11 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
1
William W Weldon, president of the News Tribune Company, defends a policy of allowing free reasoning to pursue truth and challenge error, quoting Thomas Jefferson on fearless inquiry and tolerance of error.
Boone County leaders push for a ballot referendum on county planning and zoning to curb disorderly growth and protect rural lands. Chamber of Commerce and Extension Council support study and public hearings to extend zoning to Cole County, aiming for a November general election vote.
The letter from Dorsey Bass, former Columbia official, argues the Elmhurst site is a poor choice for Columbia’s airport. He accuses the engineering firm and Ozark Airlines of bias, notes longer travel to Jefferson City, and warns several central Missouri communities will lose nearby service and raise taxes to fund an inconvenient airport.
Governor Hearnes ends the lug patronage system in Missouri state offices. Democratic Treasurer Delton Houtchens reports the party in the black with 85,000 and 30,000 invested. The party now sells $5 memberships and hosts a $25 plate birthday dinner for Hearnes and wife each July to fund operations.
Russell Kirk argues New York City has the world's costliest public education system with per pupil budgets around 2035 dollars. He notes private and parochial schools cost less to operate, increasing demand. he advocates tax relief deductions to ease overcrowding and preserve school funding, praising competition to improve freedom of choice and reduce tensions over religion and race in schooling.
Moririe Ryskin laments a biased California history text funded at 1.08 million dollars. He notes debate, committee approval, and calls for revision before use. He mocks persistent public disappointment as akin to the Perry Mason district attorney’s fate.
Senator Robert Kennedy visited South Africa to address a youth movement critical of the government. He urged action against apartheid and argued for global conscience, noting the novelty of a foreign official publicly challenging another nation’s internal policies.
An op ed criticizing draft deferments and the education based exemptions of the era. The author argues that the best students should serve, questions deferment policy, and defends selective service as a national necessity. He cites World War II and earlier eras to support a view that elite students belong in uniform or in service.
Central Missouri residents may send signed letters on any reasonable topic to News-Tribune Publications Jefferson City Missouri. Signatures may be withheld on request and letters will be edited only for minor errors to fit a 254 word limit.
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