Allies accept surrender terms for Japan with American commander
The Big Four accept Japan surrender offers with conditions. The emperor must obey a supreme allied commander and Japan must establish a government reflecting the will of its people. An American general to head the Allied command is noted but not yet named. Transmission to Tokyo depends on wireless relay and the exact commander remains designated later.
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Big Four
Byrnes
Tokyo
Japan
White House
Switzerland
Washington
London
Moscow
Chungking
Te Byrnes
United States
United Kingdom
Union of the Soviet Socialists
China
Potadam
Great Britain
Prosecutor Mornet Seeks Death Penalty for Petain
Prosecutor Andre Mornet urged the death penalty for Marshal Petain after a five hour closing speech ending 17 days of testimony in Petain’s treason trial. He argued the former Vichy leader aimed to seize power and branded Charles de Gaulle a criminal for refusing peace with Germany.
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Andre Mornet
Marshal Petain
Petain
Vichy
U S Attitude on Japan Emperor Surrenders Stated
Secretary Byrnes replies for the United States and allies to Japan on surrender terms. The note outlines that after surrender, Japan’s emperor and government will be under the supreme Allied commander and must enforce Potsdam terms, cease hostilities, free peoples, and transport prisoners. Final form of government to reflect Japanese will.
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Japan
James F. Byrnes
Guards to Riley training by Kansas State Guard unit
The Lawrence company of the Kansas State Guard will depart by truck at 11 a.m. tomorrow for a week of training at Fort Riley. The unit, led by Captain Gilbert A. Francis, includes three officers and 40 men with Supply Sgt. Ralph Lisher and T/4 Martin E. Henry arranging support duties.
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Lawrence Company
Kansas State Guard
Fort Riley
Lawrence
Ralph Lisher
Martin E. Henry
Cook
Gilbert A. Francis
Navy reports loss of submarine Bonefish and destroyer Callaghan
Washington discloses the submarine Bonefish with 85 aboard is overdue and presumed lost while the destroyer Callaghan also sank in the Okinawa area after heavy action. Casualties listed: three killed, 49 missing, 78 wounded on Callaghan. Cmdr Lawrence L. Edge led Bonefish. personnel of the Lawrence company named in full.
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Washington
Navy
Okinawa
Lawrence L. Edge
Columbus, Ga
Naval Academy
Drum Corps to Join V J Day Celebration in Lawrence
Howard Moore commander elect of Dorsey Liberty post asks current and new American Legion members to contact Dick Keene at Haynes Keene shoe store. The drum corps will participate in the V J Day celebration in Lawrence.
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Howard Moore
Dorsey-Liberty Post
The
American Legion
Legion
Dick Keene
Haynes-Keene
Lawrence
France asks Byrnes join act of surrender with Japan
French government requests Secretary of State Byrnes be associated with the United States Russia Britain and China in any act of surrender with Japan. French ambassador Henri Bonnet delivered the oral request during a visit to the state department.
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Bern
Cmy
Washington
Japan
United States
Russia
Great Britain
China
C.W.T
London
Truman
Byres
Byrnes
State Department
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White’ House
Charles G. Ross
White House
Byrness
Britain
Henri Bonnet
Uni
Switzerland
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
Sweden
Grassli
Swiss Note From Switzerland on Japanese Surrender
The note from Switzerland to Secretary Byrnes relays Japan's surrender proposal via Max Grassli. It says Tokyo accepts the Potsdam Declaration terms with no prejudice to the emperor's sovereignty and asks Washington to respond through Swiss mediation while Sweden, Britain, the USSR, and China are also notified.
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Washington
Byrnes
Max Grassil
Legation
24 Hours Off at Sunflower Ordnance Works
War department orders a 24 hour shutdown of rocket powder production at Sunflower Ordnance Works after President Truman announces Japan has surrendered. All nonessential shifts will rest. essential staff only, work resumes after the holiday. Lt. Col. Donne Hyde directs employees to return to regular jobs.
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War Department
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Truman
Japan
Donne Hyde
Hyde
Medical Service Totals for Douglas County July Report
July figures show medical service activity at Douglas County with total on medical service 660 and income balance on hand 7 56. Expenditures for July include office calls 244 and related hospital expenses, plus doctor allocations and organization costs.
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Douglas Countyedical Service
Rouse Veal
More War Orders Cancelled by Government Agencies
Washington announces accelerated cancellation of war contracts to redirect materials to peacetime production. Navy reviews shipbuilding and plans meetings with contractors to outline a $1.2 billion cutback. Army to sharply reduce buying program. Snyder says changes are not due to Japan’s surrender offer but result from weeks of procurement reviews.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Navy
Snyder
Army
Atomic bomb No 2 proves more powerful than first
Brig. Gen. Thomas F Farrell said the Nagasaki blast surpassed Hiroshima, making the second device both more potent and easier to build. Bombardiers Thomas W. Ferebee and Kermit Beahan described their difficult flights, while scientists including Dr. C P Baker anticipated war’s end through this achievement.
