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finite' IOWA NEWS More News Important News Exclusive News Copyright, 1971, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday Morning, July 11, 1971 Local News Section Tr i i Jtoimoe Stoma I OKI 11 Row Splits Lutherans in RAY ASSAILS UTILITY RATE CASE DELAYS SEES RIVER BELOW OMAHA FISH 'DESERT' Utility Argues ForA-Plant C.R. CITIZEN GAVE SPUR TO COURT PROBE Acted on Concern For Traffic Safety c- v4 "1 1 i IV 1 if s. i. 1 a i it A 1 i 1 i i is SUNDAY REGISTER COUORPHOTO BY LARRY NEIBERGALL Sioux City Spitz been talking to Spitz and the 500-pound male lion's sister, Henrietta, since they were imported to the U.S. when they were seven-week-old cubs.

The cats are now 2, years old. STORY: Page 5. Rill Tott is shown with Spitz, one of two African lions he keeps in his back yard at Sioux City. Tott, 52, is like Dr. Doolittle in that he says the only way to train a lion is to talk to it.

He's By Otto Knauth (Register Staff Writer) BROWNVILLE, NEB. The Missouri River south of Omaha already is a biological desert almost devoid of fish life and cannot be harmed by any heated water from the nuclear power generating plant under construction near here, a plant official said last week. "This is the fastest major river in the world," said L. John Cooper, health physicist for the Nebraska Public Power District, which is constructing the huge plant beside the Missouri about 70 miles south of Omaha. Current's Speed Straightening of the Missouri's channel by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s and 1960s increased the speed of the current to where it now is flowing at an average of 7 to 8 miles an hour, Cooper said.

This is too fast to maintain fish life. The only fish his snrvey crews have found were a few in the backwaters of the river's so-called training dikes stone walls which project into the current and which are designed to stabilize the channel. While conceding there was no doubt that the speed-up in the Missouri current has cut clown on its fish population, Ken Mad- den, chief of fisheries for the Iowa Conservation Commission, said he wouldn't go so far as to call it "a biological desert. But Madden said his depart ment had no fish surveys of the river that far south. "There are still fish in the river below Sioux City," he said, and added, "perhaps it is Omaha's sewage which has cut down on the fish population" below the city.

The ecology of the river is one of the subjects of concern to environmentalists in view of the fact that the nuclear plant will use tremendous amounts of river water for cooling, then returning the heated water to the river. Nebraska Public Power's Cooper Nuclear Station is one of two nuclear plants under construction along this reach of the Missouri River. The other plant is the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station being built by the Omaha Public Power District near Blair, about 30 miles north of Omaha. Both plants now are scheduled to go into operation in the spring of 1973, after long delays. The Cooper station here is designed to generate about 800 megawatts (800,000 kilowatts) of power; the Fort Calhoun Station about 460 megawatts.

Construction Costs of the Cooper Station's power will go to Iowa Power and Light Co. to cover the Des i s-based firm's power needs in central and southwestern Iowa. Iowa Power is not contributing to the Cooper construction costs but has con- RIVER Please turn to Page Four Parkersburg By Jack Hovelson (Register Staff Writer) PARKERSBURG, IA. The congregation of Parkersburg's largest and wealthiest church, Bethel Luther- an, nas been Mncwuiifg split in half in a ulaFutC uvci i0ES MONB tne roie oi me church. 0 200 Disgusted with what he calls a "social gospel" emphasis by leaders of the American Lu theran Church (ALC), the Rev EIRoy Buhr, three-year pastor at Bethel Lutheran, has broken from the church and has taken about half of its congregation with him.

The group has organized an "independent" Lutheran con gregation in Parkersburg. It plans to hold its first service today in an elementary school here. Meanwhile, the other half of the congregation of Bethel Lu theran is maintaining its affilia tion with the ALC, and is staying at its impressive-looking church building constructed 1948 at a cost of $70,000. The ALC has assigned a temporary pastor to the church. The split was preceded by a series of stormy meetings marred by bickering, arguments and face-to-face name-calling by members of the rival factions of the original 200-family congregation.

