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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
2
A quotation attributed to Voltaire about defending free speech appears in an editorial comment urging robust discussion. The piece discusses the balance between opinion and responsibility in public discourse and the role of media in safeguarding expression.
The Tribune urges immediate effort to reconcile supporters and opponents of Area Planning and to create a workable plan. It argues Vigo County needs a full inventory of resources and needs to guide land use traffic industrial potential education recreation health water and housing toward sound growth.
The piece notes Dean Chance leaving the Angels for Minnesota and Maury Wills joining the Pirates, stirring doubt about clear pennant favorites. It tempers optimism for the Twins, Dodgers, and others, citing Wills' health and Chance's recent form as key unknowns. Pennants are decided in winter in the Hot Stove League.
Fate affects Jack Ruby as illness advances from pneumonia to advanced cancer making a February court appearance unlikely. The case that would test Ruby and Oswald's murder trial appears endangered by his health and the broader fate surrounding Kennedy's assassination.
Christmas trees and lights brighten homes but pose risks if candles and decorations are near heat sources. Unattended lights, worn insulation, and flammable greenery can cause fires. Forethought and precautions can prevent tragedy this Yuletide.
A satirical column surveys miscalculations in the Vietnam war and oddities from Saigon to Jakarta. A joking pigeon incident prompts mock charges, Le Paprika in Saigon serves Hungaro-Mexican fare, and a camel-pension tale threads through the note to Lej with a playful jab at diplomatic quirks.
Born today you may smooth your path with perceptive insight yet risk over philosophizing. Balance observation with action and use competition to boost efficiency. Watch for choosing a mate too soon and focus on essential tasks while weighing risks in money matters and romance.
On this day in 1948 a Federal grand jury indicted Alger Hiss on two counts of perjury. The page tests names and facts, noting Tertullian as the historian and 1662 as the Royal Society’s founding year, with hints about Stefan George Abelard and James Barrie.
New York AP profile details Steve McQueen’s rise from a ninth grade dropout earning $1.15 an hour in Greenwich Village to a $750,000 per film star. It covers his varied early jobs from tanker deckhand to Marines, his farm life views, fitness discipline, and philosophy on money and work sung in candid quotes.
Local newspaper notice outlines mailing options and subscription rates for Terre Haute Indiana and Illinois regions. Details include daily evening and Sunday editions, pricing by duration, and contact instructions for delivery issues and postal compliance.
TRIBUNE STAFFERS DOLPH CROSS and JOE MOORE bring MR. CONTINENTAL a copper colored fine harness gelding who wowed audiences from Calgary to El Paso last season. The horse won nineteen firsts and six seconds in twenty five shows and will replace FLAME OF GENIUS. Also notes birthdays visits hospital absences and local tidbits from Terre Haute and Davis County.
Walter Winchell reports MGM records big plans for Neva Small from The Impossible Years calling her a 14 year old Ethel Merman. The piece notes morbid casting and references Monty Cliff with his film The Defector showing him very ill.
In a cubby hole office atop the Capitol West building the writer notes a red haze from city smog. The government plans a plant air pollution laboratory to study effects on petunias oats alfalfa and beans with pathologist Dr Howard E Heggestad leading the project.
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