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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1963
Page
8
The signing of the nuclear test ban treaty may shift defense activity, with some sectors pausing while others rise. Economists anticipate modest gains for the economy after Labor Day as government, business, and consumer spending climb, backed by installment debt growth and rising confidence.
Chief Engineer M J Snider disclosed August 31 retirements for Lee A. Craig and Bailey H. May, both in Highway Planning at Jefferson City. John J. Crews, 40, named to succeed Craig, with Crews to 1233 Moreland Ave in Springfield. May remains in the Main Office, with changes affecting district planning and finance.
AP highlights note key historical moments: U S Marines land on Guadalcanal in 1942 starting a brutal campaign. Washington creates the Purple Heart in 1782. 1940 de Gaulle vows Free French victory. 1954 Bannister defeats Landy in 3 58 8. past decade Korea armistice warning. a 1969 tank collision in Newport News harbor. a 1960 Algerian premier’s government power shift.
Progress in determining the routing of Interstate 24 was reported at a meeting of governors and state representatives. The 185 mile highway would connect Nashville Tennessee and St. Louis Missouri with ongoing conferences planned in 30 days to reach a final decision. Governors Clement Clement of Tennessee Kerner of Illinois Overfelt and Snider discussed areas of agreement and possible disagreement and the search for specific alternatives.
SPRINGFIELD Missouri urged a shift from old concepts to boost industry and growth. Jackson County presiding judge Charles Curry told a Democratic rally on Tuesday that intellectual obsolescence and overlapping city and county duties hamper progress and waste must be cut.
In Purdy Missouri the Barry County R2 School District initial vote halted when ballots ran out with 508 ballots cast for 11 candidates vying for six seats. The election is voided and rescheduled for August 22. Residents of Purdy and McDowell districts voted June 16 to consolidate into the new Ray District.
WDAF radio-TV said Conrad Hitton and Lewis Kitchen will re-submit a 81514 million development in Quality Hill. The plan includes a 1000-room Hilton hotel and convention center as the long planned second phase of the area master plan. The first phase Hilton Inn opened last August overlooking the Missouri River. Kitchen heads West Side Development Corp. of Kansas City.
In New York City a Wednesday night clash outside a Times Square supper club pitted a Negro spiritual singing protest against a provocative stage lineup. church leaders condemned the performances as blasphemous while club entertainers defended the gospel tunes as legitimate nightclub art.
Rodolfo C. Occio a 17 year old was sentenced to one year in prison for what he described as a mercy killing of a wounded young friend. He said he accidentally fired a 22 caliber pistol causing Henry Gomez to be hit in the eye.
The House Ways and Means Committee backs a tax break for taxpayers with roller coaster incomes such as authors entertainers athletes and lawyers. A provision would grant softer treatment when annual income spikes more than a third above the four year average, moving the taxpayer into a higher bracket. In another item U S Hungary talks continue in Budapest with Bernard Phillips noting limited public discussion as relations remain strained since 1956 repression.
Pickets protesting school board racial policy marched for about six hours in front of Board President Daniel L. Schafly’s home in St Louis. Activists and NAACP officials joined groups backing integration as the board weighs enrollment and segregation proposals.
Attention home builders note price for heavy duty built in units with complete glass oven door and clock two models available single unit drop ins Scheppers Electronics 636-4959
The Senate passed a bill to provide paid counsel for federally charged defendants who cannot afford defense. The measure, backed by Kennedy and General Kennedy, proceeds to the House after Senate approval.
AP reports a St Louis dentist Dr Charles E Line 44 was shot once under the left armpit in his southwest St Louis office. A wallet with $735 lay untouched in a trouser pocket as detectives scour the case. Charles Beike of Maplewood found the dentist's body after a business appointment.
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