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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
1
The FCC announced sweeping limits on radio and TV prize contests effective Oct 1, risking license loss for violations. ABC says it will test legality in court. The rules target call-in games, tune‑in giveaways, and other prize promotions, with broad potential impact on industry sponsored prizes.
A Cambridge farm infant Kathleen Ann Brothers, 18 months, died after reportedly swallowing about 12 hay fever and asthma relief capsules. Fire department inhalator squad and Dr W W Nordholm tried oxygen therapy but the child died shortly after arrival at a Madison hospital.
Fair and pleasant weather tonight with temperatures around 58 degrees for the La Crosse area and surrounding vicinity. Highs today are expected to reach the upper 50s as a mild non windy air mass moves through the region.
A British European Airways Dakota crashed near Oldham while approaching Manchester in bad weather. Forty four aboard? official counts say 22 of 32 aboard were killed as spectators and rescue workers described the wreckage in Dow Valley and a midair explosion.
The La Crosse county board awarded the book and monthly proceedings printing to The West Salem Journal and The La Crosse Tribune for various sums. Roof and gutter repair bids for the county hospital were awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
A coroner's jury in Chicago recommends holding 22 year old Dorothy Skeech on murder charges after she admits killing her newborn daughter Susan. Skeech initially said a Negro prowler strangled the infant with a diaper but later confessed. She cited financial strain from her unemployed husband as a motive.
A Sunderland mother brought her 10 year old son to court claiming he stayed out late, kept rent money, tested the rental fee for a baby buggy and took installment money. He was ordered to a home for observation.
Gates of the Wisconsin State fair open for the 98th time on Saturday and run nine days ending Sunday night August 28 Wisconsin Manufacturers day opens the fair with a giant Wisconsin at Work display and gifts in audience participation programs. The exhibit lineup includes expanded agricultural displays new livestock pens weed control methods home economics exhibits and 3000 individual items. The Wisconsin conservation exhibit adds nine aquariums and a north woods movie theater while Wisconsin animals appear in game pens Alice in Dairyland La Vonne Hermann 1949 dairy queen headlines features in the dairy bullring.
Washington broadens rent control curtailment talks as housing expeditor Tighe E. Woods forecasts further reductions. Budget cuts shrink staff from 5600 to 3000, delaying area decontrol decisions and likely removing ceilings in some borderline towns while preserving controls in large cities and military zones.
Senator McCarthy says five percenter investigators are getting data about Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan from sources close to the president and Vaughan in the White House. Mundt cites Verley perfume gifts and a 1945 Paris trip by company reps tied to Vaughan and Truman officials.
The administration's foreign arms aid program was cut by half in the House, with further restrictions imposed. The vote left $1.16 billion for Western Europe and full sums for Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines, while opponents warned Russia would exploit the cut as proof of U S mistrust.
Polio deaths rise to nine with William Waters a seven year old in the Waters family of 532 North Sixth Street among latest victims. The boy died after isolation and was the area’s 81st polio case this season as officials tally county and city findings across Jackson and Vernon counties.
Coroner John W. Potter said blood tests from John Henry Milne a 23 year old Canton farm youth who died in a head on collision with a semi truck near Caledonia will determine if an inquest is needed. Milne served in the merchant marine and was born July 16 1926 near Lenora Minnesota.
Samuel Green imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan dies after a heart attack at age 59 in Atlanta. The Klan considers successor plans as editors and officials worry about revived influence in the South. Green who preached white supremacy faced public opposition and bans on Klan activity, while ordering unmasking and revoking two charters before his death. Funeral services tentatively set for Saturday at 1 30 p m CST.
Finnish government moves swiftly to crush a Communist offensive as police arrest Red leaders in Kemi after Thursday’s strike violence that left one dead and nine wounded. An arrested city council chair and another council member are named as Central authorities accuse Helsinki operatives of directing the action.
New York financier Bernard A Baruch 79 says doctors expect him to live long unless harmed. He jokes no party for his birthday. A public housing project on the Lower East Side will be named Baruch Houses in honor of his father Dr Simon Baruch. Mayor O Dwyer announces this.
Wisconsin Auditor J. J. Kelcher urged Wisconsin General and Orthopedic Hospitals to end professional courtesy admissions for certain classes. He estimated about 6400 dollars would have been collected if such patients were not admitted. The report covers 1946 to 1947 and calls for an accountant and review of patient charges and unpaid bills.
Milwaukee report on Milton Babich 19 convicted of first degree murder for killing Patricia Birmingham 16 last February to hide his girlfriend sister Kathleens premarital pregnancy. Defense seeks Wisconsin Supreme Court transcript. filing to appeal requires two months for completion.
A Tribune want ad touts an electrical gadget called Precipitron to reduce dust and sneezing. Mrs. Eckert seeks an apartment on Cass Street for two adults with no children by September 1. Tribune ads promise results and invite renters to place ads at the office with 4 and 7 day rates.
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