British Forecast Early Occupation of Damascus and Beirut
Cairo reports British and Free French forces poised for final assault on Damascus after French authorities depart north. Along Lebanon coast, forces advance beyond Saida toward Beirut. rumors of informal Damascus surrender and mounting Arab pressure for peaceful resolution. Damascus is revered as ancient city with historical ruin risk if siege proceeds.
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Damascus
Beirut
London
U.P
Cairo
The
Daily Mail
Syria
Lebanon
Aleppo
Saida
Henri Dentz
A F L Strikers Urged to Return to Work in San Francisco
The International Association of Machinists executive council urged 800 striking A F L machinists in 11 San Francisco shipyards to resume work immediately as the defense mediation board sought a settlement to a month long dispute with 5 000 Bay City Metal Trades Council members and Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co Most machinists have already returned to their jobs while 800 remain on strike The strike committee and executive board planned an immediate meeting to consider the international officers recommendation for a return to work
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Washington
U.P
International Association of Machinists
San Francisco
International
Harvey W. Brown
Harry K
National Defense Mediation Board
Bay City Metal Trades Council
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co
A. F. L. Machinists
San Francisco Bay
Banquet Tonight Honors Catholic Youth Athletes
Priests of Butte host a 7:30 p m banquet in the Knights of Columbus gymnasium to honor C Y O athletes and champions across boys football classes a b and more. The Rev John Sheehan Rev Russell Scheidler Rev James Dowdall and Rev M M English organize the event with awards for top teams and individuals in the C Y O athletic program.
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Priests of
Butte
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Youth Organization
Pat McCarthy
John Sheehan
Russell Scheidler
James P. Dowdall
M. M. English
Auto Manufacturers Asked to Withdraw Increases
Washington June 12 price administrator Leon Henderson asked five auto makers to withdraw recent price increases to aid in resisting inflation. The presidents of Ford Chrysler Studebaker and Hudson were telegraphed with Henderson citing an unfavorable earnings position for the industry. He noted that adjustments would be made in cases of specific hardship.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
Studebaker Corporation
Hudson Motor Car Company
Henderson
Unidentified Plane Draws Heavy Fire Over Gibraltar
An unidentified reconnaissance plane, believed to be French, flew over Gibraltar three times near Algeciras Spain drawing heavy anti-aircraft fire. Locals here call the plane chivato meaning informer as it has patrolled the area at great height for several days.
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Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Chivato
Vichy Warns Britain to Halt Invasion
Vichy France warned Britain to stop the invasion of Syria or Paris would widen and strengthen collaboration with Germany. Notes handed to the British envoy in Madrid urged Britain to recognize its error and halt operations, stressing no German troops are in Syria or Lebanon.
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Vichy
Great Britain
Syria
France
Germany
United States
Britain
London
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Francois Pietri
Lebanon
Francois Darlan
Damascus
Beirut
Butte Names Committees for Fourth of July Celebration
Mayor Barry O'Leary announced executive and general committees for Butte's July 4 observance. Headquarters opened in the Butte hotel building for committee business while contributions are collected at the mayor's and city clerk's offices. Fireworks are ordered for a lavish display. The events start with a parade July 3, with a main parade and fireworks July 4 and a sports program July 5 at Butte high school stadium. Names include Mayor O'Leary, M. D. O'Connell, Pat McCarthy, Earl Simmons, Evelyn Ryan, and many listed members across Publicity, Women, and Arrangement panels.
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Butte
Barry O'Leary
O'Leary
Butte Hotel
East Broadway
Ryutte
Butte High School
Barry O’leary
M. D. O'Connell
Pat McCarthy
Earl Simmons
Evelyn Ryan
Army Intelligence Officers Seek Man Who May Be Foreign Agent
Army intelligence officers search the lower Salinas valley for a man described by Fourth Army officers as a possible foreign agent. The man posed as a secret service man and joined troops in the maneuver region, riding in truck rear seats and asking questions of soldiers. A hotel-cafe tip in the San Miguel area prompted the investigation, with G-2 assigned and passes to be closely checked.
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Army
Hunter Liggett
Lower
Salinas Valley
Fourth Army
Secret Service
San Miguel
Associated Press
Germany Probes Sinking of U S Freighter Robin Moor
Berlin reports Germany will conduct the fullest investigation into the sinking of the U S freighter Robin Moor to determine if a German submarine was involved. Nazi sources say the matter is ticklish and that no U boat report has been received. Officials vow detailed scrutiny before making statements.
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Berlin
U.S
Germany
United States
South Atlantic
High Command
Robin Moor
Balkan
Crete
Fire destroys 1500 acres of wheat and pasture near The Dalles
Flames swept across three ranches along the Dallas California highway burning 1500 acres of wheat hay and pasture. Firefighters traced the blaze to a discarded cigarette from an automobile. Ranch houses on the D P Ketchum Sam Walker and Ernest Buck properties were not damaged.
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Dalles
Ore
D. P. Ketchum
Sam Walker
Ernest Buck
Allied pledge to fight Axis to death at St James Palace
Churchill and 15 Allied government representatives vow no peace with Hitler, no rest, no halt in the war. They pledge unity beyond victory and postwar security, denouncing negotiated peace and outlining relentless pursuit of Axis defeat across Europe.
