Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 1945 — Page 1
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Remember all that talk you've | pared to a Hoosier welcome, Gifford, who was immortalized in
war bonds. Mrs. Gifford arrived in Indianapi opils last night as the guest of the | American United Life Insurance Co., i high bidder. At a presentation 4 cheon today she will receive a | “iacsimile of Ernie's original manu- | script from George A. Bangs, president of the company. The original manuscript, purchased by the company during the 7th war loan drive, will be presented to Herman B Wells, presidént of Indiana university, by E. W. Karrmann, treasurer of the insurance firm. The manuscript will be | placed with other Pyle mementoes |
Mrs. Charlotte Gifford (center) chats with Mr. And Mrs. George Bangs, who made her a Modern Cinderella.
Given Replies of Original Column Ernie Pyle Wrote
By DONNA MIKELS
heard about Southern hospitality?
Mrs. Bill Gifford, a real drawlin’ Gawgian, says it's nothing com-
Mrs. Gifford is the wife of that “old-shoe Southerner,” Capt. Bill
the famed Ernie Pyle manuscript
which was auctioned off by The Indianapolis Times for $10,525,000 in
in the memorial room at his alma mater,
Before she knew the bidding on the manuscript was going to reach into the millions, Mrs. Gifford made a bid for the column about her husband. Her letter placing the bid was illustrated by her own original drawings and was considered such a touching, tribute to the late war correspondent that it was framed with the original manuscript. Mrs. Gifford says that when she was invited to the presentation she
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Truman Stops WPB Dispute,
tart of : WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P.).— winter! President Truman stepped into a WPB-OPA quarrel over reconversion policies today, He ordered WPB Chief J. A. Krug to continue a program for “an orderly transition from war production to civilian production.” . The President decreed retention of previously outlined material and inventory controls... It was understood Krug had wished to drop them at the earliest possible moment. Krug was said to favor freeing industry from red-tape. The President held the present program should be continued. Mr. Truman made his views known in a letter to the production chief. The ‘letter was made public by the White House after a conference there attended by Krug, Price Administrator Chester W, Bowles, and War Mobilization Director John H. Snyder, official arbiter of official quarrels. He ordered Krug to carry out a five-point policy program which he said had been laid down for WPB some time agd. WPB, he said, must
epartment
stated in it,
stay on the job, during reconver-
Orders Controls Continued
sion “to help industry to obtain unprecedented civilian production.” . Mr. Truman couched his letter in terms suggesting that Krug, himself, was the author of the, policies It ‘was known, however, that the production ehief had felt the best way to stimulate return to civilian production would be to eliminate all possible red tape and federal control. Bowles, on the other hand, has argued for continuation of material and inventory controls so long as the government's economic stabiliza~ tion program—including pricing and rationing — Js in effect. He feels that these controls should continue until the danger of inflation and other economic dislocations is definitely past. The differences between the two men were aggravated by the apparent imminence of Japanese defeat,
Snyder took the quarrel to Presidént Truman immediately upon the chief, executive's return from the Potsdam conference., He met the
Attorney General James A. Emmert today declared that D. O, Stephenson, ex-Ku Klux Klan grand ‘dragon serving a life term for murder, had been found insane in 1942 by a state prison psychiatrist, “So far as I'm concerned,” said the attorney general in an official statement, “he is just another sexual pervert, too dangerous to ever be permitted his liberty again. I intend to do my part to keep him where he can never endanger soclety for the rest ‘of his life.” Attorney General Emmert struck out against Stephenson after the ex-Klansman accysed him of conspiring with Indiana Republican Leader Robert Lyons to prevent a hearing on his plea for a new trial. - Stephenson, aimed his charges against the attorney general through a 44-page “writ of prohibition” filed
at Noblesville. The writ said Ste-
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Stephenson Found Insane In 1942, Emmert Declares
phenson is “illegally restrained of his liberty as a result of a political frame-up.” The former grand dragon econtended he could not obtain his release “unless and until Robert W. Lyons and James A. Emmert are prohibited and restrained from improperly ,using the powers of the atforney general's office.” In a statement today, Atty. Gen, Emmert declared: “This latest move of Stephenson is an’ attempt to make the ‘public forget that he is a convicted murderer, whose unfoltunate victim died as a direct result of his acts of the most gruel and brutal sexual perversion, “He is just another Hitler; and a | hag beén diagnosed as a paranoiac In 1042. If the state prison had had 8 warden with any guts then, he would have been put in the hospital for the criminal insane. “I am getting fed up with his delusions of persecution and grandeur.” The attorney general also released
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MANILA, Aug. 9.~Millions of
propaganda stations in the Pacific to Japan to surrender to save herself from utter destruction. J dists believed Japan might be ripe for surrender.
