06 Feb 1953
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1953
Page
1
Dulles and Harold Stassen arrive in Amsterdam for a first hand survey of Dutch flood damage. They tour amid Western European defense talks, noting aid from the United States and the stalled plan for a European army.
Flooded Netherlands fights back as officials vow reclaim of salt-kissed land. Evacuations in the southwest near Noor gouwe progress while a new dike break endangers a village. The three nations tally a mounting death and damage toll with thousands homeless and missing.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with colder air. Tonight low around 19 degrees and Saturday high near 31 degrees.
Wet heavy snow blanketed the Coulee Region slowing traffic and prompting cautions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Officials reported slippery highways from Ellsworth to Ashland with six inches in Vernon County and sanded roads near Westby. Forecast calls for colder weather and snow flurries with a 19 degree low Friday night and 31 degree high Saturday.
Milo G. Knutson is named chairman of the 1953 La Crosse County Red Cross fund drive with a goal of 34757 dollars. Mrs. Joseph Callaway returns as fund director as volunteers plan house-to-house canvassing March 1 and rural drives starting late February under new leadership and upcoming committee announcements.
Eisenhower aides push a pay as you go budget aiming for about 68.7 billion dollars in new spending for the next fiscal year. The plan contemplates nearly 10 billion dollars in cuts from Truman era estimates and may extend the excess profits tax beyond June 30 if renewed. House Speaker Joseph Martin comments echoed budget balancing emphasis.
Assemblyman Raymond Bice introduces a bill to let La Crosse build a new school on Lower French Island with authority to erect and equip buildings for school use. An early Assembly education committee hearing is promised. City officials say passage would solve legal barriers to replacing substandard housing and funding via bonds.
Police department warns no parking Friday from midnight in area between Front and Seventh Streets from Pine to Cass Streets due to snow removal operations. Authorities urge compliance to allow snow removal work and keep streets clear for plowing.
President Eisenhower signals a new focus on psychological warfare to keep the Communists guessing. He hints the Seventh Fleet will be moved from a protective role and that secrecy will be used to shape public support while congressional leaders are kept informed.
Pravda reports state security police arrested four Soviet citizens for spying and accuses foreign intelligence of using criminals as agents. Sas, Gurevich, Taratuta, and Romanov allegedly passed secrets to abroad, with details of their backgrounds and alleged activities outlined.
President Eisenhower announced the end of all wage and salary controls and lifted price controls on many consumer goods including meat. The White House said the move marks an orderly end to two years of government controls and allows employers and workers to freely negotiate pay. OPS and related wage boards’ powers are suspended, while pending wage petitions may no longer be implemented. Price orders remove curbs on meat, furniture, apparel, and restaurant meals, affecting thousands of items sold in departments stores.
A Madison group urged Gov. Walter J. Kohler to appoint a Western Wisconsin member to the Wisconsin Conservation Commission. The 45 minute meeting supported Alfred W. Rice of La Crosse and included sportsmen club representatives from Jackson Clark and Monroe Counties and Assemblyman Raymond C. Rice. They argued for balanced regional representation on the commission.
Two more individuals testified before the Common Council special investigation committee on Thursday night. The panel, in its second meeting of the week, refused to identify witnesses and has not issued a public statement. The Christie case prompts the inquiry into city departmental conduct. Members include Aldermen Harebo, Larkin, Schleiter, Roth, Blair, and Schultz. Next meeting date has not been announced.
Rep E Y Berry of South Dakota urges a national debt retirement program with a federal commission to retire the debt by 1998. He cites South Dakota's amortized debt success as proof and calls for sweeping measures beyond Eisenhower’s plan to extend debt maturities. The proposal gains GOP attention in Congress.
After a long filibuster the Wisconsin Senate voted 18 to 11 to concur with an Assembly resolution calling for area and population based reapportionment of Senate districts. The measure heads to the April 7 election.
La Crosse civic leaders learned the city is advertising for bids to build a bathhouse on the Black River beach with a June 8 completion goal. The project, held up by government restrictions, seeks city council action within a month as funds cover three years.
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