Truman pushes merging Army and Navy into single Defense Department
President Truman urges Congress to consolidate the Army and Navy into one Defense Department arguing for better coordination and reduced duplication. He outlines a structure with Secretary and Under-Secretary of National Defense, chiefs of staff, and civilian budget control while affirming the Marine Corps would stay intact amid debate on centralized research and development.
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Principal’s push to shift teacher thinking faces hurdles
Current Opinion argues school principals rank changing teachers’ habitual approaches as essential. Proposals may be common sense, grounded in experience, yet face resistance despite solid reasoning.
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Baltimore Sun
A Patient Plan to Reeducate German Teachers
The piece argues that changing German teachers’ basic philosophy to democratic ideals demands years of patient effort. It notes resistance in classrooms, fears of failure, and the need to recruit and train a new generation of educators, including screening youths under sixteen, to sustain democratic values after occupation ends.
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Germany
Chronic overtime parking offenders eyed for stiffer penalties
Police records show Staunton’s chronic overtime parkers paying a dollar per ticket, including repeat offenders with multiple infractions. A proposed rule would raise fines per offense after the sixth and even double thereafter. Through Dec 15, 1944, cases totaled 1,967 for the year. by Dec 15, 1945, 2,517 cases with sixteen workdays remaining.
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War bond presented to all Clearbrook mill workers
W H Laurence announced a $25 war bond was given to each employee of the Clearbrook Woolen Mill. C C Gough of Monmouth Street escaped serious injury when a firger tractor he was unloading catapulted from a truck bed. Miss Sara Hamilton and Miss Virginia Reid Hollar co hostesses at the Nurses Home Christmas reception at the local Hospital.
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Clearbrook
C. C. Gough
Monmouth Street
Sara Hamilton
Virginia Reid Hollar
Williams paralysed son to hear church carols broadcast
Five years after his fall Bill Williams of Boyce remains paralyzed from the waist. Floyd Haines director of the Chanters announced that Christmas carols will be broadcast from the tower of the Presbyterian Church on Christmas Eve.
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County officers take oath as terms begin
Ten years ago R S Smith county treasurer and C C Brannon county clerk qualified and took the oath. Miss Lela Smith and Mr German Relford wed by Rev E T Clark. Five squatters delay transfer of 190000 acres of Shenandoah National Park land from Virginia to the federal government.
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Virginia tax reform seen aiding farmers
Twenty years ago officials praised a revised Virginia tax system as favorable to farmers. Frank A. Munsey, a magazine publisher, died from peritonitis. A Christmas program will conclude Handley School’s holiday observances.
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Belled buzzard found dead in Frederick Maryland
Thirteen fifty years ago a famous belled buzzard was found choked to death by a farmer in Frederick Maryland. A sheep bell hung from its neck by a wire. Robert Shade of Siler reports a large turkey crop. Captain Edward Burns says he will travel from the Cumberland Valley as a traveling agent.
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Christmas Shopping Braces for Snowy Main Street
Fourty five years ago heavy snow and sleet hindered travel on Main Street. Merchants report one of the best Christmas shopping years in years but warn that worsening weather may curb sales.
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Republicans Seek Forward Platform Amid Party Tensions
Washington dispatch reports Republicans face pressure for a forward looking platform as Chicago meeting yields a committee on national policy. The group includes six members and aims to guide declarations, though insiders say publicity may trump substance and that votes reveal real party stance.
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No Electrifying Political Platform Emerges in Debate
A reader discusses party strategy amid Truman era tensions. Democratic Congressmen reportedly avoid a unified platform and will let candidates run on their records with or without Truman support. The writer doubts a single electrifying ticket can arise from Chicago or any committee.
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Dr Pepper Employees Receive Ten Day Vacation
Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces a ten day vacation for all employees starting today. The staff named include J. C. Fray R. G. Hengeveld Mrs. Ruth R. Pizzano E. M. Grimm Walker Hovermale Durwood Bowers Pete Giffin and Floyd Potts. J C Fray and Pete Giffin recently returned from military service in the Pacific and Europe.
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Bold Robber Ends Break In After Glass Break
In Chicago on December 22 Henry Zwart faced a lone customer who drew a gun and demanded cash. Zwart switched off the lights and the robber grabbed $150 before fleeing through the broken storefront glass.
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How's Your I. Q. Quiz Answers on Page 2
Seven quiz items test knowledge from geisha terms to presidents and literature. Questions cover cat breeds, longest living president, anschluss year, backbones in invertebrates, current confinement of Marshal Petain, gold seal currency, 1945 AL MVP, and the effect of an invidious remark.
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Regulations Cancelled for German and Japanese Aliens Travel
Attorney General Tom C Clark announced immediate cancellation of regulations governing travel of German and Japanese aliens within the United States and possession of articles such as cameras weapons and short wave radio receivers. They may reclaim contraband articles by presenting receipts to the U S Marshal in the district of deposit. FRANK S TAVENNER JR United States Attorney comments follow.
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Universal Principle of Sacrifice Through Bible Heads
The text traces a through line from early Bible chapters to the end noting life as tied to sacrifice. It cites the crucifixion of Jesus as a culminating example in this recurring theme.
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