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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
3
Rowan County Judge William T. McClain faces indictments for misfeasance in office and aiding in an alleged baby selling plot. Grand jury charges include taking fines and destroying bond records. He denies the claims and promises a forthcoming statement.
Readers submit questions on pensions for deaths and dependents, draft eligibility until 35 after prior deferments, divorce records for benefit claims, writing to commanding officers for hospital or overseas information, correcting discharge names, and Korean GI Bill part-time study. Editor notes personal letters to Maj. Nial welcomed with stamped self addressed envelope and 20 cents.
Washington debate on the impact of GM and other multinationals stretched into overtime as GM general counsel Henry M. Hogan sought a rebuttal to the chairman. Senator O'Mahoney and aides pressed GM on whether the company squeezed independent parts makers. GM officials, led by Harlowe Curtice and William F. Hufstader, defended the company’s role in the vast aftermarket.
Testimony in Federal Tax Court in Milwaukee reveals alleged unrecorded union funds used for the good of the union. Alice Prokop, former Local 494 bookkeeper, describes goon work, secret political contributions, and entertainments with girlie shows and liquor tied to Edward J. Brown and union officials. Prokop contests $100,492 in taxes and $30,511 in penalties, claiming $131,747 was diverted by Brown, who died in 1950.
Plans for a 35 store shopping center in Fond du Lac were announced Wednesday by Henry Shanedling Sons Corp of Minneapolis as developer. The project carries a 2 million dollar cost and reflects local growth in retail facilities.
In Salzburg Austria rescuers report the recovery of five power station workers buried by an avalanche. The toll rises to 15 in Austria's winter avalanche disaster.
Alderman William Tes sen, who served Weyauwega from 1939 until winning the mayoral post in 1958, announced on Wednesday he will resign effective December 19 due to ill health.
A fragment notes a day set for proceedings before Federal Judge Morton Fisher in Washington D C as part of an unspecified case. The text does not reveal the parties, charges, or courtroom details.
An advertisement lists gift ideas and tools available at Doerre Hardware, 302 Pearl Street, branding it as a family gift center with a wide range of items. The copy promotes practical and novelty gifts such as hacksaw, level, spade, lanterns, kitchenware, and holiday accessories.
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