60000 Homes Burned in Yokohama War Devastation
Japanese broadcasts claim Yokohama city of nearly one million was largely destroyed in Tuesday night fire bombing. About 60,000 homes gutted in the port city with 250,000 rendered homeless. Tokyo reports many injured and a rising death toll as U.S. carrier forces pounded surrounding areas and shipping near Korea.
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Guam
U.P
Yokohama
Tsurumi
Hodogaya
Naka
Kanagawa
Kawasaki
Tokyo
Ryukyus
Japan
Korea
Sakishima Islands
Okinawa
Adm
Marc. A. Mitscher
Amami Islands
Navy
Honshu
Corp Al W Carey Dies in Action On Okinawa
Corp Al William Carey 21 a Butte youth killed in action May 7 on Okinawa with the First Marine division. He left Butte Jan 10 1943 and served in New Britain Palau Islands and New Guinea campaigns. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Al Carey of Butte and siblings. many relatives noted. Born and raised in Mining City, employed by Anaconda Copper before entering service.
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Corp
al William Carey
Butte
Okinawa
First Marine Division
Navy
al Carey
West Broadway
New Britain
Palau Islands
New Guinea
Corp. Carey
Armed Forces
Carey
Butte High School
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
San Diego
John M. Carey
South Pacific
Maurice Carey
Mary Eldean Carey
P. Carey
William Krisk
T. J. Noonan
Francis Carey
Harry Downs
Helena
Ed Fewer
Frank Rabey
Los Angeles
John M. Carey, Jr
Patrick Carey
Maurice Condon
Meat Quotas Increased for Four Montana Counties
Helena May 30 1943 Meat quotas for slaughterers serving Silver Bow Deer Lodge Granite and Powell counties were raised by 75190 pounds by OPA District Director L M A Wass to ease a critical shortage The OPA said the extra meat will reach housewives through red points A survey of Missoula Flathead and Gallatin county shortages is underway with actions to follow Regional Administrator Dick Batteton authorized the move and meat from the increase will go to the specified areas only
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Helena
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Granite
Powell
OPA
L. M. A. Wass
Wass
Missoula
Flathead
Gallatin County
Dick Batterton
Office of Price Administration
Lebanon Calls Volunteers to the Colors
Lebanon on May 30 issued a decree calling volunteers aged 18 to 35 amid a rising Near East crisis. French troops reportedly battled Arab irregulars in Syria with Damascus under bombardment and a two hour truce allowed civilian evacuations. Syria appealed for Western mediation as Britain and the United States considered actions.
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Beyrouth
Lebanon
Syria
Damascus
Djebel Druse
Houran
Levant
France
Bechara el Khoury
Shaki al Kuwaily
United States
George Wadsworth
Terrence
Anthony Eden
Commons
Great Britain
Washington
Truman
U. S. Bombers Hammer Japs on Luzon
American bombers dropped 510 tons of explosives in a major Luzon raid as U S troops pushed toward the Cagayan valley and Santa Fe remnants. Fifth Air Force flew 400 sorties against Japanese positions in Luzon while other units hit Formosa and the Indo China coast.
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Manila
U.P
Philippines
United States
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Cagayan
Marikana
Santa Fe
Villa Verde Trail
Gen. MacArthur
United States Fifth Air Force
Cagayan Valley
38Th
Wawa Dam
Mindanao
Davao
Formosa
Indo- China
Saigon
Phantag
Japanese Destroy Liuchow Airbase as They Fall Back Under Pressure
Japanese forces in Kwangsi Province destroyed the former Liuchow air base and retreat toward Kweilin as two Chinese columns close in from the west and south. Reports say Liuchow and Lincheng burned as Japanese withdrew, with Chinese advances cutting key routes and severing the overland lifeline to southwest China.
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Liuchow
George Wang Chungking
Kwangsi Province
Kweilin
Yung River Valley
Tienho
Locheng
Yunghsien
Changanchen
Paishou
Liucheng
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Nanning
Wang Shih Chieh
Indo-China
Thailand
Malaya
Pinyang
Hochih
Ishan
Foochow
Ningteh
Santuao Harbor
Siapu
Paoking
Hunan
Honan
Hsihsiakou
Welcome Home Gen. Clark Returns From Europe in Chicago
Gen Mark W Clark arrived in Chicago from Paris aboard Army planes with aides and enlisted men after war service in North Africa and Italy. He held a press conference noting Italy's campaign flaws as inadequacy, citing 75000 Allied troops against 74000 foe and air and artillery superiority offset by ammo shortages. He thanked Mayor Edward J. Kelly and city officials at the greeting.
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Chicago
Mark W. Clark
Italy
Paris
Clark
Geoffrey Keyes
West Point
N. Y
Nathan F
Edward J. Kelly
Montanan Kills Jap at Okinawa Command Post
Pfc. Paul V. Lorendorf of Wolf Point Montana, on a battalion command post switchboard, fired at a hazy figure when challenged at midnight. A 200-pound Japanese soldier fell dead, ending the threat.
