04 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
1
Durham reporters describe five scientists reciting numbered codes while submerged in a hyperbaric chamber at 1000 feet. The dive marks their first long stay, with 11 days planned, as Duke University researchers monitor psychological and physiological responses under sea pressures.
The Ozark Air Lines expansion increases traffic at Memorial Airport in Jefferson City Missouri with daily flights to Elkhurst and high passenger counts. City officials and CAB officials note 75 to 100 daily takeoffs, including private and commercial flights, as services expand to serve Columbia and Jefferson City.
Aithough complete figures were not available, Asel said that through Nov 28 Trans-Mo Airlines had carried 50 percent more passengers. He noted more round trips since Ozark pulled out, as travelers switched from one way to round trips with Trans-Mo. Those aware of Trans-Mo used it, while others near Elkhurst stayed with Ozark.
Columbia Missouri AP The University of Missouri Columbia will establish Irish chairs of law thanks to a 500000 gift from the Rosenstiel Foundation tied to Dorothy and Lewis Rosenstiel. Dean Joe E Covington said the funds will fund about 30000 annually and help bolster faculty salaries and chair appointments. Rosenstiel founded Schenley Industries Inc in 1933 and with his wife created the foundation 24 years ago.
A Viet Cong spokesman called Saigon's plan to rally guerrillas to the government ridiculous as talks proceed in Paris. An advance party of the South Vietnamese delegation arrived amid hopes the four party talks could begin next week. Saigon sources say the plan would scale down fighting and withdraw North Vietnamese troops with Viet Cong support.
Jefferson City merchants oppose a proposed licensing tax change, arguing a bracket system based on gross receipts would raise costs and delay a January 1967 effective date. Chamber leaders warn the measure could spark higher fees but aim to study a revised plan before the Dec 16 council meeting.
The Missouri State Tax Study Commission on Tuesday recommended tax structure revisions expected to raise about 91 million dollars for the next fiscal year. Proposed steps include ending federal itemized deductions for state income tax, social security, and dividends, doubling the corporate franchise tax, and monthly remittance of sales and withholding taxes. The plan also calls for mandatory countywide reassessment, aligning Missouri income tax with federal law, abolishing personal property tax on household goods and motor vehicles, and taxing vehicle registrations annually. Commission members include Senators Southern Cox Ryan and Representatives Kennedy Sheehan Bird Phelps, with appointees from Gov Hearnes and local officials.
The Viet Cong underscored the gap between the North and South fronts as months of tough bargaining loom while fighting continues in South Vietnam. South Vietnam plans to send about 40 delegates this weekend, led by Pham Dang Lam, with Nguyen Cao Ky overseeing. U S Ambassador Cyrus Vance coordinated preliminary steps with Lam in Paris as talks with Hanoi prepare to resume after a month-long pause. A North Vietnamese official signaled cautious openness to dialogue without recognizing Saigon as legitimate, framing the Saigon government as a U S creation.
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford will be the principal speaker at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St Louis annual banquet on Wednesday night. He will discuss The Nation's Status in Today's World.
City council unanimously approves a $1.5 million sewer revenue bond bid from Stern Brothers and Associates of Kansas City at 5.53 percent interest to defray construction costs for the sewage treatment plant and pumping station amid protests. The bond sale follows required procedures while work began Nov 27 and a four week waiting period. In a separate move, residents of Taylor Drive request renaming to Green Meadow Drive, with four officers proposed for the police department to implement the change.
The National Farmers Organization schedules a convention in St Louis with up to 15 000 delegates expected. Officials discuss possible withholdings and livestock actions to push for higher farm prices while recalling past protests that boosted membership. Herman G Pope, a former officer, returns to the department after military service.
The State Division of Planning and Construction approved a $19,500 bid to demolish old Tweedie property west of Jefferson Street except Lohman’s Landing. Public interest pauses destruction of that historic site while area prep for a parking lot proceeds. A.M. Hagerty Contractors of Ewing, Missouri has 45 days to clear the site.
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