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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1969
Page
4
A Terre Haute Tribune editorial invokes Voltaire and the famous maxim on free speech. It argues that society must protect expression even when it opposes the speaker’s views, underscoring enduring First Amendment principles.
The piece notes outrage over large subsidies paid to big farm operators not to grow crops, with as much as two to three million dollars in some cases. It cites House efforts to limit payments, Senate resistance led by Eastland, and calls for a more rational system under Secretary Hardin.
Postmaster General Blount backs replacing the postal system with a self supporting corporation citing a worsening, costly, politics ridden service. He warns of possible nationwide breakdowns like Chicago in 1966 if reform is delayed and urges swift public support to avert collapse.
The article discusses NATO defense ministers weighing whether to use a nuclear demonstration in Europe if the Soviet Union moves on the continent. It argues such a display would be futile and dangerous, given Soviet arsenals and the risk of nuclear retaliation.
On the Line recalls the 1944 Normandy invasion delay amid bad weather and political pressure. Ike Eisenhower faces Churchill pressing for Normandy involvement, King George VI intervenes, and Churchill withdraws. The piece frames Ike's lone, decisive burden and how history might have changed.
A sprawling miscellany of health notes and curious facts covers spinal height loss, cancer rates among Eskimo women, camping spending, cheese and blood pressure, and a sunlit ice cube thought experiment. It also cites crisis flight, mortality warnings, and youth danger amid prosperity.
Born today you show emotional control and a keen science bent. ambition drives training despite financial limits. For each sign from Gemini to Taurus, guidance urges self awareness, steady action, and prudent timing to advance plans and avoid unnecessary friction.
The Q and A segment lists founders and birthplaces: American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, Beethoven born in Prussia, Bell in Edinburgh, Lord Byron author of The Prisoner of Chillon, Chopin master of the Polonaise. It also notes a 1880 Greenback Labor Party convention in Chicago and a guide telling usage and phrases.
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette publish schedule and rates for Indiana and Illinois readers. The notice lists pricing for various editions and delivery options and states postal and republication rights and publisher contact details.
The Terre Haute Rotary Club rings in birthdays for Ed Wodicka Beecher Cromwell Bob Dawson and John Callahan this week. Barbara Minich shines academically while Carol Spence recovers from surgery. Christa Ruffer Cynthia DeWitt George Albright Jr and Thomas Tucker Henry Jr are noted as graduates and date holders. State Rep C Joseph Anderson gains support from John Dillon at a pre election dinner.
President Nixon endorses Dan Cohen in a nonpartisan Minneapolis contest against independent Charles Stenvig. Cohen’s ties to Nixon aim to energize the party though polls suggest he faces tough odds amid local concerns over disorder and law enforcement. Stenvig runs on a hard line against crime with a small, volunteer campaign fringe.
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