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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1952

Page

2

Mild Weather Forecast For Coulee Area

Meteorologist A D Sanial reports moderate temperatures for the next two days in the Coulee region with a low of 16 Monday night and a Tuesday high around 26 degrees No zero weather expected for the rest of the year Readings at 11 am show 16 degrees with an east south east wind of nine mph Six inches of snow remain on the ground The days are getting longer about two minutes more each day compared to the shortest day of the year North state readings near 30 degrees to 38 in the south indicate a mix of rain and snow in the forecast for Wisconsin including isolated flurries in the northwest Grantsburg tied the low at three below zero while Wausau and Lone Rock were below zero La Crosse reached 25 Sunday Milwaukee was 10 degrees warmer The weather pattern extends from the Rockies to the East Coast with showers in Florida and the Pacific coast seeing rain and snow in the north and California Showers spread into eastern Washington Oregon and Idaho Southern Texas had only a drizzle

A. D. Sanial Coulee Sanal la Crosse Tne Associated Press Wisconsin Asigh Grantsburg Wausau Lone Rock Milwaukee Rockies Florida California Washington Oregon Idaho Texas

Navy Admiral Says MIGs Plentiful Over Korea War Zone

Rear Admiral William D. Johnson, commander of Task Force 77 off Korea, says enemy MIGs and anti aircraft fire are plentiful and becoming heavier. He notes carrier planes hit targets along the eastern front near the Yalu River up to Manchuria with precision bombing, stressing strict visibility and briefings. Johnson spoke with U S News and World Report aboard the Bon Homme Richard near Wonsan, while the Air Force and Navy divide Korea roughly east and west.

Washington William D. Johnson Navy Korea Johnson Alu River Manchuria U. S. News and World Report Bon Homme Richard Wonsan North Korea

Whitehall Couple Moves To La Crosse

Mr and Mrs Emil Johnson plan move to La Crosse where they run a cafe formerly operated by their daughter Mrs Paul Kjos who is returning to work at the company there. They will rent their Whitehall house.

Whitehall, Wis Emil Johnson la Crosse Paul Kjos Canceringompany Ohnson Whitehall

McCarthy vows to weed subversives from colleges and government

McCarthy says investigations will target Communists across education and all fields and that the effort will continue despite opposition from the President and administration. He dismisses fears of thought control and insists freedom of thought is not at risk when Communists are removed.

McCarthy Velde

House Group To Urge More Data On Tax-Free Foundations

A special House committee will likely urge Congress to require tax free foundations to provide detailed information on their activities and scholars funded. The probe, aimed at preventing subversive use of foundation funds, includes testimony from a former Soviet official and Louis Budenz who claimed many associates were Communist Party members.

House Group Washington House Congress Foreign Office Stalin West Louis Budenz Daily Worker Communist Party Budenz

Seven Crashes Listed In City Over Week End

Seven weekend crashes reported by city police involved total damage of 50 dollars or more. The incidents spanned Adams and 16th streets, Rose Street, Fourth Street, and Copeland Avenue with multiple injuries and vehicle damages.

Theodore Knudson S. 4Th St Adams Street Alfred Miller S. 19Th St 16Th Street Coral Olson Dubuque Rose Street Herbert Lee la Crescent Minn Donna Schmaltz Ontario Albert Schaefer Copeland Ave Fourth Street State Schaefer Schmaltz Kenneth Covey S. 15Th St Joseph Egan Covey Egan King Dakota James Thesing Third Street Main Thesing Wayne Arnett Pine St Arnett

Nine Million Psychiatric Patients in U S Reds Claim

Pravda asserts nine million psychiatric patients in the United States and four million alcoholics along with many drug addicts. It also cites widespread persecution mania blamed on war propaganda, offering no Soviet figures for comparison.

Moscow Pravda U.S Soviet Union

Fire at Jay Street theater damages gift shop and walls

Firefighters battled a large blaze at the Jay Street theater area with four alarm responses from 7:16 to 8:03 a.m. The roof collapsed sending sparks to nearby buildings as water was pumped through floors. The fire was under control by 9:41 a.m. with extensive damage to the theater and nearby structures.

Kessel City Jay Street Hollywood Theater Zenno Gorder Carl Wahlistrom Evans Cartage Company

Wisconsin Holiday Accidents Claim Two Youths

Accidents since the Christmas holiday began claim two lives in Wisconsin. Edward Komorowski, 25, of West Allis, formerly Fond du Lac, was killed when his car struck a North Western freight train near South Milwaukee. Donald Newby, 12, of Stevens Point, died when a .22 rifle given as a Christmas gift discharged accidentally by his 15-year old brother, Charles.

