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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
4
The Democrats nominated Vice President Hubert Humphrey as their standard bearer amid a split party feel and protests over the Viet Nam plank. Nixon looms as the rival as McCarthy and McGovern factions retreat, while Louisiana's delegation backs Humphrey. The convention showcased deep divisions and provides a tense campaign path ahead.
A ten day scientific conference begins September 4 in Paris, gathering international scientists from over 50 countries to discuss pollution, food shortages, living space, health, and preserving nature. The text cites Lake Erie pollution as a warning and urges public action and scientific leadership.
The nation reports former President Eisenhower showing improvement after his seventh heart attack and being removed from the critical list at Walter Reed Hospital. Doctors will limit bulletins for several days unless needed. He remains in public memory as he recovers.
In Chicago Vice President Hubert Humphrey faced a decisive split over the unit rule with Governor John B. Connally. Connally and allies sought to curb Humphrey by threatening a Southern veto and a potential Kennedy draft, while Humphrey compromised on repeal timing and signaled a written pledge. The clash weakened Humphrey’s standing with both Southern Democrats and the liberal wing as the convention vote proceeded.
Five day work week in Soviet factories raises leisure time as vodka sales rise over 24 percent and industrial output dips when workers lack Monday readiness. Moscow reports subway and transit bottlenecks to reach barber shops and clinics. Politic groups promote two day weekends as progress while surveys show women see little life improvement.
The column argues Hubert Humphrey faces a tough retooling of the Democratic platform after the McCarthy McGovern minority report on Vietnam. It contrasts party factions, cites Hoff Hartke Morse Sorensen and Sa linger, and predicts Nixon may yet win peace, with a gloomy autumn ahead.
A San Francisco observer finds Haight Ashbury mostly orderly and nonconforming teens and adults aside from a few stereotypes. He notes respectable surroundings, intact street signs, and hippie newspapers sold by beardy hawkers. He concludes the movement wanes as hippies adopt work and social conformity.
The excerpt cites Isaiah 53 5 about healing and notes an added saying He sent His word and healed them while observers discuss how extra free time affects behavior, with some poll respondents linking time to hooliganism and drunkenness.
A columnist notes airliners circling New York require pilots to pass retirement assessments before flying. The piece contrasts avoidance of political conventions with veteran status and war promises, and comments on media polls versus Nielsen ratings amid edgy Cold War tensions.
The fragment lists the Monroe News-Star as a 1909 second class matter newspaper with offices on North 4th and Olive Street in Monroe Louisiana. It names executive staff including Robert Ewing Jr as Chairman and John D Ewing as Publisher along with several past and present editors and managers. The piece notes AP association and advertising reps in major cities.
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