Monroe Hosts Miss Louisiana Contestants For Pageant Week
The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce greets Miss Louisiana contestants led by Debra Dene Barnes Miss America 1968 and Genevieve Del Gallo. The Civic Center provides headquarters for the four day event with visiting queens from Kentucky and Mississippi. Hosts pledge to ensure a memorable stay as contestants compete in swimsuit talent and evening gown segments.
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Debra Dene Barnes
Monroe
Genevieve del Gallo
Kentucky
Mississippi
Joan Meyers
Louisiana
Nuclear Treaty Shows Flaws as Nations Debate Proliferation
A 1950s analysis critiques the nonproliferation treaty amid U S Britain France Russia and Red China opinions. It notes 95 nations backed the pact, India and others refused, and warns of defense ambiguities plus risks from stolen materials and potential nuclear black markets. It urges tighter controls and caution on future commitments.
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United States
Britain
France
Russia
Red China
India
China
U.N
Spain
Brazil
West Germany
Argentina
No Flower Children’s Act Sparks TV Station Raid
The piece critiques hippie Flower Children who seized an educational TV station in New York. About 30 intruders knocked down a guard, overran staff, and disrupted a program for 30 minutes shouting that the press ignored the Columbia University uprising. The incident underscores the author’s view of rising New Left force and voter sentiment.
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Columbia University
Nixon Lindsay ticket discussed with residency plan
Washington leaks describe Midwestern Republicans weighing a Nixon Lindsay ticket with Nixon changing residence after Election Day to satisfy the 12th Amendment. Ohio or other states could be used to gain electoral votes, while Lindsay would anchor urban and minority support. Debate cites historical precedent and risks to credibility.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Ilinois
Indiana
Lindsay
New York State
New York
Nixon
Ohio
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
California
Library of Congress
Congress
Midwest
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Harlem
Dick Nixon
Officials Growing Tired of Demonstrations in D C
Washington observers say nationwide protests have disrupted normal life and challenged the right of petition. The piece notes police costs and crowding as officials, including Mayor Walter Washington, end Resurrection City and restore order after mass demonstrations led by King and Abernathy.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Free America
D. C
Walter Washington
Resurrection City
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ripon Society Paradox in June Forum Critique
The June Ripon Forum critiques Ronald Reagan and celebrates private ownership schemes for urban renewal. John McClaughry links Nixon to a constructive voluntary program while criticizing liberal Republican stalwarts. The piece notes internal Ripon tensions over federal power versus local solutions and questions Nixon’s stance on crime.
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Ripon Society
Ripon Forum
Riponites
Ronald Reagan
California
Rovern
Regan
Ripon
Reagan
Ripon Boys
John McClaughry
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Hugh Scat
Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
Howald Reagan
Road Sign Confusion Spurs Highway Marking Hearing
A House Public Works Subcommittee probes chaotic highway direction signs amid a survey showing only 30 percent reach destinations without a wrong turn. The piece details issues from misleading street names to cloverleaf and left turn ramps and notes signs often fail to warn of exits to distant cities.
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House Public Works
The
American Automobile Association
U.S
Monroe News-Star History and Openness Statement
The Monroe News-Star describes its post office filing date June 1 1909 and details its publishing scope. It lists management including Robert Ewing Jr John D B Ewing Wilson Ewing William Bronson and Jack Campbell with city editors and AP affiliation.
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Monroe
News-Ster—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
John DB. Ewing
Wison Ewing
William H. Bronson
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
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