Truman Announces Soviet War Declaration on Japan
President Truman reveals Russia has declared war on Japan with a brief statement at the White House. The momentous news follows Allied atomic bombing and signals joint pressure on Tokyo as Admiral Leahy and James Byrnes stand nearby. The Potsdam backdrop and future broadcast are noted but no further details are provided.
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Truman
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Pacific
William Leahy
James F. Byrnes
Potsdam
Hoosier Pride and War Warnings From Indiana
Indiana resident Ernie Pyle style column notes Hoosiers value own farms and authors while wary of outside influence. It cites figures like James Whitcomb Riley and Lew Wallace, plus wartime praise for Spaatz and Hiroshima impact. A veteran, H. H. Woodsmall, advocates balanced world peace and noninterference.
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Missouri
James Whitcomb Riley
Lew Wallace
Booth Tarkington
George Ade
Kin Hubbard
Ernie
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Begard
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Byron Price
Riley
Moscow
London
Chungking
Boosier
Atomic blast obliterates Hiroshima in Japanese report
Guam reports the atomic explosion destroyed a large portion of Hiroshima. Tokyo acknowledged near total devastation with thousands killed by extreme heat and pressure. Asahi Shimbun urged calm and continued resistance, saying the Japanese mindset was prepared for such a moment.
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Hiroshima
Tokyo
Asahi Shimbun Apo
Bomb Size Report Reconsiders Hiroshima Destruction
An AP dispatch from Guam says the Hiroshima bomb may be smaller than feared and could be carried by ordinary American bombers. The note contrasts its power with 150 B-29s dropping seven tons each, totaling 1,050 tons of incendiaries, marking progress in reverse from European campaigns.
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Associated Press
Hiroshima
Guam
Petain Defended as Witness Tests Loyalty of Regime
Gen. Jean Bergeret testified that French secret agents supplied RAF with German air force data from a budget secreted by Marshal Petain. He said Petain approved actions to keep France fighting and recalled air groups totaling 19,000 men to oppose Germany. The testimony came on the 15th day of Petain’s trial.
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Vichy
RAF
Marshal Petain
Middle East
Petain
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Germany
Bergeret
France
Truman assumes personal direction of atomic bomb campaign
President Truman takes direct charge of the atomic bombing effort against Japan and summons Secretary Stimson for a first hand report. He plans a national radio address at 10 p.m. EWT to reveal new information about the bomb and its use while Potsdam demands and Hiroshima's devastation shape the outlook for surrender or further actions.
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Hiroshima
Japan
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High Command
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Charles G. Ross
United States
Berlin
Mrs Truman Heads to Washington from Independence
Mrs Harry S Truman departed Independence by train at 7 30 a m for Washington to join her husband at the White House. Her daughter Miss Margaret Truman stayed behind with Mrs G W Wal.
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Harry S. Truman
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White House
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Report Of Alleged Irregularities In Davidson Election
RALEIGH Aug 8 Many ballots were forged and others were acknowledged before a notary without the voter present The report also notes instances where the voter cast ballots in a different county State election board Chairman W T Joyner pledged support for prosecutions after reviewing the investigation findings
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Raleigh
Associated Press
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W. T. Joyner
State Board of Elections
State Bureau of Investigation
Denial of long term death threat from atomic bomb
The War Department denied reports that areas devastated by the atomic bomb retain deadly radioactivity for 70 years. Dr J R Oppenheimer stated there is no appreciable ground radioactivity at Hiroshima and any remaining traces decay rapidly. The department also recalled its July New Mexico crater experiment description and reiterated its questions about the Jacobsen interview.
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War Department Today
Department
J. R. Oppenheimer
Hiroshima
Harold Jacobsen
Columbia University
Japan
War Department
New Mexico
J. Harold Jacobsen
Lehman urges new UNRRA levy to meet grim winter
Herbert H. Lehman, UNRRA director general, urged a new levy of 1.5168 billion dollars from 43 nations, excluding Russia's 700 million request. He warned without increased aid Europe faces a grim winter and UNRRA would be left with only 175 million uncommitted by year end.
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London
UNRRA
Herbert H. Lehman
Relieef
Lehman
United Nations
Europe
United States
Congress
Cotton Crop Forecast for 1945 In US Falls Short
The agriculture department forecast a U S cotton crop for 1945 of 10 134 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight based on August 1 data. This would be 17 percent or 2 096 000 bales below 1944 output and 2 159 000 bales under the 10 year average.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Willard Named NAB Executive Vice President
A. D. Jess Willard, general manager of radio station WBT Charlotte, is appointed executive vice president of the National Association of Broadcasters. He will start October 1 with an annual salary of 25000 dollars, announced in Washington.
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Charlotte
A. D
Jess) Willard
WBT
National Association of Broadcasters
Washington
World Today: Hiroshima Wiped Out by Atomic Bomb
Article notes 60 percent of Hiroshima destroyed by the atomic bomb and claims of widespread fear among survivors. It discusses Allied possession of the bomb and hopes for Japan's surrender to avoid further destruction. It also references debates over eliminating the Japanese race and wartime savagery.
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Hiroshima
United States
Japan
Fresh Truman warning as atomic bomb enters war’s final phase
Dewitt Mackenzie cites Japanese conduct over eight years and argues for allied action but notes a preference for a peaceable settlement. He reports Tokyo’s fresh warning and the likelihood of a formal ultimatum demanding surrender or face extreme penalties as the atomic bomb shifts the war’s endgame.
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Tokyo
Chinese claim reoccupy Kukiang island driving off Japs
Chungking reports Chinese high command says Kukiang island at the Min river mouth north east of Foochow is reoccupied, leaving Japanese with few defenders and clearing the coast near Fukien port. Also notes fall of Hingan and Chinese advances toward Tungan, Poaching, Liangjiang and Yungfeng with Japanese forces retreating toward Nanchang.
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Kukiang Island
Min River
Foochow
Fukien Province
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Kwangsi
Hunan- Kwangsi
Kweilin
Tungan
Hunan
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Poaching
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Hengyang
Yungfeng
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Nanchang
Kanhsien
Changshu
Fengcheng
Hiroshima Destroyed as Tokyo Claims Atomic Strike Open City Open City Open City
Tokyo radio asserted Hiroshima was completely destroyed and countless dead after the atomic bomb, calling the action a violation of international law. The broadcast said many outdoors burned and indoors crushed, with relief workers unable to distinguish dead from injured amid a devastated city.
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