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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
4
Evangelist Billy Graham attends a Miami rock festival invited by promoter Norman Johnson. He speaks for about 20 minutes amid jeers and applause, saying youths hunger for belief beyond material wealth and that music may reflect a religious longing. He plans further festival visits to reach troubled youth.
The piece discusses the Chicago police Black Panther shootout that killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, the raid seizure of weapons, and the Justice Department probe. It analyzes David Hilliard's "we will kill" remark as political rhetoric versus a literal threat, noting First Amendment limits and the need for tempering speech.
Willie Sutton, famed bank robber who spent over half his 68 years in prison, was released from New York state corrections. He suffers from arteriosclerosis and emphysema and hopes to guide youth away from crime. He反ileges crime does not pay as he seeks a straighter path.
Washington report details a Manhattan gathering led by John Kenneth Galbraith where leftist Democrats including Humphrey and Stevenson are urged to be challenged in 1970. Discussion targets include Rooney, Philbin, Jackson, McGee, and a potential against Stevenson, with internal dissent and warnings about prioritizing incumbents.
Congress adjourns for four weeks with lawmakers planning home visits and meetings to gauge public opinion on tax reform and crime. Nixon aims to sign the reform while seeking amendments. voters fret over crime, budget deficits, and inflation as one third of the Senate and all House members face 1970 elections.
A sharp profile of Bernadette Devlin, 22, Londonderry MP, praised for courage yet criticized for oversimplified solutions. The piece contrasts her calls for justice with industrial realities, noting Derry's 45 percent of Northern Ireland’s new factory jobs and the area’s resilient, diverse investment from British and American firms. It argues factories grow from planning and entrepreneurship, not upheaval.
Washington interview with Prof. Heinrich Applebaum warns of a looming data famine as computers proliferate in the 1970s. He calls for a crash program to expand data sources, data manufacturing plants, and a three hour daily usage limit to prevent voracious machines from starving.
The text presents masthead details for the Monroe News Star World, listing publication origin, address on North 4h and Olive Streets, contact line, and executive staff including Wilson Ewing, William H. Bronson, Amund G. Brown, Jack C. Gates, and William Co. It notes its 1899 to 1938 lineage and states the paper prints the news it believes right, opposing what it deems wrong without party bias.
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