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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
8
Reports detail several traffic incidents on North Sixth Street Vine Street and nearby blocks. Damage totals range from minor fenders to vehicles cited with figures around 115 dollars, 75 dollars, and 65 dollars. No injuries noted.
The county board discussed spending 25 for Alcoholics Anonymous reading material to be placed on jail library shelves. Elmer Mausta urged delaying until budget time, but the measure passed 34 to 5 while a separate proposal to consolidate pension and relief departments remained unresolved after months of debate.
General Omar Bradley addressed kinfolk of 11 Medal of Honor recipients in Washington. He praised their kin as the nation honors heroic soldiers in Korea, noting most honorees are dead with only three recipients alive to attend.
Marvin R. McMahon, 50, of Madison, was named superintendent of the Wisconsin school for boys at Waukesha. He was appointed by John W. Tramburg, director of the state public welfare department, on the recommendation of Russell Oswald. McMahon will assume duties on July 1, succeeding Clyde Reed who resigned last month.
Washington officials reduced the price of crude natural rubber from 66 cents to a cents per pound effective immediately. The move impacts producers and buyers in the rubber industry nationwide as markets adjust to the new floor.
Muriel Fuller announced that a teenagers meeting scheduled for 7 p m Thursday at the public library is canceled due to illness of John Tunis author of sport stories who was to speak. Tunis was at State college for a series of talks and conferences this week and left for Connecticut.
FEAF lowers Red aircraft losses to 24 destroyed or damaged from 28. Nine shot down and four damaged MiG-15s predominant. Weather limited UN sorties to 486 with 150 at night. US officers expect a restrained Chinese offensive, not as heavy as spring drives, needing fresh Manchurian troops for a major push. East coast shelling continues as Reds probe lines. Stickell and Everett briefly engaged by machine guns, naval fire quiet.
Madison Wisconsin reports that more than 7,200 students are expected to attend UW summer sessions. Registration begins Friday with classes set to start Monday.
Readable text presents a chaotic table of grain and soybeans prices with multiple open high low and close values across months and contracts. Notable items include July Open soybeans around 3.08 to 3.07 and December closes near 14.65, with several entries for March May and October and mixed percentages.
The article discusses dust from New Mexico and Nevada tests falling on cattle, dust affecting film in Ohio, and a widespread radioactive cloud from Bikini and Eniwetok tests. Officials claim low human danger with monitoring, while noting decontamination costs and possible enemy use of the data.
Mrs. Joe Ann Clark, 61, of Pasadena was found after spending 20 hours trapped in a bathtub. Firemen lifted her from the tub and she received treatment.
Testimony on the 1945 Yalta conference raises questions about who influenced policy. Hurley acknowledges Hiss’s presence at Yalta but avoids naming key actors, while senators press for current strategy on Korea and critique past foreign policy.
Isle School District meets Thursday night in New York as atomic spies for Russia were sentenced to die on April 5. Appeals are pending. Hurley discussed other related matters and vetoes citing protection of American standards and principles. He referenced James Byrnes and Yalta participants while noting testimony limits.
The Public Health Service reported 160 new polio cases this week, down from 234 the same week last year. The season total to date is 1,062, compared with 1,314 a year ago.
Roland Joe Fitch, 28, a former convict, jailed on charges of selling morphine prescribed for his cancer-stricken mother Mrs. Faye Fitch. Police say he sold about six doses to informers in 10 days, using a supply intended for his mother. He allegedly sold six of the government 50 tablets for $8.
A northern street collision injured one person, Mrs. Elroy Lierman, as a truck turned and struck the corner of Cotter's tavern, pushing a parked car owned by Lowell C. Melius and injuring Mrs. Hahn who toppled from her stool.
An infant named Judy Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rose Tae vipieethan, survived a highly delicate 12 inch intestinal resection led by Dr. James Vetter. The rare condition, rarely seen even in large centers, offered only about a 50 percent chance of survival.
Oak Ridge Tennessee reports full scale work was set to resume Thursday at the atom construction projects halted since Monday after an unauthorized action. The restart follows a brief stoppage and no injuries are reported. Local officials say operations will proceed with heightened safety checks and compliance measures.
Washington sources report Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews plans to accept an appointment as ambassador to Ireland. Officials say the move would place a civilian linked to the Navy in a diplomatic post amid ongoing U.S. relations with Ireland and potential implications for defense cooperation.
Edward J. LaPlant 74 of Wisconsin died recently. Funeral services are set to be held in Vicksburg with arrangements announced by local officials.
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