Truman to Speak by Radio on Big Three Conference
President Truman plans a nationwide radio talk on the Big Three conference results after returning to Washington. The broadcast aims to inform the public rather than wait for Congress to reconvene, with the timing tied to Congress recess possibly around August 1.
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Truman
Potsdam
Washington
Congress
White House
Frankfurt-on-Main
U. S
England
Churchill
United States
Berlin
People of the United
Charter Pacts Debated In Senate Over Treaty Status
Senators argued whether United Nations pacts will require two thirds Senate approval or simple majority votes. Debate centers on whether these pacts dictate troop deployments for peacekeeping and whether they are treaties or mere agreements. Leaders like Connally White Taft supported treating pacts as treaties amid Charter ratification discussions.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations
House
Wheeler
Mont
Connally
Texas
White
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
Dill
Northwest Pageant Depicts Frontier Development at Fairgrounds
A giant pageant at the Northern Montana fairgrounds highlighted Montana's development from frontier days. The event, part of the American Pioneer Trails association rendezvous honoring Lewis and Clark, drew Blackfeet Indians, cowboys, and military and civilian bands. The four day gathering moved from Browning to Great Falls then Helena, with Three Forks set to host the finale Friday.
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C. F. Kelley
American Pioneer Trails Association
Great Falls
Northwest
Montana
Browning
Helena
The
Association
Three Forks Friay
Blackfeet
Frontier
Address of C F Kelley detailed on page seven
Page seven carries the full text of C F Kelley’s address noting the transition from day Indian wars to modern agricultural and industrial status. L W Upshaw led the pageant through scenes of clashes with Indians, the Lewis and Clark era, covered wagon days, vigilantes, industrial growth, and a patriotic finale.
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L. W. Upshaw
Lewis and Clark
Petain Refuses to Answer Questions at Treason Trial
In Paris on July 25, Marshal Petain refused to answer whether he congratulated Adolf Hitler on Dieppe or asked permission for French troops to fight with Germany. The 89 year old veteran faced jurors in a heated Palace of Justice as Daladier and Lebrun testified, expressing distress over the veteran’s fall from France’s leader to defendant.
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Petain
Hitler
Dieppe
Paris
Marshal Petain
Adolf Hitler
Palace of Justice
Vichy
Germany
Edouard Daladier
Albert Lebrun
Third Republic
Lebrun
France
Daladier
Reduction in Tax Levy Forecast for Silver Bow County
Silver Bow county plans a tax levy cut of .1825 mills for the 1946 fiscal year. The preliminary budget shows government operations costing $713,614.56, a savings of over $40,000 for taxpayers, aided by a reduced taxable valuation from $21,054,225.00 to $20,027,375.00. The levy would produce $582,475.86, down from $681,889.83 in 1945, yielding a net taxpayer saving of $43,413.97 despite expenses exceeding 1945 receipts.
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Silver Bow
Board of Commissioners
Butte Records 90.1 Degree Heat Siemens
Butte sweltered as the temperature rose to 90.1, a new three year high and the highest since August 1942. The last peak this year was 88.7 on Monday with forecasts predicting a cooler high of 86 Thursday.
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Butte
Meat point values cut up to twenty one percent in Montana
Montana district OPA announced Sunday a reduction of up to 21 percent in point values for all beef, lamb, and veal cuts, with creamery butter points dropping from 24 to 16. Pork is unaffected. Restaurants see about a 25 percent cut in allotments, as grass-fed cattle come to market and service demands ease.
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Helena
Wass _ said
Rocky Mountain
Armed Services
Wass
OPA
Russians Seek Financial Aid From U N R R A
U N R R A reports its first aid request from Russia totaling 700 million dollars. Deputy director Roy F. Hendrickson says supplies and distribution remain very difficult while total authorized contributions reach about 1.86 billion dollars and U S support totals 1.35 billion.
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Washington
Russia
Roy F. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Herbert H. Lehman
Europe
U. N
Churchill Attlee Return for Election Count
Churchill and Clement Attlee returned to London from the Big Three conference to oversee Thursday's general election ballot count. Ballots were cast July 5 across 640 parliamentary districts, with most observers predicting a close result and a leftward shift led by Labour. in the prior parliament conservatives and allies held about 400 of 615 seats.
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London
Churchill
Clement R Attlee
Britain
Labor
Tokyo Urges United States to Be Lenient on Japan
Radio Tokyo urged the United States to adopt a more lenient stance toward Japan on peace. It argued that if America applies sincerity to its Atlantic Charter aims, excluding punitive terms, Japan’s military would pause fighting and sabers would stop rattling. The broadcast warned that unconditional surrender rhetoric could stiffen Japanese resolve.
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San Francisco
Radio
America
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Licking Japs to Be No Pushover
Army detachment Task Force 30 told newsmen and radio announcers that conquering Japan will be tough but achievable. The briefing urged continuous home-front materiel support at the right place and time to ensure surrender of Nippon. The session included field-action films from Pacific and European theaters and lasted about five hours.
