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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 24, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 92, no. 225mt. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening september 24, 1970 Price to cents these Days by John Chamberlain the name for them is a a pirates As usual we Are having trouble with our words. The application of such terms As a commando and a a guerrilla to the Palestine liberation members who operate outside of Israel and adjacent Middle East countries to terrify the airports of the West confers a Semi legitimacy on individuals who should be known simply As pirates. The word a a commando came into european languages via the Boer War during which it was applied to Shock troops who worked behind the enemy lines. It was used in world War n by the British to describe amphibious units trained to make hit and run raids on German held coasts. A a a guerrilla is by classic definition an a a irregular in a a a regular War who harasses the enemy from the rear by operating independently. The important thing to understand is that neither the classic commando nor the classic guerrilla struck at innocents or neutrals. So if it be considered Correct to Call the arabs who have been Quot preying on u. S., Swiss West German and British air traffic by the name of commando or guerrilla it follows logically that the ., Switzerland West Germany and Britain have been made the objects of undeclared War. We a the nations of the West a Are the chosen enemy. Too this would thoroughly justify striking Back in self defense at the Palestine a by physical Force say with paratrooper landings to clean up their hideouts. The u. Went after Pancho Villa when his irregulars called bandits even in their native Mexico raided on american soil in president Woodrow Wilson a time. Since then of course the great nations have become feeble in their response when irregular War is made on them. No one save the israelis themselves would dare Send a paratroop unit to Deal out summary Justice to a pirate who pretends to the honorable name of a a commando or kor does anyone save the israelis themselves bridle particularly when the soviets Call Moshe Dayan the a a aggressor in the 1967 six Day War. The truth is that in 1967 the egyptians were poised to choke off the sea to the Southern Israel port of Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba. If a Man has a hand about to close on your Throat is it a a aggression to strike him in the Midriff before he can shut your Windpipe nobody in his right mind expects the communists to use words correctly but since this is True Why do we put such a Premium on signing pacts with them ask clarification of peace proposals Paris up a the United states today asked the vietnamese communists for a further clarification of their latest peace proposals. But it said the package did not appear to offer anything new. At the same time ambassador David k. E. Bruce accused the North vietnamese and Viet Cong of using american prisoners and their families As a pawns to achieve your political too Bruce in the first formal u. O o o not Only do we have word trouble we have number trouble. The reference libraries Are filled with material about the a Palestine i have always considered that the arabs have a fair Case in that some of their Brethren were victimized when the territory loosely known As Palestine wag partitioned after world War ii. The suffering in refugee lamps has surely been real although much of it has been the fault of arabs who wont care for their own. When the number of dispossessed palestinian arabs is set in the millions however Are the figures based on an accurate census. I have been told by an israeli whom i Trust that Only the births Imong the refugees Are recorded lever the deaths. No census has Jeen permitted if my israeli source s accurate. Moreover since a full generation has passed since there Pas first a refugee problem at East two thirds of the a a dispose less eds arabs must be children and grandchildren who have never had intact with the Palestine Home and they claim. It would not be a uprooting them to Settle them somewhere on Arab soil in that immense acreage reaching from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. I will be called a a zionist sym it at Hizer for using an israeli com it Saint about the a numbers games is applied to the refugee problem. 3ut an accurate count of refugees Gay age groups should be possible. There is it the in can to provide t. If anyone can produce it i would be Happy to print it. Distributed by King features Syndicate Agnew goes after seven Indin Apolis ind. Up a vice president Spiro t. Agnew has singled out seven democratic senators sex senators and senatorial hopefuls As new members of the a ubom lately club on crime and. Agnew also said wednesday right a planned visit to Washington by South vietnamese vice president Nguyen Oao by a might be a the vice presidents address was in behalf of rep. Richard l. Rou Debush r-ind., who is challenging sen. Vance Hartke d-ind., for his Senate seat. It was the last Stop in a whirlwind Campaign tour for Agnew. Although Hartke bore the Brunt of agnews remarks the vice president reserved a few comments for democratic senators Edward m. Kennedy of Massachusetts George Mcgovern of South Dakota Edmund s. Muskie of Maine and Philip a. Hart of Michigan plus senatorial hopefuls Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and and lad e. Stevenson Iii of Illinois. Kennedy Agnew said a is suddenly reversing his Field. Now instead of calling for commissioners to study the chances for amnesty for draft dodgers he is ringing by denouncing what he Calls a Carnous a Senate r Mcgovern just the other Day stepped