War in Final Hours as World Awaits Jap Peace Reply
Tokyo papers speculate on Crown Prince Akihito’s future role as Japan considers a surrender pattern similar to Italy. Reports describe Akihito’s health, schooling, and duties, noting he may abdicate the throne’s ceremonial duties if needed and showing sympathy for war victims.
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Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon thunder over western and central sections and northern coast. East Texas shows similar conditions with gentle to moderate winds along the coast. Temperatures mild with variable clouds through Sunday.
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UNRRA Readies for Far East Relief Push
In London August 31 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration head Here Devt Letina said UNRRA is ready to meet a new Far East situation. He noted that CAPAN's probable capitulation would bring problems, doubling UNRRA's responsibilities as it shifts focus from Europe to Asia. The agency has begun accelerating relief and rehabilitation efforts and sees a chance for greater achievement.
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Far East
Troops Return Aboard Queen Elizabeth After Victory Jubilation
In New York on August eleventh thousand European veterans arrive aboard the Queen Elizabeth to joyous scenes. The mix includes eighty eighth air force members and Dutch marines. Most troops were told they would be redeployed after furloughs, while Pacific deployment and matériel moves continue despite Japan's surrender. Officials await official confirmation that hostilities have ceased before changing dispositions.
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Work Stops On Warship and Carriers Amid 1200 Million Cuts
The navy announced major reductions halting work on the battleship Illinois and 16 aircraft carriers as part of a 1200 million contraction in ship construction. Plans include stopping work on 98 ships under construction and delaying 169 district craft and smaller auxiliaries, with further reductions in cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliaries. Officials say employment reductions will extend 1947 in some yards as plans are finalized.
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Soutaty Sports News Index Item
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California bred horse bought for Hirohito voyage
Compton businessman Dewey R. Rutten sold the horse Hirohito is said to have ridden in Tokyo. The eight year old white steed, raised in the San Joaquin valley, weighed about 940 pounds and was trained by Truvan, a former world champion cowboy who joined the marines and was killed in action. The horse was shipped to Tokyo with Burden’s team to instruct the emperor in riding.
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Devers Says Troops Still Big Factor in War
Gen Jarod J Devers commanding general of the Allied forces visits Camp Wolters and states that ground troops remain the most important factor in modern warfare even with the advent of the atomic bomb. He says the new weapon will fail without solid ground defense and troops.
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Disciples Sect Leader Retires And Succeeds
Disciples sect leader Br. Ricard Scribner Ames retires as head of the Walseiples of Christ denomination at the Wiselines Divinity house. Rev. W. T. Binkemare, assistant professor of religion at the University of Chicago, succeeds him as dean. Joan Berryman dies at 83 in Chicago hospital.
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Ready to Join Air War B-32s Land at Okinawa
Okinawa reports arrival of new B-32 Dominator bombers to join the air war. Led by Col. Frank Cook, the group including Col. B. D. Wells and other veterans moved toward strategic targets in the Pacific.
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Hayoc
Eisenhower Arrives in Moscow After Japans Surrender
General Dwight D. Eisenhower lands in Moscow amid reports of Allied powers confirming Japan's surrender with possible conditions. No official statement given on why Eisenhower traveled, but streets and officials note his arrival as a symbol of postwar coordination.
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Chiang Ka i Shek Urges No Let Up on War Effort
Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek urged the Chinese army and people to press the war against Japan without leniency. CBS reports from Chiang’s headquarters say the appeal followed a joint meeting of the supreme defense council and the time line referenced end of hostilities remained unsettled.
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Don Pryey
End Seen To Gas Rationing Says Official
Austin dispatch reports Olin Gulberson, chair of the ends fund commission, declaring that there is no reason to continue gasoline rationing after V. F. T. says. He states there is in the Southwest a preference to end it on suggestion, indicating an imminent halt.
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Big Four press Japan surrender terms through Potsdam note
London dispatch quotes Chongking radio that all Japanese military operations are canceled. Allied note to Tokyo insists Emperor Hirohito must authorize surrender terms and orders to cease hostilities, transport POWs, and accept supreme Allied command. Expectation of end of war by Sunday or Monday with Japan's reply expected soon.
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OWI Replays Byrnes Surrender Speech to Japan
The Office of War Information transmitted the unconditional surrender statement by State Secretary James Byrnes to Japan within minutes. Shortwave facilities in California and Hawaii picked up the news and relayed it to Europe and the world, with broadcasts reaching Honolulu and Sabana not beanted to the Orient.
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