Eisenhower weighs stronger Indochina arms push
Washington reports Eisenhower advisers weighing a beefed up U S arms flow to Indochina in response to French requests as Mayer plans a White House visit While cautious a rapid buildup of Viet Nam units could relieve France of heavy military and financial strain and help sustain NATO commitments amid Korea stalemate
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United States
Indochina
Eisenhower
Far East
Rene Mayer
White House
Mayer
France
Viet Nam
Congress
U. S
Europe
Demos Invited To Policy Talks
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration invites Democrats to participate in foreign and domestic policy briefings. Senate testimony on foreign aid and policy, plus a White House conference with leaders of both parties, aim to broaden bipartisan support amid criticism from Sen. Douglas.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bridges
R-Nh
Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Omar Bradley
Joint, Chiefs of Staff
Sen
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
James A. van Fleet
United Nations
Korea
House
Douglas
D-I
Atlantic City
Truman
United States Navy
China
Weather outlook for La Crosse area tonight and Wednesday
Weather summary notes not quite as cold tonight with increasing cloudiness. Forecast for Wednesday calls for warmer temperatures and cloudy skies with a high around the five degree mark.
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la Crosse
Saas
College Gets University Rating Under Kohler Bill
Gov Kohler backs a plan to unify Wisconsin higher education under one board of regents with a single chancellor. The move would create uniform degrees and expanded enrollment, potentially over 20 000 students, and require about 50 million dollars for the next biennium.
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Kohler
Drotning
Stout Institute
Institute of Technology At Platteville
State College Board
University
Institute of Technology
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wisconsin
Board of Regents
City Reports Surplus Of 276000 In January Budget
Michael Birnbaum city finance director reports a January surplus of 276794.78, far above the 1953 August estimate. Departmental savings of 78894.13 and higher income by 173327.82, plus unusual flood control credits and miscellaneous investment profits, feed the surplus.
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Michael Birnbaum
Common Council
Birnbaum
Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Soviet planes fire first in air clash over Hokkaido
U S Air Force reports a 10 minute dogfight with Thunderjets above northern Japan near Hokkaido. Two LAN1 prop fighters were intercepted inside Japan’s air boundary and reportedly set alight by Lt. Benedict A. Lacombe and Lt. James T. Holmes. Both intruders fled toward the Kuriles as the first such exchange over northern Japan.
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Japan
U.S
Hokkaido
Air Force
Benedict A. Lacombe
Pineville
U. S
Lacombe
Kuriles
James T. Holmes
Rye
N. Y
Far East Air Forces
Nemuro
Sabres Bag One MIG Amid Fourth Day Air Battles
In Korea, Sabre pilots scored one confirmed MIG kill and damaged another in the fourth straight day of air combat. Allied forces also hit enemy frontline targets, destroying 43 buildings five trucks and 13 caves as the four day tally reached 28 destroyed five probably destroyed and 16 damaged. Lt John L McKee of Ashland Kentucky witnessed a Red plane explode and its pilot bail out.
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Seoul
U. S
Korea
John L. McKee
Ashland
Fund Plea Here To Help Flood Victims In Netherlands
La Crosse area residents can donate to Holland Flood Relief via The Tribune. Funds go to the Marine National Exchange Bank Milwaukee for distribution to New York flood relief headquarters. Local centers include Delavan Oostburg Port Washington Racine Sheboygan and Waupun.
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Netherlands
la Crosse
Holland
la Crosse Tribune
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
United States
Holland Flood Relief, Inc
The
Tribune
Marine National Exchange Bank
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
New York City
Delavan
Oostburg
Port Washington
Racine
Sheboygan
Waupun
E. Tal
Netherlands Chamber of ‘Commerce
Slowly Rising Mercury Seen In Coulee Region Forecast
Weather note reports a rebound in temperatures across the coulee region with a rise from subzero conditions to roughly 30s by midweek. Meteorologist A D Sanial confirms a warmer pattern after a minus seven low Monday night with snow expected in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota and no extra local snowfall anticipated.
