Emperor Hirohito Orders Surrender and Announces New Government
Emperor Hirohito ordered Japanese forces to stop fighting and named Gen. Prince Naruhiko Higachi-Kuni to head a peacetime government. The Domei agency said the order may take days to reach all 5,000,000 soldiers, while General MacArthur criticized Tokyo for delays in surrender.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Japan
MacArthur
Tokyo
Domei
Hirohitos
Naruhiko Higachi-Kuni
Mippon
Australians fear Jap trickery and postwar conflicts unfold
A chaotic wartime broadcast report details Japanese political maneuvers as Hirohito forms a wartime cabinet, contemplates postwar restructuring, and shifts propaganda strategy. It notes coverage of the royal family, military leaders, and fallout within Japan while also reporting the suicide of Mabel Peeper, a Newark jail matron.
Red forces push in China as Japanese surrender nears
General Chu Teh and Communist allies press advances in four northwestern provinces as Japan nears capitulation. Chiang Kai-shek’s Chungking forces confront the Red Army's Ho Lung leading the 8th Route Army in dynamic operations for key northern cities.
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Chu Teh
Chiang Ka-shek
China
Ho Lung
8Th Route Army
Frisco Riots Ended Today
SAN FRANCISCO A night of rioting, looting and assaults ended early this morning as 1,000 police and navy shore patrolmen dispersed crowds downtown. Lower Market Street windows shattered, shops looted, cars damaged, and several women rough handled amid property damage running into thousands of dollars. Sailors, the main mob, were ordered back to their stations as authorities restored order.
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San Francisco
Navy
Lower Market Street
Ohio Air Force Contract Cancellations Outline
The Air Technical Service Command regional office announced cancellation of nearly all army air force contracts except experimental, service and certain spare parts. About 787 contracts worth roughly $525 million were held by 153 firms in Northeast Ohio, mainly Cleveland and Akron.
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Cleveland
Army Air Forces
Air Technical Service Command
Roy Whisenhunt
ATSC
Ohio
Akron
Farmers of America Told They'll Feed the World
Washington report quotes Director John W. Snyder stating that large domestic and international food demand will require continued high farm production. He notes potential prolonged rationing for meats fats and oils and expects larger postwar needs, with price supports lasting two years after peace and continued equipment aid as plants convert from war to peace.
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Farmers of America
Washington
John W. Snyder
Asid
Snyder
Miliary
Europe
Pacific
Army and Navy plan large postwar releases tied to surrender terms
The Army expects 5.6 million soldiers to become civilians in the next year if Japan behaves and draft rules hold. The Navy projects 1.5 to 2.5 million releases in 12 to 18 months under a new point system. Marines use Army points but give no totals. Secretary Stimson says releases depend on Japanese surrender terms. Army has 8 million strength with 471,000 awaiting eight or more points. Inductions have fallen to 50,000 monthly. Navy allows points for age, length of service, and dependents, with 327,000 eligible for immediate discharge.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Stimson
Home Islands
Pacific
Anatic
Wacs
War Department
Lwakting
Alaska
Hawaii
Caribbean
Japs Press Manchuria Advance Toward Harbin
Soviet dispatches say Japanese forces resist as Red Army mobile units push across hundreds of square miles in Manchuria. Three main columns head toward Harbin with the eastern column capturing Mutankiang, 165 miles from the target, and advancing westward.
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Moscow
Upi
Manchuria
Red Army
Harbin
Mutankiang
Lessons From End Of First Great War Warned By Officials
Federal officials warn lessons from World War I must guide reconversion after victory. Price and wage controls will stay, while many wartime restrictions end, to prevent inflation from wrecking peacetime plans. Snyder Bowles and Davis stress maintaining restraints, with WPB cutting 400 controls to 40 and preserving essential ceilings on essentials.
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John W Snyder
Chester Bowles
William H. Davis
Snyder
War Production Board
WPE
Ke Tt
Bowles
OPA
Ohio Job Issue Casts Shadow Over War’s End
Ohio eyes a hopeful homecoming as a two day war ending holiday brings a slowed economy. An emergency War Manpower conference in Columbus discusses layoffs or temporary cessations affecting up to 580000 Ohio workers. Ohioans anticipate reconversion plans and a May homecoming for Gen Beightler and the 37th Division.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph E Gabele
Columbus Area
WMC
Robert Beightler
Pacific Battle Grounds
Ohio Bankers Association
Balloon search groups to comb large area over Pacific moons
Wind carried bombs from Japan may require search parties to map bomb paths using meteorology and backtrack routes. About 230 bombs were found in the war, scattered from Alaska to Mexico, with many still undiscovered. Authorities consider sending teams to bomb sites to reduce danger.
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Seattle
Japan
America
Pacific
Alaska
Mexico
Aleutians
San Francisco
Ohio Senator May Be Named to High Court
Washington reports quote Ohio Senator Harold H. Burton as a possible Supreme Court nominee. The talks cite his friendship with President Truman and the possibility of balancing the court by appointing a Republican.
