PSC schedules Jan 10 hearing on La Crosse spur abandonment
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin set a January 10 hearing in Madison to review City of La Crosse and Burlington Railroad Co. plans to abandon spur tracks serving La Crosse State College and city utilities. The case covers multiple spurs, proposed college development, and sewer projects, with the college ready to purchase right of way for 6200 and the city and railroad seeking approvals and compensation.
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City of la Crosse and Burlington Railroad Co
la Crosse State College Development
City Utilities
City and Railroad Company
State Office
Madison
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Burlington
State Street
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State College Board of Regents
Public Service Commission
Burlington Railroad Co
Green Bay Street
Sonce
City and Company
Jackson Street
State
Myrick Park
2Nd and
Market Streets
West Avenue
West
South Avenues
Alaska in Snow Siege as Cities Declare State of Emergency
Cordova and Fairbanks face roadblocks, rail limits, and airport closures as Alaska endures its worst storm in two decades. Anchorage reports 28 inches since Monday with 15 degrees above and 20 mph gusts, while officials warn of more snow and a potential subzero cold wave. An earthquake added minor disruption to the city early morning.
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Alaska
Cordova
Prince William Sound
Fairbanks
Ken Hinchey
Anchorage
Ty Clark
Anchorage Times
Harold Nordman
Alaska and
Richardson
Healy
Curry
Weather Bureau
More Employers to Fall Under State Compensation Law
In 1956 about 6,000 Wisconsin employers with four or more workers will come under the Unemployment Compensation Law. The division urges accurate daily payroll records and prompt contributions, with information packets to follow early next year.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission
Go Slow On Tax Cuts Warned By Subcommittee
A Senate House Economic subcommittee urged restraint on rapid tax cuts in the 1956 session. It warned a rate cut during boom times could be inflationary while proposing possible future reductions, offset by closing loopholes and debt repayment during booms. It noted a balanced budget is likely this fiscal year due to higher revenues.
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Washington
Senate House
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
House Economic Committee
Channel 8 Televises Cotton Bowl Rose Bowl Monday
WKBT La Crosse will air two classic football bowls on Monday starting at 11:15 a.m. with the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. At 12:45 p.m. the Cotton Bowl features TCU against Mississippi, followed by a year end look at 3:30. The Rose Bowl between Michigan State and UCLA begins at 3:45 p.m.
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WKBT
la Crosse
Pasadena
Calif
NBC
Dallas
Tex
TCU
Horned Frogs
Rebels
Mississippi
Texas Christian University
Michigan State
UCLA
West Coast
Spartans
Slippery Northern Roads Reported As Ice Lingers
Madison reports main highways in the northern part of the state still have slippery stretches due to old ice and snow. Southern roads are in good condition with no reports of new snow from the Motor Vehicle Department.
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Madison
State
Skyrockers Plan Grandad Bluff Fireworks Display
Skyrockers honor 1956 with a Grandad Bluff fireworks show coordinated to near perfect time. Chief Bonadurer reports 675 dollars of aerial rockets and color effects, with spectators lining Grandad Bluff and nearby windows to watch the 18 minute display.
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Grandad Bluff
William Bonadurer Jr
Bonadurer
Niagara Falls
la Crosse County
Teacher Arraigned On Larceny Charge In Milwaukee Case
Ruth M. Werner, 24, a Rockford Illinois teacher, faced a larceny charge after allegedly taking $500 in women's clothing from three downtown Milwaukee stores. Judge Robert Hansen continued the case to January and she was released without bond. Police reported most clothing recovered from her hotel room.
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Milwaukee
Ruth M. Werner
Rockford
Ill
Robert Hansen
Lan
Miss Wersner
Stalin Told Roosevelt of Poland Move After Yalta
Newly published Yalta papers reveal Stalin told Roosevelt he planned a Poland government friendly to the Soviet Union. The collection also shows Moscow sought to break up Germany and demilitarize its industry, with reparations in machinery over a decade.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
State Department
Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin Plainiy
Yalta
Poland
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Germany
Three Quints Return Home to Heal Family Rift
North Bay Ontario report says three Dionne quintuplets Yvonne Cecile and Annette returned from Montreal with Oliva Jr and two others to mend a rift with parents Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne. Marie remained in Montreal recovering from illness. Emilie died in 1954.
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Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Quints
Yvonne
Cecile
Annette
Oliva Jr
Montreal
L. M. Edwards
Trust Company
Marie
Emilie
New Officers Added To State Traffic Patrol
Madison reports 41 of the first class of 180 to join the Wisconsin Traffic Patrol as part of a 1955 expansion. Training starts at Camp McCoy next month with 70 current members and aims to triple the force within 18 months. Governor Kohler and Melvin Larson urge strengthened highway safety amid holiday fatalities.
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Wisconsin Traffic Patrol
Camp McCoy
Midwest
Melvin ©. Larson
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin High
Charity Came Easy Generous Businesswoman Thefts May Total Million
Norfolk auditors probe Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn findings show Minnie Mangum 52 admitted stealing funds. Investigators estimate shortages up to 1 million dollars over five years with 100000 tied to past year. Mangum served as assistant secretary treasurer and handled records with a system enabling balance juggling. Bail set at 25000. preliminary hearing postponed to February 7 as audit continues.
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Norfolk
Minnie C. Mangum
Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn
Miss Minnie
White House replies to Khrushchev on Eastern Europe aid
The White House defended peaceful liberation of captive Eastern European peoples in a statement approved by Eisenhower and Dulles. Hagerty said the goal remains unchanged until success is achieved, denying Khrushchev's charges of crude interference and reiterating U S foreign policy aims.
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Fla
White House
Eisenhower
United States
James C. Hagerty
State Dulles
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Communist Party
Dulles
Khrushchev
Geneva
Hagerty
Eisenhowser
Washington
Europe
Gesneva
United Nations
La Crosse Cited For Traffic Safety Mark
The National Safety Council lists La Crosse Wis in the 25 000 50 000 population group at 0.0 deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles for the first 11 months of 1955. Also named in the 500 000 750 000 group are Milwaukee Minneapolis and Dallas with 2.0 deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles.
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National Safety Council
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Dallas
la Crosse
Wis
Muskegon
Mich
Cheyenne
Wyo
La Crosse Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday
Fair and not quite so cold tonight. Saturday will be fair and warmer. Sunday will be partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight four above zero. High Saturday twenty two.
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la Crosse
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