Irony and defense of press sources in Watergate era
The Monroe News-Star argues that anonymous sources drive journalism and Watergate coverage. It discusses press bias, network antagonism to Nixon, and the push for shield laws, citing Douglas and Tocqueville on the press’s role and dangers. It notes officials’ jailings and the need for the press to dig for truth.
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Jack Anderson
George McGovern
Tom Eagleton
Anderson
Nixon
Supreme Court
Congress
William O. Douglas
Alexis de Tocqueville
de Toqueville
Teachers and Bettelheim on Boys Discipline
The article argues that a learning atmosphere requires control and that excessive discipline of boys harms their psychology. It cites Dr. Bruno Bettelheim's view that boys punished more than girls may conclude school favors female behavior and rejects male tendencies. It notes differing times and places for discipline due to natural boy defiance.
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Bruno Bettelheim
Bettelheim
Eliminate Social Security earning limit for seniors
The letter argues the earnings limit for Social Security pensioners should be removed at age 65 as at 72, claiming the rule harms living standards and labor markets. It notes retired workers possess valuable skills, and allowing work boosts economy, productivity, and psychological well being.
Trento Revisited and the Counter Reformation Idea
A historian links Trento's historic Council of Trent and Spain's mid 15th century Counter Reformation to Herman Kahn's U S cultural shifts. The piece compares Spain's empire building and multi racial society in 1492 1545 with modern United States tensions and calls for clarity on cultural orthodoxy.
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Trento
Trent
France
Austria
Italy
Europe
Herman Kahn
United States
Spain
Kahn
U. S
Christopher Columbus
New World
Iberian Peninsula
Anda
Lusia
Leon and
Castile
Ferdinand and
Isabelle
Caribbean
Central
South America
North Africa
Low Countries
Rome
Lisbon
Portugal
Martin Luther
Colson Defends Innocence Amid Watergate Probes
Washington reports Charles Colson vigorously denies knowledge of the Watergate bugging and endures a lie detector test. The piece notes Colson’s ties to Nixon, Magruder’s accusations, and ongoing Ervin Committee scrutiny. It cites lie detector experts claiming high reliability and outlines the test process.
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Washington
Charles W. Colson
Colson
Nixon
White House
Ervin Committee
Magruder
Chicago
Fred Inbau
Northwestern University
John E. Reid
Reid
Israel at 25: triumphs and tensions in a rising state
As Israel marks its 25th birthday, the nation is praised for rapid progress from barren land to a modern economy with exports above 2 billion. Yet security remains a dominant concern amid Arab hostility, territory occupation, population growth, and shifting American oil politics.
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Israel
Middle East
Sinai Peninsula
Jordanian West Bank
Golan Heights
Syria
Jerusalem
Pinhas Sapir
Palestine
New Hampshire Considers Voucher System For Schools
The New Hampshire plan tests a voucher system to fund school choice. Governor Meldrin Thomson and federal officials back the project while educators, church‑state advocates, and the public weigh potential impacts, costs, and constitutional issues. The test will run in three districts with a control group, spanning four years starting next September.
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Concord
N. H
Kfs
Milton Friedman
New Hampshire
Meldrin Thomson
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
William Bittenbender
New Hampshire Board of Education
Supreme Court
Monroe News-Star Publisher History and Staff Notes
A factual note documents the Monroe News-Star being published daily except weekends, listing publishers from 1929 to 1972 and key staff including Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr Robert Ewing JH Patricia Ewing Hendrick Esther Ewing Wynne and others. It also states ownership by News-Star-World Publishing Corporation and the paper’s independence and AP affiliation.
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John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
William H. Bronson
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Robert Ewing
Patricia Ewing Hendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth C. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing, Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Virginia Clay Hill
John A. Hendrick
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Monroe la
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
Associated Press
Branham-Moloney Company
National Piqyecaini
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Boston
Miami
Monroe News-Star
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