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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1969

Page

4

Democrats Eye Lindsay as Fresh Hope for 1972

Democrats see New York Mayor John Lindsay as possible presidential timber and a party bridge after Kennedy's decline. Polls show 51 of 57 Democratic leaders would welcome him, with 40 endorsing him as a potential presidential candidate and 35 as a possible running mate. Lindsay, though, stays with the GOP and fusion politics could lure him to switch if circumstances shift.

John Lindsay Democratic Party Lindsay Marchi Procaccino New York Sen. Kennedy

Campus unrest shifts to debate and nonviolence

A 1960s style campus upheaval declines in violence as students favor nonviolent debate over confrontations. The era saw riots, building seizures at Vassar and Harvard, expulsions, arrests, and large property losses. Polls show mixed gains and ongoing calls for reform through peaceful action toward 2000.

Vassar Harvard Students For A Demo- Society SDS

Trusteeship Committee Advances 25 Territories Toward Independence

The United Nations Trusteeship Committee moved to clear barriers to independence for 25 small territories. It rejected factors like size population geography and resources as determinants of nationhood, a move critics call unrealistic for self sufficiency.

United Nations General Assembly Wall Street Journal

Nixon Policy Shakes Up Israel

Washington reports show a shift in Nixon administration Middle East policy as the United States weighs influence with Arab states. The move follows a U.S. proposal to the Big Four on Israel and Jordan amid pressure from Jewish leaders and Republican allies to maintain strong ties with Israel.

Washington William P. Rogers Abba Eban U. S Israel Jordan Rogers Elliot Richardson Richardson Big Four Jerusalem West Bank Middle East U.S Johnson Nixon White House Spe Golda Meir Ronald Reagan California Meir Reagan Vietnam Mrs. Meir Meir Reagan Taft Schreiber Los Angeles Music Corp. of America Schreiber David Rockefeller Robert Anderson John J. McCloy Cial Henry Kissinger, Jr Jacob K. Javits New York Max Fisher Detroit Roger State Department Conference of Jewish Organizations

Senate Amendment Could Obstruct Military Action

The piece argues that a Senate amendment to the defense appropriation bill, once altered, still signals congressional interference in military operations. It contends such restraint could embolden enemies, disrupt bases in Asia, and undermine executive decision making while preserving air missions in Laos and aid to Thailand against communism.

Washington Congress United States Vietnam Senate Laos Thailand America Southeast Asia Red China Hanoi South Vietnam U. S Gulf of Tonkin Criti

Home For Every Family

Secretary George Romney outlines a HUD program Operation Breakthrough to expand housing for all income levels. He urges prioritizing decent homes and environments, detailing market consolidation, reduced red tape, and new construction financing to reach twenty six million dwelling units nationwide through private‑public partnerships and innovative building methods.

Mr. Chamberlain George Romney Department of Housing and Urban Development America HUD

Priority Outlook Grim

Washington figures show federal outlays for health education and welfare rising from 16.3 billion in 1961 to 59.6 billion in 1971 with 81.1 billion projected by 1975. When including Social Security and other trust funds the total would reach 99.1 billion by 1975. The piece warns that rising human resources spending will consume about half the fiscal dividend.

Kennedy Health, Education and Welfare Department Social Security Budget Bureau Office of Education Nixon Brookings Institution Johnson America

Monroe News-Star publication details and staff list

The Monroe News-Star notes its second class matter status at Monroe post office since June 1 1909 under the 1879 act. It prints afternoons except weekends and lists staff including Obert oes r Chairman, D Ewing Publisher, Wilson Ewing and William H. Bronson Presidents, Jack Campbell GM, Edmund G Brown Assoc Gen Mar, Jack Gates Exec Editor, William C. Mardin City Editor, and AP member status along with reproduction rights.

Monroe News-Star World Publishing Corporation North 4Th and Olive Streets Obert Oes R D Ewing Wilson Ewing William H. Bronson Jack $. Campbell Edmund G Brown Jack C. Gates William C. Mardin Associated Press

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