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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1950
Page
6
A La Crosse Chamber of Commerce drive appeals wholesale and manufacturing firms and individuals to join. The campaign promotes “For La Crosse” as a slogan signaling broad participation to strengthen chamber operation and unified community action.
The City Common Council contemplates reducing its 21 aldermen to seven by grouping the 21 wards into seven districts. The move aims to achieve equal representation, using official census figures as the basis for reapportionment and aligning ward boundaries to be compact and population-balanced.
A discussion favors reducing council size and streamlining duties to speed action while preserving representative government. The plan would also advance redistricting with a referendum possibly in the future. Alderman Newburg is credited with proposing these reforms and viewpoint is mixed on alderman numbers.
The David Lawrence Dispatch protests Prime Minister Attlee for urging compromise with Red China and condoning aggression. It argues American resolve in Korea and unity with Britain are eroding as Washington warns that a negotiated peace would betray UN ideals and soldiers who sacrificed for freedom.
Wisconsin lawmakers lean on fact driven investigations across highways finance taxation and administration. Nonpartisan researchers from the university and civil service work with the Legislative Council and Governor Rennebohm to inform open hearings and policy.
Walter L. Bellhops at the Waldorf Astoria recount a World War II tale of a Chinese Communist party party prank involving newspapers. Pentagon strategists lament three critical military errors that trapped the first Marine Division and the 7th Infantry at Hagaru. Miscommunication between Generals Walker and Almond, lack of direct liaison, and premature Russian manchurian border programs contributed to the setback. Plus warnings from French ambassador Henri Bonnet and allies about advancing toward 700 miles of Chinese border were ignored.
In the Chinese offensive near the 8th Army and 10th Corps, Marines under Gen Almond pulled back to the Chosin reservoir after a brief battle. Four days passed before new orders to depart reached units, allowing Chinese forces to surround the Marines and 7th Infantry and cut off escape. MacArthur sent five public messages during this interval to defend his Korea policy.
A day to day update on wage and price control talk amid soaring consumer prices. Truman's stance shifts from no immediate action to support for powerful controls while Baruch urges immediate mobilization. By late 1946 prices rose sharply and new admin bodies and appointees oversee rationing, allocation, and defense production.
Report From Around Town recalls Buck the pet deer of the George Rudolph family at Knapp who wore a red jacket during two hunting seasons. He survived a rifle wound and a bow and arrow hit, now roams Warrens to attend school where children share lunch buckets with him. Also a boy surprises Santa with quick talk. Merit badges feature Maj. William Wood describing overseas ribbons to Cub scouts at Lincoln school while explaining badges.
Aldermen recommended re election of William Rossiter Dr Alf Gundersen and Otto Zielke and Mrs Arthur Teachout to the board of education at a city hall caucus Then regional discussions with League of Wisconsin Municipalities and county groups highlighted municipal matters A H Schubert spoke on early German immigration at the La Crosse County Historical Society meeting.
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