Spaatz Attacks B 36 Inquiry as a Publicity Stunt
The B 36 probe drew fire from retired General Spaatz who said the inquiry leaks could aid enemies. Air force leaders testified while critics claimed the investigation served rival firms and questioned Defense Secretary Johnson’s ties to Convair. With no progress, the inquiry was halted.
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Spaatz
Air Force
Rep. van Zandt
Washington
Navy
van Zandt
Defense
Louis Johnson
Convair Company
Floyd Odlum
Democratic Campaign Fund
Noah’s Ark Faith Passage Cited in Hebrews 11:7
A biblical verse from Hebrews 11 7 emphasizes Noah’s faith when warned by God about unseen things, causing him to prepare an ark for salvation and to condemn the world, thereby becoming an heir of righteousness by faith.
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Noah
Business sentiment shifts on fall outlook and postwar boom
Sales road shows potential gains in sales and production while executives doubt autumn downturn. A rising stock market and deficit spending fears temper slump, with Modern Industry projecting a long run to a wealthier, larger postwar market. Employment and retail activity rise. debt remains low and public works backlog grows. Population shifts create new markets as 27 million more customers emerge over the next decade.
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Associated Press
Modern Industry Magazine
Statue of Liberty undergoes major restoration in New York harbor
A $500000 appropriation from the 80th Congress funds extensive face lifting of the Statue of Liberty and its Bedloe's Island surroundings. The redesign began last February and has progressed to a near completion, giving America’s premier symbol a thorough renovation.
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New York Harbor
Bedloes Island
America
Pastor seeks ban on crooning in churches
A Tennessee pastor calls for prohibiting crooning during church services as a moral plea for regular attendance. The piece links religious devotion to practical benefits of churchgoing and contrasts church life with secular trends.
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Tennessee
Nourse urges restraint on military spending and broader values
Washington debate on defense costs stresses balancing short term strength with long term economic health. Edwin G. Nourse warns military outlays impede wage growth and living standards, urging less spending and greater private and public enterprise to raise living standards while maintaining security.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
United Tes
Edwin G. Nourse
America
Nourse
Ourse
Hitler
Three Driving Safety Points for Iowa City Readers
The Iowa City Press-Citizen urges focus on three main driving safety points. Modern cars’ speed and maneuverability, inadequate roads, and human error threaten road safety. Drivers should stay vigilant, act responsibly, and assume others may not be attentive to avoid fatal crashes.
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Iowa City
National Safety Council
Travel Tax Sparks Debate On War Era Excise
A World War II travel tax of 15 percent is criticized as a deterrent rather than a revenue tool. The National Association of Pen e officials argues it targets the poor and favors the wealthy, while the National Tax Equality Association urges repeal financed by taxing the untaxed, such as cooperatives. The piece notes wartime excises persist and warns temporary levies often become permanent, questioning democracy's response.
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Chicago Journal OF Commerce
National Association of Pene
Ravel
Oes
National Tax Equality Association
NTEA
Oscaloosa
Kankakee
Sam
GE Chief Warns on Costs Triggering Job Cuts
Charles E. Wilson, president of General Electric, warns that rising labor and material costs may push prices beyond consumer absorption, likely leading to cutbacks and unemployment as the outcome. He believes the economy is near that tipping point.
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Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
Wisconsin School Subsidy Law Seeks to Reward Improvement
Madison report outlines a new state school financing policy that ties aid to education quality and local efficiency. It doubles prewar operating funds to about 17 million annually, aims to relieve local property taxpayers, and envisions tax limits supported by increased state aid as districts meet standards and student counts.
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Madison
Wis
Nanenes
Wisconsin
Te Cent & Betel Totem Pon
Answers to Questions from The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau answers reader questions on topics from eliminating wild onion taste in milk to whether Alaska is continental US. It covers records on displaced aliens by religion, best-wearing furs, modern sewage plants in major cities, oyster safety in summer, animal substances in perfume, and the meaning of sinuses with concise factual responses.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
House Plants booklet offer from government publication
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau advertises a 39 page illustrated booklet titled House Plants. Readers are invited to mail 10 cents postpaid to receive the guide with care tips for growing and maintaining house plants, and a coupon is provided.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E. Washington
Name Street or Rural Route City State
Mail to Washington D C. The short line appears to be an address directive or routing note from a newspaper page. It lists a street or rural route, city, state, and a mailing instruction to send items to Washington D C. This clarifies mailing or submission details rather than reporting a news event.
