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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
3
Publisher William H. Weldon, leading the News Tribune Company, and President Robert Blosser vow to uphold free reason in reporting. The motto cites Thomas Jefferson urging fearless pursuit of truth and tolerance of error, guiding editorial standards.
The Missouri editorial blasts Sen. Eagleton and Sen. Symington for backing a U S chrome boycott on Rhodesia. It argues the 54 to 7 Senate vote harms U S industry, risks higher prices, and benefits Soviet suppliers. It mocks UN actions and calls for Mo voters to question liberal leaders.
The author argues the Watergate era reveals limits on any president’s power amid a sprawling federal system. Congress and bureaucrats demand control while external actors and private interests expand influence, showing the need for a stronger public mandate to curb Washington’s reach.
Opinion argues food stamp increases favor dependent citizens and punish the middle class. It claims the 1973 Farm Bill boost to 22 percent benefits over 95 percent of 12.3 million recipients, while scholarships favor underprivileged youth and ethnic balance. The piece calls for defending productive citizens and critiques liberal elites, academia, and policy makers.
Thomas A Lane argues that terrorism is a state tool of Leninist regimes and a threat to Western democracies. He cites the Rome airport massacre and Spain’s Carrero Blanco, warns that terror is systematized by governments, and calls for unified action against leaders like Brezhnev and Moscow backed groups. He contends Palestinian terrorists are exploited by the Soviet Union and Red China.
A dated commentary warns that federal, state, and local authorities have raided the Social Security fund, leaving only about $300 million in cash while$26 billion in annual interest and $36 billion borrowed threaten future payments. It decries taxpayer burdens, debt, and deficits, urging citizen action to curb government overreach.
Washington columnist Ralph de Toledano reports on Barry Goldwater's Christian Science Monitor interview critiquing Nixon. He portrays Nixon as isolated, indecisive, and prone to hedging, arguing impeachment prospects hinge on House action while noting the country faces a crisis of confidence and possible resignation scenarios.
Jefferson City attorney Lowell Mc Cuskey resigns as Director of Education for the Missouri Bar to open a Linn law office next year. David Sexton returns home from Trinity University. Four men join a second draft call. Gideon Houser deferred due to his father’s illness. Kay Evanston, Ill. visits in A. B. Jackson home. Birth announced at 21 Ash Street. A statewide Democratic Club forms in the House chamber with H. P. Lauf president, E. M. Watson vice-president, Robert Holliway treasurer. Packard car owned by D. M. Oberman catches fire near High and Madison, driven by Major Raberg. Mrs. C. C. Carson and Mrs. Fritz Schott host a children’s party for Eunice Carson and Juanita Schott.
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