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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
Massed German Tank Fleets Make
Vicious Attacks In Three Sectors
Motorized Marching Infantry Help in Assault-Only
100 Miles From Paris-News Censored;
Writers Ordered From Front
(NEA Telephoto)
BY NJ. s. HANDLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Paris, May l7.--(UP) -Massed
German tank fleets supported by
motorized and marching infantry
attacked the Allied armies on three
separate sectors today, the closest
only 100 miles from Paris, a mill
tary informant disclosed.
II was at Rethel that the Ger
mans had reached their nearest
point to Paris.
Attacks of the greatest ferocity
we're loosed at dawn first against
the Louvain area, secondly against
the area north of the Sambre river
at the deepest point to which the
Germans had penetrated toward The
coast, and at Rethel, against all
French troops at the deepest point
inside the French lines southwest
OF Sedan.
(This brief part Of the dispatch
was censored, The disaptch said
that the Germans attacked at
three main points, first against
Zone word censored) Louvaln OK. g
words censored secondly against
Zone word censored) north of the
Sambre at the deepest point of the
pocket pointed toward the coast.
The rest of the dispatch came
through intact
Louvain is 16 miles east Of
Brussels. Namur, where the Sambre
joints the Mouse, is los miles from
the coast.
1t was disclosed that Gen. Maurice
Gamelin, French commander in
chief. had ordered all war cores
rondents with the French army at
the front to return to general staff
headquarters in the rear.
Nazis Vicious Attack
The Germans made their attacks
N the blitzkrieg manner. thick
frontal wedge of massed tanks be-
hind which came troops in motor
lied columns and afoot, supported by
massed fleets of bomber and STRAIT
ing planes with machine gunner
troops taking the place OF artillery
until the big guns could be moved
up.
Both the French and the British
asserted that everywhere along the
Mouse area they were holding the
German drive but IL was admitted
here that Il was still too early to gel
details of the three new attacks
which the Germans began TINS
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
BRITISH ADMIT
WEDGE DRIVEN In
Defense Lines at LOuvain
Are SpIit-Day OF Pray
err for England
BY WALLACE CARROLL
limited Press staff Correspondent

London, May l7-(UP)The Ger
man army today was reported to
have driven a wedge into Allied de-
Tense lines running south from
Louvain to Montmedy on the Mag
mot line in what Prime Minister
winston Churchill now calls the
Battle of the Bulge"
The situation was said in author
itative quarters to be very serious"
but full confidence that the Allies
would be able to hold their own was
expressed.
AS reported here the front now
runs southeast from the iceland
corner of Holland TO Antwerp and
Louvain. 1t then bends southwest
to the River Sambre. somewhere
near Charleroi. CThat would indi-
cate a Withdrawal from Namur
which the Germans claimed today
10 have captured but 1t was thought
likely that the Namur forts are still
resisting. From the Sambre. the
front swings further west OF Mez'
ieres 10 a point near Rethel on the
River Aisne. 1t then runs east u
Montmedy on the Maginot line.
Nazi Technique Clear
The German technique was rap
Idly becoming clear. Military quar-
tiers said that swift, heavily armed
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
OXFORD STUDENT
SHOT TO DEATH
University College Closed
After Tragedy Two
More Youths Wounded

oxford. Eng, May II. (UP)-Uni-
yessity College of oxford University
was closed and IN possession OF
poliee today after a shooting ARRAY
in the college quadrangle In which
one student was shot dead and two
others wounded.
The dead undergraduates name
was given as G. F. L. Monat: me
two wounded students were idenIi-
fed as D. G. Melrose and P. G. DE
Cock. >,
An undergraduate named j. II.
Fulljames was reported to have
been taken to police station but no
charges were preferred against him
Immediately. The reasons for the
shootings and other details were
not Immediately available.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
Machines OF That Kind De.
clared Are Not Immune
From Prosecution
POLICE SUPT. ROACH
HAS ISSUED ORDERS
Drug Stores, Restaurants,
Taverns, Clubs May Lose
Their Licenses

