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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
2
Publisher Weldon and President Rosser share a Jefferson quotation about fear, truth, and tolerance, urging free reason to combat error as the guiding principle of the News Tribune Company. The message appears in the publisher’s note alongside leadership names and the company’s masthead.
A second Missouri special session opens Thursday with optimism for funding the 34 million capital improvements package. Revenue gains allow full funding while leaving a healthy cash reserve. Gov. Hearnes may add two other proposals, but the capital plan drives the session due to needs at Lincoln University and other state institutions.
The Jefferson City Council Finance Committee trimmed the next fiscal year budget by removing a 15000 item for three new Street Department trucks. Critics say the department lacks maintenance data and long-range fleet plans, and that annexation has increased obligations. A second look is urged to decide if replacement trucks are essential.
A Los Angeles Barbers Union official notes a 15 percent drop in barbershop business since 1966 and a 30 percent fall in apprentices, as shops pivot toward styling, tinting, dyeing, and shampooing. Some barbers offer beard trimming and even false beards for clean shaven workers on Fridays. Weekend hippie culture boosts demand for temporary looks, while New York wit makers profit from part time hippie popularity.
Paul Harvey reflects on how TV and radio dominated news after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination and funeral. He compares media obsession with other public figures, questions the ethics of 24 hour coverage, and notes public figures who receive smaller send offs while brothers Ted Kennedy and others are discussed and mourned.
A column recalls how 1964 pre polls predicted Kuchel would defeat Max Rafferty in California, aided by incumbency and media support. Yet late results narrowed the margin, with Kennedy ahead and questions arising about poll accuracy and media influence. The piece links old epithets to today’s outcome and notes campaigns’ harsh naming tactics and voter backlash.
Henry Taylor argues against secretly expanding the Export-Import Bank and a $2 billion loan program. He says payments flow from taxpayers, with the Bank and Treasury absorbing losses, while public understanding remains limited. He urges Senate action to stop the backdoor handouts and links to broader fiscal danger.
A civic guidance piece urges residents to write their senators and representatives to express appreciation disapproval or opinions on national and district issues. It lists contact offices in Washington and identifies districts and counties served by Ichord Hungate and others.
The Missouri Supreme Court appoints Circuit Judge Sam C. Blair to act as probate judge in Cole County during the interim period until the new appointee takes office on August 1. A Cole County Mental Health Committee meeting is planned to discuss possible joining the United Community Fund, with sentiment leaning toward affiliation though not yet tied to a fund organization. The Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce aims to raise annual revenue from about 11,000 to 16,000 dollars. Larry Sullivan of Girre's Tavern was robbed at his garage on Jefferson Street. A 1918 note recalls Senator Walfrey’s Mexico campaign speech praising support for the President and wartime unity. Jefferson Civil Cross Canteen Service aided two freight loads of troops passing through town.
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