World charter adopts armed peace enforcement core
A UN conference commission approved the heart of a new world charter establishing a security council of 11 members led by permanent Big Five plus six rotating powers. The body could issue measures, seek peaceful settlement, or use military and economic sanctions to prevent war, with veto rights unresolved.
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San Francisco
Security Council
United Nations Conference Commission
Opera House
United Nations
Council
United States
Russia
Britain
France
China
Germany
Churchill Denies Pact With Petain
Prime Minister Churchill said in Commons that secret talks occurred with Vichy in 1940 but he denied any hidden agreement with Marshal Petain. He noted a Vichy emissary reached London four months after France fell to assess Britain's resistance.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Marshal Petain
Petain
Paris
United States
Adm
William D. Leahy
U.S
Vichy
France
Britain
Here’s Your Infantry thrills 12000 at Butte stadium
A crowd of 12 000 watched the Na ranche Memorial stadium production Here’s Your Infantry staged by 39 battle tested veterans from Germany to Okinawa The two hour reenactment showed a Bougainville attack and infantry action illustrating war costs in men and money The show supported the Seventh War Loan drive and highlighted Butte copper production and war effort with Lt Ted Reams as announcer Eugene Savage spoke on local contributions and the Montana war finance committee The event featured live ammunition smoke and a stirring Army Air Force band performance
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Butte
Naranche Memorial Stadium
Germany
Okinawa
Bougainville
Victory Labor Management Committee
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Pacific
Ted Reams
Eugene Savage
Montana War Finance Committee
Trial of Marshal Petain May Take Place in Late June
Paris reports that the treason trial of 89 year old Marshal Petain is slated for late June or early July at the Palais Bourbon. Former premier Paul Reynaud and ex education minister Yvon Delbos will testify this week, with next week expected from Leon Blum and Edouard Herriot. Prosector Andre Mornet seeks the death penalty but would recommend clemency.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Marshal Petain
Pierre Bouchardon
High Court
Vichy
Reynaud
Petain
Yvon Delbos
Palais Bourbon
Chamber of Deputies
Andre Mornet
Mata Hari
Mornet
Montana Widens Lead in War Bond Race
Helena June 12 Montana continues a strong showing in the Seventh War Loan drive leading the nation in E bond sales Montana stood at 84.8 percent of its 16 million quota while Mississippi trailed at 78 percent Roosevelt and Rosebud counties moved over their targets bringing the tally to 18 counties surpassing quotas Montana previously topped quotas in the Second through the Sixth drives and now leads again in this push.
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Helena
Montana
Mississippi
Mississippi War Finance
Rex I. Brown
Jackson
Montana War Bond Headquarters
Roosevelt
Woman Leaps to Death From Downtown Building
In Spokane on Tuesday 26 year old Barbara Carter, an office girl, died after leaping from the 14th floor of the Old National Bank building. She had been pulled back from a prior suicide attempt the previous day by a postman and an elevator operator but failed to return to work. The death followed statements about melancholy and dislike of city administration. There were no eyewitnesses to the final plunge.
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Spokane
Barbara Carter
Elbert
Anne Korop
Miss Carter
Cole
Butte Weather Forecast For Wednesday Shows Showers
Partly cloudy Wednesday forenoon, increasing to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Clear after dark with continued cool air. Expect a high around 60 to 70 in Montana and a 64 high for Butte. Tuesday temps reach 59 at 3 pm and 31 at 6 am.
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Butte
Montana
Final Battle in Philippines Shapes Up
American forces push toward the Cagayan valley in northeastern Luzon as the last major Philippine battle looms. The 37th division destroyed seven tanks while destroying 48 enemy vehicles along highway 4 and patrols harass northern Luzon. air raids hit targets in Formosa and Indo China as Mindanao mop up continues.
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Cagayan
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
37Th
Buckeye
Highway 4
MacArthur
Japan
Macassar Strait
Borneo
Celepes
Sarmi
New Guinea
Wewak
Toshien
Formosa
Indo- China
Philippine
Mindanao
Mac
Flag Day Rites Set Thursday in Butte Elks Home
Flag day ceremonies highlight the annual events in Butte with presentation of the Elks Medal of Valor to the family of Pvt. John W. Tokle killed in the Philippines. Helena associate justice Claude F. Morris will deliver the address. A 7:30 parade leads to an 8:30 program by local Elks, Legion, and drill teams.
