U S Tightens Grip On Jap Homeland
U S forces expand landings in Tokyo area after Japan formally surrenders to the Allies aboard the battleship Missouri. General MacArthur issues an order authorizing requisition of needed resources as occupation begins, with British ships present and ceremony ending the 2,600 year war.
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General MacArthur
Japan
U.S
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
OKOHAMA
Tokyo
Macarthur
United States navy
Philippines
Malaya
Pacific
Reduction in Army point score for immediate discharge
Ottawa announces a drop of 19 points to a 130 minimum priority score for soldiers to qualify for immediate discharge. The policy reduces the original 189 postwar threshold as demobilization continues, with key personnel retained to keep the process functioning. NRMA and general service troops face different discharge pathways while many with low scores receive leaves. In California, a murder complaint is filed against John Gilbertti in the death of Herman Trelle, a former Wembley wheat king. Trelle died after a shotgun blast on his Fontana district ranch porch. Gilbertti, a former ranch hand, fled the scene and is being sought by San Bernardino County authorities. Funeral arrangements are pending an inquest likely tomorrow.
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OTTAWA
Barlier
Canada
NR. M.A
NRMA
BERNARDINO
Calif
John Gilbertti
Herman Trelle
world wheat king
Wembley
Alta
Treille
Fontana
here
Tree
Gilbertti
Gilbertti los
Gilberti
Trelle
San Bernardino county
vineyard
CALIFORNIA
Alberts
Beatrice
Roy Kay
Ronald H. Trelle
Los Angeles
Marie Trelle
Alla
Louise Trelle Smith
Louise M. ‘Treille
Pasadena
winess
Human bites riskier than dog bites per navy doctor report
A U S Navy doctor states human bites carry far higher infection risk than dog bites. He cites bacteria such as staphylococcus and streptococcus and warns that without immediate cleaning deep infections can develop. A Washington vet attributes lower risk in dogs to stronger teeth and gums.
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U.S. navy
Rover
Comur
u. G. Kenry
nasal medical corps reserve
Henry
Washington
Housing Act Is Flop Fallow Says Alberta Leader
Edmonton report quotes Acting Premier W A Fallow calling the National Housing Act a complete flop for meeting the national emergency of a housing shortage. He blasts Dominion inaction, notes Alberta offered a 50 50 municipal scheme later shunned, and mentions a 1 million loan proposal for Calgary and Edmonton to build temporary homes for returning servicemen, which Calgary declined to join.
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EDMONTON
W. A. Fallow
Fallon
Alberta
Calgary
Canadian Soldier Testifies He Aided Enemy But Had Inaccurate Information
Pte EB B Martin of Riverside Ontario and Essex Scottish Regiment testifies at a Canadian general court martial in Hampshire that any information he gave the Germans was incorrect and misleading. He says he worked as an informer to uncover Englishmen aiding the Germans and to gather data useful to the Allies while a prisoner of war. He explains he aimed to gain Sgt Schappes' confidence to cause damage.
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DOUGLAS AMARON
FARNBOROUGH
Hampshire
England
P. Cable
Ptc
B. Martin
Riverside
Ont
Essex Scottish Regiment
Windsor
Pte Martin
Free Corps
Martin
Sgt. Schappes
Surrender Document of Japan at Tokyo Bay 1945
Text of the surrender instrument signed by Japanese authorities at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945. It states unconditional surrender to the Allied powers the Emperor government and the Japanese General Headquarters command crews and civilians to cease hostilities and preserve assets. It orders surrender of all Japanese forces and details obligations to noncombat duties prisoner and civilian protection and adherence to Potsdam terms under the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
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U.S.S. MISSOURI
Tokyo Bay
heigl
Imperial general headquarters
Japanese Imperial general headquarters
Imperial general
MacArthur Speech at Japanese Surrender Ceremony
General Douglas MacArthur delivers the official text remarks at the Japan surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay on September 2. He states victors and vanquished unite to commit their peoples to faithful compliance with the peace undertaking and hopes for a better world founded on faith and understanding.
