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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1955

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Two Killed In Collision At Hwys 171 And 14

Frank Gander 73 of Sparta and his sister Laura Green 80 of Viroqua died in a car truck crash near Boaz Richland County. Semi driver Thomas Wiley 22 of Albert Lea Minn escaped injury. Mrs Green was treated for non fatal injuries. Inquest set for Monday. Bodies taken to Lumes/chk Hansen Funeral Parlor.

Richland Center Wis Frank Gander Sparta Wisconsin Laura Green Viroqua Boaz Richland County Richland Loren Marshall Gander U.S. 14 Thomas Wiley Albert Lea Minn Wiley State Department of Taxation Crawford County Soldiers Grove Prairie du Chien Mauston Green George Gander Soldiers Grove High School Olga Star Chippewa County Stanley Ona Mae) Chase Monana Madison Lee Lepley Bertha Truesdale Fay Savage Steuben

Dulles Avoids Comment On Red China Talks

Secretary of State Dulles returns to Washington and declines immediate comment on Red China's call for direct talks. He offers no response to Chou En lai's invitation while the State Department reiterates two conditions for any negotiation, including equal participation by Nationalist China and sincerity such as releasing unjustly held Americans and a Formosa cease-fire.

Washington Dulles Red China United States Chou Enlai Far East State Department Chou Eisenhower U. S Nationalist China Peiping Formosa Strait Formosa China Taiwan Japan Sparkman Foreign Relations Committee Department Gettysburg

Dutch Ship First In Milwaukee Port

The Frederik Willem of the Oran Line arrived in Milwaukee Sunday as the first foreign vessel this season, with about 250 ships expected to dock at the port.

Milwaukee Pri Frederik Willem Oran Line

State leaders meet over Salk vaccine distribution plan

Green Bay officials report nine invitees including Gov Kohler will join a Milwaukee May 1 emergency committee to ensure fair Salk polio vaccine distribution in Wisconsin. Dr McCarey and Dr Bernhart will join, with shipments expected soon from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to state offices.

Green Bay State Medical Society Kohler Wisconsin Arthur J. McCarey Milwaukee Ake Warren Knowles Adele Stahl Madison Sylvester H. Dretzka State Board of Pharmacy Assembly Mark Catlin Jr Appleton Carl N. Neupert National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis

China Still Aims To Take Formosa-Chou

Pakistan Prime Minister Mohamed Ali reported that Premier Chou En Lai still leaves a door open for direct talks with the United States on Formosa. Ali said Chou would not yield its right to liberate Chiang Kai-shek’s island and urged steps toward informal negotiations and the possible release of imprisoned American airmen.

Bandung Indonesia Mohamed Ali Pakistan Chou Enlai Red China United States Formosa Ali Chou Chiang Kaishek America Chiang Kai-shek Chou En-lai

A Bomb Telecast Planned From Yucca Flat

New York reports the atomic blast will be televised live tomorrow from Yucca Flat Nevada on CBS NBC and radio through pooled coverage with ABC CBS and NBC. The event uses split screen to show the blast and reactions from soldiers and civil defense workers a mile and a half away.

New York Yucca Flat Nev CBS NBC ABC Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corp

Plans To Send Atomic Ship Around World To Show Peaceful Intentions

President Eisenhower announced plans to build an atomic powered merchant ship to travel the globe with no refueling for thousands of miles. The ship aims to showcase peaceful atomic energy for medicine, agriculture, and power, while linking trade expansion to global peace. He asked Congress to fund the project and tied it to tariff cuts for three years, urging two way trade as a path to peace.

World U.S New York China Russia Eisenhower America Congress Associated Press Waldorf- Astoria Hotel Newspaper Week Red China United States Formosa House Senate Atomic Energy Commission Maritime Administration

Doomsday Drive Homes Ready for Atom Test at Yucca Flat

In Survival City Nevada more than 5,200 people prepared for a major atomic test. Four homes on Doomsday Drive near the blast tower will face blast, radiation and heat from a device equivalent to 40,000 tons of TNT.

