Little Rock Integration Delayed As Court Allows School Board Action
The Little Rock School Board won federal permission to suspend integration through the 1960-61 year, pending appeal. The NAACP has begun appeals, urging President Eisenhower to intervene. Negro students face possible withdrawal from Central High as tensions persist and faith in federal authority remains.
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Little Rock
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Eisenhower
Central High School
Second Thoughts On Lebanese Intervention Debates
The piece weighs the risks of Western intervention in Lebanon as U N Secretary General Hammarskjold mediates a fragile status quo. It warns Britain and the United States could alienate Arab states, risk broader Middle East war, and affect upcoming elections while U N policing would require a large force. It notes domestic roots, Nasser’s shifting stance, and calls for free elections before any drastic move.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Chamoun
Britain
United States
Lebanon
Syria
Egypt
Middle East
Nasser
Gaza
Ice Melt Could Raise Oceans 200 to 300 Feet
Frederick Othman reports on IGY findings that melting all ice might lift oceans by 200 to 300 feet. Congress asks if New York City and Washington could still be seen. scientists note deep South Pole ice is much larger than expected and only partial melting may occur.
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Washington
Willam Field
IGY
Thomas
South Pole
Harry Wexler
Antarctic Meteorology Program
Siberia
Antarctica
Pole
Wexler
Portraits and Warnings Across The Times
The piece reflects on rising headlines of tragedy yet argues society remains resilient. It contrasts present dangers with past, noting optimistic human weathering, then cites oceanographer Dr. Roger R. Revelle noting manganese iron cobalt in Southeast Pacific seawater and potential profitable mining if dried.
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Roger R. Revelle
Pacific
College of Mines
Berkeley
Calif
Revelle
Origin of the Dollar Word Tied to Bohemian silver
A Bohemian silver mine in the Thal of St. Joachim in the early 1500s produced Joachimsthaler coins. These coins, later called thalers, influenced many currencies including the dollar in Spanish America and the United States, while other regions used the crown or rouble. The dollar became most famous in the United States.
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St. Joachim
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
Thal
Talers
Scandinavia
Spanish America
New World
England
Russia
United States
Neighbors Overlook New Car Sparks Retort
A witty remark surfaces after more time passes than ideal when neighbors fail to notice a new car, prompting a sharp comeback thought.
Review of the News in Years Past 1938
Drownings and notable figures headline years past. Leon Daporis, 10, son of Mr and Mrs William Daporis, drowns in Sand Slough south of Stoddard. V A Spika, 71, eldest district member, attends Catholic Schools convention welcome at St Wenceslaus School. Fritz Kuhn says all Jews are enemies of the US during New York committee hearing. Police seek missing Garland Thunder, a French Island Indian youth. Wisconsin Conservation reports a billion fish planted. walleyed pike leads distribution. La Crosse units of the 120th Field Artillery near Camp McCoy. Thirty years ago notes: Al Smith delegates at Kansas City. prohibition raids target Eddie Gilmeister’s store.
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Leon Daporis
William Daporis
Sand Slough
Stoddard
la Crosse Harmony Cafe
V. A. Spika
Sckols
St. Wenceslaus School
Bund
America
Fuehrer
Fritz Kuhn
U.S
New York
Legislative Investigating Committee
Garland Thunder
Harry Thunder
Conservation Department
Wisconsin
H. W. MacKenzie
la Crosse
120Th Field Artillery
Camp McCoy
Trivia Answers and Historical Notes From The Tribune Page
A reader’s questions cover coffee quantities for 50 guests, Swedenborg’s church plans, Churchill’s remarks on Russia, congressional immunity, and supermarket food proportions. The section also lists local landmarks and historical notes from 1918 and 1908, with brief community updates.
Your Bird Pet booklet offer from La Crosse Tribune
Attractive booklet shows how to choose train and care for a bird pet with color bird photographs. Glazed covers feature bird sketches. Coupon offers copy for 25 cents postpaid to The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N.W
Washington, D.C
The
Eye St
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Washington, D. C
Alleg Torture Book in Algeria Sparks Debate
A translated French work recounts Hugues Alleg’s torture by French authorities in Algeria during 1950s conflicts. The narrative, with Sartre’s defense, highlights state torture and censorship, noting widespread sales of pirated editions and a push for circulation despite bans.
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Henri Aisley
Jean-Paul Sartre
John Calder
George Braziller
Hitler
Stalin
Alleg
Nazi Germany
Soviet Russia
Algeria
Alger Republican
Paris
North
Africa
France
New York
Sartre
Andre Malraux
Roger Martin du Gard
Francois Mauriac
Delay in Little Rock school integration tests policy limits
The judge orders a two and a half year delay in desegregation at Little Rock Arkansas to allow time for adjustment of public and private needs. Superintendent Blossom supports the stay citing historical precedents and local conditions while warning that without delay the educational program and standards may worsen.
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Little Rock
Washington
U.S
Harry J. Lemley
Arkansas
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Virgil Blossom
Faubus
District Court
Blossom
High Court
Lemley
Parties Move Toward the Middle in Wisconsin
In Madison, John Wyngaard notes both parties drift toward center but keep core splits. Democrats lean to bigger government and labor ties, while Republicans emphasize individual responsibility and less taxation, with differences in unemployment policy and views on public spending.
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Wyngaard
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Democratic Party
New Party
Doctor Warns Diabetes Needs Individual Medical Supervision
Dr Edwin P Jordan warns against remote diet advice for diabetes and stresses the need for tailored medical care. He notes that diabetes can have no symptoms yet cause serious complications including artery disease, infections, eye damage, weight loss, and death if untreated or mismanaged.
La Crosse Tribune Pricing and Circulation Details
The La Crosse Tribune lists delivery rates for La Crosse and nearby areas, with Sunday editions. Mail subscription prices vary by distance from La Crosse, ranging from one year at 12 dollars to 18.20 dollars for distant mail, payable in advance.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee
Associated Press
Tribune
Deere
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Onalaska
la Crescent
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Frederick Othman
George Washington Monument
Albert Thomas JD Tex
House
Globe
Alps
New York City
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Field Enterprises, Inc
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Joseph K. Kidder
Keer
al Smith
Eddie Gilmeister
Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg
Church of the
Winston Churchill
Westminister College
Fulton, Mo
Churchill
Senate
Piave
Argyle L. Scott
Elsie Gile Scott
Yale
U.S. Army
Fort Humphrey
George Albrecht
Park Laundry
Arthur T. Holmes
Gysbert van Steenwyk
F. H. A. Nye
West Salem
John Bosshard
E. J. Wiles
Bangor
Lansing
Grove Cleveland
Princeton
Roosevelt
Black River
W. D
Billy” Burford
la Crosse Hospital
Ed Larson
Register of Deeds
Pink Hawley
Fred Cale
Bird Pet Care
Literary Guide Post
H. G. Rogers
David Lawrence
J Ae Se
Court of Appeals
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
John Wyngaard
Madison
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
E. L. Burgess
Itor
J. EB
Lienlokken Howard Colvin
Mgr
A.W. E
Maxine Kahler
Luther Wilkins
Leeward Lee
A. E. Teachout
North Side
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