Operation of so-called pin
bali machines" locally are not
immune from prosecution,
and persons maintaining
these machines will be ar
rested and prosecuted, stated
Superintendent OF Police
William J. Roach and States
Attorney William B. Fitz-
gerald this morning upon
learning that various Wa
terburians are Installing "pin
ball machines IN stores, taverns,
restaurants, clubs and other places
of public gathering.
Both Superintendent Roach and
Attorney Fitzgerald told the DEM
ocrat this morning that these ma
chimes will be under the constant
and strict surveillance OF all police
agencies operating In this district,
and their use IN violation OF the
law will be F:Sss5euted, The CO.
operation OF the public of Water
bury in reporting TO TIE police in
stances of the unlawful use OF these
for gambling Is solicited,
Licenses May Go
The liquor licenses Of drug stores,
taverns, restaurants and clubs, and
the police permits of billiard rooms,
will be jeopardiaed by the unlawful
of these machines for
purposes of gaming, stated both
superintendent Roach and Attor-
ney Fitzgerald who added that Vio-
lators will be dealt with just as
as those arrested some time
ago for operating policy or number
games here,
The following statement was
given out by Atty. Fitzgerald after
n conference this morning In the
States Attorneys Office In the Ken
drick avenue courthouse building,
(ConiiNued on Pare III
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that he needed considerable help"
The Jury has TO determine II there
was completely In the fraud by Hor-
ace B. Merwin and Rowley w. Phil
lips, former directors IN the COM
pany, and John II. McGloon, comp
trttlcr,
Conflicting opinions were being
voiced by federal court attaches,
members OF defense counsel, and the
prosecution rs the jury In the fraud
care continued Its deliberations ut
uoon today without apparently haV-
Ing reached q verdict one way or the
otler.
As time passed the chances Of dis
agreement loomed larger. This
wtald mean a new trial, OF course,
with a new jury sitting, but Just
before ~ o'clock the jury sent out
for more evidence OF q specific ma
ture which might indicate that prog
ress was being made towards O ee-
clSion.
The Jury asked that one portion
0I Jllc CVlONiltt wv ASUN w
containing references TO a loan
made by Girard sGd Company TO
McGloon, the ex-comptrol!er OF
McKesson's. The jury wanted TO
know how this loan was put on the
Arm books and also wanted TO know
about an insurance policy on George
Dietrich's life which was used 10
cover the loan.
Also sections relating 10 the AID
that McGloon gave the late Julian
thompson whose Investigations
really paved the way for the reyela,
tions of existence Of q great fraud
were asked for. The jury further re.
ouestcd that the information OF
Merwin's tax returns for 1923 ana
1896 be furnished. An item OF $lo,-
700, which Merwin claimed was an
outright gift, was not entered on his
1929 return, recent testimony show
cd.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
CROWN PRINCESS
HAD CLOSE CALL
Holland Royalty Fleeing
From Home Just Escaped
Deadly Mine

London, May l7-(UP).The Brit
ish disclosed today that Crown
Princess Juliana of Holland, her
consort, German Prince Bernhard,
and two infant daughters narrowly
escaped death while fleeing from the
Netherlands early this week.
A statement revealing the role
played by the British navy in the
unsuccessful defense of Holland
said that the destroyer on which
the princess and her family fled
narrowly avoided mine.
A German plane dropped a mag
netic mine which exploded with ire
mendous force just 40 yards in front
of the destroyer, 1t was sad, but
the ship was not damaged.
The statement disclosed that i'm.
mediately after the Germans enter
ed Holland, British naval units
rushed to the Dutch coast and land
ed soldiers end royal marines ito
assist the Dutch in dealing with
parachute troops and fifth column
lists"
British warships off the Belgian
coast, although they were terri
fically bombarded from the air"
fired ON German planes from dawn
to dusk before Withdrawing, the
statement said.
In the Rotterdam area British
sailors landed and set fire to Dutch
oil sllDDlies to keen the Germans
from getting them, and the flames
could be seen so miles at sea the
next morning
British sailors scuttled an old H.
OOO-ton liner 10 block the Rotterdam
harbor entrance. closed lock gates
and destroyed the machinery and
wrecked everything useful TO the
enemy before the navy lsft." the
statement continued.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
CONGRESS WILL
BACK PRESIDENT
Some Scattered Com
plants About Spending,
But 1t Is Favored
BY LYLE G. WILSON
limited Press STAFF Correspondent

