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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1958
Page
4
A commentator argues that Moscow Peiping strategists time tensions to destabilize the West. Washington warns Peiping, supports Chiang Kai-shek from Formosa, and deploys forces to deter attacks on Quemoy and Matsu. The piece urges firm action to prevent a broader conflict.
The United States building at the Brussels World’s Fair, praised as the most beautiful exhibit, may be offered to Belgium as a gift to avoid demolition when the fair ends. It cost six million dollars to construct, but Belgian officials hesitate to accept while all other nations remove their pavilions.
Wisconsin courthouses stir as Brown Dane and Waukesha counties probe reforms. Proposals seek to trim offices, reconfigure boards and shift sheriff selection to expertise. Debate notes inertia, political motives, and potential self examination by county governments.
Poem urges self forgiveness and steady faith in God. Encourages contrition without despair, emphasizing courage, sincerity, and continued effort for others. Mentions 1954 Field Enterprises, Inc. all rights reserved.
Orwell reports on poverty in northern England slums, living with underpaid miners and riding underground to their dangerous jobs. He criticizes both socialism as practiced and the socialists behind it, foreshadowing later views on communism.
In a tongue in cheek moment at the border, an immigration official questions a hopeful entrant's motive. The immigrant replies he seeks a peaceful life and honest work. The official quips that such a goal is not one of the country’s over crowded fields.
A compact past look recalls events from 1938 to 1918 with mentions of British Nazi tensions, Czech crisis, Milwaukee State Fair attendance, and local obituaries. It tracks wartime actions, social notes, and notable local figures across years, including Ranum sailing to Norway and fires chief Simonton’s obituary.
Q and A column from the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau includes facts on English instalment credit 1957 debt and purchase values, milk riboflavin loss in bottles versus cartons, a book promotion for Happy and Happy, origins of craps, hummingbird aggression, and submarine collision odds.
A series of medical Q A entries covers polio immunity across strains and the importance of under 40 vaccination. It discusses pregnancy painting safety, heartburn causes from esophageal irritation, cancer virus connections, and vascular spasm linked to fainting and the sympathetic nervous system.
The piece recalls the 1868 adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, contrasts Northern forgetfulness with Southern memory, and questions federal coercion in school integration. It notes historic Supreme Court stances on state regulation of education, cites the 1896 separate but equal ruling, and ends by arguing social reform should come by voluntary change rather than force.
Robert Buark argues that Arkansas must secede or be separated, denouncing Faubus and racial integration. He likens Arkansas to an island and attacks intolerance, warning Washington and Cairo Radio about the state’s image. He calls for secession as the only solution and mocks the nation’s patience.
Lloyd A Wilsey argues in a Tribune Readers letter that subsidy across airlines trucks and railroads inflates mail transport costs. He urges tax relief for railroads to fair competition, condemning the current system as inflationary and demanding campaign-finance reform.
The La Crosse Tribune announces editors and staff roles and provides pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions. It lists circulation, advertising, and production management, plus regional delivery areas and rates.
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