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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
4
The plan proposes increasing permanent paving funded by the city to 50 percent with property owners paying 50 percent, reducing ongoing maintenance and oiling of unpaved streets. It argues permanent improvements serve all citizens and lower long term costs, urging swift adoption for better streets.
Britain drops bid to seat Chinese Communists in the United Nations and votes with the United States and Russia on UN representation. Sir Alan Burns signals patience with Red tactics in Korea may end as Britain ties support to Red China’s aggression.
A historical analysis notes the Red government as de facto ruler of China in a Korea peace context. It discusses U S and British policy on trade between Japan China and Hong Kong and mainland China, warning Hong Kong’s fate hinges on its link to the mainland trade. The piece links Anglo American alignment challenges with the occupied country’s economy.
Report notes members debated slicing a beef carcass in the committee room to examine OPS price compliance but suggests the real motive was simply to view a side of beef, a rare sight today.
A David Lawrence Dispatch critique argues Congress must fix a broken executive branch system that could imperil American forces in war. It details top command coordination failures, the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s limited authority, and diplomatic delays in critical military actions amid Korea and UN roles.
The Capitol Dome Legislative Council in Wisconsin, created in 1947, has survived attacks and is likely established as a permanent institution. Despite early missteps and broad, unfocused activity, it has proven useful, with votes of confidence in its mission and calls for a leaner, more focused staff and fewer committees to boost state government research and guidance. An unrelated note about a bingo-related robbery in Ohio closes the piece.
Drew Pearson reports on steel allotment favors to General Motors by NP A officials including Melvin Cole and Henry Rankin. Missing allocations for Baldwin Locomotives and others trigger resignations. Col Knight resigns after pressure and relocation. The piece links testifying to broader geopolitics and notes Chesnut's concealed bond ties in Baltimore and Ohio bankruptcy cases.
James Marlow reports that U S Britain France and Russia struggle to plan a summit. After months the group only agrees to a preliminary deputy ministers meeting in Paris to draft topics for discussion by the foreign ministers.
Delegates in Paris have met since March 5 and remain deadlocked on the Atlantic pact. The Russians demand it be on the foreign ministers agenda, while the Allies refuse it as a must. Both sides trade blame as diplomacy drags on and public sentiment grows restless.
A Utah Farm Bureau report accusing the national Farmers Union of Communist ties was ruled libelous. A federal jury awarded $25,000 in damages to the Farmers Union after a trial before Judge William Ritter in Salt Lake City, a decision with potential broader impact on similar cases.
Ten years ago U S Senator Alexander Wiley of Chippewa Falls will be the principal speaker at the annual Flag day program next Saturday. He will spend vacation with his parents at 209 South 14th Street in La Crosse.
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