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President Truman orders seizure information from Germany and Japan, including patents, to be used by American industry under Reconversion Director John W. Snyder. The move aims to flood the economy with scientific data while labor and price issues prompt debate in Congress. Military plans detail additional landings near Tokyo and Yokohama as occupation accelerates, with MacArthur coordinating the vast operation and preparations for surrender underway.
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Associated Press
Eighth Army
Robert L. Hichelberger
Tokyo
MacArthur
Yokohama
Tateyama
Tokyo Bay
Eichelberger
Japan
Sagami Bay
Atsugi Airfield
Yokosuka Naval Base
Uraga Strait
O Olahama
Atsugi
Yorosutra
Missoun
Manila
Dige
LC. 3. Army
John FR. Hodge
Korea
Hong Kong
C . J. Harecourt
Halesey
U. S. Third Fleet
Talyo
Sagarni
Nicholas
Halsey
Robert B. Carney
Yamashita Opens Surrender Talks With MacArthur Forces
Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita begins formal surrender negotiations with General MacArthur's forces in northern Luzon as he holed up in the Carabao Mountains. He seeks instructions from Maj Gen William Gill of the 32nd Division for surrender of remaining units. Reports say Yamashita’s fate had been aerial evacuation, death, or continued command of scattered garrisons.
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Francisco
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Singapore
Matsua
Corregidor
Thes
MacArthur
Luzon
NEG Fadio
Merril Mudfeth
Carabao
Leron
Wilam Gill
32Nd Division
Philippines
Mueller
Lauzon
Yamashita
Japan
Street Scene Newsboys Duel Over Barrel of Rotten Eggs
On a quiet Sabbath afternoon street scene, Newsboys end up in a slapstick pitching duel after discovering a barrel of rotten eggs. Neighbors on a residential block report finding large “trees” growing from soaked SoH material in rain gutters, amid prewar era car parades and teenage drivers.
Tropical Hurricane Sweeps Texas Coast
Hurricane winds from 100 to 195 mph battered towns along San Antonio Bay as a Gulf hurricane moved up the Texas coast. Port O’Connor and Port Lavaca reported heavy winds and rising tides while warnings stretched from Port Aransas to Galveston. The storm’s path threatened the Houston Galveston area with the center near 28.3 N, 76.8 W.
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Corpus Christi
Texa
Texas Highway Patrol
San Antonio Bay
Texas
Port O'Connor
Bay
Hind Matagorda Island
Austwell
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Texas Coset
Port O’connecr
Houston-Galveston
J. P. McAuliffe
U. 5
Weather Bureau
Taim
CEWT
Port Aransas
New Orleans
Port Lavaca
Galveston
Tex
Lake Charles
Hurley escorts Communists to Kai-shek meet in Chungking
Major General Patrick J. Hurley, U.S. ambassador to China, left by plane for Yenan to accompany Mao Zedong and other Communist leaders back to Chungking for talks with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Hurley said he travels with consent of Chiang to aid negotiations and prevent civil war, recalling his previous year of mediation efforts and failed coalition talks.
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Chungking
Patrick J. Hurley
Ammbassador
China
Yenan
Mao T'ie- Tung
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Mao
Hima
North China
Hurley
Mao Tse-Tung
Communist Party of China
Roosevelt
Two Congressmen Demand End To Teen Age Draft
Two lawmakers pressed for an immediate halt to teenage inductions as the House Military Committee met. Representative Kilday urged ending drafts for 18 and 19 year olds, citing reduced need after Allied advances, while Shafer backed similar action. They noted 18 months to muster out millions and argued education and long-service records justify ending youth drafts now. The panel considered stopping inductions altogether or a compromise excluding fathers and freeing older men, with focus also on ending service for those already inducted.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
John W. Snyder
C. E. D.— Committee For Economic Development
Coughton
DN. C
Houge Ways and
Capitol Hill
Mindie
Office of War Information
Office of Censorship
State Department
U.S. Publicity Board
OPA
House Military Committee
Kilday
D-Tex
Shafer
R-Mich
House Committee
House
Manila
Allied Headquarters
Miitary Committee
Rapia
MacArthur
Japan
Ton
R-Mlich
Congress
Army
Navy
Imma
Texan
Police Nab 3 In Connection With Break-Ins
Three suspects appeared after a spree of break-ins on Broad Street early Sunday. Two 15 year old boys facing house breaking and larceny were held for the State Training and Agricultural School after Escape testimony. Warren Rhodes of Kingsport, about 25, had preliminary hearing and bound to Sullivan Circuit Court on two charges including Mayflower Restaurant break in and attempted break in at Joseph's Loan Office.
