Roosevelt Seeks Authority to Return Old Guns to Makers
President Roosevelt endorses a call for compulsory military training and backs a plan with Henry Ford to mass produce war planes. He asks Congress to authorize returning Army guns to manufacturers to speed supply to Allied forces, with hundreds of planes and large ordnance material to be redirected.
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Italy orders merchant fleet off high seas as war nears
Rome reports a near decision hour as Italy halts all merchant sailings and recalls ships to neutral harbors. Armament funds are boosted with 380 million for air force and 80 million for navy. Marshal Emilio Debono placed to command southern armies amid Libya forces and possible attack on Egypt.
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Nazi Losses Offset Gains Reported Across Fronts
Allied advance guards fall back under orders as German units claimed wiped out on the Aisne-Somme front. Berlin reports progress amid heavier resistance while Italy readies ships and armament. RAF air actions continue over Somme. Egypt skeptical of Italian frontier claims. Roosevelt weighs compulsory training and mass warplane production plans.
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House approves Wagner Act amendments creating three member board
Washington June 7 The House voted two to one to pass Wagner act amendments creating a new three man National Labor Relations board. The measure, 258 to 129, abolishes current Labor board posts and splits administrative and judicial duties by adding an administrator.
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J. Warren Madden
Edwins. Smith
William M. Leiserson
Butte War Relief Campaign Raises 14554 Dollars
More than 6,000 people contributed a total of 14554.87 dollars to the Butte Red Cross war relief drive by yesterday afternoon. The drive, doubling its quota, will close today and may serve as a model for other communities.
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Butte Red Cross War Relief Fund
Butte
Miners Union Day Parade Planned For Thursday Here
The Butte Miners union will celebrate its annual holiday on Thursday June 13 with a parade starting from the courthouse at about 9 am. Thousands of workers will go to Columbia Gardens for sports speeches and a picnic supper with a dance to follow. Three bands and several drum corps will lead the parade marching west on Granite Street toward Washington.
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Butte
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Payroll taxes blamed for hurting laundry industry
Arthur Cline, president of the Montana Association of Laundry Owners and Dry Cleaners, warned that payroll taxes are harming the industry as the convention opened at the Finlen hotel. He noted labor costs near 60 percent and net profits under 2 percent, urging relief while continuing public service. The gathering drew laundry and dry cleaning operators from across Montana, with a Salt Lake City executive among attendees.
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Montana Association of Laundry Owners and Dry Cleaners
Finlen Hotel
D. Ray Shurtliff
Salt Lake City
A. Patek & Co
Shurtliff
United States
Cline
Karl Topel
Helena
Scott Linnell
Federal Grand Jury Set for Helena June 17
An order signed by Judge James H. Baldwin calls a federal grand jury term in Helena for June 17 at 10 a.m. The clerk is directed to select 50 residents from the Helena division jury box to serve.
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U. S. District Court
James H. Baldwin
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Nazi Air Raiders Roar Over Eight English Counties
German air raids struck England for the third night, hitting eight counties including Suffolk and Kent. Two crewmen were killed and one injured. one house damaged and others lightly harmed. Civilians hid in shelters for 45 minutes as bombs no bombs were dropped on one coast town.
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Bomber Bound for War Lands Relieved at Butte Airfield
A Curtiss scout bomber of the U S Navy landed in Butte late yesterday after being brought from Seattle by two Naval Reserve men. One said the plane is similar to the type Roosevelt proposed to be retired and sold to Allies. The men claimed no knowledge of the mission and suggested a trip south to Ogden before returning to Seattle.
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France Hopes on Weygand Web Amid Nazi Silence
France relies on the Weygand line stretching fifty miles from the Channel to the Oise Aisne plateau with two encouraging signs. Berlin communiques stay terse and offer few details after three days of attacks, while Paris says German thrusts have produced only punctures not blows. The French remain fixed along the Peronne bulge of the Somme front as danger on both flanks persists. Continued on Page 12.
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Aisne-Ailette
Leaders Plan To Take Up The Bill Tuesday
Washington, June 7 U P reports the House ways and means sub committee advanced a 1 percent rise in corporate levies and graduated surtaxes on incomes from 6000 to 100000. The panel aims to present the bill to the full committee soon and leaders plan Tuesday sessions to expedite passage.
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Arthur F. Degreve
Washington
U.P
House
Ways and Means
Jere Cooper
D-Tenn
Women’s clubs elect Montana federation officers in Dillon
Mrs. A. E. McLeish of Fort Benton was elected president of the Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs at the biennial convention in Dillon. New officers include Mrs. Howard Bogart, Poplar, first vice president and Mrs. Dean King Kalispell, second vice president. Miss Jeanette Rankin spoke on The New Challenge to Women urging nonwar resolution and American youth protection. State and district officers slated for installation tomorrow.
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D. D. More
Havre
Jeanette Rankin
America
Weather Forecast for Montana Indicates Weekend Showers
The forecast expects showers on Saturday and probably Sunday across Montana with little temperature change. Forecasters warn of unsettled conditions but there is no major cooling or warming expected through the weekend.
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Montana
Allied front holds as German onslaught widens in France
Paris dispatch July 17 1944 German forces drive along the Somme and Aisne fronts as Allied lines retreat to meet a double flanking attack. General Weygand orders holds while tank advances falter at Bresle. French guns and reserves report steady defense as fighting rages across a 125 mile front with continued assaults from the east along Soissons and Aisne.
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Paris
Somme
Maxime Weygand
Germans at Home Receive Little News of War
Berlin radios carried sparse war news with officials claiming progress on schedule and stiff resistance from heavy arms. Reports said France’s Maginot line was weakened to bolster the Somme-Aisne front while Germany eyed Paris within days as oil reserves grow tighter and Italy awaits a decisive French air force defeat.
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Somme-Aisne
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Postal Workers and Auxiliaries Convene in Butte Today
National officials of two postal organizations headline the Montana Federation of Post Office Clerks and the Montana Association of Letter Carriers along with Women’s auxiliary units for their annual joint convention in Butte starting at 10 this morning. More than 300 delegates are expected with registration at federal building and separate unit meetings scheduled between 10 and 12. William Lavelle of Butte is noted as a state leader in the report.
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Montana Association of Letter Carriers
Women’s Auxiliary
Butte
Federal Building
William Lavelle
State
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