Potsdam ultimatum predicts Japan defeat by Christmas
Washington sources forecast unconditional surrender or complete defeat of Japan by Christmas. The Potsdam terms demand Japan’s unconditional surrender and warn of prompt destruction if ignored. Opinions vary on timing with some predicting 30 days and others expecting invasion before homeland surrender. The note excludes Russia from the ultimatum and hints at future Soviet involvement.
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Washington
INS
Japan
United States
Great Britain
China
Potsdam
Pearl Harbor
Ali Washington
Tokyo
Russia
Que
East Side buses detour as routes shift and pool grows popular
City notes detours for East Side bus riders while resurfacing on Fast Washington street progresses. The new Neshannock creek pool at Mercer street attracts hundreds daily in hot weather amid 1944 safety updates and dog catcher patrols.
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East Side
Washington Street
New City
Neshannock Creek
Mercer Street
Daily Weather Report from United States period ending today
Weather statistics cover the 24 hour period to 9 am including maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, and tide stage. The report lists regional values with highs near 89 in one area and 86 in another, with lows around 63 to 68 and light precipitation.
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United States
Record Losses: 456 Japanese Ships Destroyed in 15 Days
GUAM July 27 The U S Third Fleet inflicted unprecedented shipping losses on Japan with 456 enemy ships destroyed in 15 days amid record air sea raids. The toll includes 42 warships damaged or sunk and signals a decisive blow to Japan's navy in the Pacific.
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Guam
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Japan
U. S
Nippon
Imperial Navy
Pacific
Adm
William F. “Bull
Halsey
Public Information Office
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Attlee Cabinet Choices Draw U S Focus
Washington dispatch notes American interest centers on Clement Attlee’s likely cabinet selections to implement reform pledges. Attention concentrates on the foreign secretary choice to succeed the ailing Anthony Eden, with Ernest Bevin the leading candidate according to London reporting.
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Clement Attlee
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
London
Ernest Bevin
Charter Action Yet This Week Senate Hope
Senate leaders expressed confidence they could ratify the United Nations charter this week possibly with a Saturday night session. The debate was seen as over the hump with a decision on whether implementing military provisions would be a joint resolution or treaty. Senator Tom Connally said a finish by Saturday was possible.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Fourteen Die As U S Liberator Crashes Off Scottish Coast
London dispatch reports a U S Army Liberator transport crashes into the Gulf of Syke near the Scottish coast. Fourteen crew members perish as villagers witness the tail detach then the plane plunge and ignite. Rescue attempts are hindered by intense heat. The aircraft had departed Prestwick airport moments earlier.
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London
INS
Gulf of Syke
Prestwick
Chinese forces reach western suburbs of Kweilin amid fighting
Chungking July 27 reports a Chinese high command communique that forces have reached the western suburbs of Kweilin the former American bomber base in Kwangsi province fierce fighting continues in the area after weeks of slow progress Yangsi to the south and Yining to the north of Kweilin have been recaptured by Chinese troops.
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Chungking
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High Command
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Yangsu
Yining
Allied Submarine Shells Jap Coast
Allied submarine shelled the island of Kinkazan off Sendai in northern Honshu for about five minutes after 6 p.m. yesterday, according to the Japanese Domei agency via the Allied press dispatch.
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New York
Kinkazan
Honshu
Sendai
Jap Domei Agency
FCG
Two Men Die in Fire at Thomas Hotel Chicago
A blaze on the fourth floor of the four story Thomas hotel in Chicago killed two men and left three others in dying condition. The fire started about 7 am and spread within the top floor. victims were taken to Henrotin hospital with critical injuries.
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Chicago
Thomas Hotel
Henrotin Hospital
Japan to Ignore Allied Surrender Ultimatum
International News Service dispatch from Tokyo reports Japan will reject the joint surrender call led by Churchill Truman and Chiang Kai Shek. Domei cites an authoritative source saying Japan will pursue a greater East Asia war to a bitter end. Cabinet met at Premier Suzuki residence to hear a report on the proclamation.
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Japan
Japanese Comet Agency
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Truman
Chiang Kai- Shek
Domei
Greater East Asia
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FCC
United States
Britain
China
Kantaro Suzuki
Shgewori Toga
Tom
Comei
Joseph Stalin
Fires visible for 100 miles in Japan incendiary raids
In a large B-29 raid over Japan three war production centers Omuta Matsuyama and Tokuyama were hit by 2 000 ton incendiaries. Fires lit skies as smoke rose to 18 000 feet and most aircraft returned safely. Anti air fire was moderate and one clash with fighters was reported over Omuta. Continued on Page Two.
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Matsuyama
Tokuyama
314Th Wing
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Petain Branded Traitor in French Treason Trial
Paris July 27 INS Former French premier Leona Blum testified in Petain treason proceedings saying the Premon government wanted to go to North Africa to continue the war in 1940 but Petain blocked it calling the act treason There was government resistance to surrender and Lebrun supported that view as well Blum wept recounting the armistice atmosphere at Vichy.
