Taft Stassen Deadlock Grows in Ohio Delegates Fight
Taft and Harold Stassen remain locked in a bitter contest over Ohio delegates for the June nominating convention. Stassen trails expectations with roughly eight to ten of twenty three delegates, while Gallup places him on top nationally at 31 percent. Dewey and MacArthur fade in contrast. First-ballot votes in national totals show Dewey 275, Stassen 275, Taft 235, with remaining candidates splitting 105.
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Taft
Harold Stassen
Ohio
Stassen
Eght
Gallup
Minnesota
Dewey
MacArthur
Vandenberg
Warren
Martin
American Institute of Public Opinion
United States News
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Green
New Jersey
Driscoll
Wallace campaign finances show modest receipts for 1948 start
The Wallace for President committee posted income of 65 647 and expenses of 55 417 in early 1948 while the Republican and Democratic committees ran substantial deficits. The piece notes Wallace campaigns in the Midwest with rare public fund appeals and discusses perceived leftward leanings.
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Republican National Committee
Democratic National
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Democratic National Committee
Congress
GOP
Midwest
Communist Party
Russia
Inflation Ends With a Sharp Wedge of Fashion
A witty riff on skirt length and style trends, noting inflation adds strain for everyone including fashion minded women, with a playful jab at keeping up appearances amid rising costs.
Profits Debate Sparks Conflicting Views From Labor and Industry
On the same day CIO chief Philip Murray AFL head William Green and United States Steel chairman Irving Olds argued over profits and wages. Green cites 1947 profits of 17 billion dollars postwar gains and rising buying power while Murray cites steel profits as excessive. Olds notes 1947 profits near 6 cents per dollar in sales and discusses rising costs and energy shortages.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
Irving Olds
United States Steel Corporation
Murray
Green
Olds
United States Steel
Social Security Reform Proposed by Advisory Council
The advisory council on social security submits a sweeping plan to extend coverage to the self employed farm workers domestic servants and others. It calls for a commission to study future legislation and proposes lower eligibility thresholds higher base pay taxed benefits and earlier retirement age for women with employer tax rises staged as benefits and costs grow.
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NEW York Sun
Senate Finance Committee
Advisory Council On Social Security
Council
Armed Services
United States
Congress
Quotes on war, policy, and industry spark debate in press
Adm. Blandy Dr Condon Rep Taber Gov Dewey Harold Stassen Martha Taft and Henry Ford comment on military strategy economic aid and postwar industry. The remarks touch on bomb options leadership national strength and future domestic production.
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Adm
W. H. Blandy
United States
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
John Taber
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Wisconsin Rural School Reorganization Gains Political Momentum
The 1947 Wisconsin school aid law enabling county school committees to reorganize rural districts is expanding. County boards aim to replace one room schools with centralized rural community schools to broaden education, equalize taxes, and cut costs, with growing political and public support.
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Madison
Wis
State Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Education Commission
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Wisconsin
New York
John G. Fowlkes
University of Wisconsin School of Education
Miss Kathryn Arenz Visits Dubuque Authors Triumph in Track Meet
Ten years ago Miss Kathryn Arenz of Dubuque spent a week with her parents. She recently passed the Iowa state nursing exam. Also noted are La Crosse Teachers College track stars Lanny and Sugden setting records in a meet at Dubuque, with Sugden clocking 10.1 and Lanny posting 2 03 4 for 880. The La Crosse tennis team travels to face Columbia College. Forty years ago La Crosse county growth and a labor bureau stat were reported.
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State Commission
Kathryn Arenz
Dubuque
Nick Arenz
West Avenue
Arenz
Iowa
J. C. Jensen
Fort Wayne
Ind
L. L. Brown
King Street
Joan
Hiawatha) Lanny
Henry
Hank) Sugden
la Crosse State Teachers College
Lanny
Winona
Bill Irvine
Sugden
la Crosse Teachers College
R. M
Tubby
Keeler
Columbia College
Leon Miller
la Crosse
Fritz Karl
George Schmidt
Columbia Net
Arthur Metcalf
Cincinnati
George Metcalf
Caledonia
Minn
la Crosse County
Life Underwriters’ Association of
Wiliam Grady
William Kraus
Nick Hengel
128Th Infantry Medical Corps
France
John Sinclair
Scott-Rose
Pearl Street
NLRB Milwaukee Office Swamped by Bargaining Election Requests
Milwaukee NLRB office reports a surge in requests for bargaining elections on union shops. In April the office handled 135 cases, 125 about union shop elections, up from 112 in March and 47 in February, with peak expected this summer under Taft Hartley rules. The law requires worker approval at a plant before pursuing a union shop clause in contracts.
