Eisenhower Stalin Talk Depends On USSR Policy Shift
President Eisenhower indicated a meeting with Premier Stalin could occur if Soviet intentions shift, while U.S. diplomats warn that top level talks risk two grave dangers. Dulles urged concrete proposals, with no Kremlin reply to date.
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Stalin
Ussr
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Russia
Truman
Moscow
Tehran
Yalta
Potsdam
New York Times
America
Dulles
Kremlin
Voices Red Cross Fund Drive Appeal in La Crosse County
Milo Knutson urges La Crosse County residents to support the Red Cross fund drive with a goal of 34 747 dollars. The appeal highlights blood collection for polio and ongoing needs for civilian hospitals and the Korean war effort, with volunteers and block workers mobilizing the campaign.
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Red Cross
Milo Knutson
la Crosse County
Knutson
National Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
Frisco Gives Hero Welcome To Van Fleet
Gen James A Van Fleet receives ticker tape parade and ceremonies in San Francisco after 22 months in Korea. He declares the UN Army could break the stalemate with an offensive and says any action would be our choice, not the enemy, before a Washington meeting with Eisenhower and lawmakers.
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Frisco
Hero
van Fleet
San Francisco
James A. van Fleet
United Nations Army
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
Market Street
Washington
John Randolph
Associated Press
Seoul
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Joseph Swing
6Th Army
Jackson
Weather View for La Crosse and Vicinity
Continued cloudy tonight and Friday with colder temperatures. Low tonight around 28 and high Friday near 35.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin to seek radar units for speed control
Melvin Larson director of the State Motor Vehicle Department told the Legislative Finance Committee that six radar units costing four thousand dollars are requested to curb speeding after a test where forty two speeders were arrested. A microwave communication system for the Highway Patrol at two hundred fifty four thousand dollars is proposed to modernize patrols and reduce long-term costs. The committee signaled approval of both requests.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Melvin
Larson
State Motor Vehicle Department
Joint Legislative Finance Committee
Highway Patrol
Administration moves to curb McCarthy probe at State Department
The Eisenhower administration appears to push back against Senator McCarthy by appointing Robert W. S. McLeod as security chief and highlighting executive branch responsibility. President Johnson and Alfred H. Morton are also involved in changes at the State Department’s information units amid ongoing Senate scrutiny.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
State Department
Robert W. S. McLeod
FBI
Department
McLeod
Carl W. McCardle
Union
Administration
McCardle
Dulles
Capitol Hill
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Voice of America
R-Wis
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
International Information Administration
IIA
Alfred H. Morton
National Broadcasting Service
Voice
Johnson
America
Voices
Morton
No. 2
Senate
Walter Bedell Smith
Furry Cites Constitutional Rights in Reds Probe
Harvard physicist Wendell H. Furry refused to answer whether he belonged to a Communist cell, invoking First and Fifth Amendment protections. Boorstin testified about past Communist links at Oxford and Harvard, noting Hicks’s party ties and later withdrawal.
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Washington
Harvard
House
Red Hunters
Wendell H. Furry
House Un-American Activities Committee
Reds-in-education
Furry
Robert G. Davis
Smith College
Harvard Red
Davis
Daniel J. Boorstin
University of Chicago
Oxford
Boorstin
Granville Hicks
Hicks
Cambridge
American Association of Scientific Workers
Tape Turns up as Evidence in McCarthy Speech Case
In Chicago a taped Oct 27 campaign speech by Sen. McCarthy was admitted as evidence in a municipal court trial. Dale Pontius, Roosevelt College professor, is accused of disturbance during the Eisenhower broadcast after hearing him loudly deny the speech in the recording.
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Daniel J. Boorstin
Chicago University
House Un-American Activities Committee
Boorstin
Communist Party
Chicago
Sen. McCarthy
Patrick Touhy
Edward A. Witty
Pontius
McCarthy
Cecil Corbett Smith
Highlinois
Charles Liebman
U Nawaits Vishinsky Reply to Korean War Charges
The United States accused Russia of prolonging the Korean War in a U N debate. Ambassador Lodge urged Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky to disprove charges of aggression and support for North Korea and China. Vishinsky vowed to reply after reviewing the American statement.
