Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • 1

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eaccredited Sale worries By HENRY GINIGER i EV Kn JoHi timf PARIS Fiance is believed to have officially informed the I'nited States and Britain that she is negotiating with Libya the sale of arms and capital goods for Libya's economic development. The information followed inquiries by Washington, whose concern was reported to have been caused by a report that appeared in The New York Times Dec. 19 of an extensive arms deal between France and Libya. Washington appeared to be worried that such a deal could upset the arms balance in the Middle East. The Times report said that according to diplomatic sources, the deal would involve $400 million and would include more than 50 mirage jots and 200 heavy tanks.

French diplomatic sources here said, however, that although the S400-million figure was close to the total Libyan request, civilian equipment accounted for a large part of it. The Times report also said that the French were reported to have offered to assume the responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the air bases in Libya that are being evacuated by Britain and the United States. The Libyans were believed to have approached France in a pressing way shortly after a revolutionary government look over the country on Sept. 1. While seeking to remove American and British military presence, the Libyans were pictured as anxious to avoid falling into the Soviet orbit.

At the same lime, the young military leaders were said to be also anxious to get a development program started and to make Libya, as one source put it, "the Israel of the Arab world." Libya was not a combatant in the 19(i7 Israeli-Arab war and therefore would not be affected by the embargo France has in principle applied to parties to the conflict. These, in the official view are Israel, I'nited Arab Republic, Jordan and Syria. But the amounts of military equipment that the Libyans were reported to have requested of Memorial Hospital in Mason City has received a three-year rxlrnsion of its accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Dick Clock, Memorial Hospital administrator, said the hospital was surveyed last Nov. 19 by Dr.

Robert E. Nuernberger, Astronauts grounded by NASA SPACE CENTER, Houston (API Three astronauts, including Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan L. Bean, have been grounded for violating flying regulations. The space agency announced today that Bean, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter R. Cunningham and scientist-astronaut Joseph P.

Kervvin drew 30-day groundings that will be in effect until Jan. 2.1 The announcement said that on Dec. 16 Bean, through a com- ALAN BEAN Apollo 12 crewman munications misunderstanding, took off from Ellington Air Force Base near the space center without a departure release. "He thought he was cleared for take off," a spokesman said. The spokesman said that on Dec.

17 Cunningham and Ker-win, in separate flights from Ellington, violated a regulation requiring them to list a suitable alternate landing site prior to take off. Cunningham was one of three crewmen in the Apollo 7 earth-orbit mission in October 18. Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon was lunar module pilot on the Apollo 12 flight in November. Kerwin, a physician, has not flown into space. Contacted about the report.

Bean said he had no comment. The other two astronauts were not immediately available for comment. Bean, a Navy captain, is a former jet test pilot with thousands of hours in jet. propeller and helicopter aircraft. He has flown 27 different aircraft and once told newsmen he never had a major crisis in flight.

Bean and others in the astronaut corps use TO jets to commute from the Manned Spacecraft Center lo Cape Kennedy, Fla and to other space centers. The grounding, in effect, pre-ents Bean and the other two from flying aircraft alone between tiie various centers. Recently inducted into the Army of South Vietnam, nation'' after toing: issued helmets and field jrear at the these younsr Vietnamese are petting: their first taste of Quanjr Trungr National Training: Center, 10 miles north-rnutinized life in the military. They are sitting: "in for- west, of Saigon. 50 Mirage fighter bombers and 200 tanks among other things were generally considered to he more than the Libyan armed forces could use.

Despite the usual clauses forbidding the transfer of equipment to third parties, there has been fear by Ihe Israelis and apparently by the I'nited States that some of it would find its way into the United Arab Republic. Ambassador Sergeant Shriver is expected to request further details when he confers with French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann. French policy in the Middle East and North Africa will be major subjects of review, according to informed sources. While the government has not denied that plans wpre afoot to supply Libya, it did firmly deny today a report published in the British press that France would al.so sell arms to the United Arab Republic. It remained silent, however, on a shipment of some 200 tons of munitions and other equipment to Iraq.

The equipment was loaded aboard an Iraqi ship, the Rama-dan-14, which arrived in Cherbourg Saturday. Although Iraq too has participated in the fighting, France has excluded her from the embargo. Fire chief will retire March 31 Clifford J. Pierce, chief of the Mason City Fire Department the last seven years, has announced his retirement, effective March 31. Pierce's letter of resignation was read and accepted at Monday evening's meeting of the City Council.

