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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
1
White House education conference urged the public to address a severe teacher shortage defining a good teacher as professionally qualified healthy and dedicated. It called for prestige high salaries and efforts to attract talented people to the profession, with likely strong support for federal aid to schools especially for buildings.
France begins its election campaign after Premier Edgar Faure dissolves the National Assembly. Mendes-France supporters mobilize across 166 round tables to push for federal aid in education while opposing central control.
Cloudy with occasional snow tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight with a low of 26. Friday high near 30 and colder Friday night. Continuous light snow possible.
Holmen Wisconsin special report on Amelia Bratberg and Adelia Essmiller aged 93 reuniting at Russland Coulee birthplace, with Kansas ties, family history, and multiple generations living at Spruce Lane Farm. The twins reminisce about childhood and their long family line in the Holmen area.
New York report says the CIO pressed ahead with a quick merger with the AFL after denying John L. Lewis a $1,665,000 debt claim. Lewis, former CIO president and UMW leader, demanded repayment tied to old loans. CIO leaders countered that no money is owed.
Milwaukee The federal income tax evasion indictment against Sidney A. Brodson was dismissed by Judge Kenneth P. Grubb. The case cited violations of constitutional rights in asset seizure and subsequent criminal charges. a separate IRS tax lien remains civil and unresolved.
Three men including Matthew J. Connelly and Theron Lamar Caudle, both former Truman officials, along with Harry S. Schwimmer, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to defraud the government.
La Crosse police report no traffic accidents in the first 11 hours of Safe Driving Day as the city reached 709 consecutive days without a traffic fatality since December 23 1953. County traffic police likewise show no county accidents since midnight with two fatalities in 1955 in the county to date.
Heavy smoke from a basement blaze drove 67 occupants to the cold outdoors in Milwaukee. Firemen rescued about 20 people from second and third floor windows as six alarms and special equipment converged. three were hospitalized, one with shock and heart condition, while the rest were treated and released. The fire began when sparks from an incinerator ignited rubbish in the basement.
Wisconsin observed Safe Driving Day with no traffic fatalities by noon as campaigns across counties and cities pushed for a 24 hour accident free period. Officials reported zero deaths and urged continued caution while noting higher overall year to date road deaths compared to 1954.
Traffic fatalities by noon EST total 14 across Ohio Indiana Louisiana Michigan Illinois Kansas Minnesota New York with 69 deaths for the day. Notable wrecks include Robert M. Johnson 44 Centerville Ind. and Gerald La Grow 27 sailor killed in Illinois and L T Ball 22 Plymouth Mich. near Canton Township among others.
Gov Walter Kohler left University Hospital after a regular physical examination begun Tuesday evening. An aide said Kohler planned to return to his office today with no report on test results.
La Crosse Breweries announced Carl F. Michel will retire as president and general manager on December 1 after 54 years in the post and will become chairman of the board. Willard E. Fantle will become president, with Michel to assist on decisions during a company wide reorganization.
President Eisenhower told the Republican National Committee he will do everything in his power next year to help report the party record accurately and fully to the country. Leonard W. Hall said there is no question the President plans to campaign actively for the GOP in 1956. Sinclair Weeks predicted continued economic growth in early 1956.
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