Money And Elections
Washington editors condemn A F Whitney and the Whitney Johnston plan to spend 47 million dollars to defeat Truman urging Congress to curb political spending by unions and corporations. The piece accuses labor leaders of political extremism and calls for accountability and apology from the involved union chiefs.
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Washington
United States
A. F. Whitney
Truman
Mr. Truman
Whitney
Congress
Whitney-Johnston
Johnston
Airport Program A CROSSE Gets Ready For Federal Aid
The article explains a national airport program authorized by Congress with no immediate funding. La Crosse should prepare an application as planning by the Civil Aeronautics Administration will take a year and money must be appropriated, potentially by July. The plan sets aside funds over seven years, with state matches required, to expand and build thousands of airports nationwide to meet growing air traffic.
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A Crosse
Congress
la Crosse
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
T. P. Wright
U. S
Wright
United States Army constabulary seizes Danube river craft
The first large scale operation of the new U S Army constabulary in Germany ended in success with 4000 troops capturing 372 Danube river vessels of multiple nations including 30 Hungarian navy crafts. The raid shows U S control of the most effective Danube transport assets as it campaigns to reopen the river to international traffic.
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United States Army Constabulary
Germany
United States
Stalin
Danube
Strawberries Sell For Five Cents Each In London Market
Report notes the first strawberries fetched five cents per fruit in London, while suggesting raspberries were plentiful. This hints at a bountiful berry season with prices signaling demand and supply conditions in the market.
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London
Summer Outlook from Babson Park Forecasts Broad Growth
Roger W Babson predicts steadily improving business across sectors in the coming months. Textiles steel inventories rise as German war disruption boosts demand while chemical industries begin to benefit from postwar programs. Tourist travel to stay strong with a record vacation season, and strikes are criticized as threats to public welfare.
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Babson Park
Mass
France
Belgium
Middlewest
Pacific St
West Indies
South America
Alaska
Canada
Lewis
Whitney
Congress
What Others Think
Wisconsin debate on a fixed maximum highway speed rises as doctors and researchers cite injury severity from fast crashes. Proponents argue safe driving requires adapting speed to road, traffic, and conditions, noting wartime low speeds correlated with fewer accidents.
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Marshfield News-Herald
Wisconsin
Welfare fund precedent from Lewis striking note in labor history
The coal strike ended with John L. Lewis elevating a welfare fund funded by a royalty on coal. Government backing and public spotlight make the idea more prominent, prompting other unions to consider similar funds while Lewis keeps demands non-specific and flexible to bid prices.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ives
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
General Motors
West Point Graduate Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
William E. Stevers of Galesville is among those graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point on June 12 to receive commissions as second lieutenants in the regular army. The item notes other local and state honors and past events from 20 and 40 years ago, including Madison’s centennial planning for the Wisconsin Plugs and several local personnel updates.
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United States Military Academy
West Point
William E. Stevers
Galesville
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Madison
Alvin E. Gillett
Frank H. Burgess
Death of Oshkosh writer John Hicks in California
John Hicks Jr. son of Col. John Hicks and former Oshkosh Daily Northwestern writer died in La Jolla California after a heart attack. He used pen names Moore and Sandy Broad Jr. and created the syndicated cartoon Strange as it Seems. He previously worked for the Appleton Crescent and Milwaukee Leader and later in Hollywood.
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Oshkosh
John Hicks, Jr
Philip Moore
John Hicks
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
la Jolla
Calif
Hicks
Moore
Sandy Broad, Jr
Old
Appleton Crescent
Milwaukee Leader
California
Daily Northwestern
Hollywood
Sentence China Chief Nanking official Lin Pei Shen Executed
Nanking minister of information Lin Pei Shen in the puppet Japanese Manchurian government was sentenced to death for collaborating with the enemy and will be executed within 20 days. The ruling marks a severe wartime punishment for treason and collaboration.
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Nanking
Lin Peishen
Immell Critiques Wisconsin State Power Drift
Madison writer discusses Ralph M. Immell who pledges to restore state prestige and power if elected Republican governor. The piece criticizes nationalization of administrative power, notes Wisconsin officials’ drift to Washington, and argues for renewed top leadership and initiative to revitalize state departments. Immell frames the issue as a campaign catalyst.
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Madison
Wis
Ralph M. Immell
Immell
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
State Conservation Commission
Public Favor Curbs on Public Utility Strikes Across Parties
A American Institute of Public Opinion poll shows rising support for laws banning strikes in utilities like electric gas and transportation. The trend spans Republicans and Democrats, with a notable shift among labor union members toward approval. New Jersey already enacted such a law and Governor Edge invoked it to keep gas and coke plants running.
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Princeton
N. J
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Licans
Answers From The Information Bureau A Reader Request
Question and answer page from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau includes facts on hunger deaths in the U.S. from 1940 to 1943, atom composition, royal proclamations on rum, number of Little Theaters, CRALOG meaning, motor trucks history, and a dictionary advertisement with a coupon offer for 25 cents postpaid. It mentions mailing address in Washington D C and a 25 cent dictionary copy.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. E
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of the Census
Eye St
Washington, D.C
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press History Note
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press are a daily and Sunday newspaper from La Crosse Wisconsin with Burgess as publisher and R L Bangsberg as managing editor The paper is entered as second class matter and is a member of the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and the Associated Press.
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la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Anti Franco Evidence Seen by United Nations Panel
DeWitt Mackenzie reports on a UN security council committee reviewing evidence on Generalissimo Franco to decide if his regime threatens world peace and what steps the UN should take. He notes Franco’s military limits, defensive posture, border forces, and potential reactions to Allied pressure while citing Republican prisoners and Franco’s stubbornness under pressure.
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United Nations Security Council
Generalissimo
Franco
el Caudillo
Spain
United Nations
Poland
Russia
France
America
Britain
Washington
London
Europe
United States
Hitler
Mussolini
Don Juan
Veterans seek job preferences for Wisconsin veterans
The writer appeals to the Tribune public debate column insisting veterans with disability use 10 point preference and veterans with families deserve help as they face low unemployment pay. He cites Camp McCoy layoffs and civil service ratings as unfair and urges support for veteran job preferential treatment in Wisconsin.
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Tribune
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Sparta
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Bureau Adopts Staggered Licenses
Wisconsin's motor vehicle department embraces a staggered license system to handle renewals. Commissioner B L Marcus cites reduced costs and improved efficiency, noting 12 series, 99 999 licenses per series, and 20 percent of fees returned to local tax units. He defends the plan against critics and highlights better police identification.
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Wisconsin
Motor Vehicle Department
B. L. Marcus
Rotary Club
Stoddard Hotel
Marcus
Rotarians
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