Kennedy picks cover diverse managers for key posts
President elect John F Kennedy has assembled a largely low profile cabinet of managers with strong administrative backgrounds. Notable selections include Stewart Udall Abraham Ribicoff Luther Hodges Robert McNamara Chester Bowles Adlai Stevenson and G Men den Williams with few dominating personalities sidelining pronouncements.
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John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Treasury
George Humphrey
Kennedy
Stewart L. Udall
Arizona
Connecticut
Health, Education and Welfare
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Commerce
Bean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
David Elliott Bell
Harvard
Littauer School of Public Administration
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
McNamara
Ford Company
Rep
Chester Bowles
Dconn
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
United Nations
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Udall
Ribicoff
Hodges
Bowles
Stevenson
Williams
Rusk
Bell
Need To Improve Vote Count Accuracy
The article argues that 1960 election counting is disorganized and slow. It calls for a two to three day tabulation window after ballots, prompt investigation of genuine fraud, and independent inquiries separate from partisan influence to restore confidence in the democratic process and the Kennedy Nixon outcome.
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Nixon
Kennedy
Wiping Out Tax Exemptions Faces Wisconsin Debate
The Larkin headed Tax Study Commission in Eau Claire urges rewriting tax rules to restore equal treatment and curb long standing exemptions. The report highlights costs of government and aims to educate the public about favoritism in tax laws while signaling upcoming political action.
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Madison
Edwin Larkin
Eau Claire
Wyngaard
Larkin
Democratic Party
Democrats of
Wisconsin
Quiz Q and A on Armed Forces theater and telescope safety
A compact Q and A snippet covers the designation of the Armed Forces by Public Law 253 in 1947 signed by President Truman, the first theater-in-the-round concept by Glenn Hughes in 1932, safety of looking at the sun through a telescope, and The Times history from 1785 to 1788 with John Walter.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
National Guard
Armed Forces of
United States
Truman
T.N. A
Columbia University
Glenn Hughes
Seattle
Ibsen
London Times
Daily Universal Register
The
Times
John Walter
John Walter Jr
Ison
Philipp
Baline
Frank A. Grover
la Crosse
Wisconsin Game Protective Assn
Madison
P. Lorillard Tobacco Co
Sill
Rose Streets
McIntyre & Heath
Alexander
la Crosse Theater
Langdon’s
Adv
la Crosse High School
Winona
Wisconsin
Political factions resist reforms and demand fair play
Political forces remain entrenched defending old privileges as a committee releases a new report on fair play. They have won before and intend to win again, signaling continued struggle over reform and influence.
Review of Past News 1940 and Earlier Local Highlights
A compact timeline recalls 1940 weather storms and legal rulings, Nazi bombardment, wartime rhetoric and local civic actions. It notes Ida Busse winning $800 in a land-taking case, Farmers Union drives in St Paul, and Peter Angelus donating wages to Greek relief.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sheffield
Berlin
Ida Busse
la Crosse
Preston
Minn
Minnesota Highway Commission
Farmers Union
St. Paul
Peter Angelus
Beta Sigma Phi
Stoddard Hotel
Sara Kukolsky
Harry Layland
Isle la’ Plume
C. J. Anderson
Girl Scouts
August Grams Jr
O. I. Gunderson
Frank Neumeister
Gage Staats
St. Wenceslaus Cagers
Marion Peacock
Logan High School
Iowa
Wisconsin
Camp Beauregard
Roy H. Slye
Onalaska
Army Gas War Slogan Sparks debate on mercy of warfare
In a 1960 United Feature Syndicate essay, the Army's Chemical Corps is portrayed pushing the idea that germ and chemical warfare could be more merciful than nuclear bombs. The piece notes public backlash, cites poet T S Eliot, and labels critics as "nice but completely unrealistic" while recalling Korean War-era distrust of germ weapons.
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U.S
T. S. Eliot
Eliot
Army
Chemical Corps
Col
Serge Tonetti
Army Chemical Center
Dean Rusk
Britain
China
Peiping
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Berlin
South Korea
Philippines
Stayman and a Winning Diamond Finesse in Bridge
North after Stayman bids high to 4NT, faces a tough plan as dummy. A spade lead by West tests the hand. the key line involves winning the spade, heart lead, and a diamond finesse. South discards, ruffs clubs, and ultimately makes the contract with careful timing and back-and-forth trump management.
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North
South
West
Period Of Hesitation At Hand Around The World
U S government delays policy moves as one administration ends and another begins. Kennedy guidance, gold flow, and unemployment loom large as the world watches Washington. Transition signals risk of delayed recovery and shifts in foreign policy.
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U.S
United States
Washington
Portraits John C Metcalfe Snowfall Poem
A reflective poem celebrates snowfall and the quiet beauty of winter. It depicts snowflakes, light, and the tactile feel of walking on packed snow. The speaker notes the contrast between fresh snow and morning shoveling and ends with a note of copyright from 1960 Field Enterprises Inc.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Local Input Pleads for Budget Discipline in La Crosse
A Tribune reader urges prudent tax use and laments lobbyist pressure. He praises mayor Knutson’s ideas to raise education standards, questions spending on sports and salaries, and warns that La Crosse may lose residents if schools underpay teachers. He vows to relocate if local policy harms his family and business.
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la Crosse
Knutson
Board of Education
United States of America
Tribune
La Crosse Tribune Delivery and Subscription Details
The La Crosse Tribune announces home delivery rates for La Crosse area including Onalaska and La Crescent with Sunday editions. Mail subscriptions within 15 miles cost yearly 13 dollars, six months seven dollars, three months three dollars and seventy six cents, one month one dollar fifty. Outside 75 miles within 160 miles yearly fifteen dollars sixty and outside 150 miles yearly eighteen dollars twenty.
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Jann & Kelley, Inc
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Chicago
Detroit
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Losm Angeles
Kansas City
al Atlanta
la Crosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
Gunday Tribune
Carrier Bay
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Paris
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Reuben Trane
John E. Langdon
Frank Burgess
J. J. Verdhota
R. W. Davis
Carl Michel
Emil Rasmussen
A. W. Langenbach
A. P. Funk
Henry Gund
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William Rossiter
Russell Horner
al Klick
C. A. Voves
Harry Spence
Joseph Keller
William Merzinek
John Felton
J. E. Higbee
C. A. Dittman
Gunnar Gundersen
Floyd Grear
Thomas Kienahs
DeLand
Fla
Frances Burgess
King-Smith School of Art
Washington, D.C
F. H. Burgess
Georgetown University
Hugh C. Wallace
France
Wilhelm Mayer von Kaufbeureen
W. M. Bagley
Fred L. Holmes
C. H. Crownhart
Leonard Kleeber
Ernest Kinney
Waterloo Bridge
West Salem
M. A. Kubal
Jay Street
Ole Korstad
South 3Rd Street
Burlington Railroad
H. R. Schmohl
Billkin Club
M. J. Fredrickson
O. Kelly
William A. Devine
la Follette
Taft
Young Sampson
North Side
Percy Egan
South Side
Rose Street Union Hall
Inez Robb
United Feature Syndicate
Loe
Oswald Jacoby
East
South West North East
David Lawrence
Lawrence
Amercan
Moscow
Europe
Roosevelt
Far Pacific
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
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la Crosse Tribune
L. Bangsberg
WT. Burgess
J. Elienlokken
L. Burgess
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Kenneth F Teachout
Maxine Kah
Leeward Lee
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