Watch For And Then There Was One In Sunday Issue
Associated Press writer Saul Pett reconstructs a prom night tragedy in Shelbyville Indiana where eight students rode to a drive in and were struck by a train. Seven died and the survivor lost memory. Pett gathered families and officials to tell the sequence of events, hoping to illuminate a single moment of death and its impact. Pett’s story runs Sunday in this newspaper.
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Pett
East West Talks At Geneva Face Futile Cooling Off Period
The three week Geneva cooling off fails to produce a fresh approach to Berlin as Soviet obstruction and propaganda frame the talks. Western observers doubt any productive outcome and warn against accepting deadlines imposed by Moscow. The article condemns Soviet tactics and argues faith without action is useless.
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Lipstick Wars With Ava Gardner and European Shades
Robert C. Ruark rails against pale and white lipsticks as he recalls Ava Gardner visiting in slacks, argues red lips are essential, notes fashion editors and a Swahili guard weigh in, and mocks variations from Brigitte Bardot to Julie Greco as unappealing and unclean looking. Copyright 1959 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Ruare
Mama
Juma
Darlene
Brigitte Bardot
Juliette Greco
Second Avenue
Andalusia
Beyond Argument Dwain A Bass in the Saturday Evening Post
The article notes that family cohesion often hinges on owning a single car and warns that excessive dancing or prolonged inactivity can impact heart health. It frames car ownership as central to family life and links lifestyle with cardiovascular risk.
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Dwain A. Bass
Saturday Evening Post
Hardly Feel the Waves Yet News Review 1939
A Year 1939 wrap notes state police fatally shoot three convicts who held a woman welfare worker hostage in Michigan City Indiana. Other items include F Ryan Duffy confirmed as U S district judge in eastern Wisconsin and Wisconsin milk price control inquiry blocked by the senate. Also reports Dr James Monroe Smith sought for LSU financial irregularities and Roosevelt decrying control of money by Wall Street. Treasury cuts foreign silver price and a $1000 reward offered for Ray Olson, deputy killer, as sheriff Seehuetter and bloodhounds surround Lake Namekagon area. Raymond E Millard named U S Junior Chamber service secretary.
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F. Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin
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Phil Nelson
Maple Bluff
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Treasury
Post
Ray Olson
George Seehuetter
George Brooks
Swanky Lake
Namekagon
Raymond E. Millard
West Ave. S
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Obituary notes Man Mountain Dean and Brannan plan questions
Q and A style column provides facts on Frank S. Leavitt known as Man Mountain Dean born in New York City died 1953 at 63 on a Georgia farm after 7,000 wrestling matches and acting in 38 films. It also explains the 1949 Brannan plan for agriculture, a Galveston hurricane disaster ranking, and ear substitutes for children born without one, plus a Three decades retrospective section.
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Hell’s Kitchen
Frank S. Leavitt
Damon Runyon
Leavitt
Man Mountain Dean
New York City
George Raft
Norcross
Dean
Space monkeys spark publicity worries in Washington notes
Washington notes report NASA officials scoffing at a telegram sent to Baker the chimpanzee who rode the historical rocket flight. Kokomo Jr. the shoe shining chimp sent a playful line offering no space flight if Baker keeps shining shoes. Dr Robert Allen cautions that some education seekers want off beat courses and even the final exam for brain surgery.
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Squirrel Monkey Baker
Kokomo Jr
Robert Allen
Accrediting
For
Correspondence Schools
Fauvism and Japanese Art in Uniform Volumes
Review of H G Rogers Fauvism volume in Skira Taste of Our Time series with 71 color reproductions and explorations of Matisse Braque van Dongen Kandin sky and Vlaminck plus a companion Cubism volume. Also notes Japan Ancient Buddhist Paintings with Preface by Elisseeff and Matsushita featuring over 30 color plates and black and white studies of Buddhist subjects and monk artists.
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Jean Seymarie
James Emmons
Skira
Fauve
Matisse
Braque
van Dongen
Kandinsky
Vlaminck
Vollard
Steins
Guy Habasque
Japan
Serge Elisseeff
Takaaki Matsushita
New York
Portraits James Metcalfe Portraits James Metcalfe
A poetic piece contrasts confident directions with the experience of getting lost. It reflects on the overbold certainty of guidance and the resulting misdirection, highlighting the gap between intention and navigation.
Klaus Fuchs Treason Pasages and Capital Punishment Debate
A 1999 New York Herald Tribune piece argues Klaus Fuchs deserved capital punishment for revealing atom bomb secrets. It links his betrayal to Britain and the United States, notes U K and U.S. actions, and discusses rape cases, punishment philosophy, and the fate of Rosenbergs in a broader debate over the death penalty and rehabilitation.
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Klaus Fuchs
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Rosenbergs
America
Britain
Fuchs
England
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Democrats bend Finance Committee to curb bills and blame shifting
In Madison the Assembly Finance Committee, under the majority Democrats, has become a storage ground for hundreds of bills, many unread and stalled to avoid floor votes. The piece notes party tactics to keep spending in check while signaling fiscal restraint and using preliminary approvals to bolster optics for pressure groups.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly Democratic
Finance Committee
Assembly
Senate Democrats
Nelson
Press Association
Locks Were Locks Ray T. Davis Irish Digest Dublin
In medieval times concealed door locks were common with tiny levers hidden in scrollwork. Strongboxes used this idea plus a trap of pressed buttons that could crush fingers. Some devices sprayed poison gas exploded a bomb or released itching powder.
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Ray T. Davis
Irish Digest
Dublin
Lightning safety and risks from Dr Edwin P Jordan
Dr Edwin P Jordan discusses lightning fatalities and phobia, noting about 300 deaths annually in the United States. He gives safety rules from the National Bureau of Standards and recounts a 52-year-old North Carolina stroke survivor who recovered after lightning injury.
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United States
North Carolina
La Crosse Tribune Publisher Rates and Circulation Details
The La Crosse Tribune provides pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates shown include 45 cents weekly for local delivery and yearly mail options from 12 to 18.20 dollars depending on distance from La Crosse. Details cover service areas Onalaska La Crescent and outside radius.
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