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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune and Gazette began as a daily publication with origins traced to 1869 and later evolved through name changes and regional press developments, marking a long-standing local newspaper legacy in Terre Haute.
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The Tribune urges readers to avoid idle gossip and unfounded criticism of government. It stresses maintaining faith in America and warning against spreading rumors.
Open debate is urged on a proposed four year program to distribute $1.6 billion in federal money to states for school building. Supporters claim national policy change. opponents worry about state control, regional interests, and equity as House rules delays end.
The piece recounts how Communist rule renamed many cities from St. Petersburg to Petrograd Lenningrad Breslau Koenigsberg and others. It notes Stalin’s influence spreading names like Stalin Stalingrad Stalino and the later reversal for Varna Tsarytsin as political winds shift. Street names also varied with the regime.
The League of Women Voters notes states pursue independent foreign trade policies. Alabama passes a law requiring stores to post notices about Japanese textiles on sale with some shops using Japanese phrasing. A Montgomery retailer signs list Irish linen and other items alongside Japanese textiles.
In 1955 U S imports of cotton textiles totaled 130 000 bales Congress considers restricting foreign goods to aid domestic profits. Critics say such limits hurt prosperity abroad and strain relations with Japan and other nations potentially driving trade to Russia and undermining foreign policy.
A discussion praising the U S State Department and foreign service. Brown University President Emeritus Henry W Winston and Wall Street financier Wriston call the service among the best, while criticism cites timidity from Congress reducing diplomatic pushback.
A New York hotel man proposes building two enormous passenger ships to carry 6,000 travelers each at about 50 dollars round trip. The plan includes berths meals and entertainment with optional extras. He hopes cafeteria meals cost four dollars daily.
Former President Harry Truman spoke at Oxford about guaranteeing economic well being, security, health, education, and decent living standards as inalienable rights. He framed the idea as a modern Magna Carta and Declaration of Independence, urging collective effort to make it real.
Circuit Judge K K Hall used a random drawing to assign counsel for Orlen Arnold Shaffer 37 after all eight local attorneys declined the case. State law requires court appointed counsel when defendant lacks funds. The unprecedented method was adopted in Madison West Virginia.
Local notes mark June 26 with strawberries arriving in market and several theft reports. Delegates to a party election dispute Teddy Roosevelt and Hughes, while Y M C A and WCTU activities prompt meetings. Terre Haute Republicans plan to back Fairbanks in Chicago.
Sennacherib was an Assyrian king. The Battle of Seven Pines occurred during the American Civil War. Peter the Great ruled Russia in the 18th century. Non Sequitur means it does not follow or a logical fallacy. The month of May is named for the Roman goddess Maia.
The word means filthy vile base and despicable in action or motive. It derives from French sordide and Latin sordidus meaning dirty and is used to describe morally repugnant behavior and covetous motives.
Highlights include 1788 Virginia ratifying the U S Constitution. 1917 American troops arrive in France in World War I. 1944 Cherbourg falls to Allied forces in World War II. 1945 United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco.
A reflective line assigns intimate feeling to touch and music. Henry Rogers is presented as the source of the voice, conveying a poetic mood about emotion and resonance. The fragment hints at emotional connection and creative expression.
The text urges caution in business affairs and avoiding hasty changes, advising careful reflection. It also notes that today’s child is expected to be of good and kind disposition.
The newspapers note birthdays today for Pearl Buck Richard Crooks Eleanor Parker Peter Lorre Babe Zaharias and Howard Pollet marking milestones across literature music film golf and baseball.
An Assyrian king who reigned 702 to 680 BC appears alongside a Civil War mention in 1862. The text notes the Seventeenth and Eighteenth dynasties 1672 to 1725, then states it does not follow and references the goddess Mai. In the Southwest water scarcity leads cowmen and farmers to lay hundreds of miles of plastic pipe to bring water to livestock and crops.
A collage of Hollywood and Broadway blurbs notes marriages, separations, and rumored flings. Mentions Walter Winchell, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, Marlon Brando, Linda Darnell, Frank Sinatra, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Crawford, Diana Lynn, Maureen Stapleton, and Kay Starr among others, with industry moves and upcoming premieres.
Tuesday’s zodiac notes a curious blend of intellect and artistry for born minds seeking knowledge. It highlights a need to specialize for real success, warns of home harmony as a priority, and suggests talents in singing writing and public speaking alongside notable contemporaries. The column then lists sun signs with guidance and ends noting copyright by United Feature Syndicate.
An Okinawa angler claims an unseen giant sea creature dragged his boat for 12 miles before he escaped. Meanwhile Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia announces plans to seek a 22nd term, promising a proven habit of success.
Multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, president of his own company, outlines a long term movie production plan. He defends the future of cinema amid TV competition and notes his past support for Technicolor Cinerama and Gone With the Wind. Whitney cites broad interests from mining to airlines and lists polo tennis painting and racing stables as passions. He serves as director of the Metropolitan Opera and the American Museum of Natural History.
Dr Bundesen warns non swimmers to learn quickly and outlines safety steps. He cautions perforated ears and other ear issues, advises keeping water from the nose and throat, gentle nose blowing, and breathing through the mouth. Emphasizes clean water, thorough drying, and parasite removal plus risks from jellyfish including the Portugese man of war.
Answer states there is no evidence that a sun lamp or ultraviolet light aids sinus disease treatment.
Britain drafts a new Cyprus offer amid Turkish protests. Ankara demands protection of Turkish Cypriots and strategic interests. Tensions rise as Field Marshal Templer may visit Ankara while Eden weighs a midweek public announcement.
Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon held the post under Presidents Harding Coolidge and Hoover, guiding fiscal policy during the 1920s and early 1930s.
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