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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1972
Page
3
Governor Edwin Edwards demands open meetings from all state boards and commissions under his control citing public right to know and restoring confidence in government. The move signals a push for transparent deliberations and liberal press access in Baton Rouge.
The Supreme Court issues a unanimous ruling limiting domestic surveillance without a court warrant. Justice Powell writes for the Court, warning against vague power to protect domestic security and stressing that lawful dissent must avoid unchecked surveillance while preserving foreign-agent wiretaps with probable cause.
The text argues for open public discourse and clear standards to define when groups threaten domestic security. It cites Army surveillance of antiwar activists and dossiers on peaceful demonstrators as wasteful, urging court-ordered taps to protect liberty and prevent despotism. It invokes Sinclair Lewis and calls for rational, rights-respecting safeguards.
Mrs Edith Irving begins a two month sentence while husband Clifford serves a two and a half year term after pleading guilty to grand larceny and conspiracy to defraud McGraw-Hill Inc out of 750000. Each fined 10000. They operated from Ibiza and planned to publish royalties to cover debts.
A University of Maine expert suggests each person leaves a unique microbial fingerprint. By comparing cultures from a suspect and a crime scene investigators could identify individual origins. The concept relies on matching microbial shadows to confirm or challenge links to the scene.
A device claims to detect lies by analyzing voice tremors without the speaker knowing. The imagined use ranges from police work to home life, raising questions about how such technology could reveal truth in everyday conversations.
Long article contrasts Romania's independent foreign policy under Nicolae Ceausescu with Washingtons strategic aims. Bucharest urges early European Security talks while maintaining ties with Israel and West Germany. Nixon reelection themes surface alongside debates over busing and Agnews political fate.
The piece examines how Wallace delegates could affect the 1972 Democratic National Convention. It notes Alabama Governor George Wallace has over 300 votes, with 42 from Texas, shaping potential alignments toward McGovern Humfrey or a Wallace third party. It also cites his aides denying current third party plans and stressing focus on the convention and platform.
In Capitol Hill interview Senator Kennedy says he has no interest in leading the National Symphony Orchestra and would not consider becoming conductor or first violinist. He notes his contentment in the Senate and mentions possible reconsideration only if orchestral conditions shift.
The Monroe News-Star announces publishers John C. Ewing. Wilson Ewing. Robert Ewing Jr. and lists officers including William H. Bronson, Mildred Hunt Ewing, Edmund Graves Brown Jr, Robert Ewing III, and Paula Wray Ewing with other directors. It notes second class mailing, location on Monroe Louisiana offices, and AP membership with impartial news stance.
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