Japan Accepts Allied Surrender Terms, Swiss Report Says
Swiss radio reported Japan accepted Allied surrender conditions with no elaboration as Washington and Bern awaited formal note. The Tokyo envoy delivered a note to the Japanese foreign office, and White House officials expected a reply to arrive soon, signaling near end of the war vigil.
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Moscow
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Tokyo
Lightning Drive Seizes Towns As Soviets Advance In Asia
Soviet forces press through Manchuria and Sakhalin with swift advances and rail disruptions. Reports claim captures near Linkow and Sungari Ussuri sectors, driving toward Harbin and threatening Mukden routes. Japanese defense details remain unconfirmed. further updates promised.
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Emperor's August 14 1945 decision broadcast cited
Domei report relayed by FCC describes crowds at the palace weeping in shame as the imperial decision was granted and Hirohito’s wartime rescript date is noted. The dispatch mentions bloodless calm on palace grounds and a call for national reflection and forgiveness.
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Domel
Left Hand Corner Notes Shocking Pea Shooter Sights
The Kitchener Record laments a pea shooter fitted with sights by Alvin Bloom a 21 year old Los Angeles ex marine his rear peep sight and crossbar front sight resemble rifle optics and warn of amplified temper in targets this image contrasts with a New York Times report on parachute dropped goods and air cargo packaging forums.
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A fragment from page Bek continues a report about a man leaving a location. The readable text hints at a personal departure tied to an ongoing story or column.
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Times Square erupts in celebration as radio news sparks crowds
Hysterical crowds form impromptu parades in Times Square after Tokyo radio reports an imperial message accepting the Potsdam proclamations. Girls kiss soldiers and sailors, radios blare, and ticker tape drifts as celebrations spread to Chinatown and Little Italy. Two women injured in a crash are hospitalized.
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Tokyo
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Little Italy
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Crushing Blow On Japanese Antenna of B 29 Sn
Allied air forces unleashed massive air raids on Japanese industrial targets on August 15 1945 dropping about 6000 tons of bombs in 24 hours. B 29s from the Marianas attacked Isezaki Kumagaya Akita Kumagaya and other sites near Tokyo Osaka Nagoya and Tokuyama while carrier planes and British ships pounded the coast. More than 725 B 29s and 180 fighters took part in the operation described as one of the busiest days in 20th Air Force history.
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United States
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Marianas
Iwo Jima
Isezaki
Kumingaya
emperor's palace
Nippon oil
Akita Kumagaya
Marifu
Tokyo
Osaka army arsenal
Tokuyama
Nagoya
Akita
Honshu
Isegaki
Kumagaya
Situation at Sittang Heads Toward Burma Retreat
Allied and Tokyo reports describe remnants of Japanese forces in the Sittang River area being looped by encirclement and breaking out to join Burma’s retreat toward Thailand. British and Allied units face heavy machine gun fire and sniper threats near Nyitkyo and the Pegu Martaban rail line east of Abura and Penwegon.
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Burma
Southeast Asia Command
Tokyo radio
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Thailand
Nyitkyo
Pegu-Martaban
Abura
Penwegon
Brooke And Cunningham Named Barons In King’s Honors List
Three top British defense leaders were elevated to the peerage as barons following the Churchill government defeat. Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, and Marshal of the RAF Sir Charles Portal were named by the King on the dissolution honors list.
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RAF
Charles Portal
Hastings Ismay
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Winston Churchill
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house of commons
No Herald Extra On V J Day
The Herald will not issue an extra edition when Japan accepts unconditional surrender terms. The regular noon and mal editions will carry background material about the war in the Pacific.
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Victory Riot in Victoria
A several thousand strong crowd in Victoria gathered in downtown Humboldt Street and assaulted a liquor store with rocks. Police, helmeted Marines, and the navy shore patrol dispersed them after reinforcements arrived, then the mob moved toward Johnson Street where marines again confronted them. The incident followed radio reports of Japan’s surrender terms.
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Chinese Cut Vital Road Lets Japanese Be Cut Off
Chinese forces report cutting the Hunan Kwangsi railroad at Tungan leaving Japanese south of Tungan wihout rail facilities. Tungan lies between Kweilin and Hengyang about 180 miles away. Chinese advances also recaptured Hweilain and pursued remnants along the Swatow Hong Kong highway. Forty miles south of Nanchang Chinese troops reoccupied Fencheng as negotiations for capitulation began in Chekiang.
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Hunan
Kweilin
Hengyang
Kwangtung
Hweilain
china Sea
Swatow
Hong Kong
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Fencheng
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Nanchang
Tokyo
Chekiang
Shanghai
China
Chiang Kai-Sheks
What's Ahead For Canada in Wartime to Peacetime Shift
Ottawa reports Canada's postwar industrial shift is well advanced but will speed after Japan's surrender. Howe says direct war contracts will be canceled gradually, with thousands ending immediately if Japan's end is official. A full government statement on industry and employment follows.
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Jap Radio Says Nippon Accepts Allied Terms
The New York Times reporting that Japan’s reply to surrenders is en route to Switzerland and Washington. Tokyo radio said an imperial message accepting the Potsdam declarations would be forthcoming soon. Dozel and Domei described Japanese officials alert and wary as broadcasts tracked the expected acceptance and translation efforts.
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Japan Opens Door to Potsdam Terms on Surrender
Admiral Baton Kratato Suzuki premier of Japan informs allies via Domei that Japan will accept the surrender terms set by the Big Three at Potsdam. The statement signals readiness to proceed toward formal surrender negotiations.
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Washington Still Awaits Japanese Surrender Note
White House awaits Japanese note on surrender crisis reported sent to Swiss foreign office for transmission to the United States. In Bern US officials conference on note with Swiss and Basel reports a reply expected at 4:20 PM Washington time.
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