Good Results Obtained Important Military Target
Labour minister announces Gordon Bell of Vancouver as comptroller to reopen Vancouver plant of American Can Co after 14 day strike over unionization. Justice Richards to mediate. if no settlement, report in 30 days. Government says strike endanger supplies for armies and civilians. Atomic bomb attack resumes on Japan Nagasaki. Tokyo reports good results.
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OTTAWA
Mitchell today
Gordon Bell
Vancouver
Vancou Sean
American Can Co
Bell
United Steelworkers of America
Mitchell
Justice 5. E. Richards
Winnipeg
Justice Richards
Jusdice Richards
Britain
Europe
Canada
British Columbia
Mr. Mitchell
Yank Fliers Aid Soviets in War Effort
CHUNGKING August 5 The American air forces report hammering Japanese withdrawal routes northward for a month with foreknowledge of the Soviet entry into the war and have seriously interfered with the enemy’s movements toward the Russian front Lt General Albert Wedemeyer said today
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CHUNGKING
Albert Wedemeyer
Dance of Sandhill Cranes and Dentists in 1900s Notes
The article mixes notes on Sandhill Crane dances with dental history from St Mary's London. It details a penicillin aided tooth replacement procedure where roots were cut, canals filled, and the tooth reinserted, with subsequent bone regrowth and use in a bridge. It also touches Leopold of Belgium in exile and Brussels influence on his throne.
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St. Mary’s
London hospital
M. W. Fodor
Montreal Star
Leopold
Belgium
Brussels
White Horse Inn
Salzburg
Austria
The Sept Hand
The Sept Hand continues on the back page with additional notes and items from the periodical section. The fragmentary text hints at a ongoing feature or puzzle and suggests continuation beyond the front page.
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Japs Await An Important Announcement
The Japanese Domei news agency directed its bureaus and clients in the Orient to watch for an important announcement in later transmissions. A special transmission is set for 9 20 pm Tokyo time (6 90 a m MDT) or later, with no subject hinted in the warning recorded by FCC monitors.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Domei
Orient
Tokyo
federal communications commission
What Happened to People of Hiroshima
New York August 9 The New York Herald Tribune cites a Herald story claiming atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima died in an unimaginable heat of about 2 quintillion degrees centigrade and about 3.6 quintillion degrees Fahrenheit, saying such temperatures exceed anything previously seen by humanity and dwarf solar heat.
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NEW YORK
C.P
New York Herald ‘Tribune
Hiroshima
War slogan shifts in Moscow as new chant rises
In Moscow on August 9 a new war slogan, Death to the Japanese Samurai, quickly replaces the longtime cry Death to the German invader. The shift signals changing morale and propaganda framing in the fight against the Nazis.
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MOSCOW
Soviets claim frontier borders defended by troops
New York dispatch reports Soviet domestic radio to Siberia said Japan twice violated Soviet borders and that Far Eastern borders were defended. The broadcast, recorded by the FCC, said war was declared on Japan to bring peace closer.
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NEW YORK
Siberia
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Government bank deposits rise in week to Aug 8
Ottawa Aug 1 Dominion government deposits increased 765600 to 53212000 during the week ended Aug 8. Bank of Canada weekly financial statement shows chartered bank deficits fell 11202000 to 422354000 while notes in circulation rose 5153000 to 1085390000.
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OTTAWA
Dominion
Bank of Canada
Chartered bank deficsits
What Becomes Of China's Govt Communist Crisis
Washington debates Russia’s entry into war and its likely impact on the Chiang Kai Shek and Chinese Communist stalemate. Moscow’s advance against Japan could test Soviet support for a unified China or pressure for a Chinese coalition government. U S officials fear dual allegiance as Russia weighs backing one side.
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China
WASHINGTON
Russia
Moscow
Japan
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chungking
Stalin
United States
Grierson Quits NFB Over International Film Goals
Ottawa reports John Grierson, government film commissioner, resigned to let the National Film Board pursue more international themes. He will implement a three month transition and plans two monthly series on international affairs and science, plus an organization to expand documentary production for non theatrical circulation at home and abroad.
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OTTAWA
John Grierson
National Film Board
Grierson
film board
Allies Take Nazi Atomic Bomb Lab Intact at Kiel
Kiel Germany August 4 The largest heavy water plant in Germany where Nazi scientists were working on an atomic bomb was captured almost intact by the Allies three months ago in a wooded area four miles from Kiel British technicians with German workers examined the site and found valuable information. The Allies planned a mass parachute attack on Kiel last March but cancelled after crossing the Rhine.
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KIEL
Germany
Truman Calls Parley on Atom Bomb Results
President Truman summoned top military diplomatic and scientific advisers to the White House to discuss the atomic bomb. War Secretary Stimson canceled a Thursday morning news conference to attend the meeting, signaling high level review of the weapon's effects on Japan.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Japan
Stimson
White House
Saskatchewan government shoe plant starts first production
Regina reports Saskatche wan Leather Products Corporation, a government owned plant, produced about 100 pairs of general utility shoes for Indian schools on Monday. The factory aims for about 700 pairs daily within a year.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan Leather Products Corporation
Invitation to locate UN world peace HQ at Navy Island
A proposal to base the world peace organization headquarters on Navy Island above Niagara Falls was sent to the executive committee of the interim UN commission in London. The notice was disclosed today at Niagara Falls New York.
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NIAGARA FALLS
N.Y
world peace organization
Navy Island
interim commission
United Nations organization
London
Atomic power must stay under public control says Benson
Portland. Elmer A. Benson, chairman of the executive committee of the citizens political action committee, told reporters last night that atomic power must never become the property of private interests. He urged in a message to President Truman that patents on atomic power remain in the peoples control.
