Saturday, August 11, 1945

From the day

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The Headlines

JAPAN OFFERS TO SURRENDER; U.S. MAY LET EMPEROR REMAIN; MASTER RECONVERSION PLAN SET; ALLIES MAP REPLY Truman Is Said to Favor Retention of Hirohito as Spiritual Leader END BELIEVED NEAR Pleas Based on Potsdam and 'Understanding' Emperor Will Stay Armistice Terms Studied Truman Calls Cabinet SURRENDER OFFER IS MADE BY JAPAN Truman Has Own Program Soviet Envoy Informed Swiss Receive Offer

#1 on Your Hit Parade

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

Slang

Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

Cost of Living (1940)