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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1972
Page
4
The Monroe News-Mar urges peace on earth and good will toward men as Christmas messages mark the season. It recalls war’s tragedies and POW families, notes uncertain progress toward Vietnam peace, and asks readers to hope for a better 1973.
Arnold Miller defeats Tony Boyle in the United Mine Workers election and vows to restore democracy. He dismisses the board and rejects Boyle’s $50 000 pension while miners face lower retirement pay. Yablonski’s murder, tied to reform efforts, prompted federal scrutiny and a new election setting Miller in power.
The Brockport campus of the State University of New York launches a program to recruit and accommodate older students. It includes year round retirement dorms, an active outreach plan, and specialized curricula to fit nontraditional learners.
Washington reports Nixon quietly shrinks a large cabinet and creates a small supercabinet led by Ehrlichman and Shultz. The four new supercabinet members Weinberger Lynn Butz and Bush are unnamed in the piece with Morton and Brinegar maintaining limousines and influence despite reorganization.
As Congress prepares to organize, reformers push for open caucus proceedings and secret ballots for committee chairmanships. Democrats seek a 10 member secret ballot threshold while Republicans weigh public records of conference committee actions. Figures like Claude Pepper and Senators Taft and Packwood support public or transparent voting reforms.
Washington commentary argues that fear of a prolonged war and detente damage is exaggerated. It says North Vietnam seeks to delay with technical counterproposals while the United States resists intervention by Hanoi and seeks a negotiated settlement amid bombing and political pressure.
The essay reflects on Harry S. Truman's presidency, noting the difficulty of judging a national leader's era while highlighting the wide range of scandals and crises. It compares Nixon’s situation to Truman's, recalls figures like General Harry Vaughan and T. Lamar Caudle, and defends Truman's historical significance amid Cold War policy milestones.
The piece notes that legislation becomes public through rules of each house and conference, and that chairmen wield influence over pending bills. It argues some groups want committee chair votes disclosed so the public can assign blame if important bills are blocked.
The Monroe News-Star lists its owners, publishers, and a roster of officers and directors including Mildred Hunt Ewing, Edmund Graves Brown Jr, Robert Cainell, Patricia Wing Wendrick, and Esther Ewing Wynne. It notes publication daily except Saturday and Sunday and outlines AP affiliation and editorial stance.
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