Wisconsin Senate urged to defy lobby on Rice speed bill
Editorial condemns the Wisconsin Automotive Trade Association lobby for stalling the Rice speed limit bill in the senate. It accuses the group of manipulating process while the people, governor, and a stricter Minnesota standard push for action to reduce accidents and fatalities. The piece calls on the senate to resist lobby pressure and pass the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association
Senate
Governor
State Department of Public Safety
Legislative Council
Highway Patrol
Wisconsin
Assembly
Highway Committee
State Senate
Department of Safety
Minnesota
Wisconsin State Senate
Paris conference stalls on Austria Germany peace and Berlin airlift
Byers reports no immediate peace treaty for Austria or Germany as Paris talks stall. Russia balks at Western democratic unity. Berlin blockade prefers to resume pressure via railways. Satellites face West trade offers while China shifts toward communism and Britain contemplates Red terms in Hong Kong. Archbishop Beran defies Communists as Czech unrest grows.
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Austria
Germany
Russia
United States
West
West Germany
Ruhr
Kremlin
Berlin
Col. Howley
U. S
Vishinsky
Paris
Europe
Hungary
Romania
Tito
Yugoslavia
Chiang Kai-shek
Czechoslovakia
China
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Beran
Balkans
Children Appearances Highlight Parental Echoes in Youth
A compact reflection notes that children resemble their parents in behavior, with occasional loud reactions toward the young mirroring parental styles observed at similar ages. The piece frames this as a relatable, universal pattern in childrearing.
Capitol Face Lift Seeks Balance Between Old and New
Washington plans to modernize the Capitol with reinforced roofs and ceilings, new lighting and acoustics, and fireproof walls. Work begins July with two summers of renovations at an estimated 5 million dollars, preserving historic elements while adding contemporary comforts.
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Washington
Grey David Lynn
Capitol
Lynn
Senate
House
Senate Chamber
George Washington
Reader Q and A: tax corrections pies and pirates asked
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides brief Q and A items on tax amendments for 1946 returns, historical pie origins, Mach 1 speed, a boy with a finger injury from dynamite caps, Bikini natives relocated, telegraph disease fears, largest reptiles, Byron translation note, turquoise color cause, Yellowstone visit timing, a 30 minute naval battle, the white man’s burden, Raleigh pipe smoking, and patent rules for machine improvements.
Significance of F Ad Vivum on Truman inaugural piece
The inscription Fecit ad vivum on the Truman inaugural medal indicates the design was drawn from life. The sculptor prepared the sketch while the president answered letters. Siberia is not a political subdivision of the Soviet Union. It is a geographic name for the eastern land area west of Asia.
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Siberia
Soviet Union
Ural Mountains
Asia
Common Household Pests Fight Back With Government Guide
Based on U S government research a wartime style booklet explains how to combat moths ants mosquitoes flies termites fleas silverfish rats and mice in homes. The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers the booklet Common Household Pests for 15 cents postpaid via coupon.
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U. S
Uncle Sam
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Aging, memory, and the circus as life’s mirror
A 1949 General Features Corp column muses on aging and youth, noting how circuses spark recall and how older generations stay connected to joy. It includes anecdotes of fathers to sons, pride in work, and the friction between old values and modern views.
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Pop
Joe Finn
Mike
Joseph Finn
Michael Finn
General Features Corp
D-Day fallen photographer honored by AP corps
Caen France five years after D Day three AP correspondents led a 62 member group to Normandy to lay a wreath on the grave of Bede Irvin a photographer killed in action. The ceremony at St Laurent cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach involved Hal Boyle Edward D Ball and Peter J Carroll of the AP delegation.
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Caen
France
Associated Press
Normandy
Bede Irvin
Irvin
St. Laurent
Omaha Beach
Hal Boyle
Edward D. Ball
Peter J. Carroll
Picket Pin Ground Squirrel Stands Upright
A utility note explains how the picket pin ground squirrel stands on its hind legs to see farther, drawing a visual similarity to a picket pin.
La Crosse Tribune Staff and Rates Information
The La Crosse Tribune details editorial and circulation staff including Burgess Bangsberg Lienlokken Rice Moriarity Keefe Teachout Wilkins and others. It lists home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse Wisconsin with various time options and zones.
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W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
G. G. Moriarity
Ed. Keefe
E. L. Burgess
Ass’t. Bus
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
Mgr
la Crosse Tribune Company
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
Tribune
Voters may gain seat through DC home rule vote
The piece notes the senate passage of District of Columbia home rule ending 1873 disfranchisement and giving 900,000 residents a vote in local affairs. It cites Senators Kefauver, McGrath, Taft, and southern opposition led by Spessard Holland. It also profiles Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney’s insecurity and new clearance demands within the Commerce Department.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
D. C
Kefauver
Tennesee
McGrath
Rhode Island
Taft
Ohio
Deep South
Spessard Holland
Florida
Holland
Richmond
Union
Confederacy
Hawaii
House of Representatives
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Sonny
Commerce
Swank Jockey Club
Metropolitan Opera
Westchester Racing Association
Whitney Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Sonny Whitney
Chicago Tribune
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Whitney
Cain
State Department
Commerce Department
Belgium
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Bay of Fundy
Adm. L. O. Colbert
VU. S&s. Weather Bureau
Commerce Department Bureau
Senate filibuster tactics amid remodeling plan
Senator Scott Lucas leads GOP in a quiet obstruction of the Truman program through frequent speeches and questions. With remodeling forcing a move from the regular chambers, Lucas chooses the old supreme court chamber to limit space and deter extended filibuster tactics by the 40 to 50 present members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Lucas
Dane Eing
Senate
David Lynn
Supreme Court
Daniel Webster
Lucas
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Czech
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Henry VIII
American League Service Bureau
Joe Dobson
Joe
Bikini
Kili
Marshall Group
Kentucky
Byron
Athens
Yellowstone National Park
Isaac Hull
Constitution
Dacres
Boston
Hull
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Aubrey
Raleigh
England
Patent Office
Frank Tripp
Engineers
Coules
Drew Pearson
Iron Curtain
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