Atomic Bomb Strikes Nagasaki in Second Japans Hit
Reports from Guam say the second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki at noon Aug 9 produced good results, with Gen. Carl A. Spaatz confirming the mission. Nagasaki, a 250000+ city on Kyushu, faced extensive destruction similar to Hiroshima as shipyards and war plants were leveled by the blast.
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Guam
Japan
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Carl A. Spaatz
Strategic Air Forces
Hiro
End to War in Pacific Hangs on Russia and Bomb
Secretary of State Byrnes said there is little time for Japan to save itself as Russia enters the war against Japan following Truman's announcement. Washington expects Russia's help plus the atomic bomb to hasten Japan's defeat and end the Pacific holocaust soon.
Halsey’s Third Fleet Reopens Drive on Japanese Homeland
Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet resumes action against Japan from Guam at dawn. Carrier planes strike northern Honshu while Soviet Russia declares war, following a day of intensive B 29 raids on Fukuyama Yawata and the Nakajima aircraft plant.
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Guam
U.P
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Honshu
Soviet Russia
Japan
Navy
Fukuyama
Yawata
Nakajima
59 Jap Vessels Are Blasted by U.S. Airmen
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports Far Eastern Air Force missions sunk or damaged 59 Japanese vessels Sunday and Monday across the Korea Strait to the Netherlands East Indies. Bombers hit a 6,000‑ton freighter and multiple small ships while airfields and communications were harassed in the Ryukyus and Japanese home islands. Five enemy planes attempted a raid on Okinawa, with one shot down.
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Hugh Crumpler
Manila
U.P
Far Eastern Air Force
Korea
Netherlands East Indies
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Ryukyus Islands
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Okinawa
Two Die When Car Leaves Highway In Elk Park Canyon
Funeral arrangements are pending for James William D Arcy 38 of Walkerville and Mrs Archie C Viox 42 of Gagnon Street after their car plunged through a guardrail in Elk Park canyon and crashed into Bison creek. D Arcy’s body was found beside the creek as searchers continue the investigation.
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James William D'Arcy
West Daly
Walkerville
Archie C. Viox
East Gagnon
Elk Park Canyon
Bison Creek
D’arcy
Destruction of German Machinegun Nest Wins Butte Man Silver Star
Sgt. John W. McKinley of Butte received the Silver Star for gallantry near Schorndorf Germany on April 21 1945. Leading infantry under heavy fire he located a German machinegun 75 yards ahead and, ignoring enemy fire, destroyed it.
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Butte Man
John W
Jack) McKinley
Butte
Sgt. McKinley
J. 8. McKinley
State
Lois McKinley
Helena
McKinley
Germany
40Th
Schorndorf
Japanese Kwantung Army Reports Ground Air Battles
The Tokyo radio quoted a Kwantung army communique saying the Soviet army attacked Japanese forces on the eastern Soviet Manchukuo border at one this morning with ground forces and Soviet aircraft bombing Manchukuo. The eastern border lies near Vladivostok and Changkucfeng, where the Kwantung army faced prior clashes.
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Kwantung Army
New York
Tokyo Radio
Associated Press
FCC
Manchukuo
Vladivostok
Changkucfeng
Korea
Jap Kwangtung
Europe
Truman to address nation at 8 p.m. tonight
President Truman will speak to the nation for about 30 minutes at 8 p.m. mountain war time over all radio networks. The address was anticipated to cover Potsdam conference results but may now provide a full appraisal of Russia's war declaration and revised conditions.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Conference on Silver Bow County Budget Plan
A conference of Silver Bow County taxpayers and county commissioners discussed the budget. The tax payer group presented recommendations for the final budget due next Monday. The general fund is reported at its maximum levy of 16 mills.
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Silver Bow County
Board of County Commissioners
Dormant Chikura Dake Volcano Erupts 20000 Feet
Army and Navy pilots reported Chikura Dake on Paramushiro in the Kurile islands erupting as high as 20000 feet. The mile high peak lies three miles from Kambasatsu airfield and 15 miles from two other air fields, with lava flow details not disclosed.
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ADAK
Aleutians
Chikura Dake
Paramushiro
Japan
Kurile Islands
Navy
Kakumbatsu
War Department Hints on Russian Entry and Army Size
Secretary of War Stimson may comment Thursday on whether Russia entering the Japanese war could prompt a further reduction in the U S Army. The War department answered reporters questions on the topic.
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Washington
Stimson
Russia
U.S
War Department
Nimitz Pledges U S Aid As Soviets Enter War
Admiral Nimitz said on Wednesday the United States Pacific fleet will give full assistance to the Russian effort against Japan as the Soviets enter the war. The remark was made in Guam during a briefing on wartime collaboration.
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Guam
United States Pacific Fleet
Japan
Adm
Nimitz
Four-Point Gold Mining Program Urged by Western Operators
Western mine operators urged a Senate mining subcommittee to enact a four point plan to revive US gold mining. They asked for a $45 per ounce domestic price, prohibition on official anti mining statements, early moves to place gold in circulation, and immediate postwar labor employment. The resolution notes Allied wartime mining kept going while US output paused.
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Helena
Senate
Robert S. Palmer
Denver
Colorado Mining Association
America
United States
James E. Murray
Mont
Glen H. Taylor
Thousands Die in Hiroshima Atomic Blast
Reports from Hiroshima on August 7 show uncounted thousands killed as 60 percent of the city’s population of 343,000 is destroyed. Tokyo radio cites near total devastation and scorched remains. officials warn casualty totals may rise as photographs reveal shattered shelters and burned interiors.
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Guam
Hiroshima
Tokyo Radio
Spaatz
Strategic Air Force
Tokyo
Weather forecast for Butte and Montana expects rain
The outlook calls for mostly cloudy skies in Butte with intermittent light rains Thursday and Thursday night and continued cool. Highs range from 72 Wednesday to 75 85 Thursday west and 80 90 east in Montana with scattered rain and thunderstorms and little temperature change.
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Butte
Montana
Russia Declares War on Japan After Mediation Offer
Soviet Union announced war on Japan at midnight and said Tokyo asked Moscow to mediate the Pacific conflict about mid July. Molotov described Allied leaders informed and the Japanese rejection of the Potsdam ultimatum as making mediation proposals moot. He read the declaration to the Japanese ambassador and broadcast the news in Moscow.
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Russia
Japan
Molotov
Soviet Union
Pacific
Tokyo
Potsdam
Hirohito
Naotake Sato
United States
Britain
China
Sato
Kremlin
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