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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
3
William H Weldon, president of News Tribune Company, pledges commitment to free inquiry and tolerance of error while truth guides reporting. He emphasizes upholding reason as the standard for journalism and editorial independence.
Cole County faces a long standing need for a separate juvenile detention facility. Inspectors and officials agree the current jail cell used for juveniles is inadequate with poor light and ventilation. Community groups urge moving detention away from the adult jail to a courthouse site, aiming for a 1967 target date for improvements.
Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation, with the Jewish Vocational Service handling operations, reports strong results in Kansas City. Among 45 participants over 45 with illnesses, 31 achieved full rehabilitation and financial self sufficiency at an average cost of 214 dollars per person. The piece contrasts federal anti poverty spending, Job Corps costs at about 9,945 dollars per trainee, and advocates privatized, industry backed training similar to Missouri’s model. It cites Nixon urging tax credits for industry training and argues for moving Job Corps control away from bureaucrats toward private enterprise.
A reader named Julie remarks on a magazine cover asking if God is dead, while Russell Kirk defends belief. The essay traces how denying God leads to spiritual death, hellish isolation, and a hollow society, warning that without God, Satanic forces and moral decay take hold.
Washington reports the 1965 Congress session as the busiest yet with vast domestic programs. The CQ Almanac notes expansion in medicare education housing and federal aid while contrasting 1963 and 1965 outputs in education welfare public works and general government.
Gen Hershey, the 72 year old draft boss, testified before the House Armed Services Committee as critics press for fairness in selective service. The hearings aim to educate a new generation and gather complaints before the November elections, with a final decision likely to keep the present local board system in place.
Washington reports that the OAS voted 18 to 0 to withdraw 8000 troops from the Dominican Republic, with Latin envoys offering critiques seen as emotional rather than practical. The piece argues the Monroe Doctrine and U N Charter support intervention to protect independence and foreign lives and property, praising the United States and the five nations for restoring order and vindicating policy.
A Jefferson City reader argues for a strict leash law in response to C. M. Kroeck. He recounts dog bite incidents on sidewalks, condemns roaming dogs, and asserts the city was built for people, not dogs, urging protection and order over pets and nuisance.
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