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PORTLAND
Ore
Elmer A. Benson
national-citizens politicalizction committee
Truman
Benson
Protest Against Atomic Bombing Sent to Attlee and Truman
Messages protesting the atomic bombings were sent to Prime Minister Attlee and President Truman by the Bombing Restriction Committee founded here in 1941 in Spposlian to oppose indiscriminate bombing of cities. Led by retired college professor H Stanley Jevans.
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LONDON
Attlee
Truman
H. Stanley Jevans
Allied Chiefs Meet as Russia Declares War on Japan
Gen Albert C Wedemeyer met Russian military leaders in Chungking after the Soviet declaration of war on Japan. The talks aimed at coordinating Allied air, ground and sea operations across China theatre, including Korea, Manchuria, and Indo China. Russian air bases were described as ready for offensive operations, with Chinese paratroopers already active behind Japanese lines in China.
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SPENCER MOOSA CHUNGKING
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
China
Soviet Union
Japan
Russia
Wedemeyer
Korea
Manchuria
Indo- China
F. Lionel Pratt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rashin
Orient
Reaction To Russia's War Declaration
San Francisco dispatch reports Japan’s first wireless reaction to the Soviet war declaration via Domei, saying Moscow will consider itself at war with Japan from Aug 9. Attlee greets Soviet action as solid allied front and Byrnes warns Japan there is still time to save themselves from destruction. The piece notes continued reactions and references continued coverage on Page Three.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Japan
Russia
Domei agency
Europe
Domei
Moscow
Tokyo
Tais
Vyacheslav Molotov
Naotake Sato
Germany
TSSR
U.S.S.R
Soviet Russia
WASHINGTON
Byrnes
Soviet
Emperor Hirohito
Fighting Across Manchuria Opens New War Front
Moscow reports Soviet troops crossed into Manchuria from Transbaikalia and the Far East driving 14 miles into Japanese frontier areas. Japanese sources say air raids hit northern Manchuria as garrisons join Manchukuoan forces in defense. Reports cite clashes near Khabarovsk and Amur Ussuri fronts with ongoing fighting as both sides announce mobilization actions.
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C.P
Manchurian
Moscow radio
Moscow
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Transbaikalia
Khabarovsk
Red army
Amur
Ussuri
Kwantung army
maritime
Grans-Baikalia
Outer Mongolia
TOKYO
FRANCISCO
A.P
faids
imperial headquarters
Korea
Manchukuo
imperial
Hsinking
radio Tokyo
federal communications commission
Chosen
Fleet Guns Pound Japan by Massive Allied Air Attack
More than 1,200 British and U S carrier planes launched dawn rockets and bombs on Japan as Admiral Halsey moved the 3rd Fleet to waters off Honshu. Nimitz pledged continued raids. the operation aimed at Japan's shipping, air bases and coastal targets, with fierce aerial action reported near Copking and north Honshu.
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GUAM
United States
Japan
aielashi
Admiral Halsey
north Honshu
Nimitz
Russia
assvCRS
Admiral Nimitz
Copking
3rd Fleet
Honshu
Tokyo
Maizuru
Adi Halsey
Leaflets Tell Japs of Russ Declaration
The Far Eastern Air Force carried out its first mission in support of Soviet allies by dropping millions of Japanese language leaflets on the Japanese population shortly after war was declared. The leaflets aimed to shock war weary civilians, and a psychological warfare officer noted the advance preparation was a gamble on Soviet entry into the war.
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MANILA
Far Eastern Air Force
Japan
Soviet Union
Pacific Fleet to Aid Russians in War Against Japan
Admiral Nimitz announced the U S Pacific Fleet will give full assistance to the Soviet war effort as the Soviet Union enters the struggle against Japan. He welcomed Russia as a powerful partner in the war.
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GUAM
United States
Pacific
Japan
Nimitz
Russia
Polish Zionist youth survivors told at conference
London reports at a world Zionist conference press briefing quote the leader recounting that over 3,000,000 Polish Jews were killed by the Germans while only about 50 of several thousand Zionist youths who fought underground in Poland survived.
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LONDON
Poland
Four Missing Fourteen Die At Lakehead Elevator Blast
Canadian Press reports 16 dead and four missing after a Saskatchewan Pool Elevators explosion and fire at Lakehead. Rescue crews, aided by a locomotive winch, concentrated on the wreckage as investigators from Regina arrived to oversee the disaster probe. The toll includes 16 year old Steve Kapasila and Ernest Sutton, with 36+ hospitalized for burns.
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REG WAMBOLDT
PORT ARTHUR
Saskatche
wan Pool
Ernest Sutton
Steve Kapasila
H. Wesson
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators, Limited
J. D. Read
Regina
Uft
Russians Capture Key Centers in Manchuria News
Reports from Moscow say Russian troops seized Lupin Dalai Nor and Fu Yuan in Manchuria as Allied forces prepare for broader actions. Mountbatten predicts Japan’s bulk forces will engage soon, speeding up war efforts. Red Army chief Antonov met Allied leaders to coordinate East Asia military actions. A bomb assessment in Hiroshima notes damage comparable to 150 Superfortresses. Airmen from Ite de France arrive in Canada. U S Army personnel arrive from Medicine Hat. a 20 aircraft Superfortress raid hit Amaguontl refinery and storage.
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MANCHURIA
MOSCOW
Lupin
Dalai Nor
Fu Yuan
MOUNTBATTEN
LONDON
Russia
Louis Mount
patien
ANTONOV
A. A. Antonov
Red army
United States
East Asia
HIROSHIMA
GUAM
Canada
Ite de France
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Blu JAP
A.P
Amaguontl
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