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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
2
A brief organizational imprint lists News Tribune Company as publisher with William H. Weldon and Robert Bosser as leaders. The quoted Jefferson line frames the publication stance about pursuing truth and opposing unchallenged error in journalism.
Gov Warren E Hearnes announces a modern jet airport for Lake of the Ozarks State Park with federal funds and state support. The $2.8 million project aims to land DC-9 jets next summer, expanding year round tourism and convention capacity as Missouri shows progress under the Hearnes administration.
Jefferson City Firefighters Local 671 signaled next year’s talks will seek more benefits and ground rules, with fringe benefits prioritized over salary. The paper questions the union’s stance while praising the department’s service and the community’s cooperative spirit amid the controversy.
The State newspaper posed a provocative question: if Britain can trade with Cuba and North Vietnam why not the United States with Rhodesia. The piece notes Rhodesia as a longtime ally while the U.S. government boycotts it over Britain’s push for a free government. The editorial argues the country sometimes treats enemies better than friends.
Morrie Ryskind argues that liberal media blame society for the RFK assassination while denying personal responsibility. He compares media reflexes after Kennedy’s death to past assassinations and contends Los Angeles and Dallas polarities reveal bias. He cites RFK’s Los Angeles victory, Mormon absolution, and political loyalties.
A major shift to the right appears in 1968 Senate contests, with Republican Kuchel losing in California to conservative Max Rafferty, and conservative challengers gaining in Pennsylvania Oregon and Florida. The trend follows retirements and deaths, shaping future appointments and liberal foes. Strong GOP moves in Arizona and New York are noted as evidence of the broad conservative drift.
Washington scene features Wallabe Cartridge, head of the National Gun Lovers of America, railing at proposed gun controls. He accuses a broad conspiracy to disarm Americans, arguing long guns should not be sold by mail and urging adherence to gun rights amid public debates.
A congressional bloc links foreign aid funding to UN debts, naming Russia and other Communist bloc nations as major in arrears. The report cites Russia’s unpaid UN budget, Congo, and Emergency Force dues, plus France and several Eastern European states, arguing nonpayment undercuts UN work and U.S. influence. Rep Vernon Thomson urges curtailment and voting bans for debtors while criticizing lax enforcement.
The Patriotic pageant debuts on the steps of the new Capitol with over 200 participants tomorrow night, directed by Linwood Taft of Boston. A second performance is set for Thursday, organized by the Woman's Committee of the Missouri State Council of Defense, at no local cost.
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