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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1944
Page
6
The piece discusses widespread chaos and civil strife in liberated nations, noting that despite agreeing on mutual aims, American backing and support are seen as essential to stabilizing the situation and guiding efforts toward constructive outcomes.
The article argues Washington must adopt a clear pro Allies policy as Britain and Russia push for Curzon line Poland and Lublin control. It notes Churchill demands Stalin Roosevelt meet to settle differences and warns of isolationist drift if the United States fails to act. It discusses Greece China and Japan developments shaping future world leadership.
The piece argues Germany now faces a harsh winter with food shortages after enemy territories supplying food were liberated. It suggests Allied policy will feed Germans in need while U S aid supports occupied areas, notes historical contrast, and mentions costs to defeat Japan and a speculative high mileage gasoline future.
A Princeton Institute poll shows 70 percent favor postwar compulsory training for youth, signaling broad backing while hearings on policy proposals approach. Education leaders split, with some opposing to keep schools unimpeded and debates over military only versus civic and vocational training.
A survey of FFI history notes piquage meaning theft from the enemy with a major haul in Dordogne, where two million francs remain unaccounted. It also describes maquisards changing resistance names, German collaborators’ sabotage, and two German women who served with the FFI after capture.
NEA military writer Thomas M. Johnson explains why the Selective Service work or fight directive was needed to close critical manpower gaps in the armed forces and war production. The article assesses Western Front conditions, manpower limits, and potential policy shifts as winter looms and casualties mount.
A USO show entertainer from Houston, Betty Heather, recalls meeting a German prisoner in the Low Countries who spoke good English and boasted of Hitler’s V-2. He was told the “V-8” referred to a US liquid vegetable juice cocktail, a joke he finally grasped as a ruse.
Mexico ordered the shipment of 10,000 head of cattle to Mexico City to reduce meat costs. If prices stay high, an additional 10,000 cattle will be dispatched.
Pearls are harvested in the Sulu seas along the ted coast of Australia and the shores of Central America with additional sources on South Pacific islands. The statement outlines diverse geographic origins for珍珠 production and trading routes.
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press is published each afternoon and Sunday morning by the La Crosse Tribune Co. with editors and staff listed, including publisher W. T. Burgess and managing editor R. L. Bangsberg, as part of the Associated Press network.
A reader asks about ships named Iowa and Congress joint resolutions. The Haskin Service notes the 45,000 ton USS Iowa is the fourth U S ship with that name and explains that joint resolutions require presidential approval and have the force of law. It also lists historic federal employment levels in 1800 and cites Arnold on trained Army Air Forces pilots up to 1944.
The National Research Council recommends 2500 calories daily for sedentary men, 3000 for moderately active, and 4500 for very active men. Italics in Bible printing have long been used to add words to clarify translation for English readers.
The figures C. 3.3 signify the poet’s prison number and cell. C. 3.3 denotes Cell 3 on the third landing where Oscar Wilde was confined during his imprisonment.
A Q and A clarifies that the yard is a standard of length. It notes measurement testing by a person and defines a yard as approximately .0144018 of a meter, indicating the yard’s relation to the metric system.
The daily double form of wagering first appeared in the United States in 1929 at Bainbridge Park in Cleveland Ohio.
The term macaroni originated in Genoa and spread to London in the eighteenth century. A club served macaroni as the main dish, and macaroni became a common label for a fashionable young man about town.
Lineal descendants come from direct descent from an ancestor. Collateral descendants arise from a shared ancestor but through a different branch, such as siblings of the direct ancestor. For example, George Washington has no lineal descendants but has many collateral descendants through his siblings.
Potosi in Bolivia is famed for its silver mines. During Spanish rule it yielded more than 3,600 million dollars in silver. Potosi was founded in 1545.
The Carduus Benedictus or holy thistle was named for the belief it served as a cure-all.
In ancient times large belts for men typically had the buckle worn in front. For wrestling, the standard placement remained in front during activity.
The Naval Officer Procurement office states that a medical student in the Navy V-12 program is on active duty in the Naval Reserve.
Manpower controls over veterans of the current war have been abolished leaving them free to obtain any civilian work. They may be hired without going through the U S Employment Service and require no statement of availability.
The Veterans' Administration states that parents of a veteran who died in line of duty or from disability incurred in duty may be pensionable if they prove dependency.
The America, built in the United States, is a 26 482 gross ton liner planned for North Atlantic service. Measuring over 700 feet in length, it carries 1202 passengers in peacetime and now serves as the transport U S West Point.
The Marine Corps Headquarters states there are five divisions in the Marine Corps. The answer reflects the official count given by headquarters and notes no change in division structure.
An advertising notice promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac for 1945 with a 15 cent price postpaid. Readers are asked to mail the coupon with payment to Washington DC and include name address city state and route.
Frank Fay and other Harvey cast members attended a party by producer Brock Pemberton in New York. Fay joked about his dressing room wallpaper chosen by Mike Todd featuring cow and white rabbit motifs. Gracie Allen and George Burns left inscriptions praising the laughter and evening.
Cleveland police questioned Mrs. Simpson about Ru sell H. Siefert after he persuaded her to let him hold 748 dollars for safekeeping. He told her he was leaving for coffee and never returned, an acquaintance of three months, according to her account.
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