Truman Announces Timing For Cease Fire And Terms To Emperor
President Truman plans to specify when a cease fire order will be issued after the Japanese note. He will permit the emperor to remain under Allied supreme command until further orders. The White House reports the Japanese response was received in Bern and outlines steps to halt fighting once confirmed.
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Truman
White House
James K. Vardaman
Vardaman
Ross
Japan
Tokyo
Germany
Congress
100 Veterans Form All Vet-Owned Bakery Venture in Charlotte
Charlotte veterans unite to create Vets Inc a $400000 all veteran owned baking business funded by G I loan pooling. 100 former servicemen will own common stock and guarantee jobs with plans to bake crackers cakes cookies and candies while employing about 200 veterans plus non veteran specialists.
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Charlotte
N. C
Henries
Sons of Heaven
William Mitcham
Walter C. Benson
Army
Vets Inc
Mitcham
South
Benson
Rymian
More Paper Towels And Tissue Due Soon
Washington Aug 14 WPB says larger output of paper towels napkins plates toilet tissue and drinking straws is planned. Manufacturers may raise quarterly pulp paper and paperboard use by 6 percent and add 5 percent to paper for window shades blinds draperies power carpets rugs and wrap rug paper.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Diesels Replace Steam On Freight Lines
NFECTADY New York reports diesel locomotives of 1 000 horsepower replacing steam engines on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In a year and a half they improved freight ton mileage by about 33 percent as diesels absorbed service previously done by steam locomotives. In Gettysburg Pennsylvania an 87 year old deed linked to Thaddeus Stevens was filed showing land transfer in Cumberland Township to Gabriel Means, great grandfather of attorney William L. Means.
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Nfectady
N. Y
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Gettysburg
Thaddeus Stevens
Pennsylvania
Free
William L. Means
Cumberland Township
Gabriel Means
Governmnt
All-Americans Aviation
West Virginia
Kentucky
New York
Ohio
Delaware
All- American
Guam
America
Tokyo
Japan
Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third
Insurance Traffic Stunt Turns Out To Be Campaign
In Newton Massachusetts, motorists paused at a busy intersection to aid a girl lying unconscious beside a wrecked car. The scene was revealed as a staged insurance safety campaign model, surprising passersby who expected an accident.
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Newton, Mabs
Airlines Plan Routes Serving Rural America
Washington reports a postwar plan to expand U S air routes with feeder networks linking rural towns to major terminals. About 1000 applications seek up to 150 million in subsidies, while big airlines push trunk-line extensions and Greyhound eyeing helicopter bus service. The Civil Aeronautics Board will issue experimental feeder certificates to test the concept.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Civil Aeronautics Board
America
Tes
Don Seevers
Feeder Air- Ones Association
Greyhound Company
CAB
Swedish Distance Stars Invited to Slavia Meets
Sweden's record holders Gundar Hagg and Arne Andersson and hurdler Haakon Lidman are invited by Slavia to two Prague meetings from October 3 to 10. Lennart Strand, who edged Andersson in the 1500 meters Swedish championships, is also likely to be invited.
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Slavia
Stockholm
Reuter
Sweden
Gundar Hagg
Arne Andersson
Haakon Lidman
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Lennart Strand
Andersson
Mother Searches for Missing Son in Chicago
Mrs Margaret Harding aged 29 continues pursuit of her son who vanished June 30 1944 after two Negro girls allegedly took him from a buggy while she carried groceries into the home.
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Chicago
Margaret Harding
Nova Scotia visitors bring four pounds butter to Merchantville
A Merchantville housewife welcomed guests from Nova Scotia who arrived with four pounds of butter from Newfoundland. She found wrappers stamped with a Doylestown Pa firm name, about 35 miles away.
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U. 8
Merchantville
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Doylestown
Pearl Harbor Celebrations After News of Japanese Surrender
Honolulu lights blaze as ships glow and crowds cheer for the end of hostilities following Tokyo surrender reports. In Guam and Manila, pilots, service members, and civilians celebrate with fireworks, ticker tape, and extra newspaper editions.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Tokyo
Imperial SA
Manila
G.ts
United
Australia Desires Trial For Hirohito
The Australian cabinet urges the War Crimes Commission to file charges against Emperor Hirohito for leading Japan into war. They argue he acted without mercy and cannot be treated as a mere puppet, though punishment form is not yet decided.
