Atomic Bomb Shakes Japanese Morale in Hiroshima
A.P. dispatch from San Francisco reports the new atomic bomb shocked Hiroshima and shaken Japanese morale. Domei said the weapon caused extensive destruction with fires starting across the city and many houses demolished. Japanese officials concede the bomb’s considerable destructive power while warning it may be countered in time.
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AN FRANCISCO
A.P
Hiroshima
Domei Aceney
Faye
federal communications commission
Domei
Tokyo
Truman
Dome dispatch
Dome
Explosion and Fire Hit Port Arthur Elevator Killing Dozens
A massive blast and ensuing fire at a grain elevator in Port Arthur killed nine known and many more suspected dead. Dozens were injured or missing, including several young soldiers on leave. Rescue crews recovered 19 bodies amid debris as flames and smoke engulfed the wreckage and four walls collapsed.
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ORT ARTHUR
C.P
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Terminal Limited
Port Arthur
Fort William
Chinese Bay Coast City report on Yeungkong capture and fronts
Chinese high command said Yeungkong was captured widening control along an 59 mile invasion coast west of Hong Kong. Forces reported advances near Tanchuk and Hangyan while probing west toward Kweilin and Hunan Kwangel rail line to disrupt Japanese supply.
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CHUNGKING
Yeung
kong
Kuantung
South China Sea
Canton
Yanping
Yeungkong
Hong Kong
United States
Tanchuk
Kwangsi province
Tergytin
Hunan-Kwangel
Himgan
Kwellin
Qhuanhsien
im Kwangsi province
Kweilin
Eye Witness Story Tells Of First Atom Bomb Test
Eye witness accounts from Los Alamos describe the July 17 1945 detonation in New Mexico. The test at Alamogordo near Albuquerque marked a turning point in warfare, with witnesses recalling the silent flash and the blast that rattled distant windows.
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LOS ALAMOS
N.M
New Mexico
war department
Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Arizona
The Vials of Wrath and the Japanese Moral Code
Otis Skinner wealth, inflation, and a sparse critique of Japanese and Irish figures surface in a column. Major themes include credulity toward finance scandals, the idea that sincerity is misused, and a sharp look at renchishin and Bushido as expediency shortcuts.
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Otis Skinner
Japan
Fumimaro Kanoye
Compton Pakenham
Newsweek
England
Konoye
Osaka
Retired Cadet Inspector Ritson-Bennett Named
CALGARY Aug 7 Captain G H Ritson-Bennett district army cadet officer for M D 13 since April 1942 has retired from the Canadian Army Active His WWI service began in 1915 with the 12th CMRs and he later joined Lord Strathcona's Horse Serving in Calgary until 1923 he later joined the Veterans Guard and was orderly officer to M D 13 A son in the navy aided in Victory Loan drives while on leave after a warship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
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CALGARY
G. H. Ritson-Bennett
M.D
Ritson-Bennett
12th
C.M.R.'s
France
Lord Strathcona’s
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
M.D. 13
Lethbridge
Mediterranean
Wave of personal crisis reports across German cities
New York reports that Stockholms Tidningen quoted by a French radio said publication of the Potsdam communique sparked a large wave of personal crisis reports. CBS recorded broadcasts noting 1200 Berlin suicides in the past week among businessmen and industrialists, with 600 in Seymere, 458 in Hamburg, a larger figure in Frankfurt, and 300 in Cologne.
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NEW YORK
Stockholms Tidningen
Potsdam
Germany
CBS
Berlin
Seymere
Hamburg
Prankfurt-on-Main
Cologne
Halmrast Wins Warner By election in Social Credit ride
Leonard C. Halmrast of Lucky Strike district was elected Social Credit member of the Warner riding in Monday’s by election. He polled 953 votes to H J Hierath’s 297. Two polls remain unreported and may add to totals. The by election followed Solon E. Low’s resignation to join Parliament. Low backed Halmrast on campaign. Voter turnout was very light due to farm busy season and general lack of interest.