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Kingsport
Broad Street
City Juvenile Court
Nu- Paleon Bond
J. M. Broyles
City
State Training and Agricultural School
Broyles
McMinnville
Memphis
Warren Rhodes
W. N. Showalter
Sullivan Circuit Court
Rhodes
Mayflower
Joseph’s Loan Office
Meyfower
Jimmy’s
Four Kingsport Servicemen Due In The States
Four Kingsport servicemen are set to arrive this week from the European Theater of Operations. Pfc Charles Mooney and Pfc Joseph Cox will land in New York aboard the Coatsdale Victory on August 28. Pvt Ralph Williams sails on the Cranston Victory due to dock in New York on August 27. Pfc George J. Pyle was aboard the West Point and is scheduled to dock at Newport News on August 24.
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Kingsport
States
Charles Mooney
Pfc
Joseph Cox
New York
Coatsdale Victory
Ralph Williams
Cranston Victory
Pfe
George J. Pyle
West Point
Newport News
President Urges Draft to Continue in War Effort
President Truman urged Congress to extend Selective Service inductions for men ages 18 to 25 and cautioned against ending the war emergency. He warned that pacific and European fronts face danger and urged measures to raise regular Army enrollments, boost volunteers, and avoid prematurely stopping drafting.
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Truman
Congress
Thomas
Utah
May
Senate
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Pacific
Europe
MacArthur
Eisenhower
No Change In Status At Holston Ordnance Works
Lt Gen John W Quillian affirmed that Holston Ordnance Works remains under the Ordnance Department with no status change since operations ended after Japan's surrender. He noted ongoing hazard removal work and routine checks, with the Ordnance Department still in charge and no orders on changes.
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John W. Quillian
Holston
Diplomats Hope For Early Change In Spain and Argentina
American diplomats express cautious optimism for reforms in Spain and Argentina over coming months. President Truman and Secretary Byrnes show only stern moral disapproval so far. Braden named assistant secretary of state in charge of American republics, replacing Rockefeller aligned with Isid-glove policy. Braden previously engaged with Farrell regime.
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Spain
Argentina
Washington
Truman
Byrnes
Spruille Braden
Buenos Aires
American Republica Affairs
Nelson Rockefeller
Braden
Friendship Treaty Binds China and Soviets
China and the Soviet Union announced a mutual aid pact to deter Japan in Asia. Russia will supply military aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government while excluding the Northern Communist regime, with Manchuria to be returned and Soviet troops to withdraw within three months. Signed in Moscow on August 14 after talks by T. V. Soong and V. M. Molotov, witnessed by Premier Stalin. Sun Fo called it epochmaking and Asia peace guarantee for 10 years amid Sino Communist tensions and civil war risk in North China.
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Asia
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Manchuria
Moscow
T. V. Soong
V. M. Molotov
Stalin
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan
Chungking
Chungsing
Soviet Forces Seize Three More Kurile Islets
Soviet troops expanded the Kurile occupation west of the Aleutians by seizing Onekatan Shashi Katan and Matsuwa using airborne assaults and Pacific fleet landings. Moscow’s 18th war bulletin also says Salshain Island port Rutaha fell and about 35,000 Japanese troops, including six generals, were captured, bringing eight day total to 400,000 prisoners.
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London
Russia
Kuriles
Aleutians
Stalin
Moscow
Nouthern
Salshaiin
Rutaha
Kurile Islands
Onekatan
Shashi- Katan
Matsuwa
Maxim Purkaev
Far Eastern Army
Pacific Fleet
Hokkaido
Kamchatka Peninsula
Kurile
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Mat
Fire Damages Bristol City Bus Terminal in Bristol Tenn
Fire originating at 4 15 this morning gutted the rear room depot for clothing at the Bristol City Bus Terminal. The blaze swept the building causing more than 25000 in damage. Occupants included Yellow Cab and Coach Company a city buses transfer paint facility a restaurant operated by Elmer Nye and a clothing depot sub station of Bristol Dry Cleaning. The jointly owned structure belonged to Miss Sarah Barker and Dr B T West.
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Bristol
Tenn
Yellow Cab and Coach Company
Elmer Nye
Bristol Dry Cleaning Company
Sarah Barker
B. T. West
Johnson City
B-29s Deliver Aid To Allied Prisoners Of War
In a humanitarian mission over Weihsien China nine B 29s dropped drums of canned food to Allied prisoners of war. Bomb racks used the same shackles as for bombs and the bombardiers released the drums with the bomb sight guiding the delivery.
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Guam
Japan
Angola
Weihsien
China
Business Leaders Push Action On Changeover Unemployment
Washington reports the Committee for Economic Development urged immediate use of federal funds to move jobless war workers to new openings. It proposed higher unemployment pay, expanded public employment services under federal control, and swift public works planning to prevent large scale postwar joblessness.
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Committee For Economic Development
Ralph E. Flanders
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Assessien
Poper
Miunders
CED
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Earthquake Felt In Frisco Area
A sharp quake was felt in the Frisco area around 2:13 am today. No damage reported yet, objects jarred from shelves. UC seismologist Dr. Perry Byerly felt it at home, ranking it 4 on the Roose-Fore scale, warning it preceded Bay Area tremors with minimal impact. He expects seismograph readings by 8 am.
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San Francisco
Perry Byerly
University of California
San Franciso Bay
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