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Paris
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Henri Philippe Petain
France
Leona Blum
Petain
Blum
Prenona
North Africa
Germany
Paul Reynaud
Albert Lebrun
Vichy
Third Heavy Bombing Raid on Shanghai
General MacArthur reports a third heavy bombing raid on Shanghai within a week. Okinawa based B-24s struck five major Japanese airfields, fuel depots, and coastal targets, with fires in warehouses and gasoline storage areas. One B-24 was lost over Tsuiki airfield, and Japanese fighters engaged the force.
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Okinawa
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Shanghai
Japan
Kyushu
Douglas MacArthur
Tsuiki
MacArthur
Tsuiki Air Center
Quisling’s Trial Set For August 20 in Oslo
Oslo radio reports Major Vidkun Quisling Nazi puppet premier of Norway will stand trial starting August 20. Dr Werner Best, former German minister to Denmark, will be sent to Copenhagen for Danish trial.
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London
INS
Oslo Radio
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
Werner Best
Denmark
Copenhagen
Zoo names monkey Hitler’s Reincarnation in prank
Chicago officials report a zoo prank at Lincoln Park Zoo where a keeper hung a sign labeling a monkey with the name Hitler’s Reincarnation. Zoo director R Marlin Perkins says the animal’s dazed eyes and mustache were part of the insult and not in good taste.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Hitler
Zoo
R Marlin Perkins
Churchill's Defeat Not Expected to Alter Big Three Talks
Potsdam July 27 The upset of Winston Churchill's government is not expected to affect the Big Three conferences. Officials believe core topics have already been reviewed by Attlee Truman and Stalin. President Truman made no immediate comment on the defeat.
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Churchill
Truman
Potsdam
England
Attlee
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Comrade Reports S. Sergt James R Smith Died in Philippines
Word reaches Mr and Mrs W Smith of 715 Monroe Street that their son Staff Sergeant James R Smith was killed on Luzon on February 2 1943 during an escape attempt from a Japanese prison camp. Smith served in aviation engineers and was stationed in Northern Luzon before Bataan fell in 1942.
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James R. Smith
Philippines
W. Smith
Monroe Street
Luzon
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Smith
Jimmy
Fort Belvoir
Sharon
Massachusetts
Pal
Sergeant Smith
Bataan
Old Timers Day Set For August
President Richard F. Dana of the Old Timers Day Association called a meeting of the general committee at The Castleton and planners decided to follow the usual program for the annual Old Timers Day picnic. Local participants will gather in the pavilion and the event will be held on Wednesday in August despite travel restrictions.
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Richard F. Dana
Old Timers Day Association
Castleton
Japanese envoy in Ankara kills wife then dies by suicide
French press agency from Ankara reports the Japanese ambassador to Turkey shot his wife on embassy grounds and then died by suicide. The claim, unverified by other sources, references events that allegedly occurred yesterday at the embassy.
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Paris
INS
Ankara
Turkey
Japs Battle To Keep Route Open In Kweilin Area
Chinese high command reports a counterattack by Japanese forces near Kweilin aimed at keeping escape routes open. Fighting centers around Chiehshou with heavy clashes continuing as Chinese forces press toward the former U S air force base from the south.
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Kweilin
Chungking
Kwanegst
Kaelin
Chiehshou
U. S Lth
Cleveland Fire Destroys Six Buildings on East Side
A blast at the Abner Royce Company building caused a fire that destroyed or damaged six business structures and residences on Cleveland's east side. Sixteen fire companies fought four alarms as flames spread to adjoining Royce buildings, two residences, a garage, and a distant witness building, with the cause undetermined beyond a spectacular explosion.
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Cleveland
Abner Royce Company
James FE Nimmo Sayi
Navy Fliers Sink Eleven Jap Ships
Navy Privateers on a two day air action sank nine freighters a trawler and a barge totaling 4750 tons off Honshu and downed two enemy planes. Bob Morahan and George McDonald led the scoring with six ships sunk in an hour. Seven Tojos attacked but were repelled by gunners as Privateers kept formation.
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Manila
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Bob Morahan
Milwaukee
George McDonald
Santa Barbara
Calif
Honshu
Attlee Begins Cabinet Formation After Landslide Victory
London July 27 Clement Attlee prime minister forms a new cabinet after Labour landslide win. He arrives at the treasury before 10 am to appoint government ministers and prepare for Potsdam leadership.
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Britain
Clement Attlee
George VI
Clement Richard Attlee
Attlee
Winston Spencer Churchill
Labor
Treasury
Prime minister faces hurdles in staffing posts and returning to Potsdam
The article notes doubt over the prime minister securing personnel for posts and whether he can mobilize his government to return to Potsdam, amid discussions with labor teachers.
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Potsdam
Aussies Advance in Borneo Near Mount Bato Camp
Manila reports Australian troops pressing toward Japanese positions in Borneo along the Immanuel highway. Small groups of Japanese are said to be six miles from the mounted capture near Mount Bato. General Douglas MacArthur announces coordination with air forces in the operation.
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Borrie
Japheld Samboatta
Imnant
Beukpapat
Douglas MacArthur
Mount Batochampasar
Frogs Splash in Shaded Pool on Hot Humid Day
A narrator watches frogs in a sheltered pool on a sultry day. The scene describes warm weather around eighty degrees, shaded by elders and shrubs, as frogs splash and seem content. No clear event or people beyond the observer.
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