Yankees Smash 2 German Attacks Flag Day Ceremony
Butte residents braved weather for Flag Day in the Butte high school auditorium as the Fifth War Loan drive neared five million dollars. Speakers included Dr. Francis A. Thomson of Montana School of Mines and Capt. Robert Crawford with Gore Field Army band. WAVES member Judith Eccles pledged 100 dollars, matched by Martha Misevic Nyquist.
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Butte
Gore Field Army Band
Robert Crawford
WAVE
Bond
Judith Eccles
The
WAVES
Martha Misevic Nyquist
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Dr. Thomson
Allies Break Through Nazi Defenses North of Rome
Allied forces breach a German defense arc above Rome at three points and press toward Grosseto and Terni while the Tyrrhenian coast thrust clears positions near Orbetello. Clarke Fifth Army advances along Highway No. 1 toward Grosseto with American and British units striking from the coast. Narni and Bagnoregio are reported encircled as battles widen along a 200 mile front.
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Italy
U.P
Rome
Grosseto
Terni
Tyrrhenian
Lake Bolsena
Tiber
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Rimini- Florence-Pisa
Narni
Co. B. S
New York
Bagnoregio
Orvieto
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Orbetello
Grbsseto
United Press War
James Roper
Fifth Army
Idaho Senate Nomination Race Tightens Between Taylor and Clark
In Idaho the Democratic U S senatorial nomination race remained neck and neck as Glen Taylor led D Worth Clark by 10 votes after 709 of 845 precincts reported. Gov Bottolfsen held a secure lead for the Republican nomination.
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Boise
Idaho
Glen Taylor
Pocatello
Sen
D. Worth Clark
Didaho
U. S
C. A. Bottolfsen
Taylor
Clark
Bottolfsen
Many Point Free Meats May Return to Ration List
Washington reports that many point free cuts of meat likely return to rationing next month. An OPA spokesman said a decision would not be made for another week and would not be announced until late this month.
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Washington
OPA
Block Leaders Open Drive for Fifth War Loan Bonds
Butte’s 1300 civilian defense block leaders launch a county wide house to house campaign for the Fifth War Loan Thursday morning after a rally at Butte high school. D J McGonigle leads the effort with talks by service and civilian officials and praise from Treasury officials for past drives.
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Butte
Butte High School
D. J. McGonigle
Civilian Defense Corps
Jane O’brien
Treasury Department
Robert Crawford
Army Air Transport Command
Judith Eccles
Walter Welts
Welts
Navy
Russians Push Toward Viipuri Front Aims For Finnish City
Four Russian army columns attack along a broad 28 mile front on the Karelian isthmus. One unit reaches within 37 miles of Viipuri after capturing Kuterselka. Govorov’s forces push toward Mannerheim line as Finnish troops reinforce. Nelimaeki taken. Lake Ladoga flank threatened. Moscow reports stubborn Finn resistance as the drive continues.
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London
U.P
Karelian
Viipuri
Kuterselka
Leningrad
Mannerheim
Leonid A. Govorov
Korpikiula
Red
Lake Ladoga
Nelimaeki
Moscow
Finland
General De Gaulle Returns to France
General Charles De Gaulle returned to France landing at Normandy as Allied forces advanced inland on the liberation crusade. A French spokesman confirmed his arrival after years abroad leading the Rassemblement du Gaulle movement in exile.
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General de Gaulle
France
London
U.P
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Normandy
Gen
DeGaulle
Churchill
House of Commons
Gala Fourth of July Program in Butte Features Servicemen Salute
Butte plans a three day Fourth of July celebration dedicated to Silver Bow county servicemen and women. Mayor Barry O Leary says committees are set for a military parade public concert street dance and air show with a Miners Union baseball series and possible dog racing.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Barry O'Leary
Miners’ Union Club
American Warships Bombard Both Kuriles and Marianas
American warships bombarded targets in the Kurile island group and the Mariana Islands in a coordinated action led by Commander William F. Tyree. The strikes aimed at Japanese positions, disrupting coastal defenses and naval facilities while sustaining limited return fire.
