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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
4
A two week Hungnam evacuation freed 105,000 soldiers and Marines and 100,000 Korean civilians to safety in the Pusan area. The withdrawal involved 193 ships and 17,000 vehicles, with docks wrecked by naval demolitions and a ring of fire from air and sea backing the retreat.
The piece argues that farm price supports remain a political fixture though cracks appear in the system. Egg price supports end after December 31 and the potato program is collapsing under its weight. Defense of price supports persists despite losses and shifting political calculations. The text cites historic military examples and ends with a biblical quotation.
New Orleans leaders of old carnival organizations decline participation in the 1951 Mardi Gras amid wartime hard times. Some argue relaxation is needed, others say fun should not divert attention from the war effort. The piece notes the shared responsibility to support troops and wartime duties.
The piece notes Hoover and Dewey offering alternative policies to Truman while urging dispassionate critique of U N and U S roles. It lists five core criticisms: UN shortfalls in Korea, perception of a U S led fight, manpower for Europe, UN appeasement concerns, and China aggressor labeling. It concludes that America seeks clarified policy and stronger UN leadership.
In Madison the new session will push licensing bills across crafts and professions including opticians. State officials discuss expanding the Capitol building and boosting state investment returns, while Assemblyman Earl Hanson’s death opens leadership gaps. The tax study panel highlights gaps such as income tax publicity.
In a Washington debate over Hoover’s Europe speech two GOP wings emerge isolationist led by Taft and nonisolationist led by Dewey with figures like Ives and Morse arguing from opposite sides. Secretaries Acheson and Marshall provoke further party factionalism as internal caucus rows reveal potential schisms.
The article explains two major changes on Jan 1 under the new Social Security law. First, taxes rise for many workers from 3 percent of the first 3000 earned to 3 percent on the first 3600. Second, roughly 10 million people gain coverage for the first time, with eight groups listed as newly eligible including self employed, domestic and agricultural workers, certain sales and driver roles, and workers abroad, among others.
Ten years ago Grandad Bluff planned a giant New Year message at 12:01 a m to greet 1941 as 75 national guardsmen return home from Christmas leave. Alumni beat Central high 18 to 9 in Hixon gym with Host Novak Bunge Miller Wuest. Other items include Ingvar Wedervang visiting La Crosse and a 30 year past arm fracture incident.
Washington notes recount a mobilization proclamation signed by President Truman as photographers and cameramen scrambled for close ups. A witty exchange aboard the ceremony and a 1944 anecdote about General Electric president Charles E. Wilson frame the piece.
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