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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1955

Page

3

Crosby's Son Breaks Back in Car Crash

Pvt. Phillip L. Crosby, 21, son of Bing Crosby, is hospitalized in Raymond Washington with a broken back after his car left a guardrail and fell into the Willapa River bed while en route to Fort Lewis. He suffered three fractured vertebrae and other injuries and will be moved to Madigan Army Hospital.

Raymond Wash Bing Crosby Pvt Phillip L. Crosby Raymond Hospital Ft.Lewis Grove Willapa Willapa Harbor Crosby Spokane Bing Russell Starns Phillip Aberdeen Ft.Lewis New Riverview Hospital Madigan Army Hospital R. A. Bussabarger

Plane Missing with Six Aboard Shrouds Regina Route

The Canadian Air Force reported the Imperial Oil Co. plane with six aboard has been missing since Saturday night. The flight was from Rocky Lake to Regina, Saskatchewan, when it disappeared.

Winnipeg Man Canadian Air Force Imperial Oil Co Rocky Lake Regina

Japan marks 10th anniversary of surrender and postwar path

In Tokyo, Japan observed the 10th anniversary of its 1945 defeat with solemn ceremonies and prayers for war dead. Prime Minister Hatoyama lauded the U.S. occupation for averting famine and fascism, while newspapers warned the new liberty is fragile. Politicians who served during the surrender held a quiet gathering at a Tokyo hotel.

Tokyo Japan Ichiro Hatoyama U.S Asahi Mainichi

Eisenhower Begins Fourth Colorado Vacation

President Eisenhower arrives in Colorado for summer stay at Denver and Fraser with golf clubs and fishing gear. He opens a small office at Lowry Air Force Base to handle state affairs and signs three bills before vacation. He greets locals, meets Gov. Johnson and Mayor Nicholson, plans to fish St Louis Creek and visit Rocky Mountain ranch.

Denver Eisenhower Colorado Ike Lafayette Street Washington Cherry Hills Rocky Mountains Lowry Air Force Base White House Congress District of Columbia North Carolina Lowry Air Base John S. Doud Min Edwin C. Johnson Dan Thornton Will F. Nicholson Aksen Nielsen Nielsen Rocky Mountain Fraser Colo Here St. Louis Mrs. Doud

Klan revival investigated in east Texas says attorney general

Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd reports investigators checked Klan activity in 22 east Texas counties over a week. He noted no organizers or origins identified and said he would work with local officials. Citizens Councils oppose school desegregation amid heavy Black population and court orders.

Longview Tex East Texas Atty John Ben Shepperd Texas Citizens Councils Shepperd Ku Klux Klan

Man Pulled Into Storm Drain In Suburban Baltimore Incident

47-year-old crane operator John W Calvert was swept feet first into a storm drain mouth while clearing debris. He was carried through a two-foot-wide pipe into a 10-foot pool, sustaining a head gash and severe bruises before declining hospital treatment. He described seeing the face of death.

Baltimore John W Calvert

Cobalt Missing From Geneva Exhibition

Police hunted Geneva for a small piece of radioactive cobalt displayed by a French firm at the atoms for peace exhibit. The item, about the size of a postage stamp and encased in copper, could injure if handled, and was shown to illustrate the firm’s radioactivity measuring equipment.

Geneva

Altmeyer Proposes Expanded Social Security Plans Abroad

Wisconsin native W Arthur J Altmeyer, 65, chairing the Economic Security Technical Board, works on tentative social security plans for Turkey and Iran and may visit the Near East next month. He urges improvements to cover nonindustrial sickness and disability.

Madison Wis Arthur J. Altmeyer Altmeyer Economic Security Technical Board Wisconsin Wfe U.S Congress

Missing Scout Slain In Michigan

Five week search ends with the discovery of 12 year old Peter Gorham's bullet pierced body found in woods twelve miles north of Muskegon. The Evanston ill boy vanished July 5 on a scout hiked case linked to earlier child killings in Michigan. Local authorities will question several camp counselors as the investigation continues.

Muskegoon, Mich Peter Gorham Evanston Ill Michigan William Jannega Muskegon Peter Leroy R. Hunt Frederick A. Gorham Gorham Barbara Gaca Detroit Pontiac Jeannie Singleton Kalamazoo Barbara

San Marino Votes to Stay Red in Elections

San Marino, a 38 square mile enclave in the Apennines, re elected a leftist government as Communists and Socialists gain control of the Grand Council with 3,008 votes to 2,257 for Christian Democrats. Former residents voting from the United States held sway in the outcome.

San Marino Isle Apennines Italy America Belgium France Switzerland Grand Council Christian Democrats

Ice hockey player hurt in Arlington game

Arlington teenager William Robinson, 18, suffered a broken arm during a hockey game at the North Shore Sports Center in Lynn Massachusetts. The incident occurred as an unusually hot day weather 90 degrees was recorded with the rink remaining open year round.

Lynn Mass William Robinson Arlington North Shore Sports Center

Blast Toll Rises With 22nd Death In Andover blast

In Ashtabula Ohio the Andover village blast last Wednesday rises to 22 fatalities with Ruby Shellito 17 dying at General Hospital yesterday.

Ashtabula Ohio Andover Ruby Shellito General Hospital

Renor Concentrate Claim Sparks Weight Loss Note

A Fort Atkinson Wisconsin reader, Mrs Warner Seavert, reports losing 10 pounds after using Renor Home Recipe. The letter praises Renor as a top remedy and urges readers to buy from their druggist, noting a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.

Fort Atkinson Wis

Scal p Health and Hy GI ENE by Lanole Products Inc

Lanole Products Inc publishes Scal p Health and Hy GI En e a new concept in scalp structure and hair growth. Ten years of research into scalp itch dandruff and hair loss are summarized. Noted trichologist A P Abbey stresses understanding scalp disorders to prevent baldness. The scalp is presented as an organ.

Lanole Products, Inc A. P. Abbey

New Hair Growth Method Debunks False Guarantees

An advertising blurb promotes a scalp hygiene method to stop falling hair and prevent baldness. It warns against claims of guaranteed results in 30 days and misleading hair oil or treatment adverts. The text directs readers to request a free book from Lanole Products, Inc. in Detroit Michigan.

Lanole Products, Inc E. Forest Ave Detroit Michigan

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