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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
4
American officials question holding national elections in South Vietnam while war rages. Two top generals, Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu, announce runs for president risking a military power struggle that could destabilize the armed forces and threaten civilian leadership.
The Monroe Morning World and News-Star urge voters in Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional District to approve a one cent sales tax to fund schools police fire departments and road improvements. Absentee ballots show interest but counts await election day results with districts already approving similar taxes in 30 parishes.
A historical overview explains how capitalism emerged from limited life comforts for royalty to empower masses. It credits mass production and business with raising living standards and reducing class barriers, arguing big business serves millions.
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report argues U S and U N positions in 1957 upheld free and innocent passage through the Gulf of Aqaba, despite modern hostilities. It recalls Eisenhower Dulles statements and Truman’s 1947 faith in international law and urges adherence to legal principles.
The author argues unnecessary wars threaten world stability. Kennedy's decisions, including Bay of Pigs, Laos, and Vietnam expansion, are blamed on personal vanity and domestic politics. A call for restraint and family planning in policymaking, warning against repeat missteps.
Charlie Byron a Meriden factory worker left high school but later earned a California diploma and a college degree, then a master’s, becoming a PE director. His blind ex serviceman friend Leonard Shelhamer from New Jersey, inspired to return to school, earned a bachelor’s and pursued graduate work. Both men’ s journeys were celebrated at a New Jersey Blinded Veterans Association meeting, highlighting a double happy ending and suggesting Drop-outs Anonymous as a model.
A historic note describes ultraviolet light curing 99 of 100 herpes simplex cases within 24 hours in initial trials. The method uses brief exposure with the lamp near lesions, while surrounding skin is covered. Oxford doctors also trial idoxuridine in dimethyl sulfoxide and report faster recoveries.
A teenage Christian seeks advice on winning unbelieving or skeptical parents. The guidance emphasizes patience and a transformed conduct that proves faith, avoiding superiority, and persistent prayer. It notes change may take long and cites perseverance scripture about reaping in due season.
J F T notes nails break easily due to external factors like nail polish and strong detergents. Internal causes such as anemia and thyroid deficiency are considered. Some girls damage nails through careless habits even when nails are healthy.
A reader asks how nitroglycerin helps a normal heart while a man uses two tablets daily. The reply: it relieves angina but does not strengthen a normal heart or prevent future trouble. The page also explains postencephalitic parkinsonism as brain damage from a prior encephalitis.
A fragment from a Monroe newspaper shows second class matter status dated June 1 1909 under the act of March 1879. It lists management including William H Bronson president Jack S Lamppett general manager and editor Tha Hardin with Associated Press content rights and advertising offices in major cities.
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