General Eichelberger urges postwar patriotism and duty
General Robert L. Eichelberger, commander of the Eighth Army on occupation duty in Japan, delivered the Independence Day address to troops and civilians. He warned that the United States faces a harder peace than war and urged all Americans, veterans and non veterans, to maintain patriotism, cooperate fully, and fulfill civic obligations as the nation rebuilds for lasting peace.
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Mander
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Russia slams US led inter American defense plan
The Soviet press denounces an American proposed inter American defense program as imperialist and warns it would subjugate South American nations and threaten regional peace. Pravda labels the policy as a twofold attack fueled by capitalism and US investment returns while Izvestia accuses a break with the good neighbor principle.
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Pravda
Communist Party
Izvestia
Izvestin
United States
Roosevelt
Alabama lawmakers urged to raise driving age to sixteen
The 1847 Alabama legislature faces many bills but backs a noncontroversial program from the State Accident Prevention Committee. It urges a uniform traffic act, motor vehicle administration, title and anti theft laws, and keeping license rules. Most urgent is restoring the minimum driving age to sixteen, reversing a prior mistaken cut from sixteen to fifteen.
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Alabama
Truman veto dominates OPA debate and KKK probe
President Truman wrestled with the price control veto amid White House advisers led by Paul Porter and Chester Bowles. Bowles urged resignation to aid price control while KKK investigation moves forward. diplomatic chatter includes Spain and Mongolia, with Ireland’s De Valera avoiding UN bid.
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Truman
OPA
Bowles
Henderson
KKK
Washington
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
John Small
Interior
Cap” Krug
Tom Clark
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Barkley
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
John Steelman
Henry Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Watson Wyatt
Suater
King
Congress
Sean Nenderson
Kansas
This Afternoon by John Temple Graves
This afternoon essay reflects on price controls and inflation fears, arguing the U.S. economy can underwrite dollars with production. It recalls postwar price movements in 1919 1920 and social adaptation to shortages, highlighting landlords as beneficiaries of wartime scarcity.
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Washington
Germany
America
Buffalo News
Quips on daily life from 1946 Bell Syndicate feature
A collection of light witticisms touching on manners and society. It cites humorous bits about erasers, taxes, meals, travel, and domestic life. The item also notes geopolitical tidings, mentioning Yugoslavia Albania Russia Tito and NATO-like context, framed as a syndicated column.
Capitalism and the Soviet threat in Balkans and Europe
The piece contrasts Soviet expansion with American defense plans. It argues the USSR has moved in and coerced satellites while the United States seeks a multi-nation defense program. It asserts a clear difference but says persuasion will fail with Russia and questions the issue's framing.
Snyder's Mouthful Promises from New Treasury Secretary
President Truman appoints John W. Snyder as Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Fred M. Vinson. Snyder pledges to reduce expenditures across the board to sustain tax rates during the transition and achieve a balanced budget or better. The wire describes his first day in office, noting his bold pledge and the grim task ahead.
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Truman
John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Peace effort shifts in Paris with new accord signs
In Paris on June 15 US and British envoys pursued a fragile accord with Russia on European peace. Progress emerged as Russia agreed to return Dodecanese to Greece, place colonies under a UN mandate, and keep Trieste under UN oversight for a time. Russia also offered remedies on reparations to Italy with a two year delay.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
United States
Britain
Paris
Bevin
Russia
Jhondon
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean
Dodecanee Islands
Greece
Trieste
United Nations
Danube
Ruevia
Mrobler
Byrnes
Moscow
United
Bend Landmark House Razed Recalls Frontier Days
Nostalgia grips Bend Oregon as workmen begin tearing down the Trippler house once a frontier landmark. Built about 40 years ago by Blacksmith Millard Tripplett from Prineville, the ornate structure was daily dusted by passing freight wagons from Shaniko and largely timbered with Prineville lumber.
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Ore
Oregon
Trippler
Millard T. Tripplett
Prineville
Shaniko
Prineivile
Let There Be Light Psalm Message by Mary Frances Butts
A devotional verse urges faith and endurance. The piece invokes Psalm 34:22 about divine rescue for believers and offers a personal exhortation to persevere through sorrow, framed by the writer Mary Frances Butts.
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Job
Mary Frances Butts
Radio Networks Schedule Fragments From Saturday Night Lineup
The page lists a dense, fragmented radio schedule with multiple programs and host names across dayparts. It includes Kane Supper Club, Gordon McRae, Paul Lavelle, Henry Aldrich, Exsy Mooney, This Is PBS, People Are Funny, Alan Young Show, Abbott Lyman, Timemsk, and more, detailing times and program blocks for Friday and Saturday night into early Sunday. The snippet ends with a Casper, Wyoming note about a contractor explaining why no tub fixtures were in a razed hotel building.
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Nhehage
Whitin
Clayton Song
Gordon McRae
Q Raymond
Carolyn Gil
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lo Lene Ranger
Morgan Heatty
Abe
Paul Lavelle
Ak Henry Aldrich
Cbs
Wooly Herman
Exsy Mooney
PBS
Alan Young
Abe Lyman
Wayne King
Cba
Mynterieak
Urnon Welles
Mercury Hoaing
Hill Stern
Abetel
Casper
Iston
Ture
Caspar
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