Six Hundred B29s Attack Five Jap Centers
Six hundred Superfortresses raided five Japanese homeland cities without loss. Fifth Air Force planes based on Okinawa hit Kyushu for the third straight day. Nimitz reported nine enemy ships damaged off China and seven grounded planes ablaze. B-29s dropped 4,000 tons of bombs on aluminum and oil centers, bringing total homeland cities hit to 30.
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Guam
Ryukyus
Honshu
Kyushu
Fifth Airforce
Okinawa
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Mitchell
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
Nimitz
China
Yellow Sea
20Th Air Force
Seventh Air Force
Iwo Jima
Strikes in Rubber Plants Threaten Plane Withdrawals
Army Air Forces chief Arnold warned that rubber plant strikes could force withdrawal of bombers and fighters from the Japan attack. He called the situation critical with tires scarce and inventories near minimum. B 29 tires on hand about 8 500. 4 000 committed. 12 day supply. P 47 tires only 128. inventory near zero.
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Washington
H. Arnold
Japan
Army Air Forces
AAF
Arnold
Peter
Railroad Officer Fatally Shoots Transient in Utah Refrigerator
Deputy Sheriff Warren Peacock said railroad policeman Walter Westbrook shot and killed a transient who entered a refrigerator car to take two bottles of beer. The man, Raymond Oscar Le Compte, 24, of Springfield, Massachusetts, carried a selective service card. Westbrook fired as the man tried to grab the officer’s gun.
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Helper
Utah
Warren Peacock
Peacock
Raymond Oscar le Compte
Springfield
Mass
Walter Westbrook
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway
Westbrook
U S Blockade of Japan Expands by Sea and Air
The United States has completed a sea and air blockade of Japan as preparations continue for the invasion. General MacArthur notes the Philippine campaign is finished in 250 days with Japanese ground forces destroyed except for scattered remnants. Fifth Air Force operates from Okinawa, supporting future ground offensives and striking rail links from Korea to Manchuria.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Pacific
Europe
Pacific Islands
Solomons
New Guinea
Burma
Borneo
Indo-China
Malaya
Dutch Indies
MacArthur
Philippine Archipelago
Japan
Fifth Air Force
Luzon
Okinawa
Stillwell
10Th Army
Korea
China
Neglect Charge Filed Against Moscow Couple
Deputy J F Jordan said the first misdemeanor neglect of minor children complaint under the new state law was filed Saturday against a Moscow couple. The offense carries up to a 300 dollar fine and six months in jail.
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Moscow
Idaho
J. F. Jordan
Seattle Women Aid Italian Prisoners Prompt Flight
Two Seattle war plant workers face trial under a new law for aiding prisoners of war to escape. Mrs. Lenora Hodgson and Mrs. Fae Burns claimed they were in love with the Italians and followed them toward Idaho rather than helping them escape. They denied planning to assist an escape and said the Italians refused to return.
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Vale
Ore
Seattle
Portland
Lenora Hodgson
Fae Burns
Idaho
Antonio Madelena
Butter Value Drops to 20 Points Under New War Ration
The Agriculture Department and OPA announce a 12 percent rise in civilian butter supply, with a 20 point per pound value targeted for July 29. August allotment rises to 90 million pounds, while war uses drop to 30 percent of output. An AP survey notes storage increases nationwide, including Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
Pennsylvania
Jap Marines Land on China's Coast
The Chinese central news agency reported Japanese marines landed on the southeast China coast about 140 miles west of Formosa. The landings near Pukien province were countered by Chinese militia with heavy fighting as Tokyo seeks to protect Amoy garrisons and disrupt Allied invasion plans.
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Chungking
China
Formosa
Pukien Province
Changpu
Amoy
Moscow Group Forms Nonprofit to Aid Veterans and Education
The Latah County Club, Inc. was incorporated in Moscow Idaho by A J Ing Grace Davis and Edgar Davis to accumulate a fund for disabled war veterans and to assist deserving persons in obtaining college education. The Articles allow acceptance of gratuities devices and bequests to aid its purposes.
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Boise
Latah Country Club, Inc
Moscow
Idaho
A. J. Ing
Grace Davis
Edgar Davis
Dillinger Sister Seeks $500000 Against Film
Audrey Hancock of Indianapolis, sister of the late John Dillinger, sues Monogram Pictures in circuit court seeking $500,000 damages and a restraining order to stop showing the motion picture Dillinger. The suit claims the film falsely depicts Dillinger shooting and killing people to excite juvenile viewers.
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Indianapolis
Monogram Pictures, Inc
Film Corporation
Dillinger
Audrey Hancock
John Dillinger
Public Enemy No. 1
Chicago
Reds Confuse Yanks in Capital Zone
Berlin report notes disjointed Allied administration as Soviet forces retain control of the military government. American and British detachments have not yet taken over districts despite initial flag ceremonies. Officials seek solutions on food and boundaries ahead of Potsdam talks.
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Daniel DeLuce
Berlin
Potsdam
United States
Russia
Britain
U. S
U. 58
Right Critics To Appear In Senate Hearings On UN Charter
Washington reports eight critics asked the senate foreign relations committee for permission to appeal against the United Nations Charter as hearings open Monday. Edward R. Stettinius Jr former secretary of state will be first witness. Chairman Connally aims to limit witnesses to 15 minutes and hopes to bring the charter to the senate for a possible vote by August 1after a July 16 marking.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Associated Press
Senate
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
50-Nations Document Approved At San Francisco
D.-Tex
Kitchen Fire Destroys Home. Family Escapes
Gazelle Quigley, returning from a night shift, found his kitchen in flames and woke his young son to escape. Fire officials estimate damages at $4,000 to the Coeur d Alene house.
