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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
4
Experts foresee a bright trend in 1956 with high automobile output and rising housing starts. A Michigan survey shows 42 percent expect general good business for five years and 55 percent feel now is a good time to buy durable goods, while optimism boosts consumer spending despite farm lag.
Nikolai Bulganin said his government was in complete agreement with Eisenhower on lifting travel curtains between nations, arguing that removing barriers would benefit both sides. He spoke amid a climate of cautious speculation about ongoing diplomacy.
The piece condemns China’s communist regime and U N positions while noting Gandhi era style propaganda and limited travel access. It highlights American prisoners, churchmen plans, and the tight controls on foreign journalists and tour access under Intourist supervision.
A portrait of Democratic power shows governors from 26 states gathering at a Chicago area estate to back a Stevenson candidacy. The piece argues presidential primaries are window dressing, with real control resting with labor unions and party bosses coordinating behind the scenes.
The piece reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Social Security Act signed by President Roosevelt on August 14 1935. It traces the debate over government welfare from English poor laws through Malthus Spencer and Pierce to 1920s and 1930s reforms, noting that the 1935 act established funded retirement survivors and unemployment support while critics warned of costs and state aid.
Patrick White’s The Tree of Man traces Stan and Amy’s fifty year rise in the Australian bush. The couple, not given to words, grow with the land amid loneliness and harsh weather, facing death, love, and aging as the region’s neighbors arrive.
The Wisconsin State Chamber governs a revival of right to work efforts aimed at appealing to Republicans in the fall. Democrats oppose any union shop limits and poll plans, while unions alarmed by anti campaign finance measures fear retaliation in elections. The move follows dockyard tensions and public opinion shifts, with Chamber leaders seeking to press the Legislature on a volatile state issue.
In Washington a theory links Soviet reaction to Stalin's death and the lack of an atomic strike. Intelligence suggests the Kremlin anticipated a U S attack but changed its view when it did not occur.
The upcoming visit of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, a decade after his surrender aboard the Missouri, aims to ease top level US Japan tensions. Tokyo condemns rapid militarization while Washington cites Japanese apathy toward defense. Public and press opposition to US bases and weapon deployments grows.
Adlai Stevenson plans to fix a time in November to announce whether he will seek the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination. He cites party aims and his own position, saying a “draft” from leaders and voters would establish a clear call to run. He notes a leadership vacuum and hopes for broader input from governors and Congress. The timing may align with a mid November Democratic committee meeting in Chicago and a $100 plate fundraiser.
Secretary of State Dulles, returning from the Far East, declares that courage and hope stem from the power of the United States and dedication to the cause of freedom.
Ten years ago W C Thomson returned from a visit with his daughter and her husband in Rockford and Missouri, and visited Platteville. Marion Bohrnstedt finished graduate work at Northwestern, elected to Pi Lambda Theta, and will teach in Wilmette.
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