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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1955
Page
4
A Health Insurance Council survey shows two thirds of Americans covered by voluntary health insurance as of December 31 1954. Hospital and surgical protections rose and major medical expense insurance reached over 2.2 million, reflecting healthy growth across types and the shift toward voluntary plans.
Secretary Dulles uses the Korean demonstrations to push Geneva aims for nations to renounce force and pursue peaceful settlements. He compares stance to previous threats of massive retaliation while urging vigilance against appeasement and trickery, arguing peace preserves broad U S goodwill.
A brief history notes that two years after its creation the Small Business Administration grew to 500 employees and 32 field offices. The agency, praised for aiding small business, pursues broader access to contracts and capital as reported by Nation's Business.
Robert C. Ruark chronicles hosting Tim Matson 12, son of his agent, in Barcelona. Tim arrives from New York, enjoys bullfights, learns Spanish, befriends local youths, and adapts quickly to Europe while Ruark hints at future writing duties and shared adventures this summer.
Madison Wis Democrats discuss changing party rules to permit candidate endorsements at state delegate conventions. Rumors surround Gov Kohler aide Philip Drotning possibly leaving for private work. References to Senator Bob Knowles and Lt Governor Knowles, Robert Siff, and dairy price reports noted. Enthusiastic party officials plan a large Green Bay convention rally.
Sir Geoffrey Dawson, grandson of Elinor Glyn, spends three weeks in the United States meeting the Doubleday publisher for his biography Elinor Glyn and sampling New England life he plans as a novel setting. He lives in London, retreats to a Hampshire cottage for work, and visits Chawton Cottage famed for Jane Austen while in England.
Edith Hamilton in The Greek Way argues four great tragic artists exist, three are Greek Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides. Tragedy marks Greek genius where freedom of thought meets the struggle against evil and injustice, inspiring masses to attend performances.
Washington power clash centers on James Weeks and Emanuel Celler. Celler demands BAC records from Walter White. Weeks cites executive privilege and confidentiality. The dispute, touching antitrust and labor guidance, is suspended until October.
Washington gossip notes A. A. Johnson heads to Geneva to meet Chinese Reds as jokes about his name origins and Occidental College tie surface. Ridgway gets a stray subscription while Anderson reportedly plots in New York and eyes a possible Republican vice presidential bid next year.
The article compares Harold Talbott's forced resignation as Air Force secretary to the Oppenheimer case, noting Talbott's public service and minor stationery misuse. It argues political attack and ethical relativism shaped responses from both right and left, with calls for fairness and consistency.
A reflective piece on children and adults visiting the zoo. It lists animals such as monkey, elephant, giraffe, kangaroo, bear, zebra, bird, peacock, hyena, tiger, and lion. The poem notes both fascination and fear of certain creatures and ends with a reassurance about safe animal keeping.
Nineteen La Crosse and area residents completed final exams and took the oath of allegiance to the United States Tuesday afternoon. They received flags from Mrs. J. C. Morgan. The Ordnance Service Command Shop tour impressed the county delegation, which approved using the plant facilities after the war.
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