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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1965
Page
4
A terse editorial cites Voltaire on defending speech even when disapproved. It argues freedom of expression is essential, regardless of agreement, urging readers to uphold first amendment principles and open discourse in a modern civic context.
The piece reflects on Christmas as both a joyful holiday and a holy day marking Christ’s advent in a dark season. It notes Yuletide warmth amid winter's gloom, and sees Christmas as a symbol of hope and mankind’s power to foresee better days. It affirms faith in renewal and the ongoing wonders of creation across religions.
The National Better Business Bureau lists ten common consumer gyps such as bait and switch, home improvement swindles, chain referral plans, and charity gyrps. It notes some schemes are deceptive while others may be legitimate and urges dealing with reliable firms, understanding agreements, researching before investing, and consulting local BBB or Chamber of Commerce for guidance.
The piece argues the United States has forged ahead of the Soviet Union in space, highlighting Gemini 6 and 7 orbital flights, lengthy Gemini 7 duration, and superior rendezvous progress. It notes Russia still edges in spacecraft and booster size, and that the U S has launched more satellites, cementing a notable overall lead.
An essay ponders how nature could foresee future human needs such as earrings fingernail polish and pencil grips. It jokes about evolution from amoebas to modern daily conveniences and ends with a light quip that nature is grand.
Walter Winchell describes Rockefeller Plaza and Grand Central Depot as festive stages of winter joy. Skating crowds, street corner Santas, and luminous decorations create a magical holiday mood amid brisk winds and city sounds.
In Manchester a welfare officer recounted a 13 year old daughter swapping her mother's contraceptive pills with aspirin, a story called an old joke. Hugh Mills turned it into a short novel Prudence and the Pill, selling out in a week. France and the United States bought rights to the book and film, now aimed at a musical adaptation.
Visitors witness a bright festival with vivid neon scenes and glittering reflections. Crowds stream through the canyon of buildings as marquees spill color and confetti, creating a glowing winter panorama.
Suburban streets gleam with tinseled homes, wreaths and stars brightening lawns. Festive frills fill the air as Santa figures top doorways and Christmas scenes grace yards, while a brisk park wind shapes frost and skeletons of stripped trees casting eerie shadows.
Moslems in the capital have had their request to bury their dead in the Middle Eastern tradition denied by U S health authorities. Despite this they accept the American method citing Prophet’s teachings re interpreted by Muhsin El-Biali. The National Memorial Park cemetery in Virginia holds Moslem Christian and Jewish sections with no above ground markers and uses embalming with caskets to meet hygienic rules. Burials face Mecca with graves for men and women separated and ground level is leveled.
The Terre Haute Tribune advertises delivery policies with 6:00 p.m. deadline for copies and a special messenger service. Rates list include Indiana and Illinois mail options with varying durations, plus Sunday editions and rural routes. The notice notes post office classification and ownership risk for unsolicited submissions.
A long, readable horoscope column outlines personality traits born on December 25 and then provides daily insights for each zodiac sign from Capricorn to Sagittarius. It urges balance between intellect, romance, and social activity while advising purposeful, honest choices in gifts and conduct.
The takbeerat funeral prayers begin with God is the Greatest and end with Peace be unto you. Only 15 of 200 cemetery lots have been used in eight years since purchase as Muslims prefer burial in homeland. Caskets used, some wrapped in sheets, others in western attire. The old order yieldeth to the new.
Jim Bishop recalls a chaotic morning at Virginia Lee and Charles Frechette’s home near Red Bank. The six children, from ages three to seven, swarm a crowded house, mix chaos with affection, and endure stumbles from a garage door incident and a missing maid as mom and dad juggle duties. The piece shifts to a New Delhi item noting India to train customs officers in foreign languages.
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