NBC Covers V-J Day (2:30-3:05 AM)

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Description: NBC. 2:30 AM - Special report from Okinawa with reaction, description, music. 2:35 AM - Victory Parade of Bands - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra, playing from the Mural Room of the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco. Joe Hutchins, announcer. Elmer Peterson and The News (no start time listed). MacArthur sends message to Hirohito, Japanese start to surrender, Tokyo has flashed cease-fired message, Hirohito speaks to people, final Allied air mission over Japan, United States celebrates V-J Day, reconversion plans, switch to Guam to Nimitz communication on Japanese airplanes still being shot down.
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Title
NBC Covers V-J Day (2:30-3:05 AM)
Created
1945-08-15
Created
August 15, 1945 ; 2006-04-19T13:18:45Z
Issued
2006-04-19T13:18:45Z
Genre
Sound recordings
Topical Subject(s)
World War II ; V-J Day, 1945
Subject(s) -- Corporate Name
NBC News
Subject(s) -- Personal Name
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 ; Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-
Rights Statement
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
Local Identifier
news-721
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-17171
Series
News programs

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