1st Army captures Linkow, severing north-south rr; loses and recaptures Hulin; battles for possession of Mutankiang; 2d Army gains 9-25 mi and seizes Hamatungho, Hailu and 2 other towns; Trans-Baikal Army threatens Dairen-Shihchan rr; takes Wangyehmiao and Solun; smashes to within 47 mi of Taonan; captures Aerhshan; gains along western part of Chinese Eastern RR, winning Mientuho; Japanese reptd hurling Kamikaze planes against armored columns; Domei reveals Russians have reached Linsi area; map

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1945Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Stephen Glenn Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.

1945Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award.

Headlines from August 14, 1945

Japanese Militarist Urged The Destruction of Allies; PRINCE NASHIMOTO URGED RESISTANCE

THE GENERAL AND THE MARSHAL MEET AGAIN

War News Summarized

RED ARMY DEEPENS MANCHURIAN BULGE; Races Toward Harbin, Cuts Rail Line--Russians Land in South Sakhalin, Tokyo Says RED ARMY DEEPENS MANCHURIAN BULGE

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