29 Aug 1973
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1973
Page
1
Publisher William H Weldon and President Robert Bossler present a quoted motto from Thomas Jefferson about pursuing truth and tolerating error while maintaining freedom of reason. The brief statement reflects the newspaper's guiding principle.
Editorial blasts EPA workers who accept fee payments for official duties and divert funds to a scholarship for their children. It questions eligibility limited to EPA staff offspring and jokes about tax reporting and a Kansas City girl pursuing fashion design, ending with a sardonic warm‑fuzzy note.
The Richmond News Leader portrays Cesar Chavez and the UFW as failing migrant workers who lose power as California growers sign new contracts with the Teamsters. It claims mass arrests and coercive hiring hall practices, urging liberals to abandon the cause and support independent worker choice.
Commentary notes NBC faced a 1968 Democratic convention hearing room bugging case. The network was sued by Democrats, tried, convicted, and fined $100. The remark urges caution about NBCs current indignation over presidential Oval Office tape discussions.
A two year study led by Martha Griffiths examines how welfare programs actually work. It profiles Mary Doe and John Roe, showing combined incomes from private work and tax exempt benefits totaling near six to nine thousand dollars yearly. The report notes that many families financially benefit from not working and that welfare systems often undermine private earnings.
An open letter from Jefferson City Babe Ruth League honors donors who funded the All-Stars trips to Pueblo Colorado and Manchester New Hampshire. It notes 15 youths earned respect on and off the field and outlines travel costs totaling about 3200 to 3300 dollars with 2400 covered by donations and league funds. The letter also reflects on Watergate era politics and civic memory.
Washington commentary criticizes the mercantile view that nations can resolve political differences through negotiation. It cites Joseph Kennedy’s Munich stance, Newsweek on US Russia ties, and Senator Jackson’s Labedz testimony. The piece argues detente masks real aims, warns of continued Soviet and Chinese hostility, and lists Vietnam and regional losses under Nixon for reader reflection.
Ten year old Sally Ann Zaveral, Miss School Safety, officially opened the 31st School Safety Campaign by hanging the first poster urging drivers to slow for an opening of the school term. She is in sixth grade at West School amid a crowd including Central Missourians at a Honolulu conference and State Fair visitors.
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