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his congregation to accept in this
mood the obligations of peace"
The din Of the celebration could
be heard in Grand Central induc-
tion center. where the induction
process went on uninterrupted.
Its tough. going in when 1t seems
all over" some selectees said, but
others agreed with Murray Schwartz
l9: Let's give the real veterans
a chance to come home"
Popuiace Obeys La Guardia.
Generally, the delighted populace
obeyed Mayor F. H. La Guardia' S
broadcast appeal to demonstrate
that We know how to behave as well
as celebrate"
But police began receiving COM
plants from some sections that
paving blocks and other missiles
had been hurled through store win
dows, and crowd quickly emptied a
Canal street novelty shops window
OF confetti and noisemakers.
When first reports of an imminent
surrender came early in the morn
ing, darkened buildings glowed with
light and girls threw their arms
wildly around willing servicemen.
1mpromptu parades in New York
wound through Times Square. Chill
dren awoke first and ran into the
streets, followed by their parents,
who lighted skyrockets and fire.
crackers and sounded bugles.
Cars shot through the crowded
streets - passing red lights I'm
molested by police.
Uptown on the East Side, a giant
bonfire sent flames leaping three
stories high.
Band Parades in Street.
A l3-piece band paraded through
the streets, followed by a swarm of
children in pajamas.
Many other American cities
reached carnival heights in their
celebrations.
Rejoicing servicemen in San Fran
cisco climbed to the tops of trolley
and cable cars and changed the car
gongs as the vehicles nudged their
way carefully through surging
throngs OF peace-greeters.
Milling soldiers, sailors and civil
ians ripped up War Bond booths
and started bonfire in the middle
Of Market street. Flames roared
up 80 feet high before fire trucks
inched through the thousands of
boisterous people to douse the blaze
Servicemen Whoop 1t Up.
A parade headed by a fiag-be-
decked jeep serpentined up and
down Market street for half an hour
before the crowd tired of the march
Servicemen climbed to the top of
marques where they whooped and
shouted. Streetcars were unable to
proceed as their trolleys were pulled
from the wires.
Gable cars were spun round and
round on their turntables. A few
windows were broken. Girls on the
streets were kissed constantly as
they were spun from arm to arm.
Guam Marines Skeptical.
On Guam, hard-fghting Marines
took the reports skeptically, COM
menting, 1T can't be all over" En-
listed men generally took the news
without signs of excitement. Sailors
waiting in line before a recreation
hall for their beer rations said they
hoped peace would bring extra
beer"
Natives at two Guam villages
planned celebrations.
Ignoring downpour at Salt Lake
City, thousands of civilians and
servicemen sang and cheered.
In night clubs at Albuquerque, N.
Mex, patrons dumped tables over
and kissed one another.
Thousands Of merrymakers packed
the Randolph street Rialto in Chi
cago, A false fire alarm added to
the turmoil.
Sailors at Kansas City celebrated
by kissing their girl friends, and
home-going war workers footed
automobile horns, but most of the
city viewed the news in a dubious
show me" spirit.
In Denver, crowds climbed on
automobiles as the cars rolled
through downtown streets, footing
welcome to the victory reports.
Philadelphia Celebrates.
The center Of Philadelphia, al
most deserted when the Jap peace
report broke, quickly flooded with
milling throngs of soldiers, sailors
and civilians. Thousands paraded
around City Hall Square and down
town streets to the raucous music of
auto horns.
Mayor Bernard Samuel of Phila.
delphia said he was going back to
bed" The city's ofncial victory Gel
ebration is to be held at Independ-
ence Hall after Washington an
nounces that the war is over.
Men and women in bizarre, hasti-
ly-designed costumes rode along
Broad street in Newark, N. j.,
astride auto hoods and tenders.
Horns blatted and shouting, singing
crowds dumped over garbage cans
and traf1lc signs in q veritable Hal
loween spree.
The jubilation spread far beyond
the United States. Manila was re-
ported going Wild" with Amer
leans and Filipinos flinging tons
Of Japanese currency into the air.
Like Broadway Celebration.
Paper swirled down from Manila s
business district windows like q
Broadway celebration. Waste bas-
kets were emptied from windows
and adding machine rolls were fes-
tooned over telephone and light
wires.
One small newspaper appeared
with the headline, TITS All Over"
Another used nearly all OF the front
page with the headlines "Japs Bow
to Allied Demands"
Honolulu literally lighted up at
the news in q colorful demonstration
that included searchlights, tracer
bullets, rockets and flares, but COM
parative calm prevailed.