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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1952
Page
4
An editorial argues America leads free nations against Communism but must cleanse its own house first. It cites rising crime and vice, calls for stronger families, religious life, and personal accountability, urging a national return to hard work and godliness to restore global credibility.
The National Safety Council reports 17 of every 100 fatal highway drivers were drinking nationally, with state figures from six to 48. Federal Judge Youngdahl urged revoking licenses for drunken drivers as a nationwide remedy, noting New Jersey’s success in cutting drinking driver incidents from 1950 to last year.
A reporter visits Freedom House on Fortieth Street to confront Irving Brown about alleged Lovestoneite communism at a Paris and New York conference of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. The scene shows a tense, evasive response and lingering Cold War suspicion surrounding Jay Lovestone and his allies.
Westbrook Pegler recounts Irving Brown at a Lovestone conference where Brown refused to talk, seating with his aides as security and secrecy dominated the private meeting. Pegler notes Brown’s reluctance to engage and recalls his controversial anti-Russian reputation amid Cold War intrigue.
Washington notes stress the new immigration chief must be a skilled anti subversive with authority to eject communist aliens tied to the UN and Russia. It cites past White House pressure over 90 leftists at Ellis Island and warns the 1950s agency faces leftwing interference as the December 24 law takes effect.
Fulton Lewis critiques postwar immigration bills and the push to fill federal commissions with trained career officials. He argues liberals seek to control the commissionership to affect the nation and warns President-elect Eisenhower to prioritize qualified, nonpolitical appointees over political hires.
The piece answers reader questions about Mexico with opinions on Cuernavaca and Oaxaca, cost of living, food safety, climate, roads, and Mexican views of Americans. It portrays Cuernavaca as a resort town with a pleasant climate and contrasts it with Oaxaca, noting American influence and hospitality across society.
Henry McLemore advises calling individuals by their real name to avoid offense. The discussion touches on Mexican revolutions and shootings, but the speaker notes church bells and firecrackers for celebrations as the loudest sounds. He praises Mexico as well-run and destined for prominence among great nations.
Maj. Gen. Kim Chong Oh notes that possession of White Horse Mountain gives strategic command over the Chorwon Valley. The quote reflects broader wartime assessments of terrain importance in Korea.
The article notes a long running push for AFL CIO merger spearheaded by George Meany and Walter Reuther. It discusses past cautions from William Green and questions over jurisdiction among rival unions including the CIO United Auto Workers with about 1.4 million members.
A column recounts AFL and CIO tensions over organizing rights in clothing and aircraft sectors, noting rivalries and an informal agreement to avoid raiding plants. It also weaves in personal pet peeves about corporate meetings and receptionists, plus humorous dining anecdotes.
A narrator recalls sleepless nights in Manhattan as horse drawn cabs and gas buggies clattered through Times Square. He wandered to a higher hotel to escape the street sounds and reflects on the city’s vast, overlapping noises from a lofty window.
The writer observes New York cafeteria idlers and their social chatter as an enduring curiosity. A late night drive through Connecticut reveals a placid skunk by the house, provoking a quick, vivid mental leap to an unnamed answer.
Nutritionists note a growing boy requires the most food during ages 13 to 20 for rapid growth. He needs more calories and protein plus vitamins and minerals than any other family member.
The Monroe News-Star, founded 1891, published afternoons except weekends, located at 110 116 North Second Street. Owned by News-Star-World Publishing Corp with Robert Ewing Jr as chairman and L A Matthes as general manager. affiliated with the Associated Press and Branham Company as national ad reps.
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