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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
2
A Jefferson quotation about fear, tolerance of error, and the freedom to reason governs a publisher’s page. The motto appears with names William H. Weldon and Robert Bosser/Bloser as publisher and president, reflecting a historical newspaper imprint.
Jefferson City debates a planning director as it prepares a $25,000 city plan with a $17,000 federal grant. Mayor John Christy backs Thomas Benton as acting planning director while the city pursues a long term plan with Harland Bartholomew Associates. Local observers warn against a full time, grand office and urge consolidating building inspector and planning under Benton after the study.
The U S Public Health Service studied 1500 Puerto Ricans under a 249000 package and found healthier, positive, wealthier and younger people happier. The National Chamber of Commerce adds federal agencies should stop spending taxpayers money so ridiculously.
The San Diego Union comments that all presidential hopefuls now require Secret Service protection, a sign of national mood. It warns that if public tolerance for opposing views fades, local candidates may also need protection to speak to voters and that more deaths may follow.
Maj. Gen. 7 A Lane denounces the Paris peace talks as immoral and a political maneuver harming allies and increasing casualties in Vietnam. He urges resuming bombing of all North Vietnamese targets, condemning President Johnson’s pursuit of peace talks and warning of intensified enemy attacks. The piece frames negotiation as defeat and calls for continued military action.
Ryskind argues that the American ethos never fully existed and that success came from hard work by ordinary people rather than charity. He contrasts past self-reliance with contemporary liberal attempts to fix poverty, praising self-help and cautioning against patronizing support. He favors individual responsibility over public dole and mocks today’s philanthropic approaches.
Washington warns of a possible North Korean invasion of South Korea as troop movements near the 38th parallel raise alarm. Intelligence experts count a wartime mobilization, jet and ground forces shifts, and a looming June anniversary as potential triggers, while Moscow-linked plots widen tensions with Vietnam, Berlin, and Cuba.
Miss Beverly Benefiel, daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Benefiel of Algoa Rd, will perform in a University of Missouri campus wind up concert tonight as part of a weeklong high school music camp drawing students from across the state. Autographed Churchill first editions were shipped to Columbia University from the State Library today.
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