Big Five Reach Veto Accord At United Nations Talks
In San Francisco the Big Five agreed on a voting formula to govern the UN Security Council. Secretary Stettinius announced that the plan preserves veto power over enforcement actions while allowing open discussion. The accord aims to speed the conference toward a world peace charter without binding U.S. concessions.
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San Francisco
Russia
Stalin
Harry Hopkins
United Nations Conference
Stettinius
Big Five
World Security Council
Security Council
Reception Slated for Infantry Team Members
Infantry heroes to be honored in Butte this weekend with a war show at Naranche Memorial stadium Tuesday night. The doughboys, part of the Seventh War Loan drive, will also attend the Miners Union day dance at Columbia Gardens Sunday night. Veterans, some Montana natives with decorations, arrive Sunday noon for afternoon and evening entertainment, followed by an Anaconda show on Monday.
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Butte
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Butte Miners Union
Miners’ Union
Columbia Gardens
Montana
Anaconda
Victory Labor Management Committee
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Helena
Bart Riley
Butterless Days Urged As Food Ration Cuts Loom
A local OPA food panel warns a critical food situation may endanger Butte restaurants and recommends immediate butterless days or periods daily. With meat and fat ration cuts rising July 1, operators must conserve or face closure, as meat allowances shift from low to higher point classifications.
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Butte
OPA
Food Panel
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana
Butte sees continued cloud cover and cool temperatures with intermittent light rain Friday and Friday night. Friday's high around 53, with 55 and 33 as Thursday highs and lows. Montana remains cloudy with showers in both north and south Friday, and a slight warm trend toward Friday.
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Butte
Montana
Churchill Denies Secret Yalta Agreements
Prime Minister Churchill rejected labor demands for a full public airing of Yalta talks but affirmed there were no secret agreements not yet disclosed. He noted discussions were wider than announced and proceeded in an intimate manner, not to be verbatim reported.
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London
Yalta
Churchill
Callaway Heads Masonic Unit
Judge Lew L Callaway of Helena was elected most illustrious grand master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Montana at the closing session in the Masonic temple. New officers named for the year include Matthew A Kay Armstead Raymond V Love Sheridan John Scott Harrison Helena Luther T Hauberg Helena Edwin Grafton Helena William F Clutton Great Falls Herbert S Hosfeld Somers Sterley A Miller Glen Dive A E Grumley Shelby George W Padbury Helena presided and installation rites closed the assembly with the morning session continuing on page 2.
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Lew L. Callaway
Helena
Grand Council of Royal
Montana
Grand Assembly
Masonic Temple
Matthew A. Kay
Armstead
Raymond V. Love
Sheridan
John Scott Harrison
Luther T. Hauberg
Edwin Grafton
William F. Clutton
Great Falls
Herbert S. Hosfeld
Somers
Sterley A. Miller
Glendive
A. E. Grumley
Shelby
Sentinel
George W. Padbury
Butte Soldier Wins Silver Star For Daring Capture Near Spizza
Sgt. Thomas P. Holland earns the Silver Star for leading a bayonet assault under fire near Spizza Italy on April 28. He charged entrenched positions capturing 31 enemy soldiers, first six then 25 more, breaching defenses to enable his company’s advance.
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Spizza
Italy
Thomas P. Holland
Holland
Maurice Holland
South
Washington
Yankees Gain 10 Miles in Cagayan Area
American troops of the 37th division captured Bambang eighteen miles north of Santa Fe in a ten mile advance along the main highway into the Cagayan valley. Large food and medical supplies were seized. General MacArthur announced the operation as part of major actions against Japanese positions in Luzon.
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Manila
U.P
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Bambang
Santa Fe
MacArthur
Friay
Robert S. Beightler
Joseph W. Stillwell
U. S
China
George C. Kenney
Far Eastern Air Force
Cagayan
Mindanao
Formosa
Borneo
Taito
Koshun
Vinh
Hainan Island
Indo-China
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Bandjermasin
Kudat
Tokyo Foresees Heavier Raids on Japan
Tokyo radio warned of broader B 29 attacks reaching medium and small cities as 450 Superforts bombed Osaka and industrial belts. Marianas based planes dropped 3000 tons of incendiaries while praise for the strike described firestorms and reinforced fire prevention advice for smaller towns.
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Guam
Osaka
Tokyo
Japan
20Th Air Force
Washington
Nagoya
Yokohama
Kobe
Tokyo Radio
Steel and Cement
Truman Expects Big Three to Meet Within 40 Days
President Truman said the Big Three would likely meet within 40 days and rejected French and Russian proposals for a Big Five on Near East issues. He noted the only planned discussion would be among himself Churchill and Stalin. He said a Big Five invitation was sent by French Ambassador Bonnet but he opposed it. The Near East situation, he said, would be settled soon.
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Washington
Truman
Levant
Near East
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Henri Bonnet
Japs Lose Yellow River Bend Foothold, Withdraw to Rail Line
Chinese advices say Japanese troops retreat from the Yellow River bend after seven years and pull back to the Peiping Hankow railway line. A separate coastal battle near Saipu ends with heavy Japanese casualties as Chinese forces expand beachhead toward Foochow.
