Allied Invasion Of France Opens In Normandy Assault
Allied forces launched a major invasion across the Normandy coast from Le Havre to Cherbourg. Paratroopers dropped inland while heavy air and sea power massed against German defenses as Eisenhower warned of a decisive campaign.
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Cherbourg
Bay of the Siene
Normandy
Channel
Hastings
Brighton
Portsmouth
Bournemouth
Eisenhower
Berlin
Caen
Trouville
Europe
Britain
Dunkerque
Supreme Press
Shaef
Supreme Command
Pos
German
West Wall
Transocean
The
Seine
Roosevelt
Unidentified Woman Found Dead in City Jail
A woman about 65 to 70 years old with iron gray hair and a stocky build, five feet five inches tall, was found dead in the city jail late Sunday night and remained unidentified Monday night at Duggan's Merrill mortuary. She had been arrested on an intoxication charge at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Humane Society Meeting Tonight in Butte City Hall
The Butte Humane Society invites dog owners and interested residents to a meeting at 8 o'clock in the city council chambers. Mrs. Roy Baker will preside as the new committee reviews stray dog handling. A recent city council move proposed picking up stray dogs and euthanizing those with no owner claim within two days at the city corral.
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Butte Humane Society
Roy Baker
Gripsholm To Dock With Returning Soldiers
The exchange liner Gripsholm will reach Jersey City late tomorrow with 51 ill or wounded American soldiers and 37 Canadians who were prisoners of war in Germany. Departed Belfast May 28, the ship will also carry 43 civilians, totaling 131 passengers, the smallest crewed arrival on an exchange ship.
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New York
Gripsholm
Jersey City
Germany
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Barcelona
July 4 Planning Meet Postponed
The meeting at city hall to discuss the Fourth of July celebration was postponed to Thursday at 8 p.m. Mayor Barry O'Leary announced the reschedule and urged all interested persons to attend.
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Barry O'Leary
Montana Warns Employers On Child Labor Laws
Helena June 5 Montana labor officials warn employers to obey state and federal child labor laws as vacations approach and job opportunities grow. The guidance covers federal standards 16 minimum age with exceptions for 14 year olds, 18 for explosive and other hazardous work. Montana age certificates for proof of age. bans on under 16 in mines mills and similar settings. certificates required for 16 plus in hazardous roles. and penalties for violations including serving alcohol to underage workers.
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Helena
Montana
Henry A. Yaeger
Montana Division of Labor
L. A. Hill
Minneapolis
U. S. Department of Labor
Hill
Yaeger
State Division of Labor
Hitler's strategic retreat plans and coastal defenses outlined
The report maps German defense posture in 1941-42 as Axis forces fortify western and southern Europe. It notes evacuation of civilians from Marseilles, flooding of sections of the Low Countries, and reliance on natural barriers plus the Maginot and Siegfried lines. Some sources claim Hitler could withdraw to a central European fortress, reducing the defended boundary while keeping the front away from Germany proper.
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Kansas
Eisenhower
London
England
Ronstedt
Rommel
Adolf Hitler
France
East
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Africa
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Europe
Supreme Command
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North Africa
Salerno
Dunkerque
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Norway
Marseilles
French Mediterranean
Low Countries
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Aisne
Alps
Italy
Rhine
Maginot Line
West Wall
Siegfried Line
North Sea
Balkans
Sulfa Products Co advertises skin ailment aid booklet
An informative free booklet from Sulfa Products Co describes a sulfanilamide compound in quid form to ease psoriasis eczema athlete’s foot and related skin disorders. Consumers are urged to write Dept 126 1125 Grand Ave Kansas City Missouri for the facts.
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Sulfa Products CO
Grand Ave
Kansas City
General Marshall Receives Red Medal at Moscow
General George C. Marshall is decorated with the Order of Suvorov first degree by Soviet officials at the Russian embassy in Washington. The award honors his leadership of Allied forces against Nazi Germany and his role in wartime military actions.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Order of Suvorov
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Andrei A. Gromyko
General Marshall
Germany
Supreme Court Receives Senate Rebuke Over Admissibility Ruling
Senator Bilbo blasts the Supreme Court in Washington accusing it of hair splitting and a damnable stab at the Constitution after a four to three ruling allowing Feldman to admit prior testimony from state courts. The debate centers on the court's handling of conflicting evidence in a federal trial.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Bilbo
D.-Miss
Feldman
Two Seek State Offices in Montana Nominating Papers Filed
Helena June 5. John F. Sasek Sidney high school teacher and Kirby Hoon Missoula businessman filed nominating petitions for state offices. Sasek seeks state superintendent of public instruction as a Democrat, while Hoon, a former Helena resident, runs for Republican railroad and public service commissioner.
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Helena
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
John F. Sasek
Sidney
Kirby Hoon
Missoula
Supreme Court rules insurance as interstate commerce under antitrust law
The Supreme Court overturned a 75 year old ruling and held that the insurance business is interstate commerce, subject to Sherman antitrust and Wagner act regulation. It upheld indictments against fire insurance firms for conspiring to restrain interstate trade, signaling more actions against other companies. Congress considers exemptions and moves for quick action, with Rep. Walter urging immediate legislation to prevent chaos.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Congress
Walter
D.pa
House
Judiciary Committee
Record Set by Air Transport
A Navy transport plane carrying Vice Admiral John H Towers set a new Pearl Harbor to Washington record. The four engined aircraft completed 4 945 miles in 26 hours 25 minutes with a single stop at Albuquerque after 3 295 miles from Hawaii. Towers visited Washington.
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Washington
Navy
John H. Towers
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Albuquerque
N. M
Hawaii
Lithuanian Defense Army Leader Arrested in Revolt
A Swedish radio report citing the supreme liberation committee in Vilna said Lithuanian troops rose against German forces, leading to the arrest and deportation of Commander Gen Povilas Plechavičius. He had formed a 14 battalion defense army with Nazi permission in February.
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New York
Germany
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Erwin Rommel
French
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Spokap
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Mark
East Broadway
Sume
Northwest Airlines
Humane Society
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First Church of Christ, Scientist OF
Butte, Montana
Charles W. Winn
Pasadena
California
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
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Bair Sheths
National
National Cash Registers
Buttemont
Dayton
Ohio
the National Cash Register Company
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