Editorial Reflection on Free Speech and Debate
A concise passage echoes Voltaire on defending speech even when disapproved. It frames the principle of robust, dissenting dialogue as essential to a free society.
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1966
Page
5
A concise passage echoes Voltaire on defending speech even when disapproved. It frames the principle of robust, dissenting dialogue as essential to a free society.
Two Christmas era stories reflect a common heartbreak. An 11-year-old Georgia boy jailed for shoplifting shows a child without a place to belong. Sergeant Richard Campos lies unclaimed in Oakland, his life marked by wards and a lonely past, awaiting Arlington honors.
The piece notes a national shift from rowdy Christmas office parties to employee family events. executives warn parties breed excess and awkward returns to work. Some firms host child friendly fairs on December 28 with entertainment and lollipops, signaling a calmer trend.
A pre Christmas appreciation party in Cincinnati by junior high students from a predominantly Negro neighborhood showcased a shift from receiving to giving. Teacher Roger Tilford called it the opposite of the usual season, aiming to show police appreciation and demonstrate the teens’ desire to help others rather than be helped.
The AEC detonated a buried nuclear blast on Pahute Mesa Nevada claiming 10 to 50 times Hiroshima’s power. Nevada shuddered Las Vegas buildings swayed and ornament loss reported while a power pole snapped near Ground Zero. The piece argues humanity must adopt strict controls to avert future nuclear devastation.
By Bob Considine reprinted by popular demand this humorous reminiscence recalls a Washington DC family home near Union Station. The narrator describes his mother's stubbornly lingering Christmas tree, the light perfume it gave rooms, the curious visitors, and the tree’s gradual decline into a skeleton-like centerpiece enjoyed by cats during late winter and early spring.
John Taylor of Tailor & Cutter argues topless dresses once caused uproar in 1796 Paris. He says middle aged women block such fashions while praising women as capable, noting Parisian queens Recamier and Tallien pushed sheer fabrics. the trend faded despite public reaction.
The column advises born today individuals to focus on two or three vital interests, noting strong loyalty to friends and a tendency to burn the candle at both ends. It recounts daily forecasts for zodiac signs and ends with a quoted 1960s British office anecdote and Hal Boyle’s vacation note.
Answers reveal Carrer Bell as a pen name for a famed author, the Nobel winner who skipped college, the British Museum Library as the second largest library, Tobias Smollet citing a “great Sham of literature,” and Graves noting the longest American novel. Also mentions Calhoun's resignation in 1882 and a venomous snake named Krait. Charlotte Bronte, Ernest Hemingway, the British Museum Library, Dr Samuel Johnson, and James Farrell's Danny ONeill appear as clues.
A historical notice details the Terre Haute Tribune and Haute Gazette origins dates from 1834 and 1869, mailing options by region, pricing for evenings and Sundays, and posturing as second class matter with delivery terms. It notes publication details, postal rates, and liability for submitted manuscripts and images.
The piece lists local birthdays including Thelma Spears in Room 263 at St Anthony’s Hospital after bowling a 187. It mentions George Newlin’s 75th birthday with Byron Nichols in California, quotes George Rosenfeld on citizens, and notes several other birthday observances and travel plans for year end.
Walter Winchell’s column surveys Manhattan sights from a Peace Corps van display to a Times Square Nativity on the Allied Chemical building. It also notes Tiffany’s emerald ring price, postered exhibits, theater gossip, and the year’s Hollywood links with Brigitte Bardot and Richard McKenna.
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