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.9.—The world’s most power-
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1945
s Reds Smash T 2d A-Bomb Destroys Nag ssaki |
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ful military forces—a million-man Russian army, a sec-
ond obliterating atom bomb
signed to knock Japan out of
NAVY BASE AND | 11TH LARGEST AP CITY HIT
Additional Details Await B-29’s Return; Results Reported Good.
By WILLIAM F. TYREE United Press Staff Correspondent
GUAM, Aug. 9.—Preliminary reports indicated that the second atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan all but obliterated Nagasaki, a major naval base and Japan's 11th largest city, during the noon rush hour today. Crew members of the Superfor[tress . which loosed the -terrifying bomb on Nagasaki watched the earth-shaking explosion and flashed back to Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, com-
mander of the strategic air forces, that results were “good.” “No further details will be available until the mission returns,” Spaatz said in a brief communique. Blown Off Map But to all hands that brief report—“results good”—indicated that Nagasaki, a city of 252,630 persons,
map of Japan by an explosion equal to that which levelled four and one-
tenth square miles of Horishima, raid last Monday.
sults of the Nagasaki attack. Only yesterday, however, it told how searing flames and horrible concussion blasted and burned to death “every living thing” within range in the Hiroshima raid. Tokyo admitted that, even four days after the mighty atomic explosion in Hiroshima, it was impossible to assess fully the devastation wrought by the bomb. Bodies, burned beyond recognition and too numerous to count, ‘still remained in the ruins.
Located in Kyushu
Americdn experts computed the completely destroyed ‘area of Hiroshima with 318,000 population, Japan's seventh largest city, at 60 per cent of the built-up area. An even greater percentage of Nagasaki probably was razed. Nagasaki lles on the western coast of Kyushu, southernmost of the Japanese home islands, approximately 175 miles southwest of Hiroshima. , In addition to its important navy yard, Nagasaki is crowded with shipyards, aircraft factories, steel works, aircraft plants and electric works of the octopus-like Mitig. bishi industries.
Japs Cry ‘Horror
The city was damaged slightly in early raids by China-baséd Superfortresses, but escaped the destruction that has been rained on the enemy homeland since the 20th air force- came of age with large bases in the Marianas. Powerless to halt the . atomic bombing raids, Japan was crying out in “horror” against them and indirectly pleading for withdrawal of the weapon in the “name of humanity and fair play.” “Men, women and children, sick, crippled or helpless—the bomb has no mercy as to whom it kills,” radio Tokyo said. “From earlier reports, we are certain, that Hiroshima was subjected to the most Inhuman and barbaric act yet to be reported in: the annals of America.”
Millions of Leaflets Urge Japs fo Revolt and End War|
y WILLIAM C. WILSON a Press Staff Correspondent
people to revolt: against their leaders and sue for peace were dropped on Japan by American planes today. The leaflet barrage coincided with Russia's entry into the Pacific war. and the dropping of a second atomic bomb on the enemy homeland. It supplemented around-the-clock ‘fadio warnings from American
leaflets calling upon the Japanese
everything possible for a negotiated peace, Molotov said. But the allies—Russia now included—will accept only Japan's unconditional surrender. Liberators, Mitchells and Invaders from the Okinawa-based Far
virtually had been blown off the}
target of the first atomic bombing]
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and huge American air and
naval armadas—struck today in a combined offensive de-
the war.
The crack Red banner armies of the Far East, paced by Soviet ¢ air forces, drove across the 2000. mile Manchur-
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The U. 8S. strategic air forces released the second atomic bomb of the war on the huge Nagasaki naval base, probably virtually wiping it from the map at a single blow. Adm. William F. Halsey again thrust his mighty 3d
fleet at central Japan.
