Enemy Is Ripe for Surrender
The United States and Soviet Union have joined the war against Japan. Leaflets dropped over Japan urged surrender to halt utter destruction while radio warnings urged immediate capitulation to save the nation.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1945
Page
1
Griswold appeals to Yamashita to halt Luzon fighting
Lt Gen Oscar W Griswold of the 14th Army Corps urged Japanese Gen Yamashita to stop the fighting in northern Luzon to spare further deaths. He warned Yamashita might choose death over surrender or annihilation. About 1,500 soldiers and 60 Japanese civilians had by July 1 reached American lines after 100000 leaflets dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 14Th Army Corps
Luzon
Yamashita
Oscar W. Griswold
Philippines
Griswold
Destruction in Toyama after massive August air raid
Guam dispatch reports Toyama Japan, with a 127000 population, was 95.5 percent destroyed after an August 2 raid by 800 Superforts. The city was one of four warned targets hit by the record airstrike along the Japan Sea coast 160 miles northwest of Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
UPI
Japan
Toyama
Japan Sea
Tokyo
20Th Air Force
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Mitsubishi Industries
Marianas
America
Honshu
Kamaishi
Steel Center
Oji Shima
Ogikubo
Tamachi
Senju
Spaatz
Theft of $210 in Nickels From Amarillo Bottling Plant
A total of 210 nickels was stolen last night from the Amarillo Coca Cola Bottling Company at 705 Lincoln. Entry was gained through a rear window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln
Probation Officer Elmer Reed Transitions Between Offices
Elmer Reed of the U S probation office appears in Amarillo this week on business. He will depart tomorrow for headquarters in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Reed
U. S. Probation Office
Amarillo
Lubbock
Amarillo Area Weather Summary
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer this afternoon tonight and Friday. West Texas partly cloudy with a few widely scattered thundershowers. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Friday. Highs Friday near 75 in the fountains and 85 to 95 elsewhere. 24 hour high 87 low 62 noon 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Japanese Soviet War Pots Entangled Manchuria Front
The Am erillo Globe reports stations across the Far East detailing Soviet invasion of Manchuria and rapid Japanese responses. Tokyo broadcasts claim fierce fighting as Red Army advances threaten Manchukuo with pincers from east and west.
Soviet Far East Attack Opens New Front, Kwantung Reports
A Tokyo radio flash cites a Kwantung Army communique from Manchuria claiming the Soviet Army launched a sudden night attack on the eastern Soviet Manchukuo border around 12:10 A M local time. Russia reportedly massed 750000 troops with tanks and aircraft in the Far East as defense preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Siberian
Vladivos‘ox
Japan
Russia
Germany
Far East
Europe
Tokyo Radio
Hsinking
Nagasaki Bomb Devastation Report Sparks Global Fallout
Preliminary U S reports say Nagasaki, Japan s 11th largest city and a major naval base, was nearly erased by the second atomic air raid. General Spaatz called the results good as crews return with details, while Tokyo radio relays grim casualty and destruction figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Tyree
Guam
Japan
Nagasaki
Carl A. Spaatz
Strategic Air Forces
Spaatz
Hiroshima
Radio Tokyo
Soviet Offensive Reported on Manchurian Border
Allied sources in Chungking confirmed the Russian offensive had begun and said the Soviets attacked at three main unnamed points along the 2,000 mile Manchurian Siberian border. The Red Army already was sending units westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Europe
Chungking
Halsey fleets unleash 1500 carrier planes on Japan
The Third Fleet stormed Japanese home waters with 1500 carrier aircraft while Tokyo reported a new B 29 raid on Tokyo. Gen Spaatz said Toyama suffered near total destruction. Twinings noted strong results from recent B 29 strikes. Kamikaze attack marked first since July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
U.P
William F. Halsey
Tokyo
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Japan
Halsey
Third Fleet
United Press
Richard W. Johnson
Halsevy
Distinctive Printing by Russell Staty Co in Lithography
A brief note highlighting the distinctive printing and lithographing work of Russell Staty Co. The item emphasizes quality and craftsmanship in early lithographic production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Staty. Co
Russia Wins Seat At Pacific Peace Table In War’s Aftermath
Russia gains a seat at the Pacific peace talks altering postwar plans with the United States Britain and China. Moscow may press for Sakhalin sovereignty access to Dairen warm-water outlet and Port Arthur base while shaping fate of Hong Kong Singapore and strategic Pacific islands including Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
China
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yalta