Wisconsin Edward Komorowski West Allis Fond du Lac North Western Milwaukee Donald Newby Stevens Point Charles

Chairman of Cities Service Oil Company Dies In Crash

Arthur Warren Ambrose 63 chairman for the board of Cities Service Oil Company of Delaware died in an automobile crash last night in Tulsa Oklahoma. His wife also perished in the accident.

Board of Cities Service Oil Company Tulsa Okla Arthur Warren Ambrose Cities Service Oil Company of Delaware Cities Service of New York Ambrose

NYC Faces Bus Line Strike Threat Ahead of New Year

NYC faces a strike by the CIO Transport Union that could paralyze private bus lines serving 342 million daily riders. Mayor Impellittieri pledges round the clock effort while Gov. Dewey rejects state seizure and tax relief proposals as futile.

New York New York City Vincent R. Impellitteri CIO Transport Union Thomas E. Dewey Albany

Eisenhower forms interim agriculture committee before inauguration

The incoming administration creates an interim Agriculture Committee led by Dean Ke Myers to serve until January 20 and possibly beyond, with a plan to appoint a bipartisan federal agricultural commission later. The panel includes Jesse W. Tapp John H. Davis Carl Farrington and others from major firms farm groups and universities.

Myers Agriculture College Cornell University Federal Agricultural Commission Eisenhower Robert A. Taft Ohio Senate Swanton Agricultural Committee Jesse W. Tapp San Francisco Bank of America John H. Davis Boston National Wool Marketing Corp Carl Farrington Archer - Daniels - Midland Company Minneapolis Harry B. Caldwell Greensboro N. C State Grange Romeo Short Brinkley Ark American Farm Bureau Federation Homer R. Davison Chicago American Meat Institute D. W. Brooks Atlanta West Lafayette Ind Purdue University

Allied Air and Ground Attacks Reported in Korea

U N forces say air power destroyed 35 trucks 13 box cars and damaged one locomotive amid a Red ground assault on Rocky Point near Sniper Ridge. The five hour fight near Kumhwa ridge ended with Communist withdrawal after Allied fire.

Rocky Point Kumhwa U. N Seoul

Concert in Washburn School auditorium by Kienholz and Spangler

The La Crosse Music Study Club sponsors a Monday concert in the Washburn School auditorium at 8 p.m. featuring contralto Ruth Ardelle Kienholz and pianist Norma Spangler. A collection benefits the La Crosse Music Award Association which funds scholarships for rising local musicians.

la Crosse Music Study Club Washburn School Main Streets Ruth Ardelle Kienholz Norma Spangler la Crosse Music Award Association Risling la Crosse

Weather Outlook for East and Center Monday Night

The Eastern third of the nation except Northern New England and the Lake shores will see generally fine weather Monday night with cold temperatures. A high pressure area marks the cold air core over the East. Southerly winds through the center will bring more cloudiness and rain spreading northward.

New England

Communists Attack Coronation Plans In Propaganda Blast

The Communist Daily Worker denounces next year’s coronation celebrations as a costly royal show. It argues the monarchy defends privilege and offers no personal objection to royal family members, while calling the royals well meaning but not highly intelligent.

London Elizabeth Communist Daily Worker

Mining Firm Files $148 Million Mortgage In Taconite Program

The Reserve Mining Co. filed a 148 million dollar mortgage with St. Louis and Lake Counties registers of deeds as the first financing step for its taconite program. Operations will occur at Babbitt with a processing plant under construction at Beaver Bay. Compaq officials expect first treated taconite shipments from Beaver Bay in 1955.

Duluth, Minn The Reserve, Mining Co St. Louis Lake Counties Babbitt Beaver Bay Compaq

Russian Workers 40 Years Ahead Of Themselves Claim

Moscow Radio reviewed 1952 and asserted Russian workers like Pavel Bykov, a lathe operator, leaped 40 years ahead by completing schedules for 1991, signaling extraordinary future-oriented productivity in Soviet labor.

Red Radio London Moscow Radio Pavel Bykov

FCC hearing on Duluth Superior TV license delayed

The FCC postponed the hearing on two applications for channel 6 in Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin. Ridson Inc of Superior and Lakehead Telecasters Inc of Duluth seek the license. An examiner, Herbert Sharfman, agreed to the postponement after a conference with the applicants' attorneys. They said negotiations are under way to consolidate the rival filings.

Washington P Duluth Minn Superior Wis Ridson, Inc Lakehead Telecasters, Inc Herbert Sharfman Federal Communications Commission

Last Of 7 Tunneling Convicts Behind Bars

The last two of seven convicts who tunneled out of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla were captured in Oregon. Robert Palmer, 23, and Robert Cameron, 37, were arrested on U S Highway 30 between Baker and LaGrande driving a stolen car. Neither offered resistance.

