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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1952
Page
6
A historical remark quoting Charles E. Wilson, former GM president, criticizing current highway capacity and urging a bold, expansive vision for future transportation infrastructure. The quote emphasizes that population growth outpaced road networks due to not dreaming big enough.
A $450 million Fairless steel mill near Morrisville Pa rises in 22 months, shifting emphasis from Pittsburgh and Chicago to the coast. The plant spurs a $4 billion construction boom as mills rely on foreign ores from Venezuela. U S Steel calls it a miracle of industrial accomplishment.
A Louisville Times feature profiles a Kentucky mining town where miners own homes at low cost through a company mine partnership. Homes are well equipped and scientifically planned with standard town services. Average miner income in the first half of the year is $514 monthly. the mine pays a 30 cent royalty per ton.
The Long Prairie Leader notes that since 1941 U S aid has surpassed 100 billion dollars and suggests congress will debate tapering off the program. It warns of internationalist pressure and urges citizens to contact their representatives amid taxpayer discontent and new accounting figures.
Miners may purchase company bonds at 10 percent interest while buying homes from the company at 4 percent debt. This contrast illustrates the American coal miner as a highly paid worker with living standards higher than comparable trades worldwide.
Former Communist leader Louis Budenz testifies to a congressional committee that government agents are uncovering Reds and pinks in the nation. Dr Linus Pauling and at least 29 others linked to major educational foundations are named as Communist party members, with claims of a foundation subcommission infiltrating press and schools. The FBI is expected to have a busy period under the new administration.
George E. Sokalsky argues the Republican panel missteps before Eisenhower takes office. He credits Ike with correcting amateur errors in cabinet announcements and highlights how military training informs political propriety during the transition from Truman.
The piece analyzes how Eisenhower’s New York headquarters overlooked party structures, provoking Senate objections led by figures like Sen. Margaret Chase Smith. It credits Eisenhower with issuing instructions to honor traditional processes and notes his decisive backing for Taft via Sen. Carlson of Kansas.
A Chicago man, Joseph T. Peters, visiting Austin monthly for 16 years, is offered a free meal by a restaurant proprietor, who invites the hotel or motel to inform Peters of the deal. The proprietor asks no publicity and will provide the guest with the restaurant’s name upon request.
The five volume report from the President's Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation rejects a federal compulsory health insurance plan. It favors 48 state controlled health aid systems with federal grants and proposes a new federal health department, aiming to expand funding and bureaucracy. The commission notes large health needs and suggests federal aid to local plans aligns with Eisenhower’s positions.
Westbrook Pegler defends Tom Stokes, attacking critics of congressional investigations. He blames Washington press laxity and warns against curbing inquiry, citing Barkley Hopkins and Alger Hiss cases to argue for robust oversight of government power.
The Dead Sea Sea of Galilee and the Caspian Sea are actually inland lakes. Bees make honey to feed the adult bee and its larvae. Since World War II, over half a billion people have come under Soviet domination.
A compact crossword clue list features terms like the war god of Greece and an Indian tribe along with items such as a waxy ointment and a sea eagle. Readers solve based on cross references across horizontal and vertical entries.
Puzzle clues listed with enumerated answers including 25 Spoken 26 Muddle 27 Stormy recurrencer 28 Mother of Apollo 29 Again 31 Tidier 33 Part of an animal s b 38 Come 40 Inactive Be 41 Bishop s headdress 42 Food container 28 Atop 44 Elevator inventor 46 Playing card 47 Musical instrument 48 Cautious 50 Split pulse
A short verse by Edgar A. Guest extols transparency and honesty. It argues that truth and openness benefit society while deception hides in darkness. The poet links moral correctness with freedom and public display, contrasting good and evil.
INTERNATIONAL FALLS Minn Mrs Elizabeth Risberg who turned 90 Wednesday can still touch the floor with knees straight. She has 26 grandchildren 37 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren and has outlived her husband and five of their nine children.
Oliver S. Powell announced Roger B. Shepard of St. Paul has been re designated chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and Federal Reserve Agent for 1953. Paul E. Miller of St. Paul was renamed deputy chairman.
The timetable lists arrival and departure times for Braniff Airways Great Western St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Road buses and trains. It covers Twin Cities St Louis Mason City Omaha Madison Charles City Waterloo Minneapolis and Austin Des Moines Kansas City Albert Lea with daily and weekend variations.
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