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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1963
Page
1
William H. Weldon, president, champions fearless pursuit of truth and open debate. He asserts that reason must confront error and that inquiry should remain free, guiding his leadership and philosophy in governance and organizational ethics.
The piece critiques the United States Employment Service and its public stance on private fee charging job agencies. It highlights Mikoy Davidson’s TV remark about competing with private agencies, questions government roles versus private profit motives, and notes USES 1962 placement figures showing more hires for employed people than the unemployed. It cites criticism by Holmes Alexander and Ohio Rep. Frank Bow about empire-building and potential consolidation of job placement under government control.
The speaker criticizes President Kennedy and broader U S benefit programs as costly and slow to implement. He argues prosperity limits national ability to fund benefits and cites TVA Railway Retirement Farm subsidies and trade laws as examples of overblown promises. He claims Congress would have bankrupted the nation if all benefits since 1789 had been enacted.
Russell Kirk analyzes the Italian election aftermath as the Communist vote surges past a quarter, while Christian Democrats falter. Rightist Liberals and Italian Socialist Movement gain, Vatican policy unsettles Catholics, and calls rise for new alignments to block Communist power. A Roman contact notes the risk of collaboration with liberals or the end of the CD’s cohesion.
The House Merchant Marine Committee hears Jimmy Hoffa say he does not intend to call a nationwide trucking stoppage. He suggests a partial strike by half the trucks in major cargo cities to pressure for terms, arguing a complete halt would be unworkable and economically costly. The editorial argues his restraint is a rare quality among powerful leaders.
A New Haven editorial urges defeating a 6 billion federal aid to education bill to preserve local control and prevent government regulation in schools. It argues education is a state matter, that intellectual freedom suffers under federal dictates, and that local communities should remain responsible for curricula and teaching.
The Allen Scott report warns of a dangerous lag in Cuba intelligence mirroring the 1962 crisis. Low level flights halted since February 9 on presidential orders limit Cuban surveillance while high level U two flights yield unclear photos. Four armed Soviet freighters have docked in Cuban ports under secrecy, prompting concern among U.S. military authorities and intelligence leaders about the reliability of information from refugees, underground resistance, and Castro allies.
A civic appeal stresses the duty of citizens to contact their senators and representatives. It lists the offices of Symington, Long, Ichord, and Cannon in Washington and names districts and counties they serve, urging timely correspondence to influence legislation.
National discussion centers on daylight saving versus standard time as Congress weighs a plan to create four time zones with possible dual fast and standard zones. The issue hinges on constitutional authority to delegate timing powers and the push for uniformity amid regional daylight preferences.
A Los Angeles Times editor weighs the spread of bigotry across groups and laments both right wing sects and leftist extremists. He points to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion forgery and notes minority groups also echo dangerous prejudices. He argues fear and hate distort public discourse and call for accountability on all sides.
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