I May Disapprove Yet Defend Your Right to Speak
Editorial quotes Voltaire on free expression, noting defense of speech rights despite disagreement.
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1977
Page
4
Editorial quotes Voltaire on free expression, noting defense of speech rights despite disagreement.
National Endowment for the Arts funding may reach a record high while concerns linger for smaller groups. Corporate giving jumped to 221 million in 1976 from 144 million three years earlier, yet many local organizations lack access to large donors. Gideon Chagy warns businesses that arts vitality fuels community business and urges broader local support.
The article notes broad public care for children and UNICEF's role amid political scrutiny. It reports the administration plans to boost United States support from 20 million to 25 million dollars, reflecting the American people's love for children worldwide.
May 16 1977 memo shows Lance urging Carter to press Defense officials to curb excess spending. Army electronic equipment overrun 21 million, Army Engineers 219000, data processor costs 11000. Pentagon violations since 1963 total 319 million dollars. Nader accuses McCloskey of political double crossing amid consumer agency debate.
The Terre Haute Tribune announces its publication lineage and delivery options with modern contact details and rates. It notes discontinued or varied access times, asks readers to request copies by Messenger, and lists postal and press associations and disclaimers about unsolicited submissions.
The piece discusses lifting elevator operator jobs in the Capitol funded by patronage and a proposal by Rep. Dan Glickman to phase out these positions. It also lauds Daniel Boorstin's modernization of the Library of Congress to open and illuminate the institution for the public and scholars.
A New York column collects quotes from celebrities and public figures on fame. Philosophers, actors, politicians, and an ornithologist weigh fame’s meaning, rewards, and costs from lifelong privacy battles to sudden notoriety, ending with a note on anonymity’s appeal.
Back in Shelburn for a Memorial holiday weekend visit with their mother, the Thompson family and Lois Thompson Jones with her husband Carl of Kentucky were seen at Little Flock Cemetery placing flags on military graves. They recall their father Bill Thompson and his American Legion comrades, and note a Revolution War veteran grave without definite proof. Belated birthday wishes go to Helen Barnes. Recovering attorney James W. Boswell II sprained an ankle in a fall from a 1949 pickup. A couple’s dog catches Frisbees on Woodrow Wilson Junior High lawn. Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd perform March 19 in Jasper. Mary Munarin has details.
The Phillips Report analyzes how Louis Harris and Opinion Research Corporation polls yield opposite views on creating a Federal consumer protection agency. Each poll uses staged questions to favor pro or anti bureaucratic outcomes, with only a small share supporting a new agency. }}
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