Red Cross vows to bar Japanese delegates from Geneva meet
A veteran observer argues Japanese Red Cross leadership and officials should be excluded from the 1946 Geneva conference. He cites wartime misuses of Red Cross aid in Shanghai Hong Kong and Manila, calls for accountability, and urges continued exclusion until years of probation.
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International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Madrid
Tokyo
Red Cross
Japan
Far East
F. Paravicini
Pestalozzi
Angst
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Matsuda
Mukden
San Francisco Press Club
Shanghai
Hong Kong
American Red Cross
Jap Red Cross
Manila
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Okinawa
Prince Kanin
Prince Shimadzu
Yamashita
Tarawa
Borneo
Guadalcanal
Doorwa
Dutch East Indies
Rotary
International Olympiad
Grand Rapids
Mich
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Government payrolls grow to dominate U S wages
The piece notes that one in six dollars in wages comes from government payrolls across federal, state, and local levels. It compares GM to government spending, showing GM peacetime wages at about 0.5 billion and wartime total at over 1 billion, while current government payrolls reach 18 billion annually, highlighting accelerating public sector influence on the economy and concerns about future burden.
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General Motors
Farm prospects lift hopes for grain harvest great in scale
The July 15 mid month survey predicted a corn crop of about 3.49 billion bushels and a wheat crop near 1.132 billion, larger than earlier forecasts. If realized, the gains could ease export restrictions and ease the nation’s food shortages without compromising shipments abroad.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Sam
Europe
First underwater atomic test at Bikini proves weapon power
Scientists said the Bikini Atoll underwater explosion would not quake the sea yet it damaged target vessels to show the weapon works under water. The test confirmed water column rise and neutralized fears of expanded radiation hazards, while underscoring uncertainty about future uses and the value of atomic energy for constructive ends. Eighty-year-old Pennsylvania grandma took her first plane ride and flew the ship.
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Cientists
Bikini
Pennsylvania
What Others Think PATHFINDER exposes looming postwar school shortages
Leon Henderson warns that the 1946-47 year will test schools with shortages in buildings, equipment, textbooks, and teachers as veterans flood campuses. A projected 750,000 students seek admission. 500,000 may be rejected due to facilities. Teacher shortages persist with 110,000 temporary hires. Textbooks may be released by the army but publishers fear a glut. wage and price policies risk boom followed by bust.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Paris Peace Conference Explainer for Defeated Nations
An ABS explainers lays out how the Paris peace talks restrict decisions to the four powers the United States Britain Russia and France. It details how Italy Finland Bulgaria Hungary Romania would face treaties and possible punishments while Germany and Japan remain for later settlement.
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Washington
Paris
Italy
Finland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Germany
Japan
Austria
United Nations
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Byrnes
Bevin
Molotov
Bidault
Big
Big Four
Maple Grove golf results from 36 hole medal play
Mrs. Maxceta Schipper won first place in the Maple Grove ladies 36 hole medal play on Tuesday. Esta Coffman and Dorothy Bidwell tied for second and third. Bobbie Parker and Evelyn Anderson tied for fourth. Also notes visits by Wyle Carlton of Victoria and remodeling at 521 Main Street.
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Maxceta Schipper
Maple Grove
Esta Coffman
Dorothy Bidwell
Bobbie Parker
Evelyn Anderson
Wyle Carlton
Victoria
B. C
C. W. Whiting
North Eighth Street
Toronto
West Coast
Los Angeles
Stockton
South Bend
Wash
Mt. Ranier
Seattle
Tacoma
Fred Weiking
St. Cloud Street
Rachel
Victor Nielsen
St. Paul
Nielsen
Yellowstone Park
California
William Duncan
Frances Sill
Bethlehem
N. H
C. M. Palmer
GAR
Minneapolis
Dan Spencer
la Crosse
Wisconsin primary delays pick for guard commandant
Gov. Goodland will defer his choice for Wisconsin National Guard commander until after the August primary. Col. John Mullen, longtime associate of Gen. Ralph Immell, is discussed as a likely appointee, amid questions about political influence and party loyalties. The piece notes Democratic efforts to influence the Republican primary and the broader two party dynamics in the state.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Wisconsin National Guard
John Mullen
State Selective Service Division
Mullen
Ralph Immell
Capitol
Republican State Committee
Wipperman
Wisconsin
J. R. McCarthy
U. S
Robert Tehan
Sen. la Follette
McCarthy
la Follettee
la Follette
Campaig
Milwaukee
Charles F. Kersten
Rep. Biemiller
Frank Panzer
Dodge County
Earl Leverich
Sparta
Questions and Answers From the Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers answers to readers questions by mail. Topics include U.S. rat populations on farms, spider web paintings by Rembrandt, canning sugar ratios, and the Vera Cruz expedition service ribbon policy.
