H-Bomb Big Enough To Wipe Out Any City Now Possible
Strauss at Eisenhower news conference says a hydrogen bomb large enough to destroy any city can be made. He cites tests in the Pacific and notes the blast was twice expected. He denies the first test went out of control and says the work moves toward peacetime uses of atomic energy.
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Strauss
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Éal
Far Pacific
Washington
AEC
Pacific
New York
Eisenhower to Sign Bill Cutting Excise Taxes
President Eisenhower will sign a measure trimming excise taxes by 999 million dollars. He says the tax cut will stimulate business and boost the American economy. The bill becomes law Thursday despite widening the budget deficit for the next year.
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Eisenhower
Washington
James C. Hagerty
White
Anti Fluoridation Debate Highlights Reward Offer
Arthur W. Ginskey of the Citizens Committee Against Fluoridation challenged Moody and other fluoridation supporters over eight statements about fluoride harm. He urged presenting scientific proof or forfeiting $1,000 to Crosstown charities if false claims are not substantiated. Ginskey and H. A. Barge offered to post the prize, with costs and judge selection shared by both sides. He cited university and pharmacy experts and urged Moody to publish lab findings on fluoride’s cancer risk. The broader text references tax cuts and presidential reaction, but the key item centers on the fluoridation controversy and reward challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Moody
Arthur W. Ginskey
Citizens Committee Against
la Crosse Tribune
Moody
Ginskey
H. A. Barge
Alfred Taylor
Biochemical Institute
University of Texas
Crosse
Chidren
St. Michael's Orphanage
Urges Senate Approval Of Parkway Planning Funds
Senator Humphrey urged Senate approval of 250000 dollars in planning funds for a proposed Mississippi River Parkway. The money, provided in highway legislation passed by the House, would aid 10 states including Wisconsin in planning a continuous Mississippi Valley highway from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
House
Wisconsin
Lake Itasca
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Polio Vaccine Trials Expand in Wisconsin Counties
Wisconsin joins polio vaccine field trials with Rock La Crosse Eau Claire counties and nine others including Dane Fond du Lac Kenosha Milwaukee and Wood. Second grade children will receive the vaccine upon parental consent while first and third graders serve as comparison. Trials begin about May 1 and finish before June vacation with no charge for the vaccine.
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Madison
Rock
la Crosse
Eau Claire
National Foundation For
State Board of Health
Dane
Fond du Lac
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Wood
Compromise On Red Trade Reaches Western Allies
The United States Britain and France reach a compromise to ease selling peaceful strategic goods to the Soviet bloc in Europe while tightening restrictions on items with definite war potential. Stassen notes no objection to peaceful trade with Russia. Talks to set detailed policies to follow in Washington London and Paris.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Europe
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
Russia
Red China
North Korea
Washington
Stassen
Paris
Readiness in Asia emphasized by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower said the United States must be ready to meet any attack as part of united action in Southeast Asia. He stressed that Dulles’ call for regional action does not specify troop involvement and that actions will be case by case. He reaffirmed support for the European Defense Community despite obstacles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Dulles
Free World
America
U. S
United States
European Defense Community Action
France
Senate Delays Amendments on Taft Hartley Revisions
Senate Labor Committee sends a Taft Hartley bill to the full Senate with party line 74 votes amid Democratic protests over amendments. The package expands state powers in labor disputes, allows NLBR jurisdiction with state override, eases secondary boycotts, permits pre hire contracts, and extends non Communist oath rules while targeting representation elections during strikes.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
H. Alexander Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Smith
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
NLRB
Taft-Hartley
Presidential Boards of Inquiry
Philadelphia Chamber Opposes Seaway Bill
The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce urged eastern Congressmen to defeat the St. Lawrence Seaway proposal calling it a serious economic threat. President Walter P. Miller Jr. warned that cities along the eastern seaboard could lose billions if the plan becomes law and urged unity to block the bill.
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Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Philadelphia
St. Lawrence Seaway
Eastern Seaboard
Walter P. Miller Jr
Philadelphia Chamber
Congress
La Crosse Radio Station WLCX Sold for 30000
Radio station WLCX in La Crosse was sold by president James J. Conroy for 30000. Buyers Roi and Gene Phillippe of Ottumwa Iowa acquire the station subject to FCC approval. Gene Phillippe previously held a 50 percent stake in WKID Urbana Illinois before the La Crosse purchase.
