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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
6
The piece notes Governor Bill Waller’s push toward centralized county administration, challenging the current five member supervisor system in Mississippi 82 counties. It cites price inflation on culverts, allegations of kickbacks, and past auditor findings as evidence of graft-minded practice, arguing reform hinges on proof of corruption.
As they travel to the California White House Brezhnev and Nixon reflect on unlikely ascent from humble beginnings to become the world’s two most powerful leaders. Both endured early failures and brutal political climates yet pursued strength through control.
Long Beach California offered 1974 gasoline bids but none were received and officials plan a second attempt. If unsuccessful they may seek royalties in crude oil or reduce extraction on city land, signaling a rare city leverage amid rising energy tensions.
The piece argues that both Chinese and Soviet leaders failed to implement collectivization and keep farmers incentivized. It contends peasants resist sharing rewards, since they see labor as their own and fear losing lo a share of produce, predicting continued struggles with Communist plans on the farm.
The Army struggles to meet quotas in a tough all volunteer era with about 10 000 short in four months Investigations by the Army Criminal Investigations Division show recruiters falsifying inductee histories accepting medically deficient recruits and ignoring records in 37 states 107 recruiters reassigned Deliberations over illegal inductions and accountability follow the spread of malpractices urging better options for recruiters.
At the Nixon Brezhnev talks the aim is detente and a shift from cold war hostility. Western allies see the move as irreversible though the precise agreements remain unclear and their implications uncertain. The emphasis is on lowering tension as a good in itself.
The piece argues that dialogue may reduce conflicts of interest between the United States and the Soviet Union while warning that Soviet leaders still reject war as a tool and stress ongoing ideological rivalry. Senator Henry M. Jackson contends the Kremlin seeks aid due to genuine economic strain and aims to obtain food, technology, and money on favorable terms.
The piece argues Nixon ordered air attacks on North Vietnam on December 18 1972 lasting 11 days while major media outlets including The New York Times ran a propaganda campaign. It asserts the Times misrepresented civilian casualties and carpet bombing, later correcting the record with Hanoi reports showing limited damage.
The piece frames Melvin Laird's return as pivotal to salvaging the Nixon administration. It notes his role in opening White House lines, coordinating with Harlow and Timmons, and pressuring Nixon to cooperate with Congress. Javits calls his arrival an honest bid for constructive governance.
The Monroe News-Star published in Monroe Louisiana lists publisher Joan D. Ewing and Wilson Ewing with the sequence 1929 1998 and 1938 1952, plus others as chairmen and publishers. It gives office addresses North 4th and Olive Streets and notes officers including Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr Robert Ewing Hil Patricia Ewing Hendrick and Esther Ewingynne with directors Kenneth C. Barranger John D. Ewing Jr Pavia Wray Ewing Virginia Clay Hill John Andrick Harrison Kelly Wynne. It describes second class mailing, telephone 322 5161 and staff roles General Manager Edmund G Brown Assistant General Manager Jack C Gates Executive Editor William C Hardin City Editor. It states Associated Press exclusive news rights and national advertising reps Brannam Moloney Company and lists multiple city office networks. It notes Monroe News-Star is an independent newspaper printing news impartially and opposing wrongs regardless of party policy.
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