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San Francisco
War Crimes Commission
Hirohito
Canberra
Australia
Japan
Allied Peace Terms After Japan Surrender
The terms outline Allied aims including dismantling Japanese leadership influence, occupation of key areas, disarmament of Japanese forces, and promotion of democratic tendencies. They set emperor's power under Allied command, require surrender of arms, and stress a government chosen by the Japanese people.
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Japan
Honshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
Jao
United States
Quick End Of Pearl Harbor Cases Urged
U S senators urged that Pearl Harbor court-martials start immediately after the war with Japan ends. Senator Burton said the administration should proceed to clear the situation and put all facts on the record for the American people. Chairman Thomas agreed the delay is no longer needed.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Burton
Senate War Investigating Committee
Truman
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Lebanese Parliament Grants Confidence in Government
In Beyrouth on August 14 the Lebanese parliament backed the government by 34 votes to 9 after a debate on internal affairs and French troop withdrawal. Foreign Minister Henri Pharaon reiterated Paris’s pledge that French troops will leave alongside British forces when war conditions permit.
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Beyrouth
Lebanon
Henri Pharaon
Navy Halts Reprisal Carrier Work at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy stops construction of the 27,000 ton carrier Reprisal of the Essex class at Brooklyn Navy Yard. A spokesman said the yard will have plenty of work for employees for a month after Japan's surrender.
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Navy
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Japan
Japan Accepts Allied Terms After Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Tokyo's radio cites Japan's willingness to accept Allied terms marking three years, eight months, and seven days since Pearl Harbor. The note also aligns with eight days after Hiroshima's atomic bombing and six days after the Soviet entry into the war.
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Pearl Harbor
New York
Tokyo
Japan
Hiroshima
Russia
Chinese Reds Blast Chiang Restraint Amid Civil War Talk
Chinese Communist radio accused Chiang Kai-shek of violating the Potsdam declaration with his restraining order to the 18th Route Army. The Yenan comment says Chiang seeks civil war and urges Communist forces to join with the Allies in accepting Japan's surrender, highlighting Chu Teh's command.
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San Francisco
Communist Radio
Chiang Kai-shek
18Th Route Army
Chiang
Yenan
Chu Teh
China
Super Carrier Midway Ready For Commission
Newport News Virginia August 14 The Midway one of the Navy s three new 45000 ton super carriers soon will join the fleet after a shakedown cruise The flight deck spans more than three football fields and the hangar deck can hold over 100 planes The powerful generating plant can repel a carrier attack at more than 35 miles an hour Sister ships include Franklin D Roosevelt being fitted at New York Navy Yard and Coral Sea under construction
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Newport News
Midway
New York Navy Yard
Coral Sea
U S Outlines Stern Policy For Jap Rule
The United States sketches a corrective but not punitive occupation plan for Japan at war’s end. About 2000 officers would run initial administration, with aims to curb zaibatsu power, redirect production to peaceful needs, and repatriate colonized peoples while fostering eventual self government under Allied oversight.
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Washington
United States
Japan
U. S
Potsdam
Britain
China
Russia
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Zaibatsu
Air War Update From Kyushu Clash Hits Ships and Railways
Air war reports describe a cruiser hit by bombs and four small freighters sunk with 26 damaged and two set afire on Kyushu Island. Four American planes downed, two rescued. Factories at Miyazaki burned, rail bridges destroyed at multiple stations. Air reconnaissance over Shanghai and Korea harassed shipping.
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Kyushu
United Press
Russell Annabel
Tokyo Radio
Myazaki
Annabel
Kawishiri
Nyuta
Radocawa
Kurume
Ikanohera
Takusa
Fifth
Seventh Air Force
Asiatic
Shanghai
Fusan
Gunzan
Korea
Seventh Fleet
South China
Hong Kong
United States Holds Atomic Bomb Manufacturing Secrets
Ottawa minister C. D. Howe stated that the United States alone retains the manufacturing details of the atomic bomb. He noted that while the US, Britain, and Canada share the knowledge, the US developed it into a weapon and Canada has not pressed for full details to avoid leakage. Great Britain held a similar stance.
