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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1949
Page
8
Officials Ivan A. Wright and Paul Hartwig urge caution as icy pavements cause accidents and injuries. They discuss sand traction, ice-coverage limitations, and the need for consistent vigilance across cities and rural areas during rapidly changing winter conditions.
Israel Jacobson, director of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Hungary, was arrested by Hungarian police while returning to Budapest after a six week U S visit. Officials confirmed the arrest but gave no charges. Jacobson’s wife in Chicago expressed fear as authorities cited Hungarian suspicion of Americans with recent U S travel.
A circus elephant tipped a sweet hawker’s stand in Hamburg and consumed about 10 pounds of sweets. It then ate a travelling kit stolen from a reporter, including razor blades, a nail file, brushes, soap, and a towel, per Abendblatt.
Madison report says Wisconsin expected potato yield slight below average but requires a seven percent national acreage reduction for 1950. Walter Katterhenry notes state allotments set lower than 1949, with price support at 60 percent of parity and mandatory government purchases to balance surplus. He urges growers to plant within the established allotment to protect future program viability.
Denver police revert to all black patrol cars after experiments with black and white schemes. A captain quips the pigeons and squirrels can no longer sneak up on the cars as they can now be seen from blocks away.
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