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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1952
Page
4
Congress may not finish work before the July conventions. Leaders aim to rush key appropriations and bills yet many senators retreat for campaigning. Absenteeism grows as a third of the Senate plans reelection and most members work only part time.
The President attacks private utilities for advertising against public power while using public funds to promote government powered schemes. He claims private firms threaten freedom and accuses them of fear tactics, urging a fight to preserve free enterprise amid government encroachment.
Senator Byrd of Virginia says within twenty years 25 percent of national income has funded federal taxes, with 28 percent now. He notes federal expenditures at 30 percent of national income and a federal debt equal to twice the value of all real and personal property in America.
A humorous note warns the U S coastline is retreating by about one foot yearly with the Atlantic meeting the Pacific after 15 84 million years If this prophecy comes true it would require swift action to save land from the seas The quotation from I Samuel 1 27 appears as a biblical aside.
Bonn reports detail exceed hopes for postwar Germany to join the society of nations with full sovereign rights. The piece notes U S support, economic distress, housing issues and political risks for Adenauer’s coalition, plus calls for negotiation with Russia and wary East West dynamics shaping a Western defense role.
Madison notes urge focus on essential needs of the aged on relief, advocating basic diet shelter and comfort over political side issues like lien law. The piece argues current allowances are tight, with a $22.90 monthly food aid for a single elder, and criticizes distractions from humane relief goals.
A La Crosse midshipman, Robert F. Hansen, is photographed being hoisted by graduates at Annapolis after joining the Anchor Man club for finishing last in his class. The piece explains the tradition of Anchor Man and Goat distinctions at Annapolis and West Point as enduring symbols of competitive four-year training and lasting respect among peers and later officers.
Washington notes Ike’s Abilene blast and its political echo as President Truman jokes about birth control politics. Pentagon veterans recall Marshall support and McCarthy clashes, while strategists debate China policy and future command roles.
Washington reports the July 1 raise to a maximum $80 monthly pension applies only to those 65 and older who retire after July 1 and meet specific work requirements. Others already on pension or retiring before July 1 cannot reach the new maximum. self employed workers face a Jan 1 deadline for eligibility.
Ten years ago the City Engineer John Barth was pledged rapid start of Black River municipal dock by the firm of Bigham and Dresser Winona. Twenty four marching units including Wisconsin State Guard veterans drum corps unions bands will take part in Elks Flag Day program.
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