Eisenhower Seeks 1954 Legislation To Secure Nation
President Eisenhower wrapped a three day White House conference with Republican leaders outlining a 1954 program to safeguard security welfare and economic stability. The agenda centers on strengthening anti subversive actions in government and society and expanding wiretap and immunity measures to aid investigations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
White House
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Rep. Velde
Congress
Brownell
Revised Arms Budget Shrinks Army Strength to 1.165 Million
Washington reports last minute revisions to the military budget trim Army manpower from about 1.28 million to roughly 1.165 million by July 1 1955. Secretary Stevens declined comment while President Eisenhower tentatively approves the broader budget with a potential final adjustment still possible before December 25.
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Washington
Fisenhower
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Stevens
Government Printing Office
Congress
German War Veteran Sends Christmas Gifts to Five Hospitalized Soldiers
Otto Klingenberg a Frankfurt mechanic earning 15 dollars weekly visited U S Army Hospital Frankfurt to give Christmas presents to five injured servicemen four Americans and a Canadian He described wartime POW experiences and said he hoped his gifts would ease their homesickness He addressed Pvt Elam Fleming Cpl Joseph Cox Pfc Walter Hill Cpl James Boruk and Airman J C Richards with wishes for a merry Christmas
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Klingenberg
Pvt
Elam Fleming
Douglasville
Joseph Cox
Jumping Branch
W. Va
Walter Hill
Ashland
James Boruk
Dallas
Tex
J. C. Joseph Richards
Prince Edward's Island
Canada
Postal Staff Brace for Christmas Mail Surge
The acting postmaster urges residents to address clearly and include zone numbers. With a weekend flood of packages and greeting cards ahead, staff warn of many undeliverable items and lost time at service windows. They urge full names on mailboxes and repeated return addresses to ensure delivery by Christmas Day.
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Oscar Paulson
Federal Building
Jaycees Host Christmas Home Lighting Contest
The Junior Chamber of Commerce runs a La Crosse contest to beautify homes with lighted decorations. Entries use official blanks, judging between Christmas and New Year’s, with 50 percent for general artistic effect and prizes donated by local merchants.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse Tribune
Cass St
la Crosse
Wis
Dick Zoerb
Zoerb
Queen Elizabeth II Dines In Tonga With Salote
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Salote of Tonga during a world tour stop in the Friendly Islands. They dined cross legged on cushions in the palace, sharing roast pig lobster duck and tropical fruit with Tongan hosts and guards fanning guests in the heat.
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Mukualofa
Tonga Islands
Britain
Elizabeth II
Queen Salote
Tonga
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
New Zealand
South Pacific
Salote
United States Open to Security Guarantees for Russia
Washington signals readiness to join Britain and France in offering assurances to Moscow as part of a four power plan addressing German unity and peace. Discussions in Paris and Berlin aim to shape proposals for a Berlin session including Molotov and to balance German arming with Soviet security guarantees.
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United States
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Berlin
Molotov
Henri Bonnet
Dulles
Livingston Merchant
State Department
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Eisenhower
Bermuda
Joseph Laniel
U. S
Germany
Moscow
Soviet Union
United Nations
U.N
Rescue Efforts Hampered By Gales On Iceland Glacier
Rescue teams search a 30 by 10 to 20 mile glacier in Iceland for three survivors from a U S Navy Neptune bomber crash. Weather, wind and a potential blizzard hinder access as planes report low visibility and flare signals. The Neptune departed from Keflavik on a routine patrol and crashed while returning toward Reykjavik.
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Teeland Tey
Mydralsokull Glacier
U. S
Iceland
U. S. Air Force
Katla
Arctic Circle
Keflavik
Neptune
Reflavik
Rekjavik
Chavez Hurley NM Senate election report due in two weeks
Sen Potter said a report on the contested New Mexico senatorial race would reach the Senate Rules Committee in about two weeks. Subcommittee chair Barrett said about 30,000 ballots may lack secrecy, potentially altering the outcome. no final action until the full Senate.
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Senate Elections Subcommittee
New Mexico U.S
Frank A. Harrett
R-Wvo
Eft
Dennis Chavez
D-N.m
Washington
Potter
Mich
New Mexico
Senate Rules Committee
Dennis J. Chavez
Patrick J. Hurley
Barrett
R-Wyo
Senate
Subcommittee
Sen
Hennings
D-Mo
Chavez
Dr Robert Millikan Dies Renowned Physicist and Caltech Leader
Dr Robert A Millikan world famed physicist and Nobel laureate died at his home in Pasadena California after a long illness He led Caltech as executive council chairman for 24 years and won the 1923 Nobel Prize in physics for electron research He held 25 honorary degrees and received the Presidential Medal for Merit from President Truman in 1949.
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Pasadena
Calif
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
San Marino
Cal Tech
Truman
United States
Cussing Mynah Bird Owes Life To Thief
A talking Mynah bird named Mr Ramsey owes his life to a thief who stole him from a pet shop hours before a fire destroyed the other pets in the building. The thief alerted officials, saving the bird from the blaze in Washington.
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Mynah Bird
Washington
Flarmsey
Ramsey
Soldiers reflect on home as front line halts in Korea
An Associated Press reporter visits a Western Front bunker in Korea where soldiers await possible action in the uneasy truce. Corporal Ben Collie of Mocky Mountain, North Carolina, says the crew now builds daylight defenses, eats, and stays ready, hoping to stop any renewed fighting.
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Korea
Associated Press
North Carolina
Cpl
Ben
Collie
Mocky Mountain
N. C
Twitch
Stray Cat Dilemma Strikes Local Family at Gaumer Home
The Gaumers find a stray black and white alley cat starving and freezing after a neighbor gave it to them. Police advise the city no longer funds stray animal care, and the family must decide whether to keep, return, or abandon the cat while the department faces animal control costs and policy limits.
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Robert A. Gaumer
Gaumers
George Long
Long
Convicts Escape Prison Tunnel In Michigan Flee With Hostages
Thirteen long term inmates escaped from Southern Michigan prison through a tunnel Saturday night and five of them abducted two women, forcing them into a 1952 beige Cadillac and fleeing toward Indiana. The hostages were identified as Helen Gilbert and Mary Lou Watts. Six escapees were recaptured after a pursuit that ended when the vehicle crashed near Napoleon, Michigan. Authorities pursued more than 20 miles southwest of Jackson as the Cadillac headed east on U S 112.
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Mich
Southern
Michigan
Indiana
M&o
Napoleon
Moscow
U. S. 112
Detroit-Chicago
Helen Gilbert
Vandercook Lake
Mary Lou Watts
Joe Watts
Watts
Larg
Laundries Nearing Consolidation In La Crosse Area
Negotiations for merging the La Crosse and Modern Laundries continue with plans to consummate by Monday January 4. The deal includes selling the La Crosse Laundry property at 1138 Front St to F W Means Co and creating a new La Crosse Modern unit at 212 5th Ave S. The Front Street plant would handle commercial and institutional laundry while the 5th Avenue plant focuses on domestic laundry dry cleaning and related items.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Laundry and Cleaning Co
Front St
F. W .Means Co
la Crosse Clean
la Crosse Modern
Ith Ave. S
Front Street
Russell Stormont
Newell Barber
Modern Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
5Th Avenue
John D. Ward
Theodore W. Ward
Local Weather for La Crosse Sunday Forecast
Fair and mild conditions expected in La Crosse and surrounding area with a high of 42. Light winds. No precipitation indicated.
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la Crosse
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