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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1969
Page
3
A partisan clash over Vietnam policy centers on Senator McGovern s critique of a 25000 troop withdrawal as tokenism. The piece argues Nixon aims to withdraw prudently with Thieu, while McGovern s stance ignores South Vietnamese capacity to bear more burden and risks prolonging conflict.
The actor Robert Taylor dies after a long battle with lung cancer linked to heavy smoking. The piece notes Congress debates stronger cigarette warning labels and ad bans while the tobacco industry and reformers clash with the FTC. It also references John Wayne Edward R. Murrow Perry Mason and William Talman as other heavy smoking casualties.
A 1951 Britain repeal of the witchcraft law spurred many Britons to adopt witchcraft with zeal and organize around belief. Reports note covens of up to 13 forming in Los Angeles and New York as witches practice openly amid a Britain with a shrinking global role.
In Washington freshman Sen. Charles Goodell plans a forceful public rebuke of Sen. Everett Dirksen over his interference in Nixon’s personnel decisions. Goodell accuses Dirksen of pressuring for opposing Knowles’s HEW appointment and removing Alexander from EEOC, signaling a sharp Republican intra party clash.
Washington D C critics decrying Vietnam policy clash with Nixon stance. President argues against isolationists urging domestic over foreign spending while warning against weakening alliances and unilateral disarmament. He stresses calculated risks for peace and a continued U S leadership role amid Soviet and Chinese support for North Vietnam.
The piece argues President Nixon guides policy as tactical moves amid a shifting political scene. It notes gains for right leaning candidates, a backlash among some white voters, and conservative enemies abroad, while preserving room for compromise on ABM and Vietnam talks. It warns against ardent fear of liberal opponents yet calls for responsible, discriminating opposition.
Rep. Gerald Ford argues Safeguard would save lives in any nuclear scenario and could aid U.S. Soviet arms control. He notes scientists both for and against, cites tests and experts like Wigner Brenan Dyson Foster and Kosygin, and warns of Soviet advances and deployment timelines.
The Monroe News-Star lists publication details and staff lineage, noting entry as second class matter at Monroe post office on June 1 1909 under the act of March 8 1879. It provides address North 4th and Olive Street Monroe La 71203 and contact numbers.
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