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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1973
Page
2
The Tribune Company notes a Jefferson quotation urging fearless pursuit of truth and tolerance for error while reason remains free to challenge them. This public reflection anchors editorial philosophy and civic discourse.
Missouri welfare officials report 21.3 percent of Aid to Dependent Children payments were ineligible or overpaid. A sample of 1,193 cases from a total caseload of 71,537 found 7.1 percent ineligible and 14.2 percent overpaid, with $84.7 million paid last year. Federal penalties loom if Missouri does not cut errors.
The piece critiques postwar American foreign aid to India, noting large Food for Peace counterpart funds held in India, totaling about two billion rupees or $250 million, and argues Moynihan’s diplomacy may transfer these funds to India. It highlights the no strings approach and inflation controls, with a sharp, ironic tone on aid effectiveness and future prospects.
Washington columnist James Kilpatrick condemns the Senate 54-37 repeal as hypocritical and expedient. He argues the move weakens U.S. stance on Rhodesia, mocks freedom rhetoric, and warns of intensified reliance on Soviet and communist supply chains, labeling the action unpatriotic and shortsighted.
A reflective column recalls Barnum era tricks and warns that government programs serve as a modern panacea. It argues public apathy fuels growth in federal, state, and local payrolls totaling about 15 million workers and a $65 billion annual wage bill, with total costs nearing a half trillion and rising. The piece likens politicians to medicine men selling an all curing elixir and urges voters to demand deeper cuts and accountability to end totalitarian risk.
A reader urges removing pigeons from public and private buildings to prevent pigeon fungus and related illnesses. The writer recalls a 1961 Cleveland case with severe spinal meningitis risk, noting no sure cure then or now and proposing trapping shooting and poisoning to protect people from painful surgeries.
Anthony Harrigan argues rationing cannot increase supply and would swell the federal bureaucracy. He cites Prof Henry Manne’s critique, warns of broader controls, and says price mechanisms allocate scarce gasoline fairly. He warns against a regimentation of the economy and urges opposition to rationing.
A city building inspector Thomas H. Benton will remain in post and become chief civil defense leader after previously resigning to join a private firm. Jefferson City Chapter of the American Association of University Women announced donors to five members. Recipients are Mrs. James T. Blair Sr. Mrs. John Dalton Mrs. Thomasina Greene Mrs. J. B. Hagen and Mrs. William Tweedie Sr. Father and Son Day at Liong Club luncheon featured Jake Kolb and his six sons. his birthday was celebrated by their sextet. Father Vogelweid of Wardsville left for St. Louis to visit friends and relatives. Miss Mary Jo Smith, daughter of State Auditor Forest Smith, left for Kansas City to visit friends.
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