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London
Winston Churchill
Hitler
British Empire
Europe
St. James’ Palace
Churchill
Mussolini
Admiral Darlan
Vichy
Germans Enlarge Demands on Russia Reported in Helsinki
Reports from Helsinki say Germany has enlarged far reaching demands on Russia. The story traces origins from Vichy to Ankara and London before reaching Finland, noting the cut telephone line during relay from Finland. The report cites Germany seeking vast Ukrainian wheat resources to feed Europe and possibly Spain if Nazi moves on Gibraltar proceed.
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Helsinki
Finland
Germany
Russia
Bern
Switzerland
Vichy
Ankara
London
Ukraine
Europe
Spain
British
Gibraltar
Colorful Parade Opens Annual Butte Miners Union Day Program
The annual Butte Miners Union Day features a 10 o clock parade through central streets and an afternoon program at Columbia Gardens with a sports event at Castleme. City offices will close. county and federal offices have limited hours. post office will close except for limited deliveries. Extra bus service will operate to and from the Gardens, and a large organizing committee oversees arrangements and speakers Reid Robinson James Leary and J J OConnell are listed among speakers.
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Butte Miners Union
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Butte Hill
Board of Commissioners
State District Court
District Court
Te Castlees
John G. Evans
Butte City Lines, Inc
Evans
Andrew Pettit
James Byrne
Dan Orlich
Charles Black
Oscar Hills
Charles Gardiner
William T. Tonkin
Denis McCarthy
David Reese
al Grecek
Joe Stover
Steve Harvey
William Pickthall
John Dwyer
Joe Mason
Mr. Byrne
Reid Robinson
James J. Leary
J. J. O'Connell
Granite Street
Washington Street
Park Street
Gaylord Street
Arizona Street
Broadway
Montana Street
War News Speculation on Nazi Moves Across Europe
The piece argues speculation of a German Soviet clash is unlikely but notes troop redeployments from the Baltic to the Black Sea. It cites the Hitler Mussolini accord on Greece and Rome’s withdrawal of Nazi air forces from Sicily as indicating Balkan and eastern front shifts.
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Baltic
Black Sea
Italy
Greece
Rome
Sicily
Balkans
Poland
German Reich
Berlin
Britain
North Africa
Cyprus
Syria
Turkey
Moscow
Hitler
Russia
Crete
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
Bessarabia
Germany
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Iran
Butte Weather Forecast Sees Clouds and Thunderstorms
Butte expects increasing cloudiness Friday with afternoon storms. Saturday brings showers and cooler air. Montana wide forecast shows fair to partly cloudy conditions with showers in western mountains Friday and Saturday, cooler west of the divide.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
American Action to Be Based on World Treaty
Washington reports that U S policy regarding the sinking of the Robin Moor will hinge on an alleged breach of an international treaty on submarine warfare. The London 1930 pact requires submarines to follow surface ship rules and to spare merchant vessels unless faced with refusal to stop or resistance to search.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Naval Reservists Called for Duty Will Be Retained
The Navy announced that all enlisted Naval Reserve members called to active duty will be retained for the duration of the national emergency. About 33,000 Reservists are on active duty now, out of roughly 49,700 total enlisted personnel.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Reserve
Aboard Robin Moor Abandoned in Lifeboats by Submarine
The State Department released Walter J. Linthicum’s report on the sinking of the 5,000 ton merchant ship Robin Moor by a German submarine on May 21. Survivors say the commander and submarine were German with no visible markings and that occupants were ordered into lifeboats before torpedoing.
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Washington
Robin Moor
State Department
Department
Walter J. Linthicum
Pernambuco
Brazil
Linthicum
Germany
South Atlantic
Osorio
Greenwich
New York
Cape Town
Butte Rotarians Plan Denver Conference Trip
A delegation of Butte Rotarians will depart today by motor for Denver to attend Rotary International’s annual conference June 16 to 19. They will halt Saturday evening in Casper, Wyoming for a Montana Rotarians dinner hosted by Casper Rotary.
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Butte
Denver
Rotary International
Casper
Wyo
Montana
Casper Rotary Club
Vernon Proffitt
Tom J. Davis
Peter F. MacDonald
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Mary C. Cherry
Catherine Howe
Georgie Sundberg
Leila E. Hauswirth
Sophia Ducich
Mary McDonald
Anna Quinn
Berdina Kimball
Margaret McCarthy
Laura Hansen
Charles H. Gallagher
John Duggan
al MacLeod
J. J. Lynch
T. E. Downey
Frank L. Riley
Addis McGrath
George O'Brien
Frank Roe
Francis A. Thomson
William Sullivan
M. H. Schwartz
Arnold Jacobsen
Jesse D. Newman
Ray Schilling
H. W. Boulter
Frank Reardon
Ralph W. Place
George A. Hill
Ben Hardin
A. W. Merkle
Archie McTaggart
J. H. Venable
Harrison J. Freebourn
John Gardner
Rudy Kline
Ted Rule
Earl F. Shea
Arnold Olsen
H. A. Gallawey
A. J. Lochrie
J. Lowney
Nelson L. Richmond
Harvey Girard
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Royal Navy
By J. C. Stark
Harry W. Boulter
R. C. Rederich
Ed Dolan
W. H. Paul
L. M. Burdick
Arthur J. Lochrie
John Maris
Curtis L. Wilson
E. L. Samsel
Fred S. Decker
R. C. McCulloh
Sam R. White
W. S. Thompson
A. R. Reeves
Ed Marans
F. J. Sten
Harry A. Doering
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