Five Percent Case Reaches Critical Senate H earings
The five percent case peaks as Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan testifies before a Senate committee. Witnesses describe Vaughan using White House access for firms while denying any law violations. The probe, led by Sen. Hoey, probes influence peddling by Vaughan, Hunt, and related figures amid broader testimony.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Senate
Vaughan
White House
Mr. Fixit
Hoey
North Carolina
New York Herald-Tribune
Paul Grindle
Herald-Tribune
Framingham
Mass
James V. Hunt
Grindle
Hunt
Submarine Survivors Return From Cochino Sinking
Surviving Cochino crew members are aboard the Tusk en route to New London after the Arctic explosion that sank the Cochino near Tomsoe Norway. The rescue ship Tusk saved 77 Cochino personnel but lost six of its own. a civilian technician on the Cochino was killed and two officers and three crewmen were left behind with burns.
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Groton
Conn
Arctic
Norway
New London
Tomsoe
Navy
Mrs FDR Claims She Knew Red Group
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt writes in McCalls that she knew the American Youth Congress aligned with communists yet cooperated to steer its course. She says the tactic taught her insights used in dealings with the United Nations and shares the experience as valuable understanding of tactics.
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Mrs. Fdr
Red
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Youth Congress
McCall’s
United Nats
General Erskine's school order stirs San Diego row
In San Diego Marine Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine moved to use navy funds to establish a private grade school at Camp Pendleton. Local and state officials denounce the move as unconstitutional and un-American while Erskine defends his action as within his rights, igniting a heated public clash.
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Robert S. Allen
Washington
Fighting Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Graves B. Erskine
San Diego
Erskine
Camp Pendleton
California
John S. Carroll
Erksine
Oceanside
William H. Daubney
Daubney
Ten years ago La Crosse tribune editor to Milwaukee Journal
Miss Elizabeth Egeland longtime La Crosse Tribune reporter leaves for Milwaukee Journal society editor post. Plans for a $40,000 to $50,000 garage and plant funded by city land donation. Airport land condemnation vote awaited. new Mississippi Valley bus service to start Sunday. Forties notes include water piping talks and Col. Copeland buying a home for a new residence.
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Elizabeth Egeland
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Milwaukee Journal
Soil Conservation
Salzer Airport
North Sixth Street
Ona Lindevig
Ints
Wisconsin
Canada
C. L. Hedges
Mississippi Valley Public Service Co
J. S. Medary
South 14Th Street
Winona
Galesville
Milwaukee
Col. F. A. Copeland
L. F. Easton
14Th
Cass Streets
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W Rice
G. G Moriarity
Ed. Keefe
E L. Burgess
Ass’t. Bus
Mgr
A. E
Wis
Daly
Koy Mail
Mute Placed On Probation in Wisconsin case
A deaf mute who completed two weeks of restitution visiting 20 Wisconsin cities was placed on probation for a year. Donald Booker, 37, of Stevens Point, paid back 32 grocery stores for items taken in a scheme involving notes to cashiers. Judge S J Luchsinger withheld sentencing on four larceny counts, praising the reimbursement effort. Cities involved ranged from Madison to Milwaukee and Monore areas.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
Donald Booker
Stevens Point
S. J. Luchsinger
Booher
Judgesinger
Monroe
Madison
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Barkley Rules on Economy Rider in Armed Services Bill
Vice President Barkley ruled a two thirds vote is needed to add an economy rider to the armed services appropriation bill. The ruling was challenged and the Senate upheld it by 41 to 36. Also reported the U S forest fires fell 33 percent in 1948.
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Senate
Interior Department
Harry Cain
Wash
Miles Poindexter
Zales Ecton
Mont
Richard
Washington
Barkley
Armed Services
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