cooing like a Dove and St Rcd roaring like a lion a Agnew said. A Twu Quot re were the voices of Muskie and Mcgovern of Stevenson and Humphrey of Hart and Hartke when the Radical leaders were making their threats of violence Only a year or two ago a a those previously indulgent political who arc now on election eve swelling the ranks of the hardliners on violence and crime a Agnew said Are a joining the come lately club on crime and response to an eight Point proposal from the Viet Cong on sept. 17 offering a cease fire if american and Allied troops were pulled out of Vietnam by next june said a while you have rearranged some of the elements of your earlier proposals and added certain detail to them it would appear that your fundamental demands remain unchanged however if you intended in your latest statements to convey new positions we would Welcome further clarification from too terse verse by a. C. Gordon Sligo on a caught Stead of taught. Jul. Skunk River now receding Skunk River although receding was stall overflowing into the lowlands in Henry county at noon thursday. The water level had dropped about three feet from the Crest at Oakland Mills. Rainfall for the past 2 4 hours was .60 of an Inch mostly in the form of showers. Bruce said american goals continue to be the withdrawal of All a outside forces from South Vietnam although he did not mention North vietnamese troops specifically. He also said the communist demand for the overthrow of the Saigon government of president Nguyen Van Thieu and their refusal to negotiate with that government a is unrealistic. A South vietnamese vice president Nguyen Cao by Thieu a official representative at the talks arrived in Paris two hours before today a session but refused to talk to newsmen and did not sit in on the session. Aides said they did not know How Long he would stay or any details of his program. To sponsor rest Stop at Hickory Grove the Henry county conservation Board has decided to sponsor the rest Stop at Hickory Grove for the remainder of 1970 and for the year 1971. The Iowa Highway commission has been informed of the intention. Inquiry has been made of the commission regarding an agreement relative to the tract. Periodic maintenance of the rest Stop is required to keep it in Good condition for those who desire to use it. Numerous requests had been made that the county conservation Board take Over the maintenance after the tract was cleaned up earlier this year. Inducted into army Terry a. Moxley 20, Salem for Nerly of it. Pleasant was inducted nto the army at Des Moines recently and sent to fort Leonard Wood to. For Basic training. He Nade up the Henry county draft Aall for september. Parker still claims innocence paroled Lincoln neb. Up a still a vowing his innocence of the crime for which he spent Over 13 years in prison former Lincoln City forester Darrel f. Parker was paroled today by the Nebraska parole Board. The unanimous decision followed a Brief 15 minute hearing at the state Penitentiary in which Parker appeared before the Board for just five minutes. The parole which goes into effect immediately came As no Surprise. Parker now 39, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1956 for the 1955 strangulation murder of his wife Nancy. The Henderson Iowa native has been free on Bond since last year As a result of his court fight to get his conviction reversed. On wednesday Parker dropped his court action and the effect of his decision appeared to weigh heavily on his mind and somewhat diluted his feelings toward being paroled. A some people May say that Parker capitulated but this meant at least another four years of litigation and we decided it was Wise to drop All litigation a he said afterwards. Ziggy goes outside after 29 years in zoo 6prison9 Chicago up a the door had been closed and bolted for 29 years. Wednesday it swung open and Zig a six ton Bull elephant had his first look at the outdoors since 1941. The old rogue eyed the outside warily. He was free to walk out into the Brookfield zoos elephant enclosure but he was in no hurry. First he stuck out his trunk and explored a bit. He see sawed Back and Forth apparently reluctant. Standing in Plain View was George a a slim Lewis Ziggy sold keeper and the Only Man the zoo could find who Ever successfully gave Ziggy an order. Lewis tried to coax the 59-year-old elephant into the Yard. After a half hour of indecision the elephant finally lumbered boldly through the door. He looked things Over sampled a few leaves from a tree picked some grass with his Long trunk and soon discovered and sampled a Bale of Hay. Perhaps Ziggy a indecision was indirectly caused by Lewis a presence. He was locked up and chained in april 1941, for trying to kill Lewis pinning the keeper to the ground Between his lethal tusks. Now Lewis had come from his Seattle wash., Home to advise zoo officials on plans to release Ziggy from solitary. Wednesdays Experiment zoo director Peter Crowcroft explained was intended to find out whether Ziggy would want to visit the outside if a special Cage were built to protect the Public. He did seem to like it. For about 90 minutes that is until his regular feeding time rolled around. Then he headed right Back inside for dinner. Spurgeon s officials Here for store opening And Britain evacuating nationals three men who were previous managers of the it. Pleasant Spurgeon a store were on hand for the grand opening of the new store Here. They Are Lee Lightner now manager of the Newton store Kenneth Lindmark now a buyer of Chicago Dave Zillinger manager at Knoxville and Gary see local manager. Pictured above at the grand opening of the new surgeons a store is Kenneth Lindmark former manager of the it. Pleasant store now a buyer for the company Ronald