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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
6
A US News summary notes a sustained buying boom with higher outlays for plants and equipment across sectors. 1949 spending totaled 18.1 billion, 1950 planned 16.1 billion, with actual outlay expected near 17 billion, signaling manufacturers expect durable consumer demand and broader expansion.
The piece weighs the political drivers behind Congress extending federal rent controls for housing into 1950 and questions the merit of continuing price controls amid a waning national housing shortage. It notes local decontrol moves and suggests states and cities should assume responsibility as federal provisions expire.
Safety experts call for automatic dimming of headlights to reduce glare, noting that fair skinned and glasses wearers are most affected and that rural drivers show more courtesy to dim than urban drivers. They compare to radar guidance in planes and ships, urging development of self regulating headlights.
The David Lawrence Dispatch reports President Truman vetoed the basing point bill, shifting interpretation from Congress to the executive branch. Senator O Mahoney defends the move as clarifying law, while traders fear absorbing freight or delivered prices without collusion.
The veto message is cited arguing that firms should not be penalized for competitive pricing and freight absorption. Critics say the president undermines Congress by signaling what is lawful, threatening competition, raising local monopolies, and boosting delivered prices for consumers nationwide.
Madison report outlines the state personnel board policy backing department heads in firing subordinates for the public good. It cites the Marcus Bell case as a precedent and notes the decision non vindicating Marcus nor his policies, while predicting Marcus unlikely to be reappointed.
Washington reports reveal how the un-American Activities Committee delayed a Hollywood probe in 1947. Congressman John S. Wood of Georgia, aided by Louis B. Mayer’s influence, steered friendly questions to shield film writers and films such as Song of Russia. The GOP later moved to push the inquiry.
In a congressional hearing Mayer defends his 1948 motion picture Song of Russia and his San Francisco speech. He confirms allied Russia during WW II and affirms the quoted line about liberty, free speech, and worship. The exchange probes underlying motives and the accuracy of a quoted address.
James Marlow discusses congressional contempt power, noting the constitutional question and Supreme Court rulings. He explains how Congress historically sought answers, the 1857 law permitting longer jail terms, the current process through federal courts, and that Congress can try defendants itself, with the sole excuse to refuse answering being self incrimination.
Ten years ago La Crosse common council sent the Avon street widening project to the ways and means committee for budget time after refusing to commit to a $10,000 expenditure. The item appeared among a roundup of local notes from the era.
A humorous radio misquote about emancipation amuses locals in La Crosse. A wedding near Kathleen Hutchison and George Cooper ends with three family members injured, all with left arms in casts. The tale stretches to La Crescent with a beaver creek misdirection and notes on longtime Monroe dentist Dr. Flood.
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