MacArthur Declares Bid in Wisconsin Primary Fallout
The general's sudden acceptance of public duty signals a clear intent to seek the Republican nomination, four weeks before Wisconsin. The move stirs support among backers of a military president while widening the gap with civilian governance concerns and shaping the race against Stassen and Dewey. April 6 looms as pivotal.
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United States
General MacArthur
Mr. Truman
Wisconsin
MacArthur
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Europe
State Department
Marshall
Dewey
Taft
Stassen
Western European union policy debated at Brussels talks
Undersecretary Lovett says a U S policy is advancing but not final awaiting Brussels negotiations outcome. Bevin speech reaction cited as caution ahead of possible regional defense pact amid Czech coup. France may balk versus Britain Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg, urging a realistic, concrete result. An old joke about St Valentine closes the piece.
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Lovett
Brussels
United States
Washington
Bevin
State Department
Czechoslovakia
France
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Court Debate on Liberalism and Campaign Finance Power
David Lawrence opines that liberals now seek to restrain congressional questioning of private affairs while defending collective power to regulate political expenditures. He questions limits on corporate and union campaign spending and predicts how the Supreme Court may reassert or limit Congress in election finance.
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Washington
Labor
Congress
Congressional
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
We are now engaged in a great epochal struggle with communism
The Chicago Tribune critiques the recurring phrase we must act in foreign policy whether we like it or not. It cites editorials from the New York Times and remarks by Francis Biddle and Henry Stimson, arguing Americans are not obliged to support every international venture and can oppose policies if they harm the U.S. interests.
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Chicago Tribune
House Committee On un-American Activities
New York Times
Federal plan to curb cigarette tax evasion
Milwaukee Journal urges a federal reporting requirement for interstate cigarette shipments to taxing authorities where buyers live. It notes Wisconsin loses revenue when nonreporting states ship cigarettes to residents and cites Indiana purchases. The piece calls for swift constitutional review and adoption to end tax evasion.
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Milwaukee Journal
Wisconsin
Treasury
Indiana
Ohio
Trying Times for Big Steel in United States Steel
The Omaha World Herald notes trying times for business leaders urging a broader country focus. It criticizes United States Steel for pursuing narrow self interest over national good and hints at industry strain amid economic pressures.
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Omaha World-Herald
United State Steel
Big Steel
Doctor urges ID tags for all children
A physician advocates universal identification tags for children to aid in recovery if they are injured or lost and notes the need for a device to keep a roaming child attached to the tag.
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Kansas City
Self-Help Key To Western Europe Recovery
DeWitt Mackenzie argues that Western Europe must rely on self-help backed by economic rehabilitation and external aid from the United States. He notes Britain’s resolve under Sir Stafford Cripps, France’s anti inflation measures, and Brussels’ groundwork for a Western European economic and military union amid Cold War pressures.
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United States Congress
England
Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Britain
U. S. Congress
Europe
French National Assembly
Robert Schumann
Assembly
France
Pacifist Endorses MacArthur as Hour of Peace and War Limits
Hugh H. Gauper urges faith based non violence and a policy of war limited ten percent and unlimited peace ninety percent as guiding principles for the United States. He endorses General Douglas MacArthur as the man of this hour. Gauper signs from 108 North Sixth St.
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United States
Douglas MacArthur
Hugh H. Gauper
North Sixth St
Home Repair Bill for U S to Be Big
A Tile Council of America survey projects 1948 expenditures for repairs on U S non farm homes totaling 2.6 to 3.3 billion dollars. Of every 100 homes thirty will be painted, twelve re-roofed, ten have heating equipment replaced, nine need major plumbing, six require carpentry. Painting and heating together take about 50 percent of the repair money with roofs seven percent, carpentry seven, plumbing six.
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New York
U. S
Tile Council of America
Father And Son Make Fire Record
In Waltham Massachusetts Michael J Hardman retires at 70 after 53 years in the fire department beginning in 1895 His father Michael C Hardyman served as a firefighter for 50 years from 1867 to 1918 marking a long family service to the city
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Waltham
Mass
Hardyman
Michael J. Hardman
Michael C. Hardyman
Timber survey finds illicit whisky stills along Missouri
South Dakota timber survey along the Missouri river reports numerous remains of what appear to be illicit whisky stills abandoned at the end of Prohibition. T. R. Cochran heads the survey and notes these finds as work continues.
Government checks most tax returns but only a few get full audits
Washington reports that every return is checked for arithmetic accuracy while only three in a hundred receive a thorough review. Higher income filers attract closer scrutiny, with about 1.2 million of 52.82 million returns receiving a full audit or investigation.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Revenue Bureau
Ten years ago Schroeder heads to Milwaukee visit
Tribune notes Mrs A L Schroeder of 820 South 13th street leaves for Milwaukee to visit Dr and Mrs Edward J Schelble and will stay a month while the Schelbles travel to Florida. Also Stanley L Sims named La Crosse Lutheran hospital manager to assume charge May 1 arriving in April.
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A. L. Schroeder
South 13Th Street
Milwaukee
Edward J. Schelble
la Crosse
A. M. Murphy
la Crosse Woman's Club
YWCA
George E. Osterhout
H. S. Bell
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Joseph J. Frisch
Edward C. Miller
Walter C. Winter
Happy Farmer
la Crosse Tractor Company
Edmonton
Canada
Ponce Coupee
Northland
Spirit River
Manston High School
U. S. Restores 75 Miles Of Roads In Greece
Athens reports Arthur Dobson head of the American mission reconstruction division says 75 miles of road have been repaired since the project began last fall. The program aims to repair and reconstruct 1 176 miles and all weathering of five airfields is well underway.