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Kuriles
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
U.P
United States
Mariana Islands
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
America
Saipan
Tinian
Pagan Island
Japan
Matsuwa
Shumushu
Paramushiro
U. S
Tanatag Harbor
Garapan
Charan-Kanoa
Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
North Pacific
House Passes OPA Measure Amid Inflation Fears
The House approved an extended OPA bill with major amendments limiting price controls and inflation risk. It retains two contentious provisions while officials warn a presidential veto remains likely, as conferees must reconcile Senate and House versions before June 30.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
OPA
Weather forecast for Thursday shows scattered thunder showers
Thursday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered thunder showers. Warmer northeast winds rise through the day.
Fierce Battles Rage in Caen Tilly Sector in Normandy
Allied forces press west and south from Carentan as Caen Tilly fighting intensifies. Americans reclaim Montebourg streets amid heavy tank clashes and Soviet, Italian, and French actions frame a broad war scene across Normandy.
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Caen-Tilly
Nasis
Associated Press
Normandy
Tilly-Caen
Montebourg
Carentan
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Troarn
Edward W. Beattie
London
Cherbourg
Stalingrad
Caen
Caumont
Bayeux
Heavy Bombers Lead Broad Allied Air Assault
Allied air forces unleashed a massive bombing campaign across six European nations with up to 11 000 sorties. Britain based heavy bombers along with 750 fighters struck France Belgium Holland and Germany while U S Fifteenth Air Force hit seven oil refineries in Hungary and Yugoslavia. The operation involved 1500 Fortresses and Liberators and targeted airfields rail bridges and refinery complexes with limited enemy fighter interference.
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U. S
Europe
Britain
Italy
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Walter Cronkite
U. S S
Brest
Rhine
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Normandy
Paris
A. S. Fifteenth Air Force
Mediterranean
Munich
Eighth Air Force
Emmerich
Rhine River City
Dusseldorf
le Bourget
Dromes
Creil
Etamies-Emondesir
Chateaundund
Brussels-Melsbrock
Eindhoven
China Faces Extended War If Railways Fall to Japan
Chinese officials warn a Japanese drive to control the Peiping Hankow and Canton Hankow railways could delay Japan's defeat for years. Reinforcements pour into Hunan as the front from Liguang to Changsha to Yiying sees renewed combat. War leaders say Allied setbacks in China would prolong the Far East conflict.
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Chungking
Hunan
Japan
Peiping-Hankow
Canton-Hankow
Liguang
Changsha
Yiying
Wu Teh Chen
Kuo Min Tang
Peiping
Hankow
Canton
P. H. Chang
Executive Yuan
Gen. Yu
China
Far East
Rooney Enlists as Army Private at Fort MacArthur
Hollywood reported on Wednesday that Mickey Rooney the film star with wealth and fame has joined the army as a private at Fort MacArthur California.
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Hollywood
U.P
Mickey Rooney
Ft. MacArthur
Calif
Desperate French Collaborationists Threaten Civil War
Paris reports say Laval may resign and flee as resistance explodes inside France. Darnaud and Dent lead factions threatening general civil war while underground networks hinder German moves to Cherbourg and disrupt Paris communications. Resistance gains and mass arrests strain the occupied regime.
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London
A.S
Pierre Laval
France
Normandy Front
Joseph Darnand
Marcel Dent
Radio France
Algiers
Pearl Harbor blast kills 27 as 100 missing and 380 wounded
Navy reports 27 dead 100 missing and 380 wounded after explosion destroyed several small landing craft at Pearl Harbor on May 21. A separate magazine explosion at Oahu ammunition depot killed three and left seven missing. Casualties broken down by service include Army Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and civilians.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Oahu Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
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Gorrell
Richard D. McMillan
McMillan
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Ypres
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