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Smithsonian Institute
Rembrandt
Vera Cruz
Mexico
War Department
Correct Spelling Pocket Dictionary Ad
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers a 4 by 5 inch pocket dictionary with spellings and word usage guidance. For 25 cents postpaid, send the coupon with name city state to receive this pocket reference and its supplements.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. E
Washington
World Peace Hinges On Soviets In Paris Peace Talks
DeWitt Mackenzie outlines anxiety over the Paris peace conference and the central question of Soviet aims. Byrnes heads to Paris for talks backed by U S support, amid tensions with Molotov over Hungary Austria and the Balkans as Russia pursues expansion and spread of communism.
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Paris
Russia
Byrnes
France
Charles de Gaulle
America
de Gaulle
Washington
Truman
Sam
Mr. Byrnes
United Nations
Molotov
Moscow
Hungary
Austria
Soviet
Balkans
Britain
London
England
United States
Army Recruiting Station Back to Full Duty in La Crosse
First Lieut. C. T. Harris resumed duties as commanding officer after illness and attended a general staff meeting. Lieut. Santi A. Lapella will continue to work with Harris at the La Crosse recruiting detachment. Staff at the conference included M. Sgt. John Matrega and S. Sgt. Charles Cotton of La Crosse, S. Sgt. Frank Kmiecik of Sparta, T. Sgt. George A. Riehm of Prairie du Chien, Sgt. Frank Coughlin of Black River Falls, and M. Sgt. Louis Policoff of Richland Center.
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C. T. Harris
U. S. Army
la Crosse
Santi A.lapella
Durin
Harris
John Matrega
Charles Cotton
Frank Kmiecik
Sparta
George A. Riehm
Prairie du Chien
Frank Coughlin
Black River Falls
Louis Policoff
Richland Center
Fish Hunter Lands 43-Pound Tiger Muskie at Stork Lake
Muskie weighed 43 pounds and measured 51 7 inches long. Jack Rasmussen, fresh from a trip to Stork Lake in Ontario, Canada, landed the large tiger muskelunge as the Badger Bar window showcased the catch.
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Sparta
Wis
Stork Lake
Ontario
Canada
Jack Rasmussen
Saying Trace Reveals 15th Century English Origin
The maxim Children should be seen and not heard has roots in 15th century England. Scholars traced early appearances and usage shows its long lineage in societal norms and print culture.
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England
La Crosse Tribune Leader Press Chronicle Policy
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press notes its status as a second class matter since June 23 1904 and its association with the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and the Associated Press with exclusive re publication rights for news dispatches and local coverage.
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la Crosse
Wis
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Funeral services for Wisconsin historian Fred Holmes
Madison notices state Fred L. Holmes 63 a leading Wisconsin historian died Saturday at Waukau after collapsing while addressing a centennial crowd near his birthplace. Funeral services will be held Wednesday with burial in Madison. Survivors include four sisters Mrs. Martin Fitzgerald Mrs. Bert Henshaw Mrs. Bert Huntsinger and Mrs. Everett Wilbur. His wife died in 1939.
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Madison
Fred L. Holmes
Wisconsin
Waukau
Holmes
Winnebago County
Martin Fitzgerald
Bert Henshaw
Bert Huntsinger
Everett Wilbur
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