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NATION CELEBRATES
In every city, town and hamlet
and over the countryside around
the nation, the people celebrated
the victory and cessation OF world
hostilities. that began December Z,
1941. when Pearl Harbor was at
tackled in a sneak attack by L.pa-
neSe carrier craft.
The week-August 6-l3-and the
official surrender day.. August IA.
will probably go down as the big
gest neWSweek in history. The
White House announced that an
atomic bomb, perfected and manu-
featured in an Oak Ridge arsenal,
had been dropped on a japanese
city; President Truman reported on
the Potsdam Conference; Russia
declared war against Japaniand her
Far Eastern Armies began a merci-
less roll across Manchuria; Sec
ond atomic bomb hit japanese
city and Japan offered to surrender
if the Emperor could retain his
sovereignty; the Allies replied that
they would accept the offer OF sur
render with the Emperor as tool
of the Allies; Tuesday, the official
announcement of acceptance Of the
Allies terms was made.
REDS PRESS ON
Meanwhile, Tuesday Russian ar
mored forces burst SO miles across
western Manchuria, wrecking key
JapaneS communications and
threatening to split 100000 Japa-
,nese troops on the Asiatic main
land
President Truman said that Al
lied armed forces have been order
ed to suspend offensive operations.
| In Washington, reconversion plans
were set in motion by chiefs of the
government agencies. The cry for
quick suspension of the draft and
early release of men from the arm
ed forces rose in colume Chairman
| May, Democrat, Kentucky, of the
House Military Committee, said he
will introduce legislation as soon as
congress reconvenes, for an end to
all draft calls. Attorney General
Tom Clark said he is preparing an
opinion on the legal date of the end
Of the war. The Director of Selec-
tive Service has heen ordered to re-
duce the number of inductees from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Government officials h helping
supervise the return OF American
industry to peacetime basis saw
prospects of 100000 unemployed
by Christmas. The mass of unem-
ployment is expected to only tenn
porary however with reconversion in
industry absorbing the unemployed
gradually Congress will consider at
an early date full employment"
bill and legislation to provide for
the unemployed for at least 26
months at $25 weekly rate
War Labor Board Chairman
George W.. Taylor expressed con-
fidence that VI Day won't touch
off an epidemic of strikes. @.
The United States has completed
a directive outlining a stern policy
for the immediate military occupa-
ton of. Japan. Some 1000 specially
trained Army officers are set to
take over administration of the
enemy homeland Officials empha.
sized that the directive was intend
ed only for the initial period of oc-
cupation and that in no way was
comparable to the control program
set forth at Potsdam.
! It was suggested that the United
States, Britain, China and Russia
may decide to undertake joint oc-
cupation with each of the Big Four
responsible for one of the main
enemy home islands - Hokkaido,
Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu The
United States will WELD dominant
influence in any such program be-
cause of her major role in the
Pacific war ~,