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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1950
Page
4
Polio rates fall below 1949 top ten list yet rise moderately this year. For last week 964 cases, 827 the week before. calendar year 6,607, under 8,202 last year. Texas led with 107 new cases last week, 1,395 totals year to date, highest in the nation. Public vigilance and campaigns push awareness and funding.
Walter E. Spreiter a longtime La Crosse county agricultural agent and university extension specialist dies after a 30 year career promoting better farming. A Minnesota graduate he taught farm mechanics and 4 H club work and helped extend dairy caravan programs. Hebrews quote closes tribute.
Dispatches show W Averell Harriman go to Japan as part of a broader White House effort. The visit, linked to General MacArthur, fuels speculation Truman may push a rapid peace treaty with Japan while keeping U S bases and troops, and allowing Japan to develop limited self defense.
The piece notes that the government will have Du Pont develop the hydrogen bomb at a fee of one dollar, highlighting the company’s unique capacity and long history with government projects. It contrasts this with other major firms pledging wage continuities for employees during emergencies and stresses the role of large, integrated U.S. corporations in wartime production and postwar capacity growth.
Wisconsin leaders warn that road use has soared since World War II with summers showing another 18 percent gain beyond prior peaks. Law and the highway commission consider stricter driver limits, stricter vehicle rules, and future land-use controls to protect highway efficiency amid rising vehicle numbers and intensified rural congestion.
Washington analysis describes Congress wrestling with an economic controls bill, social security reforms, and anti Communist measures. Conferees may be needed if House and Senate pass different versions, with action delayed as leadership debates urgency and future risks, including Korea and Russia.
News note describes a Minnesota informant claiming a cat in Beaver creek on the Chester Nelson farm required rescue from heavy equipment drawn from La Crescent. The Caterpillar tractor sank, the rescue effort failed, and the photo still appeared in the paper.
The Korean crisis trimmed lecture pay for many lawmakers yet stars like Vice President Barkley could command high fees up to 1500 dollars per night. Others such as Humphrey Morse Kefauver and Roosevelt Jr. lectured to cover expenses and office costs while bureaus take cuts.
Balloting by Local 396 of the United Automobile Workers ends over three weeks of negotiations with the Auto-Lite Co. Sunday approving the contract. Also noted, Capt. Clifton E. Bates is transferred to Tomah to establish a recruiting office during Camp McCoy maneuvers this month. John Costley, probate registrar, takes a vacation after 36 years of service, traveling with his granddaughter Betty Nelson to the Pacific coast.
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