Allied Forces Capture Key City in Syria
Allied forces reported capture of Kis gone and Jezzine improving the Syria Lebanon front. Damascus and Beirut defined fronts extended about 50 miles with a surrounding advance. British columns moved within 12 miles of Beirut and Damascus as French positions retreated to new lines.
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Syria
Jerusalem
Palestine
Kissoue
Damascus
Nahta
Aswad
Adliyah
Jezzine
Sidon
Beirut
Merdoe
Kisgone
Lebanon
Vichy
France
Nehr
British Free French advance raises hopes in Syria push
Beirut admits two key strong points have fallen as British and Free French forces progress toward Damascus and Aleppo. Axis activity grows with reports of torpedoed ships off Beirut and German planes over the coast, while Berlin touts a successful air campaign. The main French fleet’s movement from Toulon is denied by Vichy.
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Syria
Beirut
Middle East
Sidon
Abou Kemal
Euphorates
Aleppo
Free French
Damascus
Berlin
Vichy
Toulon
France
Thousands of dog lovers rally to save Rowdy the fox terrier
Thousands sign petitions and send letters in San Francisco to spare Rowdy a death by chloroform after a will ordered his destruction. Judge T W Harris will decide next Thursday whether an injunction becomes permanent, as Rowdy appears at newsreels and attracts a large crowd while supporters argue the clause is invalid.
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San Francisco
Rowdy
T. W. Harris
Alameda County
Harris
Clara Edgarton
Illinois
Edgarton
Market Street
San Francisco Chronicle
Chronicle
Fifth
Mission Streets
Clara L. Edgarton
Oakland
Calif
Barbara Nelson
U S to Take Over Danish Vessels for Merchant Fleet
The maritime commission said six Danish ships will enter active service for the United States merchant fleet on Monday. The Nora Maria Jenna Rita Maersk Herta Maersk and Jutta freighters were idle in New York Boston and Portland. Compensation terms and future releases to Britain remain undecided. Arthur Bruns, 47, a groom, died in a stable fire near Hollywood Park track.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
United States
Commission
Nora
Maria
Jenna
New York
Rita Maersk
Herta Maersk
Boston
Jutta
Portland
Britain
Congress
Army
Inglewood
Calif
Arthur Bruns
Hollywood Park
Hitler to Call European Conference Soon
Reuters dispatch from Ankara cites German sources claiming Hitler will summon a European conference with Axis, Soviet, and Japanese representatives. The aim is to craft agreeable social political and economic arrangements for a new European order.
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London
Reuters
Dispatch
Ankara
Adolf Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Europe
Roosevelt orders OPM action on race discrimination in defense plants
President Roosevelt citing widespread complaints of racial and religious discrimination in defense industries urged the Office of Production Management to act quickly. He warned that excluding qualified workers harms national unity and wartime effort and demanded steps to fully utilize available manpower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
William 8. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
National Mediation Board
House
Senate
Connally
D.-Tex
House Military Committee
County 11th Draft Group Heads to Induction Today
Thirty two Silver Bow county men form its 11th draft contingent leaving Butte this afternoon for U S Army induction. They report to draft headquarters for final instructions and board the Milwaukee railroad for the tour of duty. The list includes Joe Harris Chester Doyle Philip Carden Harry Page Edward Shutey John Sorich Frank Chakaran Robert Attfield Edward Chouinard Don Robinson Frank Nuenthal John Rice Kai Huie Claude Pettibone Richard Kilroy James Baxter Rinaldo Perini James Scilley Thomas Wigal Dean Kohlhase Walter Buchanan Albert Hofbauer Stanley Olsen Marvin Spain Edward Frey Frank Mance Marvin Cossett Henry Gittins Steve Rhine George Hansen Bayliff Jr Leo Cote.