Some 1200 carrier planes poured
destruction- on the Japanese and the big guns of fleet
warships blasted shore targets. ~
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On Air Tonight.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U, P.)— President Truman today summoned his key policy makers to a White House conference with him and the men who perfected the atomic bomb. The President’s action, apparently hastily decided on, forced indefinite postponement of a war department press conference which had been expected to produce further information for the public on the supersecret atomic weapon. Called to the White House were Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, Secretary of War Henry L: Stimson, and four of the men most intimately connected with development of the atomic bomb. These men were:
Harrison on Committee
ATOM EXPERTS
Cabinet Officials at Meeting;
By RICHARD W, JOHNSTON
United Press Staff Correspondent
scorpion today and for the first time since Adm. William F. Halsey’s 3d fleet invaded homeland waters early in July the enemy attempted a kamikaze atiack against us. The Japanese suicide plane came down like a builet through the sun- ”
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By ALBERT RAVENHOLT United Press Staff Correspondent CHUNGKING, Aug. 9.—Lt. Gen,
Dr. Vannevar Bush, director of| the office of scientific research and development; Dr. James Conant president of Harvard university; George L. Harrison, New York insurance executive, and Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, executive director of | the atomic bomb project. Harrison is alternate to Stimson as chairman of an interim committee appointed by the secretary to
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FACE-SAVING WAY OUT IS GIVEN JAPAN
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Soripps-Howard Foreign “Editor WASHINGTON, Aug. 9~Coming; as it does, close on the heels of the atomic bomb, Soviet Russia's entry’ into the war of the Pacific’ will provide the Jap war lords a face-sav-ing way out. Already on the ropes, the atomic
of weeks if not days. The Soviet bombshell is expected to speed up the process and possibly. start ‘a Japanese peace move almost, at any moment. As long as the United States was fighting Japan virtually alone, her militarists found it difficult to sur-
bomb made Japan's defeat a matter |’
China, announced today American(trained Chinese paratroops and commando battalions had gone into action in China,
Japs’ Desperate Suicide Strike at 3d Fleet Futile
Albert C. Wedemeyer, commanding m general of U, 8. army forces in S.
force shifted swiftly in evasive ac-
{tion, I saw one of the Faraneee) WITH. ADM. HALSEY'S 3D suicide planes hit the water only FLEET, Off Japan, Aug. 9. — The a few yards from one of our carJapanese lashed out like a dying riers—causing no damage.
The kamikaze flamed momentarily. Then only dun-colored smoke remained. Today's attack was in light force and not comparable to the heavy kamikaze blows the enemy sent against Okinawa.
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American-T rained Chinese Paratroopers Go Into Action,
long-planned military co-ordination with the Soviet Red army. Simultaneously a Chinese governent spokesman, welcoming the U. S. R. into the war against Japan, called on the Japanese people to comply with the joint demand of
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World's Bivgast Arniy:-Now
By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. § = The world’s biggest army today followed
speed the final doom of already bruised and bleeding Japan. Officials here believed without ex=
The J apancee, themselves
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By MARSHALL McNEIL Soripps-Howard Staff Writer
you s0” was one of the leading Washington reactions today to Ruassia’s announcement that she had declared war against Japan. Soon after Pedrl Harbor, as. it begvident how great was the
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peared to realize that their situation | was hopeless, This was borne out when govt Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov
the atomic bomb into action to revealed that as far back as mid-
June the Japanese emperor had asked Russia to act as mediator in
{ending the conflict. ception that the Pacific war was|
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'I-Told- Yoi- So' Is Reatton:
Over Russian War on Nips
high officials and congressmen that Russia would join the war. The only
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—“1 told question has been: “When?”
Some have had the strong’feeling that Secretary of State Cordell Huli
returned from the Moscow confer-|’ ence of October, 1943, with the conagainst Japan?” Within recent months, however,
their Souja Setmed vo sou agony
It was notable |iD
30 FLEET OPENS AIR-SEA ATTACK
B-29's Blast Tokyo Areas
In New Assault.
