De Gaulle as France’s leader divides WWII era views
Eisenhower notes friendship with Charles de Gaulle but avoids judgment on his political leadership. The piece outlines decades of French crisis, Algerian issues, and the tension between local democracy and centralized authority, with references to postwar France and Soviet positions.
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de Gaulle
Eisenhower
France
America
Soviet Union
Pflimlin
Algeria
Algiers
National Park System Expands Across 181 Units
About 60 million Americans will visit national parks this year as the system grows to 181 units across the United States Alaska Puerto Rico Hawaii and Washington. The new additions include Russell Cave in Alabama gifted by the National Geographic Society and range in size from Katmai National Monument to the site of Lincoln's death.
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States
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Katmai National Monument
Lincoln
Washington
National Geographic Society
Russell Cave
Alabama
Air Force
House Appropriations Committee
13Th Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Philippine Islands
John Hay Air Force Base
General's Furnishings Spark Morale Debate
The general ordered bath towels, face towels, bath mats, a toaster, and three new baths at 2600 each, totaling 12033. Congressmen dismissed the spending as extravagant yet morale harming. He is now away from the Philippines and said to be simplifying life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Air Force
Tokyo
Philippines
Headquarters
Singapore
One Room Cabin Tales and Cost of Living Jokes
A Reader's Digest anecdote recalls a middle aged couple using a blanket as a partition in a one room cabin on a mountain lake. A quip notes rising living costs outpacing income and warns that fast driving accelerates accidents.
Review of the news in years past twenty years ago 1938
Frank E. Smith longtime alderman and Smith Manufacturing Co. president dies after short illness. H L Johnson College coach dies at Rochester hospital of unusual blood infection. Alphonse W Streicher druggist believed drowned at 103042 Gillette St. Theodore Thompson cottage missing off Gundersen Island. Cries for help heard. McKenzie, staying at the cottage, had gone to La Crosse for groceries. Light impaired, believed he walked off the porch into water without glasses.
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Frank E. Smith
14Th Ward
Smith Manufacturing Co
H. L. Johnson
Rochester Hospital
Lette St
Theodore Thompson
Gundersen Island
City
W. George McKenzie
Prospect St
la Crosse
Q A News Quiz From The La Crosse Tribune
A reader asked questions on tree versus shrub definitions, the histories of the seventh inning stretch, and how agricultural output sustains despite farm migration. Answers cover plant growth forms, early baseball customs, and gains from mechanization and farming practices.
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K.R. A
Stassen Story Probes Wisconsin Voters and Ambition
The Stassen saga in Wisconsin mirrors a national pattern of political thirst and persistence. Local observers note his enduring drive toward power, recount past Wisconsin primary missteps, and compare the statewide appetite for public office to broader political fatigue.
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Madison
Wis
Harold E. Stassen
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Wyngaard
Minnesota
Stassen
McCarthy
Goodland
Coleman
Laird
St. Croix
White House
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Pennsylvania Stassen
Nixon
Crow
Columbia County
Dan Grady
Portage
Dan
Doctor Answers Pediatric Health Puzzles and Eczema Inquiry
The column discusses a child's low temperature, a mentally retarded son needing early evaluation and professional guidance, and a two year old with chronic eczema. It emphasizes measuring fever accurately, seeking psychiatric and school input, and identifying possible allergens to relieve eczema.
Ape Brains for Hire in Clarke’s Vision of Work AIs
Arthur C. Clarke imagines breeding primates as specialized workers from gorilla to baboon. A super ape could perform tasks from fruit picking and park litter cleanup to babysitting and house chores while some roles require supervised labor under human overseers.
Cross country as America’s proving ground for life and labor
A reflective verse celebrating cross country as a test of endurance for college rivals and a rural rite of passage. It contrasts varsity competition with farm life where crops, trucks, fishing poles, and hidden swimming holes define small town days.
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America
Field Enterprises, Inc
Eisenhower warns on uncontrolled wage price spiral
President Eisenhower cites the wage and price spiral as a serious threat to the U S economy. He opposes peace time controls but warns that without a sound dollar pensions and insured plans suffer and rising defense costs push prices higher. He notes inequities in wage growth for postal workers and military pay and doubts a government fix without emergencies.
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Eisenhower
Senhower
Lawrence Nation
White House
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
La Crosse Tribune Advertisement Rates Listed
The La Crosse Tribune provides pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates vary by delivery area and duration, with annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options outlined for La Crosse regions and surrounding zones.
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Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Gin Islands
Frederick Othman
Clark
John Hay Base
Clark Field
Baguio
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Mary Hart Saxon
Reader's Digest
Alphonse W
Ollie) Streicher
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St. N.W
Washington, D.C
W.T. A
Manhattan College
New York City
Brother Jasper
Polo Grounds
Venice
M.mca. A
Europe
British Broadcasting Corp
England
United Kingdom
Belgium
Netherlands
West Germany
Denmark
Switzerland
Italy
The
Eye St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Kurt Schusnigg
Austria
Vienna
John Erickson
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Theodore Shivers
Lower Mill Street
Helge Sabre
Copeland Ave
Theodore Mueller
New English Mission Church
Lutheran Hospital
Guy D. Goff
West Virginia
Hoover
Soissons Falls
Gates of
Rheims
Clemenceau
Eleanor Seitz
Mississippi
Pettibone Island
Wagon Bridge
H. A. Norton
Hazel Vietz
Fred D. Miller
Sunset Point
LaFollette
Stone
Gore
Frank Kohn
the Jefferson
Ash’ Spicer
Singer’s Boat Livery
Pettibone
W. A. Thompson
Lizzie Bleedow
Myrtle Kratz
Bronson and
Grand Hotels
Edward McKillip
Grand Hotel
Mike Sampson
Law Hotel
Country Club
Washburn Mill
John Wyngaard
E& Xe
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
Arthur C. Clarke
Harper's
James Metcalfe
David Lawrence
Mr. Eisenhower
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and
Cass Sts
Lee Newspaper
Associated Press
Tribune
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Onalaska
la Crescent
Sunday Tribune
Burgess
R. L
E. L. Burgess
Howard Colvin
Maxine Kahler Retail
Luther Wilkins
A. E. Teachout North Side
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