Decentralization And The Midwest
The article argues decentralizing war industries involves relocating essential departments inland, weighing economic costs, transport access, and protection from attack. It cites Washington plans, Boeing contract prompts, and regional opposition, urging deliberate, study driven decisions rather than impulsive dispersal.
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Seaboard
Associated Press
Washington
Midwest
Department of Defense
Boeing Company
Wichita
Seattle
Northwest
GOP Faces Difficult South Why Coalition Is Impractical
GOP lawmakers return from home states with a wary view of a Dixiecrat backed coalition. They warn that southern sentiment resists a Republican label and fear a fall defeat that could delay a 1952 revival. A broad conservative party seems unachievable before ballots. The piece urges organized grassroots campaigning and clear conservatism to counter inflation and deficits while citing Deuteronomy guidance.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Bricker
GOP
Constitutional Party
Republican platform splits over social welfare and MeTooism
The piece analyzes a deep split within the Republican party ahead of the 1950 elections. It highlights a debate over domestic policy, the welfare state, and social legislation, noting lingering isolationist remnants and the influence of leaders like Senator Vandenberg. It contrasts progressives inside the party with conservatives hoping to win.
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Republican Party
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Dewey
America
New Zealand
Wisconsin Higher Education Receives Generous State Support
Madison analysis shows higher education absorbs about 19 percent of state disbursements, more than double spending for all administrative boards and departments. The University of Wisconsin receives roughly 12 to 13 million in direct state funds for the current and coming two years, with revolving funds pushing total control to about 16 million annually.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wyngaard
State Department
Two Armies in a Christmas World of Headlines
James Marlow surveys a dual Christmas with joyful tales mixed with stark war news. From Washington to Paris and Berlin, reports show scientists toying with robot saboteurs, arms aid deals, and leaders warning of renewed conflicts as Truman and Johnson stress defense and strength.
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Washington
Marlow
Iom
United States
Paris
France
Wall Street
Macow
Joseph Stalin
Mao Tze-Tung
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Politburo
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Great Britain
Cominform
Germany
Berlin
Freedom Movement
New York
Johnson
U. S
Christmas mischief and carolers brighten La Crosse town
Local notes recount a chain‑slip mishap at a sign company involving Richard Johnston and a Fourth Street army recruiting sign, a shaken pre game handshake between Kenney Bey and Keith Mooney, and a La Crosse woman who learned carolers prefer money over goodies as Christmas carols sang in the street.
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Kenney Bey
la Crosse Central
Luther College
Bemidji State Teachers Aggregation
Keith Mooney
la Crosse Logan
Richard Johnston
Neon Supply Co
Army Recruiting Office
Fourth Street
Bolt
la Crosse
13Th
Main Streets
Groves under fire over atom materials and a Miami barber tale
The column recounts Gen. Leslie Groves testifying about a wartime directive and facing a shift in defense department guidance amid suspicions over atom material shipments. It also wryly notes Vice President Barkley’s Miami haircut episode and Sen. Guy Gillette’s probe into New York coffee price shenanigans and Brazilian traders.
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Washington
Leslie Groves
Newsweek
Groves
Fulton Lewis
Henry Wallace
Russia
Committee
Wallace
Hopkins
Francis Walter
Pennsylvania
FDR
Walter
de- Pearsonpartment of Defense
Defense Department
Miami
Barkley
Senate
Leslie Biffle
Biffle
Roney Plaza Hotel
United States
United State
Walter Winchell
Sen
Guy Gillette
Iowa
New York Coffee Exchange
Gillette
Coffee Exchange
Ruffner, Burch and Company
Leon Israel and Brothers
Schwabach and Company
New York
Commerce Department
La Crosse Churches Set for Christmas Services
Ten years ago La Crosse churches planned festive carol services Sunday evening and Monday as congregations prepared for holiday observances.
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By Crosse
Defense
David Lawrence Dispatch
Republican Platform
Wendell Willkie
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
John Wyngaard
Capitol Dome
Rae
James Marlow
China
the du Crosse Tribune
W. T. Burgess
RK. L. Bangsberg
Santa
Johnston
Sign Company
Drew Pearson
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
la Crosse Tribune
John Mulder
E. L. Marking
Barre Mills
Barre
Knights of Pythias Lodge
C. C. Hamilton
North Fourth Street
John P. Linton Lodge
Brooks Shuman
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
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