Survival Nev Doomsday Drive Yucca Flat

Test Shot Delayed at SURVIVAL CITY Nevada Open

High winds in the Nevada Desert delayed the atomic civil defense open shot for at least 24 hours. Dr. Alvin C. Graves announced the postponement to observers. The test may start next Wednesday at the earliest and could ignite flammable materials near the test site. Radiation would fall off and heat impact would be limited. Two homes were set aside to measure fallout effects.

Alvin C. Graves Atomic Energy Commission Harold I. Goodwin Civil Defense Test Survival City Nev Nevada Desert Atomic Civil Defense

State Dental Society Reaffirms Fluoridation Support

Milwaukee reporter notes Dr. A H Finke of Sheboygan urged fluoridation as a proven public health measure while opposing voices he dismissed as crackpots. The executive council reaffirmed the society's stance. Wisconsin Dental Society also elected officers including Dr C W Thielke president-elect and Dr V A Baus incoming president.

Milwaukee A. H. Finke Sheboygan Wisconsin State Dental Society Wisconsin Dental Society Wisconsin Society of Dentistry C. W. Thielke Madison V.A. Baus Kiel C. A. Frey Appleton Otto Minshall Kenosha R. L. Heller

Chief Adolph Kessel Facing Charges From Local Firefighters

A La Crosse Fire Department member filed charges against Chief Adolph Kessel claiming acts detrimental to the union. Firefighters union president Alfred Stellpflug said Kessel refuses to recognize newly approved rules from the Common Council, delaying department operations until official copies are available. The Council adopted a resolution affirming immediate effectiveness of the revised rules, while Alderman Grant Thorne notes publishing is not needed for enforcement.

la Crosse Fire Department Adolph Kessel Tdea Kessel Aelred Stellpflug Grant Throne

Weather Report for Ta Crosse and Vicinity

Fair and cooler tonight with frost likely in the deep valleys. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer with low 38 in city 34 in rural and highest 68.

Ta Crosse Jarea

Cease-Fire For Formosa Urged By Senate Alliance

Sen. Sparkman proposes the United States test Red China sincerity by seeking UN backed talks on a Formosa cease-fire. He backs the State Department plan to show good faith via three steps including an immediate Formosa cease-fire and UN Security Council invitation. He urging Washington to be open to dialogue with Peiping to ease Far East tensions.

Washington Sen Sparkman D-Ala United States United Nations Chou Enlai Bandung Indonesia Peiping Red China Formosa Strait U.N. Security Council Formosa George D-Ga Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chou American Society of Newspaper Editors Chinese People’s Republic

Five aldermen and mayor set special meeting over city attorney veto

Five aldermen called a special Common Council session for 8 05 p m Monday to act on Mayor Milo G Knutsons veto of the reappointment of Fred E Steele as city attorney The move follows a report by Knutson that Steele urged a council call for a special meeting Steele disputed claims of secret meetings at Knutsons home and defended his past plans and motives He also noted a prior letter outlining his plans if re elected and resignation by end of next year See COUNCIL Page 2.

Common Council Milo G. Knutson Fred E. Steele Schleiter Terpstra Thrune Knutson Alice A. Dickson Steeles George D. Kathan Co la Crosse Steele The Tribune la Crosse Tribune Ways and Means Committee Council

Russia Says Red China Could Triple Air Force Overnight

Gen. Nathan F. Twining told Congress that Red China's air force could double or triple overnight from Russia. He noted a rapidly expanding base system, jet aircraft, and studies to field a tactical atomic force. He cited about 20 000 Soviet combat planes and plans for 23 000 U.S. planes, with missiles delivering intercontinental range.

Russia China F. Twining Congress Red China Air Force Soviet Union Far East House Appropriations U.S Europe Alaska Japan Philippines United States

Four Power Conference Looms Amid Global War Talk

The writer muses on shifting power blocs and the odds of a four power meeting. He contrasts the Homburg hat group with the crowd in shoes and notes both sides weighing war. He reflects on Korea and dangerous uncertainties in world affairs.

Chatchee U.S.A Homburg Hat Korea

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