Hold Your Hopes On Population Census in Miscount Era
La Crosse and nearby Iowa and Illinois cities face likely census disappointment as preliminary figures suggest growth outside city limits and within fringe areas. Analysts warn favorable totals may mislead. officials urge thorough counting and scrutiny of housing and residency to avoid under or over estimation. The article notes widespread uncertainty and cites examples like Shelby Green Acres and French Island.
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la Crosse
Iowa
Illinois
Winona
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Burlington
Davenport
Point
Town of
Shelby
Green Acres
Sunshine Gardens
Calloway
French Island
Truman's Western Tour Signals Political Stakes
President Truman travels the western road on a non political junket aimed at dedicating the Grand Coulee generating unit and Kors Dam while Democratic party infighting and Dixiecrat strength in Alabama loom. The trip foreshadows a heated campaign as he plans late summer and fall pushes in key states to influence the 82nd Congress.
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Truman
United States
Senate
FEPC
Claude Pepper
Florida
Lister Hill
Alabama
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Washington
University of Pennsylvania
Grand Coulee
Kortes Dam
Wyoming
Chicago
Democratic National Committee and Cabinet
Separate Courts For Loyalty Cases
Washington commentary argues for a distinct federal court system to handle loyalty checks, saying Congress is too political to fairly prosecute or clear individuals. It endorses a panel of federal judges with a dedicated staff to decide loyalty cases, and urges thorough probes over silencing accusers.
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Wisconsin
Congress
YWCA Campaign Highlight and Fox-Fuse Fable
Report From Around Town notes the YWCA membership drive's best moment was when women filled cards without age and only birth dates. A rural incident follows where a farmer near Mound Prairie mistook plastic clothes line for fuse, causing a comic fuse mix up. La Verne Rosenow, 18, elected to Townsend Council in Wisconsin, is cited as the youngest council member in town and perhaps the nation.
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Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Senate
McCarthy
Lucas
Illinois
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
YWCA
LA Verne Rosenow
la Verne
Tomah High School
Townsend Clubs
Wonewoe
Townsend Council
Capitol Dome Problems Numerous In Mental Cases
Madison editorial by Dr. W D Stovall discusses Wisconsin mental hygiene. It stresses early diagnosis and treatment, improved care in state and county hospitals, and prevention through home and school programs. It notes funding increases, training gains, and the need to overhaul custodial county facilities with cooperation between county and state governments.
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Department of Public Welfare
Wisconsin
Motion, Measure, Cloture Explain Senate Tactics
James Marlow explains how motion and measure differ and how cloture can end filibusters. The FEPC bill would ban employment discrimination and empower a five member FEPC to enforce hiring fairness, with southern Democrats using prolonged debate to block action.
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FEPC
Senate
Fiveman Board
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Marlow
Ten Years Ago La Crosse Elks Scholarship Recipients
Ten years ago Roger Spratt won a $100 La Crosse Elks scholarship in a United States constitution contest. George Zielke, formerly of The La Crosse Tribune, was transferred to the Associated Press New York office. Mrs. Joseph Bartl returned from Miami Beach after four months. Anderson memorial work began with a projected July 15 completion. Chamber survey shows potential savings of $43,000 if waterways shipping were used. Central high track team set five records in a Winona meet.
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Roger Spratt
Avon Street
Logan High School
la Crosse Elks Lodge
George R. Zielke
la Crosse Tribune
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Madison
New York
Joseph Bartl
Cass Street
Miami Beach
Alexander Winton
Riverside Park
Theodore Molzahn and Sons
la Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Truman Dinner With GOP Critic Sparks Fair Deal Showdown
President Truman dined in secret with Senator Brewster at the Carlton Hotel, launching a public contest over the fair deal. Brewster, head of the GOP Senate campaign, and Truman plan a test of programs, with Brewster lining up speakers to counter him. Meanwhile, Acheson faces Indo-China challenges as Moscow aims to expand influence in the region. A Minnesota farmer faces scrutiny over misspent expenses as Stickney’s bid for undersecretary falters.
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Washington
Truman
Brewster
Maine
White House
Carlton Hotel
Trueman
Pearson
Brester
Taft
Chicago
Wherry
Nebraska
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Morse
Oregon
Congressman Keefe
Wisconsin
Ed Dickinson
ECA
Paul Hoffman
State Department
Dickinson
Indo-China
Burma
Siam
India
Indonesia
Orient
Moscow
Red Army
Acheson
London
U. S. Senate
China
Indochina
Kuomintang
Congress
George
Georgia
Bao Dai
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Senate
Minnesota
Charles W. Stickney
Production and Marketing Administration
Stickney
Charlie Brannan
St. Paul
Brannan
George Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
General Accounting Office
al Loveland
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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David Lawrence Dispatch
Free
America
Herbert Hoover
James Reed
Missouri
Tom Walsh
Montana
Burt Wheeler
W. T. Burgess
Nelle
Mound Prairie
Capitol Dome
W. D. Stov
All
State Board of Public Welfare
State
Laboratory of Hygiene
Wis
Mendota
Winnebago
University
James Marlow
E. D. Wallace
Galesville
la Crosse Bowling Association
R. Smith
Bonadurer
Ed Horn
Maders
Meadow Brook
E. L. Colman
Ruth Colman
Mable West
Margaret
Eleanore Marston
Drew Pearson
GOP
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