London Bridge sale lore in Lake Havasu bid odd tale
Column recounts the London Bridge sale to Lake Havasu City for cash with a $2,400,060 bid and a $2,400,010 rival bid. It notes Robert McCulloch’s role, the planned three year dismantle span, and a playful dig at a 60th birthday while promising to reveal a mystery behind an extra $10. It also mentions Nixon era hotel quirks at Miami Beach and the mixed elevator fate during a political gathering.
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Washington, D. C
London Bridge
Lake Havasu
Arizona
Parker Dam
Colorado River
Rockefellers
Robert McCulloch
McCulloch Oil Corporation
McCulloch
P. S
Dick Nixon
Miami Beach
Hilton Plaza
Nixon
Jackie Gleason
Jackie
Gleason
Reggie
Nixon era turmoil and convention jibes headline Tribune
The article recalls chaotic Nixon hotel scenes with guests forced to use fire escapes after reception lines failed. It notes witty quips at the GOP convention and Perle Mesta potential return to prominence amid Kennedy and Johnson era shifts.
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Harold Stassen
Perle Mesta
Gen
Eisenhower
Harry Trumans
Kennedy
Editorial on Free Speech and Voltaire Quotation
A TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE editorial defends free speech despite disagreement quoting Voltaire about defending others’ right to speak. The piece emphasizes principled defense of expression in a contentious public arena.
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Wis
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Cat Messenger
Terre Haute
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Tribune-Star Publishing Co. _ Inc
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Indiana
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Tribune Company
Reform Hangs Fire in Congress Amid Ethics Push
The Senate approved a bipartisan reorganization plan 18 months ago to streamline Congress, but the House Rules Committee has not reported it. Proposals include restricting closed hearings, limiting proxies, better minority staffing, advance hearing notices, and broader lobby registration. The public interest calls for action beyond partisan gains.
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Congress
Senate
House Rules Committee
Einstein Letter Sparked Nuclear Boom and Warnings
A retrospective marks the 29th anniversary of Einstein's Roosevelt letter noting uranium might yield new energy. It traces the Manhattan Project, the first fission experiments in 1942, Hiroshima's 1945 blast, and the race to hydrogen bombs. It notes growing peaceful uses and the risk of self-destruction from the same energy source.
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Roosevelt
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L. Szilard
Einstein
Fermi
Szilard
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White House
Hiroshima
United States
Soviet Union
Central America
Gourmet foods expand in American stores and shows
The piece notes a surge in specialty foods, with supermarkets featuring exotic items like elephant meat and rattlesnake. It cites 12 000 buyers at New York's Fancy Food show, a roughly one billion dollar market, and about 55 percent of unusual products now produced in the United States.
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New York
Quick Trivia and Candor From a Daily Page
On this day 1809 the Disciples of Christ formed in Washington Pa. In 1587 Virginia Dare became the first English child born in America. Today's items quiz five questions with answers Brazil John Cabot The Nile 1500 miles Atlantic.
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Brazil
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Nile
Atlantic
Shakespeare and the Democratic Convention plot through Hamlet and Henry VI
The column humorously riffs on Shakespeare quotes as potential convention planks. It notes debates over Humphrey backing, McCarthy scholars' rebuttals, and the quip about killing lawyers. It suggests Shakespearean lines may influence platform themes though Vietnam stance remains unclear.
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UPI
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Stratford
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Bard
Shakespeare
Henry VI
Horoscope Saturday August 17 Readers see insight and caution
Born today individuals described as thorough apply intellect over emotion, gathering facts before starting, with open relationships and strong business sense. The zodiac section offers daily guidance for each sign, urging realism, balance, and measured actions to shape a calm Sunday.
Mussolini and Hitler Rise in a Turbulent 1923 Snapshot
An archival recount notes Hitler's early Munich features with Ludendorff and a growing Nazi force, Mussolini’s bid for Catholic backing, the Italian parliament’s vote of confidence, and early signs of fascist consolidation across Germany and Italy. The piece contrasts global deafness to their agendas with forthcoming political shifts.
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Adolf Hitler
Munich
Erich von Ludendorff
Germany
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Liberty
U. S
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Dempsey
Serge Voronoff
Hitler
Mussolini
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Hohenzollern
von Lossow
Landsberg
Starnberg
Oberweinsfeld
Gerarchia
Fascismo
Italy
Milano
Pachino
Corfu
Wall Street
Palazzo Venezia
Winchell notes on suspects and political shifts in 1960s era
Walter Winchell reports a fraud suspect facing a fall federal trial over a $600,000 Long Island bank scheme and lists several political, legal, and social figures, including a Broadway candidate, extortion claims, a Hollywood scandal, oil industry intrigue, and Ramsey Clark recalls, with street gossip and media buzz interwoven.
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Greater New York
Nicholas
Winchell
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Repubs
Nixon & Agnew
Humphrey & Hughes
N. J
J. D
Hwood
Spain
Ruth Cambridge
Buddy Ebsen
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