All In All, Business Is Good In City
Local Christmas shopping nears 1957 levels as December sales show strength across departments. Kerr Women’s apparel and gift shops report solid demand. music stores mixed. appliances seek higher turnover. sewing machines disappointing. mink fur gifts popular. sweaters and convertible cuff shirts selling well. North Side merchants upbeat as holiday shopping persists.
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Payrolls In County Rise 31 Percent in Five Years
New figures show La Crosse County taxable payrolls grew 31.7 percent from 1951 to 1956, outpacing Wisconsin and national gains. The study notes automation and inflation influence, with total payrolls rising from 55.8 million to 73.5 million and average wages up 27 percent.
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Auto-Lite Five Unions Reach Accord on Local Issues
Auto-Lite officials in Toledo said five of seven plant unions reached agreement on local issues after a December 1 strike. Talks with the Bay City Michigan union begin Monday. No talks set with La Crosse union. The Syracuse New York union also joined the accord Saturday night.
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Big 3 to Demand Reds Cancel Berlin Policy
The United States Britain and France will send notes to Moscow within 10 days demanding Khrushchev drop his six month Berlin ultimatum as a condition for East West talks on German reunification. Mikoyan plans to visit Washington in January to discuss loans for expanded Soviet US trade and possible talks on Berlin.
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Atlas Relays President's Christmas Message From U S Satellite
The United States successfully sent President Eisenhower's Christmas message to an orbiting Atlas satellite, then received it back on earth, marking the first teletypewriter relay via an orbital relay station. The test, begun near Cape Canaveral with the satellite over Corona California, demonstrated space relay potential for global military and possibly television use.
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Split-Shift Plan For La Crosse Inter-State Fair
Joseph Frisch announces a six day split shift schedule for the 1959 La Crosse Inter-State Fair running Aug 4 to Aug 9. 4-H cattle occupy the barn Mon to Wed or Thu morning with open class cattle for the final three days. Judging Wed Aug 5, with possible carryover to Thu morning.
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Wisconsin Promised More Cattle TB Funds
Madison AP Donald Mc Dowell director of the state Department of Agriculture said Friday Wisconsin has been promised an additional 30000 in federal matching funds for tuberculus testing of state cattle. TB testing has been curtailed as funds for indemnity payments ran low. Diseased cattle are slaughtered and farmers paid the difference between market price and that for an uninfected animal.
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Air Strikes Disrupt Holiday Travel Nationwide
Air and rail disruptions hit Christmas travel as American Airlines pilots strike and Eastern Air Lines mechanics walk out. Tens of thousands scramble for seats, with one third of U S air travel affected. Eastern engineers join strike, TWA dispute settled, and mail shipments strained.
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Soviets Open Budget Session With Dual Chamber Meetings
MOSCOW AP The Supreme Soviet begins its budget session Monday with separate meetings by the Council of Nationalities and the Council of the Union as part of the legislative process.
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Reds Reject NATO Involvement On Berlin Dispute
Moscow rejects NATO involvement in the Berlin controversy and says it will deal only with the United States Britain and France. Pravda and Izvestia attack Western moves at the Paris NATO meeting and warn against force to reopen West Berlin routes. Maj. Gen. Zakharov vows to counter any effort to use force and notes Western officials’ talk of using troops could trigger wider war.
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U S Still Behind Russia in Missile Development Says Pickering
Dr William Pickering director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech says the United States still lags in missiles. He notes the gap has narrowed to about one year since the Atlas satellite, contrasting earlier three to five year delays with Sputnik.
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Increase Reported In Paralytic Polio Rate
The Public Health Service reports 40 percent more paralytic polio cases in the U S this year 1958 than the same period in 1957. Last week 59 paralytic polio cases were logged including 19 in Texas bringing the year total to 3003, with overall polio cases at 5862 in 50 weeks.
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Last Colfax Tornado Victim Returns Home From Hospital
Miss Anna Larson of Colfax Wisconsin, 62, a former Chicago telephone operator, left Luther Hospital Eau Claire on crutches after the June tornado injury. Her home was destroyed, she fractured an arm and hip, and she recovered with Red Cross aid and family help as she aims to walk again.
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One Mig Downed as Israel Intercepts Egyptian Air Raid
Israeli fighters battled eight Egyptian MIG-17s over the Negev Desert and hit one aircraft. The Egyptian plane was seen limping away toward the Negev as Israel State sources noted multiple recent intrusions. No Israeli planes were hit in the 3,200 foot engagement near Beersheba.
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New Lincoln penny design approved by Eisenhower
The reverse shows the Lincoln Memorial as viewed from the front while the Lincoln portrait on the obverse remains unchanged. Minting starts January 2. Unifax.
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Ike Sees Nixon's House For First Time
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower visited the Nixon home as guests for a holiday dinner. Newsmen heard Ike say it was the first time he had seen the house, while he and Mrs. Eisenhower were escorted from their car to the Nixon residence.
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Titan ICBM Fails During First Launch Attempt
Cape Canaveral AP Titan fails on launch pad during inaugural test of the new second generation ICBM. Auto shutoff after ignition caused by malfunction. no serious damage seen, next launch postponed for full check out. Officials say Titan aims to match or surpass Soviet ranges and surpass Atlas.
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