14 Mar 1950
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1950
Page
1
Jesus selects the twelve as messengers to spread his teachings and heal. He delivers the Beatitudes, outlining eight guiding rules for happiness and moral living, including humility, meekness, compassion, and hunger for righteousness.
An engineering report for La Crosse council outlines a plan to channelize the collision prone intersection of highway 16 La Crosse street Campbell road and Losey boulevard. A center curb on highway 16 would route traffic onto La Crosse street while allowing left turns onto Losey boulevard. The study also designates one block of 4th Street as an arterial after reviewing several streets for arterial status.
Prague Czechoslovakia Vlado Clementis, a Communist journalist and former foreign minister since 1948, resigned. Deputy Premier Zdenek Zapotocky was named his successor as the cabinet cited no reason, amid reports of a party purge over Titoism and alleged disloyalty to Soviet policy. Clementis, linked to the exile government in London during World War II, left the post after Gottwald approved the move.
No cloudiness tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 12 in the city and countryside. High Wednesday 28.
A frisky bull escaped into woods near Blue Mounds Wisconsin for ten days and leaped an eight foot stockyard fence. Glen Frame a nearby farmer finally shot the animal late Monday after unsuccessful attempts by an airplane spotter and others. No reward was received for bringing it back alive.
Britain's Labor government widened its slim majority in the House of Commons by beating a third Conservative attack on spending policies. The 314 to 289 vote came after Liberals joined Conservatives on the housing issue. Sir Stafford Cripps pledged to answer Tory charges despite a cold.
Rep. Kilburn of New York says Monday that legislation to authorize the St. Lawrence seaway and power project would pass if brought to a vote in the Senate and House. He cites broad national sentiment rapidly growing in favor of the project.
Winter kept pouring on snow and cold over wide areas of the nation. Temperatures remained below normal or at seasonal levels in the Midwest and Northeast. The freezing line reached parts of the South and touched northern Louisiana and Tennessee, with below zero readings possible in northern Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Harold Christoffel former Milwaukee labor leader is sentenced to two to six years on five counts for perjury before a House labor committee He previously had a similar term after a 1948 conviction reversed by the Supreme Court and the 1947 quorum issue is noted.
For weeks eight deputies of the internal revenue department in La Crosse handle crowds seeking guidance on income tax returns. The busy office sees questions on filing jointly during divorce, numerous deductions, and inconsistent reporting as taxpayers rush to meet the March 15 deadline.
A new inexpensive method to produce scarce hormones uses living rat pituitary glands kept in a special liquid to grow and release hormones like ACTH and sex hormones. The technique, showcased in a National Cancer Institute film, remains experimental but could enable mass production and aid arthritis and other diseases.
Paul Robeson was to appear on Mrs. Roosevelt's TV program to discuss the position of the Negro in American political life. NBC said calls protested the program and the show was postponed indefinitely. Elliott Roosevelt and Martin Jones, co producers, gave no comment as Mrs Roosevelt referred questions to them.
Hillsboro County Medical Society may hold a hearing on Dr. Hermann N. Sander after five members requested it. Dr. Sander, acquitted of murder in the death of Mrs. Abbie C. Borroto, remains a member of the society.
The Panantenian freighter Cygnet struck a mine off the Dutch coast Tuesday. Four crewmen died, found afloat in a lifeboat by the seagoing tug Holland. A fifth occupant in the lifeboat survived.
Sparta state assembly speaker Nicol Nichol will describe Wisconsin legislature work at the La Crosse County Republican Women's club meeting. The event at Sheriff Lamp home starts with a 1 30 p m dessert luncheon and welcomes all women interested in the party.
A Wisconsin theater piece at Elks Jollies ends with an improvised gag as E K R Friedrich presents a young skunk during the finale. Al May er and E. KR. Friedrich stage a risky joke, deviating from the script and prompting ad libbed escape from the audience’s sudden surprise.
Night riding bands roam the South with no robes or masks blamed on the Ku Klux Klan by state officials. Four men face murder charges in the Pell City killing of Charlie Hurst as night riders terrorize areas near Birmingham.
Joseph Horvath a 31 year old Stevens Point Wisconsin farmhand received a three year federal sentence for attempting to extort ten dollars from Carl N Jacobs head of Hardware Casualty Co and director of the US Chamber of Commerce He confessed to mailing the threatening letter on February 6 1950 and was trapped by FBI agents three days later He waived counsel saying he wanted to get it over and the judge recommended medical treatment at the penitentiary
Senator Joseph McCarthy alleges the state department placed Gustavo Duran, a former Spanish Republican army officer, in a high post despite U S army reports labeling him a Russian agent. He also cites Dr Harlow Shapley’s ties to Communist fronts and questions other security clearances as the Senate investigates.
A jury in Quebec found J Albert Guay guilty of murdering his wife by planting a time bomb on a plane killing 23 people including the victim. He was sentenced to be hanged after a brief verdict from a French speaking jury. Judge Sevigny wept during final instructions.
Mrs. Flore nce Arliss widow of actor George Arliss died Sunday at her London suburb residence. Arliss, who died in 1946 at age 77, and his wife appeared together in the film Disraeli. The couple had been married 47 years before his death.
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