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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
4
A La Crosse editorial urges the public to stop following or parking near fire trucks and emergency cars. State law requires yielding 500 feet and not blocking scenes to keep responders rapid. A county case shows refusal to yield can create a hazard and endanger life or property.
The Civil Aeronautics Board’s efforts to expand routes improved results for the 16 largest carriers. For the year ending March 31 profits reached 11 million after a prior year loss of 16 million, while international air travel boomed with Pan American and Trans World Airways increasing weekly flights.
A review of how the United States relies on momentum and military initiative to steer policy toward Europe, highlighting aid to Greece and Turkey, the Marshall Plan, Berlin actions, the North Atlantic pact, and a large military aid program. It argues diplomacy gives way to force and counterforce, with little room for negotiated settlement.
Police, after circulating photos of improper parking in last Saturday’s edition, propose more tickets and windshields slips to educate motorists. They note cars parked diagonally, blocking spaces, or occupying two spots irritate drivers. Officers ask for renewed enforcement to restore order within white lines.
The Boston Globe notes VOA's effort to present straight news and honest commentary, including items that provoke criticism. It cites Soviet listener reactions from the Moscow embassy reports and a Tashkent resident enjoying a New York Easter parade, urging Congress to restore funding and expand transmitters.
The Quakers urge the United States to abandon its atomic bomb while noting Russia retains its large, readily mobilized Soviet army. The piece argues that policies rest on harsh realities and that peace requires shared virtue, with a sobering reminder that war often follows from action.
The Republican party contends it has not been a strong minority due to lack of unity behind capable leadership. Committee seeks a successor to Chairman Scott, aiming for a capable new leader not tied too closely to the wing.
Paul G. Hoffman, Economic Cooperation Administrator, argues the American public underestimates a world crisis. He says the Kremlin is after power and compares Hitler to the present political group, urging clarity that this is a bid for world domination by a Communist leadership.
Leon H. Keyser argues economic stability is a supreme moral issue shaping democracy. He asks if the nation will manifest its sense of justice amid prosperity, urging contemporary leaders to align policy with ethical standards.
Morris Sayre, chairman of the board of the National Association of Manufacturers, argues that government expenditures and tax demands must be reduced to redirect money from nonproductive bureaucratic goods to productive enterprise.
John Lewis of the United Mine Workers presses for outright repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and safeguards against oppressive laws so workers gain equal rights before the law as other citizens.
Madison column urges the state to value imagination in education led by the state superintendent role. It highlights the office's growth from 50,000 to nearly half a million students, the vast scope of duties, and the need for wise legislation and strong leadership to meet future challenges.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides questions and answers on topics from desert climate to animal locomotion and seed estimation for lawns. Read about desert heat causes, burrower gopher backward running, lawn seeding ratios, a Bible verse note, and the 1916 1917 Curtiss Twin I air craft entry with its specs and role on the Mexican border.
A study shows light direction for reading need not come from over the shoulder so long as no page shadows are cast and rays do not enter the eye. The experiment confirms reading comfort depends on glare and shadow control.
The normal perspiration of a healthy person ranges from about 1 percent to five pints daily, rising with exercise and heat. The lines “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform” occur in the hymn Out of Darkness.
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau promotes a 30 page illustrated government booklet on House Plants. It promises value for women needing indoor gardening help and offers the booklet for 10 cents postpaid, with a coupon to mail to Washington DC.
A brief line showing a mailing address format with street or rural route, city and state followed by instruction to mail to Washington DC. The fragment indicates routing details rather than a full event or notice.
Washington notes describe a slow congressional session as lawmakers reexamine the four year Marshall plan. The House and Senate cancel out portions and debate funding including a surplus crop provision totaling 1.8 billion dollars for Europe. Vice President Barkley orders revisions before final votes.
Senator Mundt urges a government information bureau to supply data on contracts to small businesses. The plan aims to reduce inside lobbying by big firms like General Motors, Studebaker, Douglas, Pan American and TWA, which benefit from in-house Washington pressure and tax deductions. The piece also weaves in political notes on Virginia and other Senate actions and historical anecdotes.
Libyan Arab leaders claim France plans to keep Fezzan as a permanent presence, arguing the desert region guards southern Algeria and routes to Africa. Taher Bey el Murayeb says the four power commission was precluded from expressing local wishes, while Cairo sources hint at a French protectorate over Fezzan.
John Beard a 56 year old leukemia victim has received over 80 pints of blood in two years said by the Milwaukee junior league blood center. Blood was supplied by fellow employees at Allis Chalmers Mfg Co and is believed to be a Milwaukee record.
Miss Genevieve Hickey visits parents Mr and Mrs Charles Hickey of 521 South Sixth Street then sails back to the U S naval hospital in Brooklyn New York. The item also notes R E Mack from McKenzie stable La Crosse setting a Kansas state three-year-old trotting record and continued season wins, plus Wisconsin Rapids and Fond du Lac securing franchises in the new Wisconsin State Class D baseball league.
Workmen renovating a church in Verviers Belgium uncovered an earthenware pot containing about fifty gold and silver coins. The coins are unidentifiable and blackened by age. They have been sent to an expert for identification.
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