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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune republishes a remark attributed to Voltaire about defending others' right to speak freely. The note frames a principle of free expression and stands as a reminder of robust discourse across opinions.
The Hyte Center housing committee in Terre Haute leads a plan to clean weed overgrown lots tear down condemned properties and improve the district. Volunteers seek lawn mowers tools and heavy equipment including bulldozers to speed the work, and praise officials already aiding the effort.
The article reflects on Earl Warren’s rise from California political figure to chief justice and his profound impact on expanding individual liberties through landmark rulings. It notes his early push to end school segregation and his later stance on federal aid to dependent children, portraying a progressive use of the Constitution to protect the vulnerable. The piece lauds his willingness to drive social change during a period of rapid national transformation.
Samuel A Motorist reflects after teaching a young woman a driving lesson. He speeds, cuts in, and forces a truck-blocked lane change. A humbling thought follows on whether discourtesy is acceptable for middle aged drivers in such maneuvers.
On the Line By Bob Considine reports Jesuit missionary Fr John Barrett, after 31 years in India, discussing Christianity's limited conversions in India. He cites 11 million Christians in a 500 million population and notes examples of other priests and aid efforts, including Fr Vincenzo Ferrer’s cooperative farming and Fr John Riley’s famine food distribution. Continued on page 5.
The piece lists early cabinet secretaries Henry Knox Benjamin Stoddert Samuel Osgood Edmund Randolph and Oveta Culp Hobby. It notes daylight saving legislation enacted in 1917 and includes a casual trivia prompt about placating an older relative and a billiards term carom.
A humorous AP piece notes that about 40 percent of men face hereditary baldness. It mocks remedies, cites Britannica on limits, and suggests pride and kindness toward balding men while imagining a campaign to replace the bald eagle.
The long horoscope advises readers born on a date to seek adventure yet rest adequately. It lists zodiac signs with cautions on temper, tact, focus, and honesty, plus a closing jokey note about baldness and the bald eagle as American symbolism.
The Terre Haute Tribune outlines subscription prices for various regions including Indiana and Illinois and rural routes. It notes call procedures for missed copies, deadlines for messenger delivery, and postal classifications. The notice emphasizes ownership, liability limits for submitted material, and AP membership rights.
Tribune staffers report Clarence Young leaves hospital to recover from a heart attack and celebrates his 36th wedding anniversary with Hazel. Office lemon sharing by Opal Novotney. Veterans and families planning travel and duty, including John Allen Foster heading to Fort Lewis for Vietnam. Bob Poynter on leave from Germany. Betty Lynch improving after surgery. a white rabbit befriends neighbors. Marvin Knapp to Denmark, Belgium, and Holland for two weeks as his Olivetti-Underwood business ranks high.
A pasteboard column rails at world violence after RFK’s assassination. It links events in Jordan Iraq Egypt and Jerusalem, recalls Nazi talk and Castro era clashes, and cites radio broadcasts, a new book by John Steinbacher, and a quip from a rabbi. It also notes Warhol injury reports and McCarthy’s Vietnam stance.
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