Death of Thomas C Standifer Ouachita Bank Retired VP
Thomas C Standifer, 75, retired vice president and secretary of the Ouachita National Bank, died after a lengthy illness. A Ruston native and Washington and Lee graduate, he joined the bank in 1916 and rose to cashier, trust officer, then vice president before retiring in 1966 after 50 years of service. He was treasurer of Grace Episcopal Church. Ouachita Bank President R L Vanderpool Jr. called him a trusted friend and confidant.
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Kissinger’s Heroes Used Police Tactics Across Eras
Washington commentary argues Kissinger echoes Metternich Bismarck and De Gaulle in using police state methods for foreign policy. It cites Metternich’s spy network and surveillance, Bismarck’s mass espionage, Gaullist era censorship, and notes debate on wiretaps in Kissinger’s diplomacy.
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Paper Jungle of Red Tape Burdens Business andGovernment
A Washington dispatch notes annual creation of at least five billion federal records stored in government buildings at about three dollars per square foot. The burden costs small merchants over two billion yearly and has grown since the Hoover Commission, despite Eisenhower’s 1956 directive to cut red tape. A new powerful commission is urged to cut the paper load and prevent future shortages as mills face closures from pollution rules.
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Barrel cushions cut Houston freeway deaths, safety study shows
The Texas Transportation Institute pioneered crash cushions using barrel installations in gore areas on Interstate 610 around Houston. Since their use, fatal crashes at three sites dropped from 11 to one over three years, with many drivers surviving crashes into the barrels. Federal data show 68 analyzed accidents with only five deaths and 12 serious injuries.
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Old-Style Campaign: Goldwater Kennedy 1963 Plan
Sen. Barry Goldwater recalls a secret 1963 plan with John Kennedy for a 1964 presidential race. They would run on a shared platform, travel together, and debate on the same stump to avoid tailored Madison Avenue campaigns. Both leaders praised for charisma and firm positions.
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Doonesbury Irony And Due Process Debate
Washington Post editorials spar with Doonesbury censorship and the idea of due process. The piece notes irony in criticizing a comic strip while relying on unattributed sources in Watergate coverage. It argues newspapers face bias and questions legal standards in reporting.
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Laird Returns as Nixon Counselor Offering a Straight Talk
Washington column notes Melvin Laird’s return to the White House as counselor to the president. It credits his proven record on Vietnamization and troop withdrawal, his openness with Congress, and warns of friction with remaining technocrats. Haig’s four star shift raises questions about loyalty and public trust in the Nixon administration.
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Monroe News-Star History and Staff Overview
The Monroe News-Star details publishers John OD Ewing and Wilson Ewing and later Robert Ewing Jr as chairman, with William Hi Bronson as publisher, covering 1952 to 1972. It lists officers incl Mildred Hunt Swing Edmund Graves and other directors, plus Associated Press rights and press ethos.
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