14 Feb 1956
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1956
Page
1
In Philadelphia a 93 year old couple Abner and Rebecca Braude celebrate 71 years of marriage on Valentine’s Day sharing tips for happiness. They stress kindness fairness open talk and never bossiness while noting absence can harm a relationship and recalling gifts and shared life.
Dr. Paul Dudley White and five other physicians met at the White House to review new medical tests Eisenhower underwent at Walter Reed. The group discussed a “more or less final” assessment of the presidentʼs heart health as he weighs a potential second term. The decision hinges on his well being rather than doctorsʼ opinions, with a March first plan to announce political plans.
Senate investigation expands into a $2,500 campaign donation to Sen. Francis Case as evidence of improper pressure on gas bill is sought. Grand jury inquiry in Sioux Falls targets How ard B. Keck of Superior Oil and donors Neff Patman Sheriff Whaley testify ready to answer questions. Witnesses express cooperation while probes continue.
London reports a death toll of at least 423 across Europe amid a three week bitter freeze. France Italy Britain Yugoslavia and other nations face cold, storms and avalanches, with U S Navy air drops aiding southern Italy and Sicily. A relief train ferries food and clothing to snowbound regions.
An Oklahoma County building contractor, his wife, and five children were found dead from asphyxiation at their home eight miles northeast of Oklahoma City. Victims were George Smith hisler 55 Barbara Virginia 9 Michael 8 Pat 5 Tommy 3 Carol 1. Neighbors reported a heavy natural gas odor and a cold house with fires burning mildly.
Eight teenagers pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for a July 1 shotgun killing of 17 year old Kenneth Sloboda on a Chicago street corner. A ninth teen waived trial. Sentences range 1 to 14 years. Five others to stand trial after agreeing to turn state's evidence.
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told Congress that a federal registration fee could raise about 4 billion dollars over 12 years for roads but he offered no specific plan and would back whatever Congress authorizes. He criticized the Boggs bill as underfunding the federal share and questioned the pay-as-you-go premise while noting proposed taxes would not fully fund the program.
Eight House Democrats asked President Eisenhower to vow not to allocate federal funds to any public school system that defies the Supreme Court ruling on school segregation. The move targets a $1.6 billion federal construction program to relieve crowded schools, currently before the House Rules Committee. They warn the bill could be defeated or filibustered.
La Crosse Vocational board votes to keep Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium management separate from vocational education. They cite heavy burdens plus potential political issues and note the auditorium’s value to civic life. The board also reelects Raymond Rice as president and approves social security for teachers.
The United States admitted a weather balloon launched from Japan drifted over Siberia due to winds near the Aleutians. The 40 foot balloon at 30,000 feet transmitted weather data as critics accused Washington of spying. U.S. officials denied espionage, stressing the IGY scientific aim and right to conduct balloon flights worldwide.
A group led by William R. Daley formed a corporation to acquire the Cleveland Indians. Myron H. Wilson Jr. said the offer would be about 3,961,800 dollars, or 1 550 dollars per share, with directors to recommend favorable action, though no formal board action yet and legal steps will take weeks.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with colder conditions. Low temperatures around & percent and a high near 22 on Wednesday.
Vice President Nixon told the National Republican Club at a Lincoln Day Dinner in New York that the administration has built a magnificent record. He praised prosperity without war and full employment outside the armed forces and claimed progress against racial discrimination since emancipation. He denied calling Truman a traitor and defended the loyalty of Democratic leaders while criticizing Stevenson Kefauver and Harriman.
Moscow dispatch reports Nikita Khrushchev telling delegates the communist bloc has become invincible while warning war is not inevitable. He outlined five foreign policy principles, urged improved U S Britain and France ties, and stressed building up Soviet defense. In domestic policy he called for a seven hour workday after 1957, pension boosts, and decentralizing higher education beyond Moscow.
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