Soviet diplomatic missteps expose Kremlin weakness
A analysis argues Soviet diplomats mishandled the Kasenkina Samarin incident, with false charges and rival narratives surfacing. It claims Moscow underestimated U.S. openness and that insular leadership, few of whom travel abroad, fails to grasp foreign realities. The piece warns such conduct undermines Soviet goals and questions prospects for peace.
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State Department
Jacob Lomakin
New York
Mr. Lomakin
Flo
Hitler
Panyushkin
Alfa
Kasenkina- Samarin
Kremlin
Promice Stalin
Russia
Meletov
Taga
Mires
United States
Russia's Consulate Retaliation Badly Damages Prestige
Washington editorial argues the Soviet response to the Moscow consulate closures harms Russian prestige. It condemns government deceit about a Russian teacher's case, praises American exposure of the consuls, and urges truth, fair play, and measured diplomacy to avoid war as Berlin talks continue.
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Washington
Moscow
United States
Russia
New York
Europe
Ikas
Himsel
America
Eitler
Lemener
Britain
France
Berlin
DeWitt MacKenzie on Yugoslavia Tito Split and Titoism
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Yugoslavia under Marshal Tito amid Moscow backed pressure. He notes Cominform splits and Romania's Ana Pauker targeting Tito, arguing Russia seeks to control satellites through indirect action, risking a backlash and potential collapse of the Soviet empire. The column frames Western containment as essential as Moscow tests Yugoslav defiance.
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Moscow
Russia
Cominform
Tio
Soviet
Tito
Stalin
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Ana Pauker
London Times
Romania
Wo Weil
Tino
Red Empire
Yugosla Moscow Nas
Hasal
Ana Ulcer
World’s Longest Place Name Rivalry Sparks Debate
The London Times notes Llanlairpwilgwyngylgo Berychwyrndrobwillland siliogo kofoen as a near contender to Taumatawhaka tangihangaoniavotamateapola Iwhenuakitanatahu for the longest place name. The Welsh village reportedly has three ters, and about 98 people may pronounce both names.
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London
London Times
Llanlairpwilgwyngylgo
Kofoen
New Zealand
Poragaguhua
Why Noodles Overtake Deer In Toledo County Meat Demand
The American Meat Institute explains the shift from beef and pork to noodles among homeowners. Stock numbers show 1944 to present declines in cattle and hogs per 100 people, with lambs dropping sharply. Grain prices and high meat prices pushed breeders to cash in breeding stock, while a hoped bumper grain crop may revive calf, lamb, and pig production next year.
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Toledo Blade
The
American Meat Institute
Institute
United States Department of Ageiculture
Federal reserve imposes installment buying curbs September 20
The Federal Reserve Board acts quickly to curb inflation with stricter installment buying limits set to take effect September 20. Down payments rise to one fifth of price from one third, while terms shorten from two and three years to 12 and 8 months. The move aims to slow credit growth without triggering deflation, with potential future use of reserve-raising power under careful watch.
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Federal Reserve Board
Getting Back to Normal Marshall Towns
The Denver Post analogy frames the postwar drift toward a new normal. Wages have more than doubled since 1939 while prices rose about 71 percent, creating wage price spirals that limit any return to prewar conditions. A new equilibrium, not a simple rollback, is necessary to end the cycle.
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Marshall
Times-Republican
Denver Post
Imber
Senator McCarthy Works In Dakota Wheat Fields
Tribune Washington Bureau reports Senator Joe McCarthy, visiting North Dakota, worked as a seasonal harvester under the name Joe McCarthy. He earned eight dollars daily, raised to ten before quitting, and later revealed his senate position. He previously ran a chicken farm and worked various jobs, praising Middle West grain quality and improved varieties.
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Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Wisconsin
Joe McCarthy
North Dakota
United States Senate
Senate
Middle West
Arraign Green Bay Man For Burglary
John Fetzler Jr., 27, of Green Bay, was to be arraigned in municipal court on seven burglary counts. He admitted rifling a $2250 safe at the National Farm Loan Association office. Bond set at $2500. he had been bound over for federal trial on bank burglary charges. He faces six additional Green Bay area burglaries since April 1937. Arrest followed an anonymous tip at the De Pere fair grounds.
