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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
4
The study outlines three main retirement program groups privately operated federally sponsored and state and local blends. Federal programs lead in assets about 30 billion growing 2 billion yearly. State local assets near 9 billion growing 1 billion yearly. Private programs around 21 billion with 3 billion annual growth.
The Red Cross bloodmobile visit in La Crosse garnered 605 pints, well above the 375 pint goal. Donors from many organizations and new volunteers backed the effort with a vigorous team of workers, making it a heartwarming Christmas gift to those in need.
The city spent ten thousand dollars on a survey showing that 70 percent of Angelenos cannot name their councilman and 15 percent cannot name their mayor. The study also finds 60 percent don’t know what a bond issue is and 50 percent don’t understand a balanced budget.
The 1955 Herald Tribune essay argues that the South remains pivotal in 1956 politics. It notes Chief Justice Warren as a dubious nominee, Lyndon Johnson gains, and southern anti-Stevenson sentiment shapes the tilt away from Trumanism. It stresses the necessity of organizing southern support for Republicans.
Opinion in Pisa favors lowering the Leaning Tower of Pisa rather than risking its collapse. Professor Boaga proposes taking it down piece by piece and rebuilding on a concrete platform to retain a deliberate lean. The plan aims to preserve the 12th century architecture while acknowledging the tower’s ongoing tilt.
A joke depicts a henpecked husband who lists his wife as mistress of the children, servant, dog, and parrot while asserting he has some say with the goldfish. It warns that flowery language does not mean generosity or goodwill.
Navy divers scour the Potomac River mouth for parts of the Seamaster jet flying boat that crashed weeks ago. Security aboard each recovery ship guards the wreckage while pieces such as an engine seat cushions hull sections and wing fragment are found. Britain’s Earl Mountbatten toured the Skymaster project with approval and President Batlle reportedly received a genuine U.S. invitation amid discreet foreign visits by others through medical entry schemes.
In Madison Governor Kohler notes Wisconsin supports a highway budget over 100 million dollars yearly while institution building funds remain limited. He points to the building commission’s exhausted authorities and the political pull of roads versus schools, with auto traffic and commerce driving public opinion.
A review of W G Rogers Literary Guidepost Winter's Tales from St Martin's Press notes 12 stories by W S Pritchett Osbert Sitwell Storm Jameson Bryan MacMahon Frank O'Connor L P Hartley Pamela Hansford Johnson and others. Amis Cooper Toury Hartley Jameson O'Connor and MacMahon receive praise with Pritchett's The Satisfactory highlighted as a favorite.
Analysis argues the president would seek a second term only if health allows full duty. Delegation is warned against as it weakens executive power amid past attempts to curb presidential authority. The piece cites Morse and Bricker episodes and recalls Truman’s reminder that ultimate decisions stay with the presidency.
The NAACP urges Congress to condition federal aid to education on ending segregation in public schools. It backs amendments to block funds to noncompliant states, citing the 1954 Supreme Court ruling, while noting opposition from Southern Democrats and key lawmakers like Rep. Powell.
A year end reflection titled Portraits is by James J. Metcalfe. The poem expresses enduring love through each month from January to December and vows to keep the beloved in the heart into the new year. Copyright 1955 Field Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
Ten years ago Loris Hoeft oversaw painting the Logan High School auditorium during Christmas holidays marking the first refresh since its 1939 construction.
German federal government reports in Bonn that German airmen now pilot planes without foreign help for the first time since the war ended. The two DC-3 type Lufthansa aircraft operate on inter European routes linking Hamburg Frankfort Duesseldorf Stuttgart and Munich with all German crews at the controls.
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