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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1952
Page
1
Washington report says Churchill will press for recognition as a full participant in any Eisenhower Stalin talks while Everett heads to New York for a possible meeting. British officials describe the meeting as informal with no set agenda and expect talks to cover trade energy secrecy and defense in the Pacific.
The Common Council formed a six member investigating committee to probe city affairs including the Christie case. Patrolman James Christie faces a police and fire hearing January 5 over gambling debts and interference with district attorney charges. City Atty Fred Steele urged immediate appointment of an unbiased group to review Christie and broader city department concerns.
Checks totaling 1600 plus a 2 dollar bill were found in a special delivery letter postmarked La Crosse and signed by Earl Langston the tavern proprietor. Police say the burglar likely hid in a back room and was locked in when the tavern closed. Investigators also questioned postal workers trying to identify the stamp purchaser.
A Royal Hellenic Air Force C47 crashed into a hill near a Southern Korea airfield killing fourteen aboard, including ten U.S. servicemen and four crew. The U.S. Air Force cited possible engine failure and the crash occurred two miles from the field.
A princess was born on Christmas Eve into the Hohenzollern family. She will be christened Armgard and is the first child of Prince Wilhelm Karl von Preussen, grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Prince Wilhelm’s father is Prince Oskar, the Kaiser’s youngest son.
President-elect Eisenhower aides say he aims for durable world peace with honor but fears being hoodwinked by the Russians at any conference with Premier Stalin. They insist on clear Russian goodwill demonstrations before face to face talks, and note no great optimism for meeting conditions. The new administration leaves the next move to Stalin.
The four day Christmas holiday saw 336 traffic deaths by midweek with nearly 100 more lives lost in various accidents including ship fires. The National Safety Council warned this could become the highest holiday highway toll in U.S. history and urged drivers to use common sense and courtesy while noting snow and ice were largely absent on major highways. States with the heaviest tolls included Ohio New York California Texas Pennsylvania Missouri Illinois Indiana Virginia and Michigan with alcohol impairment deceptive conditions and lack of courtesy named as major factors.
The La Crosse parks and recreation department says six rinks open Saturday at 5 30 p m for the first time this season. West Avenue Hood Hogan St Andrew Roosevelt and Copeland will host. Each rink has attendants and warming houses and will stay open till 9 30 p m. Through the holidays hours are 1 p m to 9 30 p m with additional rinks possibly opening Monday.
Wisconsin’s holiday death toll rose to 10 after a Christmas Eve tragedy near Shawano where Mitchell Pamonicutt 36 his wife Regina 38 and Maykis Wolfe 55 were found dead in a car trapped in snow with carbon monoxide poisoning. Anton Barkus 73 died after being struck by a Racine passenger train on Christmas Day. The remaining six fatalities stemmed from traffic accidents.
A Minneapolis man, Clarence P. Peterson 62, died in a head on collision near Wauzeka on Highway 60 Friday. Joseph H. Blair 64, Eagle River, was critically injured and hospitalized in Milwaukee. Both drivers were alone. sheriff T C Pake led the investigation.
For La Crosse and vicinity fair tonight and Sunday not quite so cold tonight rising temperature Sunday low tonight 8 high Sunday 28
Fluffy Fredrickson a black and white Angora cat died early Friday just before turning 24. The pet once drew headlines for its extreme age equating to about 140 human years. Owners Mr and Mrs Roy Fredrickson of 2102 Park Drive report a single surviving kitten, whose life span will be watched with interest.
Sen Mundt predicts a Republican Southern Democrat coalition will steer major 83rd Congress decisions including tax cuts federal spending and FEPC policy. He notes Southern backing for Eisenhower in Texas Florida Virginia and Tennessee should be reflected in proposals and argues civil rights measures face tough odds.
Premier-designate Jacques Soustelle pressed to assemble a De Gaulle right wing coalition in Paris W facing a Monday resignation crisis. He vowed to seek support from independents while pledging NATO reforms and a stronger presidency, drawing both cautious support and opposition. He planned to reveal his decision Sunday afternoon.
U N Raiders push through snow and cold on the Western Front to strike the Chinese Communist forces. The 40 minute clash near Panmunjom left an estimated 53 hostiles killed or wounded while Allied air assets reported efforts to clear front-line areas.
Tony Michael Emmanuel Garrett, born by caesarean weeks early, weighs 8 pounds 7 ounces. Mother Jean Garrett, 27, treated for Hodgkins disease, is reported in good shape and both she and the infant are in Angelus Hospital maternity ward.
The United States Methodist Church reports 9,180,428 members in the U S and possessions, with overseas members bringing total to 10,003,653. Contributions for all purposes reach 289,791,195, buildings and improvements exceed 8 million, debts paid total 15,070,942, world service benevolences 15,148,833, and Advance fund 4,137,046. Woman’s Society of Christian Service adds 64,232 to 1,694,898, church schools tally 6,141,284 with nearly four million in Sunday school attendance.
In an Oval Office interview President Truman recalls key decisions including sending troops to Korea under UN mandate, contends it prevented a second global war, and cites the Greek Turkish aid and Marshall Plan as achievements as he looks toward a January national broadcast outlining his administration’s course.
George C. Duffy 21 will face a Cedar Rapids trial on January 5 at 10 a.m. for the alleged first degree murder of James Hackman 18. The case was postponed from December 17 and then December 29 as Linn County jurors prepare.
French and Vietnamese paratroopers conducted parachute jumps today to reinforce land forces advancing on a Vietminh pocket near Na San in northwest Indochina. Ground reports said no major contact had occurred yet as the operation, termed a reconnaissance offensive, targets a pocket formed after enemy withdrawals from Na San following four weeks of heavy attacks.
A tropical storm with 50 mph winds at its center churns across the Pacific toward the Philippine Islands. The Weather Bureau said the storm was 600 miles east of Mindanao Island.
A House Judiciary subcommittee labeled former Asst. Atty. Gen. T Lamar Caudle Honorable motivated yet weak, noting his firing in 1951 for outside activities. They praised his career as a reflection of Justice, while Rep. Rogers called the praise unwarranted and cited a mink coat gift as grounds for action.
Britain's Prime Minister Churchill, aged 78, will sail on the Queen Mary next week for informal talks with President-elect Eisenhower in New York, to pay respects to President Truman, then proceed to Jamaica for a two week tropical holiday. Arrival in the U S is expected January 4 though weather may delay.
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