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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
8
The La Crosse blood center extended hours through Wednesday and Thursday to collect pints for the Red Cross drive. Donors can call the Federal building office to contribute. the county quota is 440 pints for three days, with 45 pints still needed to reach 2,200 pints for the year.
Green Bay Press Gazette and Appleton Post Crescents announce five cent weekly price increase for home delivery. Carrier papers rise to 35 cents weekly effective July 1 due to higher newsprint and production costs.
The Soviet delegate did not attend a UN reception for Ecuador's President Galo Plaza Lasso, hindering efforts to arrange talks. Iran's Nasrollah Entezam and UN chief Trygve Lie rushed back to address the crisis, while Malik's meetings in New York or Long Island remained unresolved.
Secretary of State Acheson said there is no thought of U S intervention in Iran's oil dispute while warning the crisis is critical and demands a swift solution. He rejected the idea of U S action in Iran, with or without congressional approval, during a House Foreign Affairs hearing.
Traffic Officer Johnson testified the June 10 incident began with a fight between two men in a hotel room and escalated as a third and others used a fire escape. Doctors cited severe beating, shock, cerebral concussion, and a fractured jaw as the cause of death for Marx. the wife of a disbursing officer observed the scene and hotel staff were notified.
Advisory participants from the La Crosse conference joined the White House gathering in Washington last December. The Wednesday session drew broad community representation and focused on education and care of the nation’s children and youth with Mrs O Price opening at 9 15 a.m and a brief disruption from the Little White House press.
Senator Taft of Ohio urged spreading defense mobilization over four years to reduce domestic economic impact. He spoke to housing officials in Washington noting the need to continue the program even if Korea ends and warned of tax revenue loss with a $90 billion federal budget.
The council reviews tentative Emerson school expansion plans to add classrooms with an estimated cost around 300000. The board of education will present these plans to the aldermen for consideration.
Archaeologists report a newly found prehistoric site near Calcutta in India. The discovery promises insights into early human activity and regional archaeology.
Thomas A. McKibbin, formerly of La Crosse, died Tuesday night at his Milwaukee home. He was a construction engineer. Funeral services will be held Friday in Milwaukee.
George J. Schoeneman resigns as commissioner of internal revenue effective July 31. President Truman selects John B. Dunlap of Texas, a leading investigator of gambling and racketeering tax cases, to succeed him.
Wasps help humans by destroying many caterpillars and other harmful insects, contributing far more good than harm despite occasional fruit damage.
Coon Valley Wisconsin special report notes the Coon Valley Lutheran Ladies Aid will gather Thursday June 28 at 8 p m in the parish hall for an evening showing two films. Hostesses will be Mrs Virgil Mathison Mrs Clinton Gullord and Mrs Lewis Gilbertson.
In Kenosha Wisconsin union members at Simmons Co a major bedding maker voted unanimously to end the strike at the main plant and return to work Monday The vote which followed a July 11 stoppage over a worker’s dismissal was taken at a federal labor union Local 18456 meeting on Wednesday morning A separate motion to strike again over a 25 cent hourly wage increase was also voted on but results were not announced about production workers walked out during the dispute
La Crescent Minnesota school district No 1 approves a 15000 dollar budget for the coming year and schedules a special meeting for July 16 to discuss reorganizing as an independent district and property acquisitions. Ralph Jones elected president with 44 of 63 votes. Ernest Fowler receives 17.
Washington officials announced July cattle slaughter quotas would rise about 10 percent from June levels while hog quotas fell by roughly 10 percent. The Office of Price Stabilization said packers may kill 90 percent of live cattle weight in July versus 80 percent in June, aiming for a larger beef supply next month.
A missing barrel marked poison and sodium cyanide rolled off an Indiana bound truck near Geneva. Law enforcement recovered the hazardous cargo after reports said an employee loaded the barrel and took it home. Officials planned return to the transport company handling the shipment.
A fragment notes a recommendation for a fully publicized business meeting led by the eighth district chairman to ascertain true district sentiment. The resolution credits Senator McCarthy with awakening Americans to the importance of government and highlights his influential, albeit solitary, struggle.
Lieut. Col RC Ingalls Maj H Weiss Capt H Burmeister and 1st Lieut CC D assigned to a plans and training station. The fragment outlines officer titles and roles within the unit.
The Senate approved a reconsideration motion by Taft and sent the proposal to the finance committee. It would raise payments to the states for the aged blind and disabled by five dollars monthly and three dollars for dependents, but Taft warned increases might not reach beneficiaries.
WAUTOMA Wis Two burglaries and a car theft were cleared up after a five mile high speed chase. Melvin Snepan 32 Thomas Butler 27 and two 17 year olds were taken into custody. They admitted breaking into a Plainfield tavern and restaurant and stealing a cash box about $20. The car was stolen in Chicago and a federal transfer may follow. Deputy Sheriff Arden Spees and Sheriff Leon Misa witnessed the pursuit and arrest.
Johnson family boat ride on Black River from Schultz house ends when 7 year old Scotty Johnson vanishes after the craft nears Dresbach dam. Mother heard no crash, others recall no strike. Scotty, celebrating his seventh birthday on June 24, disappeared beneath the water. Father Lyle Johnson works in Fairbanks, Alaska. this marks the second child death in the local rivers this year.
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