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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1968

Page

4

Rafferty Wins California Senate Fight Over Kuchel

Conservative Max Rafferty defeats incumbent Republican Thomas Kuchel in California by 48 percent to 47 percent, ending Kuchel's 32 year career. Rafferty, 51, will face Democrat Alan Cranston in November. The race signals a rightward shift amid voter discontent with big government and liberal elements.

Max Rafferty Thomas Kuchel California Kuchel United States Senate Rafferty Tri George Murphy

West Germans resist power grabs but allow emergency powers

The piece contrasts French Article 16 with West Germany’s cautious move toward emergency powers. It notes the Bundestag approval on May 30 and the Bundesrat vote on June 14, while stressing safeguards that keep legislative control, prevent one-man rule, and end measures after six months. It cites Franco-German contrasts and Moscow’s critical stance.

de Gaulle National Assembly France Bundesrat United States Britain Bonn Moscow West Germany

Commission to study violence headed by Hale Boggs

A presidential panel led by Hale Boggs will interview psychiatrists sociologists and clergy to study violence its causes and cures. The effort aims to illuminate attacks on public figures and weighs gunshot fatality statistics US Britain France and Belgium. The study seeks constructive solutions without weakening homes or liberties.

Louisiana Hale Boggs Robert Kennedy Johnson White House

Democratic Convention Formula Sparks Dome Plan Question

The Tulsa Tribune notes the Democratic National Committee’s convention formula yields 2,622 votes and predicts delegate growth outstrips hall capacity. It questions whether the Houston Astrodome could become the only covered venue large enough for future events.

Democratic National Committee Chicago Houston Astrodome

Reds Take Advantage Of World Unrest

Washington dispatch accuses communists of orchestrating global unrest, financing subversive projects from Moscow, and infiltrating civil rights groups. It argues France Italy and Sweden show Soviet-influenced revolts, with U S colleges becoming hotbeds of dissent and a looming crisis in labor and politics as the cold war shifts.

Reds Washington France Italy Stockholm United States Latin America Cuba Moscow Congress House Senate Department of Justice North Vietnam

Supreme Court on School Integration Stance in New Kent Case

Court decries freedom of choice as a sham in Virginia county where New Kent and Watkins schools serve 1,290 pupils. The piece notes four-decade unanimity on desegregation despite shifts in justices and warns that the court cannot compel social behavior.

Brown v. Board of Education U.S Supreme Court Warren Black Douglas Reed and Clark Harlan Whittaker Stewart White Goldberg Fortas Marshall Justice Black High Court New Kent Virginia Watkins Richmond Supreme Court Constitution New Kent County

Nixon’s Moderates Stumble Not In Nixon Rise

Nixon defies moderates by avoiding serious slips from November to June, winning big in Oregon and staving off Rockefeller. Reagan unlikely to replace him, while Rockefeller’s regional deals and anti Chinese posture draw criticism. Nixon’s restraint on Vietnam and bold black capitalism stance contrast with Rockefeller’s missteps and flirtations with Mao. Two lessons emerge: fight opponents to the wire and quit waiting for others to lose.

Richard Nixon Nixon Oregon Gov Rockefeller California Ronald Reagan Reagan Eastern Seaboard Cook County Vietnam Soviet Union Brezhnev Kosygin Ho Chi Minh Laos Cambodia Johnson Averell Harriman Cyrus Vance Paris Southeast Asia Mao Tse Tung U.S Warsaw Nicholas Katzenbach United States China Humphrey McCarthy Katzen Bach Jackie Robinson Freedom Bank New York Harlem Thomas Matthew Matthew CORE

Where Will RFK Delegates Go?

Kennedy's death unsettles Democratic delegate loyalties as Humphrey leads in pledges with McCarthy pressing for anti administration support. After California and South Dakota primaries UPI tallies show Kennedy at 39 delegates, Humphrey 56, McCarthy 25 with uncommitted and favorite-son delegates. Delegates may realign toward McCarthy or Humphrey at conventions.

Los Angeles UPI Robert F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Kennedy Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon Humphrey Nixon California Eugene J McCarthy South Dakota McCarthy New Hampshire Wisconsin Johnson Democratic GOP Nelson A Rockefeller New York Ronald Reagan

Monroe News-Star masthead history and policy note

The Monroe News-Star declares itself an independent newspaper with nonpartisan stance and partial news printing. It lists ownership figures including Robert Ewing Jr and Jona Ewing and notes Associated Press news use and national advertising representation. Offices span major U.S. cities.

Robert Ewing, Jr Jona Ewing Wilson Ewing William H. Bronson Jack Campbell Edmund G. Brown Mor Jack C. Gates William C. Hardin the Press Associated Press Benham Company National Certising Representatives New York Chicago Atlanta Detroit St. Louis Memphis Dallas San Francisco Los Angeles Charlotte Monroe News-Star

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