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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
2
Robert Bloss er quotes Thomas Jefferson on liberty of inquiry as the News Tribune Company asserts commitment to pursuing truth and tolerating error in open discourse and responsible journalism.
The Jefferson City Council turns the ward realignment into a comic operation. A nonbinding plan emerges with a six-to-four partisan split, names shuffled by the mayor, and the council offering little real discussion or action while critics predict court intervention.
Gov Warren E Hearnes selected Avis Green Tucker of Warrensburg for the University of Missouri Board of Curators filling the vacancy caused by William C Tucker's death. Tucker, active in publishing Warrensburg Daily Star Journal, civic fund raising and Theta Sorority leadership, becomes only the fourth woman on the board and brings business experience and public service in higher education.
Russell Kirk recalls the fate of old dwellings saved for generations. Agnes Howarth recounts a New England stone house in Illinois built with native stone and multiple fireplaces that decayed after relatives chose modern plumbing and proximity to an all night tavern. The tale ends with the couple seeking a high rise while old homes fall to ruin.
A Washington dispatch recalls Admiral Nomura’s efforts to avert war with the United States before Pearl Harbor. It notes warnings from Cordell Hull and Hoover’s praise, and suggests peaceful negotiation might have prevented broader conflicts in Asia, citing stalled diplomacy and potential economic aid like the Marshall Plan.
A reader muses on whether choosing by color in Solitaire reveals discrimination and extends the question to hiring, religion, and personal tastes. He argues a business owner should select employees by judgment and wonders if mixing colors in his home woodwork would lessen bias, ending with a playful dilemma about the fifth room.
A Washington statement by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on government birth control programs argues past errors haunt present policy. It contends bishops promoted welfare schemes that enabled state coercion, urging parental decision on birth control without government dictate while warning that social welfare has expanded federal power and weakened church care for the poor. The piece critiques religious leaders for backing federal relief and housing, urging churches to reclaim responsibility for the poor.
Readers in central Missouri may send signed letters to the Editor at 210 Monroe St Jefferson City Mo. Letters can't exceed 250 typed words and will be edited only for minor errors. Names may be withheld upon request and signatures verified for highly controversial submissions.
Dr Max Rafferty argues against replacing teachers with automated learning systems. He notes halo effects can boost short term interest, but warns machines lack personality and artistry of teaching. He compares cybernetics to a conductor guiding a symphony, not a replacement for human instruction.
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