Mayor Tom Jolas said a successor will be appointed later, after results of Civil Service examinations are reported. Pierce, who is fi.1, has been chief of the department since CLIFFORD PIERCE Fireman for 40 yari January l.t when he was appointed by then Mayor George K. Mendon. He had served as acting chief since Nov. I.

12. when the late A. Boyd Arnold retired. The chief has been a memher of Ihe fire department nioif than 40 years. He was appointed May IB, I92S.

was promoted to lieutenant Jan. 11. and to captain June 16. IH4 He moved to Mason City a a youngster from Mitchell, I) and was educated in Mason City public schools. His father, th late Richard iPicki Pierce, is a Mason City policeman for many years.

He and Mrs, Pierce live at 2-11 Wh SK. Pierce has held number of positions, including th presidency, in the Iowa Firfimn AssitcMlloll Inside The Globe ew state symbol revealed a member of the joint commission. As a result of the survey, Clock said, approval was given for accreditation of Memorial Hospital "for three years or until a subsequent survey is conducted." In a letter to Memorial Hospital officials informing them of extension in accreditation, the joint commission commended hospital for maintaining standards worthy of accreditation and for constant efforts to improve the quality of patient care. The joint commission is composed of members of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Surgeons, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association. It was formed in 1952, succeeding the first accrediting body the American I le of Sugeons established in 1918.

Clock said the joint commission recommended a number of minor changes and adjustments in the hospital operation, most of which already have been or are in the process of being implemented. Clock said Tuesday that Memorial is almost finished with a large remodeling program that was begun last March. City shivers, but others have it worse The coldest weather in a year hit Mason City Monday and Tuesday, but by comparison with some other spots in the state the city didn't have it so bad. The low temperature early Tuesday morning in Mason City was -14 degrees, which was the lowest since Jan. 4, 1969.

when the thermometer dipped to -15. The temperature never got above -2 degrees in Mason City between 8 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. This marked the first time since the Jan.

3-4 period last year that the thermometer didn't get above zero. During that 24-hour period last year the low was -15 and the high was -5. Elsewhere in Iowa Monday and Tuesday, low temperature marks tumbled. At Waterloo a record -28 was recorded, the state's low. At Dubuque, the temperature dropped to -23 degrees to break a record of -22 which had been set in 1884.

Clinton also broke a record with a -18 degree reading, which was one degree colder than the previous record for this date set in 1924. The warmest place in Iowa, during Monday night was I.a-moni where the thermometer stopped at the -5 degree mark. The cold weather was expect-rd to continue in the state Tuesday with lows ranging from -5 to -IV federal courts had ordered this county and 20 other districts to integrate their educational system immediately and completely Onl three of the .0 districts that are under orders to desegregate immediately reopened classes Monday. Sme white students attended the integrated and some stayed away. No ioknce was reported, but a few whites picketed in protest.

"I ran figure it out." mused He Will Ginn. a Negro who as principal of the s( hools where Annette and Tommy enrolled. "Their daddy is model displayed by the governor at the press conference. The governor said the symbol and theme could vary in color from the standard white symbol and black theme and in size, but the Development Commission would make an effort to keep the same type face used on every reproduction. in Vietnam between $700 to $1,000 to construct the first roadside symbol and the structure, but after that the cost would go down, because they would have a mold from which to work.

The roadside structures would probably be made of a fiber glass-like material and be four dimensional similar to a balsa Aqnew KARl'L. Afghanistan 1AP1 -Vice President Spiro T. Agnew flew Tuesday to Afghanistan, a showcase of amicable U.S.-So-viet coexistence from which the Afghans profit. Kabul was the sixth stop on the vice president's 26-day tour of Asian nations, and he was to spend 20 hours in the city, located in a valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Agnew and his wife.

Judy, took off for Afghanistan after 22 hours in another neutral mountain kingdom. Nepal. There the vice president saluted his hosts' "continuous ability to exist with New soldiers proximately two years of searching for a theme and symbol, Ray told the press conference. Ray said the significance of the symbol was to portray Iowa's growth in all directions. "It symbolizes the development of the individual, of agriculture, of business, and of industry," he said.

