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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
4
The piece argues that labor unions wield a de facto government through closed shops and industry wide bargaining, with vast revenues and unregulated expenditures. Rank and file members lack policy influence while bosses dictate, posing a broad threat to freedom and workers’ own rights.
A column mixes light seasonal musings with public notices and safety tips. Readers learn about Christmas gifting challenges, local phone-number mixups for the Herald, anniversary notes, a Christmas party planned by 30 local groups, and practical advice to prevent tree fires including keeping water to live trees, turning off lights, and discarding dry trees.
Fresco Thompson, the Brooklyn Dodgers general manager, forecasts a future season with mechanical batters. He says the team will rely on machines to swing and dispense with players, following mechanical pitchers and ball retrievers.
A satirical sketch shows George Spelvin and his wife resisting a pushy insurance collector who represents a spoof federal social security agency. The con man threatens jail for noncompliance and outlines absurd costs while pressuring misinformed terms and bogus deductions. The piece lampoons government overreach and insurance practices.
A compiled timetable lists time departures and arrivals for TIME WEST Airlines rail lines and bus routes serving Rochester Minneapolis Des Moines Omaha Mason City Calmar Chicago LaCrosse Jackson and Cresco Iowa with multiple daily departures and specific arrival times for east and west bound services and Sunday variations. It includes Northwest Great Western Milwaukee Road and local bus segments with city pairs and schedule windows.
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan says the nation has ample food supplies and that no controls are needed now. He asserts cooperation among industry government farmers and consumers can avert controls and absorb rising demand while meat prices fall and prices in eggs milk and other products follow supply and demand in a free economy.
Donald R. Richberg, a former Roosevelt official and labor law author, argues in the University of Virginia Law Weekly that labor aims have shifted over 25 years. He contends the labor front is transforming into a socialist party and that 1950 leaders seek union monopolies over work and wide regulation of employers and employees by union and public laws.
Richard Hanser notes tales circulating in Soviet Bloc societies about the Communist regime. A Budapest schoolroom joke illustrates shifting indoctrination as inspectors visit. The student exposes the party line by contrasting phrases about kittens and “good Western democrats.”
The Christian Science Monitor argues that American aid to Yugoslavia grows more urgent amid Korea's crisis. Congress should approve Truman's request to raise the Yugoslav relief fund to about 80 million dollars to uphold European defense and deter Soviet influence.
In a tense moment, the writer critiques Dean Acheson on television as cold and analytical, arguing leadership requires a consultative body. He praises Gen. Wedemeyer and Rep. Herter, urging broader, wiser input for U S policy amid Korea and postwar tensions.
If more birds and animals are killed than hunters, the season will be deemed a success.
Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay announced that 10 additional army combat teams or 12,000 men are needed to confront Communist led Huk balahap guerrillas. He noted the current 15 battalion teams, including one with UN forces in Korea, are insufficient to quell violence across large Philippine areas since World War II. He estimated the expansion would require a $15,000 reappropriation.
Puzzle grid lists across and down clues for a word fill titled Isle with musical theme. Entries include Greek war lamprey expand correlative tongue and celestial terms, requiring crossfills across and down for names, places, and objects.
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder said federal outlays may rise 50 percent to 67.5 billion dollars in the next fiscal year starting July 1, due to large defense costs and the need for very substantial tax increases.
The Brooks mountains in northern Alaska stand as one of the least explored regions under the American flag, emphasizing the vast, scarcely charted reach of U.S. territory.
Rates listed for home delivery in Austin with zones based on distance. Includes options for one week, one month, three months, six months, and one year for within Austin, within 50 to 150 miles, and over 150 miles, with advance payment required.
When moving please call the Herald office to give your change of address. The Herald is on base at Austin Candy Co. 219 N Main Austin Hotel Chatham and Bridge East Side Pharmacy Water and Railway Fox Hotel Main and Water Holtz Pharmacy Main and Water Lucy's Cafe 115 N Main St Lane's Pharmacy 400 N Main St People's Drug Store 203 N Main St Nemita Cigar Store 415 N Main O Wold Drug Co Main and Bridge Sts Hamilton Cafe Dexter Reivarts Cafe Rose Creek Reed's Grocery Mapleview News Stand Office
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