By EDWARD L. THOMAS United Press Staff Correspondent
GUAM, Aug. 9.—Adm. William F. Halsey’s 3d fleet sailed to Japanese home, waters today. It unleashed 1200 carrier
{planes 4gainst dwindling cen- | ters of enemy resistance. At the same time, the Japanese re forts against Tokyo. A few. hours later, more .than 80 Superfortresses struck at the vast Nippon oil refinerynear Osaka. Simultaneously, it was announced that the most complete devastation ever brought to any Japanese city by high explosive bombs was visited on Toyama on northern Honshu a week ago. This was revealed by
ported a new strike by 100 Super-|
out of the war.
> RUSS COLLIDE HEAD-ON WITH BIG JAP ARMY
Sharp Fighting Reported By Tokyo on Wide Front. (Editorial, Page 18)
By PHIL AULT United Press Stall Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 9.—A Red
larmy of 1,000,000 or more
men crashed into Manchuria from the east and west at key points along a 2000-mile front
today and—Tokyo said—collided head-on in battle with Japan's
‘jcrack Kwantung army.
Allied soufrces in Chungking said the Soviets aiready were several
miles inside Manchuria at a nume ber of points. Radio Tokyo said that Russian forces had crossed into Manchuria from the east along a 300-mile stretch of the Siberian border from Hunchun, 80 miles west of Viadivostok, to Hutou, 250 miles north of Vladivostok. ? Ini the west, Tokyo said, the Rus~ sians forced the border at Manchoull, 50 miles .east of the outer
engaged ‘the invaders for self-de-
~ SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 (U. ‘P.)~~Domei ‘ (Japanese) news agency announced at 12:15 a. m. Friday, Tokyo time (9:15 a, m. Indianapolis time) that its transmitters would remain open “throughout the night” for an expected special announcement. An hour later, however, Domei had not transmitted any news of importance and there was ne hint of the nature of the “special announcement.” Frequently in the past Domei has instructed its overseas edi and clients to stand by for transmission. schedule changes. Today it admonished its listeners to “stand by.” The broadcast was recorded by United Press, San Francisco. Earlier Domei told iis clients to watch for an important ans ‘nouncement to be carried in sub= sequent transmissions, but at that time it did not say that its trans. mitters would remain open.
fense and fighting is in progress™ Japanese imperial headquarters re« ported in another Tokyo broadcast. Another enemy broadcast spoke of “sharp fighting” in all areas. » Tokyo said Red air force bombers, roaring out ahead of the advancing ground forces, bombed the communications centers of Hailan, Harbin, {Chiamussu and Kirin in Manchuria fand Rashin and. Genzan in northern Korea. Shortly After Midnight
Russia exploded her first far eastern offensive of World War II only a few minutes after her declaration of war against .Japan took effect at midnight, Tokyo sald the assault
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Gen. Carl Spaatz, commander of the U, 8. strategic air force. Tokyo said a fleet of B-29's late this afternoon attacked industrial targets around the metropolitan area. And the Jap radio reported that American warships earlier thrust
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U. 3. AMBASSADOR TALKS WITH STALIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 (U. PJ. —Generalissimo Joseph Stalin has “just received” Averill Harriman, U. S. ambassador to Moscow, and | Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov is conferring with Ambassador T. V. Soong of China, the Russian radio at Khabarovsk announced today. The Russian broadcast, recorded by United Press, gave no further details of the two conferences. Khabarovsk also broadcast a description of Molotov’s announcement of Russia's declaration of war fo the Japanese ambassador. Pravda declared that the Soviet Union, “by its victory over German fascism, saved Europe."
began at 12:10 a. m. The "Japanese version indicated the offensive was taking the. shape of a giant pincers from east and west aimed perhaps at cutting Manchuria in two. Japan moved swiftly to rally pup= pet forces in Manchuria. Radio | Tokyo said the Manchukuoan pup= | pet government at 4 a. m. pros claimed a defense decree for the en« tire nation. against “the Soviet army’s unlawful invasion.” An extraordinary meeting of the Manchukuoan state coyncil was called for 9 a. m. In Tokyo itself, senior members of Dai Nippon, Japan's powerful totalitarian political party, held an
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HIROHITO, ‘HIMSELF, SEEN IN PEACE MOVE
LONDON, Aug. 9 (U. P).-Brit» ish political quarters believed today that Emperor Hirohito himself will sue for peace within a few weeks, . They said the emperor was likely
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to attempt to pose ante savior of his people and offer to surrender to save thém from by
atomic bombs.