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USS
MISSOURI
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Gen. M MacArthur
Occupation of Singapore Is Awaited
British warships anchored in Singapore for first time in over three years as occupation forces poised to land and take over the former naval base from surrendering Japan. HMS Cleopatra leads a flotilla with mine sweepers. Penang Island to be occupied while surrender arrangements for Sabang and Malaya area completed. Singapore had been under Japanese control since February 1942 after Percival's garrison fell to Yamashita. Percival witnessed Yamashita's surrender to Monwright in the Philippines.
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KANDY
Ceylon
Singapore
southeast Asia command
craier
Cleopatra
Sir Arthur Power
East Indies
Malacca Strait
Penang Island
Malaya
Penang
Nelson
Sabang
Sumatra
Si. Arthur Percivial
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Percival
Yamashita
Jonathan Monwright
Baguie Luzon
New Delhi
London
Jord Lows Mountbatten
southeast Asia
Fireapare
Holland
Dictatorship In Alberta Liquor Board Charged
Calgary delegates at a Western hotels and restaurants conference called for a three member board to run Alberta liquor affairs. They criticized the single member liquor control board led by chairman J. A. King as autocratic and urged ending beer rationing citing containers as the bottleneck.
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CALGARY
Alberta
liquor control board
J. A. King
Labor Day Parades Mark Peace Time Celebrations Across Canada
Thousands marched in Labor Day events across Canada as parades and sports meets drew crowds in Vancouver Winnipeg Toronto Montreal and Quebec City. Rain delayed a Vancouver park event while organizers highlighted jobs and security amid war weariness and peacetime optimism.
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Stanley Park
Vancouver
Camillien Houde
Montreal
Iredes
Labor Council
Get Home Quickly Universal Wish Of Canucks Released From Jap Prisons
Canadian press report from Hong Kong details the release of 1 985 Canadian prisoners from a Hong Kong internment camp by Canadian forces aboard the Prince Robert. Thousands were evacuated earlier in 1943 and 1944 with about 300 believed held in nearby camps. Survivors express a clear longing to return home after months of captivity under Japanese control.
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Universal Wish Of Canucks
WILLIAM STEWART
HONG KONG
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Royal Rifles of Canada
Prince Robert
Shulon
Kowhuon
Empire
Budget To Be Main Session Business
Ottawa notes the new Parliament session will focus on passing a war and reconstruction appropriation bill. The government aims to set 1946 tax conditions quickly, with supplementary estimates prepared before opening and tabled again once the session starts. The budget’s timing and contents will guide business expectations for the year ahead.
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OTTAWA
treasury board
commons
Mistaken claim on Japan dictating peace terms after Pearl Harbor
A misreported assertion claimed the Japanese navy would dictate peace terms in the White House after the Pearl Harbor attack, reflecting confusion over postwar negotiations and ally expectations.
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Pearl Harbor
Troops Return Home as Ships Land in Canada and Britain
Halifax reports another contingent of Canadian servicemen arriving aboard HMC Puncher including 19 officers and 388 other ranks from Military District No. 4. In Quebec the Pas teur docks with about 4,300 Canadian servicemen aboard, Army personnel totaling 3,500. Crowds cheer along Dufferin Terrace as a 2 gun salute rings out. Scotland sees Empress of Scotland sail from Liverpool for Wolfe Cove with 4,600 Canadian veterans aboard headed to England, including civilians led by the Earl of Athlone and Princess.
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HALIFAX
Gamimon
H.M.C
Puncher
PASTEUH
QUEBEC
S.S. Pasteur
Dufferin Terrace
Aarour
frop
Citadel
Sqdn
Mitchell Johnston
Sellark Man
civilsa Lfe
SCOTLAND
Liverpool
Wolfe Cove
England
Earl of Athlone
Princess ie
trom pine
Novemer boer
Pot Hole Coulee bid opening in Edmonton
Edmonton bids opened Tuesday for the Pot Hole Coulee reservoir project. Seven bids were received, with contract award unlikely for several days, while George Smith of Willey pushes dirt on a $60,000 Aetna irrigation project.
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Edmonton
Ben Russell
water resources
George Smith
Willey
B.A. OIL CO
UNION OIL COMPANY
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