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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
1
Mrs Harold Albert and 13 000 residents face the wreckage of Brodheads Creek flood damage in Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg. Neighbors vow to rebuild and return to neighborly life as they cope with mud rubble and disbelief.
Army Engineers Chief Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis estimated in the six state flood area a preliminary physical damage figure near 1.6 billion dollars with a long rehabilitation ahead. President Eisenhower ordered an overall relief plan as the Red Cross raised its disaster goal to eight million dollars and new flood deaths and homelessness rose daily.
In AIX LES BAINS France Moroccan nationalist Istiqlal party pressed for removal of the present sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa and restoration of Ben Youssef to the throne They urged a new Moroccan government to renegotiate the link with France and allow Moroccans to decide on Ben Youssef s return.
Crews began making ice Wednesday for the Mary E. Saw yer Auditorium's first show Holiday on Ice. Engineers John Benson and Joe Givens reunite after years apart while Bobby Johnson oversees portable freezing gear. The process uses 1300 gallons of water and ammonia, with a $60,000 unit on a trailer and coils costing about $7,000. Local labor handles installation.
The 1955 Wisconsin State Fair opened with rural youth entries totaling thousands of livestock and poultry. Attendance reached 48 970 on Wednesday, bringing six day attendance to 309 210, compared with 49 580 the previous year. Grand champions were named in draft horses and beef cattle, Nicodemus the Percheron stallion owned by Arthur Best won grand champion, with Lloyd Hanson of Owatonna Minnesota as reserve. Hillcrest Farms Pocahontas Illinois took the grand champion ribbon in Hereford breeding stock.
La Crosse Mary E. Saw Auditorium plans Sept. 29 dedication with Gov Kohler in attendance. A second issue concerns Stagehands Local 401 demanding a full time employee. manager Givens says a janitor already earns 3720 yearly and is needed for events. A conference with locals and AFL executives is set for Sept. 9.
Kenneth Ward, president of Western Condensing Co., said negotiations are under way for a merger with Fore most Dairies of Jacksonville, Fla. He expects a month to finalize details and submit to stockholders. Ward denied completion and called a report from Appleton, Wisconsin incorrect.
Ben F Fox, president of E. R. Barron Co. and longtime Barron leader since 1946, is appointed chairman of the mercantile division for La Crosse Community Chest's 1956 annual campaign. Fox has chaired the retail division in earlier drives dating to the 1949 organization.
Airman Daniel Schmidt and Una Schmidt, who had said she married another man, reconciled in Portland before retreating to a secluded Oregon beach resort. Schmidt, released from a Red Chinese prison, sought divorce earlier in California, but his attorney said the couple chose to stay united.
Local 401 and allied unions in Milwaukee La Crosse Pittsburgh and Gadsden ordered workers to return to the Allis Chalmers plant in La Crosse beginning with the 7 am shift. Negotiations continued with company mediation and union reports indicate a tentative agreement was accepted aiming to resume full production.
Tokyo reports that Red China imposed a strict new grain ration on its 100 million city residents and ordered measures to boost grain flow from farms to cities, Peiping radio said.
Mostly fair weather described for La Crosse and surrounding area with a slight chance of local thunder showers. Warmer conditions expected Friday with a low around 65 and a high near 90.
Negotiations have continued since Wednesday morning at Trane Co to end the strike dating from August. J J B La Valley of the U S Conciliation and Mediation Service described progress as too early to assess and noted multiple joint meetings with Federal Labor Union 18558 and Lodge 1115 of the International Association of Machinists. The company had offered a package increase of 22.9 cents per hour on August 12, which was rejected at August 13 union meetings.
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