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Ottawa
Ontario
United States
C. D. Howe
Great Britain
Canada
VFW apologizes for Nisei rejection by Spokane post
The Veterans of Foreign Wars apologized to Pfc. Richard Naito for being rejected by the Monaghan Post in Spokane Washington. A VFW spokesman said the Spokane action was stupid and most posts would be proud to have him. The apology notes the national organization has about 4000 posts and urged honoring Naito.
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New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pfc
Richard Naito
V. FP. W. Monaghan Post
Spokane
Wash
Naito
John Freeman
Freeman
The
Spokane Post
Yanks Test Body Armor of Aluminum Nylon
Soldiers in the Pacific have been testing body armor made of light aluminum and nylon. The Aluminum Company of America says armored vests worn by flyers resisted small shell fragments and caused fewer casualties. Ground troops have become the first to use body armor on a wide scale since the 16th century.
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Pittsburgh
Pacific
Aluminum Co. of America
Alcoa
U. S
Cost of World War Victory Measured in Lives and Dollars
The United States paid with about 260000 lives and 300000000000 dollars to win World War II. Roughly a third of casualties and spending went to Japan’s defeat, with the rest to Nazi Germany. US lend lease aided allies before entry, and two billion dollars funded the atomic bomb project.
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Armed Services
Japan
Nazi Germany
America
United States
Russia
Germany
Europe
Army Fights Polio In Rockford With DDT
Rockford Illinois faces a polio epidemic with over 100 cases as the army and the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation assist. A Wright Field plane is to spray DDT citywide while an army truck spray unit targets gutters and puddles. Ten thousand dollars is allocated to aid the Rockford campaign as twelve victims die.
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Rockford, Ill
INS
Army
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Rockford
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Paducah
Winnebago County
Three British Military Leaders Made Barons
Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham and Marshal Sir Charles Portal were created barons and given seats in the House of Lords. Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay received the Companion of Honor. The honors reflect Churchill’s wartime leadership as he resigns as prime minister.
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London
Reuter
Europe
Winston Churchill
Alan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Andrew Cunningham
Royal Air Force
Charles Portal
House of Lords
Sir Hastings Ismay
Churchhill
Saddle For Hirohito's Horse Aboard War Bond Display
Admiral Halsey plans to ride Emperor Hirohito's white horse in Tokyo using a silver mounted saddle sent from Reno Nevada as a gift to the city. The saddle arrived in Chicago for a war bond exhibit but a Reno telegram requested its immediate return as Halsey may need it sooner than expected.
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Chicago
Halsey
Hirohito
Tokyo
Air Express
Orient
Reno
Chamber of Commerce
Woman’s War Vigil Blanked By Amnesia
Mrs Evelyn Near, 30, who has waited three years for her husband to return from the Pacific, lost her memory in the shock of surrender reports. She wandered in a downtown store unable to recognize relatives. A physician said the condition is probably temporary.
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Muskegon
Mich
Evelyn Near
Pacific
Bradley To Take Office Tomorrow as VA Head
Gen. Omar N. Bradley will be sworn in tomorrow as head of the Veterans Administration. President Truman selected the war veteran for the post, and Bradley will then hold a press conference.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administration
Truman
Greatest Sea Force In History Navy grew to 100000 ships in four years
The rise from 7695 ship types in December 1941 to over 100000 by May 1945 is credited to U S industrial capacity and naval production. Adm King and Adm Nimitz cite research, manufacturing, radar, and aviation advances plus about four million naval personnel as key factors enabling a two ocean navy and global reach.
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International Newa Service
U. S. Navy
Adm
Ernest J. King
U. S
United States
Navy
Guadalcanal
Africa
Tarawa
France
Luzon
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
U.S
Nimitz
Guam
Adm. Nimitz
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