Westinghouse expert warns U.S. not to become complacent about weapon
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By Gracie Allen
HOLLYWOOD – Well, goodness, the excitement is starting to die down enough so I can catch my breath.
My husband, George, was so emotionally carried away, he snapped his fingers right under the nose of our neighborhood butcher. Fortunately the butcher didn’t hear it, as George hadn’t eaten enough meat lately to be able to snap his fingers very loud.
Anyway, that poor butterfly in Japan can stop singing about her sailor now. The American Navy is not only coming back, but the Army, the Air Force and General MacArthur are coming along, too.
And if Tokyo housewives think they’ve suffered already, wait until they get a phew-wiff of the General’s corn-cob pipe.
But do you realize what General MacArthur has achieved? He’s the first Republican in years to get a steady job running a country.
All athletics to benefit but moderation urged; World Series assured
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U.S. Foreign Service due for shakeup
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U.S. State Department (August 17, 1945)
740.00119 PW/8-1745: Telegram
Lisbon, August 17, 1945 — 5 p.m.
[Received 6:17 p.m.]
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Mathias just called Crocker to FonOff and told him that he received the Jap Minister last night on behalf of Dr. Salazar. The Jap told him that Tokyo had just informed him that the Jap Military Commander at Timor was being instructed to restore the Portuguese Governor in Timor to complete authority, to hoist the Portuguese flag and to place himself and troops under the Governor’s orders for the purpose of maintaining order until such time as the troops could be withdrawn.
Mathias replied to him and is cabling Bianchi substantially as follows:
The information was interesting but under the circumstances now existing was meaningless, pointing out that the Portuguese had no confirmation that (a) the orders had been given, (b) that they had been received and (c) or if received that they had been executed. Mathias further told Bianchi to inform the Dept that under the circumstances the Portuguese hoped that the Combined Chiefs of Stall would be willing to consider the departure of a Portuguese sloop with a small contingent of troops from Lourenço Marques yesterday as the first Portuguese step in fulfillment of the direct contribution toward the liberation of Timor envisaged in the Timor agreement.
It is clear that Dr. Salazar’s present serious concern is to establish a juridical and moral basis upon which Portugal can seek invitation to participate in eventual Far Eastern settlement. This point of view was discussed at some length in an exposition made by Mathias to the British Chargé and Crocker late yesterday afternoon. Both the British Chargé and Crocker reserved comment and suggested that the presentation of this point of view be made through Palmela and Bianchi respectively.
The essence of the Portuguese position appears to be that Dr. Salazar wishes to make the point that Portugal has done and is doing everything possible to fulfill its undertaking under the Timor agreement and that it is through no fault of her own that the departure of Portuguese troops to the Far East has not taken place before this.
BARUCH
The Syonan Shimbun (August 18, 1945)
Another promise faithfully fulfilled
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‘August 6, 1945, blackest day in world’s history’
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