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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
4
The Terre Haute Tribune presents an editorial reflection citing Voltaire that critics may disapprove of opinions yet defend the right to express them. The piece emphasizes commitment to free speech and open debate in a democratic society.
The Kennedy assassination spurs a national look at violence in US culture. President Johnson forms a commission to study violence and reduce it, while gun control, media censure, and institutional failures are debated. The piece argues violence is sometimes rewarded and calls for authority to dispel the belief that violence yields results.
A Stanford engineer proposes violent play devices to vent aggression in children. He and students create gadgets like a bottle breaker jail and an Automatic Jouster that strikes back if misused. Critics doubt the approach, though a toy maker shows interest, suggesting home play may keep violence off the streets.
The article reports a shift in teaching approaches as social scientists push for radical reform in history instruction. Critics charge current methods are unproductive storytelling and fail to prepare students to teach. advocates call for curricula reform and teacher education to foster inquiry-based learning and active problem solving.
The Terre Haute Tribune lists subscription options for Indiana and Illinois readers and rural routes with prices for evenings and Sunday editions. It includes mailing details, delivery times, and notices about liability for unsolicited manuscripts and photos, plus AP republication rights.
The page blends street talk about hippies and demonstrations with a pasted horoscope column. Quotations mock the counterculture as a mother admonishes a barefoot son and police jokes mix with zodiac forecasts for Cancer through Gemini, reflecting a chaotic, mixed newspaper feature.
On the Line analyzes McCarthy Kennedy influence, Humphrey's footing, and Nixon risks. It notes Kennedy and McCarthy split over 80 percent of primary votes, Humphrey appearing favored to clinch on first ballot, and the challenge of winning over antiwar and minority blocs amid a fractured party. It suggests potential voter rebellion if the Establishment backs Humphrey.
Answers reveal land returned to France after WWI Alsace Lorraine. Orpheus is a legendary poet musician who moved trees and rocks. Frederick Md is noted for its historic architecture and state government. America's greatest essayist is Ralph Waldo Emerson. Nota Bene means mark well or take notice.
Tribune staffers report students from Indiana State depart on France study tour and a Navy officer with Lt. Myers returns from duty off Vietnam. A Koffee Korner cafe closes as a $4 million post office project is planned. A dog bite complaint involves Sheriff Lovellette and his dog. George Sims promotes Hot Springs travel after a western trip. Henrietta Relkin earns an MA at Butler University during its annual commencement.
Hank Foltz, 13, son of Mrs. Anne Foltz and the late David A. Foltz of Dowden Acres Terre Haute RR 3, joins Culver Military School naval academy this week. He plans to participate in the Culver Military Band after previously attending Sarah Scott Junior High. Dorothy Clark, Tribune Star columnist and local historian, entered Union Hospital for minor surgery today and hopes to return home by Sunday or Monday.
An essay by Jim Bishop critiques Kennedy Hoover and Roosevelt, criticizes primaries and the political system, and urges long term planning and global thought. The piece foresees hunger, wealth disparity, and urges satellite weather sensing and UN engineering input to 1983. It argues poverty cannot be eliminated and laments short political horizons.
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