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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
5
The piece follows Ellie Lane's Eastbound return to Broadway as a lead, with praise for her refined beauty and stage presence. Her former partner Jack Lanning reappears in the narrative, now changed in looks but still bearing his old charm. A lunch meeting reveals unfinished emotional currents and renewed interest in Ellie.
Hal Boyle offers snapshots from Korea describing prisoner exchanges and North Korean tactics. Lt. Col. James W. Snee notes South Korean recruits may indicate enemy strength, while frontline officers discuss prisoner handling and the aim of demoralization. A cultural aside mentions Betty Smiths Tomorrow Will Be Better. Dogs, sparrows, and stoic countryside characterize the landscape as Boyle records everyday war life.
The Belgian king abdicates power in favor of Crown Prince Baudouin amid fierce opposition. He signals potential future abdication when the prince is of age, aiming to preserve national unity and counter Western Cold War tensions. The move draws praise for prioritizing the nation over personal ambition.
A reader asks about bellhops origin and Tremont House dates with Daniel Webster. Other queries cover war deaths 934000 Americans, largest Alaskan brown bear, infertile vs fertile egg food value, and Lincoln autobiography written before his 1860 election.
About 2 percent of the 45 men examined Tuesday at the Milwaukee army processing station failed the first day of physicals. Capt. Thomas Appleby Jr said rejections likely fall as exams continue, noting many failures were from older men aged 19 to 25 with prior failures. He did not specify if failures were mental or physical.
A La Crosse citizen criticizes city plans for a civic center auditorium. The letter argues the site choice ignores public input, warns of severe parking impacts, and suggests the fairgrounds as a better location, urging broader citizen involvement before rushing the project.
A Milwaukee Road freight train struck Esther Scott's car west of Rockton Illinois. The car dragged a half mile, hit a bridge on the Rock River, and fire erupted from a box car. Scott, 37, was pulled from the river after three-quarters of a mile and taken to Beloit hospital with severe shock and rib fractures.
Business leaders say treasury savings could reach five billion dollars this year by cutting housing lending, farm price supports, new programs, and foreign aid while redirecting funds to war needs. They propose halving or eliminating several programs to free money and manpower for armaments, arguing taxes curb work incentives.
Capt John F Kolo announces that veterans with prior service in the 1st Cavalry Division 2nd Infantry 7th Infantry 24th Infantry or 25th Infantry may enlist in the regular army for initial assignment to the same unit. Proof is flexible. recruitment stations are in Tomah Richland Center Darlington Lancaster and La Crosse room 309 Federal Building.
Two skeletons uncovered near John o Groats Scotland may belong to early Norse invaders. They lie with stones at head and feet, revealed by erosion of sandy soil.
Public Health Service reports 964 polio cases last week, up from 827, with Texas leading at 107 new cases and a total of 1 395 for the year. California follows with 605. New York 390. Virginia 240. Illinois 213. Michigan 185. Iowa 227. Several states show weekly declines.
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