Efforts by ALC Iowa district officials to heal the split have failed. Rev. Buhr claims that, to the contrary, they contrib uted to the upheaval. The Rev. Mr.

Buhr, 45, a na tive of Sumner, announced BRUNO SCNLAC TENHAUFEN his July 1 resignation in a letter he circulated here last month. The. lengthy announcement con tained a number of sharply worded accusations aimed at ALC leaders. Charges Denied The ALC's Iowa district pres ident, Dr. Bruno Schlactcnhau- fen of Des Moines, denies all the charges and further accuses the Rev.

Buhr of generating fear among his parishioners by feeding them "slanted, negative information and half-truths." In his letter, the Rev. Mr. CHURCH- Please turn to Page Three Over the "Retiring? But you don't look a day over 55." "That's because I'm 4.5, but my age has nothing to do with I'm retiring because of personal reasons." "Gee, are they anything you can talk about?" "Only if you promise to keep it strictly off the record. This is not for publication." "You have my word." WELL. IT'S hard to explain but I just don't feel in the mood to scrub floors anymore: the fun's gone out of it.

And I always promised myself that when scrubbing floors wasn't fun anymore, I'd stop doing it." "Yes. I suppose it can get to be drudgery if you do it for a living. And speaking of making a living, what are you going to do now?" "I haven't decided yet, but one thing I know. I'm not going to try and cash in on my name by opening a chain of franchise restaurants or anything like that. I've seen too many former scrubwomen go broke doing that." "Maybe you could open up a scrub woman consulting service." "It's an idea.

I'm going to take my time deciding, though. I'm not going to rush into it likf 1 did scrubbing." EL ROY BUHR Controversy Over Bones of Indian By James O'Shea Copyright 1971, Des Moines Reqister and Tribune Company The bones of an Indian girl who was buried on the prairies of western Iowa at least 100 years ago have become the center of a dispute between a female Indian activist and state officials. Urges Speedup by Commerce Unit By Michael Sorkin Copyright, 1971, Del Moines Register and Tribune Company Gov. Robert Ray said Satur day that he has urged the Iowa Commerce Commission to halt case delays which have caused lowans to pay millions of dollars in higher utility bills before increased rates are approved. Both the con sumer and util- i companies have suffered from commission inaction on rate increase requests, Ray said.

He said that "for the public," the delays by the commission mean paying higher utility bills indefinitely." "For the companies, it could mean having to make enormous refunds to customers because the commission has taken years to make up its mind," the governor added. Iowa Law Under Iowa law, a utility can boost its rates before the Iowa Commerce Commission decides whether or not the increase is justified, Ray noted. The commission normally allows a utility company to put rate increases into effect 120 days after the higher charges are requested if the firm guarantees to refund any charges later found by the commission to be excessive, Legislators also have objected to the long delays in rate case decisions, saying consumers become so accustomed to the higher charges that opposition dwindles as years pass. At least six major rate increase cases are now pending some dating as far back as 1967 and 19 and none of the six firms has yet been ordered to make refunds to customers. The only major rate, ruling the commission has made since it assumed rate regulation in 1963 involves the Davenport Water Co.

Residents of Betten-dorf and Davenport have been paying a 50-per-cent boost in rates for five years while the company apppeals a commis- COMMISSION- Please turn to Page Four Leaves Ranks Of Scrubbers YOU CAN HARDLY pick up the paper these days without reading of yet another athlete in his prime retiring because of "personal reasons." A first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, a star end for the New York Jots, an outfielder for the Washington Senators men in their late 20s or early 30s calling it quits because they've lost their taste for the game of their choice. It tears your heart out, really. The travel is tiring. The adulation of the fans is corrupting. The team discipline is dehumanizing.

No wonder they want to quit. The phenomenon is not limited to athletes, however. I was sitting at my desk the other dav, working on an "Unleash Joe Namath" bumper sticker, when Elsie Schmatta walked up. Elsie is a scrub woman in the building. JUST CAME up to say goodbye.

