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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
3
Lincoln and Ouachita officials say the drug problem has eased somewhat while a New Orleans arrest nets a $17 000 heroin seizure. The piece notes education and past use, cites a Louisiana Tech seminar on drug abuse, and warns alcohol remains a major social menace alongside drugs.
The piece analyzes U S relations with the Greek junta, noting practicality over ideals, and argues Greece’s NATO membership makes the United States reluctant to jeopardize its strategic position. President Nixon pressed for a gradual move toward democracy, with limited success in a tense political climate.
The Democratic nominee George McGovern pledges to end all U.S. military aid to Greece and reduce American personnel if elected. He also would lessen high level civilian and military visits, a stance viewed as inept and risky for NATO ally Greece.
A commentator notes liberal press opposition to Eagleton's retention on the Democratic ticket, while major outlets differ in their critique of McGovern. The piece cites endorsements, misreports, a belated apology by Jack Anderson, and ongoing debate on press impartiality amid the 1972 campaign.
Chinese officials privately warn Western visitors that any U S troop withdrawal from Europe or deep cuts in nuclear forces could let the Soviet Union reinforce its border. Beijing fears Nixon detente and McGovern pledges shift military balance, risking encirclement of China by Moscow and Southeast Asia.
Washington dispatch argues Nixon’s Southern Strategy has succeeded positioning the GOP for full victory in the South on election day. It notes Wallace’s 1972 repudiation of third party bids and cites Thurmond’s evolution and 1970 election mixed results as context for regional alignment and party polarization.
The Village Voice column by Jack Newfield criticizes McGovern campaign quotas as biased and unconstitutional. He argues that fixed ethnic and age categories deny individual rights and equality under the Fourteenth Amendment, citing Irish Italian and Polish voters as disadvantaged groups in Newfield’s view.
Kennedy family scenes unfold as Teddy Kennedy sails from Hyannis Port with his nieces and nephews amid the Eagleton affair and McGovern vice president buzz. He aims to show he is not dodging the nomination while press and photographers document the voyage and family mutiny fears.
The Monroe News-Star cites Bee John D. Ewing as publisher from 1929 to 193 Wilson Ewing 1938 to 1953 and Robert Ewing Jr as chairman 1952 to 1976. It lists officers including William H. Bronson Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr Patricia Ewing Hendrick Esther Ewing Wynne and other directors. The paper is published daily except Saturday and Sunday from Monroe Louisiana with Associated Press affiliation and nationwide advertising representation.
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