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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
3
A nationwide Institute survey of 200 interviewers finds no strong public pressure to cut military spending. About 70 percent prefer maintaining current army and navy levels over reducing taxes to avoid military reductions. Democrats and Republicans largely agree, with WWII veterans more inclined to retain force strength.
Edward Raether aged 65 died in County hospital after flames swept his Milwaukee cottage. He was found unconscious in a bedroom as firefighters battled the blaze for about 20 minutes before entry.
Brig. Gen. Malcolm Grow reports that above 750 mph cockpit heat could reach 300 degrees, prompting built in refrigeration for pilots. Studies also cover human performance at extreme altitudes and potential record flights by the XS 1 AAF rocket plane. In Milwaukee a 70 year old man dies from streetcar injuries, the 86th traffic fatality in 1946.
Rep. Bennett announces a planned congressional investigation into GI bill textbooks used by veterans in public colleges and into the Library of Congress role in distributing them. He cites eight controversial passages linking them to communist policy and notes $40 224 spent on 46 472 sets.
Holmen Lutheran led by Kenneth R. Torvik holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m and Bible class. Communion at Half way Sunday 11 a m and in Holmen 8 p m with Luther League meeting to follow. New Year communion at Lewis Valley 11 a m. North Bend Mindoro pastor E W Griffith D D conducts 10 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m sermon Another Way.
City Commissioner Jack Reading urged a wheel tax ordinance amendment but Mayor O W Wright informed him the measure had never been enacted. Reading reacted with a quip suggesting a future amendment if passed.
Sergeant Marvin O. Rose and two Filipino partners relearned service by using three surplus 100-kilowatt generators to light Lingayen and Binmaley in a bomb-shattered building. They gathered wire bulbs sockets and transformers, reviving power after three years of Japanese occupation. The venture aims to extend to a 600000 Filipino population area.
Dr Victor Matejka, once Catholic turned Communist and six year concentration camp survivor, leads Vienna culture amid thousands of Austrians tied to the Nazi party. Only actor Fred Hennings publicly confessed and began rebuilding the city rubble as a sign of atonement.
Government declares railway walkout illegal as Brazilian workers strike nationwide. Army takes control of railroad operations and also manages La Paz streetcar services amid the disruption.
The Kilkenny cats tale recalls two aggressive cats said to have fought until only their tails remained. The text notes earliest watches had a single hand with the minute hand invented in 1687.
French Morocco considers prefab houses to ease a housing shortage. Officials study benefits of modular units for rapid construction and potential government programs to expand housing supply.
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