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Coulee
A.D. Sanial
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Grantsburg
Wis
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
Arab Bloc Refuses Korea War Troop Requests at UN
Twelve Arab Asian bloc members at the United Nations plan to reject any U S or UN plea for troops or supplies for the Korean War. The decision follows private talks ahead of the UN Assembly reconvening. Afghanistan Burma Egypt Indonesia Iran Iraq Lebanon Liberia Pakistan Saudi Arabia Syria Yemen reportedly vow no military assistance.
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Japan
Indochina
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Siam
Burma
Indonesia
India
Pakistan
United Nations
French Union
Francis W. Carpenter
United Nations N. Y.P
United States
U. N
U. N. Assembly
Red China
Afghanistan
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Liberia
Syria
Yemen
Camp McCoy bid to become permanent base gains momentum
Sparta leaders and regional representatives met to press for reactivation and a name change to Ft McCoy with permanent installation. Rep Gardner Withrow planned Thursday House bill and Sen Wiley a companion in the Senate. I B Bell said top military leaders favor McCoy for winter training aiding national defense.
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Camp McCoy
Sparta
Phillip Drotning
Walter J. Kohler
Tomah
la Crosse
Gardner R. Withrow
R-La Crosse
Congress
Ft. McCoy
Withrow
Sen. Wiley
Chippewa Falls
I. B
Red
Korea
Tax Cut Bill Clears Hurdle but Faces Parliamentary Roadblocks
The Reed bill would cut personal income taxes by 10 percent and shift the date to June 30 for a six month advance. It would total a 5 percent cut for about 50 million individuals in 1953 with full 10 percent in 1954, risking a $1.5 billion revenue loss and prompting White House caution and Senate opposition.
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Washington P
Reed
R-Ny
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Senate
GOP Foor
Taft
Ohio
House Rules Committee
Provoo Receives Life Term in Treason Case
John David Provoo a former Army sergeant was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason after a four month trial. The judge spared death due to medical opinions of emotional instability and unusual wartime circumstances in a Japanese POW camp on Corregidor. Provoo spoke of loving his country and lamented a broken marriage amid Army probes.
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New York
John David Provoo
Corregidor
Gregory F. Noonan
Provoo
Noonan
Rocky Corregidor
United States
300 Donations Of Blood Still Sought In City
The Red Cross Blood Center at 104 Federal Building seeks about 300 more registrations for the next bloodmobile visit February 23 to 26. As of 10 am Tuesday 554 were recorded toward a goal of 850. Fifty more names were added on Monday from Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Company.
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Red Cross Blood Center
Federal Building
Madison
Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Company
Schaller Announces Candidacy for State Senate District 32
Robert Schaller 36 of Onalaska announced as a Republican candidate for state senator in the 32nd District to represent La Crosse Trempealeau and Jackson Counties. He emphasized experience in local life and farm roots and noted the vacancy created by Senator Schlabach's resignation.
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Robert Schaller
R. 1
Onaalaska
R. M. Schlabach
Friends of Labor
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Jackson
Schaller
Schlabach
la Crosse County
Burns
Jacob F. ‘Schaller
Irene Kriesel
Fred Kriesel
RFD
University of Wisconsin Extension Division
R. I, Onalaska
Assembly
Senate
Eisenhower cites two year decline in farm prices at news conference
President Eisenhower said falling farm prices pose a serious problem inherited from the prior administration. He defended a free market approach, urged steady beef purchases to support prices, and reaffirmed parity-based price supports while noting near-term gains after price controls were lifted.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson and Sons
Aiken
Rvi
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carlson
R-Kan
White House
Armed Services
Rosenberg Spies Win Temporary Stay on Execution
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg receive a stay of execution until March 30 to allow a Supreme Court review. The three judge appeals panel granted the delay on defense motion, with Judge Learned Hand cautioning the stay could extend if a petition is filed and the high court acts.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Appeals Court
Emanuel H. Bloch
Supreme Court
Learned Hand
Bloch
iMain Administration Task Is To Restore Integrity Jackson
Rep. Donald L. Jackson of California spoke at the Brown County Lincoln Day dinner praising President Eisenhower as an honest leader. He urged Republicans to restore integrity, oppose past tactics, and hold to principled paths for the nation.
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Jackson
Green Bay
Donald L. Jackson
Calif
Brown County
Eisenhower
Lincoln
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