Congress
Manchuria
Korea
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jap Political Association Calls Emergency Meeting
The Japanese Political Association called an emergency meeting in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon to discuss the rapidly changing war situation. Tokyo Radio reported the broadcast recorded by United Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Dai Nippon
Japan
Radio Tokyo
High Command
San Francisco
U.P
Tokyo Radio
United Press
Noon Temperature Foretold Climbing to 90 Degrees
The report notes noon temperature at 80 degrees with a rise expected this afternoon to at least 90. Scattered thundershowers are possible but few in the Amarillo area, and no significant rainfall is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Japan Eyeing Modernized Cities After Allied Bombing
Tokyo Radio reported by United Press says the Nippon Times urges rapid replanning of Japanese cities to reflect true social ideals as enemy air raids enable extensive redesigns of Tokyo and other urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Japan
Tokyo
United Press
Nippon Times
U S Aiding Red Attack Coordinated With Russia
General Wedemeyer reported American air forces have targeted Japanese withdrawal routes in China for a month in coordination with Russia. He said Tehran conference knowledge of Soviet entry guided operations and that Chinese parachute troops behind Japanese lines are interfering with northward transfers. Rangers in Hunan caused surprise and heavy enemy casualties during a dawn drop near Kweilin Hengyang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Russia
Japan
Tehran
Wedemeyer
U. S
China
Kweilin
Hengyang
Hunan
Yangtze
Weather Forecast Sparks Alarm Over Japan Broadcast
KTLA weather forecast by Pat White predicts scattered atomic bombs and major topography changes in Japan. He warns listeners of heavier atomic fallout and fear as the Nips face evolving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Pat White
Japan
KTLA
Five Point Plan for Conversion by President Truman
President Truman outlined a five point reconversion plan to speed peacetime industry shift and urged timely lifting of control. The steps include expanding scarce material production, limiting use of scarce materials, tightening inventories to curb hoarding, granting priority to resolve bottlenecks, and allocating scarce materials to produce low priced essential items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
80 B 29s Attack Amagasaki Oil Refinery
A US task force of 80 B 29 Superfortresses bombed the Amagasaki refinery near Osaka in a night strike aiming to destroy Japan's aviation gasoline production. The Nippon refinery had suffered major damage on July 20 with 47 percent of built-up area destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Amagasaki
Osaka
Nippon
B 29s on Okinawa to carry 15 ton bombload
Okinawa based Superfortresses can carry a 15 ton bombload on every strike to Japan, up from 10 tons. Lt. Gen. James Doolittle announced as the Eighth Air Force welcomed the B 29s to their new base. Proximity to targets and technical changes enable the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Japan
James Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Smash Every Thing That Moves in Asiatic Waters
Far Eastern Air Force planes ranged through Asiatic waters and smashed strained enemy transport lines after destroying or damaging 59 Japanese vessels in 48 hours. Attacks coincided with Japan facing war against Russia as American aircraft swept from Korea to Malaya, targeting anything that moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Far Eastern Air Force
Asiatic
Russia
Korea
Malaya
Settle Down Youre Not Gonna Blow Up
Public jitters over atomic bombs are unfounded. A pound of uranium could, if fully exploded, send the Empire State Building 20 miles high, but records show only a fraction of uranium actually fissions. Other elements would need complete blowup to match such destruction, which science has not achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Washington
Empire State Building
Japan
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Moscow
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Douglas MacArthur
Berlin
Red Army
Pearl Harbor
Office of War Information
Honolulu
Saipan
Amarillo Globe
Amarullo
Texas
Autoorillo
Owoes Visi Viviadivostok
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Manchukuo
Red Air Force
Hailan
Harbin
Chiamassu
Kirin
Rashin
Genzan
Manchukuoan State Council
Eral
Kingpeng
Jehol
Tsinon
Chengteh
Tsining
Shihchan
Tungliao
I Chihfeng
Hailun
Lungkiang
Liaoning
Gulf of
Chihli
Tsingtao
Yellow Sea
Changchun
Hunchun
Yellow
China Sea
U.S
Manchurian
Red
Vladivostok
Aed
Mathan S. Twining
20Th Aaf
Yawate
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Mishawa
Hachnohe Harbor
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes. Insurance
Jap Political Association
WPB
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Krug
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Autry
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