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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
5
The Monroe News-Star argues that congressional travel costs totaling over 250000 in early 1959 should be disclosed. It supports Rep. H. R. Gross’s bill for public access to individual travel expenses, noting critics fear loss of knowledge and retribution, while urging a public hearing and passage of the bill.
In Kerala a clash over a new education act pits the Communist government against opponents led by Gandhi followers. Protests threaten private schools, with Mannatha Padmanabhan calling for passive resistance. Prime Minister Nehru’s party offers cautious neutrality amid rising tension.
Louis Sobol, longtime Broadway columnist, prepares for his nightly rounds with his wife Peggy Marlowe at his side. The piece recalls fading nightclubs, past stars, and a Broadway era ending around 1935 as Sobol reflects on a changing city.
Start retirement planning five to ten years before quitting. Compile an inventory of needs and income sources, estimate expenses after 65, and compare. Consider downsizing, climate changes, and possible retirement activities to ensure financial stability and a smoother transition.
A reader seeks guidance about a husband who cannot keep a job and resents authority. The response suggests immaturity or blocked development, hints the wife may be a factor, and urges spiritual renewal in Christ to improve temper and home life.
Communist China's official news agency on Sunday said it was high time for Western foreign ministers to change their attitude as the Geneva conference reached the decisive stage.
A Paris map at SHAPE illustrates NATO’s reach from Britain to Turkey and Greece. The piece lauds the alliance as deterrence against war, notes U S armament spending of 42 billion annually, and praises General Lauris Norstad and ambassador W Randolph Burgess for leadership and diplomacy amid Europe’s security challenges. London prepares for delegations as NATO marks its tenth anniversary.
The piece outlines a tangled battle over Lewis L. Strauss as secretary of commerce. It portrays multiple conspiracies, fragile motives, and political maneuvering led by figures including Clare Boothe Luce and Wayne Morse, with Eisenhower pressed to stay the course. It notes Strauss’s long record and the Senate’s historical resistance to cabinet nominees, while signaling ongoing backstage intrigues. It also reports a separate FBI arrest in Greenwich, Conn., of four men with obscene films entering from New York.
Dr Van Dellen warns against overfatigue harming judgment and performance. He urges rest periods and vacations to prevent mental and physical breakdown. A stamped self addressed envelope requests his fatigue leaflet and guidance on evaluating work demands.
The piece explains reducing pills often contain an amphetamine or nonamphetamine variants claiming appetite suppression and mood improvement. It notes risks such as nervousness and insomnia, advises medical exams for fatigue in middle age, and suggests limited stamina may reflect inherent factors or illness.
A health note explains an adult man’s anger after drinking elderberry wine is due to alcohol and temperament. It suggests switching to a milder drink may not change his reaction. The column recommends every family keep a family physician.
Mrs Tai Yun hsia lit incense in her Formosa home on Saturday for a Buddha tribute. Sparks ignited the house and quickly spread, razing seven additional houses in the neighborhood.
The Monroe News-Star-World, founded 1891, is a locally independent afternoon paper published by News-Star-World Publishing Company. It lists editors and executives including Obert Ewing Jr and William H. Bronson, and notes Associated Press affiliation and advertising representation across major cities.
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