Wisconsin Republicans form Ike for President Club slate
Governor Walter Kohler leads Wisconsin Republicans in endorsing Dwight D. Eisenhower for president in 1956. The Eisenhower for President Club of Wisconsin named 10 at large delegates and will select 20 more from congressional districts for the April 3 presidential preference primary and the national GOP convention. Everett Yerly was named club chairman and spokesman.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
Eisenhower
GOP
Everett Yerly
la Crosse
Kohler
Warren Knowles
Vernon Thomson
Glenn Wise
Warren Smith
Melvin Laird
John Byrnes
Glenn Davis
Frank Panzer
Oakfield
Wayne Hood
Smith
Philip Kuehn
Milwaukee
Robert Pierce
National Republican
Byrd attacks foreign aid used to pay debts and tax cuts
Senator Byrd charged that foreign aid funds were used to reduce British taxes and help Denmark pay its debt. He urged halting such practices while supporting military aid at the administration’s proposed level. Dulles said next year’s foreign aid would total about $4.9 billion, with possible reserve funding Byrd wants cut.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Denmark
Virginian
Congress
Eisenhower
Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Britain
Dulles
Secretary of
Defense Wilson
Ford Earnings For First Nine Months Of ’55
Airliner crash near Jacksonville kills 17 aboard the Eastern Air Lines Constellation. Sixteen bodies burned, five crew among the dead. Plane, en route Miami to Boston with stops planned for Washington and New York, hit trees on approach and exploded.
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Ford
Eastern Air Lines
Miami
Jacksonville
Tom McBrien
Leroy Connell
William Hess
Boston
Washington
New York
Logan High School Christmas Hymn Breaks Faith
Logan High School presents a devotional holiday program featuring Heavenly Light and O Beauteous We Adore Thee as the crowd reflects on Christmas Morn and the spirit of the season amid singing and celebration.
Eden Shifts Posts In Cabinet
Prime Minister Eden announced a broad cabinet reshuffle withseven portfolios reassigned and one department elevated. Harold Macmillan becomes Treasury chief, Richard A Butler moves to House of Commons leader, and Selwyn Lloyd takes Foreign Office, with Walter Monckton succeeding in Defense. The Works Ministry gains Cabinet status, Patrick Buchan-Hepburn named minister. pensions removed from Cabinet.
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London
Eden
Sir Anthony
Richard A. ‘Rab’ Butler
Exchequer
House of Commons
Harold Macmillan
Butler
Treasury
Defense
Selwyn Lloyd
Foreign Office
Macmillan
Walter Monckton
Labor
Lloyd
Works
Patrick Buchan- Hepburn
Commons
Nigel Birch
Ministry of Pensions
House of Lords
Mobs in Jerusalem Rip Down American Flag During Arab Protests
Arab protesters in Amman demand Jordan reject the Baghdad Pact as riots flare for a sixth day. Demonstrators clash with legion troops, tear gas disperses crowds, and U S nationals seek refuge at the Jerusalem consulate. King Hussein tasks Ibrahim Hashim with a caretaker cabinet and elections within four months.
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Jerusalem
Amman
Jordan
Arab Legion
U.S
Sion
Templer
Malaya
Ibrahim Hashim
Hussein
Hashim
Fawzi el Mulki
Samir el Rifai
U. S
American School of Oriental Research
Hazza el Majali
Britain
Middle East
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
United States
Russia
Ike May Have Christmas Grandchild
Washington notes the Eisenhowers are back in town for their first White House Christmas. The question of a fourth grandchild for their three grandchildren looms as the president faces doctors orders for convalescence after his heart attack. Ike flew from Gettysburg to Washington ahead of schedule. Mrs. Eisenhower followed by car.
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Washington
Fisenhowers
White House
Santa Claus
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Inlaw
John Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Pennsylvania
Blood Donors Overrun City as Three Day Quota Nears
La Crosse area donors exceeded the two day goal by 55 pints and city turnout topped 189 pints Tuesday at the Badger Regional bloodmobile set up at the American Legion clubrooms. The three day quota ends Wednesday at 2 pm with 430 pints collected so far and 69 more registered to give.
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la Crosse
Badger
American Legion
la Crosse County
American National Red Cross
la Crosse County Medical Society
The
Red Cross
Two Harvard Freshmen Die In Collision Near Elkhart
Two Harvard University freshmen were killed when a westbound car collided head on with a truck near Elkhart Indiana. John Fell Stevenson Adlai Stevensons son 19 was among the injured with a broken kneecap and facial cuts. William Stanley North III 19 of Lake Forest Illinois and William C Boyden Jr 19 of Chicago died. James F Gilligan 19 of Nebraska City Nebraska and Fred Gill 29 of Detroit Michigan survived with minor injuries.
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Elkhart
Ind
Harvard University
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
John Fell Stevenson
William Stanley North III
Lake Forest
William C. Boyden Jr
Stevenson
Goshen
James F. Gilligan
Nebraska City
Neb
Fred Gill
Detroit
Cold Weather Delays Train Service and Mail Deliveries
Cold weather and mail handling slowed La Crosse railroad trains by four to five hours with three hour postal delays. West Coast routes were most affected as mail volume challenges persisted. Postal Inspector Christensen said the Wisconsin counties unit focuses on trouble shooting with a feverish pace to clear backlogs. Parcel routing at the Wisconsin National Guard Armory was satisfactory and letter mail cancellations outpaced last season.
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la Crosse
Ene
United States
West Coast
U.S
Cecil Christensen
Wisconsin
Christensen
Wisconsin National Guard Armory
Ford Foundation to Sell 10 Million Ford Stock Shares
The Ford Foundation plans to offer 10.2 million shares of Ford Motor Co. stock next month in a record equity issue. The move follows a nine month 1955 earnings peak of 312.2 million dollars and signals a shift toward public ownership while dividends of 60 cents per share are set for Q1 1956. The offering could fetch up to three-quarters of a billion dollars for reinvestment, with initial speculation placing the price around 75 dollars a share.
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Foundation
Washington
Ford Foundation
Ford Motor Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Pioneer Auto
SEC
Henry Ford
Ford
National Press Club
La Crosse Area Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy
Mostly cloudy in La Crosse and vicinity with a slight warmup. Tonight will be cooler with a low near 12 and Thursday’s high around 25 degrees.
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la Crosse
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the Merchants’ Bureau
Logan High School
Am‘man
Cairo
Gerald Templer
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State Child Welfare Department
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