La Crosse County Tax Apportionment for 1953 Announced
La Crosse County will pay $1,438,947.51 in state and county taxes for 1953, with the City of La Crosse assessed $1,090,465.28 (77.5 percent). County Clerk Esther M. Domke released the apportionment, noting a rise of over $140,000 from 1952. The report lists totals for towns Bangor Barre Burns Campbell Farmington Greenfield and Hamilton with itemized state forestry, charitable, general county, social security and school taxes.
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la Crosse
Esther M. Domke
Bangor
Barre
Burns
Campbell
Farmington
Greenfield
Sabre Sets New World Speed Mark
Capt J Slade Nash of Edwards AFB piloted the F 86 D Sabre to an unofficial world speed record of 699.9 mph over a 3 km course by the Salton Sea. The runs occurred at low altitude under FAI and NAA rules, monitored by T 28s and high speed cameras.
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Calif.r
J. Slade Nash
Edwards Air Force Base
Capt. Nash
Moville
Salton Sea
Federation Aeronautique International
National Aeronautics Association
Nash
Richard L. Johnson
Edwards Afb
Johnson
Lake Shore
Imperial Valley
Czech Reds Try Clementis and Slansky in Prague Treason Trial
Fourteen former top Czech leaders includingVlado Clementis and Rudolf Slansky go on trial in Prague on treason and espionage charges. Clementis reportedly confessed to responsibility for Jan Svermo death. Slansky admitted to hampering Svermo’s medical care and faced charges of plotting Gottwald elimination.
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Austria
Czechoslovakia
Vlado Clementis
Prague
Clementis
Jan Svermo
Rudolf Slanksy
Svermo
Slansky
Klement Gottwald
Bedrich Geminder
Czech Communist Party
Arthur London
London
Bedrick Rebin
Joseph Frank
Otto Fischel
Evzen Loebl
Vavro Hejda
Ludvik Frejka
Rudolph Margolius
Andre Simon
Rude Pravo
Karol Svab
Zimmerman Declares Kohler Behind Wisconsin Governor Win
Wisconsin official vote counts show Gov. Kohler second to Zimmerman in the governor race with 1,039,317 to 1,009,171. Eisenhower trails at 979,744 as McCarthy wins re election and Daniels, Proxmire, and others tally smaller totals. The statewide turnout hits a record with about 72.7 percent of eligible voters casting ballots.
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Walter Kohler Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Fred. R. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Kohler
Eisenhower
William Proxmire
M. Michael Essin
Milwaukee
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S. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
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Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers
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Stevenson
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Thomas Fairchild
McCarthy
Eau Claire
Iron
Racine
Sheboygan
Alfred Easterday
James Bolton
Gev
George M. Smith
Dem
Ocrat
Sverre Reang
Bertha Kinki
Warren Smith
Mrs
State Board of Canvassers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nation
Wendell L
Doctor Acquitted After Drunk Driver’s Appeal Over Exam
Stratford man charged with drunken driving was acquitted after asserting the police doctor who examined him was intoxicated. A second doctor testified that the police surgeon smelled of alcohol, while the police doctor denied it. The court ruled the defendant did not receive a full examination for the offense.
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Stratford
England
Santa Arrives Friday as La Crosse Hosts Christmas Parade
Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit La Crosse Friday with an afternoon parade starting at 2:30 p.m. The event, organized by the La Crosse County Chamber of Commerce, features a Nativity float, live reindeer, carolers, and a Fifth and Main Streets still stand for viewing.
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la Crosse County
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Dulles, Wilson Named To Ike's New Cabinet
Sen Capehart says the new Republican Congress will approve some form of price wage and rent controls even if President elect Eisenhower opposes them. He noted the controls law may expire April 30 and emphasized standby authority is likely. Tighe Woods discussed extending controls and rolling back retail prices including clothing and beef as he cited a gap between cattle prices and consumer beef prices. Capehart aims to convene price control officials early in January to report on the issue.
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Sen
Capehart
Ind
Republican Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
Tighe Woods
Congress
Indiana
Woods
Senate House Defense Production Committee
I Jone
Banking Committee
News Blackout Ordered for Ike Visit to Korea
The Defense Department announced a full news blackout during General Dwight D. Eisenhower's trip to Korea with no published schedule. Reports of the President-designate's activities will not be cleared until after leaving Korea, and coverage will be arranged by theater commanders.