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Naha
Okinawa
Paul V. Lorendorf
Wolf Point
Mont
Lorendorf
Weather Outlook For Butte And Montana
Butte forecast shows partly cloudy conditions turning cloudy with scattered light showers in the afternoon and continued mild temperatures topping 75. Wednesday highs around 72 and lows near 37. Montana generally fair Thursday with scattered thunderstorms in the southwest mountains, highs 70 to 80, cooler in the northeast 60 to 70.
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Butte
Montana
Southwest Mountain
Americans Raise U S Flag on Shuri Castle Okinawa Battle Update
U S Tenth Army troops raised the Stars and Stripes over Shuri Castle as reinforcements poured in. Japanese defenses were described as "busted" after six days of fighting, with 2,000 yards between Sixth Marine division forces near Naha and Seventh Infantry to the southeast. Heavy rain hindered movement but allowed patrols to join the castle assault.
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Guam
U.P
Tenth Army
Okinawa
Shuri Castle
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Marine
Shuri
John R. Hodge
Sixth Marine Division
Seventh Infantry
Naha
Kokuba
Memorial day tribute by American fighting men worldwide
American fighting men honored fallen comrades from Europe to Okinawa with ceremonies and wreaths while on Okinawa shells rattle as mortars and guns still thunder. Eisenhower traveled from Frankfurt to Belgium to mark crosses atop graves as the war continued in Asia.
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Europe
Okinawa
Japan
Southeast Asia
China
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frankfurt-on-Main
Henri- Chappelle
Belgium
City Pays Homage to War Heroes on Memorial Day
Butte observes Memorial Day with a solemn parade and services at Soldiers' Memorial Park. Veterans from the Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II march together, joined by Civil War veterans represented by the Women’s Relief Corps and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Business halts except essential mining as residents and visitors honor the war dead.
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Butte
Freedom
Soldiers’ Memorial Park
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Davies Finishes Conferences in London amid Big Three deadlock
In London Joseph E. Davies reports that only a Big Three meeting could break European deadlocks among the United States, Russia, and Britain. He plans to fly to Paris for a Eisenhower talks, then return to Washington. Meanwhile Hopkins in Moscow notes productive talks with Stalin. Eden signals limited progress on foreign issues.
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London
Joseph E. Davies
Truman
United States
Russia
Britain
San Francisco
Davies
Paris
Gen
Eisenhower
Washington
Moscow
Harry Hopkins
Stalin
Levant
Syria
Skilled Workers Are Needed in U S Shipyards
Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal issued an emergency call for 15,000 skilled workers on the west coast to repair damage to U S warships from Okinawa. He cited high losses and said repairs are prioritized over new construction. Admiral Nimitz and Rear Admiral Crisp warned of ongoing repairs and extended timelines for ships like the carrier Franklin.
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Washington
U.S
James V. Forrestal
United States
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Forrestal
Frederick G. Crisp
Franklin
New York
Iran Calls for Foreign Troop Pullout After War End
Teheran reports Iran demands withdrawal of United States Britain and Russia from Iran. A tripartite treaty promised six months after hostilities ceased for Allied troops to depart, counted from the German surrender. Foreign Minister Sepahbadi said identical notes were sent to the Big Three.
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Teheran
Iran
United States
Britain
Russia
Sepahbadi
United Nations Study Penalties in World League Debate
United Nations delegates weigh penalties for nations refusing to back a world league with military resources. A committee favors a general assembly charter while nine working groups draft provisions. Russia blocks a top post formula as Britain and Russia clash over trusteeships and mandates component. Denmark prepares for arrival of three delegates. The conference will continue with further deliberations.
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San Francisco
World Organization
Russia
Denmark
Germany
Europe
Britain
Three Mustangs Rescue Sub During Tokyo Strike Escort
Three P 51 Mustangs escorting B 29s on a Tokyo raid diverted to rescue an American submarine menaced by three Japanese picket boats. The planes blasted the boats, sinking one and driving the others off, then the sub acknowledged the crew’s thanks. Pilot Lt John F Galbraith of Silver Springs Maryland led the mission.
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Tokyo
Upji
John F. Galbraith
Silver Springs
Pacific
Galbraith
Harry B. Derieux
Bainbridge, Ga
County Prepares for Final Push in War Loan Drive
Silver Bow county gears up for the final month of the Seventh War Loan campaign. County war finance chairman Max Dean reports over 54 percent of the individual bond quota secured, with 1,385,129.90 raised of a 2,536,700 goal and 1,151,571 in EPFG and other securities still needed to surpass the target. Memorial Day services in Butte underline a duty to support servicemen, urging maximum home bond purchases. Emphasis shifts to women volunteers and merchant clerk bond sales as renewed drives begin, led by Retailers-for-Victory and Mrs. E. P. Shea’s county women’s division, with booths planned at downtown stores and major venues.
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Silver Bow
Max Dean
County War Finance
Butte
Dean
Japan
George B. Schotte
E. P. Shea
T. A
Woolworth’s
American Legion
United Nations Booth
Finlen Hotel
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Richard W. Johnston
Butte Marine
Near East
By Sam Souki
U. S
The
Don Caswell
Gen. Clark
Montanan
Junction
U.S. Fleet
William F. Tyref
Yonton
United Press
Munich
Anzio
James F. King
United Nations Study Penalties
Patent Commission
By Douglas B. Cornell
Iwo Jima
Dale F. Meyer
Beloit
Wis
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