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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1952
Page
2
William C. Foster, U S deputy defense secretary, discusses South Korean aims in a military context. The Austin Daily Herald notes the publication of views on defense and regional security concerns involving South Korea.
At the Associated Press Managing Editors Association gathering in Boston a vote on continuing polls before elections failed 55 to 52. Editors criticized pre election polling as jumping the gun and biased, suggesting such polls should be banned.
The text argues Soviet style scapegoating in Czech treason trials. It claims spies are manufactured to fit needs, blaming foreign influence for failures by Gottwald’s government amid shortages. It suggests torture alters personalities to produce confessions and points to Red headquarters as sources of scapegoats.
Sister Kenny, the Australian nurse who traveled to the United States to broaden polio treatment efforts, sees her plans hanging by a slender thread as medical authorities in Australia and New Zealand evaluate her approach.
The Australian nurse faced opposition to her controversial polio treatment but found support at the Mayo Clinic leading to the Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis. Her methods produced results, and about 10 to 12 Kenny centers now operate worldwide with around 1000 nurses trained by her.
Protective camouflage left wing staff at the United Nations secretariat may be discharged by Secretary General Lie. three leading nations' attorneys have advised the secretary general in New York on the issue. Some employees seek immunity from Senate committees by invoking constitutional rights and hint at favoring another government. If such testimony is given, the secretary general can suspend or discharge any employee whose loyalty to the UN and the United States is in doubt.
Des Moines Register reports the Air Rescue Service plans an electronic system to locate downed aircraft. A tail beacon transmits plane serial number and time since crash, guiding ground direction finders to the crash site. The system operates automatically for 48 hours over land or water, speeding rescue despite Arctic weather hazards.
Oscars honor movie achievement but Joshuas prize recognizes distinguished advertising in book match promotions. Named after Philadelphia patent lawyer Joshua Pusey, the practice spans safety campaigns by Colorado Fuel and Iron Pueblo distributing 50 000 books with pay checks. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad handed out 60 000 books and the Navy sent 175 000 to Crane Indiana base.
George E. Sokolsky argues the attorney general must aggressively confront Soviet espionage and subversive activity in the U S. He criticizes past department cover ups and cites the McCarran Committee finding a UN stenotypist and Communist Party member who invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned about espionage ties.
The piece argues for a sweeping house cleaning in government to remove Communists and subversives, blaming public opinion and need for decisive action. It cites the Fifth Amendment, concerns about perjury, and the role of Herbert Brownell Jr. in the Justice Department to purge subversives from the administration.
Ike nominates Martin P. Durkin, president of the plumbers union, as secretary of labor. The column muses on faucets, longevity, driver tests, alcoholism in New York City, and a tragic Austin accident. It notes a Turkish student asking about Mayo Clinic life expectancy and mentions a Woman’s Home Companion feature on Leslie Caron and the Hormel family.
Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield, a late-starting Michigan Republican from Flint, climbs from organizing a Willkie rally in Genesee County to National Chairman and Eisenhower campaign manager. His "Summerfield Plan" reshaped party fundraising and he becomes Postmaster General, breaking a former tradition of selecting the party’s national chairman for the post.
A collection of pithy maxims and snippets on golf honesty, winter forecasts, social choices, and playful proverbs. The items touch on truth in scoring, inheritance bias, turkey sizing, self-restraint, elopement shock, dramatic matches, dancing steps, and counting feet.
A compact list of crossword style clues with numbers and phrases. Topics include travel modes British trolley inter city transport and water travel, plus plant and animal terms. Reads like a mixed clue set for a word puzzle with several geographic and biological items.
Senator McCarthy said the Senate investigations subcommittee he will lead may examine the Mutual Security Agency after January 3 when Republicans take control. He cited complaints of overstaffing waste and possible kickbacks on purchases at MSA.
Westbrook Pegler denounces mass religious propaganda and censorship, arguing press and radio suppress information, while leaders and interfaith events profit from tolerance rhetoric. He critiques reform mayors, public morals campaigns, and the Anti Nazi League, calling for honest discussion of theology and church influence in politics.
The schedule lists arrivals and departures for BraniFF Airways Great Western St Paul and Minneapolis Milwaukee Road trains and buses to Rochester Charles City Waterloo Minneapolis Austin Des Moines Kansas City and Albert Lea. Services run daily with some exceptions and multiple daily departures and arrivals across cities including St Louis Mason City LaCrosse Madison and Austin.
The 1952 verse by Edgar A. Guest declares enduring friendship across color, race, creed, and institutions from cathedrals to missions. The speaker affirms keeping all friends despite differing views in voting and praying, insisting no friend is disposable.
Britain reduced coal varieties from about eight thousand marketed before nationalization to only eight types in current use. This shift reflects centralization of the coal industry and standardization of fuel production.
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