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Guam
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Thomas F. Farrell
Pacific
Farrell
Santa Fe
N. M
Marianas Island Laboratories
Thomas W. Ferebee
Mocksville
N. C
Bombardier
Kermit K. Beahan
Houston
Tex
Beahan
C. P. Baker
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Celebration ends in deaths during Okinawa surrender display
A Okinawa peace celebration display caused six deaths and about thirty injuries as antiaircraft shells bullets and flares rained down during a half hour event. Island commanders ordered an air raid alert and radio warnings to end the danger to troops. Parsons reports that Military Chemical Works will reopen the ammonium nitrate line at Kansas Ordnance Plant to produce fertilizer.
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Okinawa
Japan
Parsons
Parsons Sun
Military Chemical Works, Inc
Jayhawk Ordnance Works
Military, Kan
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Pacific War Tops Navy Action as Vessels Hit Seven Ships
Naval and air forces plan to resume raids on Japan after a day of rest. Halsey’s carrier task force damaged at least seven cargo vessels off Niigata and Yokohama, with B-29s hammering Nagasaki and other targets. The war continues with no peace halt.
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Pacific
War Department
Curtis le May
U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces
Admiral Halsey
Task Force 38
Honshu
Niigata
Sea of Japan
Yokohama
Tokyo Bay
Ominato
Aomori
Japan
Third Fleet
Halsey
Spaatz
U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces Headquarters
Tokyo
Warm Kansas Weather Forecast With Scattered Showers
Weatherman S D Flora predicted generally fair and warmer conditions for Kansas tomorrow with temperatures 90 to 94. He noted scattered showers possible in northeastern counties tonight and added recent rains boosted corn crop health with drought relief in many eastern regions.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Emporia
Lecompton
Lawrence
Kansas City
Wamego
Manhattan
Ft. Riley
Centralia
Leavenworth
Olathe
Lebo
Garnett
Fort Scott
Eureka
Herington
Florence
Hutchinson
Larned
Pratt
Wichita
Winfield
Dodge City
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Eisenhower arrives in Moscow for brief visit
General Eisenhower lands in Moscow at Soviet invitation for a short pleasure trip. He will review a massive physical culture parade in Red Square tomorrow, marking a high profile moment in postwar diplomacy.
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Eisenhower
Moscow
Theoviet
Red Square
Gist of American Reply to Japan
Washington reports outline the Big Four stance on Japan's surrender offer. The emperor remains a key ruler but could be dethroned later after a referendum by the Japanese people. The article notes that the public has never voted on this issue before.
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Japan
Washington
County Faces Critical Teacher Shortage in School District
Journal World notes 25 county districts must hire teachers for September. County Superintendent Margaret Hurley says last year at this time the county was short 12 teachers. An emergency certificate exam will be held August 18 at 9 in City Hall for high school graduates with eight college hours or for certified teachers with expired credentials.
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Journal-World
Columbia District
Margaret Hurley
Stork Sets Record With 52 July Births at Lawrence Memorial
Lawrence Memorial hospital had one of its heaviest months, with 52 babies born in July. The facility admitted 312 patients, performed 220 operations, and served 9 276 meals. The month saw a total disbursement of 11 790 34 dollars and new medical equipment received. Jane Roper resigned after 14 years as linen head due to family illness, while 48 Red Cross nurse's aides contributed 702 hours during the busy period.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jane Roper
Plan To Organize Local Home Owners Association
A local Home Owners Association plans a 7:30 p m Monday meeting at Fred Camp’s residence 1142 Indiana to elect officers, organize, and discuss renter issues under OPA rules. Representative E P Scrivner proposed affidavits and offered help to secure a local leader in charge.
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Home Owners Association
Fred Camp
Indiana
OPA
E. P. Scrivner
Scrivner
Lawrence
Topeka
County Sets V J Day Beer Closures in Douglas County
The Douglas County Kansas Board of County Commissioners vote to close all cereal malt beverage outlets outside incorporated city limits on V J Day. The resolution cites state statutes authorizing closing hours and calls for enforcement to protect community health and morality.
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Douglas County Board of County Commissioners
Kansas
Douglas County
Opposition emerges against Japan's capitulation in Tokyo stage
Swiss radio quoted by AP said Tokyo broadcasts reported in China that a party opposing Japan surrender had formed, led by Japan's war minister, with War Minister London heading the opposition in the Swiss summary.
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London
Tokyo
China
Japan
Associated Press
Lawrence Awaits V-J Day Arrival
Lawrence plans civic observances and store closings upon Japan surrender. A special chamber committee led by Dean Paul B. Lawson laid out a schedule for South Park ceremonies, a 45 minute program at 8 p m or 10 a m depending on timing, and church services, with weather contingencies and a 150 piece Midwest Band Camp concert at KU if moved.
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Lawrence
Japan
Chamber of Commerce
Paul B. Lawson
C. B. Russell
South Park
Duri
Color Guards
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Drum and Bugle Corps
The
Legion
Robinson Park
Kaw River Bridge
Massachusetts Street
Bo Slater
Dean Lawson
Southpark
Midwest
K. U
V-J
Reemain
Ministerial Alliance
Fire Chief at Sunflower Suffers Broken Left Leg
E. T. Hopkins, 45, chief at the Sunflower Ordnance Works, fractured his left leg while answering a small building fire on the Hopkins plane. Hospitalized after emergency treatment at the plant hospital, he was later moved to the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City. No damage reported at the scene.
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E. T. Hopkins
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Hopkins
Wilmington
Dela
Plant Hospital
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Oze
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