Tokyo radios soften tone on surrender ultimatum
A July 27 San Francisco dispatch reports Tokyo domestic radio toning down Domei’s rejection of the Allied surrender ultimatum. The broadcast says Japan will strive toward completion of the Greater East Asia war, while Premier Suzuki plans a future address expressing resolve for victory and decisive battle.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Domei Agency
Japan
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Suzuki
America
Russia
Carrier Planes Hit Targets in Inland Sea
Allied air forces led by Adm. Halsey and Lt. Gen. McCain launch dawn strikes against Honshu, sinking or damaging hundreds of ships and planes. Two day sea air offensive against Kure and Kobe cripples Japan’s navy and merchant fleet as 1,500 carrier aircraft participate.
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Guam
U.P
William F. Halsey
Japan
20Th Air Force
Potsdam
Honshu Island
Halsey
Kure
Kobe
Honshu
Imperial Navy
U.,s
U. S
Nippon
Adm
John S. McCain
Bevin Chosen Foreign Secretary for Attlee Govt
London July 27 Prime Minister Attlee selected Ernest Bevin a blunt Lancashire trade union leader as foreign secretary to steer postwar British policy. The cabinet also includes Hugh Dalton as chancellor of the Exchequer Herbert Morrison as lord president of the council and others. Bevin, wartime labor minister, urged plain speech to common men in international relations.
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London
Clement Attlee
Husky Ernest Bevin
Attlee
Hugh Dalton
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Bevin
Anthony Eden
Lancashire
Labor
Winston Churchill
Potsdam
George VI
No. 10
Downing Street
Defense
Churchill
Privy Seal
Arthur Greenwood
Board of Trade
Stafford Cripps
William Allen
Forest Blaze Breaks Through Fire Lines in Oregon Fronts
A major forest fire in western Oregon pushes through lines on eastern and southern fronts as winds and low humidity hinder suppression. About 150 square miles burned, three lives lost, with Consolidated Timber Camp at Glenwood near TIllamook County under evacuation as crews defend the mill.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Consolidated Timber Company
Tillamook County
Glenwood
Wilson River
Roundtop Mountain
Saddle Mountain
Jordan Creek
Postwar Tax Cuts Promised By Senator George
Senator George of Georgia outlined forecasted postwar tax relief across three areas. He expected substantial cuts to corporation taxes to spur employment, elimination of the excess profits tax soon after hostilities end, and broad rate reductions across individual income tax schedules. Excise taxes may be lifted earlier in some cases, with luxury levies ending six months after the war.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Japs Notified 11 Cities to Face Bombing in Future Raids
The 20th Air Force dropped 60 000 leaflets on 11 Japanese cities warning of total destruction in upcoming incendiary raids. Maj. Gen. Curtis E LeMay said civilians must evacuate or be burned out as B 29s announce planned targets across Honshu Shikoku Kyushu and Hokkaido. MacArthur reported fighters and bombers preparing for continued operations.
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Guam
U.P
United States 20Th Air Force
Potsdam
Curtis E.lemay
Strategic Air Forces
LeMay
Japan
Honshu Island
Ichinomiya
Tsu
Ukiyamada
Nagaoka
Nishinomiya
Aomori
Ogaki
Koriyama
Shikoku Island
Uwajima
Kyushu
Kurume
Hokkaido
Hakodate
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Douglas MacArthur
Perfect Marriage Ends in Hollywood Divorce
Los Angeles July 27 Actress Joan Blondell wins final divorce decree from actor Dick Powell closing Hollywood’s famed union.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Hollywood
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
City Paper Drive Underway In Butte Districts
The Butte Girl Scout and Camp Fire Girl waste paper and rags drive starts this morning with pickups planned in retail and wholesale zones. Uniformed volunteers act as spotters, while Boy Scouts help load trucks and freight cars at the shipping depot. By late afternoon most paper and rags in the business district are to be collected for shipment, with Sunday extending the drive to residential areas.
