14 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
1
The News Tribune Company adopts Jefferson’s axiom on free inquiry and rigorous debate as guiding principle. Emphasizes commitment to truth, tolerance of error, and the defense of reason in reporting and editorial pursuit. Stresses values underpinning journalistic integrity and public service.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities faces noise and interruptions in Washington as former FBI agent Jack Levine disrupts the hearing. Witnesses including Lyla Hoffman Ruth Meyers and Blanche Posner invoked the Fifth Amendment amid pro and anti war protests. The editorial argues HUAC should press on and issue contempt citations to ensure an orderly investigation of the pacifist group.
The State Water Pollution Board cracks down on Valley Park and urges a bond election to fund sewage treatment facilities. Jefferson City faces rising urgency to curb raw sewage dumping into the Missouri River, with state authorities warning they will withhold permits until action is taken. Local officials are urged to move quickly to voluntary solutions.
Holmes Alexander surveys South Africa where strikes are rare, unions moderate, and government industry ties curb labor demands. He notes white minority unions, migrant workers, and paternalist policies shaping wages, pensions, and conditions.
The Missouri Public Expenditures Survey notes a modest 0.5 percent Social Security tax rise for employers and employees will cost Missouri workers, bosses, and the self employed about 45 million annually. The article argues taxes are rising, shrinking take home pay, and could widen the gap between employer cost and worker disposable income, affecting labor-management relations.
The piece argues Khrushchev backed away but Cuba remains Communist with Soviet troops and missiles in Cuba. It contends JFK’s blockade was only temporary, warning Moscow and Castro gained leverage and the U.S. must insist on on site inspections, removal of Soviet forces, and a true blockade to end the Fidel menace.
The piece argues Britain's global role remains influential despite falling empire power. It cites Dean Acheson and President Kennedy, noting Britain's diplomacy and moral force endure in the Nuclear Age, with UK US unity shaping Free World policy and Churchill's wartime spirit cited as lasting influence.
The Sedalia Democrat reports Mariner II nears its Dec rendezvous with Venus as radio warnings of overheating threaten main battery and instruments. If it fails, the mission still marks an extraordinary scientific advance, improving estimates of the astronomical unit and aiding interplanetary flight knowledge.
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