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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1968
Page
1
Lebanon faces tension as Israeli airstrikes underscore the Arab-Israeli conflict. Beirut maintains neutrality while public opinion and officials urge support for fellow Arabs. Economic ties with Israel and security measures shape a cautious government posture amid regional strains.
Lebanon and Israel trade bitter moves over transit charges after a 20 year policy toward Israel. The Beirut airport raid followed Israel’s attack on an Athens airliner. Lebanon’s parliament met in secret to discuss defense while officials hedged on Lebanon's stance toward Arab guerrilla groups.
Honolulu AP A Marine on five days of rest from Vietnam reunited with his 18 month wife Linda Sue and their daughter Shonya Sue after a bartender connected them from a newspaper notice. Linda had traveled from California and waited days roaming Honolulu hoping to find him. The couple planned to fly home to Palmdale, California, after his leave extended to Wednesday night.
A University of Missouri survey shows Governor Warren E. Hearnes winning broad support in 1968, with 58 percent of the vote. Liberal and moderate voters favored him, conservatives supported him more than Humphrey or Eagleton among strong Republicans, and voters cited his four year record and education programs as reasons, including his handling of Kansas City riots.
Two engineers died when their locomotive left the tracks on a bend near here and tumbled into a ravine. Officials blamed ice and snow hampering the brakes on Monday in this SPA Belgium report.
Washington reports new statutes standardizing housing discrimination bans apply to most apartments and new single family homes starting January 1 1969. Medicare hospital bill shares rise. Social Security tax increases to 4.8 percent from 4.4 and climb to 5.9 by 1987.
Eight rabies cases were reported in Missouri for the week ending December 21, per a Missouri Division of Health report. St Louis County accounted for four cases including two cats one dog and one hamster. Greene Phelps Pulaski and Stone counties each had one case involving a dog or wildlife. Total rabies confirmations in 1968 reached 125 versus 175 in the same period of 1967.
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