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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
2
The News Tribune Company leadership emphasizes commitment to truth and free inquiry. Publisher William H. Weldon and President Robert Bloseer affirm tolerance for error while reasoning remains free to combat it.
In a broad condemnation, Senator Thomas Dodd denounces Soviet communism as evil and deadly. He cites estimates of tens to over a hundred million lives lost, and criticizes Free World leaders for saluting the 50th anniversary of Bolshevism.
Kansas City immigrant Primitevo Garcia died after rescuing a night school teacher from a street gang. Governor Hearnes posthumously granted honorary Missouri citizenship and urged others to engage in community safety and service. The 23-year-old's sacrifice was honored as a model of citizenship.
The Census Bureau reports state taxes collected for the year ending June 20, 1967, rose 2.2 percent while local government collections increased 6.3 percent. The President warns that without a 10 percent surcharge passed by Congress, taxpayers may be squeezed by inflation.
General Thomas A. Lane warns in a Washington dispatch that U S forces in the hill 875 fight south of Dak To committed excessive casualties by charging entrenched defenders without sufficient preparatory fires. He urges restraint, heavy bombardment, and coordinated air power to soften defenses before infantry advances.
Russell Kirk analyzes the 1968 contest with Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon as frontrunners. He notes Nixon’s strengths in foreign affairs and administration, Johnson’s political resolve, and factors shaping Republican contenders Rockefeller Romney Reagan. He forecasts a tight autumn race between seasoned politicians.
Henry J. Taylor, former ambassador, argues that U S dollar weakness stems from Kennedy and Johnson policies. He cites rising national debt from 283 to 340 billion, gold stock declines, and growing deficits as evidence of fiscal mismanagement and political excuses behind the dollar crisis.
Washington calls for reassessment as de Gaulle cools to the United States. The piece notes past ties, current French hostility, and possible U.S. responses including seeking immediate WWI debt payment or freezing French assets. It cites 60,000 Paris demonstrators and ongoing dollar outflows influencing policy.
Rep Robert Taft Jr. reviews the Agriculture Department 1966 yearbook Outdoors USA and notes no pictures or mentions of any member of the President's family. He wonders if photos involving Lady Bird and Lynda Bird relate to LBJ's upcoming reelection.
Johnson joked the Vietnam war would end before dinner. Texas candidate tired from hearing the same speech. his wife claimed seven major speeches made her exhausted. Kennedy recalls a Boston resident venturing to Virginia wine country and prayer joke. A taxidermist speeding with a gorilla in the car quip ends with a punchline about his wife.
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