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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1945
Page
8
Public jitters over the atomic bomb are not justified by official facts or science. The article notes that while huge energy can be released, not all uranium explodes, fission differs from a full atom blast, and atmospheric radiation from such events would be limited and short lived.
Mrs. Ford Barry is named chairman of the Canteen for the Winchester Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross with Mrs. J. G. Over as co chairwoman and Mrs. Eugene Cooper stepping down after resigning.
Mackenzies column notes that Allied acceptance or rejection of Japan's surrender hinges on whether the emperor retains sovereignty. Allies have not promised to dethrone or protect the emperor, leaving this issue open after surrender. If Tokyo offered unconditional acceptance, peace could begin immediately. The war enters its death throes as Japanese militarists concede.
The piece analyzes how surrender terms may affect the Japanese emperor and national faith. It weighs two Allied views hang the Mikado or spare him as head of state and religion, noting public warnings of grave war conditions and the risk of capitulation news.
Fifty Alice Texas citizens urged President Truman to deliver the Emperor's white horse to Admiral Halsey as peace terms. Reno Chamber asked for Halsey saddle measurements on June 22, and M. M. Vernon L. Fertie of Orlando completed spurs for shipment in July.
An English dispatch via Comei agency reported Hiroshima's devastation after the first atomic bomb, describing nearly all buildings collapsed and charred tree trunks, with a correspondent who arrived two days after the blast.
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