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Butte
Camp Fire
Witness Seeks Favor for Petain in 1940 Indochina Move
Paris report to the trial of 89 year old Marshal Petain notes witness Charles Roux testified that Petain may have tried to save Indo China from Japan in 1940 by a late governor general change. The testimony is used to bolster Petain's defense against charges of treason and plotting with the enemy.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
Indo-China
Japan
Malaya
Singapore
Petain
Charles Roux
Foreign Ministry
France
Paul Reynaud
Roosevelt
U. S
Germany
Roux
M. Roux
Leon Blum
Senate Moves Toward Ratification Vote on World Charter
The Senate filed a resolution calling for approval of the United Nations Charter as of Friday night, signaling a possible vote on Saturday after debate limits expire. Senator Morse protested unanimous consent usage, while Senator George urged rapid ratification in memory of war dead.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
United Nations
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Morse
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Pioneer Trails Rendezvous Ends in Montana
The American Pioneer Trail association wrapped up its four day annual rendezvous at Lewis and Clark park near the Missouri headwaters. ceremonies honored Meriwether Lewis and William Clark at the confluence of the Madison Gallatin and Jefferson rivers. Robert H. Fletcher of Butte spoke on crossroads significance and Sacajawea’s capture as part of the Lewis and Clark saga.
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Three Forks
American Pioneer Trail Association
Montana
Lewis and Clark Park
Missouri
Madison
Gallatin
Jefferson
Capts. Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Rocky Mountains
Robert H. Fletcher
Butte
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark
Butte Fair Weekend Warmth Continues
Butte fair weather continues with Saturday and Sunday forecast warm. Highs reach 87 Saturday and 88 Friday with a low around 46. Montana fair conditions persist with scattered afternoon mountain thunderstorms and highs of 90 to 95 Saturday.
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Butte
Montana
Japanese Plane Damages U.S. Battleship
The battleship California was hit by a Japanese plane at Lingayen Gulf on January 9, causing 203 casualties. Six officers and 26 enlisted men were killed outright, with 13 dying later from injuries and 155 wounded. The ship had previously been damaged at Pearl Harbor and later fought at Guam Saipan Tinian and the Philippines.
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Washington
California
Lingayen Gulf
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
Philippines
Civilian Lard Supply for August Increased
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced the civilian lard supply for August would rise about 10 million pounds due to reduced military and non civilian needs. Civilians will receive 60,000,000 pounds of federally inspected lard, easing shortages in some areas.
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Washington
Anderson
Big Three Meet Resumes Today
Pottsdam report says Britain's new prime minister Clement Attlee will return Saturday to join President Truman and Premier Stalin at the Big Three talks. Attlee will move into a new Number 10 Downing Street upon arrival as the conference, in recess after Britain's election results, resumes without known messages exchanged with the other leaders.
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Potsdam
Britain
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Churchill
London
Little No. 10
Downing Street
Truman
Stalin
Aircraft Workers Return to End Major War Production Strikes
The nation’s two large labor disputes involving over 50 000 workers at B 29 engine plants end as workers are ordered back by a War Labor Board. In Paterson area 30 000 Wright Aeronautical employees resume work after a 4 000 turnout vote to end a week old strike. Settlement follows War Secretary Patterson warning production must resume to keep Superfortress raids possible.
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Army Air Corps
War Labor Board
C. I. O.united Auto
Chrysler Corporation
Paterson
N. J
Wright Aeronautical Corporations
Ridgewood
East Paterson
Patterson
Japan
Wright Corporation
Lockland
Ohio
Dodge
New Jersey
Moose to Elect Install Officers Today
Montana Association of Moose conducts a three day state convention in Butte with elections and officer installation scheduled for today. William Hughley presides. events include a Saturday banquet and a Sunday Moose Legion session and initiation.
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Montana Association of Moose
Butte
East Park
William Hughley
Deer Lodge
Chequamegon
Legion of Moose
Order
Moose Association
Montana
N. R. Smith
Seattle
Mooseheart
Ilinois
Smith
Helena
Butte Lodge
Army Speeds Up Timetable For Jap Defeat
Army spokesmen told the Senate war investigating committee that the timetable for Japan's defeat has been shortened and troops and weapons will reach Gen. MacArthur on schedule or sooner. Maj. Gen. John M. Franklin said railroads can handle the job, while Col. J Monroe Johnson warned the transport crisis could derail deployment plans.
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Washington
Army
Japan
Senate War Investigating Committee
MacArthur
John M. Franklin
Army Service Forces
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
Australian forces report heavy Japanese losses in Pacific ops
General MacArthur said Australian ground forces counted 1 385 Japanese dead and 47 captured in recent New Guinea Bougainville and New Britain operations. He noted total enemy casualties in these back areas since January reach 12 385 dead and 300 captured.
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Manila
New Guinea
Bougainville
New Britain
Ger. MacArthur
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William F. Tyree
Ernest Bevin
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Honshu Harbor
Hachinohe Harbor
North Honshu
U.S. Navy
International Soundphoto
Pioneer Trails
U.S
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Associated Press
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