Editorial on defending free speech despite disapproval
A quoted Voltaire maxim frames an editorial defense of free expression despite disagreement. The piece argues for robust protection of speech as essential to democratic discourse.
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
4
A quoted Voltaire maxim frames an editorial defense of free expression despite disagreement. The piece argues for robust protection of speech as essential to democratic discourse.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will open a comprehensive worldwide review of U S policies. Chairman Fulbright will summon administration officials to discuss Vietnam China and NATO with emphasis on Red China troop reductions and U S involvement in Vietnam.
A Twentieth Century Fund study by Princeton economists challenges the idea of a cultural boom. They find no real growth in spending on live arts beyond population gains and argue that high ticket prices risk reducing audiences further. Private and government subsidies remain essential until genuine interest materializes.
The article weighs whether psychological factors heredity and environment explain Robert Benjamin Smith's high school senior gun murders of four women and a child in a Mesa beauty parlor. It calls for more study on latent homicidal impulses and prevention efforts while noting political talk about reform in 1968.
Senator John Sherman Cooper, a Warren Commission member, tells an exclusive interview he is convinced Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. He notes extensive testimony and re examinations, including Marina Oswald, and rejects reopening the case. He cites the single bullet theory and disputes front firing claims.
A miscellany of brief notes and quips on health habits fears and manners. It covers beekeeping beware alcohol misperceptions of weather effects on brain and blood flow taxi etiquette in Peru and Spain phobias and satirical lines from famous writers plus safety tips about mistletoe and a quip on money and ambition.
The column pairs a Monday horoscope for December 12 with a Tuesday forecast for December 13 covering Aries to Scorpio notes on attention to detail rest and decision making. It also includes a folklore section with quirky superstitions and a Voltaire quote about ideas.
The text lists questions on agriculture Paine’s famous work brain weight and anthropology plus a bas relief answer. It notes a 1959 Paraguayan government claim of crushing an exile invasion and defines infrequent. The Laussel Cave female horn relief is named.
Public notice from The Terre Haute Tribune detailing delivery reminders call times for missed copies and carrier service, plus mailing rates for Indiana and Illinois editions, post office and filing details, and copyright/ownership statements for Tribune-Star Publishing Co. including address and risk disclaimer.
Purdue University ranks highly in science and engineering with notable alumni. The note lists birthdays for several locals and mentions Jack Mollenkopf predicting a Rose Bowl win over Southern Cal. It also notes the 30,000 students across Lafayette and regional campuses and a lighthearted comparison about deodorants with Russian missiles.
Walter Winchell reports on Rose Tattoo chatter at Billy Rose Theater. Vittorio Gassman's new pulse-hopper is Veronique Wendell, 21. James Garner joins two California bank boards. Philip Van Renssalaer retreats to a New Hampshire artists colony. Skip Haymes predicts twins. Ray Perry Ma hits 300 after weight loss. The U.S. Reds may appoint a new labor secretary. Baxter Labs unveils Choloxin abroad. Slavitt's The Exhibitionist due. Lee Marvin singles out after divorce. Suburban wives scandal fades. Elizabeth Taylor Eddie Fisher suit to settle out of court. Fund grants total 332200. La Rue to remarry after 12 years. Politicos avoid FDR Jr reconciliation. more on page 5.
Washington's birthday usefulness as a national holiday is debated as Rep. Stratton proposes moving it. The date shifts yearly, landing on different weekdays, complicating a fixed holiday. The columnist suggests Monday would best extend the weekend.
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