The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
War Bulletins Flash
 Some Surprising News
A. J. Cummings, in his colum "Snnrtlight on the War"
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A. J. Cummings, in his column "Sportlight on the War"
 MT. Joseph Kennedy no longer, one is thankful to say, American ambassador to London, declares, and for once he does not complain of being misquoted, that he intends to devote all his efforts to the greatest cause in the world namely, help the president keep the United States out of war" Cummings wrote.
 "The president, being of less ig- noble mould than his uncomfortable supporter, made it abundantly clear that for him the greatest cause in the world is to help Britain defeat the criminal activities of the Nazi gangSter.
 "It is all to the good that the British people now know just where Kennedy stands. His suspicion that his standing in London is gone,' is justified. While he was here his suave, monotonous style, his nine over photographed children, and his ail-fellow-well-met manner, con- cealed hard-boiled business mans eagerness to do a profitable business deal with the dictators and he de- ceived many decent English people" '"
 It was one of the few newspaper comments on Kennedy"s resigna- tion.
 Vichy, France, Dec. 6 - (UP0- Preparations for the war guilt" trials, in the making since the es- tablishment of Premier Marshal Henri Philippe Petain's regime, were regarded as completed today by the ministry of justice.
 An official announcement said the supreme court, sitting at Riom, be- lieves that complete cases" have been prepared against Leon Blum, former Premier, Socialist leader and founder of the popular front, form CT Premier Edouard Daladier, from CT Generalissimo Maurice Gustav Gamelin, former Air Minister Pierre Cot and Guy Lechambre, former cabinet minister.
 It was not believed that the trials, which are to establish responsibility for the French collapse before Ger man arms last May, would start un- til January.
 London, Dec. 6 - (U.PD '-- Ger man high explosive and incendiary bombs recently damaged the famed Greenwich Observatory, it was dis closed today.
 Part of the observatory that was built in 1875 and designed by Sir Christopher Wren was damaged.
 Authorities permitted disclosure ot the feGt that the revolving globe and observatory clock known to wis., itors from all parts of the world were damaged.
 Parts of the telescope room also suffered from the bombardment but the famous time ball which rises daily at 12:55 D. m. and falls pre- cisely at one p. m. continues tc function.
 London, Dec. 6 - (U.P0 - The Duke of Gloucester, brother of King George, had a narrow escape recent ly when German bombs dropped near his party during an inspection tour, it was revealed today. None ir the party was injured.
 The Duke had been inspecting military units in his capacity a: chief liaison officer. He had just Jeff his automobile when a bomber drop ped out of cloud and zoomed low Another plane appeared immediately and as they dived they released their bombs. Some of the bombs fei within short distance of the Duke
 He resumed his tour after tho planes had been chased away.
 London, Dec. 6 - (UPD - Bomb: fell on the grounds of Windsor Gas. tie for the first time recently, it wa! discolsed today.
 The castle was not damaged anC none of the householders was ill. jured. It was not announced whe' ther any members of the roya household were in the castle at tht time.
 One bomb fell on the fairway oi the nine hole golf course, a bare 200 yards from the royal apart ments. Another fell on the cricket grounds, near the tennis court, anc third fell on the bowling green near the royal mausoleum at Frog lnall.
 Vichy, Dec. - UP) - Miss Elizabeth Deegan of North Carolina a clerk on the staff of the United States embassy in Paris, today was being held by Paris authorities pending investigation Of charges that organized an underground railway" to help British soldiers es- cape, from France,
 Maynard Barnes, first secretary of the U. s. embassy in Paris was said have protested Miss Deegan's de- tention.
 It was understood that Miss Dec Igan, about 35, had been employed lat the Paris embassy for about five years.
 London, Dec. 6 - CUP) -- Bomb