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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
2
Quote from Thomas Jefferson atop a publisher note in the News Tribune Company imprint credits William H. Weldon as publisher and Robert Bloss er as president. The statement anchors editorial stance on free inquiry and tolerance of error in pursuit of truth.
A editorial urges remedies for a faltering Jefferson City Police Department. It criticizes lack of direction, leadership, training, and morale after vandalism, demonstrations, and near riot incidents. The piece calls for stronger recruitment, higher salaries, more evening officers, reinforcements, and leadership from Mayor Christy and the Police Personnel Board.
Art Buchwald sketches a subcommittee meeting that spirals into jokes about car sales foreign guns and TV images. Participants joke about violence while dodging the task of addressing its causes and debate delays and political pressures.
Residents of central Missouri may send signed letters up to 230 typed words. Writers may request anonymity. editors verify signatures on controversial pieces. Letters are edited only for minor errors and printed with attribution where possible.
A local group called Good Idea proposes a discussion to explore why people turn to violence. The plan aims to provide readers with insight into social triggers and promote peaceful responses.
Henry J. Taylor reflects on Charles de Gaulle as partly great and partly defeated, tracing France from Louis XVI to Napoleon and Victor Hugo, noting civil resilience and democratic spirit. The piece voices pity for de Gaulle, acknowledges mixed legacy, and questions postwar fate and leadership.
Paul Harvey argues that widespread cynicism and rising crime threaten the republic. He contends compassion stems from self-identification, warns that public disillusionment could erode law and order, and cites Britain’s past as a cautionary parallel as America nears a stomach turning point.
Gov James T Blair ordered a wide inquiry into farm and dairy operations extended to four state institutions to check if costs exceed market value. The probe at State Hospital No 1 and the Fulton School for the Deaf continues since last summer with over 180 volunteers expected for today’s fishing roden at Schultz's Lake Henley.
Citizens are urged to write elected representatives to share needs and views. The piece lists Senate and House offices and district ranges for Symington Long Ichord Hungate, urging appreciation and critique when merited.
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