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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1958
Page
4
The 16 to 33 percent rate boosts on air mail and letters start today, raising basic letter and air mail rates to four and seven cents respectively. Officials say postal service remains a bargain, but the deficit persists at about 176 million dollars, even after a wage rise of 265 million.
Baghdad Pact members in London inch toward recognizing the new Iraqi government while withholding full support to avoid endorsing assassination as a political tool. Western officials weigh oil shipments and stability against moral implications amid shifting alliances and potential Soviet leverage.
The Wisconsin Republican Party casts Democratic foes as a labor party led by CIO chiefs and union bosses. It argues the CIO aims to socialist rule while contrasting AFL unions as less political, appealing to conservative and out-state voters amid weak state issues.
A wife nails a kitchen strip to the wall to hold utensils. The husband jokes that the strip looks battle scarred. He asks if the project scared them, a lighthearted domestic moment from Capper's Weekly.
A review of Carter Brown’s LITERARY GUIDE POST THE BODY describes detective Al Wheeler as an unorthodox cop with a hi fi and a race car, chasing a murder spree across the West Coast. The first victim, a tattooed call girl, is knifed, and Wheeler spots clues linking the cover girl to the case as he narrows two tight jams in a fast paced crime novel. Brown, English born, based in Australia, emerges as a paperback newcomber with strong sales elsewhere.
Review of 1938 items notes Japan recapturing disputed territory along the Manchukuo border in a furious clash with Soviet forces while the United States negotiates a $40 billion trade agreement with Russia. Also mentions Harry W. Griswold as GOP candidate, Corrigan's suspension, and various local notes.
Readers write for facts and bias free explanations on topics from Minnesota lakes counts to fossil insects and junketing. Officials note lake figures vary with measuring standards and definitions. Fossil insects are abundant in amber and volcanic ash deposits.
A 36 page booklet teaches how to make motions discuss them organize new associations preside conduct elections and reorganizations. Includes model constitution and by laws. Send 25 cents postpaid via coupon to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington DC.
Washington notes cover Aglas Larsen learning to cook Malayan dishes in the U S and the lack of curry in Washington supermarkets. Also described is Ambassador Jose R Chiriboga hosting a garden party with a fountain serving Manhattans and a fish pond gag. The Jumping Bull cocktail trend returns with Bull Shot and Galloping Gazelle variants noted nationwide.
In a landslide about 70 percent, Arkansas voters re elected Governor Faubus signaling support for resisting federal school desegregation orders. The piece frames the result as a test of states rights and constitutional interpretation amid the era of the Fourteenth Amendment and evolving federal authority.
Washington observers note the Senate endures 13 hour days with no meals as members bid time for adjournment amid political pressure. Leaders Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn resist setting a fixed date while House members finish major appropriations. The piece criticizes prolonged sessions and predicts recurring summer delays, citing procrastination among lawmakers.
A doctor notes that emotional distress can trigger angina and chest pain in heart disease. He argues that death from a broken heart is unlikely if proper care is given and activities are adjusted, with better outlooks and management emerging. Date not explicit, from a 7-18-58 column.
The notice outlines Home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse and nearby areas. It lists prices for different terms, with regional distinctions and charges for outside 75 miles. It also notes publication and circulation details and contact lines for missing papers.
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