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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Bill Of Rights Broadcast Had Million Dollar Cast Of Stars To Please Public

would remain anonymous. Tn an ate tempt to improve the quality of the performance 1t also was agreed that there should be no studio audience. Even the executives of the radio networks were not present in the Hollywood studio. Only persons to witness the show were technicians in the control booths. Several Of them were deeply affected and said they almost were in tears at some stages of the show, particularly when Stewart gave his description of Washington.
 Barrymore opened the broadcast and then turned it over to Stewart as narrator. The program traced the development of the bill of rights and then Stewart introduced President Roosevelt.
 Radio networks said they had no accurate estimate on the sine of thp Audience that was listening, bat they believe st was oaao og the largest evur to hear a hr0aaeast in this cOungEg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

known poet, who took the idea to President Roosevelt and obtained his approval. The office of civilian de- fense was instructed to prepare a broadcast and Mir. Roosevelt agreed to participate with a brief address.
 Radio time was arranged on all networks and Norman Corwin. radio script writer, prepared all the material except the presidents speech. Corwin was on the west coast last night to supervise the broadcast.
 w. 5. Lewis, vice president of Co- lumbia Broadcasting System and now on loan to the ofiice of facts and figures in Washington, was placed in charge of obtaining talent. He lined up the following million dol- lar" cast: Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold. Walter Brennan. Bob Burns. Walter Huston, Edward e. Robinson, Rudy Vallee, Orson Welies, Mar jorie Main and Stewart.
 The actors stimulated that they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Heroes All, Were Our
 Navy Boys Under Fire

tioning the public against looking upon the navy aS fighting lndiVi- duals, instead Of lighting units, he prefaced his list with this:
 All Did Their Job
 "rhe real story of Pearl Harbof is not one Of individual heroism although there were many such cases. It lies in the splendid man. ner in which ali hands did theit job as long as they were able"
 Even the navy, though, could not overlook, for instance, the case Of Il battleshif captain. one of the of- ficerS who died lil action.
 "As he emerged from tho coming tower to the bridge, the better to fight hIs ship" Knox said, "his stomach was laid completely open by Shrapnei burst. He fell to the deck,
 Refusing to be carried to safety he continued to direct the action When the bridge became q blazing inferno, two officers attempted tC remove him. But he ordered them to abandon him and save them. selves. The latter found them. selves blocked by the flames. 0nlS the heroic efforts Of Q third office'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

New York, Dec. ie-(Up)-A lowly army corporal on one-day leave from camp introduced the president of the United States last night in one of the mosct unusual radio programs ever heard in this country.
 It was the Bill of Rights broad cast which was put on the air from Hollywood and then switched to Washington for an address by Presi- dent Roosevelt.
 One of the features of the broad cast was that acting talent which would cost $l,OO0,OO0 a year at a conservative estimate participated without pay and, in most cases, anonymously. The talent included Corp. Jimmy Stewart of Moffet field air station, who hurried away from the studio after the broadcast to catch 8 train so he wouldn't 0ver- stay his leave.
 The Bill of Rights broadcast started h the mind ok Archibald Macxseigh. librarian Ug Congress and . well
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

Washington, Dec. 1e.-(up)--He may be your son. Or maybe your brother.
 He may have been one of those tough kids from across the tracks Or maybe the star pupil in a small.town Sunday school class.
 He may have gone to college, then joined the navy for the adventure or maybe he was looking for three meals . day and . place to sleep.
 Whoever he was, wherever he came from, he's hero today.
 The United States navy names no names. But Secretary Of Navy Frank Knox'S official report on what took place at Pearl Harbor had this to say of one sailor:
 ITO a recruit seaman aboard q battleSllip probably goes the honor of striking the first telling blow in the fleets defense. Even before general quarter sounded, this yosing- ster single handedly manned . machine gun ard blasted an at. tacking torpedo plane a8 1t leveled against his ship"
 Knox's report, in that same terse manner, without Adjectives or siis pArlatives, listed other individual eases of heFoisni in the defense oi Hawaii. However, by way of eau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
EIGHT PERSONS
 BURNED 10 DEATH

Schenectady, N. Y. Dec. i6-tuPl Eight aged persons were burned to death today when fire swept the Riverview Convalescent Home on the outskirts Of Schenectady,
 The victims were identlheds as: Robert waugh, 6s: Mrs. Robert Bar- tel, T3: Mrs. Robert Decamp, e3; Herbert F. Sparrow, e3: Miss Mar garet Maroney, 20; Mrs. Addie Hunaphries, 70; a Mrg. Taylor, 04, and e MT. BoehEn, 73, all of Schenectady.
 Seven other patients were car- ried to safety. They were cared for at nearby private homes and the Ellis hospital.
 The fire was discovered shortly after 6 Q. m. when the patients were having breakfast,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Dies Of Heart Attack This Afternoon At Town
 Plot FirehOuse

Lieut., Charles J. Hassell, veteran member of the fire department, died suddenly early this afternoon af- tor suffering a heart attack while on. duty at the Town Plot fire- house.
 Fire surgeon, pr. Alfred J. Finn, Chief Thomas. Y. Cavanaugh and Deputy Chief Martin !. Champion sped to the Highland avenue en- zine house after . cali had been received that Lieut.. Hasseli was stricken. A pulmotor squad also rushed to the scene.
 Lieut.. Hassell was in command ot Engine II. Appointed to the fire department January i4, 1920, ha was promoted to 6 lieutenaney April e, 1888. After his promotion he commanded Truck 1 at headquars ters before being assigned to the Town Plot station.
 Born and educated In Waterbury, Lieutenant HgSsell was one of the fire departments most popular members. He made hls home Gt 80 West Porter street. Among the survivors, in addition to his widow, is q son, Carl, employed as a com- poSitor at The Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
AIR WAS FULL OF JAPANESE PLANES
Young Lieut.. Outnuniber- ed 10 To l, Vet Shot
 Down Four Of Them

Honolulu, Dec. l6- (Up) = Lieut.. George Welch, of Wilmington, Del, was credited today with shooting down four Japanese planes on Dec. '. although he was outnumbered 10 to 1.
 "All hell broke loose, and before we knew 1t, the air was full of Japa- aese planes" he said. T picked the nearest and vert after him. got 6 good bead, and the next thing l knew he was going down in flames.
 T looked for another enemy plane, and discovered I was over pine- apple field and r:early' out of aEn- lmunitlon, so I went back to the field. About that time, Lieut.. Kenneth Tay- Tor (0f HOminy, OkiA.) came tip. He shot down . bomber too and was low on ammunition.
 we loaded up all the rounds we could carry and took of again. