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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
2
The La Crosse Concert Band will perform a Wednesday 8 p m concert at Copeland Park directed by D R Wartinbee. The program features popular pieces from their library with no guest soloists.
Two Milwaukee lobbyists from the Petco Corp. and a West Allis distributor faced state lobbying law charges in superior court warrants. Milton T. Murray, a former Republican gubernatorial hopeful, and Arthur J. Balzar allegedly lobbied on a contingent basis and Murray was accused of false expense statements. The case involves a bill to remove a 2000 gallon limit on gasoline transport to stations, signed into law by Gov. Rennebohm on May 20.
J J O Connor 44 of Lake Arrowhead California collapsed while hitchhiking to New York on highway 16. A heat prostration victim he was taken to a local hospital at 1 36 p m Tuesday and released Wednesday morning.
Sam Kaluzner a Jerusalem cab driver who lost his cab and three children in the Holy Land conflict will get a seven passenger Cadillac limousine. Polly van Leer and Abe Bloemenson organized aid. the Israeli government waives duty on the import. The car left Duluth and will travel to New York before shipment overseas.
Western Berlin railway strikers planned a return to entangling freight movements after five weeks of walkout. They will report to West Berlin yards Thursday to prep for normal cargo flow set to resume by Friday. Elevated passenger service remains stalled.
The House Public Lands Committee endorsed a bill to permit liquor sales to Indians off reservations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Rep Marshall argued the current ban harms tourists as some taverns refuse service while liquor could reach Indians by error.
Slot machines paid the federal government eight million dollars in taxes in a single year. The figure underscores a robust gaming revenue stream and federal revenue intake.
The sheriff reports two dog related incidents in the county. Mrs Gordon Deab was bitten by a stray dog near Brice Prairie while two Onalaska boys were nearby. Shelby residents complain of roaming dogs and license enforcement begins. Eight youths swam at a gravel pit where water is over 40 feet deep. the site is posted against trespassers.
Colorado Springs, Colo. governors sign on indirectly to the administration 1.13 billion program to arm Western Europe against communism while considering a 20 percent cut in federal grants in exchange for exiting certain tax fields. The 41st annual conference ends with a new chairman to be chosen, likely Western Republican, as Kansas Gov. Frank Carlson may secure the post.
The welfare ministry on Wednesday tallied 137 dead and 1 086 missing after a furious typhoon hit southern Japan. Police reported 93 deaths with significant property and shipping damage. Most missing are fishermen in the Bungo Strait between Kyushu and Shikoku. The marine safety board logged 161 sinking fishing boats and 678 boats missing.
Washington prosecutors pressed Judith Coplon with questions about hotel stays with a man other than the Russian engineer she claimed to love. Kelley questioned whether she and Valentine A. Gubitchev were ever in love, and described nights in Baltimore and Philadelphia under the name H. P. Shapiro. The judge warned and briefly ordered her mother quiet, then allowed her to remain in the courtroom.
The Military Order of the Cootie and VFW convention activities span AFL Labor Temple and Linker hotel. Officers are elected at 1 30 pm. joint memorials at Riverside Park. and VFW club reception precedes with air conditioned facilities inviting public attendance.
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Madison Wisconsin senate approved a plan requiring motor vehicle inspections for license plate issuance with certificates of inspection due within 30 days of registration. If enacted the program would start November 1 1949 and authorize testing stations for a dollar fee.
The proposal would let the federal government provide up to 400 million dollars annually for 40 years to fund about 1.05 million public housing units in seven years. It also envisions a five year slum clearance program with federal and local cost sharing, plus federal loans and grants. A separate farm housing program would offer loans and grants to farmers lacking financing.
James F. Malone secretary of the Wisconsin Association of County Fairs for 15 years died Monday of a heart ailment in Beaver Dam at age 61. He served as Dodge county district attorney and Beaver Dam city attorney, led the Dodge county fair for 20 years and was a director of the United States Trotting Association. Survivors include his wife a son and a daughter.
Floodwood Minnesota superintendent Lewis H Harris opened a two day professional relations institute at the State Teachers college discussing the community school concept. He urged schools to foster citizenship through active student participation and real life problem centric learning. A panel of area administrators moderated by Maurice Fraff discussed local implementations and the need for broader knowledge and participation.
The GOP debates tax policy with options including a mild surtax and rate revisions while facing stiff opposition from some senators. Observers note assembly Republicans may be excluded from planning, risking clashes after past tensions over fiscal programs and expanding state expenditures.
The port of Mombasa in Kenya reduced congestion last year and significantly shortened vessel turnaround times, improving trade flow and port efficiency.
Wisconsin assembly passes an all loans measure 59 to 36 and sends it to the senate after two hours of wrangling. The bill would allocate $16 million in funds equally between individual loans and housing authorities with loans up to 2000 at 2 percent interest for homes priced around 10000 to aid veterans.
Seven pairs of pheasants were added to Myrick Park’s bird sanctuary on Tuesday. The birds came from the state conservation department via the Badger State Sportsmen's Club, Inc. Park superintendent Henry Streicher called the group a valuable addition to the zoo’s waterfowl and upland game birds. The collection includes Amherst, golden, ringneck, chucker, and mutant pheasants.
A Netherlands official said Dutch troops will begin pulling out of Jogjakarta on June 24. Unofficial sources said final agreement was reached on establishing a republican regime in the republic.
Justice Felix Frankfurter testified in the Alger Hiss perjury trial that Hiss had an excellent reputation for loyalty to government integrity and veracity. He noted he recommended Hiss for a 1929 Harvard clerkship and said Hiss was the man he could most confidently recommend to Justice Holmes. The trial opened its 16th day with Stevenson deposition read over government objection.
Airliner crashes and burns near Memphis municipal airport on Wednesday. Early reports identified the craft as an American Airlines twin engine Convair with about 40 passengers aboard.
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