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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1971
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune discloses publication data and rates for Indiana and Illinois readers. It lists editor Marlee A. Cox and president Gerald Keifer, urges calls for undelivered copies, and notes affiliations with the Tribune Star and Associated Press.
Editorials quote Voltaire on the right to speak freely and defend diverse viewpoints. The piece honors enduring values of expression within a republic and urges readers to uphold civil liberties in public discourse.
Political observers see Nixon’s commutation of James R. Hoffa’s sentence as possibly aimed at winning Teamster support in 1972, though officials note nonpolitical reasons include Hoffa’s 57 months served, his renunciation of Teamster goals, and his status as a model prisoner with conditions on union involvement for years.
A retrospective on a decade of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, contrasting Nixon doctrine claims of winding down with ongoing bombings and North Vietnamese threats. The piece weighs likely 1970s scenarios, questions US policy coherence, and the risk of renewed escalation without a clear settlement.
Apollo 16 astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly reflected that space travel is at its start while preparing for a mission to the moon next March. He said the space program is just beginning, promising future marvels rather than diminishing past achievements.
Gene Sarazen, near 70, recalls Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen while at Marco Island, noting his role as honorary head of the Marco Island Country Club. He discusses plans to walk Masters and British Open courses next spring, and laments U.S. Open eligibility for older players.
A miscellany of brief items notes eight inch baby alligators maturing to a foot per year. New York City’s sanitation load of 25,000 tons daily. a 28 foot octopus reaches from arm tip to arm tip. the blue ringed octopus is highly deadly. Antarctica may have been connected to several continents. fossils in Australia support this. a Hoosier term explains sparking from courting by fireside sparks. a Kennedy quote cautions active mind with dead soul.
A reader asks why a premature infant, defined by weight under 5 pounds, stays in hospital for two months. Doctors stress health and development as the priority, with nurses and premier centers providing critical care to give babies a strong start.
The column lists birth sign proficiencies and daily guidance for Capricorn through Sagittarius. It urges careful analysis, steady effort, and prudent action, noting caution on career choices and the value of staying focused on present tasks. It emphasizes personal ambition, collaboration boundaries, and trust within family relations.
Washington reports that Democrats plan to press Nixon over his refusal to spend more than 12 billion dollars impounded from Congress for domestic programs. They accuse him of politics over economics while noting possible future releases to spur jobs before the 1972 campaign.
Senator McGovern denounces intensified bombing of North Vietnam as a shocking escalation that deepens Indochina quagmire and ensures no prisoner releases, likening it to another padlock on prisoners.
Shrine Potentate Ed Showecker and wife Marge await cooler days as an ice rink freezes into a pond in their yard. Kids Ted and Lynn nearly swap skates for trunks while Jessie Von Leer receives a Christmas greeting via long distance from Merv Griffin in Hollywood. Sparks fly about Hunter Von Leer and the movie TV scene. Diana Hausman returns to Indiana State University for philosophy after eight years at home with Jason and Eric. Capt Charles Olah and Doris visit relatives before Maxwell AFB assignment. Melvin Barkley Sr and Mildred mark a wedding anniversary at Ferguson Hill. Army Lt Jefferson Kennedy earns the Air Medal near Bien Hoa, Vietnam, with wife Susan at Shelburn.
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