Evening star., 1945-09-02
Review
to draft $4,000 each month; Navy
asks $4,000 for September.
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to draft $4,000 each month; Navy
asks $4,000 for September.
Monday: President Truman calls
for continuation of draft in 1926
group with length of service set at
two years. Tells Congress elements
Of danger remain in Pacific. Gen
Yamashito seeks to surrender re-
mainder Of Japs in Philippines
Gen. Eichelberger's 9th Army select
ed to occupy Tokyo area. Jap ENJOYS
arrange surrender of 100000 in
Southeast Asia. Negotiations under
way to surrender garrisons on by
passed islands such as Truk. Soviet
troops occupy three more Kurile
islands and port OF Sakhalin. Navy
reveals kamikaze flyer seriously
damaged carrier Enterprise with 13
killed, 81 wounded on May H. Maj
Gen. Patrick ]. Hurley flies to Yenan
to get Mao Tse-tung and other
Communist leaders to accompany
them to conference with Generals
simo Chang g-Kai-shek.
Tuesday: Halsey's fleet moves
cautiously into Tokyo Bay as air.
borne troops take over Atsugi air.
field. More than half of Japan's
few remaining warships lined up at
Sasebo. western port of Kyushu,
ready for surrender. Rear Admiral
Badger with task force stands of
Yokosuka naval base to cover i'm
pending landing of Marines and
Bluejackets. Japanese newspaper
warns nation against revenge
citing what happens to Nazis. Japs
ask Macarthur for understanding
before ANAL signing of surrender
terms. 1t. Gen. Wainwright, hero
Of Bataan, arrives in Chungking;
says he feels all right. Chinese Reds
arrive for talks with Chang. Cochin
China placed under martial law.
Passport regulations relaxed as far
as Americas are concerned. Army to
cut discharge point requirements to
80. Continued draft runs into opposi-
ton in Congress. Government work
ers ask ~ per cent pay raise to Offset
lost overtime pay.
Wednesday: White House releases
reports Of Army and Navy boards
which investigated Pearl Harbor
disaster. Army criticizes former
Secretary of State Hull, Gen
George G. Marshall, Chief Of Staff
1t. Gen. Short and Mai. Gen. Leon
ard T. Gerow. chief Of War Plans
Division. Navy criticizes Admiral
Harold r. Stark, chief OF naval op-
erations at time, and Rear Admiral
Husband E. Kimmel. President
Truman concurs in report by Secre-
tary Stimson clearing Gen. Mar
shall Of any responsibility. Stim-
son also defends Hull against charge
Of failing to prolong discussions
with Japs. No courts-martial recon-
mended though President Truman
says he viii not oppose If any ask
Chairman Walsh Of Senate Naval
Affairs Committee expresses dis
satisfaction with report but de-
clines to comment further pend
ing thorough study. Macarthur
reaches Okinawa on way tc
Japan. Admiral Nimitz and staf1
| fiy to Tokyo Bay, where feet CHIEF
boards battleship South Dakota
which will serve as flagship. Sur
vivors Of cruiser Houston, mysteri-
ously lost early in war, found among
800 prisoners held in Thailand
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American colored troops on Hal.
mahera and Moratai. Japs prepare
for early elections. Allies place a
Naxis on war criminals list. Chiane
optimistic Of agreement after first
meeting with Mao. Chinese Com
munist leader. Senator Kilgore
urges quick action on jobless pay
for Federal workers soon to be lei
out. First strike involving 1916 auto
output occurs at Ford Rouge plant
after War Labor Board refuses tc