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Japan
Butte
War Department
Sons of Nippon
Silver Bow County Ranks Third in Montana Waste Paper Drive
Montana figures show Silver Bow County with 837000 pounds of waste paper collected by end of June placing third behind Cascade and Yellowstone. Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts plan a weekend paper drive with 93000 pounds behind quota and organize curb and business area pickups starting Saturday at 930 AM and Sunday at 9 AM.
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Silver Bow County
Montana
Eugene Savage
Cascade County
Yellowstone
Butte
Silver Bow
Lewis and Clark
Gallatin County
Camp Fire
Girl Scouts
Edward P. Shea
Camp Fire Girls Organization
E. T. Kallgren
Cochairmen
B 29s Strike Japan Oil Centers Near Tokyo
Giant B 29s of the 20th Air Force attacked Kawasaki Katsushika and nearby refineries south of Tokyo at midnight Wednesday. About 75 to 100 aircraft pummeled Mitsubishi Hayama and Asaishi plants, following a prior Osaka Nagoya raid that yielded perfect hits on key defense and aircraft facilities.
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Guam
20Th Air Force
Japan
Kawasaki
Tokyo
Mitsubishi, Hayama
Asaishi
Osaka-Nagoya
Tokyo Bay
Yokohama
Nippon Oil Company
Rising Sun
Standard Vacuum
Mitsui
Mitsubishi
Hayama
Asaishi Company
Superfort
Arsenal
Sumitomo Light Metal Factory
Kawanishi Aircraft
Osaka
Aichi-Butoku Aircraft Factory
Nagoya
Japanese Admit Outlook Is Dark
A San Francisco dispatch reports Japanese leaders warning of a gigantic offensive against the home islands now in its decisive stage. Tokyo broadcasts describe coastal defenses as workers rush officials and warn of widespread destruction if invasion occurs, with assurances to endure years of blockade.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
New York
Chiba Prefecture
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Asahi
Weather forecast for Montana and Butte region
Continued fair in Butte with scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday afternoon and evening. Warm trend with highs around 84 on Thursday and a Wednesday low near 49 to 50. Montana forecast shows fair to partly cloudy skies, cooler east of the continental divide, and Thursday highs from 75 to 85 in the north and 85 to 95 in the south.
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Butte
Montana
Pfair
Continental Divide
Nipponese Navy Is Virtually Knocked Out by Carrier Raids
United States and British carrier planes of the Third Fleet damaged 20 Japanese warships including four battleships and three aircraft carriers in attacks on the inland sea. About 170 Japanese planes were destroyed or damaged and 84 merchant ships were sunk or damaged as Adm. Halsey’s planes struck toward the Japanese homeland. Wednesday’s raids added 39 planes down.
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Guam
U. S
Nippon
William F. Halsey
Chester W. Nimitz
Haruna
Colin Kelly
Philippines
Amagi
Japan
Ise
Hyuga
Nimitz
Ae Nagato
Yokosuka
Aussies Gain Seven Miles in East Borneo
Australian Seventh division troops penetrate seven miles inland northwest of Manggar airstrip in East Borneo with no opposition. Gen Douglas MacArthur announced. Far Eastern air force planes strike along the Indo China coast sinking an enemy freighter two smaller vessels and four barges. Liberator bombers target Tinghai airdrome after major raids. Aussie fighters and 13th Air Force Liberators bomb targets across the island including Sandakan Samarinda Balikpapan Banjermasin Jesselton and Kuching. Rockets hit supply dumps and troop areas around Jesselton.
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Manila
Seventh Division
Manggar
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern Air Force
Honshu
Java
Indo-China
Seventh Air Force
Shanghai
Tinghai
Radio Tokyo
United Press
San Francisco
Chusan Islands
13Th Air Force Liberators
Sandakan
Samarinda
Balikpapan
Banjermasin
Jessleton
Kuching
North Borneo
U S Airmen Plan Huge Attacks on Japan Beaches
Gen George C Kenney of the Far East air forces says American airmen are ready to strike Japan with 5000 ton raids, foretelling little opposition on the beaches as the invasion proceeds. He notes the armada includes the Fifth Seventh and 13th air forces and that a single attack could exceed 5000 tons.
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Manila
Japan
George C. Kenney
Far East
Former Colorado Governor Warns Against New Authorities
Former Colorado Governor Ralph Carr told a Missoula audience that the proposed Columbia Valley and Missouri Valley authorities plus eight other agencies threaten drainage areas. He warned three man boards would control river and water supply, potentially depriving Montanans of local governance. Senator Mitchell’s CVA bill and related plans drew skeptical remarks from Carr and Governor Sam Ford.
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Missoula
Columbia Valley Authority
Missouri Valley Authority
Congress
Ralph Carr
Colorado
Carr
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Resources Committee
Montana
Upper Columbia Association
Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri Basin
Sen. Mitchell
Washington
Hugh Mitchell
Columbia
Columbia River
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Daniel DE Luce
Locas
By Belman Morin
U.N.R.R.A
Attlee
U.S
Army Task Force
By AL Dopking
William F. Tyree
East
William C. Wilson
By Richard Bergholz
CVA
MVA
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