Farmers Should Rely On Themselves More Than Subsidies
Secretary Benson told about 3,000 farmers in St. Paul that U S agriculture must rely on self help rather than government aid. He urged price supports as disaster insurance and warned against actions the government cannot authorize or bankroll. He linked current low cattle prices to a temporary market adjustment and said he would discuss butter price supports with dairymen, noting the 90 percent support ends March 31.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Benson
U. S
Central Livestock Association
Washington
Regent Head For Merger
Wisconsin leaders move toward a single state university system with a new unified board of regents and a provost to oversee all nine colleges plus UW Madison and its professional schools. W D McIntyre indicates strong regent support. administration expects enough votes to pass the measure.
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Madison
Wis
Kohler
State Board of College Regents
W. D. McIntyre
Eau Claire
Walter J. Kohler
University of Wisconsin
Institute of Technology
Stout Institute
Wisconsin
University At Madison
Governor Signs School Aid Bill For 1951 52
Gov Kohler signed a bill providing 1,550,000 dollars to fund elementary and high school aids for the 1951 52 school year. The sum covers a shortfall identified by the Department of Public Instruction.
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Madison P
Kohler
Department of Public Instruction
Weather Forecast for La Crosse Tonight and Friday
For La Crosse and vicinity. Generally fair tonight and Friday. A little colder tonight. Low to mm, 12, high Friday afternoon.
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la Crosse
Havenor Seeks State Senate Nomination in 32nd District
Harold Havenor of Elva announced he will circulate nomination papers for the State Senator post in the 32nd District to succeed Rudolph M. Schlabach. Havenor, a former Democratic primary nominee, plans a filing by February 20 with a primary set for March 10 and a spring election on April 7.
Ex Congressmen Roy O Woodruff Dies at Walter Reed
Former Michigan Republican Roy O Woodruff dies at Walter Reed Hospital. A 17 term House veteran who retired after the 82nd Congress. He cited failing health and lived in Bay City and represented Michigan's 10th District.
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Washington
Roy O. Woodruff
Michigan
Walter Reed Hospital
House of Representatives
Bay City
Mich
Woodruff
State College Blood Donor List Growing
Students and faculty at La Crosse State College help meet a 20 percent blood donation quota for La Crosse County. The Red Cross bloodmobile will operate February 23 to 26 at the Training School, needing 680 pints total or 170 pints daily. Over 200 Jeetogs students already registered to donate, with Alpha Phi Omega leading campus drive. Donors must register at Red Cross Room 104, Federal Building, or call 4 3352 for details.
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la Crosse State College
la Crosse County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross Blood
Federal Building
Millard Murphy
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
Murphy
Leon Miller
Insufficient Evidence To Prosecute In Peonage Case
MADISON There is insufficient evidence to prosecute a Southern Wisconsin resort owner accused of keeping an orphan German youth in peonage. Atty Frank Nikolay said the youth, sponsored to enter the country, faced threats to be sent back to Bavaria unless unpaid labor continued. The youth plans to enter military service and works three jobs to bring his 12 year old sister to the country.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Uss
Frank Nikolay
Nikolay
Bavaria
Ellender Urges U S to Press Chiang Ouster
Senator Ellender urged the Eisenhower administration to ask Chinese Nationalists to remove Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek as their leader. He said peace may come from turning the Chinese on the mainland away from Russia and finding a popular successor in Formosa. He warned against attacking the mainland, which could push China closer to the Soviet Union.
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Sen
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Louisiana
Russia
Chiang
Formosa
H. Alexander Smith
Senate
Dulles
Foreign Relations Committee
China
Manchuria
Korea
State of the Union
United States Seventh Fleet
Red
House
Rep. Battle
Dala
U. S. Navy
United Nations Authority
Battle
U. S
Canada
Red China
America
Soviet Bloc
U.N
Japan
Com
Lincoln's humor hid behind sober Lincoln portraits
Archivist Wayne C. Grover identified a Gettysburg scene photograph by Matthew Brady showing a possible Lincoln figure. The article notes Lincoln’s humor in anecdotes from Carl Sandburg and recounts his habit of storytelling amid Civil War pressures.
