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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1968

Page

3

New Protein Foods Aid World Hunger Fight

The article reviews two prongs: developing new protein rich foods and fortifying existing ones. AID partners with major U.S. firms to produce soybean beverages in Brazil and fortified foods for Tunisia and India, plus lab efforts to extract protein from microbes and plants. Beverages like Saci and Vitasoy gain traction. India builds fortified bakeries with international support. a goal is one billion daily protein cups by 1970.

Agency For International Development AID Pillsbury el Salvador Monsanto Chemical Company Brazil Swift Krause Milling International Milling Tunisia Dorr-Oliver India Australia Canada Coca-Cola Company Saci Rio de Janeiro Vitasoy Hong Kong Pan American Health Organization Guatemala Aaron M. Altschul International Nutrition Improvement Department of Agriculture

Post Office reform urged amid mounting deficits and crisis

The piece argues for dramatic Post Office Department changes in a presidential election year. It notes long running deficits since 1945, calls the system too big and rigid, and supports a corporate restructuring per the President’s Commission on Postal Organization to improve efficiency and curb declining service.

U.S. Post Office Dept Presidential Commission

Hijackings show range of motives and outcomes

The article notes hijackings stem mainly from crackpots, not spies, cites Moise Tshombe’s Congo kidnaping to Algeria, and mentions the Israeli airliner seizure with Algeria detaining travelers. It recalls a UN antihijacking treaty that lacked ratification and U Thant’s rising salary and expenses as criticism.

Congo Moise Tshombe Algeria United Nations Israel U Thant

Wallace's Hidden Big City Vote

A Providence survey shows Wallace drew little support before his July 25 visit, but after a TV interview and rally a lower middle income voter shifted to consider Wallace. In interviews, 16 of 40 Johnson voters and several Goldwater voters expressed softened or mixed views, signaling potential inroads for Wallace in the industrial Northeast.

Providence R. I George Wallace Industrial East Wallace Alabama Johnson Oliver Quayle Barry Goldwater Lyndon Johnson Goldwater Richard M. Nixon Cleveland Rhode

Pay TV Needs Trial Run

The article argues for a national trial of subscription television to test pay broadcasting while limiting charges for sports events and old movies. It notes opposition from big theatre owners and networks and cites the Wall Street Journal on industry fears and incentives. The FCC proposes strict area and content limits for the trial.

TV_ networks The Wall Street Journal Federal Communications Commission

Responding to Malicious Gossip with Faith and Principle

A reader asks how to handle false rumors in a neighborhood and church. The guidance cites biblical and historical examples urging patience, continuing to do good, and leaving vindication to God, with a Lincoln quote highlighting perseverance regardless of attack.

Jesus Heavenly Abraham Lincoln

Voices Silent in Behalf of Czechs

A commentary argues Western liberal silence on Czechoslovakia amid Soviet threats and calls for support of Czech efforts to moderate communism. It notes Soviet pressure from border troops and the desire for democratic freedoms, contrasting with actions toward Rhodesia and other blocs.

Washington Czechoslovakia America Rhodesia United States United Nations Europe Moscow Czech Prague Soviet Union Poland East Germany Bulgaria Hungary Kremlin Yugoslavia Tito Romania South Vietnam

Urgent Data Gathers Dust in Secret Files Hub

A Washington column laments unread intelligence files stored in Virginia warehouses. It argues neglect risks missing warnings from past reports, noting stalled readings threaten timely action on threats including a potential Red China missile attack. The piece likens data backlog to Pueblo era oversights and imagines future computer review.

Washington Virginia Pueblo Dian George Custer Sitting Bull Red China U.S Labor Day

Silence Over Soviet Move in Czechoslovakia

The piece notes Soviet military mobilization as a clear threat to Czechoslovakia and observes that communist parties in France Italy and the U.S. resist recognizing it. It adds that private scholars in the West may condemn the intervention, but broad silence remains common.

West Germany Czechoslovakia France Italy America Europe Publishers - Hall Syndicate

Long-shot summer politics and court diversity talk

The piece discusses shifts in U S foreign aid leadership and rising political upsets described as a long shot summer. It notes calls for qualified women on the Supreme Court and hypothetical moves by LBJ toward creating controversy.

Supreme Court LBJ Abe Fartas

Monroe News-Star Imperial Details and Policy Note

The Monroe News-Star is a Monroe Louisiana daily paper detailing its second class matter notice dated June 1 1999 the publication’s address telephone and staff roles including Publisher General Manager and Executive Editor. It states AP membership and independence in reporting while noting its advertising representation network.

Monroe News-Star—World Publishing Corporation North 4Th and Olivate Robert Ewing, Jr John BD. Ewing Wilson Ewing Wiliam H. Bronson Jack S. Campbell Edmund G. Brown Aest Jack C. Gates William C. Hardin

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