Uncle Sam Will Honor His Bond And World Peace
Dewitt Mackenzie discusses British sniping at American policy in the Manchester Guardian editorial frame. He notes fears the U S may abandon wartime moral obligations and urges continued occupation for Germany until reforms take hold. He cites a British MP's jab about postwar expectations as the piece shifts to domestic reactions.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
The
Manchester Guardian
United States
Guardian
Europe
Germany
U S Could Have Recaptured Wake But At Much Cost
The United States could have retaken Wake Island in the past two years but the cost of capturing and holding the atoll would have been prohibitive relative to its value. The Pacific command waited, accepting Wake’s capitulation as routine. Wake stands as a symbol of courage for Americans, especially Marines, though its strategic value was limited.
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Associated Press
Wake
Wake Island
Levy
Lawson Sanderson
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S
Shigematsu Sakaibara
Comander
James P
Devereux
Marine Defense Battalion
Wake Marines
China
Sakaibara
Navy
Seventh Aaf Liberators
America
Peale
Wilkes
Sanderson
Japan
Pacific
Marine Corps
Pan-American Airways
Deve
Stanley N. Evans
Labor
Evans
Britain
United States
San Francisco
Pacific Command
Nishitani
British Begin Landings At Singapore
British Indian troops landed at Singapore today and began occupation of the former British stronghold surrendered to Japan on February 15 1942. Troops advanced past Japanese sentries while Allied prisoners cheered. The reoccupation includes the Johore Causeway and Quaysides as Chinese flags appear along the route.
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Charles A. Grumich
Singapore
Port Dickson
Fifth Indian Division
Johore
Malaya
Arnall Offered Federal Post Has No Comment
Atlanta September 5 Governor Ellis Arnall of Georgia declined comment on a report that he was offered the post of Solicitor General of the United States. The Atlanta Constitution said President Truman urged Arnall to accept, based on his work in Georgia. Arnall’s term as governor ends January 1, 1947.
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Federal Post
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
The
United States
Washington
Truman
Geor
State Department Reveals War Cries of Japanese Atrocities
The department released a report detailing brutal prisoner mistreatment by Japanese forces in World War II, including the beheading of an American airman near New Guinea and mass killings in the Philippines. The document cites 240 protests and pledges to prosecute war crimes in Japan, with multiple accounts of inhumane treatment, starvation, and torture across several camps and ships.
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Washington
New Guinea
Inouye
State
Department
Brynes
Japan
Europe
Byrnes
Hull and
Stettinius
Acheson
Grew
United States
Philippines
Cutbacks of Billions to Be Made Now
President Truman urged Congress to cut $3.5 billion in civilian war agency appropriations as lawmakers reassemble. A Pearl Harbor investigation resolution passed House introduction, with Rep Brown noting Army Navy reports unsatisfactory. Senate adjourned briefly for Sen Johnson's death. Rayburn warned Pearl Harbor may figure in Truman's forthcoming message. Senate leaders expect the president's address to be lengthy and broad in scope.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
Brown
Ohio
House
Senate
Hiram Johnson
California
Rayburn
Pearl Harbor
White House
President Truman
McCain says Japanese not defeated by warlords and troops
Vice Admiral John S. McCain stated that Japanese warlords and fighting forces do not feel defeated. He praised General MacArthur and noted Japan and its military still expect further fighting and casualties. He also described Allied victory as achieved, with lingering foe resolve.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Honolulu
Tank and File
John S. McCain
Tokyo Bay
America
Pacific
U.S.S. Missouri
Calif Train Wreck Fatal to 4 Persons
Arcadia California September 5 A Santa Fe passenger train derailed after hitting a siding switch near Santa Anita racetrack. Four people were killed and 35 to 40 injured as two locomotives and seven cars derailed. Names identified include Reverend Victor Hugo Schroeder and Nobuo Itano. An unidentified Japanese man remained unnamed. Track damage extended about 200 feet and an Army surgeon amputated a crushed leg of a male passenger. Rescue workers used torches ice and water to free trapped riders.
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Arcadia
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Santa Fe
California Limited
Santa Anita Racetrack
American Legion Hall
Victor Hugo Schroeder
Barstow
Nobuo Itano
la Habra
Poston
Ariz
The
Vic
Troops Move Into Tokyo Saturday
The occupation of Tokyo will begin Saturday as the First Cavalry Division enters the bomb shattered capital. General MacArthur plans to move his headquarters to the US Embassy building in Tokyo. The directive requires disarming Japan and sharing all military information with occupation forces.
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Yokohama
Tokyo
U. S
Calvary Division
Manila
Santo Tomas
MacArthur
United States
Allied Powers
First Cavalry
Japan
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth
Honshu
Hokkaido
War Manpower predicts peacetime hiring surge in retail and farming
The War Manpower Commission reports retailers need 200 000 more sales workers by October and stores plan for Christmas hiring. Agriculture will recruit about 1 million from August to October before a seasonal drop. Construction also needs 100 000 workers for new building by mid October and 100 000 for maintenance as peacetime recovery begins.
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War Manpower Commission
Japan
WMC
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Tiger of Malaya
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