FBI Arrests 29 for Espionage in Major Roundup
J Edgar Hoover announced the arrests of 29 suspects in a large espionage ring active over two years. Twenty two were seized in New York City area with others in New Jersey California Michigan and Wisconsin. Principal suspect Frederick Joubert Duquesne traced espionage activity back decades across Boer War World War I and German interests.
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U.P
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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California
Michigan
Wisconsin
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Harold M. Kennedy
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Brooklyn
Francis Biddle
Frederick Joubert Duquesne
Fierce Desert Battle Reported Over Syria and North Africa
British headquarters said American built fighters vanquished Vichy bombers over central Syria while new heavy bombing hit North African bases. Tomahawks claimed six French bombers at Palmyra as British raids targeted Palmyra Rayak and Benghazi. Local Syrian advances were reported near Palmyra with Saba Biyar under British control.
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Greece
Leonard No 2 Unit Wins Annual First Aid Contest
Leonard No 2 first aid team captured first place with 484.5 points in the annual contest sponsored by Anaconda Copper Mining company at Columbia Gardens. Anselmo No 1 finished second with 482 points and Mountain Con No 1 took third with 474. The top three teams earned prizes of 300, 230, and 120 dollars, respectively, before about 3,000 spectators.
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A. C. M. Company
Leonard No. 2
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Columbia Gardens
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Bureau of Safety
Floyd S. Weimer
Great Falls
Butte
A. H. Zeilinger
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado Fuel
Bat Auda
William Wells
Joe Harkins
Don Harvey
Ellis Roberts
H. J. Rahilly
Hale Strock
Leonard Mine
John Wood
Ray Lahiff
Arthur Pengrass
Wilford Wallace
Sports Program Set for Butte Fourth of July Fete
Butte's big Independence Day celebration includes a 1 PM Saturday program at the high stadium featuring a varied lineup of sports and activities. Mayor Barry O'Leary will give a brief opening address, with ceremony by the Butte Boy Scouts.
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Pat McCarthy
Butte Co. Y. O
Ted Rule
WPA
O'Leary
Butte Boy Scouts
Ford Dedicates Morrison Cave State Park
Governor Sam C. Ford dedicated Morrison Cave State Park 15 miles east of Whitehall Montana on a day with hundreds of motorists attending. The cave opened to visitors in May for the 1941 season and is praised as a scenic rival to Mammoth Cave and Carlsbad caverns. Speakers included Dr. Curtis Wilson and Maj. A F Sullivan.
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Montana
Sam C. Ford
Morrison Cave
America
Mammoth Cave
Gov. Ford
Kentucky
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Curtis Wilson
Butte
Montanans, Inc
Maj
A. F. Sullivan
CCC
Anaconda Rodeo Delights 4000-Strong Crowd
A two day Anaconda rodeo festival ended with a thrilling second day as top West riders faced bucking broncs and Brahma bulls. Four men were injured including Felix Cooper from Bakersfield who was hospitalized after a bull spill. The program featured Monty Montana troupe, Greenough sisters, Pinky Gist and trained mules, and Hallace Marker's log show.
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West
Felix Cooper
Bakersfield
Calif
Monty Montana
Greenough Sisters
Pinky Gist
Hallace Marker
Japan Seeks Friendly Ties With United States
Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye told ARTHUR MENKEN in an exclusive interview that Japan desires good relations with the United States. He said the tripartite pact with Germany and Italy aimed to keep both nations out of the European war and urged Americans to understand Japan’s position as a force for peace in East Asia. He stressed Japan is not part of any German plan for world conquest.
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United Press
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United States
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Germany
Italy
East Asia
Prince Konoye
German Panzer Forces Drive Toward Moscow
Soviet information bureau says German tanks advance into Minsk sector of White Russia has been isolated amid heavy Russian air and artillery fire. The communique rebutted Nazi claims of 40,000 Red Army captures and thousands of tanks, stating Red Army losses include 850 planes and 900 tanks. It also notes Finnish German frontier thrusts repelled and heavy fighting along the Lida-Wolkowysk line near Vilna and Dvinsk.
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Wolkowysk
Bialystok
Weather Outlook For Butte And Montana Regions
Butte sees partly cloudy skies with warmer conditions on Monday and Tuesday. Montana reports partly to mostly cloudy weather with scattered showers in the eastern area Monday and generally fair, warmer conditions in the west and north central portion.
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Butte
Montana
Finns Open Hostilities Across Finnish Russian Border
Helsinki reports artillery duels along a 600 mile front as Finns answer Mannerheim's call to a holy war against Russia. Officials say Russians attacked and Finland struck back to prevent further destruction of border areas including Enso and ceded Karelian lands.
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Arctic
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Albania declares war on Russia
The official Gazette said Albania declared war on Russia on Sunday. This brings to eight nations in total to declare war on the Soviets, including Germany Italy Hungary Romania Slovakia Croatia and Finland.
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Finland
Pope Pius XII Links War to Divine Providence
In a radio address Pope Pius XII attributed the war to divine providence as punishment for mankind's sins. He urged Catholics to trust in God and said nothing in the world escapes providence, predicting the trial would endure only for a fixed time and blessing Rome and Italy. He cautioned that human events are viewed within God’s grand design.
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Pius XII
Rome
Hoover outlines seven point course for America
Former President Herbert Hoover urges continued U S peace and presents a seven point plan described as neither defeatist nor isolationist. He calls for aid to Britain and China without troops, hemispheric defense, Congresses role in peace, abandoning ideological war, expanding the four freedoms at home, pursuing a just peace, and a new world of human relations. He asserts U S aid to Russia may continue but the ideological war dies.
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German Panzer Push Reaches Minsk in East Campaign
Berlin reports German Panzer units have crossed the old Russian border near Minsk on the road to Moscow. Officials claim 4,107 Soviet planes destroyed and 2,233 tanks wrecked or captured as the drive extends across Lithuania into Latvia. The DNB dispatches describe the campaign as at the beginning of the Minsk to Moscow motor road with Russians fleeing in the Baltic region.
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Minsk
Russia
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Baltic
Bialystok
Lithuania
Latvia
Price Control Battle Looms In Congress
Washington June 29. A lengthy congressional battle over price control is shaping up as the administration moves to seek legislation. Senator Taft supports statutory restraints on price boosts in basic commodities and has drafted a plan for a price control board with key cabinet and Federal Reserve members. Democrats from farm states criticized Henderson and the administration for overstepping authority.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Leon Henderson
Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior and Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Office of Production Management
Henderson
Three Main Requirements Confront Butte Men in Draft Registration
Butte young men face three main questions for the upcoming selective service registration. The event, targeting those who have reached the age of 21 since October 16, 1940, will occur Tuesday on the Lewisohn building fifth floor. Registrants should report between 7 and 9 p.m. Special arrangements are noted.
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E. M. Birely
Helena
Lewisohn
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