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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
2
William H. Weldon as publisher and Robert Blosser as president reiterate the paper’s commitment to fearless reporting. They emphasize adherence to truth and tolerance for error while preserving freedom of reason as the guiding principle of the newsroom.
Missouri business and civic leaders warn that Revenue Director Thomas A. David’s ruling to tax all purchase of packaging items will extend the sales-use tax. The change could raise prices, burden consumers, and harm Missouri’s economy, urging rescission and a reviewed study.
The Greater Jefferson City Area is highlighted as a leading convention and tourist hub. The Chamber of Commerce reports 30 December conventions attracting about 3,250 conventioners, pushing 1967 totals above previous years and generating an estimated $1.7 million in local spending as hotels, motels, and the Convention Bureau work to grow the business.
Maj. Gen. Lane argues that Anglo American media attack President de Gaulle while ignoring his fiscal discipline that stabilized the franc. He claims critics cover up inflationary policies and argue Britain must join echoed by calls to maintain U.S. led monetary debauchery. He defends Gaulles European independence and warns against appeasing Soviet aggression.
Dr George S Benson denounces the October 2 Peace March on the Pentagon as a Communist directed spectacle. Clergymen and figures like William Sloan Coffin and Jerry Rubin led a 60,000 strong procession amid alleged public immorality, drug rhetoric, and law defiance. Merriman Smith’s UP I report is cited as shock at youth radicalism. Senator Dirksen notes mass arrests with minimal sentences.
Residents in central Missouri may submit signed letters up to 250 words for publication. Names may be withheld on request, signatures verified for controversial items, and editors will edit only minor errors. Letters should be mailed to Editor News-Trib publications 210 Monroe St Jefferson City Mo.
The piece notes there are no limits to Tabor executives imagination in bargaining. It cites Montreal bank clerks union seeking paid time off when their bank is robbed, joking that the fringe benefit will be called time off for good behavior.
Washington analysis questions the motives of Senator Eugene McCarthy's 1968 presidential bid. The piece weighs whether the Minnesota senator seeks to pressure Johnson, aid Robert Kennedy, or mobilize antiwar sentiment, while noting Kennedy influence, potential Republican shifts, and Johnson's likely renomination.
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