Allies Fight in Defence Against Japanese Air Attacks
Allied carrier fleets continued operations after orders to cease as Japan neared surrender. British and American forces reported heavy air battles over Tokyo area with 26 Japanese planes shot down in dogfights, bringing recent totals to 1175 enemy planes destroyed or damaged. Casualties included nearly 50 Japanese fighters that failed to return. Admiral Nimitz reported additional ships sunk or damaged and a Japanese aircraft crash caused civilian and military losses at Buckner Bay Okinawa.
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GUAM
Halsey
Tokyo
Numitz
JAPAN
Pras
ADMIRAL RAWLINGS
western Pacific
halliard
TALLEY MOUNTS
Tokyo arca
Attlee
Truman
Nimitz
Shimoda
Admiral Namitz
Buckner Bay
Okinawa
Rediscovering the First Steamship Controversy
The St Thomas Times-Journal argues the first steamship was built by William Symington of the Clyde in 1802 with the Charlotte Dundas, not by Robert Fulton. Fulton’s claim is challenged as American schooling and pollster Dr Gallup are cited as misinforming the public on this historic fact.
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Dr Gallup
bureau
United States
Ravert Fulton
Charlotte Dundas
New York
Robert Fulton
China Puppet Govt Quits in Japanese Occupation Scene
New Delhi reports an inoperative Nanking puppet government dissolves as Kwantung Army appeals to the Russians to stop Manchurian attacks. Domei says Wang Ching-wei, 62, who led the regime since 1939, died last November in a Japanese hospital and Chen Kung-Po will pursue interim administration.
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NEW YORK
Nanking
China
Hirohito
Kwantung
Manchuria
Chungking
Federal Communications Commisssion
Yusuji Okamaru
Chiang Kai-Shek
FCC
Kwantung army
New Delhi
Red army
Domei
Associated Press
Wang Ching-Wei
Chen Kung-Po
Nanking legislative council
No Peace Holidays Declared in Moscow on Wednesday
No peace holidays were declared for the Russians and no demonstrations took place in Moscow on Wednesday. Reuters reports from Moscow dated August 16 noted the absence of public celebrations or protests in the capital.
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MOSCOW
Reuters
Japs Fire At Peace Plane Over Burma
In Pegu Burma a C-47 RAF cargo plane carrying news of Hirohito’s capitulation was fired upon near Moulmein. British front commanders warned Japan would be met with force if shots continued, while regional orders stop short of a full ceasefire. Thailand reportedly decided to negotiate peace with the Allies.
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PEGU
Burma
Hirohito
Japan
Moulmein
tga
New Demobilization Rules Speed Up Canadian Army Discharge
Ottawa reports McNaughton unveils plans to speed demobilization by immediate discharge for more personnel. Eligible groups include those with 150 point score as of March 31, wounded or repatriated POWs, last war veterans, those over 42, under 19 at V J Day, and new recruits in district depots. CWACs eligible if married to discharged serviceman or showing intent to start a home.
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OTTAWA
Defence headquarters
Higashi Kuni to Head New Japanese Cabinet Amid Surrender
In San Francisco August 16 the Emperor ordered Gen Prince Higashi Kuni to form a new cabinet after Suzuki’s resignation following Japan’s surrender. The Domei and radio Okva reports say the premier will assemble a cabinet by nightfall with Mamoru Shigemitsu or Hachiro Arita as foreign minister, amid talks with the United States Britain and the Soviet Union and Potsdam terms.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Hirohito
Gen
P unce
Marius juko Higashi-Kuni
Nagako
Someli
Federal Communications Commission
Suzuki
Japan
Maruhiko Higashi-Kum
imperial household ministry
Radio Okva
Domei
Koiso
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Hachiro Arita
ToHo
Arita
whch
United States
Great Britain
Chungking
Soviet Union
Pring Tagashi-Kuni
home defence general headquarters
Jap Paper Praises Atomic Research
In San Francisco on August 16 a Japanese newspaper praised the atomic bomb program. The Yomiuri Hochi quoted by Radio Tokyo said it is better to credit the scientific supremacy of those who produced the weapon than to condemn the Allies. The piece framed self critique as a sign of Japan's own limits.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Toh
Yomiuri Hochi
Radio Tokyo
Guerrilla Clashes In China Rise Near Key Cities
Unofficial reports from Chungking say Chinese communist troops clashed with central government guerrillas near Tsingtao and Tientsin as they press to seize major cities north of the Yellow River after Japan’s armistice. Chiang Kai-shek’s order to stay put was rejected by communist leaders as contrary to national interests. A communique claimed troops near Peiping and Nanking. censors did not pass the text. Gen Chu Teh sent a memorandum to Allied ambassadors insisting on communist representation in Japan's surrender in Chungking per Yenan broadcasts.
