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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
2
A front page quote from Thomas Jefferson frames editorial stance, emphasizing fearless pursuit of truth and tolerating error in free inquiry as the paper’s guiding principle. The notice appears beside masthead leaders and publisher names William H. Weldon and Robert Blosser.
A public statement condemns the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy and warns that America faces a rise in violence and civil disobedience. It urges officials, intellectuals, and ministers to restore law and dialogue through ballots and peaceful action.
From Political Success warnings discuss taxpayers paying interest on the National Debt, noting over 10 percent of annual output goes to debt interest, leaving only $9 of goods per $10 of taxes, and projecting debt growth could surpass gross national product if trends continue.
President Johnson privately approves a defense cut of about half the proposed reductions in a total 186 billion budget for the year starting July 1. The plan would slash roughly 80 billion from defense, affecting troop levels in Europe and training for a new Army division, while preserving Vietnam war spending and shifting cuts to domestic programs and space activity.
Congressional Quarterly reports a sharp decline in urban transit use since World War I, with bus and rail riders dropping from 23 billion to a lower figure and rail commuters shrinking from 322 million to 192 million. Since 1963, the transit industry has run deficits while car registrations soared, prompting debate over federal subsidies and the effectiveness of mass transit programs.
The Jefferson City Almanac recalls past local events with a chamber emphasis on consumer sales gimmicks, a heavy 1958 weekend harvest, a Capitol Theater screening, and the arrival of a Commercial Travelers Association for its 27th annual convention in Jefferson City.
Art Buchwald visits the fabled Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes, a Nixon era figure reborn as she weighs this year’s candidates. She praises Reagan’s virtues, boos Rockefeller’s bid, and notes Nixon’s reformist, then critiques today’s politics while keeping her serve sharp.
Max Rafferty argues that fairness depends on consistent rules applied to all players regardless of race. He cites a coach who disciplined white and black players alike, noting that backlash arose when a black player was punished the same as white teammates.
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