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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
1
An organizational meeting for Cole County Teen-Age Republicans is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at 1624 Green Berry Road. Open to all high school and college students, the group aims to engage in campaign activities after formation.
The United Cerebral Palsy of Missouri sponsors two residential camps and seeks volunteers to assist campers. The programs run this summer with locations in Missouri and opportunities for diverse roles aimed at supporting attendance and activity participation.
SPECIALS this summer for the benefit of handicapped children who cannot attend regular camp. Camp Timberlake No 1 runs July 22–27 at Santosage near Buckner. Camp Timberlake No 2 August 19–23 at Clover Point Kaiser Lake of the Ozarks State Park. Volunteers 16 plus welcome. directors Violet Boyd and Elizabeth Benson coordinate efforts.
The report notes Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko indicated willingness to discuss limits on missile systems. In Washington, Johnson urged early talks on scaling down the nuclear arms race while warning against deteriorating East West relations.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants for two projects in Kansas City and St. Louis. A reserve fund of 1,187,547 dollars supports the 635 acre Town Fork Creek Urban Renewal Project in Kansas City.
Judge William M. Thomas denounces promoters of the Riverview Nursing Home District for omitting the tax paragraph from the petition. He questions motives and notes the plan would levy up to 15 cents per $100 value, affecting about 4,075 residents of Mokane Cedar City Holts Summit and New Bloomfield. A July 11 hearing is scheduled on the proposal.
CBS Tonight offers Where the Spies Are at 8 with David Niven and Françoise Dorleac followed by Dangerous Crossing at 10 30. The grid lists editions of Today Show NBC News and a sequence of game shows and dramas across channel 3 4 and 2 with regional weather and sports updates.
CBS airs Young Dillinger with Nick Adams and Mary Ann Mobley followed by Phone Call From A Stranger with Bette Davis. The night features Dragnet, The Tonight Show, sport and weather segments, racing post time, and local news finales.
Death of Earl E. Buckworth, 42, in Des Moines hospital leads to second degree murder charges against Kenneth Mattley, 23, Seymour, Iowa, and George Anderson, 21, Lucerne, Mo. Buckworth died after a beating at Powersville, Missouri on April 19. Mattley in Corydon county jail, Anderson in Unionville. Preliminary hearing set for next Monday in Unionville.
In Independence Missouri a mother Mrs Elvin Wheeler 26 lowered her six children from a second floor bedroom window to safety during a blaze that destroyed the home and caused estimated losses of 8500 for the building and 1500 for furnishings. Neighbors aided by taking the children ages 10 months to 10 years. Wheeler sustained second degree burns but was reported in satisfactory condition. Evlin Wheeler the husband was at work.
The Missouri Highway Patrol logs traffic fatalities for the four hours ending at midnight noting six deaths in the last 24 hours, 648 for the year so far, and 88 for the same period last year, with two deaths not previously reported.
Jefferson City citizens flock to City Hall for license stickers as Ed Cole reports 6386 paid so far with about 3000 more expected before July 1. The office sells over 800 stickers daily and warns penalties rise after the deadline.
A man enters Lil's Food Shop in St Louis and tells clerk Mrs Mable McLaughlin to light a cigarette in his mouth as he points a revolver at her. She hands over $26 before the robber flees.
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