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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
1
Washington AP reports thumbnail sketches of the 12 men chosen by President-elect Nixon for his incoming administration. The portraits outline each appointee’s background, expertise, and potential role in shaping the new cabinet.
Secretary of State pick William P. Rogers, a former attorney general, earns praise from liberals as a steady, cool leader. His long government career and brief foreign affairs stint, including 1965 UN General Assembly service under Johnson, shape expectations for the Nixon era.
Defense Melvin Laird, Nixon’s nominee for defense secretary, is a Wisconsin congressman with 16 years in the House and a long role on the defense budget. A Vietnam hawk who has softened recently, he clashes with McNamara’s legacy and could shape the GOP strategy in the 1960s.
As president of the national Chamber of Commerce this year, the postmaster general pleaded for an overwhelming show of force against riots to insure that these criminal acts are stopped in their tracks.
The piece traces political moves from Nelson Rockefeller through Nixon. It highlights George P. Shultz as the incoming secretary of housing and urban development, and notes connections to Kennedy, Romney, and Blount. It mentions Volpe as a veteran of highway policy and Blount’s Alabama background.
The text profiles Walter J. Hickel, a former Golden Gloves champ turned real estate magnate and politician. It notes his Alaska governorship, role as interior secretary under Nixon, frontier image, business success, and ties to civil rights debates while highlighting his methodical, pipe smoking leadership style.
Maurice H. Stans brings finance expertise to commerce secretary post after serving as Eisenhower budget director. Clifford Hardin, a long time chancellor of the University of Nebraska, is chosen as agriculture secretary. James Finch, an agricultural economics professor and dean, joins as a Nixon adviser with extensive academic and political ties.
Official totals from all 50 states and the District of Columbia show Richard Nixon with 31,870,237 votes and Hubert Humphrey 32,270,533. Nixon carried 43.40 percent to Humphrey 42.72. Third party George Wallace 13.53. Electors meet Jan 6. total votes 73,177,821.
Governor race plans in Missouri surface as former lieutenant governor Long hints at running for governor in 1972. Long, a Missouri Democrat, says his path may bypass a Senate bid in 1970, while Lt. Governor Eagleton weighs the political timing amid Senate contest shifts. Long, banker and attorney from Clarksville, is described as 60 years old.
The Jefferson City Post-Tribune page lists publishers and staff from 1927 to 1983 with board chairs and officers. It notes Associated Press affiliation and distribution details, including circulation and service schedule.
U S naval sources report the Soviet Union has reduced its Mediterranean fleet. They caution the cutback may be seasonal and temporary.
MACON Mo AP power outage affected ten counties including Macon Randolph Shelby Marion Knox Linn Sullivan Schuyler Chariton and Adair. Officials offered no exact figures but described the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean as down from 50 to 33 ships per a London Times report.
New members receive an orientation on procedures as critics question funding needs. Sen J F Patterson and Rep E J Lucky Cantrell lead budget talks amid state fiscal pressures in welfare health and education.
A series of 20 police training seminars sponsored by the Law Enforcement Institute and Central Missouri State College will be held February 11 12 13 in Jefferson City Missouri. The program features topics such as traffic control motor vehicle law accident investigation and court preparation. The event is funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A separate note reports a fatal one car crash near Racine involving Robert Watkins 21 of Pineville Missouri. The incident occurred on Missouri 8 and the driver died when his car left the roadway and overturned. Fire dispatch received a false alarm at Lincoln University in Jefferson City later that evening, with police unable to locate a fire.
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