27 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1966
Page
1
William H. Weldon, president of News Tribune Company, states that the press must pursue truth and tolerate error while preserving free reason to combat it. He emphasizes steadfast commitment to journalistic independence and integrity.
Jefferson City and Cole County honor Marine Lance Cpl. Dale Lee Clark, a local native killed in Viet Nam. The town observes a funeral with offices closed and flags flown at full or half-mast as proclamations call for respect for Clark and others who died serving in the war against communism.
Missouri moves toward a 16th regional library system uniting Maries Miller Osage and Cole counties with Jefferson City public library. The plan targets a 300000 dollar annual budget and a 200000 volume potential collection. Regional pooling aims to cut duplicate titles and services and boost access for readers across counties.
In a Senate panel session on urban troubles, Attorney General Katzenbach rejects leftist planning theories for Watts and other riots. He cites disease, despair, and joblessness as agitators and criticizes Great Society policies as mismanaging funds and failing local peace. He implies federal sociology shapes public policy and cautions against bureaucratic overreach.
Walter Trohan analyzes President Johnson's paradox in civil rights politics and wartime policy. The piece traces Johnson’s shift from cautious civil rights ally to a public call for self discipline aimed at soothing protests while supporting the Vietnam effort and wage policy tensions.
Walter Tabaka of the Polish American Political Action Committee argues that those who aid the enemy in the Viet Nam war deserve punishment. He criticizes HUAC witnesses who attacked the U.S. role, describing their behavior as scripted and disruptive in hearings.
A Washington report surveys consumer price index trends and the future purchasing power of the dollar. Commissioner Arnold Chase notes eggs may fall later, dairy may stay high, and meat, medical care, and services drive costs upward as price trends remain uncertain.
The piece argues that a "managed economy" is failing due to greed among groups politicians and union leaders, undermining guidelines and causing economic disorder. It cites airline strikes newspaper suspensions and looming threats as signs of a lack of voluntary discipline and calls for uniform law and wartime style controls to restore balance and protect the competitive system.
Barry Goldwater argues nonviolent protest has become violent and urges that dissent remain protected without violence. He cites Chicago open housing riots Watts and Viet Nam protests, condemning so-called pacifists who block trains and roadways, and a forceful attorney ejected from hearings as examples of violence.
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