American Fleet Reconnoiters Near Okinawa Invasion Site
Japan said an American fleet reconnoitered Okinoerabu island about 40 miles north of Okinawa as a possible invasion prelude. Army Thunderbolts and Navy bombers damaged or sank 16 enemy vessels offshore and at the homeland.
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Byrnes Named Secretary of State by Truman
James F. Byrnes, 66, of South Carolina, was named Saturday by President Truman as secretary of state. The nomination will go to the Senate for quick confirmation. Byrnes has been a senator, Supreme Court justice, and wartime administrator, and is expected to be next in line for the presidency if confirmed.
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Chinese Forces Drive Up Invasion Coast
Chinese troops report retaking Liuchow and expanding along the eastern invasion coast within 145 miles of Shanghai. They reoccupied Linhai and reached the Indo China frontier, pushing patrols across from Chungchingfu and Malangchai as Hangchow near threat of Allied landings.
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Congress Passes OPA Extension to Save Wartime Controls
Congress approved a one year extension of wartime price controls by a 255 to 94 vote. The White House rushed the bill to President Truman in Kansas City for signature before midnight. Concurrently, lawmakers moved a $38.6 billion War Department appropriation and a $1.1 billion labor federal security agencies bill, with edits.
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Objections Sidetrack FEPC Funding in War Bill
Southern Democrats in the House shouted objections to a Senate approved compromise and stalled the $752 million war agencies appropriation bill. A temporary plan would fund all departments except the Fair Employment Practices Committee which would run out of money at midnight as FEPC funding was not included.
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OPA Expands Meat Rations For Ore Miners In West
The OPA on Saturday authorized larger rations of meats fats and sugar for coal and ore miners in the San Francisco and Denver areas and will extend the plan nationwide later. Price Administrator Chester Bowles said the test applies to western miners with on the job eating places excluded. Each miner will receive a monthly maximum of 50 red points and one pound of sugar plus regular rations. Additional processed foods may be added later.
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Vinson Outlines Postwar Economic Charter
Fred M. Vinson, director of OWMR, proposes a postwar economic charter stressing high wages, lower taxes and public works. He warns unemployment will rise after munitions cuts and outlines plans to raise the minimum wage, extend benefits, and accelerate demobilization with millions in service. He also signals continued focus on armament production and potential action against Japan.
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Japan
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Butte Forecast Calls for Sun After A Day with Showers
Partly cloudy Sunday morning with more clouds and scattered showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday night clears to partly cloudy and warmer with expected high near 65. Saturday's high 63 and low 37. West of divide: mild Sunday with highs 65 to 70. east of divide: clear to partly cloudy with few scattered showers and highs 65 to 75.
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Japs Defend Balikpapan With Balloons
Japanese defenders of Balikpapan used barrage balloons with explosive cable to shield oil facilities but could not stop heavy Allied bombing. Gen. MacArthur reported 125 plus Allied planes striking the southeast Borneo port for the 16th day as air opposition waned and oil tanks were damaged.
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Britons to Elect Government Next Thursday
London report says Britain will vote next Thursday in a general election to fill 640 Commons seats. About 30 million voters are expected to participate in the campaign marked by clashes between Conservatives led by Churchill and Labour leaders Attlee Bevin Morrison.
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Butte Plans July 4 Parade Honoring Servicemen
Butte announces its Independence Day parade the Parade of Colors dedicated to armed forces members. The lineup forms at 10 a.m. at Montana and Granite with entries required by 9:30 a.m. Color parties head north on Main then west on Granite to their positions.
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Eggs Grow Scarce Across Nation as Ham Shortage Persists
A cross country Associated Press survey shows eggs becoming as scarce as ham, with demand rising as meat supplies tighten. The report notes a poultry black market depleting laying flocks, continued shortages despite higher civilian supplies, and uneven butter availability as rationing and price shifts press households nationwide.
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Associated Press
Clinton P. Anderson
Agriculture Department
House Food Committee
Claude Wickard
Albert Tomsich Wounded in Okinawa Action
Albert Tomsich a former Butte miner serving with the Combat Engineers of the 77th Division was wounded on Okinawa May 21. He was awarded the Purple Heart. details of the action are unavailable. He attended Butte high school and worked in mines before enlisting in 1941 and returning to service in 1944.
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Okinawa
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Sanders
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Army
Bond drives push Butte toward 100 percent mark
Bond purchases next week will count toward the Seventh War Loan quota. Silver Bow county lags about 100000 in a 2536700 target, but officials say sales through July 7 can push Butte over 100 percent. County chairman Max Dean and leaders urge individuals and organizations to buy extra bonds to boost county performance.
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Mrs. Librada Lopez Bender Convicted of First Degree Murder
In Nogales Arizona on June 30 a superior court jury found 37 year old Librada Lopez Bender guilty of first degree murder for fatally slaying her 76 year old husband Herman C. Bender. The jury rejected an insanity defense and recommended life imprisonment.
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Montana counties all meet bond quotas in Seventh War Loan
Helena June 30 Montana becomes the first state with every county exceeding its E bond quota in the Seventh War Loan. State War Finance Director A T Hibbard said the state is over the top in all quotas, reporting 108 percent of its 16 million E bond goal and 163 percent of overall sales totaling 57 176 748. Daniels county boosted its county total to 165.5 percent.
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Treasure
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Daniels County
Suspects Arrested In Deer Lodge Robbery Case
Sheriff Valston said a man aged 28 and his wife aged 31 were captured on a Livingston bus and held for Powell county after four $100 bills were found on them. Balderson, beaten and robbed of his car and $600, was treated for minor injuries. The crime occurred about 4 am seven miles north of Deer Lodge.
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J. H. Balderson
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Billings
Valston
Lovitt L Westlake
Bozeman
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Manti
Utah
U.S. Coast Guard
Mysterious yacht carrying war criminals detected
Reports from Tangier say a mysterious Canadian flagged yacht with war criminals aboard was spotted steaming south along the African west coast. The vessel’s name was painted out, and its exact identity remains unclear.
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