Deficit of 350000 Classrooms Sparks National Debate
A nationwide shortage of classrooms has reached 350000 rooms with 3.5 million children affected. federal aid proposals face partisan debate over state versus federal control, while Hobby urges delay for White House and state conferences to gauge local capacity. The piece stresses urgency to act before 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Congress
Oveta Culp Hobby
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Motor Makers Press for Big Highway Spending to Ease Congestion
Industry leaders led by Arthur Dietz of Commercial Investment Trust urge rapid expansion of U S road capacity. They warn current 23 percent of highways bear 86 percent of driving and call for about 11 billion dollars annually for 10 years to build and maintain roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dietz
Commercial Investment Trust
Detroit
Carless
Dietz
U.S
United States
New Age Push Button Economy Warns Graduates
Roger Babson urges youth to prepare for electronics driven changes in work. He foresees automated factories, push button control, and self service replacing routine labor while emphasizing education, character, and evening study for new opportunities in advertising, sales, and skilled trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Europe
Nehru
United States
McCarthy Critique Stirs Debate On Rights And Influence
A reader urges caution over Senator McCarthys anti communist crusade. The letter questions guilt by accusation, asks how the senator votes on policy, notes oil magnate influence, and warns of potential erosion of the four freedoms and constitutional rights. The editor reminds that letters require a signature and word limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Sokolsky
McCarthy
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Subcommittee
Time Magazine
Mr. Sokolsky
Roy Cohn
David Schine
Cohn
Schine
George Sokolsky
United States
Capitol Dome Institution Rebuilding Incomplete
Madison editorial argues state postwar reconstruction of educational penal and mental health institutions is unfinished. It notes $80 million spent, cites epilepsy care gaps in Wisconsin and the Douglas County Asylum as burdens, and warns of rising education costs and permanent maintenance needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wyngaard
Walter S. Goodland
Wisconsin
Douglas County
Douglas County Board
Flush Times
Power of a Little Child
A Cairo Messenger feature extols a child’s persistence despite household noise. A pastor comments that there are no bad children, only thoughtless parents. The piece warns, Do not let Junior read this.
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Junior
Tolerant Government Decision on Oppenheimer Controversy
The 1942 Justice Department handling of Sperry Corp and J Robert Oppenheimer shows leniency toward a defense contractor while deeming Oppenheimer a cautious security risk. Sperry, linked to Germany Japan and Italy through prewar contracts, faced a consent decree instead of prosecution.
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Washington
Tom Morgan
Sperry Corporation
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Pearl Harbor
United States
Justice Department
Italy
Dr. Oppenheimer
Pentagon divided over Indochina policy as Eisenhower faces choice
Associated Press analysis notes a split at top levels of the military and government on possible U S intervention in Indochina. Dulles and aides lean toward action with reluctance while the Army fears a larger war with Red China. Some Washington observers foresee limited intervention followed by broader action, risking resignations.
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
McCarthy
Jenner
Indiana
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Laniel
Navarre
Indochina
Marshal Juin
MacArthur
Juin
Valluys
NATO
Washington
Pentagon
Dulles
New York
Adm. Carney
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
United States
Red China
Yalu
Korea
Europe
Asia
Local notes recall past ten to forty years in La Crosse region
Ten years ago Pvt. Janette M. Kenyon of Onalaska completed six weeks at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. Other items include Red Cross institute attendance in Eau Claire and ACT auxiliary convention in Racine. Twenty, thirty and forty years ago cover Republican convention prep, Camp Decorah delays, Luther League in session, travel abroad plans, and Norwegian singers heading to Chicago.
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Pvt
Janette M. Kenyon
Henry Kenyon
Onalaska
Wac
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
la Crosse County
Stoddard
la Crosse
Luther League of America
Ann Colman
E. L. Colman
Helen Colman
Normannnd Sangerkor
Chicago
Norwegian Singers’ Association of America
Edward Evans
Arthur
Washington, D.C
James Evans
New York
Europe
Cliff Nicks
Viroqua
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Motor Makers
Good Roads
Eozekiel 38
Roger Babson
Babson Park, Mass
Wink Nv
Che la Crosse Tribune
W. T. Burgess
Tribune
Joseph McCarthy
State Department
Senator McCarthy
Texas
Hugh R. Cullen
H. L. Hunt
Clint Murchison
John Wyngaard
Capitol Dome Institution
Sparta
H. H. Wind
Cairo (Ga
Gillion
Sperry
U.S. Army
Germany
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
Japan
la Filotecnica
Societa Anonima
Manchuria
Henry L. Stimson
League of Nations
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Hitler
International News Service
Kirk Lawton
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
Debonair
Roy
Ray Jenkins
INS
Jack Lotto
Senate
Lotto
Jenkins
Defense Department
National Security Council
Wilson
Philippines
Thailand
Far East
Geneva
Krishna Menon
Molotov
Hanoi
India
THE
American Federation of Labor
Swank
Lafayette Square
St. John’s Episcopal Church
AFL
AFL Musicians Union
Air Force
Army
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Pearson
J. M. Roberts Jr
the World Today
Associated Press News
James Marlow
la Crosse Tribune
Mes
Horace Holley
John S. Otten
Rose Peterson
Dora Marshall
Martha Horn
Eau Claire, Wis
Red Cross
Stitute
Rose Butler
West Avenue South
Racine
ACT
Decorah
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