Grim Warning of Truman Tough Stand on Russia
The piece argues President Truman’s dramatic speech signals the United States must act with full strength to deter Soviet aggression. It asserts Congress should back mobilization and universal training, stressing fear Europe relies on American resolve and the need to preserve world democracy against Communism. It concludes with a biblical verse.
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Ent
Truman
Soviet Union
Congress
James Byrnes
America
Europe
Yalta
Teheran
Potsdam
United States
Kremlin
Washington
Government wheat buying seen shaping price policy
The department of agriculture reports a strong winter wheat crop but warns government buyers face political risk by raising prices. Agencies plan to purchase 75 million bushels for foreign relief, with prices sensitive to such bids. A tight farmer hold could push bids before harvest, complicating administration efforts.
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Eport
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Washington Boys
Correspondent notes Russia spurns US peace talks
A European correspondent reports Russia will not engage with the United States for peace. The remark contrasts past reporters who conveyed such notices from the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Russia
United States
Moore’s Election Spending Decision Faces Supreme Court
Washington editorial warns Judge Moore’s ruling limiting Congress power to regulate election expenditures could unleash unlimited slush fund spending by corporations unions and others. It argues historical Senate findings on financing elections and notes contrasts with free speech rulings and labor relations precedents.
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Washington
Moore
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
CIO
Tax Reduction Proposal Spurred by Babson View
Roger W. Babson urges tax cuts to shrink government costs and curb inflation. He argues reforms could lower prices and aid veterans housing, noting big tax rises since the war and proposing a nationwide taxpayer education campaign funded by the government. He asks readers to forward the idea to their congressmen.
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Babson Park
Fla
Truman
Peing
Uncle Sam
John M. Glass
Frostproof
What Does Protection Mean to Europe in 1947
John S. Springer analyzes President Truman on halting Communist expansion in Europe. The piece discusses economic recovery paired with protection, potential anti-Communist measures in Italy and France, and the risk of drastic actions like outlawing Communists, which could provoke internal conflict and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Springer
Europe
Stalin
Italy
France
de Gaulle
Public Debate on Race and Hospitality in Local Letters
A public debate letter praises Black performers from Plantation Singers touring Wisconsin towns. It contrasts their grueling tour, crowded lodgings, and hostile receptions with calls for equal respect, citing Marian Anderson and biblical themes to condemn racial prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
West Salem
Winona
Black River Falls
Tomah
la Crosse
Marian Anderson
Central high to restore baseball as major sport
Ten years ago La Crosse Central High School resumed baseball as a major sport after a 9 year gap. The program follows a 50 student gathering and aligns with South Central conference teams. Central joins La Crosse Logan and others in reviving spring sports on campus.
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George Zeisler
Ida Langenbach
Lina Reimers
King Street
Walter Runyan
la Crosse
California
Do. A. Dittman
Fond du Lac
Order of Eagles
Clas
Dittman
Central High School
Central
la Crosse Logan
Harlan E. Leach
Owatonna
Minn
George L. van Auken
Main Street
G. R. Reay
State Street
Seth W. Jones
St. Joseph
D. J. Phillips
Omaha
Nebr
Sol Burdick
Vidson
Robert Condon
Church of St. Isadore
Rome
Condon
Officers Graduated From West Point in World War I
Of 2 624 officers who graduated West Point during World War I, 825 were commissioned in the Army Air Forces.
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West Point
Army Air Forces
Wild Horse Blamed for Severe Range Land Damage
The report blames a wild horse for increasing damage to range land beyond previous estimates. No other figures or local details are provided in readable text.
Truman seeks two draft laws for national defense
President Truman asks Congress to pass a temporary wartime draft and a permanent compulsory military training program for youths. The temporary draft could begin within 60 days. the training plan would enroll about 900,000 youths annually and may take a year to start full operation.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
House
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
National Guard
Mr. Truman
Armed Forces
Wisconsin presidential delegate race defies prediction
Madison reporters hedge bets as the April 6 Wisconsin Republican delegate vote looms. Dewey MacArthur and Stassen campaigns race with finance, organization, and experienced candidates shaping a highly uncertain outcome. No one dares pick a victor.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Capital City
Pover
State Capitol Press Corps
The
Capitol
Jassen
Dewey
MacArthur
New York
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Republican Party
Many Forms Required For Visit Inside Germany
Madison based writer details army controlled travel to Europe noting extensive forms for visits to Germany and Austria, with approvals, finger printing, and final travel by air via a multi leg route from Chicago to Paris and onward to Frankfurt Amsterdam Brussels London and New York. He compares air and sea costs, highlighting substantial savings by flying.
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Germany
Occupied
Us-United Kingdom
Walter R. King
Fifth Army
Chicago
Zurich
Switzerland
Ankfurt
EUCOM
Fowler
New York
Great Circle
Gander
Newfoundland
Shannon
Ireland
Paris
Air France
Geneva
Frankfurt
DDL
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Brussels
Sabena
London
Pan-American
Southampton
Questions and Answers From The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune information service answers reader questions on topics like ice cream soda origin, active volcanoes on the European mainland, keeping leather bindings pliable, gumbo soil, and pasteurized milk safety. Respondents include Robert M. Green of Philadelphia, Fred Sanders of Detroit, and agricultural specialists.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Robert M. Green
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Fred Sanders
Detroit
Noted men with poor youth schooling
Edison Thoreau Vachel Lindsay Mark Twain Henry Ford Benjamin Franklin Charles Lindbergh King Edward VII Meissonier are named as examples. The question asks if there is a difference between diamonds used in jewelry and industrial diamonds. The answer notes industrial diamonds differ from those used for beauty.
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Edison
Thoreau
Vachel Lindsay
Mark Twain
Henry Ford
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Lindbergh
King Edward VII
Meissonier
Piece Of Glass Turns Out To Be Diamond
Milwaukee Chronicle reports Patricia Werner found a ring a year ago on March 20. A friend suggested the stone might be valuable. She brought it to police and learned it was a $1,000 diamond belonging to Bianca Le Veille, earning Werner a $78 reward.
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Milwaukee
Patricia Werner
Patricia
Bianca le Veille
West wild horses once numbered about seven million
An estimate indicates that roughly 7,000,000 wild horses roamed the western United States in earlier times, reflecting a vast roaming population before modern measures reduced their numbers.
La Crosse Tribune Masthead and publication details
Editorial and publishing staff listed for the La Crosse Tribune with department heads and editors. Publication address is 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin. Circulation and advertising managers named with pricing and delivery info included.
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la Crosse Tribune Company
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Group
Associated Press
Carrier Boy
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West Point Fliers
James Marlow
John Wyngaard
Western
By Don Anderson
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Austria
Information Division
Department of the Army
TWA
Eli
Haskin Service
Cuban
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Bureau of Dairy Industry
la Crosse Fribune
Coutes
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
J. E. Lienlokken
Alfred W. Rice
G. G. Moriarity
Keefe
E. L. Burgess
A. E. Teachout
Luther Wilkins
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