Soviet Army Attacks Manchuria Frontier Invasion
Soviet forces cross into Manchuria along multiple fronts in a 300 mile stretch from Hutou to Hunchun while Japanese and puppet units counterattack. Soviet planes also raid Harbin Kirin and Wonsan as Tokyo declares defense decree and an extraordinary government meeting is convened.
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Manchuria
Hutou
Hunchun
Kwantung
Hirohito
Korea
Manchuokuo
MIPS
Domei
Harbin
Kirin
Vladivostok
Rashin
Genzan
Wonsan
Tokyo
Peters the camp master of the Fifth corps in Europe
Lt. Col. Leonard T. Peters, headquarters commandant of the American Fifth Corps, arranged camp layouts, meals, and telephones during rapid moves across Germany and Czechoslovakia. He set up ten camps for 1,150 officers and men, sometimes hopping 40 to 50 miles daily, while personally collecting war souvenirs and directing operations near Pilsen and Tunisian deserts.
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Leonard T. Peters
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Czechoslovakia
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Washington
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Boston
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Leaflets Ready In Advance Drop On Japan
Manila Aug 9 The Far Eastern air force launched its first mission in support of the Soviet allies by dropping millions of Japanese language leaflets on Japanese civilians. General Bonner Feller said the advance plan was a gamble on Soviet entry, but aimed to exploit psychological advantages if the alliance occurred.
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Far Eastern Air Force
Japan
Bonner F. Feller
MacArthur
Soviet Union
Truman Address Set For 10 O Clock Radio Broadcast
President Truman will address the nation tonight on the war situation. The half hour radio speech begins at 10 o clock eastern war time and is expected to cover Potsdam talks and the atomic bomb, with Russia s declaration of war on Japan also discussed.
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Washington
Truman
Potsdam
Russia
Japan
Japan Must Surrender Soon or Face Destruction Says War Commentary
In a World Today column, the writer argues that Russia’s entry into the war and the atomic bomb campaigns against Hiroshima and Nagasaki place Japan in a position where surrender is inevitable. The piece cites Potsdam planning and warns that continued resistance would be futile, with Moscow’s actions sealing Japan’s fate.
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Japan
Russia
Nippon
Moscow
Hiroshima
N Ki
Potsdam
Truman
Army units arrive in the United States from Europe today
Units aboard three transports reach New York Boston and Hampton Roads including 555th bomber squadron 9th Air Force HQ and service groups 451st Air Service Group 74th 684th and 673rd squadrons detachments A and K 712th medical hospital ship 13th Airborne Division officers many accompanying troops and medical units.
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Associated Press
United States
Europe
New York
Conrad Weiser
9Th Air Force Advance Depot Area
555Th
Echelon
Boston
Samuel Griffin
Headquarters and
Base Service Command
451St Air Service Group
Avabrd
Montclair Victory
13Th Airborne Division
610Th Ordnance Base Battalion
119Th Evacuation Hospitals
Hampton Roads
la Grande Victour
6Th Mountain Infantry
10Th Mountain Division
Nagasaki Hit By Powerful Weapon On Aug 9
Nagasaki, a western Kyushu port city with about 255 000 people, was struck by the atom bomb for a second time. The communique said only that the second use occurred, while Tokyo area bombing with B 29s followed.
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Nagasaki
Hiroshima
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Senju
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Halsey
Mitsubishi
China
Formosa
Southeast Asia
Southwest Pacific
Spaatz
Fukuyama
Kure
Yamato
Tobacco Harmed By Hard Rains
The U S weather bureau at State College Raleigh reports recent heavy rains damaged North Carolina crops. Much tobacco was lost to fast ripening, limited barn space, and worm spread. Cotton grew fast but suffered heavy weevil infestation. Rain improved feed prospects.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S. Weather Bureau
State College
Queens College Fall Term Opens September 11
Charlotte report states Queens College will begin fall term September 11 with freshmen arriving. Registration follows for transfer students on September 12 and upperclassmen on September 14. First semester classes start September 17.
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Charlotte
Queens College
Mightiest Armed Forces Encircle Japan in Final Drive
Washington reports the mightiest armed forces in history fully encircle Japan as Russia joins the war and the atomic bomb campaign begins with Nagasaki as a second target. President Truman prepared a national address at 10 o clock Eastern Time to outline war plans and Potsdam outcomes.
Cherry appoints five to state building code council
Governor R. Gregg Cherry named a five member state building code council for five year terms. The appointees are Walter W. Hook of Charlotte Robert H. Pinnix of Gastonia Ross Shumaker of Raleigh J. W. Warr of Hamlet and Hill L. Kiser of Charlotte.
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R. Gregg Cherry
Walter W. Hook
Charlotte
Robert H. Pinnix
Gastonia
Ross Shumaker
J. W. Warr
Hamlet
Hill L. Kiser
Stand By Announcement Of Japs War Warning Revealed
Mutual broadcast says a Japanese stand by was actually a formal notice that Russia and Japan were at war. Domei agency messages urged watchers to expect emergency transmissions later in the evening with no subject given for Aug 9 10 11 amid wartime tension.
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Mutual Broadcasting System
Russia
Japan
San Francisco
Comei
Orient
Tokyo
EWT
Federal Communications Commission
Domei
Fleet And Air Assault Hits Jap Targets
Japanese planes attacked Admiral Halsey third fleet off Japan today the first such assault since its coast operations began over a month ago. The fleet fired anti aircraft responses as the action continued with details skimmed from the page.
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Halsey
Japan
Admiral Halsey
Nippon
Seat
Truman Sets Five Point Plan for Peacetime Reconversion
President Truman outlined a five point program to speed reconversion of industry to peacetime production and urged lifting controls as soon as possible. He sent a letter to WPB chief J A Krug expressing hope the WPB staff will stay engaged in the process.
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Washington
Truman
WPT
J. A. Krug
WPB
Jitters Over Atomic Bomb Not Justified
AP science editor Howard Blakeslee argues public worry about atomic bombs is unfounded. He notes the energy of a full uranium blast could devastate structures far away, but only a fraction of uranium actually explodes and atmospheric radioactivity from blasts is overstated.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
AP Science
New York
Washington
Emipre State
Nationwide strike idleness declines as Detroit talks progress
Idle workers drop toward 31 000 nationwide as Detroit negotiations between the AFL and retailers seek settlement. About 12 000 workers in 200 lumber yards remain idled amid walkouts, following a recent yard closures. a regional war labor board hearing examines two Detroit steel plants tied to a 1 000 employee strike.
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Detroit
Detroit Retail Lumber Dealers Association
AFL
AFL Carpenters District Council
Regoinal War Labor Board
Detroit Steel Products Company
Chiang Kai-shek Admires Stalin For Entering War
Chiang Kai shek wired Premier Stalin expressing sincere admiration and gratification at Russia's declaration of war against Japan. He said China is proud to fight shoulder to shoulder with the Red Army and that Russia's armed might will hasten Japan's collapse.
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Chiang Kaishek
Stalin
Russia
Japan
Red Army
Soviets Declared War On Japan See Moscow Jubilation
Moscow greeted the Soviet declaration of war on Japan with marching Red Army units and cheering crowds. Vyacheslav Molotov announced the move at the Foreign Office after meeting Japanese Ambassador Sato, with fighting expected on the Far East front and potential veteran commanders joining the eastern theater.
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Red Army
Japan
East Asia
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Germany
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Volga
Stalingrad
Europe
Army
Tokyo
Vyacheslav Molotov
Naotake Sato
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