Washington, May l7--(UP)-Con-
gress responded today TO President
Roosevelts call TO aims against pos
sible invasion.
Committees in both houses Sched-
uled hearings and conferences on
parts of his $1,l82 900 900 emergency
national defense program.
Congressional leaders believe some
perhaps ail-of IL may be disposed
of by next week.
This new emergency billion hikes
national defense spending plans Tor
the year beginning July l over So
600 900 900 which is nearly $25 for
every man, woman and child IN the
nation.
But it is only a beginning If Mr..
Roosevelt's plan for invulnerable
defense and a program for an Ill
innate military and naval air fleet
of $4,000 fighting ships is realized.
Scattered Complaints
There was scattered congressional
complaint that Mr.. Roosevelt made
no suggestion for raising new taxes
or lifting the national debt limit to
cover new expenditures. A few con-
gressmen grumbled that the presl-
dent was asking for another blank
check" - items aggregating $780,
600 900 which would be voted to
him directly. 1t is estimated that
the national debt will reach 46,00O,-
600, 1000 in about a year. The exist
ing limit is $45. 100000, 900.
The blank check" issue may yet
cause dispute. But non-partisan
national defense tide Is running
strong in Congress and pleas Tor
budget balancing and new taxes are
feeble as yet Congressional veterans
believe that both the tax and ma
tional debt limit questions may be
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
GERMANS CLAIM
ALLIES BLASTED
Capture Fortress of Ma
muir, Drive Deeply Into
French Maginot Line
BY FREDERICK c. oECHsNER

BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER
UNITED Press STAFF COrrespj ondent)
Berlin, May l7--(UP)-The Ger
man high command claimed today
that armored speed columns had
blasted the central Allied lines in
Belgium, captured the fortresses OF
Namur and driven deeply into the
Maginot line along a 62-mile front.
The Germans Belgian drive was
headed toward the Belgian and
French channel ports. The Maginot
line spearhead is pointing In the di-
rection of Paris.
Neutral military quarters here
regarded these as a grea tachieve-
ment of German arms but empha-
sized that they do not necessarily
indicate the opening phase of a de-
cisive German victory on the west
ern front.
The German high command as
serted that Allies were retreating
from their defense positions in the
Continued on Page III
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BROTHER OF SEN.
WALSH is DEAD

Boston, May II - U.PD = Will
liam J. Walsh. 60, brother Of U. s.
senator David I. Walsh, D., Mass,
and former assistant Boston city
council messenger for IA years, died
at his home yesterday.
A native of Leominster, he re-
turned home month ago after being
hospitalized with pneumonia. He
suffered a shock In February and
was officially retired May !. Before
he became messenger, he was a
councillor for four years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
ALL ARMORIES
TO BE GUARDED

Hartford Conn. May II - (UPD
ALI state armories were ordered
under full-time armed guard today
by Adjutant General Reginald b.
Delacour as a precautionary meas
ure."
The order was given to safeguard
valuable military equipment and
was believed a result OF damaging
fire IN an Alabama armory Tuesday.
General Delacour and Major Gen.
eral Morris B. Payne. left today for
Louisiana to take part in the fourth
and ninth army corps maneuvers
and will return May %.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May 17-(UP)-Gov-
crnment expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through May
18th, compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
SIS, 96,622,963.4I S7,972,752, 537.72
Receipts
$5,O12,934,64O.53 1882, 263, S34.96
Gross Deficit
$3,2S3,6Ss,322SS S3,O4O,4SS,7O2.76
Net Deficit
$S,2O2,ss3,322.S8 $S.OO3, 6S4 ,5O276
Cash Balance
$2.2O6.677,497.Gl S3,O46,631.554
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
NEW ENGLAND TO HELP

Hartford, Conn, May l7-tUP)--
Gov. Baldwin today declared that
1.-THE New England aviation industry
is ready" to tio Its part In realizing
the $4,000 airplane quota requested
by President Roosevelt In his emcr-
gency national defense program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17
TWO DAY CONFERENCE

Hartford. Conn.,. May l7.-tUP)--
The two-day lew England aviation
conference to stimulate the regions
interest In one Of its most important
industries opened today under the
sponsorship OF SAX governors.
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Phillips Case In
Jury's Hands For
Very Many Hours
Six Hours Yesterday, Since 1880 This Morning;
Chances Loon,ed Higher That There May Be
Disagreement in Trial

