Belt Line Route for Highway 53 Seen as Better by Local Groups
La Crosse and Trempealeau county groups urge the state highway commission to adopt a belt line to bypass the city for Highway 53. They propose a route from west of Holmen via Sand Lake Coulee to No 16 and into Onalaska outskirts, reducing congestion and avoiding an overhead at Onalaska.
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Highway Commission
Rose Street
Onalaska
Sand Lake Coulee
Onalaska Cemetery
No. 16
Holmen
Medary
State Highway Commission
Grass Roots Voice Shapes Postwar Congressional Debate
The piece notes grass roots influence as 467 hopefuls seek Congress and urges listening over talking. It cites Truman’s clash with the 80th Congress, including Taft Hartley repeal and Brannan farm plan, and predicts 1951 Congress will inherit unfinished Truman recommendations.
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Senate
Congress
Christian Science Monitor
Truman
Korea Crisis Faces UN Inquiry Over North Korea
The United Nations must probe North Korea’s planning and support, identify responsible individuals, and demand accountability from Moscow and allied regimes. A full inquiry could deter future aggression, expose war crimes, and test China and Russia’s roles in the North Korean plot.
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United States
Korea
North Korea
Moscow
United Nations
Russia
China
Psychology in Action at the Doctor’s Office
In a waiting room scene the group discusses ailments and pity themselves until a gray haired lady mentions an incurable disease. Silence falls, shifting focus to health and sanity as the doctor reveals a mother’s habit of telling small lies may aid patients. A man who married three women is noted to claim insanity.
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Patlanters
Wisconsin Treasury Looks Strong Despite War Spending
John Wyngaard reports the Wisconsin state treasury is financially improving with receipts and disbursements near balance. Despite wartime spending and earlier dire forecasts, tax revenues may reach record levels, allowing current services to continue and possibly rise while a biennial legislature limits annual adjustments.
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Madison
Wis
Wyngaard
General Marshall may leave defense post next year
Washington notes General Marshall may resign as secretary of defense to return to the American Red Cross, with the Red Cross board to decide on November 18. His dual salary totals around 51,000 dollars, while prior to defense he earned 47,261 dollars. Also recounted is William H. Kennedy’s retirement after 30 years and the bribery telegrams tied to Dr. Louis Marks of Publicker distilling.
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Marshall
Defense Department
Red Cross
Red Cross Board of Governors
United States
Mar- PEARSON _ shall
American Red Cross
William H. Kennedy
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
Carroll Mealey
Western Union
Philadelphia
A. R. Reed
Statler
New York
Treasury
Louis Marks
Publicker Distilling
Dr. Marks
Mealey
Population rise challenges peak theory in 1960s
James Marlow notes a radical shift in forecasting U S population. After slow growth since 1860, the 1940s brings a record 19 million rise and births surge during wartime. Census forecasters present high 180 million, medium 169 million, and low 161 million for 1960.
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Washington
United
Ten Years Ago At Allis-Chalmers Plant Readied Second Shift
Ten years ago the La Crosse Allis-Chalmers plant planned to call back enough workers to form a full second shift within a month. Plant manager Fred J. Papenfuss announced the move as part of local industrial activity.
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Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Fred J. Papenfuss
la Crosse
Weather Bureau
A. D. Sanjel
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Chamber
Tantalus Crew Sails Home After 51 Day Missing Voyage
The 47 foot schooner Tantalus, crewed by Harry J. Coleman formerly of La Crosse and skipper Warren Christianson of St. Paul, was found 70 miles west of San Diego after 51 days unreported. The voyage from Acapulco through the Panama Canal homeward to Alaska ends with plans to practice law for Christianson. Two La Crosse Tribune carriers helped parade with signs tied to a new convertible car during the La Crescent apple festival.
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la Crosse
U. S
Harry
Mexico
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Warren Christianson
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San Diego
Christianson
Mississippi
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Lacrosse Tribune
Ned Lathrop
Charles Reetz
la Crescent
Jean Marie Bottcher
Tribune
Jack Lathrop
Joe Gittens
David Gittens
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