Missouri Governor Declares Victory Opens a New Era
Governor Donnelly praised Japan’s surrender as a turning point and called Missourians to joyful restraint as they honor the war’s end. He lauded Missouri’s wartime contributions at home and abroad, noting half a million residents served and major plants aided victory. He paid homage to those who sacrificed.
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Potsdam Terms Call for Long Stern Control of Japan
Japanese accept Potsdam surrender terms and agree the Emperor may take orders under Allied supervision as the Allies impose a new order. Occupation aims to disarm, limit sovereignty to main islands, and pursue peaceful democratic reformation while restoring industry and trade.
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Victory Day: Truman Declares End of Fascism on White House Lawn
President Truman addressed a large Lafayette Park crowd from the White House lawn saying the day marks the final triumph over fascism and the start of free government implementation. He urged national unity to secure world peace as Mrs. Truman joined him on the portico amid cheering and Secret Service presence.
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Hirohito Becomes Allied Mouthpiece After Surrender
The article states Emperor Hirohito, seen by the Japanese as descended from the sun, now acts as a mouthpiece for the Allies. General Douglas MacArthur, named supreme Allied Commander to receive Japan's surrender, will direct Hirohito on orders. The Japanese accepted surrender terms and Hirohito must comply, marking an unprecedented situation for a Japanese emperor.
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Congress Called to Reconvene Starting Sept 5
Congress was called to reconvene Sept 6 to turn wartime gains into peacetime reform. Leader Barkley urged harmony as the agenda includes tax cuts, unemployment expansion, surplus property laws, government reorganization, and a full employment bill aiming to employ 60 million people. The Ways and Means Committee will meet Aug 27 to prioritize unemployment legislation and tax revision, with no tax changes until 1946.
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Russia and China Sign Friendship Pact
London report says the Soviet Union and China signed a treaty of friendship. The broadcast claimed complete agreement on all questions of common interests reached with the accord.
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Vatican notes new war of ideas after end of hostilities
Osservatore Romano and Vatican officials urged vigilance in a postwar moral clash as editors warned that atomic victory cannot end human conflict. Msgr. Walter S. Carroll reported from Germany and suggested the true battle remains in ideas and conscience. The Pope is expected to reference the end of war in a Benedictions Hall speech to Italian Catholic Workers with about 5000 attending.
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Leaders hail Japan surrender across industry church and professions
A wide range of leaders from Mme Chiang Kai-Shek to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey praised Japan's surrender. They urged sober reflection, the fight for lasting peace, and swift help for veterans, while reaffirming commitment to liberty, justice, and peacetime recovery.
Treaty publication to follow ratification by Soviet and Chinese governments
Worded fragment notes that the text of the treaty and Bernierine would be published soon after ratification by the Soviet Government and the Chinese Republic. The item hints at diplomatic steps pending formal approval by the two powers.
Chinese Air Trainees Here Wildly Elated
Over 170 Chinese Air Force personnel at Scott Field celebrate Japan's capitulation at Chunking Cafe on Chinese Air Force Day Aug 14. They sang the national anthem and offered a silent prayer for families left behind in China after months abroad. The commemoration honors the Mogangin Squadron’s defeat near Nanking eight car s ago.
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All Censorship to Fold V-J Day
Washington announces censorship will end after V J Day as President Truman declares the day and communications services plan to shut down.
Early chafing dishes predate chimneys in England
The article notes that chafing dishes were used before chimneys and were introduced in England around 1200, indicating an early use of portable cooking vessels in domestic life.
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Bet on Japanese war end by August 14 wins $50
Louis Price of 6270 Nottingham Ave. and T. M. Scherer of 728 Bellerive Blvd. with a May 15 wager that Japan would be defeated by Aug. 14. Price, who bet Scherer $50, said he relied on U S armed forces and claimed two other bets were placed the same night.
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Lessons Learned From Japan Helped U.S. Win
United States lessons from Pearl Harbor Bataan Corregidor and Japanese tactics shaped Pacific strategy. Navy developed fast carrier task forces amphibious operations and sustained sea operations, using larger forces, railgun-like advances, and improved land-sea integration to overwhelm Japanese and cut supply lines.
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Truman Grants U.S. Government Workers Two Day Holiday
President Truman declares a two day holiday for federal employees, thanking government workers for their wartime service and directing department heads to excuse staff for tomorrow and Thursday with only skeleton operations remaining.
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UAW Ends No-Strike Pledge Amid Wartime Tension
The United Automobile Workers union in Detroit declares the wartime no-strike pledge ended tonight. A proclamation issued with hope there would be no rash of strikes, signaling a shift in industrial labor policy during wartime.
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Emperor to address nation on capitulation capitulation rescript broadcast
Tokyo radio said Emperor Hirohito would read the imperial rescript of Japan's surrender at 10 pm St Louis time, with the speech carried in Japanese to occupied Asia. The FCC monitored the announcement made ten minutes after President Truman announced surrender terms. The Emperor is scheduled to appear at noon Wednesday Tokyo time and listeners are urged to tune in.
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Japan Surrenders Unconditionally as Moscow Radio Reports
The Moscow radio announced at midnight local time that Japan has surrendered unconditionally ending World War II. This declaration followed Japan's formal request for peace and the collapse of its military resistance, signaling the end of hostilities.
Union Leaders Proclaim Statement From Headquarters
President R. J. Thomas and Secretary-Treasurer George S. Addes issued a proclamation at union headquarters. Vice Presidents Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen chaired the release which was sent to about 1000 locals in the United States and Canada.
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