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Athens
Arthur Dobson
Greece
Dobson
Three smugglers rescued after river crossing near border
In Lugano Switzerland three smugglers attempting to cross the Swiss Italian border were swept into a mountain stream. A Swiss customs patrol heard their cries and pulled them from the torrent before arresting them.
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Lugano
Switzerland
Rainstorm Yields 18 Inch Fish Provisions In South Africa
During a rain storm at Na boomspruit an 18 inch fish fell into a garden and was cooked for breakfast, creating an unusual local food story with a rustic breakfast fallback.
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Naboomspruit
South Africa
French Public Apprehensive Of Communist Danger In France
George Gallup reports a February poll by the French Institute of Public Opinion shows 56 percent fear Communists as France's greatest political danger ahead of Gaullists and the third force. Women in France lend conservatism. 68 percent of Communists are men. The survey also finds nations, including Italy and the United States, view Russia as likely to wage aggression, while the U S would act mainly in defense.
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France
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Czechoslovakia
French Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup Poll International
de Gaullists
Third Force
Troisieme Force
MRP
Communists
Italy
French Institute
Gaullist
Socialists
Communist Party
Moscow
Russia
Gallup
Holland
Canada
United States
Sweden
Norway
Brazil
Haskin Service Answers Reader Questions Here
The Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers fact answers for three cents return postage. A reader asks if any World War II serviceman won the Medal of Honor twice. the answer is no, with the last double award in 1877. The 1946 act raised congressional pay from 10 000 to 12 500 and added a 2 500 annual expense allowance and travel pay, though the latter provisions largely reflected prior terms.
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Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Organization
Congress
House
Allen's paper wheels not used on modern locomotives
The Association of American Railroads states Allen's paper wheels are not in use. None of Allen's wheel principles appear in current locomotive or car wheels. Modern high speed braking requires wheels that dissipate heat quickly, ruling out Allen's design.
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Allen
Richard Allen
M. F.S A
Association of American Railroads
Original of Washington Crossing the Delaware by Leutze
R I B A states the original painting was destroyed during an air raid over Germany in September.
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Washington Crossing the
Delaware
Emanuel Leutze
Germany
World Wheat Crop Dips From Prewar Averages
The 1947 world wheat crop totaled 5 775 million bushels, below the 1935 39 prewar average of 5 998 million bushels. Reduced output plus population growth of about 200 000 people has worsened the global food problem.
Air pressure decline not uniform with altitude
The text explains air pressure drops unevenly with height. It notes sea level pressure at 14.69 psi, then roughly half at 18 000 feet, less than a quarter at 36 000 feet, and one eighth at 49 000 feet, due to air packing near the ground.
Army and Navy Accumulate Weapon Storage Times
The army expects its cans to preserve weapons for 50 years without attention while the navy expects its cocoons to hold for 20 years.
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Army
Navy
Naval academy cadets earn 936 dollars yearly
The U S naval academy at Annapolis pays midshipmen 936 dollars a year. The question about Europe’s oldest city is claimed by both Toledo and Athens, ancient capitals. Fish can back up briefly but no species can swim backwards for long distances.
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U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Europe
Toledo
Spain
Athens
Greece
Is Left-Side Sleeping Harmful
Medical guidance states sleeping on the left side is not harmful. The rib cage and chest muscles protect the heart, providing adequate protection during side sleeping.
Memorial dogs honor Boonville janitor at Central High
In Boonville Missouri the Kurtz Memorial Dogs stand at the high school entrance. Gifted by Jay Gould to Joseph L Stephen the dogs were moved in 1937 to honor Frederick Kurtz who served as janitor at Boonville Central High School for over five decades.
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Kurtz
Boonville
Missouri
Jay Gould
Joseph L. Stephen
Frederick Kurtz
Boonville Central High School
Noon Sun Directly Overhead in United States?
The noon sun is never directly overhead in the United States because the Tropic of Cancer lies south of the country. The only exception noted is Key West, Florida, where on June 21 the sun comes very close to vertical.
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United States
Key West
Fla
British Common wealth force stationed in Japan
A British Commonwealth occupation force, including units from the United Kingdom Australia New Zealand and India, operates in Japan with elements from all three services. The main British troops are largely based on Shikoku island with deployments across the region.
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Pig
Japan
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
India
Shikoku
First Marine Base Established in Philadelphia in 1775
The Marine Corps confirms the first station and installation was created in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1775 as the headquarters of the Revolutionary Marines.
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L.R.D. A. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Largest Indian tribes by numbers and land
The Navajos in northern Arizona and New Mexico are the largest tribe by numbers and land ownership. The Cherokees follow, now mainly in Oklahoma.
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T.W.N. A
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Newspaper staff directory listing and roles
A historical newspaper page displays staff credits with the publisher editor city editor state editor news and photo editor and various department managers including circulation advertising and retail and classified managers. The layout names W T Burgess R Ll Bangsberg J E Lienlokken Alfred W Rice G G Moriarity Ed Keefe A E Teachout Luther Wilkins with roles across departments.
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R. Ll. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
G. G. Moriarity
E. L. Burgess
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
La Crosse Tribune Publication Details
Published every afternoon and Sunday morning by the La Crosse Tribune company in Wisconsin. Circulation and contact details included with delivery and mail subscription rates listed.
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la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
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Coules
W. T. Burgess
Circulation Department
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