Gandhi Ready to Negotiate Pact With Japan
New Delhi authorities claim the All-India Congress working committee favors appeasement of Japan and that Gandhi supports prompt talks for Indian independence. Gandhi admits the aim but says the gesture was for bargaining. Nehru backs a milder path removing direct cooperation with Japan.
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New Delhi
India
All-India Congress Working Committee
Japan
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Allahabad
Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Britain
Congress
All- India Congress Party
Congress Working Committee
Nazi Command Prepares to Fight Invasion
Moscow radio quoted Geneva reports that the German high command may call up all Germans aged 16 to 50 in occupied territories to resist a Allied invasion. They would be armed and trained for two weeks. Pierre Laval reportedly conferred with the German high command on uprising precautions if the Allies land in France. Those found with arms in France would be executed.
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London
U.P
Moscow Radio
Geneva
Pierre Laval
France
Cards and reading material sought for soldiers in uniform
Mrs. John J. Kirby relays that Butte residents should donate clean used playing cards especially pinochle decks and paper-covered matches along with magazines for distribution to soldiers and sailors passing through. A note from Corp. Paul G. Menzie of New York expresses gratitude and praise for the service and the wide Northwest support.
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Butte
John J. Kirby
Kirby
Brenner Pass Closed Report Reach Europe Traffic Halt
London radio said Brenner pass between Italy and Germany was closed to traffic for two days and all movement on the German side halted at the frontier.
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New York
London
Brenner Pass
Italy
Germany
Nazi Saboteurs to Learn Fate in Two or Three Days
President Roosevelt announced at a press conference that the eight Nazi saboteurs who landed on U S soil will learn their verdict and sentence within two or three days. He is reviewing the voluminous records delivered by Major General Frank R McCoy, commission president, to determine the final outcome.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Frank R. McCoy
Commission
White House
Stephen T. Early
McCoy
Draft Boards Urge Registrants to Report Status Changes
Local draft board officials urge any registrant whose status has changed since classification to report immediately. The statement references married men with families and those with dependents, amid Gov. Ford noting some Montana boards inducting such men. Continuous coverage continues on page 12 column 6.
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Sam C. Ford
Montana
Kokoda Is Wiped Out In Southwest Pacific Fight
Allied planes destroy the Jap held Kokoda settlement in New Guinea and an Australian jungle force with native troops routs a large Japanese patrol. The clash comes as Australians march through rugged terrain toward Kokoda, facing heavy jungle conditions and limited transport.
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Southwest Pacific
U.P
New Guinea
Kokoda
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
Gona-Buna
Malaya
Pelley Sedition Trial to Go to Jury Today
In Indianapolis the government sedition case against William Dudley Pelley and two associates heads to a jury of 12 Hoosier voters after closing arguments. Defense witnesses Thorkelson and Jordan remain, Lindbergh testified briefly for the defense prior to adjournment.
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Indianapolis
U.P
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
America
Jacob Thorkelson
Montana
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
New York
Pelly
Linchwan Stronghold Surrounded by Chinese Forces
Chinese assault troops ringed the Japanese holdout Linchwan as US bombers pounded the defenses in central Kiangsi. The raid aided the attack by blasting barracks and docks while Chinese ground forces pressed toward the city gates. Huwa near Linchwan was recaptured as Japanese forces elsewhere in Kiangsi faced heavy losses.
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Chungking
Linchwan
Fuchow
United States
China
Kiangsi
Joseph W. Stilwell
Fu River
Chiang Kai-shek
Huwa
Kwangfeng
Chekiang Province
Sungyang
Lishui
War News: Nazis reach Kuban area south of Armavir
The column notes conflicting Russian and German reports from the Caucasus as forces push toward the Kuban river. Berlin claims to have crossed Belaya Glinta Bashanta and reached the Kuban, with Voroshilovsk captured. Moscow reports additional withdrawals as the front curves toward a 250 mile line.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Caucasus
Manych
Kuban
Moscow
Salsk
Belaya Glinta
Bashanta
Kuban River
Voroshilovsk
Tank Army
Berlin
Steppes
Belaya Glinta-Bashanta
Voros
Probe of Black Market Steel Sales to Shipbuilder Probe of Black Market Steel Sales to Shipbuilding Firm Ordered
The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations agreed to study a merger to unite about 11,000,000 workers. William Green said standing committees from AFL and CIO will meet to set date and site, aiming to finish talks this fall.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William Green
Federation
Philip Murray
Hearing on Budget to Be Held Tonight
The city council announces a public hearing tonight on the proposed 1942 43 budget. Citizens may present suggestions or protests as the preliminary budget totaling 736 860 is reviewed, a reduction of 60 000 from last year. The final budget and tax levy will be decided next Monday night.