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WLCX
la Crosse
James J. Conroy
Broadcasting and Telecasting Magazine
Roi
Gene Phillippe
Ottumwa
Iowa
Federal Communications Commission
WKID
Urbana
Ill
Eisenhower Pleased With Funds for 35 000 Public Housing Starts
President Eisenhower said he was delighted House Republicans secured funding to build 35,000 public housing units in the coming fiscal year. The House had proposed 20,000 units, sparking a debate over a four year program aiming 140,000 homes. The dispute centered on whether the bill could authorize 35,000 units next year.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
GOP
Congress
Housing Agency
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gov
House Appropriations Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area
Generally fair and cold tonight with increasing clouds Thursday. Low around 18 and high near 36. Chairman Taber of New York is noted in the text.
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la Crosse
Taber
Eleven Perish In Cheektowaga School Blaze
In Cheektowaga New York a devastating fire at the Cleveland Hill elementary school killed at least 11 sixth grade pupils and injured 19 others including teachers. Firemen recovered bodies and fear remained for 2 or 3 more missing as flames leaped fifty feet.
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Cheektowaga
N.Y
Buffalo
Cleveland Hill
Kefauver Seeks Progress in McCarthy Army Probe Standoff
Senate sources report Kefauver pressing the Armed Services Committee to launch its own inquiry if the McCarthy subcommittee fails to show solid progress toward hearings on charges between Sen. McCarthy and Army officials. Mundt and Jackson say no stance on stalled counsel search yet, while Eisenhower warns federal action may be needed on the New York waterfront strike if local efforts fail. Tugboats resume work as dock tensions ease.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tonn
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Armed Services Committee
McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
R-Nd
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Mundt
Army
Roy M. Cohn
Subcommittee
Pvt. G. David Schine
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Nework
Cohn
Roy
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
New York i
New York Harbor
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Waterfront
Crosses Country In 4 Hours 24 Minutes For New Air Record
New York reports speed pilot Joe Debona flew from Los Angeles to New York in 4 hours 24 minutes and 7 seconds setting a new transcontinental record for piston engine planes.
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New York
Joe Debona
Los Angeles
Kremlin Drags U S Into Soviet Security Plan
In Paris the Soviet Union proposed inviting the United States to join its European security system and to participate in the Atlantic pact. Molotov handed the 10 page note to the U S Britain and France ambassadors in Moscow ahead of the Geneva talks opening April 26. The note marks a shift from Berlin positions and favors U S participation in Europe’s security framework.
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Paris
Soviet Union
United States
Berlin
U.S.S.R
V. M. Molotov
Britain
France
Moscow
Molotov
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Defense Community
Europe
Vietminh Attack Probed As Dien Bien Phu Defenders Hold
The French high command reported 1350 Vietminh killed in the latest assault on Dien Bien Phu. French Union defenders remained in their bunker ring while Vietminh forces massed around the fortress after weeks of regrouping and renewed artillery barrages.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
France
Red China
Hong Kong
Negotiate River Problem Discussed by Wisconsin Minnesota Officials
Minnesota Commissioner Chester Wilson said his agency is willing to negotiate immediately with Wisconsin on interstate river fish transportation. A joint meeting of Minnesota and Wisconsin rod and gun clubs is planned at La Crosse to discuss boundary waters issues, with delegations from Hiawatha Valley Association and other groups attending. officials from both states were to be present.
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Chester S. Wilson
Minnesota Conservation Department
la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Badger State Sportsmen’s Club, Inc
la Crosse
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rod and Gun Clubs
Minnesota Conservation Departments
American Legion Club
Hiawatha Valley Association
Southwest Wisconsin Scenic Association
la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
Caledonia
Winona
la Crescent
Brownsville
St. Croix
Mississippi
Chester Wilson
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Asia
MER BF
Terrance Brouse
Duluth
City
Jere
International Longshoremen's Assn
ILA
Teeneee
Hal Boyle
Kremlin
Wilson
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