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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1976
Page
4
Erma Bombeck mocks political speeches and debates in Bicentennial year commentary. She questions Carter’s major address and his consideration of a minority running mate, arguing many phrases amount to rhetoric without clear meaning.
The piece argues that economics shapes material needs and desires and should be taught in schools. It notes educators recognize the need for more economic knowledge and view economics as essential as math or English for a nation’s opportunity and resilience.
The speaker cautions against overemphasizing auto sales as the sole sign of recovery. They argue that large purchases reduce family spending elsewhere and call on Greenspan to seek retailer feedback nationwide to reveal a truer picture beyond rosy headlines.
University of Maryland researchers tested Einstein's 1908 idea that gravity slows time using atomic clocks on a plane six miles high over Chesapeake Bay. Ground and airborne clocks differed by 45 nanoseconds per 15 mile flight, showing time runs faster away from gravity, reassuring space travelers.
Connie Francis sued a motel chain for 5 million alleging inadequate security at a New York area motel where she was raped in 1974. A federal appeals court reversed a trial court ban on press and public access, calling the courtroom a public facility and limiting only narrow exclusions to protect witnesses.
Political observer outlines Jimmy Carter’s fragile balance within the Democratic coalition. Proposes key vulnerabilities including draft pardon, War remarks, nuclear policy, busing, Humphrey Hawkins, welfare and education spending, social issues, First Amendment, and past tax stance, with potential swings in liberal and conservative blocks before the fall election.
A column criticizes Humphrey Hawkins and calls for pivot to market-based job creation. It contrasts 1946 Employment Act, Milton Friedman critique, and Jack Kemp's Plan with Adam Smith's arguments on limited government. It references Jerry Brown and Jimmy Carter shifts and warns against inflationary spending. King Features Syndicate distributed.
Assistant Secretary Andrews outlined a second major crackdown on liquor pending a $3,000,000 congressional appropriation. He said about 900 additional troops would be used to target alcohol sources, focusing north of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi with St. Louis and Kansas City included. The deployment would aim to “clean up on alcohol and beer.”
June 28 1946 a household faces quarantine for measles affecting older children. The note records a small society split as health measures keep families apart and households under restrictions.
A professor argues for a local-option constitutional amendment to curb racially based school assignments. The proposal would bar federal judicial interpretations that force busing while preserving state and local control, reestablishing neighborhood schools where locals opt out.
The Monroe News Star publishes daily except Saturdays and Sundays from Monroe Louisiana. It lists executive officers and board members including Robert Ewing Brown Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr and others. The paper is an independent news outlet affiliated with the Associated Press and operates with national advertising representation.
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