Uncertainties Weigh on La Crosse New Year Plans
The La Crosse community faces a new year shaped by global peril and national preparedness. City plans like the municipal auditorium and airport building proceed with caution, while housing may tighten except in emergencies near a military hub. The piece urges orderly planning, zoning outside the city, highway extensions, and continued strong industry and agriculture as the town readies for possible wartime demands, citing Job 38:17.
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la Crosse
United States
Sawyer
State Planning Board
1951 Call to Unity and Strong Defense
A New Year appeal urges total national effort to strengthen military power and unity at home and abroad. Citizens must endure sacrifices to defend freedom against totalitarian threats, commemorating World War II gains while facing new dangers and preserving liberty.
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la Crosse
America
Hitler
Mussolini
Free World
Stalin
Strategic air power to aid UN in Korea
The essay argues that strategic air power and naval fire can turn the tide in Korea. It notes 250000 evacuees from Hungnam show naval firepower, supports more air missions, and urges closer air-ground coordination. It discusses bomber roles, funding, and limits behind Manchurian borders.
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Washington
Korea
U. S. Navy
Hungnam
Lawrence
United Nations
Hoover plan would weaken sea and air power says critic
In a blunt critique, Herbert Hoover’s proposed defensive use of sea power is challenged as hollow. The piece argues mobility and offensive capability define sea and air power, warning Hoover would abandon strategic advantages by ceding Western Europe to Soviet influence and cutting off allied bases in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Herbert Hoover
Mahan
Soviet Union
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West Africa
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John Slessor
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British Isles
Japan
Goering
Britain
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Middle East
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Brussels
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Moscow
We Cannot Force Friendship With Foreign Peoples
A persuasive patriotic screed argues that friendship cannot be imposed on unwilling nations. It cites Korea, Pearl Harbor, and Chinese and Russian opposition to U S missions, warning against relying on monetary ties and urging readiness to defend democracy in the Orient.
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Manchuria
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Paris
Peking
Orient
China
Pearl Harbor
Now Showing At Camp McCoy Army Theater
Report From Around Town notes Now Showing At Theater Two Camp McCoy features At War with the Army starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Also mentions a Christmas card postmark misdated to 1947 and a Shrine Cigar Bowl preview linking Ace Loomis and John Knispel from Valparaiso and La Crosse.
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Jerry Lewis
Camp McCoy
Tampa Morning Tribune
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Valparaiso
Ace Loomis
John Knispel
John
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