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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1972
Page
4
A Terre Haute Tribune editorial cites Voltaire to defend the principle that free speech must be protected even when opinions are objectionable. The piece emphasizes the role of society and institutions in safeguarding expression and questions limitations on dissent.
Farmers in the Wabash Valley urge quick relief as Indiana faces a harsh crop year with corn and soybean losses. Senator Birch Bayh asks the secretary of agriculture to declare natural disaster areas, while USDA officials distinguish emergency from disaster, focusing on urgent aid over terminology.
The Canadian government resists joining a four nation supervisory body without guarantees. Canada seeks independent reporting rights, mobility in the cease fire area, consent of all combatants, and UN or international review of reports to ensure the commission can effectively uphold the ceasefire.
The US Postal Service urges timely mailing for holiday greetings to servicemen and abroad. Airmail within the United States may go out by December 21 except Alaska and Hawaii. Surface mail cards must post six days earlier and surface parcels by December 10. Deadlines for international mail arrive sooner.
An executive office at the Flamingo in Las Vegas hid a trapdoor to a concrete-embedded safe. Federal and Nevada Gaming officials drilled for four hours with six bits but found nothing inside. No dough, no evidence, just an empty cache near Bugsy Siegel’s early casino era.
The Pentagon watches a staged Christmas footage from Hanoi held prisoners to persuade the world of humanitarian treatment. Families will view the film, while analysts compare faces and voices for morale signals amid cease fire turmoil. Continued on Page 5.
Washington readers get a humorous December countdown with early tree setup on December 1, trimming beforehand to avoid “squatter’s rights.” It suggests cracking nutmegs by December 3 and marinating myrrh by December 4, ending with a note to continue on Page 5.
A reader asks about herpes simplex also called fever blister or cold sore. The doctor explains it is virus caused and usually appears as small blisters on the lips but can occur elsewhere. Excessive sun exposure may trigger repeats and effective drugs exist.
Public notices outline mailing rates for Terre Haute Tribune Terre Haute Gazette subscriptions and delivery options for Indiana Illinois regions including Sundays evenings and six month terms. The notice lists prices for various plans and regions with routing and postage details.
Daily guidance notes precise skill, intuition and loyalty shaping work and relationships. It covers Sagittarius through Scorpio with cautions about misunderstandings and timing, urging calm, self reliance, and focused effort amid changing opportunities.
Washington by Marianne Means reports the push by state attorneys general to craft a model statute allowing mandatory capital punishment amid a shifting court stance. California affirmed mandatory death penalties for four crimes. Congress stalled two year moratorium bills. public opinion shows a majority favoring death for murder. The debate centers on future Supreme Court rulings and potential new appointments by President Nixon.
Outgoing Vigo County Auditor Paul Newton hosted Auditor-elect Frank Walker at a Terre Haute Kiwanis meeting signaling Walker as a potential member. The feature notes Newton a Democrat and Walker a Republican who begins a six year term Jan. 1. The item also lists local births birthdays and community notes including Curtis Leroy born to Ronnie Crumkin, and Earl Brandt reporting Marathon Oil’s $1,100 donation with several large contributors. Also mentions Kathy Woodard’s sunburn from a sun lamp and a playful snow effect at Terre Haute First National Bank. Army Specialist Four Wayne Langman, son of Mrs Laura Langman, serves at Homestead AFB Florida with the 68th ADA, after Vietnam service.
At Cape Kennedy a 1969 bottle found by a Kennedy Space Center guard carried a note from Jerry Bozell of Columbus Indiana asking to be written to. Patrolman Bill Bednarchik helped reply, sparking a long correspondence that has inspired the now 15 year old to consider a career in aerospace engineering and plans to enroll at Purdue University after high school.
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