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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1965
Page
2
William H. Weldon, president, declares the press will pursue truth and tolerate error while reason remains free to challenge it, quoting Thomas Jefferson on intellectual liberty and courage. The note emphasizes commitment to independent journalism and open inquiry.
Missouri legislators confront a tangled pay system for county officials. The article notes wide disparities, with third class county collectors earning far more than the governor, and criticizes the fragmented rules governing salaries. It urges a thorough study, interim committee, or fiscal review to reform compensation and grant local governments greater authority.
A call to citizens to letter their senators and representatives on important issues. It lists contact offices for Sen Stuart Symington, Sen Edward Cong, Rep Richard Ichord, and Rep William Hungate in Washington D C and notes the districts they serve with county inclusions. The text urges civic duty and keeping lawmakers advised, emphasizing the republic belongs to the people.
Russell Kirk links child death by self harm to social decay and education. He cites accidents, cancer, rheumatic heart disease, and death by own action as top causes, then argues family breakdown and inadequate reading instruction contribute. He cites New Jersey cases tied to school timing and emphasizes reading failure and impersonal urban schools.
A House GOP task force led by Rep. Peter Frelinghuysen criticizes Shriver’s war on poverty as a slick propaganda effort amid chaotic administration. It urges Congress to audit the $1.5 billion for the coming fiscal year and the $784 million already spent, highlighting overlapping programs and costly, uncoordinated efforts including Head Start and elder aid schemes.
National affairs tribute recounts Bernard M. Baruch as a trusted adviser to U S leaders for decades. It notes his warnings on nuclear arms and his pivotal WWI role guiding raw materials and industry for the Allies, plus his selfless public service and philanthropy.
The Chicago Tribune notes Congress is unlikely to pass consumer protection measures this session despite administration support for truth in packaging and truth in lending. Industry opposition, especially from manufacturers and retailers, blocks broader packaging standards and cents-off prohibitions, with hearings reflecting fear of higher costs and reduced sales.
The State Department issued a formal communique praising a B 52 raid in South Vietnam as a military success. The White House directed the release, highlighting Johnson administration control, while Defense views on the raid remained divided and the report raised questions about proper departmental roles.
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