Truman Christmas remarks urge UN peace and strong defense
President Truman expresses hopeful candor about permanent peace through the United Nations while warning that daunting wartime problems remain. He aligns with Byrnes and Vandenberg, urging Americans to support UN aims without weakening national defenses amid a tough world as the new year begins.
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Truman
United Nations
Byrnes
Senator Vandenberg
Ain
Prince of Peace
It Was a Good Christmas 1946 in Syracuse
An editorial reminiscence on Christmas 1946 in Syracuse. It reflects relief after wartime separation, honors those lost in war, and praises postwar prosperity, merchant cooperation, heavy mail, and public goodwill while urging a sustained spirit into 1947.
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Syracuse
America
Wanton vandalism hits veterans housing site at Fayette and Harwood
Reported vandalism at six new veteran houses on Fayette Boulevard and Harwood Avenue is described as wanton and beyond comprehension. Damages may delay making the homes available due to material shortages, prompting calls to track down perpetrators and ensure a lasting lesson.
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Fayette Blvd
Harwood Av
Lighted Sparks in Adams Talk Inspire Hope and Kindness
A George Matthew Adams column reflects on lighted sparks of wisdom from historic quotes and simple kindness. It recalls inscriptions praising amiability, and notes how encouragement can ignite latent ambitions as Edison inspires Ford toward groundbreaking invention.
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George Matthew Adams
Napoleon
Patrick Henry
Tiom Paine
Hone
Abraham Lincoln
Adams
Grant
New York
New England
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Edison
Small calls postwar employment peak and warns on strikes
John D. Small, retiring civilian production chief, tells President Truman that U S employment has reached a postwar peak between 57 and 58 million, about 6 million above V-Day. He credits momentum but notes early 1946 strikes delayed the rise and warns a new wave could erase recent gains, urging management and labor to cooperate to protect production and human needs.
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United States
John’ D. ‘Small
Truman
Small
Worth the Cost The Central System plans safety upgrade
The New York Central announces a major project to straighten Gulf Curve at Little Falls site of the 1940 accident with 31 deaths. The $2.5 million program shifts Mohawk River to a new channel, reduces the curve from over seven degrees to one, and requires two four track bridges and highway straightening. Statewide public interest grows as rail and road safety aims expand beyond this section.
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New York ‘Central “System
Little Falls
Mohawk River
New York Central
Snow Removal Policy Seeks Public Complaints in Syracuse
Snow Removal Commissioner Charles E Billion invites citizens to call the Department of Public Works with snow removal complaints. He clarifies he does not push or discourage complaints but seeks feedback to improve service. He suggests directing sidewalk shoveling issues to the proper department, possibly the police, to address unsafe sidewalks.
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Charles E. Billion
Department of Public Works
Syracuse
Portraits of Faith and Courage by Metcalfe
Dedication honoring those who strive through hardship. It praises strength, courage, and steadfast faith. The verse encourages helping others, greeting strangers, and maintaining hope to overcome daily trials, affirming that victory lies with God.
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s _ The stranger
Stassen Candidacy Emerges As Early GOP Maneuver
Lawrence US political analysis notes Harold Stassen has announced a presidential bid with a plan to shape party thinking. Taft Bricker and Dewey are weighing bids as Vandenberg remains less active while Stassen aims to influence platform discussions and primary strategies across Western and Eastern states.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Buckeye
Vandenberg
Michigan
Dewey
New York
Tait
Pledjres
The Notebook Christmas Gone and New Year Sale Looms
A fragment reflects on a bygone Christmas and hints at a year end liquidation. The note mentions aspirin bicarbonate and Bromo-Seltzer industries paying dividends, conveying a newspaper voice of economic shift and seasonal business sentiment.
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Aspirin
Nurses Speak Up On Hours And Pay In Syracuse
A Syracuse reader argues nurses are underpaid and overworked while many trained R N s are out of work or in less than ideal roles. She compares salaries to teachers and urges recognition of nursing as a profession with proper pay and social support. She questions garbage disposal contracts and cites a Christmas era case of an elderly father refused shelter by his son and daughter.
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Minnesota
Theodore Roosevelt
Dewey
New York
Stassen
The
Herald-Journal
Ir. Doust
Syracuse
Nursery
R. N's
Orma van Burengen
Herald- Journal
Rochester
Cobwell Reduction Company
Anna F. Keck
Hart Attack Stassen and Hart in Washington muddle
Readers fault officials over private family matters and tax fear as Hart slated to aid Earl Hart in Washington. A Syracuse letter from J Henry DeSoer extols work, virtue, and public duty, urging citizens to improve themselves and support constructive effort amid Christmas reflections.
Atomic Energy Commission takes over wartime plants and secrecy
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission assumes control of wartime atomic plants and bomb stockpile with five members facing a heavy burden. FBI scrutiny delays hiring, debates over idealism and salaries, and long term commitments to Canada and Britain complicate the shift as the new year begins with high expectations and surprises.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Congress
AEC
Canada
Great Britain
Digest of Oddities and Comic Exchanges from the Stage
A touring actor who plays Lincoln adopts the mannerisms of the president and is joked about by fellow actors as never being content unless assassinated. A barber shop tale ends with a priest noting drink makes skin tender, while a job applicant jokes about a yearly raise being a catch in salary.
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Lincoln
Allegard
Pat
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