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Elks
John W. Tokle
Butte
Philippines
Butteridge No
Silver Bow Post
American Legion
Claude F. Morris
Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Henry J. Shaffer
Butte Elks Lodge
Legion Drum Corps
Girls Central High School
Miners Union Auxiliary
Catherine Gribben
South Main
Pvt
Tokle
Australians Seize Muara Island in Borneo Campaign
Australian troops have taken Muara island at Brunei bay and pushed inland toward Brunei city as heavy air and naval bombardment targets enemy concentrations. On Labuan, airfield access was secured after fierce fighting near the bomb ruined Victoria city, with Brunei town about 16 miles away and Seria oil field 40 miles distant. Reports say Japanese opposition remains light but expected to stiffen as operations advance.
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Manila
Muara
Brunei Bay
Brunei
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Labuan
Sandakan
Seria
Australia
Miri
Labuan Island
Victoria City
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Polish Problem May Be Ironed Out at Moscow Meeting
London and Washington announced that Big Three representatives would meet Friday in Moscow with Polish provisional government leaders and democratic figures from inside and outside Poland to discuss reorganizing the Polish government on a broad democratic basis. Participants include Molotov Harriman and Kerr with Polish leaders Beirut Witos and Mikolajczyk, while exiled London government members were not invited.
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London
Poland
Moscow
Washington
Crimea
Molotov
U. S
Harriman
Clark Kerr
Boleslaw Beirut
Wincenty Witos
Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Peasant Party
United States
Britain
Mikolajczyk
Tragedy Victim May Enter Army
Andrew Campbell, a 29 year old Montana father, underwent a pre induction physical in Butte after a drowning tragedy in Milk River. His wife killed their four children and herself on May 25, leaving one child safe and a sixth in the care of relatives as offers of adoption circulate. Campbell works for Montana Dakota Utilities and may be drafted pending status.
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Glasgow
Andrew Campbell
Montana
Butte
Milk River
Johnny
Bud
Lake Worth
Fla
Bitter Root
Campbell
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
Butte Man Meets Brother of World War Buddy
Bion W. Hall chairman of Silver Bow county draft board No. 3 and WWI veteran met S/Sgt. Joseph B. Reddoor from Poplar Montana a Sioux holder of the Silver Star in the South Pacific. They discussed Hall’s war buddy David Reddoor and the fighting tradition in their family.
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Bion W. Hall
Silver Bow County
David Reddoor
Gains Made in Face of Stiff Jap Resistance
American troops pressed heavy ground attacks across southern Okinawa on Tuesday and achieved substantial gains on the Yaeju Dake escarpment. The First Marines secured Kunishi ridge inland from the southwest coast and reinforced positions despite heavy artillery and machine gun fire. The Seventh and 96th Infantry divisions captured Yuza town and advanced on the central escarpment while the Sixth Marine division tightened a Japanese pocket on Oruku peninsula. Fleet Admiral Nimitz reported continued fierce resistance and some damage from a Japanese air assault.
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Guam
Okinawa
Yaeju Dake
Kunishi Ridge
Kunishi
Yaeju-Dake Escarpment
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Seventh Infantry Division
Hanagusuku
Yaeju-Dake Line
Seventh Division
96Th
Yuza
Oruku
Sixth Marine
Counterattacks by Japanese on wide China front
Japanese troops renewed counterattacks along the Kwangsi trade route recapturing Ishan while Chinese forces pushed 35 miles along the coast to seize Pingyang near Wen Chow. Strong Japanese offensives from Cao Bang drove Chinese from Chungching as a 200 mile front resists along routes to southeast Asia. Chinese columns closed on Kweili and Liuchow to the south as airfield evacuations continued.
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Chungking
Kwangsi Province
Ishan
China
Pingyang
Wenchow
Cao Bang
Indo-China
Chungching
Southeast Asia
Kweili
Liuchow
Civilians Face Delays for New Appliances and Autos
The National Industrial Conference Board projects extended waits for civilian goods through 1946. Auto output remains light, tires face production limits, and most appliances like refrigerators, sewing machines, vacuums, and radios stay scarce. Only washing machines and electric irons show promise with priority support.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
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