GOP Gains Expected in 1946 Midterm Forecast
Analysis predicts Republicans will gain in the 1946 elections with a split senate likely and a House swing to the GOP. Voter dissatisfaction with the Truman administration and New Deal policies, plus labor union influence, fuel a conservative shift and possible realignment ahead of the 1948 convention.
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House
Senate
Cio-Pac
Democratic Party
Truman
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt
Willkie
Dewey
Bricker
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Republican Party
Russia’s veto on Franco Spain unsettles postwar order
The UN veto by Russia on a Franco Spain compromise shows major powers struggle with postwar Europe. Britain yields to majority, while Russia aims to block action, arguing big powers dominate. Critics call the veto unjust, undemocratic, and impractical, warning it risks future conflict.
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Ussia
United Nations
Spain
Europe
Generalissimo
Franco
Britain
Russia
America
Generalissimo Franco
Gromyko
Big Five
House Passes Bill Slashing Federal Debt Limit
The House approved reducing the federal debt limit from 300 to 275 billion dollars amid calls for less spending. Critics warn the move may be more rhetoric than a real restraint on wasteful expenditures.
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Congress
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
What Others Think TIME TO BUILD HOMES SHEBOYGAN PRESS
A Sheboygan Press editorial argues nationwide brick construction in new homes lags behind, urging a public meeting with banks and builders to spur affordable brick housing. It stresses supply constraints, rising prices, and the need to house returning veterans and newcomers with vision and coordinated effort.
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Sheboygan Press
Milwaukee
Chicago
Building and Loan Association
Sheboygan
Rail freight rate boost dubbed emergency relief at ICC
The ICC approves a limited emergency rate increase for railroads seen as only a partial relief against wage hikes totaling 800 million. The 390 million in annual revenue barely offsets wage advances while railroads prepare new equipment and faster service amid fierce competition. Public welfare hinges on railroad efficiency in peace as in war.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
ICC
Raalroads
Wautoma Plans Airport to Serve Traveling Business
Over recent weeks at least five planes have landed in farmer fields near Wautoma on business trips. With the city on a Milwaukee to Twin Cities route, officials warn more aircraft will be forced to land in fields and passengers will hike or hitchhike to town, unless an airport is built.
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Waushara Argus
Wautoma
Milwaukee
Twin Cities
How Far Will Prices Rise Under OPA Changes
Washington analysis explains that the proposed OPA bill may extend price controls but weaken them significantly. It notes uncertainty about future price levels, outlines congressional debates, and warns that even with a weaker OPA, prices and living costs are likely to rise, with faster increases under a weaker regime.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
House
Senate
Truman
Chicago Tribune Reporter Sues Sheriff in Joliet
Thomas Morrow of the Chicago Tribune sues Will County Sheriff Ralph H. Newkirk for 40000 alleging malicious assault and false imprisonment while reporting a circuit court trial. He claims the sheriff struck him with his hands threatened to beat him with a blackjack and took him to the sheriff’s office against his will during entry attempts to a room where James F. Lincoln Jr was speaking with his family.
Hint for Tourists on Fuel Efficient Driving
Tourists are advised to keep fuel costs low by avoiding wide open throttle starts and sudden acceleration. This guidance emphasizes smooth driving to conserve gasoline and reduce consumption.
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press publishes afternoons from Cass Street La Crosse Wisconsin with editors Burgess Bangeberg Rice and staff. The paper notes second class matter status since 1904 and is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and Associated Press.
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Lindsey
la Crosseribune Co
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
T. Burgess
R. L. Bangeberg
A W Rice
Tribune and Leader-Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Notes on Wisconsin politics and a woman candidate
John Wyngaard reports from Madison on Elizabeth Hawkes the Washburn lawyer unopposed for the Democratic nomination for attorney general and the impact of a woman on the ticket. The piece discusses ethics in Wisconsin courts pensions for public officers and the political dynamics of La Follette era contests.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Elizabeth Hawkes
Washburn
Len la Follette
Gen
Immell
la Follette
Wisconsin apportionment case outlined in campaign drama
Attorney General John E. Martin has lost a major apportionment suit in the Wisconsin supreme court. Mrs. Orland Loomis sits on the personal campaign committee for Ralph M. Immell, the gubernatorial candidate, with Phil Drotning handling publicity. The tenth district race between Rep. Alvin O’Konski and Henry Berquist is expected to be fierce, though O’Konski may win another term.
