Namath quits football amid mob connection controversy
The article notes Joe Namath’s retirement after allegations in a national magazine about ties to gamblers and Mafia figures. It cites Rozelle’s criticism of his Bachelor III restaurant and praises Namath for hiring an ex FBI agent to screen out criminals, while urging him to sever unsavory associations to protect the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Namath
Namath
Pete Rozelle
New York
Just Out
FBI
Manhattan
Pundits defend radicals amid campus clashes cited by critics
The piece blasts pundits and academics including Tom Wicker John Kenneth Galbraith and Dr Benjamin Spock for defending young radicals in campus and race conflicts. It cites Wicker on Chicago protests and a letter from Allan Sindler Cornell gov department chair challenging his analysis after administration concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
The
New York Times
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Benjamin Spock
Wicker
Chicago
America
Cornell
the Times
Allan Sindler
Sindler
Protesting unrest and editorial clashes in the era
The piece critiques media figures and academics including Wicker Reston Galbraith and Spock for defending radical student protests while opposing building takeovers. It argues such apologists fuel unrest, contrasting police action with campus upheavals and condemning polite decorum in protests.
New York Mayoral Primary Mirrors National Political Shift
The New York mayoral race tests broader trends as a New Left coalition within the Democratic Party weakens established moderates. Wagner faces a three way split from Mailer Badillo and Scheuer, while Lindsay risks a tough Republican primary from Marchi backed by Rockefeller money, with a moderate mayoral outcome likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Democratic Party
Richard Scammon
Newlac
New Left and Academic
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Tom Bradley
Minneapolis
Charles Stenvig
Democratic - Farmer - Labor Coalition
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Mario Procaccino
Procaccino
Norman Mailer
Bronx
Herman Badillo
James Scheuer
John Lindsay
New York City
Lindsay
Republican Party
Senate
John Marchi
Marchi
Nelson Rockefeller
Mr. Marchi
Rockefeller
Lawmakers Seek Stronger Cigarette Health Label
Five Democratic congressmen push for a harsher warning on cigarette packs and ads. Washington signals little chance on the House floor, but support grows for stricter future restrictions beyond the current mild label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Student climbs tree at Arkansas campus to protest Vietnam War
A university student on the University of Arkansas campus climbed a tree to object to the Vietnam War. The incident drew attention as a public protest and prompted reflections on peaceful aims and the burden of activism amid broader social conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arkansas
Heaven
Romanian Dissent Grows Bold in Ceausescu Era
A witness account from Bucharest notes rising discontent as housewives complain of food shortages and quality. It reports sit down strikes in Cluj, student protests, tourist defections, and artists using new freedoms to critique the regime while Ceausescu pursues a cautious liberalization to maintain mass support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Nicolae Ceausescu
Rumania
Communist Party
Ceausescu
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Cluj
Transylvania
Russia
Writers Union
Europe
University of
Stalin
Ion Basescu
Scinteia
Cultural Ministry
Yugoslavia
Rockefeller Mission Faces Broad Latin American Skepticism
Washington reports indicate Latin American governments resist Rockefeller mission amid long running tensions over trade aid and investment. Chile’s Foreign Minister delivered a 21-nation complaint package to President Nixon, citing resentment toward U.S. policies and a broader hemisphere crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
South America
Mr. Rockefeller
Gabriel Valdes
Chile
United States
Brutal Pessimism From Paris on Vietnam Peace
A Paris publisher warns that the Vietnam War will continue unless the United States negotiates a peace, reflecting French caution and American pressure. He says Hanoi’s side seeks prolonged fighting, while Nixon faces a difficult, minority presidency and fears a GOP defeat if escalation resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paris
Vietnam
French Indochina
United States
Nixon
Indochina
America
Southeast Asia
U. S
Monroe News-Star Publication Details and Staff Listing
The Monroe News-Star is an independent afternoon paper issued as second class at Monroe Louisiana since June 1 1909 under the act of March 8 1879. It operates daily except Saturdays and Sundays from North 4th and Olive Street Monroe LA with the News-Star-World Publishing Corporation and lists staff including Robert Ewing Jr John D Ewing Wilson Ewing William H Bronson Jack Campbell Edmund G Brown Jack Gates William Hardin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
William H. Bronson
Jack $. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Monroe News-Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mar
Joe Namath Tragedy
Ment
James ‘Scotty
Reston
Prof
Galbraith
Dr. Spock
Queens College
By Joseph Kraft
Dallas Morning News
Novak
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Evans
Bucharest University
Berkeley
Istanbul
Moscow
By David Lawrence
Central
Ity
Latin America
Organization of American States
North
By Andrew Tully
Hawks
U.S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!