Kerr Sees GOP Seeds For 1954 Defeat In Farm Policy
Sen Kerr of Oklahoma charged President Eisenhower's secretary of agriculture Ezra Taft Benson is sowing seeds for a GOP defeat in 1954 by not halting the decline in beef and other farm prices. He urged full parity support and warned profits for farmers will stay bleak without action.
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Washington
Sen
Kerr
Dokla
Eisenhower
Congress
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Truman
Anderson
New Mexico
CBS
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Tuesday
Cloudy conditions prevail with occasional periods of snow in La Crosse and vicinity. Not as cold tonight with a low around 22. Highs by Tuesday reach about 34 degrees.
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la Crosse
Navy and Air Force feud over Bradley successor heats up
In Washington the Navy and Air Force clash anew as Army Gen. Omar Bradley nears finishing his Joint Chiefs chair assignment next summer. Each service claims it should supply the next chairman, reviving old disputes over missions and prestige.
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Bradley
Washington
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs For Staff
Army
Omar Bradley
Arthur Radford
Eisen‘hower
Pacific Fleet Command
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs
Hoyt Vandenberg
Vanderberg
AFL and Navy clash over Taft Hartley and Joint Chiefs hints
The AFL plans a broad campaign against the Taft Hartley Act amid CIO criticisms of proposed changes. Washington talks center on a coordinated lobbying effort, with Meany and AFL leaders poised to testify before Capitol Hill while preparations for hearings unfold.
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Federation of Labor
AFL
CIO
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
AFL Executive Council
Monte Carlo
George Meany
Meany
Capitol Hill
House
Senate Labor
Rep
McConnell
R-Pa
Senate
Congress
Bee Afl
Dulles Back From Europe Reports To Eisenhower
Secretary of State Dulles and Mutual Security Director Stassen return from a 10 day west European swing to brief President Eisenhower on leaders views toward a joint European defense force. They warned of urgency in forming a West European army and potential shifts in U.S. aid policy.
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Dulles
U.S
Eisenhower
Stassen
Western
Europe
Washington
White House
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
Congress
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sec
Oftate
John Foster Dulles
Harold Stassen
Village Board Okays La Crescent Street Improvement Plan
La Crescent Minnesota village board unanimously approves a street improvement project costing about 101 000. About 100 residents attend a hearing, six oppose. Plan covers five miles of bituminous paving on main streets, curb and gutter in the business district, with assessments of 1.50 per abutting foot or 5 per foot for curb and gutter.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Henry Vollenweider
William Lathrop
Carl Wittenberg
Christ Ambuhl
Edward Belangie
Heavy Type Bomber Seen Over La Crosse
A low flying B 36 heavy bomber caused curiosity in La Crosse residents around 7 30 am Monday. The La Crosse Municipal Airport confirmed the aircraft type but could not identify its origin or destination as it was not in contact with airport communications.
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la Crosse
Blizzards Hit Dutch Flooded Lands Hurting Dike Repairs
Severe snow ice and winds hampered Holland’s dike repairs as airdrops by Dutch, American and British crews continued. The three nations delivered 40 000 sandbags and equipment while pumps removed seawater from flooded areas. Death toll climbed to about 1964 official with near 2000 unofficial counts.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Britain
Belgium
Southern Students Arrive In Wausau For Exchange
Twenty six high school students from Laurel Mississippi begin a two week visit in Wausau Wisconsin as part of a student exchange. They will attend school take part in social events and try winter sports while hosted by local families.
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Wausau
Laurel
Miss
Mississippi
Allison Wiman
Jersey City Officials Aid In Garbage Pickup
Deputy Mayor William Flanagan and City Commissioner Bernard Berry joined 250 city workers at the Public Works Montgomery Street yard to lift garbage cans after a Superior Court order halted payments in a contract dispute. Angelo Bevacqua assisted from the truck, catching and tossing cans.
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Jersey City
N.J
William Flanagan
Flanagan
Bernard J. Berry
Montgomery St. Yards
Public Works Department
Berry
Angelo Bevacqua
Fifth Ward
Democratic Party
No New Gadget Just Boy Learning To Drive
Milwaukee patrolmen curb a car with no one at the wheel but an 11 year old peering from the dashboard. Frank Shimetz 45 says he was teaching the boy to drive. In police court he paid 4.12 dollars in costs and promised to hold lessons off a few years.
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Milwaukee
John Howard
Fred Auer
Frank Shimetz
Shimetz
Britain Opposes Blockade of Red China
The British Foreign Office declared it would resist any move to blockade mainland China and said it expects consultation with allies before any decision. The stance follows Eden's remark that a blockade would be a mistake and notes US deliberations on a broader Asian strategy.
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British Foreign Office
Red China
London
Britain
Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
U. S
China
U.S
Malaya
Indochina
Korea
Roger Makins
John Foster Dulles
Europe
United States
Reorganization Of Top Bureaus At Head Of List
Washington reports Republican leaders and President Eisenhower reached a broad legislative program. Taft outlines items including executive reorganization, Hawaii statehood, and extending social programs. Controversy looms over expiring excess profits tax and tax-cut plans.
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Eisenhower
Capitol
Taft
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Truman
FBI Asked To Determine Nixon Slander
Senator Barrett said a Senate Subcommittee asked the FBI to determine if Nixon was slandered in the campaign. The panel found two anti Nixon documents forged and urged Justice to assess potential criminal action. The documents allegedly involved a West Coast oil official and a New York PR consultant.
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Washington
Sen
Barrett
R-Wye
Senate
FBI
Nixon
Department of Justice
New York
Subcommittee
New York Post
Woman Held Over Slaying Suspect Released En Route
Mrs. Grady Edwards Manley of Riverside California was released to continue her trip to Racine Wisconsin after detention in Raton New Mexico. A train passenger reported she resembled Hildegarde Pelton the war bride sought in the February California murder. Sheriff Gossett said the body bore a lipstick kiss on the forehead.
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Pelton
Pope Gossett
Taft says administration not planning frontal assault in Korea
Senator Taft after White House talks with President Eisenhower said the administration is not pursuing a frontal attack on Communist forces in Korea. He urged alternative pressure measures, including a blockade of China and bombing Manchuria, while noting UN ally concerns about widening the war. He argued earlier MacArthur proposals could have brought peace by now.
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Air Force
Congress
Navy
Joint Chiefs Organization
Joint Chiefs
Radford
Pacific
Eisenhower
Formosa
Curtis LeMay
Army
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
White House
Korea
Senate
GOP
Red China
Douglas MacArthur
Manchuria
China
Six Injured In Accidents Reported On La Crosse Streets
Over the weekend six people were injured and 17 traffic accidents were logged by police due to icy streets. Notable incidents include a 1:20 a.m. Sunday collision at 23rd and Cass injuring three riders and causing vehicle damages of 400 and 300 dollars.
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la Crosse
Earline Hollub
Unit 1
16Th
Vine Streets
Rudolph D'Orazio
N. Losey Blvd
Richard Hawkins
S. 23Rd St
23Rd
Cass Streets
Farnam
State Road
Hazel Ripplinger
E. Fairchild St
Rita Ripplinger
Rita
Hazel
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