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CHUNGKING
Yellow river
Tsingtao
Tientsin
Peiping Hsuchow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Gen
Penning Noovhe
NEW YORK
Chu Teh
Nas
federal communications commission
Reds advance toward Peiping as Manchuria fights on
Soviet dispatches report Red army drives in Manchuria push toward Harbin and Peiping with three main columns. Japanese Kwantung forces urged Russia to halt attacks but Moscow said operations would continue until arms are surrendered.
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MOSCOW
Manchuria
Red army
Harbin
ASK
NEW YORK
Hsinking
federal communications commission
Kwantung army
New Delhi
PEIPING
LONDON
Manchu
Chahar province
Inner Mongolia
Kangpor
Changteh
Wanchuan Kalgera
China
Japan
Alexei Antonov
First Threat To Peace
Melbourne August 16. Emperor Hirohito's radio address to the Japanese people was called the first threat to peace by Australia’s department of information in a shortwave broadcast. It said the speech is not that of a defeated man leading a defeated nation.
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MELBOURNE
C. P
Emperor Hirohito
Australian department of information
Churchill in new role with Attlee after Potsdam
London reports Churchill in parliament credited the atomic bomb with ending the war against Japan saving millions of American lives and predicted Stalin would enter the Pacific war three months after German surrender Attlee called Churchill a victory architect and outlined postwar leadership as Attlee became prime minister following the July election.
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LONDON
Winston Churchill
house of commu
Pome
Attlee
Shutehill
Truman
Potsdam
Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Wild Rioting In Frisco
A wild night of rioting looting and assaults in San Francisco ended after about 1000 police and navy shore patrolmen dispersed mobs. Downtown crowds damaged storefronts smashed windows and looted, with property damage running into thousands of dollars as celebrations turned violent.
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BAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco
Market street
SUDBURY
Ontario
Sault Ste Marie
International Nickel Company
TORONTO
MacArthur presses for immediate Japanese cease fire
Gen. MacArthur announced Japan could not send emissaries to Manila tomorrow due to time limits. Tokyo was told to cease hostilities at once and surrender terms to be received. four Japanese envoys were named to reach Ie Shima. Emperor Hirohito ordered imperial family members to fronts to ensure cease fire while the response faced delays.
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ANILA
A.P
MacArthur
Manila
Tokyo
Domei Agency
Hirohito
Pacific
Luzon
morine
New York
federal communications commission
AN FRANCISCO
Gen. MacArthur
Ie Shima
Robert Shaplen
Newsweek Magazine
Okinawa
IMPERIAL FAMILY
ina
King Extends Grateful Thanks To Empire After War End
London report notes the King’s world radio address declaring the war against Japan over. He calls on Commonwealth peoples to thank God, rebuild prosperity, and honor those who died or were prisoners. He highlights reunions for POWs and urges continued resolve in Asia.
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LONDON
British Commonwealth and empire
Japan
Japanese Counter Attack and Allied Air Power Update
A Soviet communique reports a Japanese counter-attack in Manchuria as Allied air forces pound the Japanese home islands. The U S Third Fleet claims 2965 enemy planes destroyed or damaged and over 1600 ships sunk or damaged in the last two months. De Gaulle to approve clemency for Petain, while Konoye is tipped for a peace-time Japanese cabinet post. Canadian shell quotas for fall hunting may rise as authorities review ammunition supplies.
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LONDON
C.P
Manchuria
U.S
JAPAN
United States
DE GAULLE
PETAIN
Marshal Petain
high court
KONOVE
SAN FRANCISCO
Higashi-Nuni
imperial household
faken Suzuki
Tokyo radio
Fumimaro Konoye
China
OTTAWA
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12th Army Group
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Siam
McNAUGHTON
North China
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Starin
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Germany
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Asia
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WAPHE
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