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Green Bay
Wis
John Fetzler, Jr
Patrick Madden
Hetzler
National Farm Loan Association
Madden
United States
Jona BD
Kehoe
Green Bay Area
de Pere ‘Fair
Ten Years Ago Fire at Taylor Lumber Yard
Ten years ago a fire in Viroqua destroyed the Taylor Lumber yard and offices on Decker and Main streets with an estimated loss of 45000 to 50000 dollars. The article also notes personnel changes at La Crosse State College and golf results from La Crosse Country Club.
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Decker
Main Streets
Viroqua
Thomas G. Ausbury
la Crosse State College
Clyde Smith
Hang Seeling
Galesville
la Crosse Country Club
Galesvile Men
Bob Baril
J¢oe Baril
la Crosse
Myrick Pa
Joe Buchner
Steusser
Genning
Zeisler
Heinz
Heiman
Gauthe
V. G. Miller
St. Laws
Ernest S. Mottram
South Sevyeain Street
Edward J. Schelble
Jimmie
Milwaukee
Schelble
Grace Guertin
Tobias D. Casey
Dickenson
N. D
Robert B. Condon
Wisconsin
United States War Employment Office
South Fourth Street
Arthur T. Nelson
State University Extension Division
A. MacKinnon
North Side Progressive League
Pope Motorboat Company
Vere- Berger Company
North Side
Benjamin Harnson
Star Indianapolis
Papal Nuncio Paschal Robinson Dies in Dublin
The Most Rev Dr Paschal Robinson papal nuncio to Eire and head of the diplomatic corps in Dublin died here today aged 7 years.
Max Hall Railroads Enter Expansion Era
Railroads push into a modernization era with hundreds of millions spent on streamlined equipment. Major lines like Pennsylvania and New York Central overhaul premier trains while others create new fast services, though branch lines may see slower or halted service. Modern sleepers and observation cars rise as passenger travel shifts toward long trunk routes, leaving less profitable branches behind.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Avadlight i Observ Ca
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Jilions
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Central of Georgia
Nancy Hanks
Georgia
Bebis
Legislature Session Attacked By Carroll
Carroll of Prairie du Chien declares the legislature summer session a waste of taxpayers money in an address over radio WDSN Superior. He contends the session produced propaganda and asserts the housing program aims to begin digging dirt by end of 1950.
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Wiillura
Carroll
Prairie du Colon
Carral
Cubernatoral
Wisconsin
Tired Jury Deliberates Treason Case in Kawakita Trial
A weary jury after 11 weeks of testimony again debates the treason case of Tomoyo Kawakita, a Japanese American charged with brutality and humiliation of American prisoners at a camp. Deliberations neared 14 hours with no verdict in sight.
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Los Angeles
Tomoyo Kawaida
Kawakite
U.S. Army Unearths Communist Cell in Seoul HQ
The U.S. Army disclosed a communist cell was uncovered at the 24th Corps headquarters in the Hanto hotel. Twenty four Koreans were arrested and thirteen were sentenced to jail. Most detainees were dining room employees.
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Seoul
U.S
Wisconsin considers long range rehabilitation program
Madison reports Wisconsin legislative council leaders plan a long range reconstruction and expansion program for state institutions. Aimed at steady annual funding and avoiding obsolescence, the plan echoes the Buchen proposal with strong GOP backing and support from department heads.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Legislative Council
Warren P. Knowles
Richmond
State Senate
Legislative Interim Planning Organization
Buchen
Gus Buchen
Sheboypan
Answers to Questions from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Reader inquiries cover television reach in 1948, absentee voting in 1945, medal of honor salutes, Philadelphia City Hall height, easy to grow summer perennials at sea, Hormone size of Chincohuque pigs, the invention of amama dolls, and the British Passport size. The bureau provides concise answers and offers a Dreams booklet for 15 cents postpaid.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
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Washington, D.C
B.S. S
Dusty Miller
Eye Su
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Mountain ercas and editorial notes in La Crosse Tribune
News and opinion snippets from La Crosse Tribune include editorials on mountain altitude, a Gene Tunney boxing note from New York, Cecil Chesterton on nations quarrelling, rattlesnake fangs, and publishing details. Also lists circulation figures, drama of press, and subscription rates.
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W. T. Burgess
R L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
U. Pearl
Alfred W. Rice
G. Moriarity
Ed. Keefe
Gene Tune
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