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United Nations
N. Y.pi
U. S
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. N
Lodge
Soviet Union
Assembly
Korea
Father Gets Ninety Days for Beating Daughters
MILWAUKEE. A 90day jail sentence was imposed on a father who beat his two young daughters with a leather belt after they spent two cents for candy. The mother testified the children, ages 7 and 5, had a nickel to buy a newspaper but the papers were gone. the father claimed he implemented thrift and intended to teach them to save. He earned 80 to 90 dollars weekly as a bodyman and was sentenced under the Huber Act to work days to support a large family of seven children aged 8 years to 3 months.
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Milwaukee
Amos Gandy
Harvey Neelen
Gandy
Huber
Good Speeding Reason Brings Jambois to Hospital Aid
George Jambois of Genoa was stopped by Patrolmen Richard Fredrickson and James Jacobson at 2:25 a.m. They observed a newborn daughter in the rear seat. Rather than ticketing him, officers helped rush him and his family to a local hospital where they were reported in good condition.
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George Jambois
Genoa
Richard Fredrickson
James Jacobson
Jambois
Wisconsin groups push yes and no for April reapportionment
A bipartisan committee led by Sen. Rogan forms to back a constitutional amendment for Senate district reapportionment by area and population. The group says it will counter “gutter politics” from anti-reapportionment forces and argue urban gains in assembly seats if area-based redistricting passes. The No Vote committee reactivates to lead the population-only campaign after last fall’s defeat.
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Madison
Senate
Rogan
Ladysmith
Milwaukee
Ludvigsen
Hartland
Kostruk
Dstevens Point
Edward Sewart
Wausau
Carl Taylor
Waukesha
Sen. Knowles
New Richmond
Wisconsin Committee For A
Wisconsin
Eisenhower Hosts Governors on Tax Revenue Split
President Eisenhower convened a delegation of state governors and congressional leaders at the White House to tackle federal state tax revenue divisions. The talks cover division of tax fields, social security relations, and potential double taxation across income, gasoline, cigarettes, liquor, and inheritances.
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Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
White House
Eisenhower
Marvin L.arrowsmith
Washington
GOP
Augusta
Dulles Urges Clear U.S. Stand Against Soviet Despotism
Secretary of State Dulles urged Congress to declare the United States will never be party to any international deal that upholds Soviet despotism over Europe and Asia. He called for action toward freeing captive nations and restoring independence, avoiding debate on past wartime agreements.
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Washington
State
Dulles
Congress
United States
Europe
Asia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Roosevelt
Truman
Stalin
Yalta
Tehran
Potsdam
Big Game Committee Plans Two Day Central Area Tour
Wisconsin conservation officials will inspect central deer yarding areas in a two day tour led by Howard Glanders. The itinerary includes stops at Komensky Saddle Mound Ben Potter marsh and areas in Wood Monroe and Juneau counties with hikes and walks for field observations.
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Big Game Committee
Wisconsin
Conservation Congress
Howard Glanders
Black River Falls
Conservation Department
Black River
Komensky
Saddle Mound
City Point
Ben Potter Marsh
Knapp
Jackson County
VFW
Freeman Hotel
Babcock
Wood County
Remington
Monroe
Scott
Moncroe County
Cutler
Juneau County
Polio Patients Lose Local Orthopedist to Navy
Dr Paul E Phillips a La Crosse orthopedist and Navy reservist leaves for active duty at Portsmouth VA leaving 100 to 150 polio patients without near by care. Patients must travel to Madison Eau Claire or Rochester for follow up while he serves.
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la Crosse
United States Navy
Paul E. Phillips
U.S. Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Chicago
Phillips
Sparta High School
U.S. Navy Reserve
Pacific
Jon
Harmony
Minn
Mauston
Black River Falls
Navy
Madison
Eau Claire
Rochester
la Crosse Clinic
St. Francis Hospital
LaCrosse
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