Symington Attacks McCarthy Calls for Psychiatrist Advice
At the McCarthy Army hearings Senator Symington tells McCarthy to see a psychiatrist after a heated exchange over testimony. He challenges McCarthy to testify under oath about 1952 charges and urges appearance before the rules subcommittee. The clash follows earlier accusations linked to Lustron loan and Benton, with the panel aiming to wind up soon.
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Washington
Symington
McCarthy
Senate
Senate Rules
Wisconsin
Rules Subcommittee
Benton
Lustron
William Benton
D-Conn
State Department
Lustren Corp
Lustren
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Cohn
Army
Joseph Welch
Auditorium Site Traffic Blocked by City Council
The Traffic Commission’s proposal for a July to September trial of one-way traffic on 4th and 5th streets was unanimously rejected by the Council after heavy opposition from downtown business interests. Alderman Brown’s bid to add 3rd street to the debate was shot down. Cribben lamented the tactic as a stalling move.
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Traffic Commission
Council
Commission
Joseph Cribben
Emil O. Schultz
Schultz
Suh
William C. ‘Brown
8Rd Street
Brown
3Rd Street
13Rd Street
Cribben
Com
Leo Snyder
Harry A. Blair
Snyder
Allis-Chalmers
Peerless Brewery
House Group Backs 90 Percent Farm Parity Extension
The House Agriculture Committee voted 21 to 8 to recommend a one year extension of 90 percent parity for basic farm crops through 1955, rebuffing Secretary Benson’s push for flexible supports. Parity sets prices farmers consider fair relative to costs, with flexible supports 75 to 95 percent. A presidential veto threat looms over Benson’s preferred change.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
House
Eisenhower Defends Balanced Legislation On Strong Nation
President Eisenhower spoke at Washington College Chestertown praising his program as strengthening the nation without overstepping federal bounds. He warned against government action becoming mere busybody interference while urging Congress to move quickly on the proposals amid tough odds for passage. He received an honorary degree and noted the need for government to act with the people in guiding a secure and peaceful future.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington College
Chestertown
Hisenhower
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Major Simplification of Fish-Game Code Advised
The 1954 Conservation Congress approved major simplifications to Wisconsin’s game and fish code. Hunting season dates for north-ruffed and prairie grouse, squirrels, and rabbits were set with openers in October and closures in December or November. Shooting hours stay the same. a controlled goose hunting experiment was approved. a seven day forked-horn buck deer season with bear overlap was recommended. a bow and arrow season was proposed with a December extension at certain refuges.
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Madison
Conservation Commission
Horicon
Horizon
Necedah National Wildlife
Hoegh Tops GOP Primary In Iowa Governor Race
Iowa Attorney General Leo A. Hoegh led the Republican field for governor with a solid margin over runner up W. H. Nicholas in a primary contest. GOP senator nominee Thomas E. Martin ran unopposed, while Democratic sides showed Clyde E. Herring, former governor Clyde L. Herring’s son, as Hoegh’s general election rival.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
Thomas E. Martin
Guy M. Gillette
A. B. Chambers
W. H. Nicholas
Hoegh
Ernest Palmer
William S. Lynes
Benjamin Ellsworth
County
Aity
Clyde E. Herring
U.S
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair tonight and warm with mild Wednesday. Partly cloudy conditions with a chance of local showers Wednesday afternoon. Tonight's low 54. Wednesday's high near 84.
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la Crosse
Warrant Officer Dies After Car Hits Bridge
Warrant Officer Richard St. Thorn, 34, attached to Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago, died in a local hospital after a car crash on Hwy 16 east of Houston Minnesota. His wife Mrs. Thorn, 28, and two children suffered minor injuries. The family were en route to New London Wisconsin from the West when the vehicle struck a bridge after the wife fell asleep at the wheel.
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Fifth Army
Chicago
Hwy
Houston
Minn
la Crosse
Richard St. Thorn
Beacon St
New London
Wis
Thorn
Debra
Richard
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Tschudy Adoption Rights
Mrs Dorothy Tschudy of Albany loses her bid to adopt her former foster son Jeffrey born June 6, 1951 after the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously rules the Department of Public Welfare consent was required for a valid adoption. The ruling overturns County Judge Elton Morrison’s prior decision granting custody to the widow.
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Madison
Dorothy Tschudy
Albany
Jeffrey
Wisconsin Supreme Court
State Department of Public Welfare
Supreme Court
Elton Morrison
Tschudy
Little Jeffrey
Welfare Department
Wisconsin
Elton Morrison - Portage
Green
Wisconsin Supreme Court denies adoption bid for former foster son
Mrs. Dorothy Tschudy lost her bid to adopt her former foster son as the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied further action after a rehearing motion was declined. Attorneys Toebaas and Viney said the decision reflects full consideration by the seven justices. The case, decided Feb. 15, 1954, involved the state appealing a department action cited as arbitrary after the foster child had been in a department-approved home since the foster mother’s husband died.
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Raoul Salan
Ely
Red River
Indochina
Annam
Tsenudy
Jeffrey
Tschudy
Tschudys
Florida
Wisconsin
Madison
Dorothy Tschudy
Wisconsin Supreme Court Today
Attys Oscar Toebaas
Joseph Viney
Monroe
Polio Vaccine Tests Near Completion in La Crosse Area
The final polio vaccine shot will be given to second graders at five La Crosse County centers on Wednesday under Dr. Gregory Egan. A Thursday clinic at Holmen High School serves Holmen area pupils. blood samples follow later at Hogan and Blessed Sacrament.
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la Crosse County
Gregory Egan
Holmen High School
Holmen Area
Egan
Blessed ‘Sacrament
Jefferson
Harry Spence
la Crosse
West Salem High School
Blessed Sacrament
Hogan
Blessen Sacrament
National Foundation For Infantic Paralysis
Russia pushes for immediate Indochina political talks
In Geneva, Molotov urged parallel political and military discussions on Indochina. He pressed sovereignty for Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia and elections with a troop withdrawal, while France demands a cease fire first.
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Geneva
Russia
France
Molotov
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
French Union
Vietminh
Civic Center Retained By 13 6 Ballot
Heated debate Monday night ended with 13 to 6 votes in committee to retain the downtown Mary F Sawyer Auditorium site. Aldermen Swett Brown Snyder Gates Lang Kaufmann dissented. Final council vote on the site and bids for construction is set for Thursday.
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Civic Center
Mary F. Sawyer
Common Council
Levi W. Swett
William C. Brown
Bernard Snyder
Clifford Gates
C. J. Lang
Frank Kaufmann
L. R. Gibson
Cerman
Edward Lueth
Board of Public Works
8Th Ward
Mary E. Sawyer
Gibson
Grounds and Buildings Committee
Brown
Publisher and Pastor R T Bayne Dies at 69
R T Bayne publisher of the Manitowoc Herald Times died of a heart attack Monday night at Memorial Hospital after being stricken at home He had recently overseen Manitowoc and Two Rivers newspapers and held multiple director and executive roles with regional media firms He was born February 10 1885 in Portland Connecticut and leaves a wife two children and two brothers
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Manitowoc
Reed Taft Bayne
Manitowoc Herald-Times
Memorial Hospital
Two Rivers
Mark R. Byers
Ottawa
Lasalle
Ill
McCook
Nebr
Virequa
Wis
Prestéin
Iowa
Superior
Wisconsin Sunday Times
Superior Telegram
Duluth News-Tribune
Louis Fandrick
Robert T. Bayne
Los Angeles
Calif
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