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John E. Martin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Orland Loomis
Ralph M. Immell
Phil Drotning
Madison and
Milwaukee
Immell
Alvin O'Konski
Henry Berquist
Logan High alumni and local events in The Tribune Files
Ten years ago Chester Britt prepares for West Point reporting on July 1 after Logan high school honor graduate status and La Crosse Teachers College attendance. Several local figures, including Munaally, Krell, Bossardt, and Tommerson, are noted for studies, Olympic trials, or upcoming conventions. Cold June 26 records and frost reports accompany a flurry of civic items and marriages.
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Chester Britt
Woodstreet
West Point
New York
Britt
Logan High School
la Crosse Teachers College
Kappa Delta Pi
Robert Munaally
Seattle
Wash
WBU
Leigh Toland
Mr. Munaally
Clarence
Tommy) Tommerson
Logan High
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Marquette University
Vitamin C Rich Apple Sides
The sunlit red side of an apple holds more vitamin C than the shaded green side, highlighting color as a marker of nutrient content.
Stalin Needs A Politician From An American Editor
J M Roberts Jr notes Moscow’s surprise at American reaction to Iranian activities. He cites Soviet desires for greater U S Russia accord and fears Britain American solidarity. He urges use of American advisers to ease tensions and halt recriminations.
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Stalin
Moscow
Iran
Russia
America
United States
British Empire
Britain
Ussia
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
United Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
Ivan Maisky
Haskin Service Answers From Questions Q and A
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington D C offers fact answers by mail for 3 cents postage. Topics include official baseball scorers, indoor lightning safety, land value, a POW return, WWII unit designations, and V 12 navy medical service requirements.
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Haskin
la Crosse Tribune, Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Draft and navy service facts from the war era
The source discusses whether an 18 year old could be drafted before finishing school under the selective service extension and notes George Sanderson USN Ret. with 61 years of service, though not continuous, starting September 7, 1882, plus a question about Irving Strobing, radioman from Corregidor in 1942.
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Navy Department
George Sanderson
CBM
USN
Sanderson
Irving Strobing
Corregidor
War Department
6th U.S. Cavalry Campaigns and Battle Stars Earned
The 6th U.S. Cavalry participated in Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes and Central Europe campaigns. It earned five battle stars.
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6Th U. S. Cavalry
6Th Cavalry
Noremandy
France
Rhineland
Ardennes
Europe
Probation Period For AUS Officers Commissioned In Army
Former AUS officers commissioned in the regular army will serve a three year probationary period during which their commissions are subject to revocation for cause.
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AUS
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Chicago Tribune
Joliet
LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
J. R. Williams
John Wyngaard
U. S. Supreme Court
Robert M. la Follette
Phil la Follette
Ralph Amoth
Amoth
Dems and
Tribune
Mercury
U. S. Weather Bureau
Henry Helke
Shelby Farmer
George H. Krell
Otto Bosshard
Mystic Workers Society
A. R. Kempter
Bert A. Jolivette
Superior
Chamber of Commerce
U. S
A. A. Makal
Mary Skaff
Glen Huson
Cameron Avenue
Mary Anderson
Houston
Cadillac
North Third Street
George H. Gordon
C. M. Moore
A. Grams
Marietta Carroll
Archie J. Berry
Frank Andrews
Berlin Street
Medwitsky
LA Crosse Tribune
WKBH
Disabled American Veterans
LA Grosse Disabled American Veterans Association
R. L. Kavanaugh
Walter V. Wateski
Tiger Chief Batteries
Pearl Street
J. M. Roberts, Jr
Germany
The
Haskin Service
Ds Os. A
J. E
D. G. D. McCann
Bank of England
London
167Th Infantry
16Th Infantry Regiement
Moroetai Island
Netherlands East Indies
Navy
Tom
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