiled the legislative program on which he will base his Campaign for governor listing taxes the control of crime and drug abuse As major areas for action by the 1971 Iowa legislature. A perhaps the most compelling of these issues a Fulton said at a news conference Here is the a outrageous Rise in local property taxes in Iowa. A this is hitting Iowa citizens where it hurts the most a he said. A this is also dealing a mortal blow to Industrial and business growth. A without adequate state wide revenues to spread the tax Load Seq thunders terms late monday of \ Lemoon and on into Tim and showers through. A dumped great quantities of huh to Tim Henry county area. A a a a amounts varied from Aam to inches a to a Strong fire Inch Tho Avo Inch amount in a strip about Throe Tam Omi and Southwest i where the dumped heavy Federal weather Bureau by Leo Turley showed until about 7 am. Third of an Inch for a total of 3 07 smaller streams lug and Skunk River already inc i full had backed into the i for Rah Early tuesday afternoon # m not yet Over the Rood skit of a fac Quot Hind Mills. A i i big greek did not re As Jim As on some other Occa Stond teb i ably because the Frea Flaata a rainfall evidently was West k i big Creek drainage ares. Huh High water floats a Wagon 1 cd James Wilbert who Miles East of it. Pleasant Field Avenue Extension Hod usual a a boat ride at about i my. Tuesday is a result of urn heavy Rains and. Flash flooding along the Creek Bottoms. Wilbert was returning hone m ids night shift at general i Erib in Burlington and noted that the Creek was out Over the Root Attr South of the Marvin Madame map. There were no barricades Falm the Road so he proceeded acre m Ille Bridge and to his Surprise ills Volkswagen station Wagon staffed floating Down and across the Ald. The Volkswagen the grader ditch crawled out a window Rich he Home soaked Quot a rude trial goes to jury the trial of Kenneth e. It. Pleasant charged with booking and entering went to a District court jury tuesday at 3 10. A amp ft0 is accused of breaking into die dbl or restaurant. M testifying for the stats a St him Kempf Helen Thomas suitably the Impact is concentrated Keith Leonard Senaris Sod Piuos on the Home owners Farmers and officer August Hagers. Giving Tao Timony for the defense weft a of a Warren Scott Raymond Ayne Charlotte Moore James but pics he a Hughes rude and Raymond Smith of Keokuk. Businessmen who pay property Fulton said. Complete Tower construction of the 280 foot Tower for station kill has been completed on the site one half mile South of it. Pleasant manager Paul l. Dennison said tuesday. Broadcasting jul begin sometime in october he anticipates. Terse Yerk by a. C. Gordon those with sense enough to give advice to erne usually have sense enough to give out none

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