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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1976
Page
1
The fragment lists publication details of the Post Tribune in Jotiston City Missouri dated Tuesday June 15 1976 with publisher William H Weldon and president Robert Blosser. It quotes a Jeffersonian remark about tolerating error while keeping freedom to reason.
A Philadelphia city budget battle under Mayor Frank Rizzo is framed as a modern erosion of financial liberty. The piece links Bicentennial symbolism to taxation, recalls King George era protests, notes a defeated 5 percent tourism tax proposal, and laments ongoing political raiding of pocketbooks as homegrown plunder.
The U S Army bought 14 000 Gamma Goats for 200 million dollars as amphibious trucks. The GAO warns they float only under strict launching conditions and note many faults. Congress questions further spending, suggesting investing 5.6 million in mules instead.
A Washington column critiques the Investment Advisers Act Amendments of 1976 and parallels a Virginia photographers licensing case. It argues the bill creates an unnecessary federal licensing scheme, echoes Barnum’s Law, and warns of bureaucratic expansion despite limited proven need, citing Sen. Williams and Sen. Helms.
A critical review argues the Tedrow book Death at Chappaquiddick exposes how Mary Jo Kopechne’s death was handled. It contends Kennedy’s political power influenced inquiries and public narrative, casting doubt on his explanations and suggesting a broader justice gap in U.S. politics.
A Jefferson City Board of Education meeting elected Mrs. Allen Becker treasurer and Mrs. Marsha Weaver secretary. Other items note Earl Coleman returning from a Jackson Hole trip after vacationing and attending a conservation commission meeting. Jimmy Nichols celebrates his fourth birthday with a morning party. Marine enlistments include Richard Caplinger Arthur Jones and Robert Klanton.
The piece mocks Henry Steele Commager’s World Affairs Council essay urging global interdependence. It argues nuclear disarmament and UN strengthening would weaken the US, suggesting nationalism as a remedy and lampooning Congress for endorsing the parody.
A U S opinion piece argues Third World nations seek a new international economic order that would shift prosperity away from the West. It cites Barraclough on foreign aid loans price fixing and nationalization, urging U S resistance and defense of capitalist markets.
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