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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1972
Page
3
The Monroe iTews-Star discusses the Supreme Court G-2 decision allowing unions to use volunteer contributions for politics, noting dissenters Burger and Powell warn it empowers large economic powers. The piece questions the impact on average citizens and potential tilt toward unions and corporations.
The Soviet Union funds Egypt with five billion dollars in military aid and acts as peacemaker while quietly shaping oil power. Russia gains leverage by courting Iraq with a 15 year treaty, communists in government, and nationalization of Iraq Petroleum Co. oil moves by Soviet tankers.
The article notes a postwar comeback of general practitioners rising from 59 000 in 1967 toward 64 000 with 34 000 in the American Academy of Family Physicians. It discusses preventive dentistry focusing on plaque control to stop gum disease, reduce cavities, and save teeth.
Dr. Clark Kerr of the Carnegie Commission argues violence is passive on U S college campuses and a recent survey shows students and faculty largely satisfied with campuses despite calls for reform. The poll highlights debates over grading and curriculum with some favoring no grades and all courses selective, while others warn against student control over attendance and career outcomes.
The Arlington funeral for John Paul Vann highlights rifts over Vietnam strategy. Vann is portrayed as a nonconformist critic who warned that 50,000 American lives were lost needlessly and urged rapid Vietnamization and ARVN empowerment. He clashed privately with Bunker and Thieu while urging broader U S withdrawal concepts.
The piece notes internal Democratic splits with Muskie on the center and Wallace on the right. It describes a quick call to Yale economist James Tobin leading to a $1,000 tax idea to curb leftward moves and McGovern’s hedging that Mills’ plan may be superior. It questions inheritance tax rhetoric referencing founding fathers and George Washington.
The passage argues against McGovern's tax plan by contrasting the view of earnings as personal property with the notion of government ownership. It cites figures like Jefferson Adams Hamilton and questions the idea of a permanent federal kitty as implied by the proposals. The tone critiques fiscal philosophy in a historical political context.
Luxembourg emerges as a major European banking center with banks expanding rapidly since 1961. The grand duchy offers low operating costs, minimal regulation, and close banker ties, while maintaining a stable, bourgeois society and strict advertising limits.
The piece argues Wallace could unite a fractious Democratic field toward McGovern opposition, noting Wallace's hospital stay and subtle shifts among Humphrey Muskie and Mills. It analyzes delegates won by McGovern and the risk of a Nixon comeback if Wallace remains sidelined, with lingering questions about Miami Beach convergence and Wallace's potential leverage.
The Monroe News-Star details publisher lineage from 1929 to 1970 and lists current officers including William H. Bronson as President and Director, Mildred Hunt Ewing, Edmund Graves Brown Jr., Robert Ewing III as Vice Presidents, plus other directors and staff roles. It notes postal status, office addresses, and AP affiliation.
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