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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
2
William H. Weldon as publisher and Robert Bloss er as president declare in a statement that truth will be pursued without fear and error will be tolerated only as reason remains free to contest it, echoing Thomas Jefferson’s ideals.
Editorial charges city agencies ignored open meetings rules during a Nov 20 Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission session with no public notice or minutes. It argues a zoning map change and belt ordinance plans breached law, urging Mayor Christy to enforce compliance and open public business.
The piece critiques the Pentagon Papers case and the defense fund backing Ellsberg, accusing media and radicals of “cutting down the tall poppies.” It argues that violence and nihilism are rising on campuses and in urban unrest, citing Orwell on power and warning about collective guilt.
A Jefferson City reader rebukes a critic of the police radar checks detailing area accident hot spots on Highway 50 and 54. The letter lauds first responders and dog catcher service, urges fair pay for workers, and urges kindness toward international Lincoln University students.
National beat Red China faces purge claim that internal upheaval may follow in 1974. Wang Tonpeawen and Premier Chou En-lai are cited as signaling possible crisis while food shortages and grain stockpiling prompt emergency measures. Soviet risk of attack before September 1974 is discussed with Kissinger warning. The article notes a $40 billion border build-up cost and aims to influence Nixon administration policy toward China and Moscow.
News items from Jefferson City and surrounding area include Mr and Mrs Perry Claybrook returning from Denver to 1514 Monroe St, campaign kickoff for 475000 in public funds to expand Memorial Community Hospital with J D James Frank Railton and William Tweedie as leaders, student Eileen Ward visiting from University of Missouri, classmate Ann Austin from St Louis, Fred Bassman to speak at district convention in Kansas City, school board selects Sam Bushman and Oliver Bassman to pursue 500 delinquent fees from rural districts, Dr R L Russell resigns from Board of Health and moves back to Jefferson City, city council approves 9:30 curfew for under 17, Frank Raithel and G J Franken harvest a 200 pound buck east of Painted Rock CC in Osage County.
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