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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
4
A civic message warns of drownings in La Crosse and urges cautious behavior near water. It predicts additional deaths this summer if care is not taken and calls on readers to enforce water safety. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility to protect family and community.
In recent weeks the Postal Service trimmed service including a second daily residential delivery. The author links this to a push by the postmaster general and advisers to prompt public demand for higher postage, arguing the cuts reflect a broader move toward costlier government services.
An editorial tribute honors Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg as a devoted partner whose influence supported the senator's public life. The piece notes the quiet marriage, her role in his leadership, and reflects on politics, economy measures, and the loss felt as she passes.
A 3,500,000 blaze on the University of Michigan campus consumes Haven Hall and burns many final exam papers. However the dean orders that students will receive semester grades based on their work. Students quip that an ill fire may do some good.
Stephen Lee, Air Force public relations director, received the Air Force exceptional service award from Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg. The piece credits Lee with orchestrating propaganda efforts that shaped naval aviation policy and public perception, including ghost-writing speeches and directing a large team of writers.
Report from around town notes bus drivers with money, a La Crosse South Avenue bus bee incident tested by a quick boy and shocked spectators. A bar encounter features a shabby gent asking directions to St Paul while mixing up freight trains. Heavy rains worry Tribune workers about gardens, though wives blame fishing.
Wisconsin voters see Walter J. Kohler Jr as a strong but unproven candidate for governor. Observers note his good name and earnest manner, while questions arise about his public record and stance on issues shaping the Republican contest. Kohler’s path hinges on proving ideology and leadership beyond his lineage.
Drew Pearson reports that GOP Senators Brewster and Ferguson tapped the wire of California airplane maker Howard Hughes, triggering two aftereffects. Charles Dillon, who recorded a conversation with NBC VP Frank McCall, is asked to resign from the defense department radio section. A Rhode Island grand jury's Bielaski wire-tapping report, cited by Republicans and Democrats, is noted for harsh language comparing Bielaski to German Gestapo and Soviet OGPU.
The text condemns coercive threats to compel testimony, likening such methods to czarist Russia and third degree police practices. It argues intimidation has no place in American grand jury proceedings and should be rejected as indefensible and un-American. The piece also notes a broader American sentiment on public diplomacy and postwar aid via tourism and exchange.
Washington reflects on Charles L. Watkins the Senate parliamentarian who guides the 40 rules and precedents shaping Senate action. Watkins has served since 1915. his 10 volumes of notes chronicle disputes from 1883 to 1932 as he eyes updating and printing a comprehensive precedent history.
Philip Bigley, former president of the La Crosse Junior Association of Commerce, will appear on the program of the 21st annual United States Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Washington D C from June 19 to 22. In La Crosse ministers and delegates arrive for the 86th annual western Wisconsin Methodist conference this week.
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