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Ohio
Washington
Harold H. Burton
Supreme Court
Truman
Theigh Tribunal
Jap Official Ends His Life in Switzerland
Swiss telegraph agency reports Lt Gen Suemasa Okamoto, named Japanese military attache in 1943, died by suicide in Zurich while under medical care in January. Swiss sources say he was succeeded months ago and had been hopelessly ill.
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Bern
Swiss
Teleigraph Agency
Suemasa Okamoto
Switzerland
Zurich
Okamoto
Suspend Work On Contracts At Shipyards
Dewey A Wind sor president of the Marietta Manufacturing Co announces the Army Transportation Corps ordered a halt to all work on the tug contract. The order may be modified soon, but until then only supervisors, plant police, department heads, and main office staff report. Pay checks for the weekend ending Aug 12 can be collected after Friday Aug 17, with further details pending. Checks for the week ending Aug 19 delayed to noon Aug 24 and require clearance from personnel and tool room. War Bond purchases will be refunded by mail as soon as possible.
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Point Plessant
W Va
Dewey A Windsor
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Army Transportation Corps
Chinese Parade Dresses Columbus in Colorful Chinese New Year
In Columbus a parade of about 100 Chinese American participants dressed in vibrant costumes beat cymbals and drums. An onlookers saw a Chinese American rider on a white horse leading the procession. An effigy of Foromio hung from the saddle pommel as part of the display.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Balloon bombs found near Detroit region in World War II
State civilian defense authorities report a Japanese balloon bomb nearly hit the Detroit area last May. Police Captain Donald Leonard said one explosive was located 19 miles northwest of Detroit and a second was found near Grand Ramos in the nearby war zone.
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Detroit
Donald
Leonard
Grand d Ramos
Truman moves to ease postwar harmony and full employment
President Truman seeks to smooth the peace transition by planning a capital and labor conference after Congress reconvenes. He says the postwar employment bill is likely to pass and tax authorities expect income tax cuts by January 1. The House panel asks agencies how much to reduce spending as peace arrives and the Army Air Forces cancel 31,000 aircraft plans.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Army
Censorship Ends for Press and Radio After War Victory
Washington reports voluntary news censorship ends 20 hours after Truman declared victory over Japan. Byron Price announces termination at 3:35 pm Eastern War Time. Editors and broadcasters praised for aiding the war effort while noting safeguards on security topics.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
Byron Price
EWT
Price
Office of Censorship
Jenkins Seeks Speedy Action On Food Problem
Rep. Jenkins of Ohio, chairing the Republican Food Study Committee, urged Congress to address the nation’s food problem immediately after reconvening. He accused Agriculture Secretary Anderson of doing nothing effective despite radio talks and publicity, saying conditions are worse than ever.
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Washington
Jenking
Ohio
Republican Food Study Committee
Congress
Jenkins
Anderson
Regulation of Unions Demanded by Richberg
Donald R Richberg urges federal laws to regulate labor unions noting the need to codify and enforce obligations for a lasting labor peace. A tragic local incident reports 17 month old Kenneth J Gertemann killed by a nickel plate freight train near Beaverdale, prompting safety concerns.
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Richberg
Cleveland
Donald R Richberg
National Recovery Administration
Associated Industries
Cleveand
Trait Beaverdam
Kenneth Joseph Gertemann
Joseph H Gertemann
Yank Airmen Hold Line In War After Tokyo Blunt Strike
Ad mieral Halsey’s fleet repelled a Tokyo area strike before a cease fire order halted operations. Twenty six Japanese fighters were shot down as American planes returned to base. Navy communiques note nine more enemy planes downed near the fleet and 15 killed, 1 missing, 14 wounded aboard a naval auxiliary vessel at Okinawa.
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Guam
Halsey
Tokyo
Chofu
Ted W. Hansen
Santa Cruz
Cali
Atsug
Tokyo Bay
Nimitz
Communpique
Okinawa
Unemployment Looms As Wartime Plants Limit Reconvert
An Associated Press survey shows about 31 million workers could receive unemployment benefits if laid off, while many more face job loss. Across cities from Chicago to Pittsburgh, thousands of war plants halt or shrink operations, with hundreds of thousands of workers slated for layoffs as peacetime production resumes.
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Associated Press
Hiltons
Army
Navy
Chicago
Cleveland
WMC
Ohio
Detroit
Columbus
Ohio River
Pittsburgh Ordnance District
Point Pleasant
W Va
Wise
Virginia
Ordnance Works
Mapiesta Mfg Co
Presen
Morgantown
Gas Dealers Ordered To Hold Some Tickets
OPA said gasoline rationing is ending and filling stations may dispose of rationing records while retaining coupons until further notice. Dealers suspended from operating due to isolations may have suspensions cancelled.
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Washington
OPA
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