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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
4
A TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE editorial quotes Voltaire stating that even when disagreeing with a view one must defend the right to express it. The piece underscores commitment to free speech as a core democratic principle and invites readers to consider boundaries of opinion and civil discourse.
The United Nations General Assembly committee approved a nonproliferation treaty, a milestone alongside the 1963 test ban. Despite reservations from France, Communist China, India, and Brazil abstaining, the pact promises broad participation. Major powers guarantee defense and signatories commit to peaceful nuclear exchanges and information sharing. The shift hints at a watershed toward peaceful use and reduced arms risk.
The editorial discusses Senator Mansfield's proposals for broad changes to the presidential election system. It notes the plan includes a uniform nationwide primary abolishing nominating conventions direct election of presidents with the Electoral College reform lowering voting age to 18 and a single six year term. It stresses the plan as a springboard for thorough public discussion after the election.
A leading U S international airline reports a dramatic fall in travel costs for foreign visitors, highlighting a family’s Rome to US trip dropping from 2796.80 to 1848.50 under new fares. The example illustrates how boosted tourism could ease the nation’s balance of payments deficit.
On line from New York a reader asks Burnet Hershey for a book misaddressed to Gen Hershey of Selective Service. Hershey notes his book about Henry Ford and the Peace Ship Oscar II, its failed 1915 mission, costs, and the humorous but naive venture.
The questions cover Greek myth the Argonauts and Jason s crew the armer a term for a military armer the Old Man of the Mountains the Hashshashin leader Tycho Brahe and Johann Kepler early astronomers and the Atacama desert location in Argentina Bolivia and Chile Also a 1928 note Amelia Earnhart first woman to cross the Atlantic by air.
AP dispatch from New York notes readers send mail, highways now surpass a trillion miles traveled yearly, a record amount. USDA studies show about half of families meet a "good" diet. A lighthearted item mentions sneeze particles and Brazilian Kraho ear ornaments as cultural quirks.
A collection of trivia and humor notes touching diet trends, fashion, farming shifts, infant feeding ideas, and quirky beliefs. It cites freckles about weight distribution, contact lenses history, farm counts from 1959 to 1966, early solid foods for infants, and a string of folklore tips and aphorisms.
A long horoscope warns on social shyness and marriage timing plus daily zodiac guidance. It lists Gemini through Aries to Capricorn and ends with Don Marquis’s quip about optimists and experience.
A brisk column captures Walter Winchell style chatter on Broadway celebrities and city scenes. Juliet Prowse, James Mason, Ruth Donnelly, and Lloyd Bridges appear among club chatter, fashion gossip, and sharp asides about Las Vegas, mink prices, and TV mob lore.
The Terre Haute Tribune announces its publishing schedule and contact information, plus pricing and postal details for Indiana and Illinois readers. It notes editorial content, carrier delivery times, and disclaimers about unsolicited submissions and republication rights.
Former Tribune newsboy analyzes distribution of a million dollars. Ed Watson, son of Mayor Edward Watson of Jasonville, elected to Southern Illinois University student senate with independent backing. Debates, campus notes, and local figures tied to Urbana, Terre Haute, Linton, and Indianapolis events.
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