Eisenhower to Focus Intensively on Legislative Program
President Eisenhower plans to push his legislative program with exclusive attention as Congress nears adjournment. He emphasizes farm, tax, trade, health, housing and social security measures while criticizing McCarthy controversy. A May 20 letter stressed the program will win or lose at the polls in November.
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GOP Senators Back Eisenhower Public Housing Bill
Senate Republicans informally pledge strong support for the President's public housing program. Senator Capehart says votes look sufficient to push approval while Senator Young notes unusually strong sentiment for full phases of the plan. Maybank proposes striking housing authority. debate to decide by Friday.
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San Francisco Housing Authority
La Crosse Tribune Wins FCC Approval for WKBT Stock Purchase
Final approval by the Federal Communications Commission grants The La Crosse Tribune purchase of 41 percent of WKBT stock. The deal, part of channel 8 rights reallocation to WKBH TV Inc, followed earlier contingencies including WKTY sale. Herbert Lee of WKTY sought FCC consent to move WKTY to Rochester, Minnesota.
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Howard Dahl
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Rochester
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Army Planes Circle City Over La Crosse Area
Residents of La Crosse French Island and Onalaska watched two air force planes, a twin engine AC 46 and a C 47, circle near Camp Douglas using visual rules due to no radio beams and three mile visibility. Frank Muth, La Crosse Municipal Airport manager, noted the air service is handled through CAA communications at La Crosse.
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Professor Arthur J. Clark Dies in Lansing
Professor Arthur J. Clark, 73, longtime president of the Fast Lansing Bank since 1934 and former professor emeritus of chemistry at Michigan State College, died at Lansing Hospital after a lengthy illness. He spent his boyhood in Janesville Wisconsin.
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Olson Re-Elected President of Dairyland Power Co-Op
John E. Olson of Chetek was re elected president as Dairyland Power Cooperative wrapped its 3rd annual meeting at the La Crosse Vocational School auditorium. The 25-member board gained two new directors and heard reports on 1953 production up 13 percent, taxes near a quarter million, and REA loan activity including $1,046,250 in principal and interest payments plus $431,976 in accrued interest.
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Chetek
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C. E. Biederman
Osage
Iowa
William Garbisch
Brownsdale
Minn
W. E. Rabe
Tomah
H. O. Melby
Westby
E .G
Loren Burton
Barnum
John A. Pippin
Crawford County
Raymond O. Johnson
Polk- Burnett
Earl Miller
Allamakee-Clayton
Allen Hoel
Chippewa Valley
Walter Roach
Eau Claire
L. Birdsell
Hawkeye
Morris
W. Birkbeck
Jo Carroll
M. O. Monson
Lafayette
N. C. Anderson
Atomic Energy
Dairyland
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REA
Ancher Nelson
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Five Power Arms Chiefs Meet at Pentagon on Southeast Asia
Military leaders from United States Britain France Australia and New Zealand gather at the Pentagon for multi day talks on possible military steps in Southeast Asia to prevent Communist gains in Indochina while political decisions await higher leaders. Secretary Wilson notes discussions are military in level though many issues are political in nature.
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Ramon Magsaysay
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
John Harding
Paul Ely i
Sydney Rowell
W. G. Gentry
Condon Security Status Under Review in Corning
Dr. Edward A. Condon, former head of the U S Bureau of Standards and now Corning Glass Works research director, said Defense Department officials were reviewing his security status. He stated he was working on nonmilitary projects with no access to classified information while the review proceeds.
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N.Y
Edward A. Condon
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Defense Department
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Corning Glass Works
Navy Department
United States
H. Struve Hensel
McCarthy
Hensel
Subcommittee
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Bee
Monsoon Rain Halts Vietminh March Toward Delta
Heavy monsoon rains in northwest Indochina slowed Communist Vietminh units and convoys fleeing Dien Bien Phu toward the Red River delta. French warplanes paused for the second day in their air attacks on the rebels.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Air Force narrows academy sites to three locations
The Air Force said three sites Alton Illinois Colorado Springs Colorado and Lake Geneva Wisconsin remain in the running for the academy. Secretary Talbott will inspect each site with staff before deciding within a month. The board previously reviewed over 400 proposals as Congress authorized 126 million dollars for construction and design.
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Carl Spaatz
Hubert Harmond
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Eisenhower
Air Academy
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Edna Bowen Seeks District Congress Past
Edna Bowen of Lancaster seeks the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin 3rd District Congress. She announced at a Richland Center district convention on April 25 and circulated nomination papers in La Crosse. Bowen calls for a Democratic Congress to protect workers and halt economic decline with focus on farm and national security issues. She questions Withrow’s stance on parity and foreign policy while urging a broad, worker-focused program.
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Lancaster
Democratic National Committee
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Bowen
Richland Center
la Crosse
Withrow
Benson
Ike
Kasson
Democratic Congress
Belgian freighter shot down by Red fighters near Yugoslavia
A Belgian DC3 freight plane carrying pedigreed pigs from Britain to Belgrade was attacked by a Russian MIG over Yugoslavia near the Hungarian frontier. Its radio officer was killed and several crew members were wounded. The incident was confirmed by Belgian officials in Belgrade and Frankfurt.
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Belgrade
Frankfurt
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D. Wilson
Arsene Devreese
Graz
Joseph Caluwaert
Victor Sluyts
Eight Bids Expected for Mary E Sawyer Auditorium
Eight contractors were expected to bid for the general contract on the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium with bids due at 2 p.m. Thursday. Five bids were anticipated for the mechanical contract and four for electrical. The Common Council may act on the bids next Thursday night. estimated auditorium cost is 684,949 dollars, with the 1953 trust balance at 666,488.41 dollars.
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Frank J. Fuchs
la Crosse
Ellberbe and Co
St. Paul
Common Council
Local Weather La Crosse Shifts to Fair on Friday
Cloudy and cooler tonight followed by fair skies and a bit warmer Friday. Low tonight 44 degrees with a high Friday near 68 as conditions improve across La Crosse and vicinity.
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Benson warns against high dairy price supports and new controls
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson argues that continuing rigid high dairy supports would expand government control of the industry. He cautions against subsidies and planned economy, saying dairying should not be driven by artificial measures. The speech kickoff for June Dairy Month highlights stockpiled dairy products and a shift away from 90 percent parity.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
Jury Chosen For Trial Of Puerto Ricans
A seven man five woman jury was chosen in under an hour in the case of four Puerto Ricans who shot at the House of Representatives on March 1. Defendants Lolita Lebron Rafael Cancel Miranda Andres Figueroa Cere dero and Irving Flores Rodriguez face five counts each of assault with intent to kill and with a dangerous weapon. Bonds set at $100000 each, with maximum 75 years, and court appointed lawyers lead defense in a push for independence.
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House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
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