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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1940

Page

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Cleopatra and Antony Face Octavian Over Egypt Crisis

The text recounts Octavian advancing on Egypt after Antony and Cleopatra seek a compromise. Cleopatra offers Caesarion’s safety in exchange for Antony’s death, while Octavian presses for Antony’s ruin and privately plans for Caesarion’s fate. Cleopatra withdraws to a mausoleum to prepare for potential self sacrifice as Antony returns from battle.

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Bomb Buckingham Reichstag Invasion Near Churchill Says

British air raid on Berlin intensifies as RAF bombs hit the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate. Civilians evacuated from central districts amid fires and collapsing buildings. Two planes claimed down, German losses reported, with continued raids across northern France and Belgium. More bombs and incendiaries aimed at industrial and dock areas. Continued coverage on page B6.

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King Queen Move to Safety Amid London Bombing

German air raids struck London in what authorities call the greatest air war in history. Buckingham Palace suffered damage including a shattered east wing and a partially destroyed swimming pool while the king and queen, with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, were in air raid shelters. Re equal reports say no casualties as shelters held.

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Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity

Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday night with fair conditions Thursday. Moderate northerly winds. Airport highs around 84 Wednesday and 86 Thursday. lows near 62 early Thursday morning. City highs Tuesday near 102, Wednesday 67, with Wednesday morning 67. East Texas mostly cooler with cloudy to cooler conditions and a fall air mass. Coast and Rio Grande Valley much cooler Wednesday night with slightly warmer Thursday and fresh coastal winds. West Texas generally fair Wednesday night and Thursday with scattered mountain showers in the southwest, warmer north and central portions.

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Churchill Warns Of Imminent German Invasion Near London

Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared Germany is moving hundreds of self propelled barges and troop convoys from northern ports to the French coast opposite Britain, under the protection of the French Gennda Run. He urged all to prepare as the next week could be pivotal, praising British resolve amid air raids and vowing victory behind a stronger, well fortified and capable Allied force.

London Winston Churchill Germany England Britain British Isles

Haakon Deposed by Parliament After War Decree

The Norwegian parliament declared King Haakon unable to function but postponed his fate. Postwar questions arise on whether he will be allowed to return to Norway after the conflict.

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Autumn on Mr Jarboe predicts drastic cool spell

Weatherman J H Jarboe notes a sharp drop from a record heat wave. Temperatures fall from 102 degrees in the region to below freezing, with warnings of continued cold and a brief warm spell ahead.

German Bombers Threaten London With Daily Attacks

Berlin reports say 2500 German planes will fly from French bases to bomb London daily in the coming days. Spokesman notes Reich government ties and questions Parliament. The claim follows destruction of the Reichstag and hints at large scale raids aimed at the British capital.

Berlin Sures Seid London Jule Germany

Bombers pound Berlin in most sensational raid of war

British raiders drop incendiaries and explosives into Berlin's heart, five killed as fire bombs smash through the Reichstag and other government buildings along Unter Den Linden and Wilhelmstrasse. London endures fourth straight night of bombing with Buckingham Palace damaged and fires in midtown and along the Thames, while other English cities face attacks in Midlands and Wales.

Germany Berlin Reichstag Unter den Linden Wilhelmstrasse Belgium England London Buckingham Palace Thames Midlands Wales

Willkie Endorsed by Ford in Detroit Speech

Henry Ford formally endorsed Wendell Willkie and praised him as competent and straightforward. Ford, in a brief press statement, described the Republican nominee as understanding what the party needs and emphasized no evasion or excuse.

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