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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
4
An editorial cartoon highlights Uncle Sam aiding an injured man amid Skopje's quake ruins and questions why Russia does not play the good Samaritan. It notes Tito's Moscow ties, Western relief from US France and West Germany, and contrasts Soviet inactivity with Western compassion.
Edwin P Neilan, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, denounces what he calls widespread corruption in Washington politics comparing bribery and subsidy tactics to Britain He questions the morality of pork barrel spending and admin backed pressure on votes noting press timidity in naming names and urging stronger moral scrutiny in government duties.
The piece notes President Kennedy criticizing 58 U.S. students for an unauthorized Cuba trip and compares it to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Khrushchev’s informal Black Sea meetings. It argues for stricter rules on official travel and critiques laxity in diplomacy during a Khrushchev visit. It ends with a brief note on grunion spawning off Southern California beaches from March to August.
Washington discussion on the nuclear treaty suggests many senators worry a partial ban may lead to a broader prohibition of testing worldwide. Experts cite underground tests and space rendezvous for anti missile aims, while concerns about will and strategy persist amid Sino Soviet tensions and time‑buying tactics.
News-Star accounts from August 13 1938 note Senator Walter George labeling the Democratic Party not a one man party while President Roosevelt denounces him as a dyed in the wool conservative. Local labor tensions see armed parish deputies escort shrimp truck drivers amid cannery disputes and union shrimp fishermen. A $250000 fire destroys the Monroe Furniture building on North 2nd Street, Monroe, second largest in two decades behind the Sugar building blaze.
A reader survey reviews old and current aids to quit smoking, noting dubious value of alum and silver salt products, lobeline substitutes, and the role of psychology. It cites nicotine exposure, mixed study results, and stresses motivation to quit, warning that one puff can restart smoking. The column also answers reader questions on seat belt use for children, eye physiology, tremors, and post-surgery hypoglycemia.
L. W. weighs in on whether gall bladder surgery is major or minor, calling the topic worthy of a gold leaf. The note reads like a casual opinion column fragment and reflects a local reader’s strong stance.
Kenyan and Tanganyikan listeners heard U S Senator Thomas Dodd labeled as a right wing extremist and McCarthy heir for accusing Kwame Nkrumah of communism The article notes The New York Times criticized Dodd for unsourced claims while the Senate committee cited documents tying Nkrumah to communism and Marxist Leninist writings The piece contrasts rival accusations and defends Dodd's cautious stance on foreign government charges.
The Bible calls Christians to a daily life of prayer and Bible study. It allows both spontaneous and written prayers, urging devotion to seek God’s will rather than fixating on form. Both you and your friend are right if focused on seeking God.
The Monroe News-Star published daily by the News-Star World Publishing Corporation, Monroe, with offices on North 4th and Olive Street. This independent paper notes AP news use rights and its stance on politics and truth, listing staff and publishers from 1929 to 1953.
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