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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
8
ACE reports a 98 percent rise in college enrollment since 1928 amid higher standards. Accredited colleges grew from 399 to 904 as regional agencies linked to set benchmarks. Mary Irwin notes accreditation fuels growth and may require more space for the council directory.
Washington moves to take Russia and Hungary to the International Court over the 1951 seizure of an American Air-Frank cargo plane. Four Air Force crewmen were held six weeks after being forced down by Soviet fighters. the U S paid a 123,605 fine for illegal frontier crossing but seeks the plane or value plus interest. The U S also requests court records from the secret trial, noting no refund of the fine. If negotiations fail, the case may go to The Hague court, though Russia rejects binding court decisions.
Two Black River Falls women identified as Mrs. Russell Schofield and Mrs. William Sander son died when their car went off Highway 12 near Tomah and overturned early today.
London readers learn Britons split over restoring corporal punishment to curb postwar crime. Proponents back the cat o nine tails and birch, arguing harsher penalties deter juveniles and violent offenders, while opponents push social programs and stronger policing.
Sinclair Weeks chosen by President-elect Eisenhower to be secretary of commerce enriches a family legacy in public service. The Boston financier and longtime Republican fundraiser has directed nine corporate boards and chaired two, with a career spanning Newton politics to national party leadership. He lives on Beacon Street with his wife and six children.
Kalamazoo Michigan reports the death of Warren P Behan a clergyman and educator aged 81 at his home. He came to Kalamazoo a year ago after retiring eleven years earlier as president of Sioux Falls College. He also served as acting president of Ottawa University and president of the Chicago Baptist Missionary Training School.
Bruce Smith, author of the Mayor's Committee survey on the NYPD, told a City Hall hearing that New York's police force ranks sixth nationwide, with Milwaukee Detroit St Louis Cincinnati and Los Angeles ahead. He defended his findings against critics while noting issues in department structure and salaries.
Mrs. Anna Betty Anderson 28 wife of Judge Leslie L. Anderson of Hennepin County District Court died Wednesday from a subdural brain hemorrhage. The couple married in July. She entered hospital Tuesday for neck pain. Funeral services will be held here Friday with burial at Glencoe.
Researchers suggest the Sahara region was hospitable and fertile at the dawn of human presence, challenging the notion of a barren desert through deep time studies and geological clues.
The 253 foot three masted Pacific Queen, last of the square riggers, is towed to San Francisco Bay for paint and new rigging. Frank Kissinger, her late owner, called her the last of the sailing ships and wished to sail again if crews could be found.
Senator Joseph McCarthy warns Communist thinkers will redouble efforts to infiltrate the Eisenhower administration. He spoke at a luncheon by the Joint Committee against Communism and said he does not know of specific instances but calls it logical. He was presented a plaque praising his battle against subversion in high places.
The prison system for punishing criminals did not begin until toward the end of the 18th Century, with earlier use of isolated prisons.
The CAA said wind eddies can bend radar beams downward creating false ground images that mimic objects in the sky. The finding aligns with a July Air Force report that temperature inversions deflect radar waves and cause false radar images.
The note recalls how rubber reached Europe three centuries after its American Indian use, initially sold only to rub out pencil marks, explaining the origin of its name.
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