The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-26
Overnight News Briefs

tiles, nonferrous metals, and i'm. ported raw materials were offset in part by increases in the prices of coffee, petroleum, and petrole- um products, the board said.
 Washington, May 25 - (UP) - The War Department, its money fo. civilian training restored to the appro opriation bill. announced plans today to have nearly c quarter of million Americans executing 'squads right" this summer.
 The camp attendance is estlmatt cd as follows: Citizens military training camps, 3S,260; reserve of- ficers training camps, SOTO; ofn- cers reserve corps. 17,589; Nation It will require 4b,S06 regular sol-
 London, May 26 (UP) - Major the Honorable George Las. celles, 87, uncle of the Earl of Harewood, who Is the husband of Princess Mary, died today n. Bem- bridge. Isle of Wight.
 Seattle, May 26 -- UP) - Nathan C. Browne, New York flyer, planned to take off between 10 n. m. and D. m. (EDT), today on n nonstop flight to Tokio, pr0- vlded winds are favorable. HIS monoplane, the Lone Star, was loaded with 950 gallons of gasoline. Clear weather was reported over Alaska and the Alcutian Islands.
 Dallas, Texas, May 26 -- (UP) Harold Bromley, commercial flyer, today planned two lengthy test flights for his specially equip- ped Lockheed Vega airplane In which he hopes to start q nonstop Seattle -Tokio flight for n $25,0O0 cash prize before Juno 1.
 San Francisco, May 20 = CUP - Thomas j. Mooney, serving life sentence for conviction in the l9lGS Preparedness day bombing here, is ready to put his head m the noose' and seek trial on n lB- year-old murder indictment in hope of winning freedom.
 Mooney's statement, isSued by the Mooney defense committee, said, "If 1 nm guilty, l should hang. If am not guilty, l must be vindicated and granted my frce- dom."
 Mooney was sentenced to death after conviction on one indictment, Through President Wilson's Inter. ycntiOn the sentence was com muted to life Imprisonment and the second indictment never was acted upon.
 Sunnyvale, Calf, May 2G--tUPl The naval dlrigible Akron VIII start It's return flight to Lakehurst, W. J., Monday, May 30, and will follow the same southern route taken on the westward flight, or. ders received by Lieutenant Com mander C F. R0scnthal said
 San Francisco, May 26 --- (UP) --. Friends of Jack Dempsey pro- fess to sec n new romance for the former heavyweight champion with Nance. .Rositn Gonzales, 2O-ycnr- old Hollywood girl Mss Gonnlzen m Argentine, accompanied Demp- sey to n baseball game and n dance Tuesday.
 Bombay, May 26 "-- fUPD - lte" newcd fighting between Hindus nnd Moselcms today resulted Tn two deaths and four injuries and threatened to revive the recent serious riotinR hero Armored cnrs and troops, previously withdrawn from tho riot areas, returned to patrol duty immediately.
 New York May UP)-- Dis- mlssnl from the navy without con. gressionnl pardon Is urged by the Homo Board of Congregational and Christian Churches for tho threo male defendants in the Honolulu murder case.
 The bonrd. which maintains mis- sIons in 1G foreign countries. went On record as opposed to restoring tho citizenship of Lieut. Thomas IT. Mnssie, E. j. Lord and Albert 0. Jones with the declaration thnt the navy had set itself above civil government in the cnse.