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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
5
The piece argues crime in cities is an old problem despite advances. It cites 1845 Boston street attacks and recent incidents to show persistent violence. It urges expanded police effort, street lighting, juvenile work, and addressing poverty unemployment and drug abuse with active citizen involvement.
James Michener recently met with parents of at least 40 missing youths in Alaska discussing vanished children aged 18 to 20. He warns the youth revolt remains. values clash with work ethic, urging pride in work and service, and predicts 85 percent may reform while 15 percent drift due to drugs and misconduct.
The article argues the Arab oil shock exposes the risks of reliance on foreign energy and urges Congress to pursue long term energy independence. It notes a pivot to conservation in the short term and calls for developing new dependable energy sources to avoid repeats of future shortages.
Washington power struggle erupts as Deputy Treasury chief William Simon faces attempts by OMB head Roy Ash to limit his role in energy policy. Nixon backing Treasury Secretary George Shultz signals a move to curb Ash influence amid Senate scrutiny and intraagency friction.
Washington commentary notes Watergate headlines blend with routine news in daily life. The author laments the nation’s fixation on sin and government wrongdoings while mocking technocratic credulity and public obsession with accountability.
Dr Karl Menninger argues sin remains real though laws recast it as crime. He says moral guilt persists under new terms and that not all criminals are sick. Sin, he says, is expressed beyond crime or illness and affects American unhappiness.
The text discusses Rose Woods amid Watergate speculation noting her possible accidental erasure of part of the 18 minute tape and the potential reach of the scandal into Nixon's circle. It highlights Woods as loyal yet skeptical and details the broader political pressures and power struggles surrounding the White House.
Washington reports the Nixon administration plans to recruit ex POWs and other famous figures for the 1974 Republican slate, drawing parallels to 1840s Whig tactics. Critics warn this哲 tactical celebrity recruiting signals a drift from core philosophy and risks repeating past political failures.
The Monroe News-Star lists owners and officers including Chairman Robert Ewing Brown and VP directors Mildred Hunt Ewing and Edmund Graves Brown Jr. Also named are Jack S Campbell General Manager Edmond G Brown Assistant Manager and others. Publication is daily except Saturday and Sunday by News-Star World Publishing Corp Monroe Louisiana.
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