Senate group battles officials over trade data disclosure
The Senate Investigations subcommittee debates forcing federal officials to reveal details of easing East West trade curbs. Chairman McClellan clashes with Commerce Counsel Ray over a promised list of embargoed items and Hoover Jr. refusal to disclose sensitive papers behind closed doors.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Wis
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
McClellan
D-Ark
Philip A. Ray
Commerce Department
Hoover
Departments of State, Commerce and Defense
International Cooperation Administration
Russia
Executive Branch
Ray
U.S. Policy Committee
Christie Gets Pension and Quits Police Force
Police officer James D. Christie 42 of 817 Liberty St retired on a disability pension effective Tuesday after a long-service career dating to 1936. His career was marked by controversy over gambling allegations and a 1952 suspension, followed by a contentious recall and court battles ending in 1954 with the council rescinding its directive to file charges.
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James D. Christie
Liberty St
Police Pension Board
Milo G. Knutson
Christie
la Crosse
Police and Fire Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Legislative Branch
Council
County Offices Closed for Washington's Birthday Observance
County offices shut on Wednesday to observe Washington's birthday. County Clerk Ester Domke announced closures except the County Traffic Police headquarters in the courthouse. The sheriff's office will close, with operations moved to the County Jail and calls directed there.
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Esther Domke
Sheriff's Department
Local La Crosse Weather: Bitter Cold With Slight Mildew
Fair and continued cold tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight around 5 below zero. High Wednesday near 25 degrees.
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la Crosse and Vicinity Fair
Senate probes reward for oil lobbyist as hearings resume
Witness Donald R. Ross testified that Neff was authorized to offer the $2,500 contribution to Nebraska's two U.S. senators Curtis and Hruska during debate on the natural gas bill. The probe also examines the Nebraska GOP committee donation and possible ties to Superior Oil. Testimony preceded a new Senate push for a special bipartisan committee to broaden the inquiry.
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Senate
Sen
George
D-Ga
Francis Case
R-Sd
Neff
Case
Steadman
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
Superior Oil Co
Federal Grand Jury
Nebraska Gop
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil
Eisenhower
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate Gop
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Donald R. Ross
U.S
Nebraska
GOP
Ross
Lexington Savings and Loan Association
Leach
Lexington
Ivan Evans
Broken Bow
Neb
Curtis
Hruska
Nebraska Republican Committee
Wishart
Dep. Atty
William P. Rogers
Washington
Rogers
Department of Justice
State Republican Committee
Donald K. Ross
U. S
John M. Neft
Unifax
Board Hires Architect For School Plans
La Crosse City District Board of Education voted to engage Schubert Sorenson and Associates as architects for the Logan Junior High School subject to funds and size. They drafted the Logan auditorium annex plans built starting in 1939. The board will inspect the Logan plant at 10 20 a m Saturday to discuss requirements and remodeling needs for separate junior and senior facilities.
Dulles to Face Senate Foreign Relations Panel Over Arabia Tank Deal
Secretary of State Dulles is to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Friday regarding the Arabia tank shipment and related policy secrecy. The hearing will cover lack of congressional consultation and broader foreign policy questions amid Democratic complaints and Republican skepticism.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Saudi Arabia
Life Magazine
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ett
Rep. Richards
D-Sc
Richards
Middle East
D A Reports Childs Death Accidental
D A John Nikolay said the Clark county case shows 17 month old Daniel Thomas of rural Greenwood died in a Madison hospital from a skull fracture after an accidental fall while playing with two siblings. The child was son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas.
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Neillsville
John Nikolay
Daniel Thomas
Greenwood
Clark County
Madison
Daniel
Robert Thomas
Europe Faces 22nd Day of Bitter Freeze and Riots
Heavy snows and bitter winds strangle Europe on the 22nd day of the coldest stretch of the 20th century. Deaths surpass 737 as governments deploy troops for relief and rail coal plants. Italy faces relief riots while Spain endures snow and a Paris record cold. dozens of towns report food and transport disruptions.
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London
Europe
Italy
East Europe
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Stalinvaros Steel
Britain
France
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Holland
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Austria
Spain
Sweden
Portugal
Belgium
Switzerland
Norway
Poland
Balearic Islands
Barcelona
Paris
Bordeaux
Rome
North Sea
Baltic
Lower
Istanbul
Ankara
Mutt And Jeff Holdup Team Nets $600 in Milwaukee
A tall and a short bandit described as Milwaukee’s Mutt and Jeff holdup duo robbed a grocery Monday night, taking $600 from owner Jacob Sluteky and a customer who yielded an empty wallet. It marks the eighth such robbery by this team, totaling $3,313.
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Milwaukee
State To Open Bids March 6 On LSC Dormitory Additions
State colleges announce bid openings March 6 in Madison for Wilder Hall additions at La Crosse and new dorms at Stevens Point and River Falls. April 15 bids will cover Oshkosh Platteville and Superior projects. Loans and no state funds described for the dormitory building program.
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LSC
Wilder Hall
la Crosse State College
Madison
Schubert, Sorensen and Associates
Stevens Point
River Falls
Oshkosh, Platteville
Superior State
Eugene McPhee
Board of State College Regents
la Crosse
Oshkosh
McPhee
State Colleges Building Corp
Bulganin Champions Atomic Energy for Communist Victory
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin urged the 20th Communist Party Congress to use atomic energy to build communism. He claimed the USSR leads in peaceful atomic uses and backed Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence policy while endorsing the new five year plan and collective leadership to avert personal power struggles.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Bulganin
Communist Central Committee
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Congress
Khrushchev
Stalin
Presidium
Central Committee
Training Dates Listed For Reserve Units
The United States Army Reserve detachment lists summer training for two groups. The 5956 USAR School will train July 1 14 at Camp McCoy under Maj Aelred H Stelipfing. The 1956 USAR School will train July 15 28 at Ft Sheridan under Lt Col Ralph V Steele. Both units meet at 3044 Federal Bldg.
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United States
Army Reserve
USAR
Military Intelligence
Camp Mce- Coy
Aelred H. Stelipfing
Command and General Staff
Ft. Sheridan
Ralph V. Steele
Horses Chewing Wood Draws Wide Advice From UC Professor
Professor F Howell of the University of California says chewing wood in horses may persist despite sawing between teeth or salt feeding. A flood of letters arrives from readers worldwide with various remedies while a Portland editorial notes horses’ leisure and lack of purpose in modern labor.
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Davis
Calif
Carrol
F. Howell
University of California Animal Husbandry
Devon
Redwood
Santa Paula
Virequa
Wis
Portland Oregonian
Area Growers Show Interest In Apple Canning Venture
La Crescent Apple Growers Assn met with John C. Westerhouse of Onalaska Pickle and Canning Co to discuss a large scale local outlet for apples from La Crescent Galesville and Kickapoo Valley. A plant would need vast fruit supply new stainless equipment and a local market to reduce transport costs.
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iLa Crescent
Galesville
Kickapoo Valley
la Crescent
Westerhouse
Gordon Yates
la Crescent Apple Growers
Kickapoo Valley Group
H. J. Schubert
Madison
Kickapoo
Yates
Robert Cummings
California Chemical Co
Ford Profit $437 Million Sets Record for 1955
Ford Motor Co reports 1955 net profits of 437 million dollars, or 8.19 a share, on 5.594 billion in sales. 1954 profits were 227.8 million or 4.31 a share. Ford compares to GM 1.189 billion and Chrysler 100.063 million, with share differences due to outstanding common stock.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
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