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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
6
A national appeal urges caution ahead of the July Fourth travel surge. Officials note the holiday can bring high traffic deaths and warn motorists to adopt voluntary safety measures to protect lives during midweek celebrations.
In a wartime reflection the piece questions Russia's cease fire proposal amid Korea conflict. It weighs motives from propaganda to possible strategic aims, notes Britain’s wary stance, UN involvement, and urges continued Allied war effort and rearmament while invoking a biblical line.
Congress passes a manpower bill shielding service members from punishment for communicating with Congress. The law requires only that disclosures not violate security regulations, widening access to discussion of any subject unless proven necessary for national safety. Senator McCarran proposes penalties for officials retaliating against witnesses who testify before Congress.
State political reporter John Wyngaard surveys legislative battles in Madison. The League of Wisconsin Municipalities backs the tax bill boosting city revenues by about 2 million annually, while party leaders clash over committee positions and reapportionment. The state auditor backs an annual session, with mixed support, as the Legislative Reference Library issues background studies on the issues.
James Marlow surveys U S propaganda abroad during World War II and after, detailing agencies like the OWI OSS ECA and CIA. He explains libraries bulletins Voice of America exchanges and training, plus ongoing evaluation and intelligence efforts behind the Iron Curtain.
From the files a monthly police list shows 31 speeders and 11 drunken drivers fined, 179 court records, fines totaling 1301 dollars. Philip Phelps of Onalaska sank a hole in one at Colonial course.
Washington notebook notes officer clubs on army navy and air bases struggle to survive after the slot machine ban. Clubs raise prices and add gimmicks like bingo punch boards and pinball to stay solvent, while officers call the ban unnecessary. Vice President Barkley returns wearing dark glasses post eye operation and jokes about misnaming him as Alben or A Barkley.
The piece details a secret committee vote on blocking price rollbacks influenced by meatpackers. It notes votes by Democrats and Republicans, key players like Fugate, Burton, Kluczynski, and Byrd operatives, and suggests Speaker Rayburn could have altered the outcome. It mentions lobbying by Heimburger and Poage and cites a 1981 Bell Syndicate copyright.
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