Weldon Portrait in News Tribune Note
The News Tribune follows President William H. Weldon with a Jefferson quote on liberty. The piece underscores commitment to truth and tolerance of error as guiding principles for the publication and its staff.
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
2
The News Tribune follows President William H. Weldon with a Jefferson quote on liberty. The piece underscores commitment to truth and tolerance of error as guiding principles for the publication and its staff.
The Jefferson City Council may remove the misleading expense allowance from members' pay and raise salary to 2100 dollars a year. The editorial argues council work is service not profit and cites Columbia and Mexico as examples of lower compensation.
George Burruss and Norma Miller organize a Third Ward get-out-the-vote effort for the $8.5 million Interco industrial revenue bond to fund an Jefferson City shoe distribution facility. They urge residents to vote yes for 275 jobs and a $1 million annual payroll, stepping beyond party lines to aid the project.
American business spends about 1 million annually on fighting littering and has put 6 to 8 million over the past decade into anti litter efforts. Funds go to education and ads to curb littering, seen as bad for sales, property values, and city appeal. Jefferson City tackles litter with building code enforcement and anti-weed rules.
The article argues the U S faces a manpower and supply gap in South Vietnam with about 490000 troops in the region and calls into question the effectiveness of current forces. It highlights the Korean Tiger Division as a model of effective Asian troops and suggests deploying Thai forces, Formosan veterans, and a foreign legion. It notes the Johnson administration plans to send more half trained draftees despite lessons from Go Boi.
A Mexico, Missouri Ledger editorial argues advertisers do not control newspapers. It cites 1965 ad spending by GM Ford Chrysler AMC and notes no pressure to alter coverage of a Senate auto safety probe. The piece asserts readers drive news value and advertisers seek readers, not newsroom control.
A Missouri Hotel worker urges city leaders to assist military personnel in town for war work. He notes visiting servicemen are left roaming or in taverns and calls for bonds or programs to meet spiritual and social needs, stressing the nation’s wartime duty and brotherhood.
Barry Goldwater argues Reagan's California win signals a conservative surge and a shift away from liberal policies. He defends 1964 GOP positions on Viet Nam NATO inflation and crime, predicts a national GOP victory, and says Reagan runs on principles independent of Goldwater.
Missouri Senator J F Patterson leads an eight member interim committee to study capital improvements before any bond issue. The group will inventory state buildings, analyze costs and utilization, and seek a stable funding plan for ten years. Alternatives include current revenue, earmarked taxes, or new taxes, with a focus on avoiding misallocation of funds and avoiding rushed conclusions.
Central Missouri residents may submit letters to the Editor at News-Tribulations Publications 110 Moros and Jefferson City Mo. Submissions must be signed and edited only for minor errors. Letters exceed 250 words cannot be published.
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