Stop Press - Japan Cracks!

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/65
Date Released
13 Aug 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Aqua Follies Carnival
  2. 2Mammoth Flying Boat Lasts 14 Days
  3. 3Typhoon Hits Warships off Japan
  4. 4Stop Press - Japan Cracks!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Crowds in Piccadilly as Japanese surrender is announced. Chinese rush out from Ley On’s restaurant in Wardour Street. Flashbacks showing Emperor Hirohito and Pearl Harbour. Map of Japan showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two places where atom bombs were dropped. Backroom boys working on the effects of 12,000 lb bombs. Street interviews. Service chiefs meet at No 10. Sir John Anderson speaks on the immediate and future [effects?] of the atomic bomb.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Weapons; Navy; Military
Locations
London; Piccadilly
Length of story (in feet)
324
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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