New York, May II. - (UP) - A federal court jury
weighing the fate Of three men accused OF aiding the ate
f. Donald Coser philip Musca) in initiating the assets OF
the Mcesson and Robbins wholesale drug company by
$2l 100000 resumed deliberations today The jury had
been locked up at hotel last night six hours after receV
ing the case from Federal Judge Grover MoscoWtz who
said his CHARGE that CoSter,S fraud 80 gigantic
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The Blitzkrieg methods ot the
German attack made 1t difficult TO
determine the full extent of th@:r
gains, because flying mechanical
columns have struck IN many direc-
tons under protection of the Nazi
air fleet.
The advances claimed in Berlin,
however, appeared to have under
mined the main Allied positions In
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THE WORLD WAR
rs YEARS AGO,
MAY II, 1915
1By United Press)

(By United Press)
German Austrian army forced
erussinR Of San River In drive
against Russians.
British and Germans locked IN
hattie oe Festubcri.
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Take summer in your stride In
dashing white Red Cross shoes. $3.50
pr. at !. Solo Co, Grand St.--Adv.
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Ada distinction 20 that bridal or
graduation glft by selecting u at
PleFpont'ss l59 Bank st.--AdE
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This week try SchDeidcs's black
raspberry ice cream sundae or SOFA
lt's delicious. Is East Main Ss.--Adv.
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The Weather

Cloudy, Cooler Tonight;
Saturday Partly Cloudy
Full weather Report on Page )
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-08-02
PORO SCHOOL.
OF BEAUTY ART
HOLDS FIRST
GRADUATION
b. VIRGINIA TAYLOR

o,y,,l,,.rs,-, -,
Nias ~ Nss1e ! i ii ''ihcaii'ia1l
beauty has been the monument Of
interested during the week; all eyes
turned toward the first commence
ment exercises Of the Poro School
q Beauty Art, 15l4 Linn street.
Mrs. Annie M. Malone, founder and
president Of Poro was present and
awarded diplomas TO fifty-two char.
ming young ladies, and one young
man who had completed the maxi
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-08-02
4 mERICAN TENNIS ASSN.
MEET AT WHEREFORE
TUSKECEE OPENS BIG
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
ADVANCED AVIATION STUDENTS
School Buys Own Aircraft, Hires Negro
Experts for Flight Instruction =.
President Patterson Outlines Program
Acronaitics Authority

Aeronaitics Authority.
Students assigned to the Tuskegee
Center, DR.. Patterson said, hail from
the primary units Of Howard u,
Hampton Institute, w. Va. State
College, A. and T. College of North
Carolina and Tuskegee. g. 4.
Washington i head Of both the pri-
mary and advanced pilot training
classes rere at the Institute.
Flight equipment purchased by
the Institute and required under the
advanced program consists Of 225
horsepower, army type, training
ships valued at approximately $10,-
600 Training aircraft employed i'll
the primary program are Of SO
horsepower.
Included among the Negro IN
structors in flight training under this
program will be pRot G, Alfred An
derson Of Philadelphia. veteran pilot
and said to be the first Negro to
receive Commercial license in this
country. Anderson is completing
special training in acrobatic flying
for this program at the Chicago
Aeronautieal Institute which is also
training Army and Navy cadets in
aerobatics.
The eight weeks program will be
rigid and exciting. l49 hours 81
ground instruction will be offered in
the following subject matter dassi-
fications: Civil Air regulations, navi-
cation, meteorology, airodynamies
and aircraft, aeronautical engines,
instruments, and radio aids and fa-
cilities.
Advanced flight training will
consist Of from 40 to so rours in
stages as follows: familiarization
meneuvers; precision maneuversi
confidence maneuvers; and second
ary cross country, night flying, and
Continued ON page p
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A.. T. king Of 30l Dunbar Ave, ],
died suddenly late Tuesday nighr
while at work at the Biltmo1e Hotel.
Lonnie King was the son of Mrs.
Elizabeth King johnson and the late
John King, and was well known in
Dayton and other places, especially
in musical circles. He has conducted
several orchestras and singing
groups. He with several other Day
Ton fel ows made up tho Kings
Amusement Orchestra, and spent
three years in Japan.
Mr.. King was a member Of Nc
Kinley ME- church, former sergeant
Of Company G. 372 Regiment in the
Worlds War, member of Waldorf
Lodge of Elks, Odd fellows, and
Lee Carpenter Post, No. 328 Of the
American Legion.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
King Johnson; wife, Elizabeth, three
sisters, Mrs. Maud Walker, Mrs.
Mamie Franklin, Mrs Beatrice Will
lis; one brother, Robert: a nephew,
Herbert Wills, Jr., other relatives
and host Of friends.
Funeral service will be held
Monday at 1880 pm, August 18th
from Mckinley church on Hawthorn
street. Burial will be in the Nation
al Military Home cemetery.
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WILBERFORCE, Ohio---From the
way reservations are coming IN for
The 24th Annual Championships Of
the American Tennis Association.
August 1924, Wilberforec Unlvee-
SHY, the Office of the Local chairman
has taken on the appearance CT Il
reservations Bureau for an inlpe1d-
ing national political convention.
From North, South, East, West and
the Islands Of the Sea, the registra-
tions are pouring in.
Major Cleve Abbott. Asaletic Di-
rector Of Tuskegee Institute, fresh
from the National A.A.U. track
meet at Ocean City where his
"Tigerettes' made it four in a row
by again winning the team trophy,
IS heading delegation Of thirty five
players and visitors who will travel
to Wlberf9ree by bus. The Tuske-
gee delegation will include DR. John
B. Garrett, Veterans Singles Cham
plon, the Misses Margaret and Ro-
mama Peters, Womens Double
Champ ms, and several other we'll
known players. The Tuskegee dele
ati will take over in its entirety,
Tawawa Hall.
From the Southwest in the lone
star state viii come motoreade
from Prairie View College headed by
Mr.. q. W Lewis, 'Ireasuler oi lie
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than on the W.PA.
Out at Galloway Park on the
grounds whore the Notification cere-
mony il to take place along with
the scores Of other organizations to
be housed under tents will be the
eolored voters bureau Of the acrub-
lican State Committee, which will
erye IS but one IF the many ccnters
Of hospitality appealing to the great
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-08-02

