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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
1
The Associated Press reports a Christmas holiday marked by the Apollo spacecraft crew’s 10 minute moon tour and a Thanksgiving level feast aboard lunar orbit. Worldwide scenes included renewed warfare in Vietnam and tense ceasefire talks in Europe and the Middle East as leaders urged peace.
Mike Moody a 1985 Rolla High School graduate from Missouri earned a National Collegiate Athletic Association post graduate scholarship. He ranked among 33 scholar athletes and had a 3.96 grade average, receiving a $1000 award and a full ride projected to join the University of Missouri football program this year.
The Soviet Union renewed its offer to supply arms to Jordan as Jordanian envoy Mohamed Adib Al Ameri described discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Cairo. The report links the meeting to broader Middle East security concerns amid regional tensions and NCAA scholarship notes unrelated to the core story.
The Census Bureau said 1960 methods of mailing questionnaires nationwide and sending census takers would require about 200,000 temporary workers in 1976. The bureau plans to trim the workforce by 50,000 while shifting more to mail in a bid to cut costs and time.
The Missouri State Highway Department seeks entrants for a national beauty contest run with the Bureau of Public Roads. About 60 percent of households will receive forms by mail and census takers will follow up in rural areas and smaller towns. Interested parties should write to the Public Information Division in Jefferson City.
New York AP reports stock markets will resume five day trading weeks starting January 2 with each daily session shortened by 90 minutes. The change affects all major exchanges and aims to streamline operations.
An Associated Press piece explains renting luxury items may let ordinary people enjoy high life briefly. Items include a $12.50 dinner for two, jewelry and tableware at cents, color TV at 142 daily, a chauffeured limousine for a day, and a full Mediterranean style apartment experience. Prices show how the wealthy feel accessible for short periods.
The Annual Explorer's Ball will be held tonight in the Rotunda of the State Capitol starting at 8 30 p.m. Nine candidates from Sedalia Tipton California Jefferson City Versailles and Eldon compete for the queen title as about 300 people are expected to attend including Explorer Scout parents.
In Missouri 1968, third party Wallace drew more from Democrats than Republicans, with 57 percent of Wallace supporters identifying as Democratic and voting for Democratic candidates in statewide contests. The analysis suggests Wallace cut Humphrey's strength more than Nixon's in Missouri.
The Missouri highway patrol reported multiple crashes around the holiday period. Kenneth Balkebusch, 20, was southbound near M 89 when his car skidded off the left side and overturned several times. He received facial injuries and was hospitalized after the incident. Justin J. Williams, 56, of Kansas City, died late Wednesday night when his car left U.S. 54 and crashed into a culvert near Dederick. Mrs Evaro Jay, 43, was killed in a two car crash on U.S. 60 about two miles west of Norwood.
An astronaut relayed that Apollo 8 was observed by telescope from Houston area, noting visibility despite haze and distance. The report mentions an apparent sighting during evening hours and references astronaut confirmation.
Bishop Zygmunt Chéromanski, a key figure in Poland's Catholic hierarchy since 1946, died of heart failure at age 76. In the United States, sky watchers were advised as Apollo era events loomed, with binoculars urged to spot a moving celestial craft near Venus after nightfall.
The University of Missouri announced that three Missouri congressmen nearing retirement have donated their official papers. Sen. Edward Long along with Rep. Thomas B. Curtis and Rep. Paul C. Jones presented their records to the State Historical Society and the Western Manuscripts Collection. The collection now holds the papers of 22 Missouri legislators and 32 governors plus other public officials.
The Jefferson City Post Tribune lists staff roles including Bela H Weldon as publisher and Rose Berd as chairman with Joseph Majersky editor and Kenneth Johnson managing editor. It notes publication every evening except Saturday from 210 Monroe Street and details subscription rates for various regions and a statement of Associated Press membership.
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