Rice District supervisor Paul Hayes president of Spurgeon Sani Gary see manager of the local store. Explosion blows Hole in jetliner near London London up a an explosion today blew a Hole in the front Section of an Are lingus Boeing 707 jetliner minutes before it landed safely at London a Heathrow Airport. Airport officials said to passengers were treated for Shock and one was taken to a Hospital. Ten Crew members and 112 passengers were aboard the new York to London flight. Airport and Are lingus officials said cause of the blast had not been determined but that they had confirmed it was not a bomb Type explosion. Airport officials said at first there were a some injuries to passengers but later advised those were treated mainly for Shock. One a woman was taken away on a Stretcher and put in an ambulance they said. Car goes info ditch along 34 break in at Orscheln league to Start drives sept. 28 it. Pleasant league of women voters will begin their annual membership and finance drive sept. 28 and continue through oct. 2. The league is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose candidates nor does it support or oppose political parties. Membership is open to All women citizens of voting age who believe in representative government. The purpose of the league of women voters is to promote political responsibility through informed and Active participation of citizens in government. The organization was established in 1920, the year that woman suffrage was finally incorporated int the Constitution of the United states. There Are now about 146,000 members of league of women voters of the United states. Also there Are 1227 local leagues in 50 states the Commonwealth of puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Locally mrs. Charles Cushman is president and mrs. Jack Hinton is chairman of the finance drive for the league. Vehicles collide a 1967 Chevrolet station Wagon owned by the Crane Ewart Young funeral Home and driven by Robert b. Young it. Pleasant and a 1966 Chevrolet owned by the Isu and driven by Robert Ford it. Pleasant collided on Broadway at 9 15 am. Thursday. Young was going North and Ford backed from the Starlight cafe onto the Street and stopped the collision fallowing. The right front fender on the station Wagon and the right rear of the Ford were damaged according to the police report. A 1966 Mercury driven by Dennis l. Bowling 23, Burlington went off Highway 34 about three Miles East of it. Pleasant at 5 a m. Thursday and into a ditch. Bowling who apparently fell asleep was not Hurt and the car Wasny to damaged. He was headed West at the time. The Accident was investigated by Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore. The Orscheln farm amp Home Supply Center West on Highway 34 was broken into during the night wednesday and $12.17 was taken from the Cash Register. A Timex watch and some sweatshirts were also taken. Entrance was gained by breaking a rear window. Deputy sheriff Charles Droz was called to investigate. I Zarfl la i r Joe Panther left chairman of the Iowa Wesleyan Advance g its committee posts a $31,742.77 Mark on the thermometer Signi Ying the amount already collected by his committee As the colleges Henry county drive for $60,000 got underway wednesday. Campaign chairman Lynn Byrne right and inc president Louis a. Haselmayer watch the posting. Inc fund goes up Joe Panther announced wednesday night that his Advance gifts committee already has collected $31,742.77 As Iowa Wesleyan a Henry county fund Campaign was officially kicked off at a dinner in the inc student Union. The Advance gifts from special projects and major past donors puts the College Over the 50% Mark in its goal to collect $60,000 from residents businesses alumni and other friends in the county during this years drive. Over 60 co chairmen captains workers and other drive personnel from it. Pleasant and other county communities attended the Kickoff dinner to pick up collection materials and hear remarks from drive chairman Lynn Eyre and Wesleyan president Louis a. Haselmayer. Inc students sue Brown and Dave Helman spoke briefly about their careers at Wesleyan and the special importance of the Small private College. Panther gave the Advance gifts report and Rev. Gerald m. Rosenberger of new London a United methodist Church presented the invocation. The Campaign continues through oct. 14 with workers filing Progress reports at the it. Pleasant chamber of Commerce office sept. 30 and oct. 7. The College Hopes to announce that the gift total has gone Over the $60,000 Mark sometime during the oct. 24-25 weekend when inaugural activities Are planned for president Haselmayer. Or. Haselmayer who took the reigns at inc feb. I after nearly 18 years on the faculty will be inaugurated at 3 ., oct. 25. By up the United states and Britain today began evacuating their nationals from the City of Amman torn by eight Days of civil War but quieter now than at any time since the War began. Sporadic fighting Advance along stronghold phenom penh up a elite cambodian paratroopers fought their Way to the East and. West slides of the communist stronghold of Tang Kauk and tonight reported finding 300 bodies of communist soldiers killed in the siege of the town cambodian officers reported. In South. Vietnam the Command said american mortar Crews bombed their own troops by mistake wednesday night in Central South Vietnam killing two gis and wounding four others. The unit was from the 2nd brigade of the 4th infantry division and was operating 16 Miles South of Bongson when it was hit. The cambodians have been trying for la Days to capture the Village of Tang Kauk 52 Miles North of phenom penh but the Viet Cong and North vietnamese were reported Well dug in and prepared for a stand. Today the communists Cut three More Bridges behind the government troops severing their Supply lines once More. Despite this setback cambodian officers said the troops fought their Way to each Side of Tang Kauk and dug in for the night. They said the cambodians suffered moderate casualties in the fighting. F. B. Annual meeting oct. 8 Henry county farm Bureau president William Tolander announces that the Henry county farm Bureau annual meeting will be october 8, at the presbyterian Church it. Pleasant. Smorgasbord dinner will be served at 6 30 pm. At a Cost of $3 per plate. The business meeting will follow. