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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1959
Page
3
Editorial notes a Farm Bureau survey via Farm Journal showing 78 percent favor no supports or rapid curtailment, 14 percent want high price supports, and 8 percent back production payments. It argues greater farm freedom aligns with lower costs to taxpayers and steadier buying power.
Senator Barry Goldwater argued that America has lost its heritage of self reliance and prudent saving and warned that public debt and inflation threaten ruinous policies. He cited taxation, debt, waste, subsidies, and a bloated federal bureaucracy as signs of declining public virtue. He claimed many deny these risks, saying such conditions have rarely been seen in the nation.
Washington AP reports time has tucked the Berlin crisis away but it remains a latent threat. Khrushchev warned in November of West Berlin troops, with talks at Geneva unfinished and a July resumption, leaving the Allies betting on a fragile balance. The piece weighs why Khrushchev acted, the risk to Western unity, and potential paths to resolve or escalate the standoff.
A reflective piece describes home as more than shelter, naming Gayle, family, friends, and familiar places from Rumson Road to Red Bank. The author weaves memories of neighbors, local spots, and daily life into a tribute to home as place, people, and mindset.
Washington reports a 24 page State Department booklet titled The Communist Economic Threat aims to scare Congress and the public into foreign aid support. The piece argues Soviet bloc credits total 2.4 billion over 12 years, but the ruble value and true impact are misrepresented, while the editor notes U S spending far exceeds Soviet claims and private American investments and charities add further overseas dollars.
The speaker argues feelings can mislead and urges taking the right step toward Christ immediately. Do the thing you know you should do, as feelings may follow but are not essential. He cites Bible verses urging today as the accepted time for salvation.
Wall Street moods flip as aluminum stocks rise after major auto firms announce aluminum engines in new small cars. Analysts at W. E. Hutton and Co. forecast a summer rally while Bache and Co. backs American Motors and Eastman Kodak for potential upside in the near term.
Dr. Van Dellen explains that preventing hypertension is limited and heredity plus physical traits drive risk. Salt may worsen high pressure after it rises, and Diuril aids salt elimination. weight loss can lower readings. Advice covers salt avoidance and stress reduction, plus brief notes on kidney removal and pediatric headaches.
The Monroe News-Star, founded 1891, is an independent afternoon paper published by News-Star-World Publishing Corp. It lists key staff including Robert Ewing Jr as Chairman and Walter Hatten as Managing Editor, with AP news dispatches and Branham Company as national ad reps.
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