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President Proclaims Today VJ Day, Sees Dawn of Better World
Source: “President Proclaims Today VJ Day, Sees Dawn of Better World.” The Fresno Bee, 2 Sept. 1945, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee/138315654/
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Japan Bows In Defeat, Truman Sees Peace Era
Source: “Japan Bows In Defeat, Truman Sees Peace Era.” The Honolulu Advertiser, 2 Sept. 1945, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser/138316314/
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Pearl Harbor Report: Who Was to Blame?
For almost a year the official Army & Navy reports on Pearl Harbor had lain under cover, marked “Secret.” Last week, the excuse was good no longer: President Truman made them public. In a week of formal triumph over Japan, few citizens had the inclination to read the story of the first U.S. defeat, three…
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Snappy Clothes Go To College With Girl Student
A popular clothing item for women is the “Ike Jacket” for evening wear. Unable to copy dresses from Paris, American dressmakers turn to government design ideas to create high fashion. The “Eisenhower Jacket” is a crepe blouse with a drawstring waist. Source: “Snappy Clothes Go To College With Girl Student.” The Salem News, 15 Sept.…
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THE CONGRESS: Forget Pearl Harbor?
In one of several strange interviews which Jap officials gave to the U.S. press last week, ferret-faced Jap Premier Higashi-Kuni plaintively begged “People of America, won’t you forget Pearl Harbor?” Perhaps some of the U.S. people were ready to, but their representatives in Congress were not. The House promptly passed the Senate resolution for a…