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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
4
The new farm legislation signed by President Nixon is praised as a landmark step that could raise farm production and curb inflation. It aims to expand cultivation next year by 10 to 12 million acres, reducing idle acreage rules and boosting food and fiber supply amid shortages.
The essay argues the Skylab era advances knowledge and technology beyond cost, compares space funding to Edison and the Manhattan Project, and asserts scientific progress fuels wealth and aspiration across discoveries from transistors to space travel. It links exploration to culture, art, medicine, and the drive to look to the stars.
The piece targets Norman Mailer's pseudobiography on Marilyn Monroe claiming it misrepresents the star and relies on scant research. It notes critics pan the book while a book club endorses it, boosting sales at 19.95 dollars. Loyd Shearer criticizes the work and urges Monroe to rest in peace.
The column argues for a blue ribbon panel of experts to foresee social effects of new inventions and policies. It cites Arnold Saltzman’s alternative and lists questions on inflation, Vietnam, balance of payments, energy use, grain, transportation, interest rates, unemployment, rural and urban wastage, and recurring crises threatening America’s industrial standing.
The article compares U S and Soviet naval buildup after Sputnik noting how U S long range bombers and Polaris submarines spurred Soviet naval expansion. It profiles Sergei Gorshkov as a pivotal commander guiding the Red Navy through a disciplined, selective pipeline from Nakhimov schools to Frunze Naval Academy and beyond.
A Hale House analysis argues Nixon tapes could prove innocence but are withheld due to crude language. It contrasts Nixon’s private candor with his public persona, noting a wide gap similar to Kennedy and suggesting disclosure might boost his popularity.
Theodore H White analyzes Nixon and McGovern in The Making of the President 1972 noting Nixon’s national margin and Watergate era impact. He portrays Nixon as a private paradox, a devout patriot, and reflects on the Democratic split and shifts in American political mentality.
The Monroe News-Star is an independent afternoon newspaper based in Monroe Louisiana. It lists publishers from 1929 to 1972 and details officers directors and staff including Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr Robert Ewing III Patricia Ewing Hendrick Esther Ewing Wynne and other directors. It notes second class postage and listing of national advertising representatives with offices in major cities.
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