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Silver Bow County
Butte
United States Army
Milwaukee Railroad
American Legion
Joe Harris
Chester A. Doyle
Philip J. Carden
Harry J. Page
Edward J. Shutey
John Sorich
Frank G. Chakaran
Robert D. Attfield
Edward L. Chouinard
Don F. Robinson
Frank L. Nuenthal
John R. Rice
Kai Huie
Claude J. Pettibone
Richard R. Kilroy
James E. Baxter
Rinaldo Perini
James N. Scilley
Thomas C. Wigal
Dean A. Kohlhase
Walter T. Buchanan
Albert W. Hofbauer
Stanley E. Olsen
Marvin J. Spain
Edward J. Frey
Frank S. Mance
Marvin 8. Cossett
Henry M. Gittins
Steve W. Rhine
George R. Hansen
Frank J. Bayliff, Jr
Leo J. Cote
Machinists Vote Against Ending Strike in Bay Area
In San Francisco Bay Area shipyards, AFL and CIO machinists reject return to work. AFL vote 400 to 585 against, CIO 56 to 359 against. unions struck May 9 over pay and overtime terms before a coastwide master contract. Bethlehem Shipbuilding largely complied but machinists stayed out.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
C. I. O. Machinists
A. F. L. Machinists
A. F. L. International Association of Machinists’ Executive Board
C. TI. O. Machinists
East Bay
Defense Mediation Board
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
Bethlehem
Metal Trades Council
International
International Executive Board
The
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt’s Throat Improves Says Doctor
In Washington on June 15 the President’s sore throat was practically cleared up by Sunday according to Dr. Mossat McIntire. His temperature is normal and he may resume his full schedule Monday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mossat McIntire
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in Butte Monday and Tuesday. In Montana expect afternoon scattered thunder showers Monday, decreasing cloudiness Tuesday. Monday brings warmer conditions west of the divide and cooler conditions east of the divide.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
German Decree Seized American Property Possible Immediate Effect
A German decree drafted over two months ago to seize American property in Germany was expected to take effect as retaliation for Roosevelt’s asset freeze. Officials offered no comment, while observers anticipated further Axis measures and noted American holdings in Germany estimated between 475 and 600 million dollars.
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Berlin
Germany
Roosevelt
United States
Italy
Reich
Rotary Delegate Links Syrian Aide to German Jobs Riots
Rotary delegate Francis Kettaneh said French officials in Syria and Lebanon manipulated wheat shortages to corner markets, sparking bread riots that killed 78 and injured hundreds. He cited underhanded wheat sales and expeditious export permits as motive, while noting German support via air shipments.
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Rotary
Syria
Denver
Lebanon
Francis A. Keithaneh
Rotary International
Beirut
Kettaneh
Germany
Britain
Egypt
Palestine
Oleae
Iraq
Baghdad
Habanniyah
Crete
England
Senate likely to favor continuing WPA operation restrictions
Senate appropriations leaders hint the chamber will back keeping present WPA limits. They expect to restore the House rejected 18 month relief rule and continue restricting aliens employment and civil service status for relief workers. The panel seeks a $995 million WPA appropriation, close to the President’s request.
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Senate Committee
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Byrnes
Senate
McNary
R.- Ore
WPA
Appropriations Committee
Three Narrowly Escape Death on Harding Way
Three people narrowly escaped death when the 1935 sedan driven by Douglas Craft plunged over 300 feet from Harding Way into a deep canyon Sunday night. Mrs Craft and their 14 month old daughter Alverta survived with injuries. Mrs Craft hospitalized with possible brain and internal injuries.
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Harding Way
Douglas Craft
Alverta
Mr. Craft
Albert Boehme
Craft
Davis Point
Butte
British Turkish Envoys Discuss Nazi Soviet Situation
British Ambassador Sir Highe Knatchbull Hugessen met Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu and discussed the Germany Soviet relations. President Ismet Inonu met with the army general staff about the same issue and Syria. Reports of German troop withdrawals from Bulgaria fueled rumors of Reich Soviet strain. Ankara radio said the Russians seem nervous.
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Ankara
Turkey
Highe Knatchbull-Hugessen
Sukru Saracoglu
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Ismet Inonu
Syria
Bulgaria
Butte Scouts Gather Aluminum for National Defense
A city wide Boy Scout drive in Butte collects old aluminum for the national defense program. Cub Scouts of Troop 7 started the effort, now expanded city wide, asking housewives to assemble aluminum items and hand them to scouts in uniform.
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Butte
National Defense
National Defense Program
Boy Scouts
Lone Pine
Cubs
Diplomatic Break Likely Followed Italian Retaliation
Rome announced retaliatory measures after Roosevelt blocked Italian and German credits in America. The action, including registering United States property in Italy, sparked talk of a possible diplomatic break with the United States. American assets in Italy are estimated at 142 million dollars, with total American holdings in Germany around 427.5 million.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Roosevelt
America
Washington Dispatches
Washington
Germany
French Vessels Aiding Nazis Allegations Hit French Fleet
London report charges the French merchant fleet operates under the German armistice commission at Wiesbaden. It says 80 percent of French vessels to the Mediterranean carry ground nuts palm kernels from French West Africa to Marseille for Reich transport.
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London
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Wiesbaden
Reich
Mediterranean
French West Africa
Marseille
Germany
Italy
Tunisia
Greece
Dardanelles
Russia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
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