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Leonard C. Halmrast
Lucky Strike
Milk River
Social Credit
Warner
Heartrom
Deer Park
Twin River
Halmrast
H. J. Hierath
MUkK River
Manning
O.C
Solon E. Low
Peace River
Low
Social Credit party
Gen Crerar Returns to Ottawa After Long Journey Home
Gen Crerar, 1st Canadian Army commander, arrived in Ottawa by special train to a national welcome. He was greeted by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, Defence Minister McNaughton, Mrs Crerar, and a guard of honor as Cameron Highlanders played. The general waved, inspected the guard, and smiled amid drums and cheers.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Gen. Crerar
Canadian army
Cameron Highlaneers
Mrs Crerar
Defence
McNaughton
Halifax
ameast
Crerar
Mackenzie King
Cameron pipes
Ace of Pacific Ace Bong Dies in Jet Crash
Maj Richard Ira Bong, 24, famed American fighter ace with 40 Japanese planes to his credit, was killed Monday in a Lockheed test flight crash in Burbank California. He reportedly tried to escape via the pilot hatch as the jet exploded, his parachute partially opened. Bong had married six months earlier and boasted he could have shot down 75 planes.
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BURBANK
Calif
Richard Ira Bong
Lockheed air terminal
Ins
Maj
Bong
Atomic Bomb Bids Fair To End All Bombs
Atomic bomb may usher peace if nations abandon aggression but also raises fear of humanity’s self-destruction. The piece weighs two views on the weapon’s impact, noting scientists will unravel its secrets and considering its effect on the Japanese crisis.
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DEWITT MACKENZIE
Associated Press
King Wins In Landslide In Glengarry by election
Prime Minister Mackenzie King won the Glengarry by election in Alexandria Ontario defeating independent Liberal Dr Richard Monahan by a landslide. Final tally 4 623 to 327 with 22 of 45 polls reporting significant support early. King expressed pride in the historic county victory.
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ALEXANDRIA
Ont
Mackenzie King
house of commons
Richard Monahan
Glengarry
Mr King
Sharbot Lake
Monahan
King
Dominion
Ottawa
Transport
Chevier
Chenier
Mr. King
EIGUTI
Petain Trial Witness Claims British Contacts With Vichy
Marcel Peyrouton testified in the Petain trial that Britain kept in touch with Vichy through Spain and Switzerland during 1940. He said Petain and Laval clashed within six months after Vichy’s establishment. Laval was dismissed after Dec 13 1948 cabinet discussions. Peyrouton noted racial laws were signed by many ministers and that Britain feared French forces. The hearing neared its 14th day with closing arguments expected soon.
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PARIS
Marcel Peyrouton
Vichy
Algeria
Marshal Petain
Britain
Spain
Switzerland
Marshal Pretain
Laval
M Peyrouton
Argentina
North Africa
Henri Giraud
M. Peyrouton
Marshal Pertain
Andre Mornet
Fernand Payen
HITLER
Andre Morniet
Aili
King Wins Glen garry By-Election In Canada
Prime Minister Mackenzie King regains a seat in the House of Commons by defeating Independent Liberal candidate Dr. Richard I Monahan in the Glen garry by-election. The result strengthens his party's hold and solidifies political leadership in Ottawa.
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MACKENZIE KING
Canada
house of rummons
Glengarry
Richard I Monahan
Warner Winner L C HALMRAST Holds Warner By Election Post
L C HALMRAST, running as a Social Credit standard-bearer, easily retained the Warner by election for the Alberta government on Monday. He defeated H J Hierath, a Single Taxer, to secure the seat.
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L. C. HALMRAST
Social Credit
Warner rndue
Alberta
H. J. Hierath
Vets Guards Heroes In Lakehead Blast Nearly Sacrificed
Aug 7 11 Members of the Veterans Guard of Canada helped rescue injured workers from a Saskatoon Pool Elevators explosion in Port Arthur. They worked up a 180 foot high superstructure amid flames and smoke crawling through wreckage. Cudmore crossed a 30 foot gap using a rope gun and Bosun’s chair to save a man amid injuries and a fallen comrade.
