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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
3
Monroe tests a 60 unit United States compactor at the old city dump to pack trash into a deep trench and seal with dirt. City officials praise the method as odor free and land reclaiming while deciding where to establish a permanent landfill and acquire equipment.
The NAACP editorial in The Crisis urges Negro moderates to speak out against black extremists and to pursue equality through legal means. It notes Agnew’s sharp criticism of radicals and highlights bipartisan call for calm, peaceful progress on race issues.
At Antioch College students form the Ad Hoc Mustache Cup Advisory Board to push for mustache cups in the cafeteria. President James Dixon considers the issue, even joking about growing a mustache, citing a sanitary problem and possible costs.
In Washington a doomed bid to strip Rep. L Mendel Rivers of seniority reveals Southern Democrats aided Wallace in 1968 to split votes and block Nixon. Rivers kept Wallace ties while preserving his chairmanship and aiding downballot Republican gains, a delicate political balance.
State and local government spending in the United States rose from 49.6 billion in 1960 to over 103 billion in 1968, with education taking 41.4 percent of outlays while police and fire protection received 3.5 and 1.7 percent respectively.
The piece argues Maoist China may seek talks with the United States after rebuffs, citing fear of anticommunist growth at home and potential Taiwan actions under Nixon. It notes increased Taiwan links, refugee reports, and a case for Chiang Kai-shek revival, posing a stark Nixon dilemma.
The commentary argues that in Nixon's first year inflation threatens wage and price controls as CPI climbs, costs rise, and unemployment pressures grow. It notes wage offsets, higher car prices, and wholesale price spikes, framing inflation as a crisis demanding government action.
It notes mounting state debt and heavier borrowing levels, with a forecast that new taxes or higher existing tax rates may be needed in states and cities to fund growing population needs.
A devotional note reflects on Acts 2 46 and the church’s journey through generations, contrasting its early unity and communal life with modern denominations and altered purpose.
The Monroe News-Star and Branham Company publish details list ownership staff and offices. It states the paper is an independent, impartial news source that supports what it believes is right and opposes what it believes to be wrong regardless of party politics.
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