Demobilization Plans After Japan Victory Stir Debate
Army moves to release seven million men over 18 months while limiting inductions to under 26. Selective Service trims monthly calls as peacetime strength and occupation needs shape policy amid Congress debate. Banks closed in Ohio for surrender, San Francisco hosts mass peace celebration with casualties and hospitalizations.
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Shington
Japan
Irector Lewis B. Hershey
Italy
Suspen
May
D-Ny
House Military Committee
Az Telease Dee Ase
Congress
Gas Ration Ends Today Ends Ration of Gas and Staples
Washington OPA announces immediate termination of gasoline and rationed foods including canned fruits vegetables fuel oil and stoves. Meats fats oils butter sugar shoes and tires remain on the ration list per Price Administrator Bowles.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Navy Orders Big Cutback
The Navy canceled nearly 6 billion dollars in prime contracts, on top of a 1.2 billion dollar cut in shipbuilding, to align postwar production with civilian needs and free manpower materials and capacity for civilian goods.
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Washington
Navy
Loss of the Indianapolis After Torpedo Hit in July
The cruiser Indianapolis was torpedoed 450 miles off Leyte at midnight. Flames engulfed the ship as it sank within 15 minutes after the attack, taking 883 dead and missing. Survivors endured 115 hours at sea before rescue by a Peleliu search plane, with 815 saved five days later. Captain Charles McVay and Lt Cmdr Lewis Haynes provided accounts of the tragedy and the desperate hours aboard.
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Indianapolis
Leyte
San Francisco
Guam
Pelelin
Charles Butler McVayard
Washington, D. C
Cmdr
Lewis L. Haynes
McVay
John Hopking Janney
Baltimore
Congress Called to Meet Sept 5 For Peace Transformation
Washington reports Congress reconvening Sept 5 under urgency to shift from war to peace. Senate Democratic Leader Barkley urged harmony for the momentous transformation and noted tax adjustments as the sixth major agenda point, including reductions in individual and corporate income taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Wild Bullet Kills Girl At Peace Celebration
In Cleveland Miss Frances Erzen, 19, was shot and killed at a small surrender celebration when the estranged husband of another guest opened fire, killing her and wounding others. Police described the event as a domestic episode during the Japan surrender celebration.
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Wild Bullet
Cleveland
Frances Erzen
Japan
New Era of Peace Begins With Japanese Surrender
Washington AP dispatch reports Japan's capitulation ending World War II, with Truman predicting a vast peace task, and MacArthur preparing to accept surrender under the Potsdam terms. Hirohito radio address blamed war factors and the atomic bomb, while reports of military actions and editorials on future occupation follow.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Pacific
Asia
Empire
Japan
Germany
Poland
President Truman
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Truman declares Japan surrender and orders ceasefire
President Truman announces Japan’s surrender in a two minute news conference and releases the acceptance note from Switzerland. MacArthur named supreme commander for the allied powers to accept the formal surrender. Hostilities ordered stopped and holidays proclaimed. Nimitz orders Pacific Fleet to cease attacks as V J day awaits formal surrender.
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Truman
Washington
Switzerland
Potsdam
Japan
Mr. Irnman
Pearl Harbor
America
Pacific
General MacArthur
United States
Russia
Britain
China
MacArthur
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Lan
Potsdam Terms Limit Japanese Sovereignty and War Powers
The Potsdam surrender terms demand Japan’s sovereignty be limited to Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and nearby islands after complete disarmament. Allied forces will occupy designated points until objectives are met, while a new world order rejects militarism. War criminals face stern justice as emperor remains under Allied control.
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Germany
Pacific
Washington
Stern
Jong
Potsdam
U. S
Japan
Honshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
Iiner Islands
Aftermath of War: U S Losses and Reconversion Steps
A wartime survey outlines the vast losses totaling near one million American dead or wounded and a $300 billion cost, with global casualties estimated at over 23 million. It notes the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis and details immediate postwar steps under Truman, including demobilization, draft reductions, and the winding down of war agencies as peacetime production resumes.
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United States
Navy
Indianapolis
Truman
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
Truman to Outline Postwar Plan and Peace Aims
Federal economists forecast seven million unemployed by Christmas and nine million by June as President Truman unveils a major postwar domestic program. He orders Congress back in session September 5 to address joblessness while stressing peace efforts through the United Nations and the surrender of Japan.
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Mr. Truman
Congress
Truman
United Nations Organization
Cordell Hull
James F. Byrnes
Adm
William D. Leahy
Oval Office
War Toll in Greater Cincinnati Is High
Cincinnati area reports 2108 servicemen from Greater Cincinnati including Hamilton County and Northern Kentucky lost their lives in World War II. The toll reflects the heavy sacrifice borne by the region.
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Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Greater
Hamilton County
Kentucky
Jap Planes Shot Down by Third Fleet Near Guam
Five Japanese planes were shot down by the U S Third Fleet around Guam since noon today Japanese time, four hours after Emperor Hirohito announced surrender. No damage to American ships reported.
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Pacific
Guam
U. S
Honshu
Domei
Hirohito
Japan
Tokyo
Korechika Anami
Third Fleet
U.S
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