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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
7
Scientists theorize cholesterol acts as a helper to sunlight in producing skin cancer. In a Houston study, human skin samples were exposed to ultraviolet light, yielding cholesterol and photoproducts, while control samples produced only cholesterol.
Researchers Black and Lo compare skin photoproducts with laboratory-made 7 ketocholesterol and cholesterol alpha oxide. They find the human skin products match these carcinogenic oxidation products, showing light can create cancer-causing compounds from skin cholesterol, though the mechanism remains unknown.
British troops in Northern Ireland stay on high alert after a morale boosting visit from Prime Minister Edward Heath. Police report continued gunfire on patrols in Belfast and in armored ambulances, with no casualties. Heath spent 10 hours touring military units as sectarian tensions rise amid Christmas shopping in Belfast. Church leaders urge peace as IRA militants threaten English soldiers in Londonderry.
Bob Hope said he would like to take his Christmas show to Hanoi to entertain prisoners and discuss a prisoners release, but estimated the visa odds as very long after meeting a North Vietnamese diplomat in Laos. He floated an exchange idea and a fund to aid children, noting talks touched on a $10 million figure.
Nearing term end, Robert W Kostelka discusses duties as Ouachita Morehouse district attorney. He recalls public life pressures, reforms like traffic fines, a legal library upgrade and programs such as Smart Teens Clubs. He plans private practice with Marshall Blackwell at 2205 Liberty Street in Monroe until Parkerson takes over.
Livingston Parish authorities charged James D. Baker, former acting administrator, with stealing about 40000 dollars from Dixon Memorial Hospital between August 20, 1970 and December 22. He was released on a 10000 dollar bond after an audit found missing funds.
Preston Thompson an auctioneer and part time preacher distributed $5 bills at the railroad baggage station in Hendersonville North Carolina saying the money came from a wealthy businessman who wanted to bring Christmas joy. Within an hour he had given away 300 dollars.
A Natchez radio station appealed for clothing after a fire destroyed a duplex, leaving a mother and five young daughters with no possessions. The blaze damaged half the structure and 60 percent of the other side. children range from four months to eight years old.
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