Recreation Department Reorganization: Park Dept to Take Full Authority
In reviewing recreation and park services the Common Council is urged to transfer complete control of recreation to the Park Department. The council would retain policy and funding oversight while Park would manage facilities, youth programs, and adult leagues with self effort. The move follows Hartl’s resignation and supports a single, streamlined management under Park supervision.
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Recreation Department
Park Department
Common Council
Hartl
Truman Stevenson meeting signals bid to campaign on Truman policies
The Truman Stevenson talks show the Democratic nominee will campaign in defense of Truman era policies and continuance of the New Deal and Fair Deal. Truman expresses satisfaction and predicts Stevenson will accept and echo the administration's program, resisting calls to downplay the partnership. Luke 9 43 quotes add a reflective note.
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Truman
Stevenson
Mr. Truman
Illinois
Youthful Wisconsin leaders cited in party power map
Madison age trend shows many top state figures under 40 across Democrats and Republicans. Names include James Doyle 37, Thomas Fairchild 39, Gaylord Nelson 36, Carl Thompson 38, Andrew Biemiller 46, Miles McMillin 38, with other young leaders like Pat Lucey and Henry Reuss. Republican leaders add Gov. Kohler 48, Sen. McCarthy 42, Wayne Hood 39, Byrnes 39, Davis 37, and Ringling in early 40s.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Democratic Party
James Doyle
Democratic Organizing Committee
Thomas E. Fairchild
U.S
Western District
U.S. Senate
DOC
Pat Lucey
Henry Reuss
Fairchild
Sverre Roang
Ruth Doyle
E. William Proxmire
Gov. Kohler
Sen. McCarthy
Wayne J. Hood
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Davis
Byrnes
Henry Ringling
Ten Years Ago to Forty Years Ago La Crosse Notes
A compendium of past local events from ten, twenty, thirty and forty years ago in La Crosse includes visiting guests at several residences, a legion convention barge arrival, and a Civil War reunion invitation. Also included is an excerpt from the Saturday Evening Post featuring a well to do matron and her hairdresser Andre.
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J. A. L. Bradfield
Main St
Bertha Radcliffe
Balsam Lake
Wis
Europe
Mary Frances Rossiter
Katheen Rossiter
Frontenac
Minn
Lyman Howe
Prairie du Chien
Manitou
la Crosse
American Legion
Saturday Evening Post
Andre
Madame
Stevenson Inconsistent On Taxation Tactics
The David Lawrence Dispatch reviews shifts in tax policy rhetoric by Eisenhower and Stevenson. It traces June to August statements on tax cuts, defense spending, and world conditions, noting political posturing and public concern over a national tax burden as voters number 55 million. The piece weighs whether either nominee will back broad tax reductions amid defense and fiscal constraints.
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General Eisenhower
New York
Lawrence
Stevenson
Springfield
Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
White House
Dispatches
Long Targets Perez in Plaquemines Parish Politics
Washington notes quote Senator Russell B Long naming Leander Perez as his chief political foe in Louisiana Plaquemines Parish Perez dominates local politics and represents oil and sulphur interests Dixiecrats and lilywhites Long vows to curb what he calls police state methods while warning against extending them statewide.
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Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Leander Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Perez
Dixiecrats
Europe
Senator Long
Indian Lawyers Do Big Business In Washington Roundup
Washington column notes how defense demands for timber oil and uranium have boosted Indian land values and how chiefs hired lawyers profit from Indian claims. It highlights James E. Curry as a dominant figure with dozens of contracts, conflicts with Indian Affairs officials, and Senate scrutiny over free legal aid and contract practices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Vanadium Corporation
James E. Curry
Curry
National Congress of American Indians
Standing Rock Sioux
White Mountain Apaches
Yavapi Apaches
Sitka Community Association
Salt River
Interior Department
Indian Bureau
Senate
Sen
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Governor Gruening
Alaska
Gruening
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Dillon Myer
Myer
Association of American Indian Affairs
Felix Cohen
Cohen
Senate Investigating Committee
Pyramid Lake
Nevada
Congress of American Indians
William Fire Thunder
Ruth Muskrat Bronson
Roy Mobley
World Today Campaign Needles Test Candidates Skin
In a campaign analysis by James Marlow, Eisenhower and Stevenson face sharp scrutiny. Stevenson selects own aides and moves campaign HQ to Springfield while Truman attends White House lunch, drawing attacks from Nixon and Eisenhower. The piece notes the candidates’ resilience under scrutiny.
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James Marlow
The
World Today
Stevenson
Springfield
Ill
Truman
White House
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Adlai
Simon
John Wyngaard
Capitol Dome
Wyngaard
Miles McMillin
Madison Democrat
Manchester Guardian
Florence
Britain
Italy
England
Bobby
la Crosse Tribune
W. H. Sanders
S. 11Th St
George L. Edmunds
A. R. Batcheller
Kane St
Theodore Karakoz
Washington, D.C
D. M. Batcheller
Sterling, Ill
Batcheller
J. D. Beck
Lawrence J. Brody
Middle Ridge
Helen Colman
Minnesota
Evelyn Pie
Albert Lea
Mrs. Herbert Hart
David Lawrence
Crosse Tribune
Quinionr
W. Z. Burgess
Washington News Notebook
Drew Pearson
Ernest Wilkinson
Uncle Sam
Pearson
Brooks Brothers
Gov. Stevenson
Richard Nixon
Nixon
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