O.T.," she said, holding out her hand. "It's been a real pleasure working with you; you always kept an interesting wastebasket." "Elsie, don't tell me jou're leaving." "Yen. I'm retirinz. Todav's my last day." 1 it i ROBERT RAY By William Simbro (Register Staff Writer) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. What can one private citizen do to right what he considers to be a wrong in society? Bob Birr has found that one man can do plenty.

Last fall, Birr, a traffic safety consult ant here for the I Motor Club of" Iowa, became B0 concerned BIRR about the lack of action in Mu nicipal Court on serious traffic violations. As a direct result of his quiet one-man action these things have happened: The Iowa Supreme Court ordered an investigation of the Municipal Court which ended in strong censures last month of two of the three judges, Loren M. Hullinger, 43, and John B. Reilly, 53. The Linn County Bar Association which for years has been criticized privately for not "doing something" about the Municipal Court situation last week asked Attorney General Richard Turner to further 'investigate Hullinger.

The bar asked that if Turner feels it to be appropriate, removal action be filed against Hullinger in District Court. The Linn County Crime Commission has applied for federal funds to hire an administrator for the Municipal Court to try to prevent the huge backlog of cases and lost and misplaced files from happening again. The high court criticized Hul linger for short work hours. overindulgence in drinking, appearing in court showing the effects of drinking and failing to rule on cases dating back to 1964. The veteran of nearly 15 years on the bench survived an earlier Supreme Court re buke in 1964 and was re-elected in 1967.

Reilly Mas urged by the high court to face up to the "harsh realities" of the rigors of being a judge and to dispose of cases faster. Bar association members Thursday refused to support possible ouster action against CITIZEN Please turn to Page Five Offe Cs "How did you get into the business, anyway." OH, I WAS just a dumb kid, impressed by the glamour of empty office buildings and the fact you didn't have to stand up while you worked. I thought it was all pails of hot, soapy water and shiny floors. They don't tell yog about the cigarette butts, the wads of chewing gum, the stubborn heel marks." suppose you wouldn't want your daughter following your knee-prints, then?" "I don't believe in trying to live your children's lives for them. I just want them to be happy.

One thing, though, I'm going to insist that, whatever they do, they get a college education first. That way if they choose scrubbing floors and it doesn't work out, they'll always have something to fall back on." She left then, blowing her nose on the hem of her dress. She'd made the Scrubbing News All-Star team three years in a row and was a cinch for the Hall of Fame if she hadn't hung up her knee-pads. Shell be missed. DofiaW Kayl 1 ft 9 MAN SLAIN IN SANDPITBRAWL By a Staff Writer WATERLOO, IA.

An early morning brawl Saturday at a Waterloo sandpit culminated in the gunshot slaying of one man, the wounding of another, and the arrests of two men, one of them accused of murder. Police dispatched to the scene shortly after 4 a.m. had to restrain a crowd of 20 to 30 persons who were attempting to attack the man charged with the slaying. Three weapons were confiscated by police, one from a man who was attempting to shoot the accused slayer, officers said. Charged with murder is 'John Martin, 25, of Waterloo.

Robert C. Sanders, 24, of Waterloo, is charged with assault with intent to murder. Both were being held in the Waterloo city-jail under $25,000 bond. Slaying Victim The slaying victim was identified as Glen Payne, 30, of Wa- SHOOTING- Please turn to Page five Tells of Beating At Phone Booth A Des Moines man told police he was beaten into unconsciousness Saturday morning by a carload of youths who attacked him in the 3000 block of Ingersoll Avenue. Officers identified the injured man as Gregory L.

Strait, 23, of 2717 Leyner Drive. Police said he declined medical attention at the scene for injuries to his stomach, right leg and knee. He told officers he was at a pay telephone booth about 3 a.m. when five youths in a car stopped near him and one jumped from the car at him. Strait said be pushed the youth back into the car and slammed the door against the youth's head.

Then, Strait said, four other youths got out of the car and beat him with their fists and kicked him until he lost consciousness. He said he regained consciousness about 5 a m. and telephoned for assistance. FLOODS IN C.R. BY 7-INCH RAIN Rain unofficially measured at up to 7 inches in less than three hours pummeled Cedar Rapids Saturday afternoon, forcing rescue by boat of many families, sending creeks out of their banks, washing out a bridge and caving in basement walls.

