European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Three eight months and seven Days after Pearl Harbor total Victory came to the United states of Amer Ica and All the on the 14th of the last acis enemy went Down to that total defeat which the some of whom had faced up to rom Eberlin Tokyo aggression Long before the 7th of had solemnly pledged themselves to bring in this and throughout the Allied the contrast Between those two Days was the contrast Between dread and near defeat and thanksgiving and unqualified there was another too to the citizens of the United indeed of All the countries that later became the United Harbor had been a in its unexpected Ness it had brought a mental Shock almost As severe As the physical Shock of the bombs that fell on Hickam Field and on the ships in Vajday came to a nation waiting for and Well schooled in americas armed forces had had a major share in Allied triumphs All Over the the weapons forged in its fac tories and carried on its ships and planes to every part of the world had proved its Industrial Vajday had come sooner than most americans had dared but for months none had doubted that it would when it did after a five Day wait while the Samurai fumed and quibble Over the details of there was such an outpouring of emotion As americans had never wherever americans were gathered whether in Berlin or pattern of Celebration was much the there were roars of rejoin High Hopes for and the prayers were offered in gratitude and in remembrance of those who had died for a Day they could not in America the Celebration outdid anything within the memory of living it made veday seem silent it far overshadowed armistice on the continent of Europe and on continents and islands where Endo War had never found troops it was a Day without Prece a perhaps a whole of history had and a word that had figured much in american thoughts for three eight months and seven word often but always in terms of the past or of an unsure be spoken now in terms of the living the word was peace came to Dallas like a mix Ture of halloween and the Day itself had been As every where there had been too Many false alarms and people had grown but a White House announcement at 6 changed All it took just 30 minutes for the Celebration to get under Way from All parts of the City thousands flocked into the downtown bus and Streetcar schedules were hopelessly Dis Organ the howling est mob in Dallass recent history made Short work of the anti noise Ordi Nance conceived by the City fathers to Speed War sirens came on 30 minutes but made up for their tardiness by their paper cascaded out of downtown office while Street sweepers looked on then laughed and joined in the entering at Commerce and Akard the Celebration fanned out to take in the entire downtown with parades of Yelling and chanting pedestrians weaving through lines of cars with horns blaring full elsewhere Shirttail parades and group singing swelled the volume of pillows in the rooms of the Adolphus and Baker hotels were ripped and their feathery con tents floated through the socks came with other Odd Sandend while Abe publicity Man for the looked worriedly up at the windows and wondered How Long they stay the Long awaited announcement left Many pedestrians for one woman the news had come too on her Between