Senate Ratifies United Nations Charter in Historic Vote
The Senate approved the UN Charter by 89 to 2, making the United States the first of the Big Five to ratify and pledge participation in enforcing world peace. Two Republicans, Langer and Shipstead, opposed citing risks of perpetual war and enslavement. other votes included 53 Democrats, 35 Republicans, and one Progressive.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations
United States
League of Nations
William Langer
North Dakota
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Shipstead
Langer
Hiram Johnson
Rcalif
League
San Francisco
Americans Sink Nine Vessels in Inland Sea
Far East Air Forces heavy and medium bombers sank nine enemy ships in the Inland Sea and Tsushima strait on Thursday in three strikes. Vessels totaled over 16,000 tons. The new B-32 bomber entered combat from the Philippines.
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Spencer. Davis
Manila
Far East
Japan
Tsushima Strait
Kure
Far East Air Forces
Seventh Air Force
Okinawa
Fusan
Korea
Col
Richard Ellis
Tsushime Strait
Fifth Air Force
Shimonoseki Strait
Hon
Chinese Troops Recapture City of Kweilin
Chinese forces recaptured Kweilin, a major airbase city in Kwangsi, after a six week battle. The victory, aided by Chiang Kai-shek’s veterans, retakes the city and its three former American airfields from Japanese forces, marking a key boost to allied air power in the region.
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Chungking
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
U. S
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Hengyang
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Citywide curb paper drive to end today
Butte residents will see a 9 o'clock curb collection of waste paper and rags as Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts wrap up their summer drive. Volunteers including Boy Scouts labor unions and civic clubs help load trucks at the Chamber of Commerce, with routes announced at 9. Streets will be canvassed and volunteers gather for noon refreshments at the loading depot.
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Butte
Camp Fire
Boy Scouts
Patriotism Service
Butte Chamber of Commerce
West Broadway
Titanic Struggle on Nippon Seen
War notes by John Leonard warn of a likely three phase Japanese defense as American invasion forces approach Honshu or Kyushu. He predicts initial campaigns against Allied shipping, followed by intensified ground fighting and counterattacks if earlier efforts fail, with heavy bloodshed expected.
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Central Press Association
Japan
Honshu
Kyushu
bomber crashes into empire state building
An Army B 25 bomber plowed into the Empire State Building in heavy fog, killing at least 13 and injuring many as flames engulfed upper floors. The craft left Bedford Massachusetts and radioed to LaGuardia before diverting to Newark. Two crew members were identified as Lt Col William F Smith and S Sgt Christopher S Dominovich. The disaster caused about 500000 in damage and disrupted Midtown Manhattan with explosions and debris.
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New York
Empire State Building
Midtown Manhattan
Bedford
Mass
LaGuardia Field
Newark
N. J
William F Smith
Watertown
Christopher S. Domitrovich
Granite City
Ill
Paul Bearing
Buffalo
N. Y
National Catholic Welfare Council
West 30Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
Chapin L. Brown
Empire State, Inc
Hugh A. Drum
Corporation
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana
Butte: Sunday forenoon clear to partly cloudy, turning cloudy with showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening. Continued warmth with a high around 83. Saturday high 87 and low 46. Montana: partly cloudy Sunday with scattered thunderstorms, cooler conditions west of the divide and in the northern portion east of the divide.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Divide
Superforts Strike Six Japanese Cities In Major Raid
Seven B 29 task forces dropped 3 500 tons of bombs on six cities Honshu including Tsu Aomori Ichinomiya Ukiyamada Ogaki and Shikoku Uwa Jima plus an Osaka area oil refinery. The raid followed leaflets urging evacuation and warned more cities would be hit.
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Edward L. Thomas
Guam
U.P
Honshu
Tsu
Aomori
Ichinomiya
Ukiyamada
Ogaki
Shikoku
Uwa Jima
Curtis E. LeMay
Shimotsu
Osaka
20Th Bomber Command
Nagaoka
Nishinomiya
Koriyama
Kurume
Kyushu
Hakodate
Hokkaido
LeMay
Big Three Meet Is Resumed in Potsdam Deliberations
In Potsdam on July 28 the Big Three conference resumed after Britain's new prime minister Clement Attlee arrived. Attlee met with President Truman and Premier Stalin as the trio continued talks on the world’s future. The American side noted Truman dined with Forrestal while Eden was replaced by Bevin in the British delegation, signaling an early push for conclusions.
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Potsdam
Britain
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Truman
Stalin
Navy
Forrestal
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Wednes
Sink Three Subs and Damage 6 Other Warships
U S Third Fleet aircraft over Japan sank or damaged 15 more ships on Saturday, with nine warships among them, and destroyed or damaged 150 planes. By July 29, Japanese losses reached 1,078 planes and 740 ships since July 10. Battleships Haruna Ise Hyuga Nagato were struck. Kaiko, Tone, Aoba and Oyodo also damaged or burning as total Inland Sea combat reached 35 sunk or damaged warships.
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Guam
U.P
U. S
Japan
William F. Halsey
Chester W. Nimitz
Adm
Haruna
Ise
Hyuga
Nagato
Yokosuka
Aoba
Tone
Oyodo
Kaiko
Japanese Await Address by Premier Suzuki
In San Francisco on July 28 Japan’s major political leader warned against surrender terms, promising the nation will never quit. Gen Jiro Minami of the Political Association of Great Japan criticized Potsdam terms as against righteous peace and stated the Japanese public remains resolute to defend their country.
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San Francisco
Japan
Nippon
Suzuki
Potsdam
Tokyo
Jiro Minaemi
Association of Great Japan
Radio Tokyo
Minami
Railroads seek thousands of workers for war redeployment
The United States western railroads face a critical crew shortage as troops and equipment move from Europe to the Pacific. Montana needs 1,600 workers, with August declared Railroad Manpower Drive Month by state governors. Recruitment efforts involve the War Manpower Commission, the Railroad Retirement Board, Army specialists, and local employment offices.
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Pacific
United States
West
T. F. Marinan
United States Railroad Retirement Board
Missoula
Treasure
Montana
War Manpower Commission
Mr. Marinan
Army General Staff
Washington
Army
Japan
Marinan
Mississippi
Illinois
Indiana
Billings
Great Falls
Major Richard C. Shaw Home on Convalescent Leave
Maj. Richard C. Shaw of the 90th Infantry division is home on convalescent leave after fighting from the Normandy invasion to the European end. He was wounded twice in Europe, including a stomach wound on D-day plus two, and earned the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, a presidential citation, and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. He survived a 36 hour wait on Omaha Beach before medical aid reached him.
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Richard C. Shaw
Europe
France
Germany
Normandy
90Th Infantry Division
Shaw
Ardennes
D-day
England
90Th
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Sakai
20Th Air Force
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U.S. Air Base
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John Leonard
Leonard
New Guinea
Philippines
By John Leonard
By ED Creach
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Chester Nimitz
William F. Tyree
Nip
Maj
Richard Shaw
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