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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
2
A period notice lists Donald E Norfleet editor and Robert C Goshorn publishers with 1927 1953 and 1953 1959 dated service. Ronald E Maxwell named vice president as church scripture verse from I Peter 5 6 appears.
An editorial argues that years of selling advanced US computer systems to the Soviet Union under detente risk aiding their military can be avoided. It cites Control Data Corp의 proposed sale of a Cyber 76 super computer to the Russians, denied by the Carter administration, and warns such trade endangers US military superiority and SALT goals.
The Missouri Senate Accounts Committee allowed all senators to buy a telecopier or fax machine at a cost of 1500 dollars each, risking over 50000 dollars if every member buys one. Three senators already requested machines totaling 4500 dollars. The piece questions the urgency and necessity of such luxury funded by taxpayers.
The author cites Dr. Donald Campbell, 1975 APA president, arguing psychology may admit a biological basis for self seeking behavior and even sin. He condemns moral permissiveness while noting tensions with religious tradition, media, and education, and questions fundamentalist views.
A reader praises a mail carrier who pacifies neighborhood dogs by giving them store-bought treats. The writer notes the approach keeps dogs and owners happy, acknowledges the mailman’s cost, and suggests an ammonia gun as a possible alternative, while affirming the mailman’s peaceable resolve.
President Carter backs a comprehensive test ban but Rep. John Kemp cites Dr. Harold Agnew who warns such a ban risks U.S. nuclear design capability. Agnew argues a five to 10 kiloton threshold is verifiable, warns loss of testing could hurt the U.S. stockpile and tech base, and urges meaningful US-Soviet reductions before any limits.
The piece argues Jamaica's Prime Minister Michael Manley aligns with Cuba and the Soviet Union, expanding Cuban influence, nationalizing utilities, and worsening the economy. It notes rising violence, tourism decline, and controversial elections, while Rosalynn Carter praises Manley during a Caribbean trip.
Compiled memories recall local military service and community events. Captain William Aber, son of Lawrence Aber, served with the 62nd Military Airlift Wing at McChord AFB in Washington. Jay Wells, 22, commissioned as Second Lieutenant after OBC at Fort Sill. A Vienna toddler recovered a lodged peanut from his lung in a local operation at St. Mary’s Hospital. Arthur Brucks, 25, rejoined Capital City police after 22 months’ Army service.
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