Employment gains outpace unemployment in seven-county area
The La Crosse WI district shows job gains of about 89 percent from November to January while unemployment rose over 100 percent. WSES notes winter employment is higher than in years past with 2,163 jobseekers in January and 116 percent rise from November. Camp McCoy closure adds to the mix as 1,500 laid off. fewer than 100 from La Crosse area.
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Special City Group Holds Quiet Third Meeting
The Common Council special investigating committee held its third formal session Tuesday night in City Hall with no public statement. Spokesmen refused to name the three visitors and all meetings have been closed to media. The panel is examining Patrolman James Christie’s case and related police department controversies.
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James Christie
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Fred Steele
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Weather update for La Crosse area
Local forecast notes partly cloudy and warmer tonight with increasing cloudiness Thursday. Low and high not clearly stated. high Thursday expected to be warm.
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Deal Receives DSA At Jaycee Annual Dinner
Orvin Flare delivers an inspirational address on Americas Future at Jaycee Bosses Night in Big Timber Mont Earning the Distinguished Service Award for 1952 Robert Deal’s surprise presentation by James Brindley Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce president Deal of Deal Garage La Crosse plus four football players Packers Badger team members attend. A $144 49 donation to March of Dimes from a Jaycee clerking project is announced.
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Ike Seeks Harmony in Early Moves of New Administration
President Eisenhower, in his third week, aims for party harmony and government economy. He plans to hike closer to GOP leaders, trim nonessential jobs, and limit costly construction. A luncheon with 18 Senate GOP leaders signaled a social, not business, start, with House leaders to follow.
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Vernon County Board Seeks Bonds for $400000 Home for Dependent Persons
Vernon County Board of Supervisors approved issuing negotiable bonds of 400000 to fund a new 100 bed home for dependent persons with a 20 year retirement plan. Bids are due April 20 in the county clerk’s office. The project includes a two story reinforced concrete and brick building with a chapel and isolation rooms. Wayne B Schlintz new district attorney explained the bonding process. Kenneth Adams was elected to succeed the late Henry Nerison as asylum trustee. The board granted $200 yearly raises to county officials. An airstrip project between Viroqua and Westby was tabled. The Red Cross urged support for a forthcoming blood mobile visit.
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Kenneth Adams
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Westby
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Extend Powers Of President To Reorganize
President Eisenhower seeks to renew the existing law granting him power to reorganize executive agencies for two years. The House approved the measure 389 to 5, aligning with Truman era authority. Senate action awaited. veto rules debated. Taft forecast smooth passage.
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Dulles Pledges West Will Seek limits on Korean War
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles assured Britain the United States will continue its policy to limit the Korean War. He calmed British outcries over shifts in U S foreign policy as he met with Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden.
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Huseby Warns Of Cut In Yet Housing Loans
Gordon Huseby director of the Department of Veterans Affairs told a joint finance committee hearing that under Gov Kohler s proposed budget state housing loans to veterans would drop sharply over the next two years from 18 million to about 2.88 million. He said loans per month would fall from 540 to about 200 and the average loan from 2997 to 1200. The department had requested 231450 for administration in 1953 55 but the governor cut it to 189450.
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Beef Price Controls to End by Friday
The government announced plans to remove price controls on beef and other meats, with an expected effective date likely this Friday. The move signals market shifts and potential price adjustments for consumers and producers alike.
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Flood Disaster Leaves Britain and Holland in Turmoil
Britain and Holland face fresh flood danger as high tides and gales persist. Rescue crews and international aid rush to save survivors from a catastrophe that may exceed two thousand deaths across the Netherlands and Britain, with hundreds of miles of dikes breached and thousands homeless.
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Eisenhower orders economy drive in Defense Department
The Defense Department faces an Eisenhower backed move to reexamine its $46.3 billion budget under a White House directive to cut spending and hiring. Assistant Defense Secretary W. J. McNeil said the review will cover equipment, construction and manpower, with assurances that no key defense program will be wrecked. Budget Director Dodge sets three rules: halt new hiring unless eliminations or savings are shown, limit construction to essential projects, and cut operations to a minimal level.
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W. J. McNeil
AFL Pushes Accelerated Political Action For 1954 Elections
The AFL top command plans an intensified political drive for the 1954 congressional races. James P. McDevitt of Labor’s League for Political Education prepared analysis showing labor-backed candidates fared well last year. The council also ordered L I A to purge crime and corruption by April 30 and hinted at further constitutional crackdown possibilities.
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Saas
Monte Carlo
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George Meany
APL
Senators Urge U S Aid for Formosa Forces Against Red China
In Washington, Senator Fulbright proposes delivering bombers to Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists to strike Red China, arguing Russians aid Korea and the move could open Chinese lines. Others defend Eisenhower's Seventh Fleet action while criticizing British policy and urging independent U.S. action.
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Rky
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Cooper
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Policy Faces Early Test as Tanker Heads to China
A Finnish tanker carrying 7,000 tons of strategic jet fuel from Romania sails toward Communist China despite U.S. efforts to halt it. The Wulma, in the Suez Canal area after loading at a Black Sea port, risks potential clashes near Formosa with possible U N involvement.
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Woman Dies at 102 in Madison Oldest Resident
Mrs. Jane Mee Iiguham, a Madison pioneer and Canadian native who lived in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire before moving to the city in 1919, died at her home Tuesday at age 102. Her husband had died in 1891.
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Jane Mee Iiguham
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