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Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
Wayne C. Grover
United States
Gettysburg
Matthew Brady
Carl Sandburg
Eisenhower Denies Clemency for Rosenbergs
President Eisenhower refused to spare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, calling their death sentences for atomic spying just punishment. A New York attorney plans a Supreme Court appeal. Judge Kaufman’s stay nears expiration and a new date for execution will be set. Protests occurred abroad and at home as clemency campaigns urged mercy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Emanuel Bloch
Supreme Court
Julius
Ethel
Sing Sing Prison
Provoo Found Guilty of Treason by Federal Jury
In New York a federal jury convict ed John David Provoo on four counts of treason for acts while a prisoner of war with Japan. He faces five years to death and was remanded to the Federal House of Detention as sentencing looms. The jury also found him guilty of offering services to Japanese captors and of two Tokyo broadcasts.
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New York
John David Provoo
Gregory F. Noonan
Federal House of Detention
Provoo
Army
Burton C. Thomson
Swea City
Thomson
Ond Corregidor
Tokyo
U. S
Philippines
United States
Mexico Plans Action Against Pirate Ships Faces Navy Shortfall
A Mexican government order to crack down on pirate ships in the Gulf met a blank response from coastal commanders who said they have no naval vessels to detach. Naval Secretary Sanchez Taboada ordered port commanders to pursue the ships. Vera Cruz and Tamaulipas officials replied they lack detach-able vessels.
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Mexico City
Mexican
Gulf
Mexico
Sanchez Taboada
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Feud on atomic energy panel fuels Senate House gap
Washington reports two Senate House flashpoints strain ties. Senators back Hickenlooper for chair of the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee while House members insist on Rep. Sterling Cole. Deadlock prompts options to split the joint panel or keep Durham as acting chair.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Congress
House Atomic Committee
Sterling Cole
R-Ny
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Rep. Durham
D-Nc
Durham
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-la
Cole
Hickenlooper
McMahon
Martin
R-Mass
Joint Committee
Ihairman
Russia Breaks With Israel Over Tel Aviv Bombing
The Soviet Union severed diplomatic ties with Israel after a Tel Aviv bombing. Israel’s leaders were accused of inciting hostility toward the USSR. Three Russians were injured, including the wife of Minister Yershov. one casualty remained in serious condition. The note rejected Israeli apologies and claimed deceit and provocation. The Israeli legation in Moscow began orderly evacuation.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Soviet Union
Israel
Tel Aviv
Andrei Vishinsky
Samuel Eliashev
Pavel I. Yershov
Legation
Russia
Last Day To Join La Crosse Tribune Reading Club
Saturday February 14 is the final day for magazine orders through The La Crosse Tribune Home Reading Club. Carriers make last minute calls to missed households. those willing to join should call the magazine department at 2-8040 for connection with a representative. The program, offered once a year, promises magazines at 15 cents a week and potential savings of up to 90 cents monthly or over $20 in two years, with price protection if joined now.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
America
Dulles To Report To Nation Tonight
Secretary of State Dulles will report to the nation tonight by radio and television on the European survey strip, following his return with Harold E. Stassen. The speech is set for 10 30 p m EST on NBC and Du mont TV and on NBC Mutual and CBS radio with an ABC radio rebroadcast half an hour later.
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Washington
State Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
NBC
Dumont TV
Mutual
CBS Radio
ABC Radio
Britain Egypt Reach Sudan Accord and Suez Troop Talks
Cairo reported Britain and Egypt signed a Sudan agreement granting eight million Sudanese a self determining path within three years. Britain and Egypt also agreed in principle to withdraw British troops from the Suez Canal Zone, with technical details pending.
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Britain
Egypt
Sudan
Naguib
Suez Canal
Middle East
Suez Canal Zone
Ralph Stevenson
Suez
London
Anthony Eden
Stevenson
Resignations of La Crosse police and fire commission
All members of the La Crosse police and fire commission submitted their resignations to Mayor Henry Ahsens following a unanimous commission decision. The move stems from tensions over the James Christie case and the inquiry by the Council's special investigating committee.
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la Crosse
Police and Fire Commission
Louis Pitzner
Emil Schwartz
Eoward Newburg
James Christie
Fred Steele
Christie
Steele
Pioneer merchant Fred Leithold dies at 95 in La Crosse
Fred Leithold, pioneer La Crosse music merchant and founder of Leithold Piano Co, died suddenly at 95. He never missed a day of work in 64 years, promoted famous musicians to the city, and helped run the La Crosse School of Music. He served as elder at First Presbyterian Church and supported local trade groups. He married Mollie Stankey in 1890. widowed in 1934, he remarried in 1936.
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Fred Leithold
N. 10Th St
Leithold
la Crosse
Leithold Piano Co
Garjnaville
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
la Crosse School of Music
Unitold
First Presbyterian Church
Board of Trustees
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Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Music Dealers Association
National Association of Music Merchants
Mollie Stankey
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