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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1950
Page
6
Acheson advocates total diplomacy in a U N arms conference context, stressing trust in diplomats, secrecy, and dollars. The plan faces congressional resistance as Truman steps back, awaiting public support to sustain foreign policy shifts against the Russians.
The piece notes widespread effort to regulate car horns and cites a New York Senate bill to ban horn use when stationary. It discusses practical drawbacks, calls out human nature limits, and argues nuisances at night can be regulated to reasonable levels.
In a column Eleanor Roosevelt criticizes U.S. policy toward China. She argues that aid to Chiang Kai shek was conditioned by compromises with Communists and cites Gen Marshall and officials like Alger Hiss Henry Wallace and Owen Lattimore as guiding influences. The piece reflects on State Department responsibility for setbacks in China.
Deputy Undersecretary John Peurifoy tells a senate committee there are no communists in the state department to his knowledge. He notes past errors when Alger Hiss involved communists, arguing the need to confirm current loyalties to avoid past mistakes.
Miami coverage details a heated Florida Democratic primary race between Sen. Claude Pepper and Rep. George A. Smathers. The piece outlines policy clashes over Taft Hartley act repeal, compulsory health insurance, FEPC, and labor unions, with Smathers seen as strong in Miami and Pepper facing statewide opposition but still poised to compete in late stages.
A round up of small town items includes church attendance checks at the First Congregational with signed pew cards, sparrow intelligence about feeding at a resident’s garage, a quip about dreams and psychiatry, and a note on a new haberdashery opening on Main Street. The snippets showcase local humor and everyday happenings.
Wisconsin lawmakers and lobby groups face questions over private funding of luncheons and dinners during a Tri State Conference at Madison. The dispute centers on whether state funds were used indirectly and if such hospitality undermines legislative integrity.
James Marlow explains how Fannie Mae supports banks by buying FHA insured and VA guaranteed mortgages, freeing funds for new loans. The article notes Fannie Mae's 1948 authority, its mortgage purchases totaling over 2.2 billion by February 1949, and looming congressional funding needs to continue the program while FHA loan activity slows.
Washington insiders reveal Sen. Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma pressured conferees to accept his green-bug provision as the price for his cotton acreage vote. Northern senators resisted, a political bribe was offered, and a technical maneuver blocked private aid to Oklahoma farmers. Also includes Letters from behind the Iron Curtain praising Voice of America despite jamming.
Ten years ago today La Crosse officials discussed issuing a 170000 bond to cover city share of a 500000 storm sewer project and borrowing 24000 to build a new No 4 fire station at Gillette and Liberty streets.
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