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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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On Aug. 7, 1945, President Truman aboard USS Augusta neared U.S. shores after a month away, elated by the atomic bomb's first use against Japan, which he believes will shorten the war. He plans to return to Washington and soon deliver a radio report on the Potsdam Conference.
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ABOARD U. S. S. AUGUSTA WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN
Aug. 7—President Truman, confident the new atomic bomb will shorten the war against Japan, today neared the shore of his own country which he left one month ago.
The President expects to be back in Washington by tomorrow and soon thereafter will fix a time for his radio report on the Berlin "Big Three" meeting.
Obviously eager to share his elation over War Department advices on the first use of the terrible new aerial weapon, Mr. Truman walked all around the ship yesterday telling crew members about it.
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Aboard U. S. S. Augusta
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Aug. 7
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president truman confident the new atomic bomb will shorten the war against japan; plans radio report on berlin "big three" meeting soon after return to washington
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President Truman neared U.S. shores after leaving one month ago; expects to be back in Washington by tomorrow; eager to share elation over first use of atomic bomb, told crew members about it yesterday