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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
2
Editorial note quotes Thomas Jefferson on liberty of inquiry. No additional context provided about events, dates, or people beyond publisher and president of News Tribune Company.
Jefferson City moves toward a leaner municipal budget for the new fiscal year. Finance Committee trims about 129000 dollars from agency requests and contemplates modest tax and fee adjustments to fund salaries and fringe benefits while scrutinizing union demands.
A Tulsa Tribune analysis traces inflation in delegate votes from 1086 in 1912 to 2316 projected for 1964 Chicago conventions. It notes steady growth through 1960 and suggests venues like Houston’s Astrodome may be needed to host expanding delegations, implying planning for a larger, indoor seating capacity.
Paul Harvey extols the Mormon Church welfare system as a self help model where the needy earn their support. Members contribute to a central fund via monthly fasts and receive goods only by work. He contrasts this with New York City’s rising welfare rolls and advocates private self reliance over expanded government aid.
A Washington column imagines how thoughts unfold after a friend’s death, interweaving scenes with Sen Robert F Kennedy. It shifts from a football game at Hickory Hill to Kennedy’s presidential ambitions, a grand canyon campfire, sailboat races, family moments, and a final silent end on a Los Angeles hotel kitchen floor. The montage probes memory, politics, and personal loss with vivid, period voice.
Washington lawmakers demand a thorough audit of the Manpower Development Training Act after more than 500 million spent since 1962 with little impact on filling skilled vacancies. They rail against lack of reports, oversight, and potential misuses while criticizing secrecy around weapon pledges to North Vietnam.
The Sigma Chi chapter at Alvion College Michigan names its new sweetheart, replacing the traditional blue eyes and gold hair with a brunette hazel eyed choice. The item notes the college origin of the song and marks another tradition fading.
News-Tribune Publications invites letters from central Missouri residents. Submissions should meet reasonable standards of good taste and be addressed to Editor, News-Tribune Publications, 210 Monroe St., Jefferson City, Mo. Names may be withheld on request.
The Chicago Tribune Press Service reports Huey P. Long of Louisiana said if fascism comes to the United States it will be under the banner of anti fascism and will involve vast expenditures as he warned about dangerous political trends.
The 1958 Jefferson City Almanac reports C Rouse Gallop will chair the United Community Fund drive opening Sept 24. It also notes the Missouri Capitol was struck by lightning amid a heavy storm, causing minor damage to skylights and stone, with repairs planned promptly.
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