Seattle Washington State Penitentiary Walla Walla Dee Oregon Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Robert Palmer Robert Cameron U. S. Highway 30 Baker and LaGrande Spofford Ore

Father Killed By Son In Hunting Accident

In Cross City Florida a 23 year old hunter shot and killed his father W. H. Rosier as he bent to prepare a deer he had just killed. Sheriff L E Hatcher called it an accident with Trammell G May of Gainesville as a witness naming the shooter as Bob Rosier.

Cross City Fla W. H. Rosier Gainesville Rosier L. E. Hatcher Trammell G. May Hatcher Bob Rosier

Melvina Farmhouse Destroyed by Fire

The house on the old John Johnson farm a mile south of Melvina was destroyed by fire Monday morning. The farm is owned by Henry Bohl of Cashton and tenanted by the Bakke gustin family. Most household goods were saved, but the house was a total loss.

Melvina Wis John Johnson Henry Bohl Cashton Bakkestun

Student Suffers Arm Injury in Toboggan Accident

Charlotte Weiking, 18, of 2101 30th St, suffered an arm injury while tobogganing with a group near the South Side Burlington Railroad depot Sunday night. Police say she, a student at St Francis School of Nursing, was transported to a local hospital by police ambulance at 8 43 p.m.

Charlotte Weiking 30Th St Miss Weikig St. Francis School of Nursing South Side Burlington Railroad

Winona Livestock Market Report Details Prices and Hours

Swift and Co reports buying hours nine to four weekdays and Saturday mornings. Hog prices show declines with top at 17.50 and varied rates by weight. Cattle and calves list Prime to utility ranges, with lambs steady and regional Chicago and South St. Paul quotes for hogs cattle calves and produce.

Chicago Livestock Chicago USDA South St, Paul South St, Paul, Minn Lgood and Choice

Senators debate fiber of filibuster limits prior to Eisenhower talks

Four Senate Republican leaders plan to meet President-elect Eisenhower in New York to discuss filibusters and civil rights legislation. The Lehman Humphrey plan seeks to drop the 64 vote threshold to 49 or more to order debate limits. Bridges Taft Millikin and Saltonstall will discuss the topic and its likely clash with anti filibuster strategy.

Senate Lehman - Humphrey Group Eisenhower New York City Sen Bridges RNH Taft Ohio Millikin R-Cole Saltonstall Mass

Stolen Items From Car Reported In Sparta

Pfc. L. Buttrey of Camp McCoy reported items taken from his parked car in Sparta Wisconsin. Missing are a pair of Chains pliers set of sockets in red tin holders and a four way wheel wrench.

Sparta Wis Pfc L. Buttrey Camp McCoy

Liferaft on Lake Michigan May Hint at Missing Cargo Plane

Liferaft buried in sand and ice on Lake Michigan shoreline near South Haven may hold clues to a cargo plane missing since December 24. The raft was found by Arthur F. Smith and appeared recently dropped. the plane, a twin engine Lockheed Electra en route from Columbus to Milwaukee, vanished after seeking landing instructions.

South Haven Mich Lake Michigan Here Arthur F. Smith Wilton Lyman Toledo Robert Taylor Marion Columbus Milwaukee Mitchell Field Kelly

Weather Record U8 Department of Commerce Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Partly cloudy and warmer tonight for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Tuesday brings increasing cloudiness with light snow in the northwest and southeast. Temperatures indicate 8 to 18 degrees in various zones. Shippers forecast urges protecting shipments within 150 miles of La Crosse until 6 a.m. Tuesday with regional temperature ranges.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa la Crosse

River Forecast for Hastings to Guttenberg

River readings predict almost no change in river stages across the district Tuesday. No gate operations of consequence are indicated.

Hastings Guttenberg

Dr May Atom Spy Released From British Prison

Dr Alan Nunn May, the West’s first convicted atom spy, was released from Wakefield Prison in England after serving six years and eight months of a ten year sentence. He admitted being a Communist scientist and supplied uranium sample details to the Russians. May left through a side door as reporters watched. destination undisclosed.

Wakefield Eng Alan Nunn May U. S May Britain

Israel objects to arms deliveries to Arab states

Tel Aviv reports Britain offers 13 Meteor jet planes to each Arab nation for 115000 dollars each. Egypt Syria and Lebanon ready to accept. Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett warns Western arms deliveries threaten Israel's security. He notes the United States may supply Egypt, though jet planes have not been available to Israel.

Tel Aviv Israel Egypt Britain Middle East Moshe Sharett Maariv

Trafalgar Square Fountain Soaped by Unknown Prankster

In London the Trafalgar Square fountain at Nelson's Column was turned into a frothy bath after an unknown prankster poured detergent into key spots. Water churned the suds into a snowy lather before it washed away.

London Trafalgar Square Nelson

La Crosse Tribune Publication Details and Rates

The La Crosse Tribune announces publication details including staff roles, office address, and AP membership. It lists home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse and surrounding regions, with varied pricing by distance and duration.

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