Nearly 1 000 Planes Pour Fire On Japs
Allied air forces hammered Japanese targets with 950 to 1000 planes in Guam based strikes that dropped about 6000 tons of bombs on six targets. B 29s followed earlier carrier air attacks by Halsey s Third Fleet and Allied forces pressed operations near Tokyo as Tokyo claimed Potsdam acceptance but Allied raids continued. Japanese anti ship efforts and garrison air losses were reported as American British carrier forces pounded Kurile Islands and ground installations.
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Stra
Tegic
20Th Air Force
Admiral Halsey
Third Fleet
Tokyo
Potsdam
U. S
Nimitz
Kuriles
Japan
Kurile Islands
Kingsport Men Brothers In Law Get Promotions
Two Kingsport officers, brothers in law, receive promotions. Major O A Thaxton becomes lieutenant colonel and serves with the Army Ordnance Department in Detroit. D M Holsenbeck Jr rises from lieutenant commander to commander in the Navy and is named navigation officer of the heavy cruiser Canberra in Boston. Both entered service in 1941.
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Kingsport
O. A. Thaxton
Mary Penn
Detroit
Army Ordnance Department
D. M Holsenbeck, Jr
Nancy Penn
Navy
Boston
German Frontier May Be Discussed
Washington previews note Gen Charles de Gaulle arrival August 22 to meet President Truman. White House date confirms visit but omits topics. Sources say German boundaries may be among several likely subjects for talks.
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Germany
Charles Ge Gaulle
Truman
White House
Memphis Lifts Ban On Noise Celebration Planned
Acting Mayor Joseph P. Boyle says Memphis may celebrate, ring bells and blow horns after removing the noise ban. Report cites early confirmation of surrender terms from Japan, prompting public festivities and a decision to allow unrestricted noise for the celebration.
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Memphises
Memphis
Ipatix Rn
Japan
Joseph P. Boyle
Proposals For Streamlined Congress Heard
Washington D C January Rundown on a joint committee plan to overhaul Congress. Hearings ended with 102 witnesses including 14 Senators and 81 Representatives. Proposals include a leaner committee system under 20 per chamber, higher salaries for members, better staffed offices, and closer executive liaison with periodic questions to officials on the floor.
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Jane Albaugh
Washington
Congress
Joint Committee For the Reorganization of
LaFollette
House
Senate
Executive Branch
Representative Kefauver
D-Tenn
Army Counter Intelligence Foiled Espionage at CEW Oak Ridge
Army Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Corps blocked planned espionage against Clin ton Engineer Works in Oak Ridge Tennessee. At key sites air patrols motorboat and motor patrols protected facilities and enemy sabotage was absent. News notes German surrender contained little atomic bomb information, credited to CIC efforts.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Clinton
Manhattan
International Military Intelligence Organization
Army
Airi
Hitler
U. S
Counter Intelligence Corps
Byrnes Expected To Name Own Aids In Shakeup
Washington reports a State Department shakeup began with the resignation of Dean Acheson, 51, assistant secretary of state for congressional relations and international conferences. As secretary James F. Byrnes selects his aides, more resignations are anticipated and only William L. Clayton may remain among top officials.
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Washington
State Department
Dean Acheson
James F.byrner
Capitol Hill
William L. Clayton
McCord Grants Honorary Tennessee Citizenship to Dam Yankee
Gov. Jim McCord said he will grant honorary citizenship to Sgt. Dwight C. Cools of an ordnance company in France who served with a Tennessee outfit since 1943. Cools, describing himself as the only damnyankee in the unit, expresses pride in Tennessee life and culture and notes his role as managing editor of Voix de Soldat.
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Nashville
Jim McCord
Tennesaca
Dwight C. Cools
Ordnance
France
Tennessee
Cook
Ohio
Union
Voix de Soldat
Japanese Planes Hit Carrier In Okinawa Air Attack
Tokyo radio claimed five Japanese planes crashed into an Allied carrier during a Buckner Bay air attack on Monday evening. The report broadcast to Asia was recorded by the FCC. Admiral Nimitz announced a major U S ship was torpedoed. damage described as minor by Sunday dispatches.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
Buckner's Bay
Okinawa
Asia
Federal Communications Commission
Nimitz
U. S
Fliers Bombard Japanese Fleet and Southern Islands
Okinawa based air units and Far East Air Forces struck Japan with 600 bombers and 500 pound bombs against a heavy cruiser and 42 other vessels. The raid focused on Kyushu Shikoku Miyazaki and Southern Kyushu with air supremacy by 160 Thunderbolts and Liberators. Two American pilots were lost, two saved, while Japanese planes were shot down.
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Okinawe
Nippon
Japan
Korea
Kyushu
Shikoku
MacArthur
Far East Air Forces
George C. Kenney
Miyazaki
Miyazak
Liberator
Mae
Formone
Ryukyus
Matsuyama
Kushikino
Street Scene Waits For Final Word On Surrender
A city-wide mood of expectancy grows as shops and offices remain paused for the crucial word. A newly licensed young driver cautiously nears an intersection as a green signal shifts to red and a quick crossing follows a near miss. At the ballpark concession stand a wanderer heads for tickets while asking for two sandwiches at the Heart office.