Texas School. Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton
Lawson, M. Lloyd Scott former
Mid Western champ, and Mr.. G. w.
Lewis, Jr., will be in the party.
New York City is marshalling the
eastern forces BY arranging spe-
eial traila which will brisagx asaeai iel~
pants and fans from The Atlantic
seaboard and many points in Penn
sylvania. This train will leave the
Pennsylvania station, New York
City, Friday evening, August 10th,
arriving at Wilberforce, Ohio Sat-
urday morning.
With Chicago fans and players
pacing the march, the midwest will
fall into Wilberforce via train, plane,
bus and car Already the Prairie
Tennis Club Of Chicago, ILL.,, has re-
Continued on page r.
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ELWOOD, Indiana Especial to
The Dayton Forum) II keeping
with the efforts Of the Notification
Committee in caring for the thou-
sands of persons who are coming TO
+ wood for the Wilkie celebration
The colored American is by 10 means
overlooked. While the work OF the
Committee is emerging from the me-
chanical stage, the hopes Of those ~
charge are that when arrangements
have been finally completed, and the
big Day" has come to close no
one can leave Elwood with even the
slightest complaint
Extensive preparation for the
hospitality If the colored citizens has
been progressing rapidly = ng with
other plans including The most
minute details. Scores q colored
visitors from the various Indiana
cites will come along WITH their var
Gus delegations. The Stste Of Hi
nois out of the City Of Chicag has
requested that reservations be made
for some 1900 colored visitors VIII
are coming via Pennsylvania eNcur-
sion.
Different other states New York.
New Jersey, Pennsy vania, Ohio,
Kentucky, and as far west as KAN
sas have persons who earnestly hope
that the s,ecti Of Wendell Will
kie will mean the dawn Of a new day
and an rportunity to work otser
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24th Annual Championship OF
American Tennis Association
At Wilberforce Univ. Aug. 1924

WILBERFoRCE, ohio---From the
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secrefaru of Montgomery County
Fair Board, has been endorsed by
members Of both parties for the Of
flee Of Montgomery County Treas
urer Mr.. Haines has been very ac-
tive in business and civic affairs in
this county for many years, for the
past twenty-nine years he has been
an autioncer handling property in
the county, his dealings have always
been fair and square To all. He has
also been very oaea minded toward
II cfloraa noolie Of this commun-
ity. On every possible occasion ho
has .qnadetit possible for them to se-
lcontinosd ON page two)
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BROTHERHOOD
FETE THE AGED

GLENDALE The Brotherhood
Club of Glendale has included in its
annual program an outing for aged
men and women Of Cincinnati and
Hamilton County this year. This
very popular club Of representative
men from the villages Of Glendale
and Wyoming, Chic gave this oat-
ing last Thursday
Promptly at 10 am. IS ears
owned BY local citizens interested
Continued on page EIGHT,