Christmas Hope for La Crosse Auditorium Site
The piece on 4th and Vine and the auditorium project dominates a County Board and Council dispute. The writer urges forgiveness and a Christmas wish for cooperation to proceed with erecting the auditorium, including landscaping and parking plans, as a shared new year resolution.
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la Crosse
iMss
Emma Maude Batchelder
University of Chicago
Bradley College
la Crosse Normal
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Railroad
Loretta Flanagan
Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific Road
Change in Pattern Requires Time for New U S Leaders
The 1953 election ushers in a Republican administration under General Eisenhower. Americans must be patient as new leaders address Korean War inflation and communist concerns, with calls for swift action tempered by the reality of slow, thoughtful reform. The era demands watchful public scrutiny and fresh policies.
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United States
Eisenhower
Federal Tax Grab Grows. States and Cities Struggle
The piece traces the shift in tax burden from local governments to Washington from 1913 to 1951. It notes the federal share rising from one third to 77 percent of taxes, leaving states and cities with about 23 percent, causing deficits and reliance on federal handouts across 48 programs.
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Washington
Nippon
Japan
Shinto Kai
Brilliant Heart
Archipelago
Birth rate and economy in the 20 year cycle
Babson Park column links birth rates to business cycles suggesting 1953 may see declines in wages, prices and real estate as fewer 20 year olds enter the market. It notes rising older demographics, Social Security gains, penicillin advances, and the impact of GI veterans education amid Eisenhower's presidency.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Babson Park
Mass
Francis Townsend
California
Egyptian censors ban Samson and Delilah screening
Svenska Dagbladet reports Egypt’s interior ministry forbids the film due to Hebrew characters and Egypt’s stance toward Israel. Also noted is a Michigan youth arrested for speeding as a humorous aside. Other brief items include bats using sixth sense to avoid obstructions and seasonal baseball notes.
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Svenska Dagbladet
Stockholm
Sweden
Egypt
Ministry of the Interior
Israel
Air Force cites miscarries in four C-119 crashes
Preliminary Air Force report assigns three crashes to pilot error and navigation faults while the Billings Montana incident involved a propeller loss. The note follows other military findings in the Washington notebook.
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AIR Force
Billings
Mont
Capitol Dome Notes on Eisenhower staffing and Wisconsin politics
Madison column surveys Republican plans to recruit national staff for a growing federal government. It notes key Wisconsin figures like R O Wipperman and Kaiser Kuehl, plus mentions auto insurance rules, court pay, and a criminal code revision with a 1955 effective date.
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Madison
Wis
Eisenhower
Washington
Wyngaard
National Capitol
Legislative Council
GI Mail Bag Tackles Christmas Flight Hits
The Washington Merry Go Round reports 55 GIs in Darmstadt losing a Pan American charter home for Christmas after ITA pressure and airline threats. Air Force and unscheduled lines plan pickups to bring stranded soldiers home. Also notes cramped bath and wash facilities on U S S Duxbury Bay and a regulation about shipping Marines with less than eight months remaining in service. Stevenson reflects on 1952 campaign and inauguration weather plans.
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Washington
Korea
322Nd Signal Battalion
Darmstadt
Germany
Pan American Airways
Gi’s
Sabena Airlines
Pam American Airways
Sabena
Panam
International Transport Association
Europe
Pan American
Air Force
ITA
U.S.S. Duxbury Bay
Denver
Colorado
Heartbreak Ridge
Camp Pendleton
California
Army
Marines
Moody’s recount bid labeled farce in Michigan
Lansing notes say former U.S. Senator Blair Moody cannot obtain a Senate recount and seeks a ballot box peek. The piece criticizes Moody and allies for legal maneuvers and delays, detailing actions by Sen Hennings and the state canvass board. Moody remains in his Senate office as Potter is seated.
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Lansing, Mich
U.S
Blair Moody
U.S. Senate
Marlow
Moody
Fred M. Alger Jr
Alger
State Supreme Court
Charles E. Potter
United States Senate
Democratic State Central Committee
Neil Staebler
Senate Committee On Elections
Senate
Sen
Hennings
State Board of Canvassers
State Board
Michigan
Washington
Potter
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Christmas Clearing House
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Madrid
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Che la Crosse Tribune
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Washington News Notebook
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John Wyngaard
Capitol Dome
R. O. Wipperman
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Xkke
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Earl G. Kuehl
Timothy J. Cronin
Milwaukee
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Kaiser
Charles Kersten
University of Wisconsin Law School
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Madison Advertising
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