16 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1966
Page
1
Personal physician described the operation as clear cut and benign. President Johnson spent about 58 minutes in surgery from 6 27 to 7 20 a m as Dr Gould removed a polyp. Subsequent repair of an incisional hernia followed.
Lovell and Aldrin completed the Gemini program with a precise splashdown in the Sargasso Sea 700 miles northeast of Cape Kennedy. They were welcomed aboard the Wasp by a cheering crew and then flown to the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston for debriefings and a news conference. Both astronauts said they were happy with the mission and in good spirits after extensive medical checks. Aldrin noted walking in space exceeded expectations.
City council weighs bond funds for building two small stations and a ladder truck station, debating subcontractor listing, bid conditions, and cost cuts. The vote ends with official award of Cure contract amid differing bids and objections from Stone and Debo.
About 85 mayors, police chiefs and the Missouri Highway Patrol heard an explanation of the federal Highway Safety Act signed Sept. 9 by President Johnson. The act uses federal money to train police and can withhold 10 percent of highway funds if states fail to meet 15 provisions by 1968. A new Transportation Secretary will administer the program with cabinet rank, and Congress authorized 381.8 million dollars over three years. Missouri officials study how the law affects the state while officials praise the program as comprehensive and forward looking.
Boone County prosecutor Frank Conley said investigations found only a very small percentage of Missouri State University students using hallucinogenic drugs. He urged state law to make LSD sale or manufacture a felony and warned controls are needed before the issue becomes a larger problem. Senator A Basey Vanlandingham announced plans in Boone Tuesday.
The Regional Library Board set a 1967 budget totaling 322,634 for Jefferson City Cole County Maries Miller and Osage counties plus possible Eldon inclusion. Salaries 134,726 books 90,275 operations 97,633. estimated tax income 265,181 or 4.17 per person. Tax breakdown shows Osage 42,820 Cole 48,600 Jefferson City 94,090 Miller 57,670 Maries 22,000. The board adopted a new book selection policy and four service modes including a resource building in Jefferson City and bookmobiles.
Kansas City fatalities rose to 94 with the death of Staton E. Hulett 37 after a two car crash Tuesday night. The city’s traffic death toll compared to last year’s 47 shows a sharp increase.
The forecast calls for Thursday through Monday to run 3 to 8 degrees above normal. Normal highs range from the upper 40s in the north to the mid-50s in the south, with lows in the mid-30s. Little or no precipitation is expected across the state.
A seven member Missouri legislative committee, including Rep. Elva Mann Rep. Ralph Goddard and Sen. Jones criticized as ridiculous, authorized a state business trip to Phoenix to study Arizona county fee systems. The cost is about 400 per person for two days amid calls for action on Missouri county compensation.
A special study commission in Richmond Virginia will hold public hearings to investigate the reasons behind Virginia's nurse shortage. The commission aims to gather data from healthcare providers educators and policymakers to address staffing challenges in the Old Dominion.
County court weighs change as annexation shrinks district area and Jefferson City expands. Judge Gretlein notes combined budgets could spread tax money more evenly and add resources. State law allows petition to abolish if majority landowners sign. Other counties have scrapped similar districts. Cole County may follow.
A reproduction of the Jefferson City Post Tribune masthead shows editors publishers and staff, detailing the 1927 1959 leadership, association status, and subscription rates for Jefferson City and surrounding areas. The notice lists publishers Mr and Mrs Robert C Goshorn and Mr and Mrs William H Weldon, board chairman B L Rose, president Robert Blossser, vice president and general manager Monsignor Newton Townsend, editor Joseph G Majersky, managing editor, and operating details. It also notes association with the Associated Press and circulation audits and rates for various regions.
Edmund H Fallon executive s vice president of Agway Inc told the New York Farm Bureau meeting that growing food demand in the United States and abroad will raise farmers incomes.
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