Closed meetings block coverage of La Crosse school board
The La Crosse City District Board of Education shut a meeting to reporters denying access to discuss teacher salaries. The superintendent escorted the reporter out, the door was locked, and officials cited a leak and an agreed pause on disclosures until a mediator’s salary compromise is considered. The Tribune pledges to pursue future access and inform the public about how public funds are used.
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Public debate over films at Myers Theater in Janesville
Citizens of Janesville discuss freedom of speech and the showing of The Female and I, a Woman at the Myers Theater. The theater owner defends his right to screen the films as a response to public demand while acknowledging mixed public reaction.
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Janesville
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Roosevelt School Parent Teacher Association
Bill Lalor
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Extinction list notes rapid change in American goods
The Wall Street Journal lists items fading from use including soap flakes, Bank Night, milk bottles, argyle socks, Burma Shave signs, and more. It cites trolley cars, 78 rpm records, Mason jars, fountain pens, and convertible cars as challenged by trends, while noting some uses persist. The piece ends with nostalgia for the drugstore soda fountain.
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Wall Street Journal
Washington
What Became Of If From a Warner and Swasey Co Ad
A reflective ad essay questions if the nation still holds the wartime discipline of thrift, private religious practice, and lawful civic participation. It recalls past virtues that supported victory in three wars and asks whether that character remains to guide future prosperity.
Primaries Overemphasized in McCarthy Humphrey Rivalry
The article argues that primaries have little bearing on the eventual Democratic nomination and that party leaders in states control delegate selection. It notes only 11 states hold presidential preference primaries and emphasizes local political factors and straight-ticket voting over contemporary primary contests. Humphrey appears to have a comparatively stronger path but victory remains uncertain.
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Twenty Years Ago in La Crosse and Beyond
A digest from 1948 notes arrests of Communist Party leaders including William Z Foster for advocating overthrow. Berlin crisis tension cited with U S pledge to avoid war. Armed services open to 18 year olds with mass one year enlistments. Benezet retires from La Crosse Schools and joins Bates University Peoria. Ford boosts pay by 13 cents hourly. Gardner Withrow runs for Congress in the 3rd District.
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Louis P. Benezet
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La Crosse Tribune Publishing Details and Rates
Information on publisher W. T. Burgess editor Sanford Goltz and the La Crosse Tribune located at the Bidg 4th and Cass La Crosse Wisconsin 54601. Mentions affiliation with Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press and outlines second class postage and mail rates.
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Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Isnt It The Truth Last Laugh
Humorous quip about gender roles notes that longer life breeds belief that women govern most things including emotions. The piece parodies male stereotypes with lines about married and single men and concludes with a sly observation on female wit.
Majority Of Youth Remain Solid American Tomorrow
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley argues the majority of young people are sincere and moral, believing in God, democracy, law, and rights of others. He contrasts these with a few extremists and troubled youths seeking guidance, while noting adults share similar values and duty to obey the majority.
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NEA
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Stanford University
Debate on youth, morals, and national duty cited in biblical quotes
The piece blends biblical verses with a defense of American youth, praising ordinary students for constructive work while warning against labeling the many as guilty for a few extremes. It stresses pride in the majority and the need for societal improvements.
George M. Keith Champion Of Wisconsin Welfare
Madison veteran George M. Keith may retire from the Department of Health and Social Services after nearly 40 years in state service. The assistant director and deputy secretary helped oversee Wisconsin’s large welfare programs and pioneered college student loans while championing the poor and disabled with a quiet, dignified approach.
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Tion
Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsin
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Distorted Legacies Of Great Thinkers Across Centuries
Sydney J Harris argues that enemies of great ideas evolve after the thinker’s death. He cites Marx and Freud, notes Marxist-Leninist distortions, and critiques Dewey James Pavlov and the perversion of Jesus’s legacy within Christianity.
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