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Coeur D
Subways flood as SS troops murder 10000 Berliners
War report describes Berlin subway carnage as SS forces flooded tunnels amid street fighting. Residents sheltered underground facing water flooding and mass drownings as Russians closed in and attackers blasted routes.
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Berlin
Anhalter
Settiner
Potsdamerplatz
Kaizercorf
Hitler
Spee
Landwehr Canal
Weather data bulletin for Pocatello area
U S Weather Bureau data for 24 hours to 6 pm July 7 shows high 92 low 48 mean 70. Normal 70.35 departure 0.35. Compared with last year high 178 low 56. Forecast calls for clear conditions in town with scattered mountain thunderstorms and no rainfall in the 24 hour total. Sunday afternoon remains warm.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pocatello
Masters Replies to Moffatt Discounts Attorney Value
Democratic officials on the Idaho pardons board defend the process arguing that a prisoner’s record, not just legal counsel, determines clemency chances. Willis Moffatt, a Republican attorney, urged that Democratic lawyers influence pardons. Masters argues representation is not a sole prerequisite and that board judgments consider overall conduct before and after imprisonment.
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Masters
Moffatt
Boise
Willis Moffatt
State
Idaho Pardons Board
Ike Masters
Arnold Williams
Frank Langley
Pardons Board
Idaho State Penitentiary
Wills Moffatt
Idaho
Clementy
Idaho to See Full Eclipse Across North America
The sun’s only total eclipse of the year will be visible in Idaho at sunrise on Monday with about 25 seconds of totality in Montana. Path of totality spans central and eastern Canada Greenland Scandinavia and Russia ending in Turkestan. Observers from Harvard Princeton and Hayden Planetarium will photograph or film from multiple sites while 200 Soviet scientists depart Moscow for observations.
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United States
Idaho
Montana
Canada
Greenland
Scandinavia
Russia
Turkestan
New Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Hanover
N. H
Wolseley
Saskatchewan
Harvard University
Franklin Institute
Princeton University
Malta
Man
Amateur Astronomers Association of the
Hayden Planetarium
Butte
Soviet Union
Moscow
France Restores Native Armies Control in Middle East
Paris reports the foreign office says France will return control of native Syrian and Lebanese armies to their governments within 45 days, seen as a move toward resuming negotiations with Middle East states.
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Paris
Foreign Office
France
Middle-East
Parma Postmaster Chapman Dies in Boise Hospital
Parma postmaster Frank H. Chapman died Friday in Boise hospital. Chapman served Parma since 1934 and had lived in Idaho since 1901. He was born in Chenowa Iowa.
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Boise
Frank H. Chapman
Parma
Tdaho
Boise Hospital
Chapman
Chenowa
Iowa
Temperature 92 Feels Like Year's Peak in Pocatello
Pocatellans faced a hot weekend as the temperature climbed to 92 degrees the year's high. The weatherman warned of continued warmth Sunday. Saturday's 92 topped last year by 14 degrees and was near the 1944 July high of 95.
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Pocatellans
China Raises Speculation About Russia at Moscow Mission
London reports say Premier Soong’s Moscow trip sparked talk Russia may gain a role in the Pacific war agenda at the upcoming big three conference. Nonattributable sources note that Sino Soviet ties, Japan’s fate, and eastern settlements could shape future Far East arrangements and world stability.
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London
T. V. Soong
Moscow
Russia
Far East
Japan
Tangier
Lewiston Reaches 102 Amid Heat Wave Sparked by September 1944 Pattern
The Lewiston area saw a temperature peak of 102 degrees on Saturday, the hottest reading since September 7, 1944 when 108 was recorded, marking a notable continuation of a long-standing heat trend.
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Lewiston
Forgery Convicts Boise Man in Salt Lake City Case
Charles Ray Robinson of Boise was sentenced Saturday to 1 to 20 years in prison on forgery charges. He was accused of cashing a $28.60 forged check in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Charles Ray Robinson
Boise
Allied Forces Sweep Balikpapan Front in New Inland Push
Australian Seventh Division troops advance six miles northeast of Balikpapan after securing the oil port. Other units move toward Sambodjs and Samarinda oil fields with mined roads and artillery in use by retreating Japanese. Allied air cover dominates the region as Japanese freighters are destroyed and resistance stiffens along the coast.
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Manila
Borneo
Balikpapan
Penadjam Point
Balikpapan Bay
Sambodjs
Samarinda
Douglas MaceArthur
Bandjere Masin
J. W. Zylastra
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Flames flare around Japan’s Mt Fuji during Saturday raid
Crews of B 29 Superfortress bombers attacked Nippon on Saturday with fires lighting the sky near Mt Fuji 12000 feet. The blaze reflected over Shimizu aluminum center and the cities of Kofu and Chiba. Refueling traffic fled Kofu as Shimizu fires raged. Other targets included Maruzen refinery near Osaka and Akashi aircraft city near Kobe. Lt Samuel Hooks described the dramatic fireball lifting clouds apart due to hot air currents.
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Nippon
Mt. Puji
Japan
Shimizu
Kofu
Chiba
Mt. Fuji
Maruzen
Osaka
Akashi
Kobe
Fuji
Samuel Hooks
Goldsboro
N. C
Total solar eclipse visible in Idaho Monday sunrise path
A 25 second total solar eclipse will cross Idaho from Cascade through Salmon into Montana, with sunrise timing at Cascade around 6:14 a.m. Mountain War Time. Best viewing from East Mountain Forest Lookout near Cascade, elevation 7,516 feet, within the path of totality. Some areas including Boise may see only a partial eclipse as the sun rises.
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Cascade
Idaho
Salmon
Montana
U.S
Ebb
East
Moun
Tain Forest Lookout
Boise
East Mountain Lookout
Lookout
Salmon City
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Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
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Association of American Railroads
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