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Milwaukee
National Labor Relations Board
Michael Essin
Essin
Rules UW Cannot Use Equipment Funds For Labs
Wisconsin Attorney General John E. Martin ruled that the University of Wisconsin may not divert money from a $500000 annual fund meant for equipment and building upkeep to construct two new laboratories replacing burned ones. The opinion to A W Peterson stated the appropriation covers purchasing educational and scientific equipment and maintenance, not new structures.
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Madison
Wis
John E. Martin
University of Wisconsin
A. W. Peterson
Martin
Bondmobile To Visit Wisconsin Cities In Loan Drive
The treasury security loan trailer bondmobile will visit 14 Wisconsin cities starting May 7. La Crosse on May and state savings bond chair Walter Kasten says the drive aims to rededicate the state to national security.
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Milwaukee
Treasury Security
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Walter Kasten
Heart disease death toll seen reaching 1200 in 1960
An estimate projects up to 1,200 U.S. deaths from heart disease by 1960. Health officials warn the trend could reflect rising cases and call for preventive measures.
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U.S
Tariff Debate Shapes U S Trade Policy History
Editor notes begin the three part series on Congress fight over the reciprocal trade agreements act. The piece explains tariffs’ rise, Smoot Hawley impact, and the 1934 act creating flexible tariffs. It previews March 1 renewal push and June 12 expiry with Republican hesitation.
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Washington
France
Republican Party
Reublicans
Congress
Truman
Marine Corps Offers Photography Course
John McDonald oversees U S marine corps recruiting in La Crosse area this week. Enlistees meeting qualifications may apply for the 26 week Pensacola Florida photography school covering basic and advanced processes ground and aerial photography mosaic map making and photo lithography. For full information contact the marine corps recruiting office room 312 federal building.
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T. Set
John McDonald
U. S. Marine Corps
la Crosse
Marine Corps
Pensacola
Fla
Macrine Corps
Federal Building
Macalister To Speak At Brewers Convention In Atlantic City
Richard H. Macalister, general manager of G. Heileman Brewing Co. La Crosse, will take part in the 72nd annual United States Brewers Foundation convention in Atlantic City May 5 7. He will speak on Selection of Sales Representatives in a sales panel on Thursday afternoon. The event will attract brewers covering over ninety percent of U S beer and ale production nationwide.
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Atlantic City
Richard H. Macalister
G. Heileman Brewing Co
la Crosse
United States Brewers Foundation
United Stat
Bevin Warns of Western Europe Becoming a Communist Prey
Britain's Ernest Bevin warns in the House of Commons that chaotic separation of western European powers could invite Communist aggression and turn the cold war hot. The piece notes Eisenhower agreeing war is unlikely but could be sparked by a stupid act, and discusses risks across Europe and the Orient with emphasis on Italy France and Marshall plan implications.
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Truman
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
House of Commons
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Italy
Western
Orient
Answers to Questions From The Crosse Tribune Bureau
Q and A format provides brief facts on Lincoln's funeral orator Bishop Simpson, Mary Baker Eddy marriages, waterfall versus cascade distinction, Longfellow letters, and New York theater attendance. Several named individuals and dates appear, including Lincoln, Simpson, Eddy, Glover, Patterson, Asa Eddy, Longfellow, Park Benjamin, and Ward.
Facts From A Quiz: From Geography To Poetry
A collage of quiz questions and answers covers starting points of the Lincoln highway the smallest U.S. congressional district population of 1940 Nevada 110 247 Theodore Roosevelt as Chief Scout Citizen groundhog vs woodchuck salt spots on silver and ammonia polishing first Social Security payroll deductions in 1937 and Longfellow poem payments.
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Nevada
Theodore Roosevelt
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Roosevelt
National Bureau of Standards
Old Age and Survivors Insurance
Dogs booklet offers breed pedigrees and care tips
Lord Byron tribute to a dog explained and guidance on housebreaking bathing and origin of breeds. The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau advertises a twenty five cent booklet Dogs with thirty three breeds illustrated and a full AKC list. Send twenty five cents by coupon to Washington DC address.
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Eye St
N. E
Washington 2
Lord Byron
American Kennel Club
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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