Waterways Benefactor Retires From Key Shipping Post
Chester Thompson retires as president of the American Waterways Operators after guiding inland waterway progress in the Mississippi basin. The La Crosse figure led the Inland Waterways Corporation before steering a nationwide fleet represented by a 29 000 mile network. His Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa allies wish him well and expect ongoing ties to waterways transport.
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Upper Mississippi
American Waterways Operators, Inc
Chester Thompson
la Crosse
Thompson
American Waterways Operators
Inland Waterways Corporation
Mississippi River
Upper River
American Waterways Corporation
Washington
New York
New Orleans
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
The Scientific Industrial Revolution and American Progress
A study by Model Roland and Stone argues that World Wars spurred mass production and that postwar science and automation are driving a new era. It notes atomic energy electronics and near automatic factories fueling rapid gains, transforming living standards and the overall business narrative. The piece cites a biblical proverb at the end.
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America
U.S
Model
Roland and Stone
Capitol Dome Notes on Wisconsin politics and appointments
Madison political column notes current moves in Wisconsin politics. A. J. Madiler predicts tobacco tax shifts. lawmakers discuss a 1 percent property transfer tax idea. Kohler, Drotning, and Knowles shifts are outlined alongside Senate minority dynamics and FCC chair speculation. The Kansas City Times excerpt urges student exchanges with Moscow for better understanding.
UAW Pushes Four Day Week Based On Automation Gains
Walter Reuther advocates a 32 hour work week in upcoming bargaining with auto makers. He cites Ford plant efficiency gains and sketches how pay remains constant while hours drop 20 percent, boosting hourly earnings to about 2.25 dollars in a four day week.
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United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Reuther
UAW
Ford
Cleveland
U.S
Long-Range Flood Control Plan Urged by Thomas L. Stokes
Thomas L. Stokes argues for a national flood control strategy using dams and reservoirs. He notes Congress approved flood insurance in 1956 but failed to fund the FFIA plan, urging a $14 million appropriation to support staffing, underwriting, claims, and administration for widespread homeowner and small business protection.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Federal Flood Indemnity Administration
Frank J. Meistrell
New York
Meistrell
Federal Housing Administration
Flood Insurance Agency
Housing and Home Agency
Albert M. Cole
Kansas
Cole
FFIA
Government
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Change My Past? A Reflective Poem by Portraits-mereavre
The speaker wishes to alter parts of their past yet recognizes that keeping sorrows and mistakes helped become victories. They reflect on kinder words and lost loves, valuing the path traveled and the lessons learned.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Inflation Overshadows Tax Cuts, Says Dispatch
David Lawrence argues inflation is the main threat to American taxpayers, eclipsing calls for tax cuts. He cites growing federal, state, and city budgets in constant dollars and warns union monopolies and Taft Hartley drive price rises, urging constitutional action to safeguard purchasing power.
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America
Senate Committee
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
House of Congress
Supreme Court
Congress
New York Herald Tribune
Eight Soviet leaders to face firing squads for treason
A 1937 retrospective notes that eight top Soviet military leaders were to be executed for treason. It also mentions local issues in Onalaska, Elmer Strong starting a cement block company, and other brief items from years past.
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Onalaska
Elmer Strong
New Strong Cement Block Co
18Th and
Hyde Avenue
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff list page
A display of the La Crosse Tribune masthead noting publisher editor and key staff roles. Includes circulation, production, and advertising managers, state and city editors, and branch contacts. Provides home delivery and mail subscription rates and service areas for La Crosse and nearby locales.
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T. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
Sis
la Crosse
Wis
le Crosse
Lee
Associated Press
Astronomy Today booklet order coupon from The La Crosse Tribune
Readers can order the booklet Astronomy Today through The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau. The ad lists prices and postage details, invites questions for a quiz, and provides the Washington DC address for mail orders and return coin considerations.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N.W
Washington
Eye St
N.W
Washington, D.C
Protestant and Catholic relations in an industrial town study
Kenneth Wilson Underwood surveys Holyoke Massachusetts in a Beacon Press book review. The work analyzes Protestant Catholic interaction, church influence on birth control controversy, and shared civic roles. It notes no joint moral action for 75 years yet highlights possible dialogue and cooperation.
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Kenneth Wilson Underwood
Beacon Press
First Congregational Church
Holyoke
Mass
Margaret Sanger
Allo Union
Underwood
Diet and medicines under scrutiny in arthritis and heart episodes
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan debunks diet as a major arthritis cause and dismisses special diets as curatives. He notes hairy tongue is harmless, though penicillin may trigger it, and explains paroxysmal tachycardia as rapid, irregular heartbeats often harmless with no underlying heart disease.
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NEA
A.L. A
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation
K.L.M. A
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Kohler
Assembly
John Doerfer
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Federal Communications Commission
H. V. Higley
Wisconsin Republican Party
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Eau Claire
Arthur Padrutt
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Walter Kohler
Glenn R. Davis
Knowles
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Che la Crosse Tribune
Washington News Notebook
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Augustine Birrell
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Gough
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