No injuries were reported. Des Moines had .66 inch of rain early Saturday, and the Weather Service said the line of thunderstorms had moved steadily eastward by afternoon, drenching cities in eastern Iowa, including Belle Plaine where 4.6 inches fell, Luzerne with 4 inches and Toledo with 3.8 inches. Hardest hit in Cedar Rapids was the northeast part of the city. The WMT stations, located in that area, said its rain gauge broke after six inches and estimated that another inch fell. Only an inch of rain fell in the same period at the Cedar Rapids Airport southwest of the city.

The fire department called in all off-duty firemen and issued an emergency call for motor WEATHER ricase turn to Page Six The sheriff's office quoted McMahon, who has a summer home on the lake, as saying he was pulling two. skiers and turned around to check on them. When be looked ahead again he was headed toward a pier, the sheriff's office was told, so he swerved, striking a pontoon boat tied up at the pier. McMahon's boat then ran over four children swimming near the the sheriff's spokesman said, adding that no charges have been filed and the Missouri boat patrol is The Indian woman Yankton Sioux is "Running Moccasins" or Mrs. Maria son- Pearson (her marnua name; of Marne, who is in Des Moines undergoing tests at Iowa Luther- Jan Hospital.

She wants state officials to surrender the bones of the girl covered MARSHALL McKUSICK during highway construction for a proper Indian burial. State Archeologist Marshall McKusick says he must keep the remains under an Iowa law which entrusts him with articles of historical significance. Says Running Moccasins: "They (state archeology officials) say they want to learn more about the Indian. Well, there are plenty of live ones around they can come and talk to. They don't have to go poking their noses around in our graves! If I did that to a white man's' grave, I'd be arrested." Running Mocasins, 37, has promised a fight, even if it means massing Indians from nine surrounding states and Running Moccasins "Indian Burial Important" I i 3 marching on McKusick's office in Iowa City.

McKusick says "I don't want that woman to think in any way that if she raises a fuss, I'll give her a couple of boxes of bones." It all began when an unmarked cemetery was unearthed by a State Highway Commission crew about 2Vi miles west of Glenwood. A bulldozer had removed several inches of topsoil when it exposed the bones of an Indian girl, believed to have been about 18 to 21 years old, along with several hundred glass beads, some brass finger rings and metal earrings. The bones were about eight inches beneath the surface. Further excavations at the same site unearthed bits of tombstones and the bodies of 26 whites in an bid cemetery. The bodies subsequently were rebur-ied in the Glenwood Cemetery.

Outside of the few broken pieces of tombstone, the cemetery of the whites was unmarked and a thorough search of records at the Mills County Courthouse failed to produce any record of the deaths. Although little is known about the cemetery, Ernest Barker of Pacific Junction said his grandmother and three of her children were buried there in 1867. Barker, 77, said that he knew of no Indian camps in the area but that some Indian relics had been found about a mile north of the cemetery. When Running Moccasins, whose husband is a district engineer for the Highway Commission, learned that officials planned to rebury the bodies in the Glenwood Cemetery, except for the Indian girl's remains, she began her fight. Running Moccasins, chairman BONES Please turn to Page Three I Loses Control of Boat; Swimmer Dies, 3 Hurt (Special Dispatch to The Register) CAMDENTON, MO.

One teen-age girl was killed and three youngsters were injured near here Saturday when a powerboat driven by an Indianola, man hit a pontoon boat and went out of control, authorities said The four victims were swim ming in the area, officers said. The accident occurred about 5:45 p.m. on the Lake of the Ozarks, said the Camdon County sheriffs office, which identified the driver of the boat as John McMahon of 1410 Country Club Road, Indianola. The dead girl was identified as Virginia Ragsdale of St. Louis, Mo.

David Jacquin, 11, St. Louis, and Christopher Sullivan, 5, of Florissant, were taken to a Springfield, hospital. Debbie Sullivan, 12. Christopher's sister, was treated and released. I I.