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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1964
Page
1
AP Business News Analyst SAM DAWSON reports wholesale price stability persists in the current expansion despite rising costs in some commodities. He notes wage contracts, demand catching up with supply, and ongoing negotiations may shift the balance, while the overall index remains near 100 with the consumer index at 107.8 in April.
The Jefferson City Post Tribune details publishers MR and MRS Robert C Goshorn and later MR and MRS William H Weldon with William B H Weldon as president and Joseph G Majersky as editor. Published evenings except Saturday by News Tribune Company at 410 Monroe Street. Subscription and mail rates listed for Jefferson City Missouri and surrounding counties.
Jefferson City reports the first day of pigeon control near MFA Central Cooperative using a four by eight foot wire trap baited with corn netted three blackbirds while hundreds of pigeons roamed the area. Health officer Chester McKinney plans to sell any trapped pigeons to private buyers in the city.
The Supreme Court continued rulings on state legislative apportionment basing seats on population, overturned a Subversive Activities Act passport ban on Communist-designated groups, and struck down state court decisions on obscenity in books and films. The actions cap two years of apportionment rulings and follow prior decisions on congressional district population.
An 18 year old girl was shot and killed in a Times Square area parking lot while talking with her younger sister and a woman acquaintance. Police said the bullet came from above and struck Joan Wilson in the head. A fragment grazed the 15 year old sister on the upper arm. The girls had attended a graduation party. the older met the younger at the party and they left together.
The Jefferson City-Cole County Library received state aid totaling 3581.35 for the city and 298.12 for the county for the fourth quarter of the 1963-64 fiscal year. This aid reflects the state's effort to support the library's service program.
Market meat prices rise nationwide with notable gains at Kansas City stockyards, Omaha, Chicago and Ogden Idaho. Hed steers reach 23 to 25 dollars per hundredweight, 1 to 2 dollar increases. prime cattle and lambs hit multi year highs amid supply shifts and promotional activity.
Cuban exiles say a daylight raid aimed at filming anti Castro bombing efforts doomed the mission. Pilot Luis Diaz, 23, was killed after his plane dropped two bombs on a central Cuba sugar mill. Two companions were injured when the plane was shot down and captured.
The Duke of Windsor marked his 70th birthday in Paris with a late dinner at Maxim's attended by supporters urging Britain to recognize his American wife Wallis Warfield Simpson. He spent the day at his desk with personal accounts and correspondence. A second private dinner was planned at friends' home with Wallis, 68.
Cunnyngham of 725 Clark Ave won the Major Burridge award at a Capitol Toastmasters meeting Monday evening, delivering "Lifting Yourself with Your Bootstraps." Also on the program were Dr. Ernest Mullenax, Mike Battles as toastmaster, John J. Skain on table topics, Otto Michaels timer, William H. Tellman evaluator, Arnold Eilers grammarian, critics Gideon N. Houser and Robert W. Brown, with Jan J. Zonneveld as guest.
Gov John M Dalton named Ste Genevieve and Clay counties as disaster areas after recent heavy rains. If approved, the declaration would qualify these counties for federal emergency aid to repair schools roads and bridges and may allow emergency farm and small business loans. Private property losses in Clay County are estimated at 1 100 000 by the Civil Defense Agency.
Fulton Lewis III criticizes Johnson's war on poverty as unhumanitarian and a threat to initiative and free enterprise. He argues democracy hinges on how decisions are made, while conservatives seek to restore freedom and help individuals stand on their feet. Dr Clifton Ganus outlines four economic paths, praising American capitalism.
A dissenting opinion argues the Court overstepped constitutional words and precedents. It lambasts federal power growth, civil rights actions, and social decay while urging moral standards, parental responsibility, and youth guidance to avert national decline.
Patrol records show 24 hour period ending midnight with 531 incidents year to date and 450 at the same time last year. Three deaths occurred from earlier accidents.
A speaker urges Rotarians and civic leaders to act with true morality over ambition. If religious values guide public life, a safer future emerges and leadership must translate faith into deeds. The speaker hopes for a century hence when decency and peace reflect shared governance and faith.
Romney urged metropolitan areas to back respectable legislators focused on public interest. Dalton urged urban papers to push the issue and stop blaming rural Missouri for legislative failures. Amid a Supreme Court apportionment ruling, regional leaders urged long range planning and Midwest promotion to combat economic lag across six states.
Dozens of Platte floodings left only puddles in Smithville as the Platte river breached areas Monday. In St. Joseph a tornado toppled trees and snapped power lines over a 10 to 12 block swath. Another twister wrecked a barn and tool shed on Mansford Daniels farm twelve miles east of St. Joseph.
Laird noted that between July 17 and 19 House members, largely Goldwater backers, will join the platform committee. The 100-member body will include two members from each state. He expects some Goldwater allies to push for a civil rights repeal plank while Scranton backers may seek a broader civil rights plank than Scranton would propose.
The Wardsville 4-H club held a family play night after a regular meeting with Les Robinette in charge of entertainment. Refreshments were served to members and their families following a dance.
London based British Leyland announced the first shipment of 80 buses to Cuba on July 28, part of a 950 bus deal worth 25.2 million dollars with an option for 500 more. The US State Department criticized the purchase as not aiding sanctions and Leyland said the sale is purely commercial and compliant with government policy. Ambassador Alonso attended the signing ceremony at the plant where the contract for 500 more buses was signed.
The LaSalette Seminary fest will be held August 2 with chicken and ham dinners served 3 to 7 30 p.m. Proceeds go to the Seminary. Eighteen auxiliary and retreat league members attended the meeting. Ed Wankum and Ted Wisch are general chairmen. German music will be provided by Bob Ellenberger of St Louis. Games will be played.
Frederick J. Risius, 28, drowned while repairing a home well near Shawnee Kansas. He waded into a pond to wash his feet and slipped from an underwater ledge. his body was recovered from 12 feet of water as two other workers looked on.
Kansas City AP reports that six Midwest states Kansas Missouri Iowa Nebraska Oklahoma and Arkansas lag economically. Dr Charles Kimball of Midwest Research Institute warned the governors that population loss and weak income growth persist and urged leveraging regional brainpower for development. He noted the area has the nation’s lowest scientist ratio due to emigration of talent.
Seven Missouri School of Mines students escaped injury when a fire damaged the Pi Kappa Theta house in Rolla. Fire Chief James Curtis estimated 50?000 in damage from wiring overload on the second floor as flames rose 15 feet above the three story brick building and firefighters battled for over three hours.
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