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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
4
A two week push to raise the remaining 13000 for the Community Chest ends with a 6 AM radio marathon lasting 20 hours. The drive seeks to reach the 187000 goal through a broad final appeal, recanvassing volunteers and urging reconsideration from those who did not yet contribute.
The piece analyzes a possible United Nations shakeup over Nationalist China and the Formosa delegation. It notes Krishna Menon pushing to oust Chiang Kai-shek’s regime, Asian African support, and potential U S isolation as the cold war shifts through Asia and the Middle East amid new conference expectations. It cites Vatican text as context and Forecasts reaction to the vote on the 18 applicant package.
The piece examines Dwight Eisenhower's view that national needs trump individual comfort in public service. It cites wartime decisions in 1942 with General Walter Bedell Smith, Churchill remarks, and later reflections on a possible second term, noting health, leadership, and duty as pivotal factors guiding his actions. It contrasts Wilson's 1916 stance with current sentiment about renomination and public will.
Madison analysis shows that many nonfarmers are intertwined with agriculture through economics and politics. Suburban landholders, city professionals, and rural supporters alike count as farmers in practice, influencing price policies and state politics beyond full‑time producers.
Lou Bromfield’s Two Men, a street encounter, and a farm in Ohio showcase Bromfield’s fond portrait of animals and their human companions. Rex Regina Prince and Baby the boxers, plus parents from abroad, fill Bromfield’s Malabar farm with life, humor, and affectionate observations about humans who resemble their animals.
James Marlow reviews the U.N. admission twists as Spain gains entry with U S and Russian backing while Outer Mongolia faces a veto standoff. A Russian compromise to allow 16 new members ends with Japan and others vetoed, leaving a tangled consensus and blame among power blocs.
Aviation doubt over Reds inventing the plane contrasts with a Czech embassy party idea allowing staff kids upstairs supervised by a nurse. Lt Col Franticek Tishler backs the concept as a social advance. A Chicago Democrat breakfast spurs soft boiled egg speeches by women. Washington meat ball chatter rises as Pakistans kofta appears in three recipes at a private embassy buffet.
In Washington Sam Rayburn Texas House Speaker emerges as a pivotal force in shaping Democratic policy for 1956. He defends gas producer exemptions under FPC regulation and backs strong defense aid while signaling skepticism on tax cuts and foreign policy balance. He warns of a dangerous world while praising Truman era bulwarks like the Marshall Plan and NATO.
A reflective poem contrasts lucky breaks with effort and faith. It warns that success comes from personal discipline and devotion, not mere connections or leisure, ending with a call to strive under a steadfast, faithful guiding star.
In a Milwaukee Road magazine anecdote William Howard Taft, years after presidency, jokes about a shaky berth on a Chicago trip. He notes an upper being assigned to a small man and promises it will hold him, then returns to the club car, finding the man securely tucked in.
Winfred Woodell of Ramseaur North Carolina visited Mr and Mrs Leonard Urbanek of Cashton and recently was discharged from the Army Air Force. La Crosse’s three top prep gridders at the Jaycee stag received awards from Wisconsin coach Harry Stuhldreher, naming Bill Ott Ed Rendler and Doug Bostrum.
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