Back at work for Rule watchdogs on Navy costs
Washington reports good news as Gordon W. Rule returns to his old job exposing cost overruns in Navy purchases. After a December transfer and Senate pressure, Rule resumes vigilance on Litton Shipbuilders Grumman Aircraft and related contracts, with Adm Isaac Kidd Jr noting restored confidence.
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Washington
Gordon W. Rule
Litton
Grumman Aircraft
Navy
Rule
Senate
Roy Ash
White House
Isaac Kidd Jr
Army
Air Force
Noel Coward’s enduring appeal in final year revives stage works
The article notes Noel Coward’s universal appeal as his works enjoy revivals in the last year of his life. It highlights his wide talent as composer, lyricist, actor, and author, with autobiographies conveying his sprightly wit. It recalls his self confessed aim to amuse and his global fan base.
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Noel Coward
Sir Noel
Names for Slow Mail Era Themed Publications
A humorous riff suggests name changes for magazines and outlets to reflect delayed mail. Proposes Old Yorker for One Sleek Magazine and High Time for a late arriving newsmagazine, plus Three Months Ago Last Saturday Evening Post and Darned Mad for Mad magazine. Also hints at addressing Robert Young as Robert Older.
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Chicago Tribune
Postal Service
Wall Street Journal
New Republic
Old Republic
Old Yorker
Dubuque
Saturday Evening Post
Mad Magazine
Robert Young
Television
Robert Older
Senate approves Bohlen as ambassador to Moscow 1953
In 1953 the Senate confirmed Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador to Moscow by a 74 to 13 vote, signaling strong support for the Eisenhower administration. The report covers other 1950s items and note events from 1943 to 1923 in the Tribune files.
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Senate
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
Eisenhower
Wayne J. Hood
la Crosse
GOP
C. Wesley Roberts
Kansas
la Crosse Appliance Dealers’ Association
Daniel Byers
Andrew Hoffman
Larry Vaaler
U.S
Vegas
Bethany Lutheran Home
Bentley
Verchota
J. J. Verchota
Harry Taggart
Rabat Hall
la Crosse Area
Perry Williams
Minneapolis Journal
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Wisconsin
Bruce chosen to head USS liaison in Peking sparks applause
Washington commentary notes President Nixon’s pick of David K. E. Bruce to run the USS liaison office in Peking amid praise. The piece highlights Bruce’s record and explores motives including diplomacy, interdepartmental politics, and signaling to Moscow in the China triangle.
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Joseph Alsop
Washington
Nixon
David K. E. Bruce
USS
Peking
David Bruce
White House
State Department
Moscow
Paris
Bonn
London
Israel
U.S
China
Readers respond to La Crosse issues and state politics
Letters from La Crosse area residents address state education leadership Barbara Thompson and local politics. Other readers commend reunion efforts and critique city services, media coverage, and local conditions. A separate column cites national security debates on China Soviet dynamics and Nixon era policy.
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la Crosse Area
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Madison
Barbara (Storck) Thompson
Barbara
Thompson
Curtis J. Storck
Curt
Barbara Thompson
State Department of Education
L. Peter Groves
Cameron Ave
Coulee
la Crosse Central High
Maggie
Vivian (Gilbertson) Skoglund
la Crosse Central High School
Onalaska Residents Demand City Services Expansion
A local family inside Onalaska city limits says 15 years of residence without sidewalks water sewer or fire protection leaves them living like in the country. They and other parents have pressed city hall repeatedly but see no progress.
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Wilburt Ramey Jr
Onalaska High School
Milo Knutson
Milo
la Crosse
Phil Dyer
Central High School
City Hall
Phil
Warren Loveland
Citizen’s Education Committee
Board of Education
South Side
Old Central
Levenstein
David Levenstein
Winnebago St
Onalaska
Wisconsin Teachers Strike Question Sparks Public Debate
Two Wisconsin state superintendent nominees discuss school strikes. Korpela hints at compulsory arbitration, while Thompson seeks voter appeal without concrete relief. The piece warns arbitration means surrender of local accountability and highlights the difficulty of a democratic, palatable solution.
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Madison
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wisconsin
Ernest Korpela
Wisconsin Education Association
Korpela
Barbara Thompson
Anti American mood rises in Germany straining U S alliance
In Bonn a surge of anti U S Army incidents shocks Berlin and fuels concerns in Washington as Chancellor Brandt resists demands for a U S pullout. Protests include embassy demonstrations and criticism over joint maneuvers seen as harsh toward German citizens.
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Bonn
Germany
U.S
Willy Brandt
U.S. Senate
Democrats
Europe
Brandt
Social Democratic Party
Socialist Party
Hans-Dietrich
U.S. Army
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Walter J. Rice
Nazi Party
Hitler
Mississippi
Carl Michel
Bruce
Your Tribune
Madison State Journal
Milwaukee Sentinel
Milwaukee
Chicago
Mary Worth
B. C
Dennis the Menace
Bugs Bunny
Tri-State
Ernest Koch Jr
New Lisbon
Wis
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Soviet Union
United States
Lewis Regenstein
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