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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
6
The Wisconsin health department reports ragweed pollen as the main cause of hay fever in August and September. Allergy tests help identify triggers, while shots provide relief for some. Eradication efforts focus on cutting ragweed and mowing public areas to reduce exposure. Relaxation and rest lessen symptoms. some sufferers travel north for relief.
President Truman expresses confidence in General Douglas MacArthur as UN and Allied commander in the Far East. MacArthur defends Korea mission and Formosa talks, while Harriman reports back from Tokyo on Chiang Kai-shek and policy reactions abroad. Jeremiah quotes and political notes follow.
The piece argues that the public and political leaders bear responsibility for Korea's setbacks. It cites a 1946 executive order curbing military dissent, calls out top generals for political influence, and highlights a dispatch showing Marines defeating with air support versus Army lacking it, urging accountability in Washington.
In southeastern Wisconsin the state highway commission dismisses aesthetics as it tears down ancient trees to build a new road. Civic leaders and residents protest the loss of landscape while engineers push the project forward citing function and economy.
Washington column sketching Malik's Kremlin setback over North Korean arms. Harriman’s Tokyo trip and MacArthur report tensions. Also the GOP secrecy lectures on communism and the Brewster alibi scrutinized by police records. Includes notes on Gromyko and Soviet arms questions.
James Marlow analyzes if the United States should occupy all Korea or limit itself to South Korea. He notes Russia’s possible reactions and the risks of entanglement, questioning U S strategy and long term goals amid UN involvement. The piece ends by saying answers have not appeared yet.
Ten years ago the La Crosse common council, after a two hour debate over an architect’s itemized costs, indicated it would approve building a new No 4 fire station at Liberty and Gillette Streets during a special meeting Friday night.
Reserve officers from five states attached to the 44th division arrive for two weeks of training at Camp McCoy unaware of Maj. Gen Harry S. Bolen’s order barring private cars on post. Cars are impounded and held until training ends amid concerns over high casualty rates from soldiers driving their own vehicles. Knora Knows tribune staff report a separate lighthearted incident at the cafe where three workers faced rain and taxi complications.
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