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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
2
President William H Weldon declares the News Tribune upholds liberty of thought and open debate. He affirms commitment to pursue truth and tolerate error while reason remains free to challenge it.
The case of economist Harold Hughes, a conservative professor at West Virginia Wesleyan College, shows pressure to teach socialist ideas and a firing two months ago amid little public outcry. Despite prior campus censorship debates, major academic freedom groups have not defended him, prompting questions about who protects academic freedom.
A famous newspaper accused the American Medical Association of spending large sums to defeat a Medicare style bill funded by Social Security. It claimed the AMA and its political action committees, including the American Medical Committee for Political Action, directed substantial funds in 1962 and across states to influence Congress. The piece, quoted as from levestia, questions which paper made the charges.
The Senate approved a measure extending temporary corporate income and excise taxes for ten years, preserving revenues amid defense spending and federal programs. Republican Leader Dirksen mocked the tax extension debate, noting the bill’s temporary label while urging fiscal restraint and questioning long term budget feasibility.
Russell Kirk argues bread snobbery shapes history from white loaf fever in eighteenth century Europe to a WWII POW camp diet. He notes the illusion of virtue in white bread, cites Marie Antoinette myths, and contrasts American and French bread practices with a blunt, witty critique.
The Wall Street Journal notes a new steel industry labor agreement shaped by government help and a joint Industry-Labor Human Relations Committee. It highlights 13 week vacations every five years as a potential burden for small firms, while praising improved dispute settlement methods and the chance to avoid strikes. The deal shows progress but remains dependent on unions restraining coercive power.
A concise meditation on The Good Society describing individual freedom within a framework of fair laws to ensure equality of opportunity. It argues for limited government, freedom without fear, and the intrinsic worth of each person as the defining marks of a virtuous society.
In this Life Lines meditation, the speaker urges Americans to reexamine progress and responsibility to preserve the republic. He recalls Wilber M. Brucker’s call for an America defined by freedom, moral courage, and dedication to constitutional principles, leading a free world with steadfast resolve.
A civic exhortation urges citizens to write to their lawmakers on important issues. It lists senators Stuart Symington and Edward Long, and representatives Richard Ichord, Clarence Cannon, with their Washington offices and districts. The piece emphasizes personalized communication to influence U.S. policy and reminds readers the republic belongs to them.
The piece argues France should rethink its UN role beyond economic sulk and seeks reform of UN authority. It critiques pouting or withdrawal as insufficient and urges De Gaulle to leverage leadership to push for major reforms or observer status while the Afro Asian bloc gains influence.
A San Diego Union commentary argues the opening to the left fuels socialism and strengthens Communist influence. It cites Italy under Amintore Fanfani and Aldo Moro, warns of a million more Communist voters, and calls for firmer Western lines to protect democracy and human rights.
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