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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1952
Page
2
U S Sabre jets reportedly defeated 23 MIG-15s in November air battles while Allied air forces also knocked out 3 035 Communist trucks. Clouds reduced air activity but Marine Corsairs hit targets near the west coast and ground fighting remained light along the front.
William Healy a 15 year old boy was struck and killed by a car or truck and instantly killed. His body was found in a ditch along U S Highway 12 south of Black River Falls by a deer hunter. Healy had been visiting Tuesday night and left for home after 10 p m. Blood samples were sent to the State Crime Laboratory and no alcohol was found. Funeral services were held Friday. An investigation will determine the hit and run driver’s identity.
Witnesses described a man found near Highway 53 in Onalaska, authorities noting head injury typical of being struck by a car bumper. Ambulance crews arrived within minutes after a 1 42 a m call, with police and bystanders at the scene. Alcohol odor was detected. traffic was directed as witnesses recalled brake lights and a vehicle leaving the scene.
Mrs. Huff, wife of Slick Airways VP Henry Huff, spent years in a hospital with a respirator. She moved into a custom home designed for mobility and access. She raises her children Johnnie and Hank, aims for a portable chest respirator, and seeks to live normally, even beach outings with the boys.
Edmonton dipped to 8 while Calgary reached 19 and Medicine Hat recorded 10 degrees. Winnipeg saw 14, Regina 1, and Swift Current 11 as the last 24 hours’ temperatures. No precipitation data available.
Wisconsin entries swept top awards at the 31st annual 4 H Club Congress and International Livestock Exhibit in Chicago. Prange and Son won region oats, with Gilbertson and Simons Feed Farms in second and third. Wisconsin earned six national prizes including scholarships for Barbara L Ray and Walter R Holtz and national honors in dairy and clothing programs among 12 overall national winners from over one million entries.
The trial proceeds with Nietsch and Hale in court as Judge Neprud oversees jury selection. Bosshard questions about sympathy for a defendant with a clean record and public association with a betrayed spouse, while Hale objects to oath requirements. A panel of 36 is seated with expected jury and alternate selection to finish by Monday or Tuesday. Flaten remains bound over to Circuit Court from a prior preliminary hearing. Witnesses include Mrs. Flaten and a La Crosse hospital physician linked to Colburn’s fatal shooting.
The La Crosse Tribune lists staff roles including publisher editor city editor and state editor. It notes publication facts, office address, AP affiliation, and circulation contact. Rates outline home delivery and mail subscriptions within 75 miles and beyond.
Quotations from Swift and Co show buying hours 9 am to 4 pm weekdays and 8 am to 12 noon Saturday. Hog prices ease with top at 15.50, cattle and calves steady to firm, with ranges for dry fed steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and lambs. Chicago and South St. Paul markets list salable hogs and cattle, with prices for prime, choice, and utility grades and regional notes.
The piece notes U S and Danish held bases in Greenland at Narssarssuak Sandess from Fjord and Thule near Cape York with long distances between fields. It discusses strategic value, possible expansion, and Danish approval required for new or refurbished wartime sites. It also mentions air defense needs for bomber protection and potential new overseas bases, plus related U S planning and diplomacy.
Francis Revoir twenty one was killed instantly when his car left a road dipped and struck a tree near Lansing. He was the son of Nellie Revoir of La Fayette Township and is survived by three sisters. Funeral at Wexford Catholic Church Tuesday at 9 am with burial in the church cemetery.
A U N legal panel concludes the secretary general may fire staff proven disloyal to the United States and that hiring standards should screen for such loyalty. The panel notes U N employees from Communist countries must follow U S laws while stationed in the U S and urges consistent conduct by non Reds abroad. The discussion follows McCarran Committee scrutiny of Secretariat members and U N critics claiming harboring U S Communists.
ROMEP Vittorio Emanuele Orlando former Italian prime minister and diplomat dies at 8 55 p m Monday in Rome at 92 He was the last of World War I s Big Four and served as a leading figure in postwar diplomacy.
Toney and four guards seized Howard Brannan and locked him in a cell. The inmates used a prison machine shop electric cutter to breach the iron ceiling and escaped via roof access. Nine of ten climbers fled down a rope and over a ten foot fence. six attacked a coal pile guard while three fled. Within 30 minutes, guards captured Clayton Terhune. Remaining fugitives include Loveland, Derembis, White, Mastermonico, Milk, McNelis, and Stiles with various robbery and burglary sentences.
Tobin cites growing unorganized labor ranks and rising employer resistance to union demands. He questions Eisenhower's impact on labor, noting possible hostility from his allied power base despite any constructive policy.
Wisconsin editors at the Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League meeting say state laws governing newspapers are generally good but need clarification and revision. Officials cite undefined public information, juvenile name usage, and retraction practices. opinions vary on safeguarding juveniles while reporting major crimes. The two day gathering concludes today.
The first of a three session health department immunization program begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday at fire station 4 Liberty and Gillette Streets with inoculations for whooping cough diphtheria tetanus and smallpox. Children nine months to 12 years may attend and students in public and parochial schools may be excused to attend.
A heavily fortified wall wallows in death as a mortar shell bursts outside a bunker. A Marine sustains a fatal jugular wound from shrapnel while another fragment destroys his last letter. Dust and sunlight frame the grisly scene of his dying moments.
University of Wisconsin designated buyers should purchase Rose Bowl ducats strictly for themselves and their spouse, not for friends or relatives. Confusion from conflicting Madison reports arose as alumni and club members were misinformed. The two ticket package costs 11.50 dollars including 50 cents for insurance and registered mail.
Cloudy with snow in south and central Wisconsin this afternoon ending tonight. Southeast half less cold tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. Minnesota: cloudy tonight, Tuesday partly cloudy, warmer in south central, then cloudy and colder with light snow in extreme north. Iowa: cloudy and colder tonight with light snow in extreme east, Tuesday increasing cloudiness and a little warmer followed by snow or rain. Shippers forecast protects shipments within 150 miles of La Crosse for temperatures north 8 west 16 south east 25.
The forecast covers the Hastings to Guttenberg district with only minor fluctuations on Tuesday due to ice action. Sunrise Tuesday is 7 21 a m and sunset 4 28 p m.
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