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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
1
Rain threatened Tomah Wisconsin as the Monroe County city opened its 100th birthday celebration. Officials proceeded with the centennial ceremony on the library lawn at 1:30 p.m after bells, sirens, and whistles marked the start and city events continued despite overcast skies.
Chief Al Clumpner of Tomah Police urges La Crosse area residents to tune WKLJ 990 for traffic directions Saturday during the centennial parade. About 60 000 spectators expected, 15 000 cars parked, parade events run from morning to 2 p.m. at the library with Red Schiettler MC.
The Soviet Union formally accepted an invitation to join a Big Four summit. It accused the United States of pre conditions that would doom the conference and said Washington seeks only “positions of strength.” The Soviet note urged Britain and France to back its view against U.S. declarations on Eastern Europe.
Wisconsin Governor Kohler urged the Legislature to adopt a 20 percent surtax on individuals' incomes and raise cigarette taxes by one cent per pack. The measures would provide about 36.5 million dollars for 1955–57, help cover a budget deficiency, and leave a working balance for the next biennium.
Cloudy with showers or thunderstorms tonight likely severe in spots. Warmer tonight with a low of 58. Friday occasional showers end by noon, high around 70.
U S Senator Alexander Wiley will address a Tomah Centennial event at the Tomah Methodist Church at 11 a m Sunday. A longtime Wisconsin senator he has chaired Judicial and Foreign Relations and was a 1952 United Nations delegate. All are invited to attend.
Washington The House Appropriations Committee cut 21 percent from the funds requested by President Eisenhower for four federal agencies. The reduction totals $5,810,000 in cash, though budgets are small. The cut affects the President’s office, the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Subversive Activities Control Board, and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission as the bill funds these agencies for the year starting July 1. The House will take up the bill next Tuesday.
The League of Women Voters led a school and city census reporting 48319 residents in La Crosse, up from 47535 in 1950. Nonresident students were excluded from the count, with house to house enumeration authorized for ward reapportionment.
The Senate backed a Democratic rival to the President's highway plan by 60 to 31, pushing the road bill fight to the House Public Works Committee. Sen. Gore led the rival four to defend a five year 18 billion dollar program aimed at modernizing national roads and farm to market routes.
A devastating outbreak of tornadoes swept 14 communities in Kansas and Oklahoma killing at least 94 and injuring more than 700. Udall Kansas bore the worst blow with 55 dead as Blackwell Oklahoma and Oxford Kansas also suffered heavy losses. Rescue crews, Red Cross volunteers, and national guardsmen aided victims as SBA declared disaster areas and offered rehab loans.
Three vaccine makers including Ed Lilly & Co Wyeth Laboratories and Sharpe & Dome signalled readiness to accept new government standards. Pitman Moore backed the plan while Parke Davis opposed. Cutter Laboratories remained noncommittal. The shift suggests possible mass inoculation resuming after polio vaccination delays.
Holiday travelers leaving La Crosse toward Milwaukee Chicago St. Paul and Prairie du Chien will encounter limited detours and several construction stretches. Key routes with issues include 14 61 west of Westby 35 north to Superior and south to Prairie du Chien 27 between Ladysmith Ojibwa and Hayward Brule and 71 east of Wilton. Most main routes remain clear.
A humorous observation from Tom Sims noting six left handed gardening gloves collected from porch table bin drawer and hamper. He jokes about more women than men in the world and suggests men wear out from losing arguments with women.
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