Indianapolis Sinks With 1196 Casualties After Mission
The heavy cruiser Indianapolis was lost in the Philippine Sea from enemy action with 1196 officers and men killed or missing. The ship had delivered essential atomic bomb material from San Francisco July 16 to Guam before sinking. Casualties included 845 missing and 341 dead aboard the Franklin, with Admiral Spruance aboard at the time of the attack.
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Philippine Sea
Navy
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Guam
Marine Corps
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Okinawa
Raymond A. Spruance
Charles B. McVay
Army to Free Millions Cut Draft Quotas
American soldiers from Europe bound for occupation duties in the Pacific will be redeployed via the United States with a 30 day furlough at home. President Truman directed draft calls be cut from 80,000 to 50,000 a month, with most draftees now under 26 and inductions in Illinois halted. Replacement needs for occupation forces drive the policy to bring long-serving troops home.
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Paris
Europe
Pacific
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United States Army
Chicago Tribune
Washington, D. C
Selective Service
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Hershey
Germany
Japan
Jury Orders Death for Marshal Petain in Paris Trial
Paris reports Marshal Petain convicted and sentenced to death by a three judge panel and a 24 member jury after almost seven hours deliberation. The court urged clemency and confiscated his property while deeming him responsible for Vichy's collaboration and acts of terror. Petain urged devotion to France in a final statement as the case drew national and international attention.
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Marshal Petain
High Court of Justice
de Gaulle
Vichy
France
Mongibeaux
Germany
Petain
Marshal
Verdun
Reuters
Eugenie Petain
Weather Summary for Chicago and Illinois August 15 1945
Fair and cool today in Chicago with near 15 mph northerly winds and a high of 78. Tomorrow will be warmer with variable winds and a high near 80. Illinois temperatures show cooling trends with details on temperatures, humidity, barometer, sun data, and precipitation totals for the period.
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Wee
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Japs Develop Two Pills to Cure Their Cold Feet
San Francisco reports Japanese scientists claim two pills named koha and shika have cured thousands burned in air raids and also treat chilblains. A Dome News Agency broadcast noted the pills’ broader use for cold exposure symptoms.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tribune Features Crossword Puzzle and Comics Page
A listing of page sections and features in the newspaper including the crossword puzzle Dick Tracy Gazeline Alley Moon Mullins Harold Teen Orphan Annie and Obituaries with their page numbers and recurring strips like Moon Mullins Smilin Jack and Winanle Winkle noted for fans and readers.
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Friend of the Yanks
Gazeline Alley
Cseseee
Harold Teen
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Terry
MacArthur ends war calls for peace and occupation plans
General Douglas MacArthur declared the war nearing end after Japan capitulation and his appointment as supreme allied commander of occupation forces. He said hostilities would stop and veterans would return home to civilian life. NBC reports MacArthur ordered Tokyo to maintain a radio station for his communications to Japan.
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Manila
MacArthur
Total Defeat the First in History of Japanese
In Washington on August 14, UF Japan retired today from undefeated ranks. A state department official called the event a flat national defeat in its recorded history. The article notes that modern Japanese are descendants of continental Asians who once invaded the islands.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
State Department
Truman Announces Japan Surrenders and Potsdam Acceptance
President Truman states Japan has accepted Potsdam terms unconditionally. Signing of surrender to follow, with Gen. MacArthur as supreme allied commander to receive Japan’s surrender and Allied officers to represent Britain, Russia, and China. Japan to cease hostilities and surrender arms under allied supervision.
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Great Britain
Russia
China
Japan
Hirohito
United States
Pootsdam
Gen. MacArthur
End of Man Power Controls Signals Wartime Shift
Washington reports the termination of all manpower controls as the United States moves from war to peace. Officials predict up to seven million unemployed by Christmas and nine million in 1946. Censorship will end as news and radio controls fold up and reconversion plans unfold.
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Navy
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Man Power Commission
United States
Synéer
Office of Censorship
Joyous Bedlam Loosed in City After Japan Surrender
Celebrations erupted across Chicago and the Allied world after President Truman announced Japan's surrender at 6 p m. Within hours crowds filled streets, with as many as half a million people visiting downtown and the Loop. Sailors, soldiers, and marines received kisses from thrilled civilians as officials reported orderly revelry.
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Truman
State
Madison Sts
Loop
Two Day Holiday For Pay Purposes Declared
Washington announces two days off for government workers and many private employees as holidays for pay. President Truman says the two days will count as annual leave and as premium pay days for overtime. The ruling covers wage controlled workers and those taking the day off with approval for regular time pay. details follow.
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BD. C
Truman
Ealrenies
Nual
Emperor Hirohito Concedes After Atom Bomb Warning
The Tokyo radio reports Emperor Hirohito for the first time on air says Japan faces extinction from the new atomic bomb and accepts the Potsdam declaration. Prime Minister Suzuki says Japan’s war aims are lost and calls for national unity as the nation risks a difficult future.
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Associated Press
Comei
Tokyo
Hirohito
Japan
Kantaro Suzuki
FCC
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Great Britain
China
Soviet Union
Potsdam
America
Britain
East Asia
Truman to Proclaim V J Day After Japan Surrender
President Truman announced at 6 o'clock Chicago time that Japan had Unconditionally surrendered on terms set by the allied powers. The surrender ends World War II after Allied victories and the use of atomic bombs on two Japanese cities last week. The Day's Events wrap the wartime crisis and signal a formal peace step.
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Arthur Sears Henning
Chicago Tribune Press Service
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America
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Senate
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Chicago
Surrender Day Clarifies Potsdam Terms and Pacific Authority
The article reports Emperor Hirohito's unconditional acceptance of Potsdam terms and the Allied plan for occupation. Gen. MacArthur is named supreme allied commander and ordered to receive Japan's formal surrender. Truman vows to proclaim V J Day after signatures as Congress drafts reconversion legislation.
Truman Orders Japanese to Cease Firing
Washington Aug 14 President Truman via State Secretary Byrnes ordered Japan to stop fighting on all fronts. The message, sent through Switzerland, stated cessation of hostilities and named General Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander for the allied powers to accept and implement the surrender.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Japan
State Secret
Byrnes
Douglas MacArthur
Great Day for Democracy Shown by Truman White House Speech
President Truman addressed a large crowd on the White House lawn declaring this a great day for democracy. He spoke from the porch after a brief appearance with Mrs. Truman, urging unity to defeat fascism and police government and to undertake the task of implementing free government worldwide.
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