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Chungking
Yellow River
China
Hsihshinkow
Henan
Sikang
Shensi
United States Air Force Center
Peiping-Hankow
Hong Kong-Canton
Saipu
Foochow
Okinawa
Robert De Bourg Dies on Okinawa
Pfc. Robert De Bourg died two days after being wounded on Okinawa on April 26. Born October 16 1923 in Red Lodge he is survived by his mother Mrs Inga De Bourg of Red Lodge his brother and sister in Anaconda and several Red Lodge sisters Anaconda aunt Mrs C V Solomon and many cousins in Anaconda He visited Anaconda several times and had many local friends.
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Anaconda
Robert de Bourg
Okinawa
War Department
Red Lodge
Inga de Bourg
R. W. de Bourg
Virginia
Arabs Demand French Leave Syria and Lebanon
The Arab league urged immediate evacuation of French troops from Syria and Lebanon citing damage and killings linked to France. It warned French presence would worsen tensions with Arab states and hinder the war effort against Japan. Syria moved to sever ties, expelling French officials and restricting press and courts. Paris invited US Britain Russia and China to a fire power conference on the Middle East question.
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Cairo
The
Arab League
Syria
Lebanon
Levant
League
France
Japan
Customs and Wheat Commission
Paris
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Washington
Truman
Japanese Cabinet Holds Meeting Amid War Strains
Premier Kantaro Suzuki and his cabinet held a five hour session as military reverses hunger fears and political shifts loom. Suzuki met Gen Jiro Minami before reporting to the emperor, signaling the rising influence of Japan's totalitarian party. Domei said 200000 bombed-out Osaka residents will move to farms and rice shortages deepen as areas push potato and wild vegetation use.
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San Francisco
Kantaro Suzuki
Suzuki
Jiro Minami
Radio Tokyo
Minami
Japan
Osaka
Domei
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
Truman names Bradley Veterans Administration head
President Truman announced Gen. Omar N. Bradley as Veterans Administration administrator to replace Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. Hines resigns after heading the unit since 1923 as Bradley returns from Europe. Also named Stuart Symington to chair the Surplus Property board and other changes to undersecretaries and the National Labor Relations Board.
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Washington
Truman
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans
Frank T. Hines
Hines
Bradley
Europe
Veterans’ Unit
Veterans’ Administration
Stuart Symington
St. Louis Electrical Equipment Company
Guy M. Gillette
Surplus Property Board
John B. Hutson
Fred M. Vinson
Agriculture
Grover B. Hill
Paul M. Herzog
New York
National Labor Relations Board
H. A. Millis
Senate
Cigarette Supply to Be Upgraded in Two Weeks
New York June 7 Joseph Calamia president of the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America said civilian cigarette supply will rise at least 15 percent within two weeks. He cited cutbacks in Army orders and better manufacturing conditions as the reason for more cigarettes reaching stores.
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New York
Joseph Calamia
Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, Inc
Calamia
Solon Charges Truman Aimed to Buy Montana Election
Washington June 7 Rep Halleck Republican leader accused the Truman administration of trying to sway a Montana special election by telegraphing that a veterans hospital would be built in eastern Montana. An inquiry showed no definite site, prompting claims of political manipulation using taxpayers money. Wesley D Ewart won the eastern Montana race.
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Washington
Halleck
R-Ind
Truman Administration
Montana
National Republican Congressional Committee
House
Truman
Mansfield
D-Mont
Veterans Administration
Indianan
Wesley D'Ewart
Edwin D. McKim
White House
Mike Mansfield
Miles City
McKim
Gen. Hines
North Dakota
Marines Cut Japs Into Two Groups at Okinawa Action
U S Marines push to divide Japanese defenders on Okinawa as Maj. Gen. Del Valle and Maj. Gen. Shephard's units close in on Oroku pocket and Yaeju Dake escarpment. Tokyo radio touts island battle as part of a larger war effort.
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Guam
Otoku Peninsula
Okinawa
Tokyo Radio
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Okienawa
Oroku Peninsula
Pedro A. del Valle
Itoman Town
Yaeju-Dake
Itoma
Managusuku
Sixth Division
Lemuel C. Shephard, Jr
Recont
Naha Airfield
Sixth
First Marine
Oroku
Sixth Marine
Marine Wounded on Okinawa
Private Clifford J. Williams son of Mr and Mrs Earl Williams 312 West Silver was wounded on Okinawa while serving with a Marine machinegun unit. He suffered shrapnel wounds in the knee, according to a navy hospital letter. A Butte High School graduate class of 1944 he enlisted June 12 1944 and went through San Diego and Camp Pendleton before being overseas December 27.
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Clifford J. Williams
Earl Williams
West Silver
Okinawa
Naval
Pacific
Butte
Butte High School
Pvt
Williams
Marine Corps
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Calif
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Clifford Williams
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