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and directors and adopt policy for 1971. There will be entertainment by the Gay tones and Emmett Earnest family. Reservation May be made at the farm Bureau office it. Pleasant or with any township directors insurance personnel or officers. Reservations should be in the office by october i and no later than october 6. Was reported in the City but not enough to halt the Airlift. The first plan Load of americans arrived in Beirut aboard a Coronado con Vair 990 chartered from the lebanese Middle East airlines. An airline spokesman in London said too americans were believed to be aboard mostly women and children who were Given first preference. The plane landed in Beirut at 5 30 11 30 am. Edt. A spokesman said the 112-passenger plane also carried some indians malaysians and a possibly other nationalities caught up in the fighting. A red Cross plane bringing wounded evacuees to Beirut also was arriving tonight. Postpone deadline for rail strike Washington up a Railroad and Union negotiators apparently near a settlement agreed Early today to postpone for two weeks a strike deadline Over tile Issue of whether firemen should be used on diesel freight locomotives no one including labor secret James d. Hodgson appeared fully satisfied with the Progress made in a 13-hour negotiating session that lasted until 1 30 Arn. Edt today but the Clear indication was a settlement could be reached on the 11-year dispute within the two week period. Unlike past rail strike deadlines no local Union members staged Wildcat strikes when the 12 01 Ali. Deadline passed today and rail lines reported operations Normal. The new strike deadline is 12 01 am. Oct. 8. At Issue is the need for firemen on diesel locomotives. The Union insists they Are necessary to maintain safety standards. The railroads contend an Engineer and a brakeman can handle All work in the cab and that the fireman Issue boils Down to Little More than a old fashioned Carter nominated for 1 governor in Georgia Atlanta up a Jimmy car a Ter a wealthy Peanut Farmer who called himself one of Georgia so lit tie people a won a smashing Victory rvs a former gov. Carl e. Sander wednesday night in a democratic primary Runoff for governor. A the voters decision probably will go Down As one of the greatest victories that has Ever been seen in this state a said the 45-year-old former state senator. Carter had led Sanders also 45, in the first primary two weeks ago but a nine Man Field kept him from getting a majority. He kept his momentum in wednesdays Runoff and three hours after the polls closed his Lead was so Large that Sanders conceded. Also in the voting Andrew j. Young a former aide to the late Martin Luther King jr., won a first step toward becoming Georgia a first Black congressman in too years. Young 38, beat White attorney Wyman c. Lowe for the democratic nomination in the 5th District and will meet rep. Fletcher Thompson r-ga., in november. Ogden d. Dwight of do Register Dies Des Moines up a Ogden g. Dwight 55, a member of the Des Moines Register and Tribune staff for 33 years died wednesday night at Iowa methodist Hospital Here after suffering a stroke earlier in the Day. He was editor of the sunday Register to Magazine and music editor plus serving As a frequent drama and Book critic for the sunday Register. Smash big Hijack gang new York up a police smashed a multimillion Dollar Hijack gang wednesday and the Bronx county District attorney disclosed the breakup of a the biggest and most successful Auto theft ring Ever to operate in new Yolk sax men were arrested in connection with the Hijack operation on charges ranging from hijacking to murder. Police said the gang had been involved in an number of robberies and hijackings of International shipments at Kennedy International Airport. Eleven men including two policemen who allegedly acted As Drivers and guards were indicted in the Auto theft Case. Bronx District attorney Burton Roberta said that 55 stolen cars had been recovered and police expected to recover another 150 to 250 vehicles. The hijacking operation was smashed after a year Long investigation. Police recovered stolen goods valued Ait $6 million that had been stored in a Manhattan warehouse. Stanley Diamond 21, one of the alleged hijackers was charged with conspiracy to comm to murder in the slaying of a Jersey City warehouse worker. Police said the Man apparently was slain to prevent him from talking about the Hijack fencing operation. Iowa Wesleyan to share in use of computer Washington up a a $433,000 Federal Grant from the Natl onal science foundation a been Given to the University of Iowa to be used for a computer Canter which would Ink the University with seven other colleges around the state. The Grant was earmarked for two year project calling for the use of a computer in the instruction it math and biology classes at die University. The computer win also sender Central College Pella Grinnell College Grinnell Iowa Wesleyan it. Pleasant Mary Craft cottage Davenport and Clarine College amt the University of Dubuque Dubuque

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