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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1952
Page
4
Former U S ambassador to Russia William C Bullitt declares the United States can win the Korean War and force Stalin to accept defeat or face a third world war. He frames victory as the only path to peace and implies a ready stance for global conflict.
The Federal Parole Board unanimously denied parole for Alger Hiss after reviewing the official record and a report by the chair following a recent personal hearing. The board emphasized the seriousness of his offenses and the need to set an example for others with similar backgrounds. Hiss maintains innocence, but the record casts doubt on his claims.
Maurice Franks editor of Partners magazine argues against compulsory unionism, defending voluntary membership and the labor movement. He warns against labor bosses who exploit unions for personal power and emphasizes the union as a voluntary collective for mutual benefit.
The American Psychological Association adopted ethical standards at its convention to regulate teaching of psychology professional relationships with clients and publication practices. The code aims to reduce public confusion and protect the profession from charlatans while strengthening respect for psychologists.
The text recalls Samuel Gompers 1925 El Paso speech praising voluntary unionism under the AFL. It warns against compulsory unionism like the Union Shop, stressing unions grow through voluntary cooperation, service, and mutual aims. Gompers warned power can attract self seekers, risking the movement's aims.
George E. Sokolsky discusses Walter Wanger's prison experience and questions whether jails correct or corrupt inmates. He questions the purpose of punishment, humanity, and the impact of prison environments on crime, noting costs to prisoners and taxpayers. He contends society often ignores reform in favor of punitive aims.
A 1952 King Features essay argues crime stems from systemic failings in prisons. It urges university led training for wardens and officials, notes medical and psychiatric roots, and outlines how ex-convicts struggle to reintegrate, becoming repeated offenders without job prospects.
A visitor praises a new in-lobby sorting method using local and outgoing mail slips and a central bundle box to reduce pre Yale season crowding at the Austin Post Office. The plan foresees patrons tagging local and outgoing bundles at home to streamline deposits and cut lobby delays.
In Calabar Nigeria the Ekpe leopard society grants status to men deemed leopard men. Membership demands strict conduct and costly initiation, with heavy social security for members and harsh treatment of non members. A leopard man is seen as influential, while non members face isolation and danger.
Rev. Roy A. Ramquist says he was cursed and run out of Dunseith after reporting sanctioned gambling at a smoker. Mayor Glen Shelver disputes charges and says no charges have been filed. Ramquist alleges malice as about ten men condemned him and he had to flee at high speed to escape pursuing car.
An alternate side of the street parking plan starts on the upper West Side of Manhattan to aid street cleaning by mechanical brooms. Parking is banned 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the north side of streets and west side of avenues Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and on the south side of streets and east side of avenues Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The page lists a crossword style set of horizontal and vertical clues with entries for a vocalist named Doris Day and related language on songs movies and radio. It includes multiple word definitions from malt beverage to extinct birds and flighty terms, forming a broad vocabulary puzzle.
The National Geographic Society notes that inhabitants of the Marquesas Islands in the Pacific hunt wild cattle using harpoons as part of traditional practices and maritime skills.
The piece charts a culture clash from the Roosevelt to Truman era, arguing press magnates lowered public morals, praising rigid elites while slurring politicking. It cites figures like Hopkins Ickes Vaughan Manville and Gerald Smith, and defends Truman while criticizing Roosevelt era excesses.
The poem reflects on a long friendship between a writer and his adoptive country. Guest thanks the land for shelter, guidance, and love, noting the care and sense of belonging felt as he grows to manhood within his adoptive motherland. The piece, copyrighted 1952, frames national gratitude as personal kinship.
William Howard Taft was chosen as the first American president of the English-Speaking Union, an organization aimed at fostering cooperation among English speaking nations.
Train and bus schedules list arrivals and departures for Braniff Airways Great Western Milwaukee Road and local bus routes in the Twin Cities region. Entries show times to and from St Louis Mason City La Crosse Chicago Madison Minneapolis Rochester Charles City Waterloo Austin Des Moines Kansas City Albert Lea and other stops with daily and weekend variations.
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