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Ball Park
Toyo
Tia
Heart Office
Reds CutNip Rail Lines In Manchuria
Reds push into Manchuria severing three rail lines and threatening a 950 mile Dairen to Muken route. Meretskov's Far Eastern Army advances 360 miles from Hulin to Linkow while heavy Japanese resistance slows progress at Mutankiang and Kinmusze. Evacuations and battles ripple across Harbin, Yashui Valley, and surrounding junctions as Soviet forces press toward key rail hubs.
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Sandon—P
Russia
Manchuria
Linkow
Yast
Sungari-Ussuri
Kirill A. Meretskoy
Harbin
Seishin
Kiamusze
Sungari
Dairen
Muken
Sakhalin Island
Karafute
Meretskov
Hulin
Korgan
Mutankiang
Seishin-Kinmusze
Marshal Radion
Matinovsky
Darien-Shihehan
Tapan
Malinovsky
Wenchuan
Aershan
Hsinking
Dlentuho
Pakotu Pass
Khingan
Third Fleet Readies to Anchor Off Tokyo Harbor
The Third Fleet, led by Admiral Halsey, bases near Japan as Tokyo radio signals Japan’s surrender. Air strikes on Honshu continued, while U S ships close within 200 miles of coast. Mines clearing of major ports will precede movement of shipping after victory.
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Honshu
Mary Island
Japan
Associated Press
Richard KK
O'Malley
Tokyo Bay
Admiral Halsey
Japaese
Japanese surrender message tempers Swiss doubt unfolds
A Tokyo radio report said an Imperial surrender message would arrive soon, but the Swiss Foreign Office denied receipt while a later Tokyo claim suggested the message was en route. Washington and Tokyo officials urged caution as confusion grew over Potsdam proclamation terms and timing.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Potsdam
Switzerland
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Japan
Paris
Washington
Bern
Federal Communications Commission
Hirohito
Domel
United States
Russia
Great Britain
China
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
James F. Byrnes
Dome
May calls for halt to inductions after Japan falls
Washington-7-Chairman May of the House Military committee calls for an immediate halt to inductions after Japan falls and the earliest release of drafted men. He plans to introduce legislation to end all draft calls when Congress reconvenes, with similar Senate action expected.
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Washington
May
Army
Congress
Pacific
Selective Service
Navy
Japan
Weeping Japs Gather Before Emperor's Palace
Weeping crowds gathered before the emperor's palace amid reported events on August 14 1945 as the imperial decision was said to be granted. The dispatch notes subjects moved to tears by the emperor's solicitude and shows the crowd bowing before the palace.
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Domzi
FCC
Domek
Hirohito
Sublime Palace
Emperor's Palace
71 000 Japanese Troops Remain In Pacific Areas
The Australian Army reports about 71,000 Japanese troops linger in the Southwest Pacific with large compounds built in battle zones. Officers foresee surrender processes via emissaries and a wait‑and‑see campaign interspersed with leaflets. Casualty figures from Manila show 6,220 Japanese dead or captured on Borneo, while Allied losses total 436 killed, three missing, and 1,460 wounded.
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Melbourne
Southwest Pacific
Aegetralian Army
Solomons
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Manila
MacArthur
Borneo
U S Officials Foresee 7 000 000 Jobs By Christmas
Washington officials foresee 17 million unemployed this year and 8 or 9 million next year despite reconversion efforts. Analysts warn mass joblessness is likely but temporary, with shrinking unemployment expected late 1946 or early 1947. John W. Snyder plans a reconversion policy statement while wage controls may ease modestly.
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U. S
Washington
Ciata
John W. Snyder
Federal
Agen
Truman To Seek Improvement In Social Security
President Truman pledged to ask Congress for action to make Social Security a more perfect instrument. The Social Security Board reported about 4.25 million people currently receive benefits, with payments over the decade near 9 billion dollars and employer-employee receipts exceeding 21.46 billion. He said progress is evident but work remains and he will present concrete steps to Congress toward this objective.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Social Security Board
Beii
Raids Continue Until Final Surrender Announcement
Strategic Air Forces headquarters stated raids on Japan will persist until an official surrender is announced by Washington. Radio Tokyo claimed Japan accepted Potsdam terms, but over 400 B-29s returned from a three pronged strafing and bombing mission over Honshu, and there is no sign Tokyo’s word will halt the assaults.
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Woam
Trassua
Japan
Washington
Strategic Air Forces Headquarters
Radio Tokyo
Honshu
Tokyo
Hoover Is Added To Police Force
Announcement of a new patrolman joining the Kingsport Police Department was made Tuesday by city safety director C L Lineback. H W Hoover, former guard at Holston Ordinance Works, will join as patrolman 458 under Captain L Tom Anderson and begin duties soon. Hoover is a Virginia native who has lived in Kingsport since his association with HOW.
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Kingsport
CL Lineback
H. W. Hoover
Holston
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