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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
3
Wall Street Journal columnist Vermont Royster warns a postwar period of dispute and recrimination awaits the peace. He notes Vietnam’s unique length and unpopularity, asks if it was worth it, and cites leadership limits from Johnson and Nixon as lessons for securing a fair settlement.
The Senate Hunger Committee estimates thirty billion dollars yearly in health care costs from poor eating. Dr. George M. Briggs cites rich and poor alike suffer from malnutrition and diet related diseases. Nutritional education in schools and counter propaganda are urged, plus grants to medical schools. Parental discipline at home is emphasized to plant healthy habits.
The text contrasts Western Europe’s high labor mobility with Eastern Europe’s restrictive, planned system. It notes Poland’s border relaxation with East Germany spurring a surge of cross border movement, as officials later capped outbound funds at $50 while millions still cross seeking opportunities.
An oil industry observer criticizes Americans as spoiled and reluctant to fund ecological progress. He notes North Sea development by BP and North Slope oil delays, urges embracing technology and higher GNP to finance environmental upgrades like shredders and hydraulic presses, and cautions optimism depends on a large if regarding policy and growth.
Washington political clash erupts as Special Counsel Colson attacks CBS and the Washington Post for backing George McGovern. Edits by Edith Efron fuel charges of McCarthyite tactics and bias while signaling broader concerns over media neutrality in the 1972 campaign.
A James Michener critique argues aging Americans face a crisis of care driven by housing and finances. The piece asserts long term urban social reform, not welfare or health plans alone, is needed and calls Nixon and Ehrlichman to act.
Nixon keeps William P. Rogers as Secretary of State highlighting a long friendship and Rogers steady diplomacy. Rogers, a veteran attorney and adviser, remains close to the President, guiding foreign policy alongside Kissinger and the White House.
The passage lists past and current publishers and officers of The Monroe News-Star, along with its publishing schedule and corporate offices in Monroe Louisiana. It notes Associated Press affiliation, ad representatives, staff roles, and the paper’s independent nonpartisan stance.
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