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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
4
A 1933 column surveys UMT draft delays and Congress battles, notes risks of disclosure from MacArthur hearings, and weighs democratic accountability. It also previews New York theater openings with Jacob Malik and laments press disclosure. The piece blends political critique with satirical asides on military and cultural topics.
Angelo Parti argues that school athletic programs should serve all children not just future pros. He stresses outdoor exercise, cooperation, and character, warning against turning youth sports into a professional pipeline while affirming the value of school teams.
DeWitt Mackenzie MacKenzie's column reflects on a year of Red China’s reverses from Korea to Tibet. Mao’s demobilization promise gave way to mass conscription and a brutal purge, with millions said dead and the regime facing a crisis of legitimacy while Stalin’s mandate loomed over Beijing’s risky war footing.
Baton Rouge reports that Louisiana mayors oppose a congressional bill taxing municipal electricity sales. Mayor Leo Bulliard says to contact Congressman Hale Boggs in protest as the Ways and Means Committee approved a 31 3 percent excise tax on sales by twenty nine municipal systems.
Washington.During a tour of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Mrs. L Helen Fowler 77 preserves her father G B Shaw legacy as a premier water plant breeder and painter She manages forty pools hosting over fifty water lily varieties and nine acres of ponds The Celumbium lotus stands as a famed specimen and her art grew from pencil sketches in Trinidad to vibrant watercolor studies of exotic blooms.
A collection of brief Q and A items covers the Gideon Society founding in 1899 by three traveling salesmen, the United States breaking diplomatic relations with Bulgaria on February 21, 1950, the U S Department of Agriculture listing 1181 forest tree kinds, the roughest seas at the Antarctic fringe where three oceans meet, and Columbus dying in debt in 1506 with uncertain burial place.
Washington reports that next week Congress will vote on a bill to establish a UMT program, but its passage would only launch foundational steps. A five member commission would be appointed, with Senate approval, followed by a series of required reports, codes of conduct, benefits, and training outlines before any start. The process hinges on multiple approvals, while draft provisions would raise service to 24 months and extend eligibility to ages 18 through 25.
A humorous collage noting a fattening New York hospital dog sparks medical curiosity before puppies emerge. It riffes on Russian dolls and totalitarian restraint then shifts to political maxims from Alf Landon James Farley and a father's shoe-removal rule.
Greenwood Mississippi June 1 Testimony began in the armed robbery trial of Earl Scott of Greenwood among seven charged in the $15000 Dewey Ellis store holdup last March 11 A mostly young farmer jury was seated District Attorney Stanny Sanders said Mitchell may testify for the state if he aids the case against the others Mitchell who is 23 vanished last week before the trial and later appeared at the Clay County sheriff s office in West Point He said he rode with three men toward New Albany Mississippi.
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