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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1973
Page
2
The News Tribune Company is led by Publisher William H. Weldon and President Robert Blosser. The publication quotes Thomas Jefferson on pursuing truth and tolerating error in a free marketplace of ideas.
The 1976 Bicentennial faces diffuse planning as federal funding ideas for state parks and a Philadelphia fair are canceled. Congress rejects a smaller professional staff proposal, leaving a need for clear leadership and a non political national framework while states push their own observances.
The Wall Street Journal argues that early drug raids by narcotics agents violate due process and privacy. It criticizes no knock tactics as state terrorism, urging adherence to constitutional rights even amid drug problems. The piece cautions that a drug free America must not come at the cost of fundamental liberties.
A coalition of unions representing about 600,000 postal workers threatens strikes that could curb mail flow by mid July. They demand a 45-hour week paid at 40-hour rates and refuse overtime. Violating a no-strike law, they point to a 1970 episode in Charleston when 3,475 bags of mail were hidden and later shipped, delaying Christmas deliveries. They cite slow service, a low 11-cent airmail stamp, and a trip of a parcel from Modena Utah to Panaca Nevada covering 2309 miles as examples of inefficiency. Representative John P. Saylor attacked Postmaster General Elmer Klassen as inefficient.
Representative Jerry Litton organizes a Washington farm summit to address the growing rural crisis blamed on high food prices. He cites consumer protests, proposed meat price controls, and rising anti-agriculture sentiment as the backdrop to Brezhnev’s June 18 visit.
Washington Athens dispatch outlines Constantine II’s exile after a brief reign of three years. The piece notes his non-Greek status, Danish father, German mother Frederika, and the royal family’s wealth and property sales in Rome and Greece. It discusses the monarchy’s decline, potential alternatives, and current political pressures in Greece and Europe.
Years Ago June 15 1963 Robert W Kolb elected Grand Knight Hellas Council 1054 Knights of Columbus succeeding Paul Schleer William J Bees elected Deputy Grand Knight Sam Overfelt to speak at Callaway County Young Democratic Club meeting at Fulton Court House Jerry Skain retained state junior trap crown with 92 of 100 at Kansas City his brother Jim tied for third in senior class Also mentions 1933 events including Police Chief Bruner home brew party and Century of Progress visitors plus traffic arrests and Hunt Company bottles.
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