Twin bottom trucks debate in Minnesota Wisconsin rail and road ties
Opinion lays out how rail car shortages hurt farmers as boxcars remain scarce. It argues twin bottom trucks would ease transport barriers and lower costs, noting Wisconsin and Minnesota bans and past lobbying by the AAA. The piece urges testing 65 foot double bottoms on four lane roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture
Jon Wefald
Moorhead
Governor's
Wefald
Minnesota
Gulf
East Coast
Soviet Union
Wisconsin
Ohio River
ICC
Congress
American Automobile Association
Public hearing over tourist center on French Island site
Attendees heard that officials back the project regardless of cost and duplication. The $800,000 cost is likely understated while benefits may be overstated. The rest area link appears a thin pretext for federal funding with minimal state support and no local money. The hearing underscored public doubt in government responsiveness.
Moon helmet patches ease astronauts itch
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt will get rough fabric patches inside their helmets to rub their noses when needed. The patches aim to reduce discomfort during lunar missions and showcase tech triumphs in space exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Eisenhower works on Korea peace plan in 1952 preview
President-elect Eisenhower is developing a positive program aimed at peace in Korea as a new Congress shows eagerness to trim federal spending to help balance the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
New Congress
Alvin Mikelson
W. L. Christopherson
West Salem
Frances Lapham
Caledonia
Fragrant Flowers vs Poisonous Weeds Cited in Library Purge
In Shanghaji China a radio report urges distinguishing fragrant flowers from poisonous weeds amid a city library purge. The broadcast signals a government push to remove certain books from public shelves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghaji
China
Sanctimonious sanctions in foreign arms policy debated
In a opinion piece, John P. Roche argues moral critiques of sanctions against Rhodesia South Africa and Latin America. He notes failures of U N sanctions, relocation of arms sales to France and Britain, and shifts in policy from Johnson to Nixon while urging consistent moral foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Roche
Harvard
United States
South African Republic
Great Britain
Labor Party
South Africa
Harold Wilson
Paris
France
Organization of African Unity
Africa
Latin America
Johnson
Alan Riding
Christian Science Monitor
Peru
Venezuela
Colombia
Argentina
Ecuador
Brazil
Imagination Shapes Our Recalling and Perception
Sydney J. Harris discusses Leonard Carmichael’s memory study where labels like beehive or hat altered recall. He notes Dr. Ian M. L. Hunter’s point that beliefs shape interpretation, with examples about prejudice and perception of art and people including attitudes toward Negroes. The piece ends urging quiet work and self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Harris
Leonard Carmichael
Ian M.L. Hunter
Hunter
Buy American made goods and patriotism in Christmas appeal
Letters urge La Crosse readers to buy U.S. made goods to keep taxes and money in America. They warn about non domestic products and urge support for local factories while noting the higher long term cost may be offset by taxes. The second letter reflects on Christmas meaning and invites downtown readers to a cathedral concert by Kickapoo School District choruses on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
4Th and Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
United Fund
United States
U.S.A
U.S
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Macau
John A. Seidel
Johnson St
God
Kickapoo
Katherine Menn
R. 1
Norwalk
Wisconsin Budget Proposals Point to Record Spending Hikes
Madison analysis notes that state agency budgets show a 41 percent proposed increase, with about 40 percent for public instruction and school funding. The piece argues the total is inflated, incomplete, and driven by political pressures, with unseen costs and future spending pressures likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wyngaard
Madison
Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Lucey
Treasury
John Weaver
State Revenue Department
Why we lost those B52s
Washington weighs the firing of generals with Vietnam experience as risk to air power. Gen Vogt’s stance amid Kissinger’s diplomacy helped Hanoi strike two B 52s, while missiles shift below the 20th parallel. Critics warn more losses without lifting bombing limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Scott Washington
Vietnam
Air Force
John William Vogt Jr
Henry Kissinger
Seventh Air Force
John D. Lavelle
Vogt
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Laos
Kissinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Tribune
Buna
New Guinea
U. S
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Rommel
North
Order of
Defense Transportation Board
Duluth
Dixie
Sparta
William Lombard
Bodega
H. W. Hunt
la Crosse Business Men's Club
Oscar Swennes
North Side
Rose and
St. Cloud Streets
Herken’s
Wile Bros
Pettebone Lagoon
la Crosse Outdoor Sports Association
Republic of South Africa
Rhodesia
Chase Manhattan Bank
Simon Degrees
United Nations
U.N
Zambia
Archie Bunker
Jesus Christ
Saigon
Russia
Dr. Kissinger
Harvard School of International Affairs
General Vogt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!