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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1955
Page
4
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The editorial urges readers to avoid gossip and criticism without facts. It calls for faith in America and constructive engagement with government rather than spreading rumors or false statements.
Senate minority leader Knowland signals a tougher anti Soviet line than the Eisenhower administration if he seeks the 1956 Republican nomination. He wields the question of his own candidacy until January and stresses U.N. voting concerns that could affect the Communism threat and national security.
A release from an American oil company outlines a 1956 plan totaling about 1.1 billion dollars in capital investments and expenditures for exploration, drilling, refineries, pipelines, tankers, storage and distribution as free world demand for petroleum products is expected to rise by five percent. It urges expanded exploration and development, upgraded recovery methods, and a climate of freedom to enable profits and broader benefits to the free world.
A U S forecast discusses persistent concern over future food supply as a fundamental issue in human history. The article notes the long standing urgency of securing sustenance and cites a recent government projection on dietary prospects.
A government economist predicts 1955 and 1956 will bring ample food in the United States with chicken potatoes beans and dairy in abundance. The piece contrasts U S abundance with a vast majority of the world where hunger remains chronic and warns against abusing privileged position.
The New York Yankees and their wives returned from a goodwill trip to Japan where thousands cheered along streets. Japanese fans praised baseball, with crowds chasing autographs for Casey Stengel who charmed the crowds. The piece suggests making him a formal ambassador to Japan.
Government expert Dr. George B. Galloway of the Library of Congress urges reforms to strengthen party leadership in Congress. He calls for frequent party meetings binding caucus decisions and the creation of genuine policy committees to direct action. He also proposes selecting committee chairs by the speaker and Senate majority leader rather than by seniority to avoid entrenchment.
Cambodia pursues new freedoms with an ocean port project on the Gulf of Siam and a trained army under French and American missions. Prince Norodom, serving as premier, is credited with the gains while his example is urged to stiffen Vietnam, Laos, and Siam against Communist propaganda.
Provincetown, Mass. Rear Admiral Donald B. Mac Millan, famed Arctic explorer, has Cape MacMillan named at Grant Land on the Polar Sea’s edge. Now in his eighties, he plans his 31st voyage north next summer.
Vigo county hunters report plentiful quail for the season with several claiming full quotas on multiple trips. President Woodrow Wilson proposes a stronger defense and seeks congressional action. Weather forecaster W R Cade cautions on skating ice this year. Mrs L J Cox returns from Chicago visits while Mrs William Hearn and Mrs A W Coffin visit Indianapolis. Vigo County Union of the Kings Daughters and Sons meets at the YWCA for a pleasant session. A chili supper is planned at First Baptist Church by the Women's Industrial Class. Bert Fouts suffers a paralytic stroke but is released home. Ideal Baking Company granted permit to build a concrete garage at Sixteenth Street and Wabash Avenue. J R Rhoades of Terre Haute Auto Company earns national honors in sales and window trimming.
The earth was first divided into climatic zones in ancient Greek and later classic works. Odysseus’ father was Laertes. Mary Wollstonecraft’s famous daughter was Mary Shelley. Marley’s Ghost is Jacob Marley. Magellan’s famous ship was the Victoria.
On Sunday December 11 readers are asked to extend best wishes to notable birthday honorees including Christopher LaFarge the author Dorothy Lamour the actress Vincent Lopez the band leader and Dennis Morgan the actor singer. Lauri Volpi the Italian opera singer and Victor McLaglen the actor join the celebrated list of natal day celebrants.
UPBRAID defined as a transitive verb meaning to charge or reproach. The term derives from Anglo-Saxon upbregdan meaning to draw twist or weave, formed from upp meaning up and bregdan meaning to draw or twist.
Apprehension gives way to strong prospects for you with a likely rise in success. A newborn today may be strong-willed and independent while Sunday December 11 offers steady progress and happy domestic happenings. The reader is advised that the child will be shrewd persistent and moderately fortunate.
A compact chronology notes key events: Indiana statehood on Sunday December 1 1816. Mississippi statehood in 1817. Alfred Nobel died in 1896. Walter Johnson and Damon Runyan died in 1946. Japanese planes sank the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse off Malaya in 1941. Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson. Germany and Italy declared war on the United States in 1941, and the US declared war on them.
The saying notes that prayer and action go together, urging believers to ask God for needs while also watching and laboring to fulfill duties. It frames prayer as a duty guiding both supplication and effort in daily life.
Question prompts about Thales Laertes Mary Shelley and a Dickens character. Aimed at matching figures to clues and a ship name Victoria. Answers invite historical and literary connections across ancient Greece modern fiction and a vessel name.
Adm. C. Turner Joy, ten months U N negotiator in Korea, says the struggle against Communism is a fight to the finish and that negotiations should be used only as a tool, not a retreat.
A digest of science and culture pieces reports on medical research limits and aims, notes a two volume American Foundation study, and discusses basic biology, protein chemistry, and nucleoproteins. It covers Communist negotiating tactics, New England weather lore, Eric Sloan’s Almanac, See It Now transcripts, and Minnie Madern Fiske’s fight against theater monopolies.
Born today you show keen intuition and possible leadership with an alert serious mind. You may become a propulsive builder who dislikes chaos and often offers solutions while avoiding anger and criticism. Notable birthdays include Harold Alexander McLaglen Lamour Dewey Appleton Costa Eggleston Goldthwaite.
Art reviewer notes two Spaniards dominate this year’s market with Skira’s Goya volumes and Abrams’ Picasso selections. The Goya set shows strong plates but size distorts impact. Picasso volumes offer extensive reproductions and critical essays. Other notable books include Abrams Art Treasures of the National Gallery and Antonina Vallentin’s El Greco.
William Ritt s playful squib mocks a range of topics from coach dismissals and scientific quips to exile greetings and absurd trivia. It weaves brief jokes about California football fans mosquitoes locusts in Cairo and a Luzon Japanese soldier.
Doctors emphasize surgery as the most reliable cancer cure when detected early, with X-ray and radium used when surgery is impractical. Research advances include cancer vaccines and improved diagnosis using X ray imaging, biopsy, and microscopic pathology to catch the disease sooner.
The answer lists pain and bleeding as common fistula symptoms, with constipation sometimes present. It notes surgical treatment is usually required.
United Press reports Paris troupe Comedie Francaise begins a four week Broadway engagement with Moliere’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme starring Louis Seigner. The ensemble blends skillfully, eschewing a star system as they swap lead roles nightly.
Connecticut communities increasingly use the installment tax plan. A University of Connecticut survey cited by the Municipal Finance Officers Association shows the share with a single tax due date fell from 173 cities or towns in 1934 to 81 in 1954, over 20 years.
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