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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1956
Page
5
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette traces origins to the Gazette established in 1869 and the Terre Haute Tribune, noting its long journalism lineage and evolution through early editions.
Call the Tribune if you do not receive your copy by 6:00 p m or by 7:00 p m with a special messenger. Mail rates listed for zones and durations. Entered as second matter 1903 at Terrene post office. Tribune disclaims liability for unsolicited items.
The article discusses cease-fire resolutions and withdrawal of French British and Israeli forces from Egyptian territory. It weighs the UN must achieve a just Suez settlement ending the Egyptian blockade on Israeli ships and foster Arab Israeli peace while considering Soviet Afro Asian bloc influence and US goals.
A National Education Association survey finds 50 000 more public school teachers are needed beyond 3 250 000 currently employed. Large classes limit pupil attention and about 80 000 teachers lack standard certificates, underscoring calls to boost teaching interest and training.
Premier Chou En-lai, in Cambodia, questions the Russian invasion of Hungary and rebukes the conduct of a great nation, signaling Beijing's hesitant stance on Moscow's actions. The remarks reflect a cautious balance in Communist China’s foreign policy.
The article discusses Chinese leaders’ use of the term chauvinism to warn against aggression by stronger neighbors. It notes China’s actions in Korea Burma and Tibet as deviations from restraint and mentions a pointed rebuke to Russia as a rare contrary stance, signaling cautious moderation amid regional tensions.
At Princeton University the future president, 37 year old Dr. Robert F. Goheen, embodies youth in high office. A Princeton alumnus, he served in Army combat intelligence in World War II, returned to teach, and earned a 1948 doctorate in classics, proving ability surpasses age in leadership.
A satirical portrait shows Valdimar Zilch as an ideal nutrition model who dodges excess and lacks mental nourishment. The piece praises his disciplined diet while criticizing his mind for consuming only lightweight media, neglecting substantial books, conversation, and thought-provoking programs.
A 1957 air freight service will move an entire household across the country in four to five days. Packs bric a brac to heavy furniture into crates loaded on freight planes for overnight or rapid delivery, showcasing the air age's progress.
Stella notes highly sensitive individuals born on this date with strong mental focus and illness caution. The text highlights talents in music design and philosophy, urges self discipline, and predicts a happy early marriage and home comforts. Notable names include Andre Kostelanetz and James E. Oglethorpe among others.
Capricorn through Sagittarius receive daily guidance on plans, social events, romance, and faith this Christmas weekend. The column encourages enjoying a long weekend, gatherings at home, church attendance, and personal happiness with favorable cosmic aspects.
In New York a 160 foot long likeness of Carroll Baker dominates Times Square between 45th and 46th streets. The 270 by 65 foot mural took seven weeks to finish with 100 gallons of oil paint, featuring Baker's head and a model's body, under Bobby Artkraft-Strauss.
The Baby Doll Sign is crafted by Bob Everhart a Chicago Art Institute graduate and three assistants with Everhart the sole remaining master practitioner.
A compact roundup defines Hong Kong as a 10 square mile port with dual entries. It notes bicycles as scorchers in the gay 90s and the Saddlebred breed formation in 1891. It explains Hidalgo as a noble title and Lenin’s Russia through 1924 before Stalin’s rise.
Madison Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department reports state public high schools offer more driver education courses than the national average. In 1955 56, 86 percent of state high schools offered courses with 28 594 students enrolled, compared with about 52 percent nationwide offering driver training.
The feature describes Doug Leigh once the boy sign king of Broadway and his high budget signs costing up to 100000 dollars with rents around 10000 dollars a month. It notes Artkraft Strauss dominance in painted signs and the glow of nearly 50 miles of neon and 400000 electric lights along Broadway. A dramatic waterfall display atop a clothing store uses 50000 gallons per minute and antifreeze to winterize 3000 cars while Miss Baker's likeness dominates the scene as a magnetic lure for photographers.
A literary roundup highlights Eliot’s The Cultivation of Christmas Trees as a compact 35 line work linking Christmas to life’s final joy. It also notes Eric Posselt’s A Merry Merry Christmas Book with noted contributors. Other titles include Christmas in the White House and The First Noel animal songs for children.
An explosion at the National Drain Tile company west of Terre Haute disrupted operations for several days. The same issue reports winter starting and a warmer forecast, rate requests from Vigo Mutual Telephone, a lawyer admission in Vigo county courts, a wedding, births, a theater organist resignation, a marriage notice, and a military academy arrival.
The questions ask who wrote the hymn I heard the bells on Christmas Day and name the three Wise Men Caspar Melchior and Balthasar. It asks what the Septateuch is the chief seaport of Ecuador and the aged man who blessed Jesus in the temple.
Indications point to an eventful year with prospering finances and a clever kind child born under these conditions. For Sunday December 23 business progress and good fortune await if you avoid contention. a born today child will be clever and kind-hearted.
Deems Taylor composer and author and Andre Kostelanetz conductor are honored today with birthday wishes. On Sunday December 23 greetings are sent to John Marin artist and Barney Ross former boxer.
The record notes 1935 Anthony Eden becoming England's foreign minister, 1932 birth of Sir Richard Arkwright noted as inventor and factory labor organizer, and 1948 execution of Hideki Tojo and six Japanese war criminals in Tokyo.
The term gambit names a chess opening where White sacrifices a pawn or piece to gain positional edge. Originating from the French Provencal Cambi, the word traveled into English with this meaning.
A reflective line on truth, asserting Christ embodies truth as life and being rather than merely words, attributed to Frederick W. Robertson.
The quiz item lists five numbered prompts with classic literary figures and texts including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the Magi, the first seven books of the Old Testament, Guayaquil, and Simeon.
A Texas astronomer reports an unseasonable Mars blizzard and a massive dust storm. A 1000-pound TV appearance, Grandpappy Jenkins on widescreen, Walter Camp’s sprawling All America legacy, and plans for a joint US Australia three month search for the Abominable Snowman in the Himalayas. The Army retires mules as West Point ponders a new mascot.
Democratic leaders plan to back key Eisenhower administration proposals in the eighty-fifth Congress to appeal to voters and shore up their majority. They aim to rally support for federal aid to schools and liberal tariff and immigration policies while attacking GOP lawmakers who oppose White House requests.
The Air Force nears half of the military budget and gains control of long-range rockets. Gen. Curtis LeMay leads SAC focus on larger bombers, with flexibility urged to avoid last war mindsets. Eisenhower's immigration moves complicate McCarran Walter Act change debates.
Dr. Hermann N. Bundesen cautions readers about 200 years of cramp cures from eel skins to corks and mole skins. He urges consulting a doctor, notes cramps can signal serious issues, and recommends hand pressure or ice for relief while warning against delaying appendicitis treatment.
Doctors use blood-letting in rare heart failure cases caused by high blood pressure. In such instances removing a pint of blood can yield dramatic, though not universal, improvements.
Bethlehem Jordan December 22 A Christmas feature notes Shepherds Field near Beit Sahour gains renewed meaning as Arab Israeli clashes intensify in the Holy Land The site links Christ’s birth story with ongoing war weariness The Greek Orthodox grotto and a Franciscan chapel overlook Bethlehem while a Protestant shepherds field hosts a Christmas Eve service and earth baked bread meal
The American Municipal Association notes a rising trend in giving mayors high level administrative help, yet there is no uniform job title. In five years at least 10 cities created top posts with nine distinct names including executive secretary in Salisbury and city administrator in New York City.
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