Wartime Controls Relaxed as U S Moves Toward Peace
Washington report details sweeping end of rationing and price controls, large troop demobilization, and curb on censorship. Snyder warns unemployment may rise to eight million by next spring while pledging a peacetime recovery will be gradual. Lend lease and war contracts face rapid shifts as agencies wind down.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Truman
Armed Services
Army
Navy
OPA Unveils Five Point Postwar Price Plan
Washington Aug 15 UPI Price Administrator Chester Bowles outlined a five point peacetime program to bridge the gap between victory and prosperity. It covers rigid food and clothing price control reconversion pricing rent controls and vigorous enforcement with measures to curb evictions and accelerate price adjustments. Bowles said most adjustments will be handled by OPA field offices and pledged a two week update on eviction periods.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Victory Loan Drive Aiming For Earliest Possible Date
Secretary Vinson announced a Victory Loan drive with a goal between 10 and 14 billion dollars to be scheduled at the earliest possible date. He will meet state chairmen and Ted Gamble to plan the campaign and discuss postwar financing as seven prior drives exceeded their goals.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
War Finance Division
Ted R. Gamble
National War Finance Director
Demobilization Plans Aimed at 7.5 Million Releases
The Army Navy and Marine corps unveiled demobilization schemes to release 5.0 million Army personnel in a year and up to 2.5 million from the Navy plus 85 point minimums for the Marines. Stimson announced immediate effect with ongoing overseas inductions and a 280,000 volunteer drive for three-year enlistments. Navy figures show about 327,000 eligible for immediate release.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Stimson
Th Army
Alaska
Hawaii
Caribbean
8S. G. Henry
Support Urged for Eighth War Loan Campaign
The Eighth War Loan campaign will be held this fall as scheduled with large bond sales needed to pay for veteran care, return servicemen home, and fund occupation forces in Europe and Asia. Treasury officials asked newspapers and key retailers to include strong Victory messages in advertising.
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Europe
Asia
Treasury Department
45 Jap Planes Downed in Final Strike
Fleet Adm. Nimitz reported U S carrier planes destroyed or damaged 45 Japanese aircraft in a pre surrender attack on Tokyo area. The report notes additional Tokyo region losses, ship and airfield damage, and U S casualties.
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Guam
U.P
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
Nimitz
Fleet Air Wing
Tsushima Straits
Korea
Korean
United States Naval Auxiliary
Buckner Bay
Okinawa
United States
Chiang Seeks to End Dissension
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek invited Communist leader Mao Tse-tung to Chungking to discuss rising tensions between the central government and the Chinese Communists. He sent a radio plea urging Mao to come at once to seek joint solutions for national welfare as Communist forces reportedly moved toward Peiping.
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George Wang Chungking
U.P
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tse-Tung
Chungking
Chiang
Peiping
Chiang Kaishek
Yasuji Okamura
China
Japs Ordered to Send Representatives
Allied commander General Douglas MacArthur instructed Japan to cease hostilities and send plenipotentiaries by plane to Manila to receive surrender terms. The emissaries, led by an emperor’s representative with army navy and air force advisers, must depart Kyushu between 8 and 11 a.m. Tokyo time and travel via Ie Shima to Manila for terms to stop combat along the Pacific arc.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Hirohito
MacArthur
Bataan
Kyushu
Tokyo
Ie Shima
Okinawa
Outer Mongolia
Rabaul
Truman
Three Men Die in Victory Shooting Affray
In Herrick Idaho three men were shot to death early Wednesday after Zeke Turner went berserk with a .30-30 rifle in a Victory holiday barroom. Turner killed tavern operator Al Timmel and Henry Hibbelin before being shot by Fred Timmel in self defense. Sheriff MacPhail and officials planned to report findings later Wednesday.
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Herrick
Idaho
U.P
Shoshone County
Archie MacPhail
George Moody
Calder
Zeke Turner
Moody
Turner
al Timmel
Henry Hibbelin
Fred Timmel
Charles J. Bloom
Wallace
MacPhail
Herbert Mowrey
al Graff
Bloom
Army and Navy halt most military rail freight
The Association of American Railroads said on August 15 that the Army and Navy have halted movement of all military freight by rail except solid fuels and perishable foods.
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Washington
The
Association of American Railroads
Army and Navy
Eisenhower and Soong Leave Moscow, Radio Says
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chinese Premier T. V. Soong departed Moscow on Wednesday, according to Radio Moscow reports.
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San Francisco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
T. V. Soong
Moscow
Radio Moscow
Butte Victorious World Observes Peace Celebration
Butte and the world marked victory over Japan with a two day holiday as roads remained littered with tin horns and waste paper. Churches held thanksgiving services while traffic accidents and other tragedies pushed the death toll upward, including 26 U.S. deaths and five in San Francisco.
