Posted on 08/12/2015 11:59:30 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
“8/12/45: Robert Trout: as of today, it has been 192 weeks since Americans first heard the news the Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Now the world is waiting for word that Japan has agreed to surrender. President Truman and British Prime Minister Attlee are in their offices waiting for word of the surrender. In Moscow, Stalin and Eisenhower reviewed Russian troops from the roof of Lenin’s tomb. The Japanese people still have not been informed that total defeat is near. (The same thing had happened in Germany at the end.) Guam: Webley Edwards remembers the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. [Edwards had been in Honolulu on December 7, 1941 and had broadcast the first local announcement that the attack was taking place and that it was “the real McCoy.”] He also summarizes major events of the Pacific campaign and recognizes some of the news correspondents that had been killed while covering these events. Teaser ad for cabinets for Admiral’s line of post-war radios and radio-phonographs. Major Eliot speculates on which senior American officer will accept the Japanese surrender. Most believe it will be General MacArthur, although some feel that it should be Admiral Nimitz, since the Navy and Marines did the lion’s share of the work in retaking the Pacific. 500,000 Japanese troops are trapped in in Manchuria by the Russians. Chungking (Don Pryor): China is already celebrating Japan’s defeat. Disputes between the Communists and the Chinese national government have already begun. London (Richard C. Hottelet): no word has been received here of Japan’s surrender. Japan still has 140,000 British prisoners of war. Once the war is over, badly needed food can be released for civilian use. Washington, D.C.: speaking via a mobile transmitter set up on the White House grounds, Chris Coffin reports that President Truman has been at his desk since 7:45 a.m. waiting for news of Japan’s offer to surrender. Paris (Charles Collinwood): with the war almost over, American troops in Europe are looking forward to going home soon. Once Japan surrenders, France will want Indo-China back. General deGaulle reports that France is returning to normal. Marshal Petain’s trial for collaborating with the Germans is still going on and the verdict is expected next Tuesday. Teaser ad for the post-war Admiral dual-temp refrigerator with Steri-lamp. PSA asking for qualified men to contact the Merchant Marine. “
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Thnaks for posting the NYT war reports. I enjoy reading them occasionally.
And 3 more days 70 years ago it was over.
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