Non-Defense Spending Proposals Highlight Budget Fat
The piece argues for trimming non defense costs while wars drive the budget. It cites Interior Department growth from 43,617 employees and 98.4 million dollars in 1940 to 54,966 and 645.3 million later, and Commerce growth from 25,288 and 66.4 million to 55,947 and 1.0645 billion, a 1503 percent rise, urging cuts without harming the economy.
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Interior Department
Commerce Department
Department of
Federal spend that is not defense grows payrolls and costs
The piece argues non-defense agencies have expanded payrolls from 3 653 to 7 638 and costs from 19 400 000 to 250 600 000, a 1102 percent rise. It cites OPS and other new agencies, condemning Washington for inflation and urging cuts to eliminate unnecessary spending. The passage ends with a biblical quote.
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Bor
OPS
Washington
Koje Incident Fuels Red Propaganda Debate
The terms agreed for General Dodd's release from Koje Island prisons are portrayed as ideal for Red propaganda. Colson sought to curb violence and promise humane treatment under international law, while defending the camp's handling as not abusive. The piece questions whether Dodd’s release could have been pursued without yielding to staged demands and calls for a broader inquiry into KojeCamp administration and wartime prison practices.
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Colson
General Dodd
Koje Island
Koje
Dodd
Congress
Army
Defense Department
Babson Urges Thrift to Stem Inflation in Election Year
The essay extols voluntary saving as the main tool to curb inflation, noting mutual savings banks hit a record number of new accounts and households increasingly invest in stocks and real estate. It warns that stock prices are high and advises cautious saving and profit taking amid political uncertainty.
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U.S
Babson Park
Mass
America
Capitol Dome State Needs Lobby With A Conscience
Wisconsin senator laments rising public spending while old age assistance stays meager. He cites a monthly food budget under 23 dollars for thousands on relief and warns of resistance to any increase. He suggests a moral lobby to counter budget zeal.
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Madison
Wis
Wyngaard
Wisconsin
State Radio Council
MacArthur cautions on fear of Pacific scuttling debate
In a pointed analysis, J M Roberts notes General MacArthur warns that fear could prompt retreat from Pacific defenses. He compares Asia and Europe risks, highlighting U S commitments with New Zealand Australia Japan and the Philippines and the broader Atlantic Pacific balance. He argues Europe remains the immediate flashpoint for any conflict.
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United States
Pacific
Europe
New Zealand
Australia
Japan
Philippines
Commission
Far Pacific
State Department
Indochina
Germany
California
Oregon
Washington
Gen
Eisenhower
Ten Years Ago In La Crosse Tribunes Past Flashback
Ten years ago Bishop Mc Gavick dedicated St James Catholic School Windsor and Avon Streets in a special ceremony. Six Central High Latin students placed in a Wisconsin state contest at UW Madison. Tribune photographers Meyer and Stoecker won multiple awards in Chicago Inland Daily Press Association photo contest.
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Alexander J. McGavick
St. James Catholic
Windsor
Avon Streets
Central High School
University of Wisconsin
Donna Mae Engelbretson
Merrick Wing
Adolf Gunderson
Sibley Felton
Anita Gibson
Sigurd Gunderson
Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
la Crosse Tribune
James N. Meyer
Leo Stoecker
Army and Marine Clash Over Atom Test Maneuvers
Army and Marines argued backstage about which unit would handle the atom bomb test. The Atomic Energy Commission gave the Army first choice. it picked the second test, then swapped to the first to maximize news coverage after Marines appeared in the public test. Nearby Dallas reports trace mysterious explosions to a new jet plane phenomenon as supersonic dives create delayed shock waves.
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ARMY
Marines
Atomic Energy Commission
Dallas
Tex
Chance Vought Aircraft
Eight Justices Okayed Seizures in Emergency Times
Drew Pearson asserts eight Supreme Court justices, before or after their tenure, have condoned seizing private property in emergencies. He lists Vinson Clark Minton Jackson Black Douglas Frankfurter Reid and others, noting past seizures from Montgomery Ward to Japanese-American removals. The column cautions the court may heed election returns over precedent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fred Vinson
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward
United States
Sewell Avery
Vinson
Clark
Robert Jackson
Army
North American Aviation
California
Jackson
Perlman
Korea
Hugo Black
Pacific Coast
Pearl
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William O. Douglas
Frankfurter
Reid
Dooley
Edgar van In Wagen
Pomeroy
Ohio
Knight
The
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