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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1968

Page

4

Robinsons Son Arrest Highlights Parental Guidance

Jackie Robinson's son Jack Jr was arrested in Stamford for possessing narcotics after detectives found heroin packets and marijuana in his apartment. The 21 year old Viet Nam veteran also had a pistol. Robinson says he failed as a parent due to work causing delayed returns home. The piece notes parent child tension and cites Baton Rouge marijuana arrests as a parallel.

Jackie Robinson Robinson Jack Jr Stamford Connecticut Robinson Sr Nelson Rockefeller New York Baton Rouge

Professors Call for Curbs on Publishing Tide

Stanford psychologist Nevitt Sanford urges a five to ten year wait before faculty publish to curb excess output. Alfred Knopf criticizes the flood of poorly conceived and poorly written works. Both seek higher quality over quantity in publishing.

Stanford Nevitt Sanford Sanford Alfred Knopf Knopf

Nixon challenges Rockefeller in pending 1968 race play

Nixon presses Rockefeller to enter the Republican primaries while Rockefeller weighs a potential draft. Goldwater may stay home if Rockefeller veers from the center, and Goldwater’s old organization backs Nixon. Rockefeller faces heavy pressure from donors and rivals as the Miami Beach convention nears.

Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller George Romney Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Nixon Goldwater Romney

McNamara’s Cost Effectiveness Reforms in Pentagon Budgeting

The Wall Street Journal lauds Robert McNamara for reshaping defense spending through a cost effectiveness approach. It notes prior civilian ceilings and interservice rivalry, and credits him with explicit requirements, systematic analysis, and economical ways to meet defense needs as the Pentagon’s budgeting and decision making evolved.

McNamara Pentagon Wall Street Journal

How To Lose Planes By Enemy Action

The piece argues the Soviet Union exploited lost H bomb disclosures to pressure reductions in US air power. It questions sovereignty and policy control, notes SAC incidents in Spain and Greenland, and critiques reliance on airborne alert while suggesting administration rationalizations will follow. It emphasizes dangers of yielding control to outsiders and the need to maintain a mixed deterrent.

Washington Soviet Union Strategic Air Command SAC Spain Greenland Kremlin USA White House State Department Truman Defense Department Defense Namara Senate Armed Services Committee Johnson

State Legislatures Must Reform Or Face Oblivion

Senator Muskie warns that state legislatures risk obsolescence if they fail to modernize and resist federal overreach. He argues for stronger state administration, merit-based pay, upgraded personnel systems, and increased state responsibility for welfare, education, and housing to relieve local burdens and sustain federal partnership.

Edmund S. Muskie Maine Congress Muskie Washington Senate House McClellan

Public confession of faith beyond church membership

A reader asks how to publicly confess Christ after privately deciding. The answer notes confession goes beyond walking an aisle and should appear in all life areas. It emphasizes salvation by faith in Jesus Christ, not by denomination or scripted prayers, and urges living faith before others.

Christ Jesus Christ

Yorty Responds to Critics Over Watts Clash

Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty defends his stance after Senate critics Ribicoff and Kennedy pressed him over Watts. The piece notes Yorty’s push for race relations, community programs, and youth projects in Watts, including parks and farming initiatives led by Ted Watkins, while warning against prophetic riots.

Los Angeles Sam Yorty Washington, D.C Senate Abe Ribicoff Connecticut Bobby Kennedy New York Watts Maverick Yorty Nixon John F. Kennedy Yorty Ribicoff New Haven Hillhouse High School Lee Kennedy America New England Marshall McLuhan Thomas Reddin Ted Watkins Watkins Ford Motor Company Watts Labor Community Action Committee Camp Roberts California William Frederickson City Recreation and Parks

How To Keep Well: Sudden Heart Attacks and Sleep Issues

A widow asks why sudden heart attacks strike despite good health. Coronary thrombosis arises from long arterioscleroic arteries and clogging in major branches, likened to a clogged drain. Some attacks are silent, underscoring the need for warning signs awareness and medical guidance. The column also answers reader questions on jaw locking from postnasal drip, arthritis treatment value, and nocturnal wakefulness in children.

Bell van Dellen

Why were deaths high in 1918 flu epidemic

A reader explains the 1918 flu deaths were mainly from an especially virulent virus causing pneumonia and lung hemorrhages. The piece ends with a health tip noting blankets should be aired and washed regularly.

Bible Digest H B Dean Message Ready for Christ

H B Dean reflects on 2 Thessalonians 3 5 urging believers to direct their hearts to God's love and patient waiting for Christ. He cites Jesus saying he will come again and urges readiness for an unexpected day of the Son of Man with warnings to those who reject Him.

God Christ Jesus

Hilomor News-Mar March 6 1879 item

The Hilomor News-Mar edition of March 6 1879 is published daily except weekends by News Star-World Publishing in Monroe Louisiana. The staff includes Wevert Ewing Jr publisher Jertee Wilson Ewins and Jack S Campbell as general manager with executive editors and city editors listed. The Associated Press notes are credited for news dispatches.

News Star—World Publishing Corporation Worth 4Th and Olive Street Monroe Wevert Ewing, Jr Beare Joan D. Ewing Jertee Wilson Ewins Willem 4 Brensen Jack S. Campbell Edmund G Mardack C. Ga William Ember Associated Press New Atlanta Detroit St. Louis Memphis Allas San Francisco Los Angeles Cent

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