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Defense Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Lovett
United States
Free World
Department of Defense
Ducks Fly Northward Hinting Strong Wisconsin Season
Madison reports the flight of ducks from northern areas has begun. Harry Strobe, Southern Wisconsin game manager, said the influx is on and hunting should be good through the duck season close on November 28.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Harry Strobe
Eisenhower Wartime Secretaries To Marry Today
Kay Summers, 43, Eisenhower wartime secretary, will wed Reginald H. Morgan, 47, a Wall Street broker from New Jersey, today in New York. Morgan hails from New Jersey and the couple plans to reside in Connecticut after marriage.
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New York
Kay Summersby
Eisenhower
Reginald H. Morgan
New Joanass, Conn
Wall Street
Arild Viking completes polar Los Angeles to Copenhagen hop
The SAS DC-6B Arild Viking flies from Thule Greenland to Copenhagen finishing the Arctic leg of a Los Angeles to Copenhagen trial voyage. With 22 passengers and 13 crew aboard it aims to inaugurate regular polar route service. Time from LA to Edmonton was six hours forty six minutes with ongoing refueling stops.
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Friday Ends Two for One Votes in Community Baby Election
The La Crosse Tribune and local merchants urge last minute action as Friday 9 p.m. closes the final two for one vote period for the Community Popular Baby Election. Votes counted from tickets slips and subscriptions will decide standings before election headquarters close at 9 p.m. Friday.
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New Congress Aims to Cut Foreign Aid Spending
Washington experts predict the new Republican controlled Congress will trim U S foreign aid focusing on military and economic support and shift emphasis from Europe to Asia. Debates plan to consider extending the Mutual Security Program as Congress begins January third.
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Congress
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Europe
Asia
Open Hearing In Walla Case Opens In La Crosse Death
Cpl. Frank Walla a 42 year old Guardsman from Seward Nebraska died from a brain bleed after head injuries in La Crosse last Aug 13. A physician testified the bleeding stemmed from a blunt head impact during a county court hearing for three defendants charged with murder.
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Seward
Neb
National
la Crosse
Martin Sivertson
Walla
Sivertson
Second Degree Murder Charged At Mauston
Harvey Odell 26 faced a second degree murder charge in the fatal clubbing of 74 year old farmer Fred Tremain in Mauston Wisconsin. The charge was filed by Juneau County District Attorney John Armstrong. Odell jailed in default of 25000 bail and 24 hours to secure counsel. Odell had previously been charged with assault car theft and threats. those counts were dismissed.
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Wis
Harvey Odell
Juneau County Dist. Atty
John Armstrong
Odell
Fred Tremain
Wonewoc
Madison
Army censor to face court martial over uncensored Korean book
Lt. Col. Melvin B. Voorhees, army censor in Korea, will be court martialed for writing Korean Tales without proper censorship. He is charged with failing to submit the manuscript for review and disobeying an order to withdraw the book. The case, filed by Gen. Joseph Swing, involves claims of political backlash and concerns over security.
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FT. Meade
Melvin B. Voorhees
Korea
Second Army
Voorhees
Korps
Department of Army
Joseph Swing
Sixth Army
Swing
Frank Dorn
Pentagon
Washington
Dorn
Gen. MacArthur
Oregon Governor Named Secretary Of The Interior
President elect Eisenhower selected Gov. Douglas McKay of Oregon as secretary of the interior. The announcement came as he named John Foster Dulles as secretary of state and Charles E. Wilson as secretary of defense. Hagerty delivered the statement at the Hotel Commodore after an Eden lunch.
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Charles E. Wilson
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Oregon
James C. Hagerty
Anthony Eden
Eisenower
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Eisenhower and Dulles confer amid speculation on post
President-elect Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles met today while a veteran Republican foreign affairs adviser declined to comment on reports that he had been offered a position. The exchange occurred as reporters noted heightened interest in the administration’s early staffing.
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New York
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Council Plans Budget Study For 1953 Operations
The Common Council opens a budget study Thursday at 7 30 p m to review library park and recreation department requests and the current expense fund. Library asks 83216 park 107550 recreation 80387 current expense 155630 with total city cost 4237858 and a 45 mill tax rate up from 40 mills. Public hearing Monday precedes final approval December 3.
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Recreation Department
Weather outlook for La Crosse area
Fair conditions continue tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Low Thursday 32 degrees, high Friday 46 degrees.
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