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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1945

Page

2

Japs Ready to Surrender If Emperor Keeps Power

The Domei agency said Japan offered to accept Potsdam terms if the emperor keeps his powers, a move read as an unconditional surrender condition. Officials in Washington and Britain weighed the offer as Tokyo’s potential end to hostilities, with reaction mixed and no official confirmation from Tokyo.

Zacharias United States Potsdam Domel Japan Britain China Russia Truman Tomei Byrnes Forrestal Glibee Moaseng Tokyo Rome Germany Manchuria Match Pearl Harbor

Truman Warns Japs To Flee As War Aims Escalate

President Truman warns Japan to flee industrial cities as atomic bomb use accelerates the war. He explains Hiroshima as a military target and says further strikes will follow if Japan does not surrender. He asserts there are no secret Berlin bargains and affirms the United Nations role in preventing total destruction.

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County Dads Reject Transit Tower Tax Break

County Commissioners on Friday denied the Transit Tower companys petition to lower its assessment from 439070 to 143000. The building was bought last year by H B Zachery for 460000 and previously assessed at 377000 in 1944 before the board of equalization raised it to 430000.

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Entrances Guarded At White House

Barricades were erected around entrances to the White House as Washington faced a feverish end of war atmosphere. Sidewalks on Pennsylvania Avenue were closed to pedestrians and military police removed lingering leaflets from the scene.

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Window Peeping Firearm Incident Near San Pedro

Daniel o oo of 180 Keen kau street was wounded Friday at Robert B. Green hospital with a bullet in the left wing after a resident Millsap of 120 San Pedro avenue fired into bushes outside his home. Millsap told police he saw a man peeping in his window and fired when there was no response, finding the youth later in the bushes.

Daniel “O-Oo Keenkau Street Robert, B. Green Hospital L. B Millsap San Pedro Avenue Millsap Henry Com Garaa

Jap Terms Of 1944 Farcical Reprint In 1940s War Note

New York reveals a satirical take on a 1944 Japanese government document. It mocks plan to sever oil and steel trade with America, destroy shipyards except essential ones, and establish a sovereign Japanese authority free from political influence. The spoof lists drastic aims and continued surveillance of the United States for years, likening it to a parody of wartime demands.

New York Shakespeare Peter Lerms Reap Adm Taneshan Yasal Wishiva Pourly Cligins Chase Japan United States

Reds Drive Deep In Manchuria Warfront Advances Across Fronts in Asia

Soviet dispatches report Red forces pushing into Manchuria from Kharbarovsk toward Vindivastok and Keiko, with Tokyo broadcasting an invasion of Korea near Changkufeng.Artillery and air attacks ignite fires in Tiernin, Kirin, and ports including Rastia and Seishin as Chinese and Japanese authorities prepare for wider conflict and coordinated air support with Soviet troops.

Tully Kharbarovsk Khabarovsk Vindivastok Tokyo Korea Moscow Changkufeng Vladivostok Cononique Domej Keiko Japan Sakhalin Island Nkyo Moreon Germany Lin Baat Asiq Red Air Force Tiernin Heltiking Kirin Rastia Seishin China Chungkng Manchuria

Soviet Red Army pushes on Manchuria front

Soviet troops widened their Manchurian frontier advances on August 10 1945 striking along multiple fronts. Dispatches say units cut enemy lines of communication and advanced toward the Kwantung army while Red Army air forces bombed ports Seisbub and Rashin in an effort to disrupt Japan's northeastern boundary.

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Mongolian Army Forces May Strike Japanese in Manchuria

A Moscow broadcast reports the Mongolian People’s Party anticipates delivering a strong blow to Japanese forces in northern Manchuria. The force, described as fully equipped with Red Army training, could include at least ten cavalry and infantry divisions, supported by tanks and aircraft.

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