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HMCS
Griffon
ngh
River army
Lakehead
Fort William
Port Arthur
Veterans’ Guard of Canada
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited
Cudmore
Veterans’ Guard
HLM
CS Griffen
Premiers Hear Proposals At Ottawa Conference
About 150 provincial premiers and advisors met in Ottawa to review Dominion government plans on postwar employment social security and fiscal reform. They will study a 52 page brief proposing new stable provincial finance and reduced tax fields, with committee work to follow.
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D'ARCY O'DONNELL
OTTAWA
Canada
reneon
house of counties
Dominion
FECO
Manning
Alberta
Social Credit
Australia premiers to meet on price control postwar
Canberra august 7 the next meeting of premiers from the states will open august 20 where the commonwealth government will seek power to continue price control after the war to maintain economic stability during the transition period.
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AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA
Commonwealth
Gillanders To Probe Strike
Toronto August 7. Mr Justice John G. Gillanders will head a three member board of arbitration to examine differences between Canada Packers Limited and the United Packinghouse Workers of America CIO. Ontario Labor Minister Daley announced the panel, to begin hearings in Toronto Monday. The strike involved 1804 Canada Packers workers in five Toronto plants and spread to nine others, ending after ten days.
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TORONTO
Jue ‘ice
John G. Gillanders
Gafama court of appeal
thas
Canada Packers Limited
United Packinghouse Workers of America CIO
Canada
Ontario
Daley
tto
Cher
E B Jolliffe
CCF
Jeader
Lionel Forsyth
Montreal
Galey
Canada Packers
Progressive Con. Wins By Eight Vote Margin in Colchester Harts
Aug 7 Frank T Stanfield of the Progressive Conservative party was formally declared winner in Colchester Harts by eight votes over Liberal opponent G T Purdy after the final recount. The vote is noted as one of the lowest in the June contest, reflecting tight results in the contested constituency.
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TRURONS
Frank T Stannfeld
Progresative
house of commons
Colchester-Harts
hie Libeeral
G T Purdy
np Ab Stanfield
comoinet civil isa service
iune
audot+ mg
Four RCAF officers named after mud air collision crash
BAMILTON Aug 7 officials release names of four RCAF officers killed in a mud air collision. The officers are FO Andrew Aitken of Toronto, PO John E. Foster of Bracebridge Ont, FO Hugh Campbell of Varcoe ver, and PO W Hazelton of Winnipeg.
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BAMILTON
RCAF
R.C.A.P
Andrew Aitken
Toronto
John E. Foster
Bracebriske
Ont
Hugh Campbell
Varcouver
Mr. Hazelton
Winnipeg
Manitoba would cede income tax rights to Dominion
The Manitoba government urged at the Dominion provincial conference that provinces assign exclusive rights in inheritance and income tax to the federal government. Premier Soong flies to Moscow. six Port Arthur workers identified in elevator disaster. Petain court heard claims of British talks. Canada crop prospects improve with rain in central Alberta and moisture shortages elsewhere.
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MANITOBA
OTTAWA
C.P
Dominion
CuI
SOONG
MOSCOW
Wang Shih-Cheih
Tehran
PORT ARTHUR
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Terminal Limited
Cecil Ross Insley
Vernon Rogers
Phillin Vatley
William Henry Hodgkinson
George Paquette
Robert Elder
PETAIN
FARIS
Jean Fernet
Maranal Petain
Great Britain
London
Louis Rougier
Churchill
Anthony Eden
CANADA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
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Sleepy Hollow
Allerston
Masinasini Golden
Prairie Wattsman Powell bee
Wilson
New Drayton
South Raymond
Raymond
Stirling
Wrentham
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