Weather Forecast Continues Warm Midweek
Continued warm Wednesday with Tuesday high of 87 degrees and low of 43 degrees. Forecasters expect mild conditions and light winds across the region.
Missoula Camp Struggles With Axis Prisons Tensions
In Fort Missoula the Italian and Japanese internees face friction despite lodging comforts and three meals a day. Guards report no friendly greetings between groups as efforts fail to bridge Axis philosophy. Internees occupy time making pebble gadgets while tensions rise.
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Sigrid Arne
Missoula
Fort Missoula
Axis
Roosevelt Says Black Market Steel Should Lead to Jail
President Roosevelt stated that anyone selling steel on the black market should be jailed and the Office of Price Administration ordered an immediate investigation into reports of such sales to the Higgins shipyards in Louisiana. Price Administrator Henderson cited testimony by Frank Higgins about black market steel used by Higgins yards to build lighters. Roosevelt joked that Higgins was turning state's evidence and not to be jailed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
Higgins
Louisiana
Price
Leon Henderson
Frank Higgins
Andrew Jackson Higgins
New Orleans
Higgins Shipbuilding
Americans Score 13 to 1 in Warplane Battle
A Navy statement recounts four engagements in the Coral Sea and Midway where American Grumman Wildcats claimed at least 13 enemy planes for each American loss. The Coral Sea dogfight alone downed 28 Japanese aircraft, including 14 Zero fighters, while two American planes exhausted fuel and ditched.
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Washington
U.P
Coral Sea
Midway
Navy
Grumman
Japan
Father Joins Army as Son Is Rejected at Fort Bragg
Joseph M. Watts 41 and son Joseph Howard Watts 21 from near Whiteville reported to Fort Bragg for induction. The father passed his physical and was inducted, while the son was rejected for disability from a mule kick. The father then donned a uniform and drilled, and the son returned home to operate the farm.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Joseph M. Watts
Joseph Howard Watts
Whiteville
Watts
Nazi Reserves Punch Holes in Red Lines
Moscow reports another 50 mile Nazi advance in the Caucasus threatening Tikhoretsk a key Soviet rail junction and pushing toward Belaya Glina. German reserves break Soviet lines in the Don river elbow northwest of Stalingrad while heavy fighting continues near Kushchevka and Balaya Glina as Russians fall back under pressure.
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Moscow
Caucasus
Tikhoretsk
Don River
Stalingrad
Salsk
Krasnodar
Belaya Glina
Kushchevka
Kletskaya
Don
Nikolaevsk
Manych
Tikhoretsky
Balaya Glina
Ration Mileage Considered By War Board
Washington reports the War Production Board is weighing a mileage rationing plan to limit car use as an alternative to nationwide gasoline rationing. Officials hint at certifying needed miles per driver and prioritizing fuel oil restrictions in the East to keep tank cars for eastbound petroleum. A decision on transport savings was promised after WPB's weekly session led by Donald Nelson.
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Washington
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Mississippi
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Soldier Service Fund Established by Butte USO Branch
The Butte USO executive board announced a Soldier Service fund to aid soldiers passing through town with food or shelter. Frank Venable, chair, said $10,000 has been sent to national headquarters and $1,200 remains locally for this aid. The drive quota for Montana was $66,600 but raised $74,876.
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Butte
United Service Organizations’ Executive Board
Frank Venable
Venable
USO
Montana
Mr. Venable
Iica
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Hamburg
Fuel & Oil
A.F.L
Green
Missoula Concentration Camp
American Legion
Walter Barnard
Barnard
Jack Healy
WPA
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