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Butte
Japan
Associated Press
London
New York City
United States
Great Britain
San Francisco
Butte Merchants Allow V E Day Closure For Thursday
Officials of the merchants division of the Butte Chamber of Commerce announced that stores will observe a V E Day holiday on Thursday. The announcement states that workers are not required to report for work Thursday and banks will also remain closed.
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Merchants’ Division
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Butte
Anaconda Mines to Operate Thursday as Usual
D. M. Kelly, vice president of Western operations for Anaconda Copper Mining, announced Wednesday that mines and other plants will operate on Thursday as usual.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
D. M. Kelly
Western
Four Allied Powers Map German Occupation Zones
The United States Britain Russia and France outlined postwar German occupation borders. France administers a southwest cluster including Saar and parts of Rhineland, Bavaria, and Württemberg. the U.S. zone covers Bavaria Württemberg Hesse. Britain holds Ruhr and northwestern areas. Russia includes Mecklenburg Saxony Thuringia and part of Brandenburg with Berlin jointly administered.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Rhineland
Ruhr
Saar
Bavaria Palatinate
Hohenzollern
Hesse
Baden
Wurttemberg
Cologne
Darmstadt
Karlsruhe
Stuttgart
Bavaria
Hesse-Nassau
Schleswig-Holstein
Hanover
Hamburg
Bremen
Oldenburg
Schomberg-Lippe
Brunswick
Lippe
Westphalia
Rhine
Mecklenburg
Saxony
Thuringia
Brandenburg
Berlin
Burmese fighting persists after Japanese surrender
In lower Burma near Sittang river bend on August 15 patrol actions and skirmishes continued despite the Japanese surrender announcement. Allied forces engaged in ongoing combat as clashes persisted in the region around Rangoon.
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Rangoon
Lower Burma
Sittang River
Rubber firm to double farm tire output
Detroit reports United States Rubber company announced plans to double tire production for farm vehicles on Wednesday.
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Detroit
United States Rubber Company
U S Officials Reproach Jap Broadcasts On War Readiness
Officials warn Tokyo spokesmen exaggerate Japan’s strength in wartime broadcasts. Jusuo Ayo of Japan’s overseas bureau claims Japan will correct its material and scientific gaps. Premier Suzuki’s resignation threat haunts public morale as Allies vow to dismantle Japan’s war capacity.
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Washington
Nippon
Tokyo
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Jusuo Ayo
Japan
Suzuki
Ayo
Montana Power Co to Close on Veterans Day Holiday
F W Bird president of Montana Power announces all offices and shops in Montana will close Thursday in appreciation of wartime service and per Gov Ford's holiday proclamation. Only essential operating personnel will work.
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F. W. Bird
Montana Power Company
Montana
Fighting Rages in Manchuria
Moscow announced that war continues in Manchuria as Japanese troops have not laid down arms. The Soviet advance slowed with 12 to 19 mile gains in western Manchuria after a 93 mile breakout, per Gen. Alexei Antonov. The emperor’s surrender offer under Potsdam terms is described as general.
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London
Moscow
Manchuria
East Asia
Alexei I. Antonov
Red Army
Potsdam
Six Leaders Chart Postwar Reconversion Plans On TV
Six government leaders presented reconversion schedules during a White House broadcast aiming for a 50 percent higher living standard after the war. The panel included John W. Snyder William H. Davis Chester Bowles J A Krug and Paul V. McNutt outlining postwar programs and urging citizen participation amid anticipated unemployment.
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Washington
America
White House
John W. Snyder
Snyder
William H. Davis
Lizer
Chester Bowles
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Japan Cabinet Resigns in Disgrace Amid Surender Unrest
San Francisco Aug 15. The Japanese cabinet resigned in disgrace at the emperor’s request Premier Baron Kantarō Suzuki remains in office pending a new ministry built of men with fresh ideas Tokyo reports indicate post surrender attacks on American bases and ships in the south while imperial forces strive to down arms Allied fleets are asked to avoid Japanese ports and cease fire steps progress continues with decrees and statements Continued on Page 2 Col 5
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San Francisco
U.P
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Tokyo
Okinawa
Imperial
Petain Held in Fortress After Paris Arrest
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain was imprisoned at Portalet Fortress in the Pyrenees to await Gen. Charles De Gaulle's verdict on treason or life imprisonment. He arrived by plane at Pau smiling as guards surrounded him, and was placed in Mandel's former cell amid conflicting earlier reports of a Riviera location.
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Paris
U.P
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Portalet
Pyrenes
Charles de Gaulle
Petain
Pau
Vichy
Paul Reynaud
Leon Blum
Edouard Daladier
Georges Mandel
Maxime Weygand
Mandel
Ile Sainte Marguerite
Riviera
Cannes
Butte Forecast Shows Warmth with Thunder Possible
Weather outlook for Butte and Montana predicts clear Thursday morning turning partly cloudy with light showers or storms late afternoon, clearing by night. Highs near 85 to 95 across the region, with Montana noting warm, fair conditions after the showers.
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Montana
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Tom Clark
Lewis Schwellenbach
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