Safety belts in Wisconsin cars urged by state lawmakers
An Assembly bill advancing through the Senate would require front seat belt anchors and, critics argue, should mandate full installation. The piece notes industry already plans 1962 models with anchors, but emphasizes the need for compulsory belts to reduce injuries and deaths. The article argues motorists have resisted safety features in past, urging legislative action and even quotes Isaiah 5 3.
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Assembly
Wisconsin
Senate
Detroit
Underdeveloped Lands Must Embrace Technology Quickly
The piece argues for rapid technology adoption and education in Asia Africa and Latin America to close the growing income gap with developed nations. It cites population growth projections to 2000 and urges massive capital investment and training, including a million graduates for high level roles, to lift living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Paul Hoffman
United Nations Special Fund
North American
Hoffman
Soap as mankind's greatest invention fuels fashion critique
The writer argues soap shapes democracy as a leveling force, contrasts clean grooming with a rising unwashed look among youth, and laments slovenly styles seen at Broadway and in film, hoping even celebrities return to proper grooming. The piece blends humor with social commentary on cleanliness, theater glamour, and cultural shifts.
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Annie
Liza Doolittle
B.B
Charles Laughton
Notre Dame
Mr. Laughton
Preacher John Wesley on dress and cleanliness
The snippet recalls John Wesley preaching that slovenliness is not a religious fault while stressing neatness as a duty. He quotes scripture and the familiar line cleanliness is next to godliness with a humorous note praising soap.
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John Wesley
Summit Meeting Phrase Entraps The 1950s Says Ralph McGill
Ralph McGill criticizes the term summit conference as a catchy phrase that elevated four head of government meetings into a transcendent political ritual. He argues this rhetoric misleads and misframes the era, urging a clear choice between lawful progress and mob violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Acheson
Churchill
Review of the News in Years Past Twenty Years Ago 1941
A snapshot of events from 1941 includes Soviet Germany tensions and battles on a 2000 mile front, U S condemnation of the attack on Russia, RAF bombing Germany, and stock market effects. Also noted are baseball moves involving the Milwaukee Brewers and Cubs, Churchill backing for Russia, varied local notices, and reports from the 1921 and 1911 recaps.
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Baltic
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Red Army
U.S
RAF
Wilhelmshaven
Milwaukee Brewers
Charles Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Bill Kellefer
Bill Veeck
Cubs
Churchill
Hitler
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Washington
Earl Niesen
Mary Bottier
Dolores Niedbalski
Twin Cities
William McDonald
Johnson
New York
Son
Robert
Navy
Atlantic
Portsmouth
N.H. Hawks
Green Bay Bluejays
Cleaning an Eiderdown Quilt Question and Answer
A reader asks whether an eiderdown quilt can be washed at home or must be cleaned professionally. The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides a method to obtain factual answers by writing in with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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al Riley
Ruth Nichols
Paris
St. Johns
N. B
William Schams
Irish Hill
Wiley
Oiggie Wall
D. D. McArthur
P. C. Curran
Charlotte Curran
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Ed Palmer
George
Fred Beier
Mack
Mary Marcus
Twin Cities
Phil la Follette
Eagles
Milwaukee
Minnesota
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
F Street N. W
Washington, D. C
Jacoby on Bridge and Quilt Care Combined Lesson
Bridge analysis shows North chooses two clubs over three diamonds to avoid crowding the auction, South rebids two no trump with 14 points and stoppers, leading to a path to three notrump. A separate note provides care instructions for an eiderdown quilt including washing, drying, and fluffing methods.
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South
North
Bible Offer From La Crosse Tribune Bureau
Printer's ad advertises King James Bible editions at two prices with mailing charges. Black letter edition $2 plus 25 cents mailing, red letter edition $2.25 plus 25 cents. Coupon form requests name address and payment to order one or both, mailing to Washington DC.
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Christ
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
F St
N.W
Washington
D.C
Wisconsin Blue Ribbon on Red Tape Emerges in Politics
Madison observers report Gov. Nelson and Lt. Gov. Knowles backing a blue ribbon commission to audit public spending. The idea aims to curb rising costs and improve government efficiency by bi partisan citizen review, challenging current legislative auditing limits and the legitimacy of current spending.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wyngaard
Gov. Nelson
Warren P. Knowles
Nelson
Knowles
Foreign Aid as International Game Faces U S Leaders
The column argues U S foreign aid is a global contest, with Ecuador seeking over 200 million in credits and Adlai Stevenson touring Latin America. It critiques strings attached, notes Soviet influence, and urges lending instead of gifts via banks and private investment to foster growth and avoid socialistic drift.
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Washington
Congress
United States
United Press International
Lawrence
Quito
Ecuador
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
Ibarra
Khrushchev
Stevenson
International Red Cross
Inter-American Development Bank
Export-Import Bank
Congress of the United States
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Coverage clash echoes past wage bill debate
In Washington the minimum wage controversy recalls a years old moment when Helen Gahagan Douglas urged an amendment to cover telephone operators. Rep. Sidney Yates notes the House accepted it then. Bailey joked about a pig and chicken in a Saint and Sinners luncheon, contrasting fame with sacrifice.
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Sidney R. Yates
D-Ill
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Yates
House
Democratic National Committee
John M. Bailey
Saints and Sinners
Portraits John C Metcalfe My School
Poem praising school life with lines about learning discipline and unity. Reflects on students registering to learn, facing tribulations, building body and mind, and valuing companions, competition, and campus pride. Dated 1961 Field Enterprises Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven High
Field Enterprises, Inc
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff listing
The La Crosse Tribune details publisher W T Burgess editor R L Bangsberg and staff roles. It lists circulation, advertising, and editorial staff, contact numbers, and home delivery and mail subscription rates for La Crosse Wisconsin and surrounding areas.
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W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
E. L. Burgess
J. E. Lienlokken
Howard Colvin
Kenneth F. Teachout
Maxine Kahler
Leeward Lee
Luther Wilkins
ED Keefe
Tribune
Arts Snes
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
la Crosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
Koy Mail
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Kerouac
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Grand Lodge
Antigo
Emma Richardson Burkett
Teddy’ Roosevelt
Roosevelt
State Senate
Reuben G. Knutson
Joseph K. Kidder
Industrial Commission
E. F. Clarke
Galesville
Knutson
Blaine
Edward Lienlokken
Wood
5Th
Cass
William Collinge
Listman Mill
Elizabeth Gust
Atty
Gen Daugherty
Jackson Johnson
Leavenworth
Winona Boat Works
Dubuque Regatta
Copeland Park
Horace Holley
Julia Waters
F. G. Cowles
T. J. McWilliams
Des Moines
Iowa
A. A. Morse
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Red Wing
John Elliott
Jacoby
By Oswald Jacoby
C.V. A
Maine
Norway
Holy Bible
State
Washington, D.C
John Wyngaard
Blue Ribbon
David Lawrence
Washington News
John C. Metcalfe
Che la Crosse Tribune
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4Th and Cass Sts
Lee Enterprise, Inc
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