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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1950
Page
2
The piece surveys a renewed battle between rising living costs and wage gains amid Postwar labor unrest. It notes train unions seeking 48 for 40 hours, GM wage boosts, Chrysler speed actions, and calls for a broad price freeze. It also covers Snyder and McCabe rifts, interest-rate tension, and mounting defense costs.
The text notes second class mailing office entry at La Crosse Wisconsin on June 23 1904 under the 1879 act establishing postal classifications.
Outdoors writer Dion Henderson reports Wisconsin anglers missed prime fishing this summer. John Linley of Mazo, longtime Five Lakes project supervisor, notes two locals watched 90 walleyes in three hours and one man hooked 49 in an evening, with authorities approving the effort. The Five Lakes project spans Escanaba Pallette and Nebish areas.
The Senate Armed Services Committee was told that a full scale universal military training program could produce 5,000,000 trained youths age 18 to 26. Annual costs if they remain in reserve units could reach $5 billion. Two bill versions were ready, one detailing nationwide training and a streamlined army plan. President Truman would gain authority to decide when training begins.
The 13th century Priors library at Perugia houses about 16 000 books. Ancient walls bear the weight of the vast collection as researchers note its historical significance and preservation challenges.
An old time health ad touts Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic for backache fatigue and frequent urination due to kidney and bladder irritations. It claims long use and widespread success over fifty years and urges readers to get Doan's Pills today.
Milwaukee assistant city attorney Harry Slater told Insurance Commissioner John Lange that Wisconsin insurance companies seek to make the state department a rubber stamp for fire insurance rates. He argued a department order to cut fire rates by 1 million dollars annually should stand against rivals who say only the rating bureau can fix schedules.
Debaters at Stellenbosch University call for Afrikaans to become the official language of South Africa by an overwhelming vote. The proposal aims to replace English in official use and campus administration.
New York reports the dollar’s value faltering amid war time inflation. Observers differ on price trends with costs rising since the Korea War outbreak. BLS notes show living costs edging up while some prices level off.
An oil test bore in Queensland reached 10 000 feet marking Australia s deepest bore to date in the ongoing search for oil.
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