Bill Munsell, a member of the advertising firm which worked on the symbol and theme, said the intention was to use the two together in any number of means to promote the state. Munsell suggested displaying the pair on letterheads, window stickers, on the backs and sides of trucks and possibly even license plates in addition to the erection of 12 fool high symbols in rest areas along the state's interstate highways. State officials predicted the first 12 foot structure might be constructed within the next two months, even though the Development Commission is not presently budgeted to include construction of them. A Development Commission official estimated it would cost whites, flies to Afghanistan DES MOINES AP) A contemporary design similar in appearance to a four leaf clover underpinned with the words "Iowa a Place to Grow" is the new symbol and theme for Iowa promotion. The symbol and theme were unveiled Tuesday by Gov.

Robert Ray, and members of the Iowa Development Commission during a breakfast and press conference here. The unveiling concluded ap- iOVQ a place to row New stofe symbol like most white folks around here. Why should he send his kids to school with black Annette had the answer. "Daddy wanted us to go to a private school." she said "But we didn't have the money." So. Monday morning, she took her seat in Mrs Virginia Wilkinson's memtx'r sixth grade class, and her brother stored his books in a desk jut doun the ball the other f.torth graders t.v.ight by Mrs.

F.li.'a-tw th Parker Except for two elderly janitors, the two rtung children of Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Brown is1- its two neighbors, China and India." and said the I'nited States will help Nepal in even possible way. In a departure statement lie hailed the Nepalese for working for their own development but said the country also was an excellent example of the way in which a community of nations can join successfully in a major development effort. Nepal gets aid from India.

Red China and the I'nited Slates. Afghanistan's big helpers arc the Russians and the Americans Shanog a frontier of their average daily attendance. month, before 1' Court of lor the Fifth Circuit ordered the desegregation of the Wilkinson schools, ihe approximate daily average was 3 pupil Monday, however. 2 7. Negro s'ti-dents showed up lor i lass, Wastes reiused 'o ula'e on nether Vinette and Tottvm might joined othei wn.te children If th.t dcs iu INTEGRATED (Pltt turn to Pgt 2) with the Soviets, the Afghans have received million in economic aid from them since and $100 million from the I'nited States.

Americans say the Soviets have provided another oiH) million in military aid Fire guts hatchery A frame and concrete block building housing the Cerre Gordo Hatchery at 14 6th NE in Mason City was gutted by fir of an unknown cause early Tuesday afternoon. Mason City firemen battled the fire, which was reported about 1 p.m., in sub-iero temperatures. G. O. Aeling, operator of the hatchery, told officials the budding contained office records and hatchery equipment, but no chickens.

The story and a half building is owned by Stan Carr, who also owns and operates Midway Market, which is rent to the dam-agd building. The building is about 70 years old. Aeling sad the hatchery has been in it for about 2' i years. It also was reported that Carr had some antique furniture stored in the building. Cair was not available for comment.

No eitima'e of damaje was available. ,1 nteg rated school: 2 1,391 Negroes pals at the four schools in the county system, and paused nnv. mentanly to discuss the future of public education here 'T don't know what will hap pen but 1 do know that an all Negro system will he a tremendous burden on us." he said "The loss of ai! these student, will m.Ae our educational ss-teni more cvprnio because we will be operating 'he same cumber of ami esM-ntia! 1 the saire investment but we will a loss of rf enue MlsSxslp'! pi.b I receive stale funds on the By JAMES T. WOOTEN Wonnvn.l.K. Miss.

Brown stood in the rain with her htt'o brother. Tommy, her l.ps and waiting for a bus to ukc them home from thrir first day as the only white students in their county's public When the semester b-Mmday morning here rural in southwestern Missivsppi. the other wh-te thidren Wilkinson l'on! slaed hone, waitu-g to brgm their studies next week in pn-wte schwl bartered after the were the only whites a spraw ling, one floor school where 1.500 Negro students and teachers will study this jear. "I was afraid, es. that's right." Annette said after class ended Monday.

She is II ears old Tommy is 9. Asked what she hid feared, she said she didn't remember. Tommy, unlike his sister, said he had not tveen aft aid at all and "liked it pretty nun In the Wi'kinson Count) com hHie. aNtit a mile from the sth'vl. the Superintendent of Education.

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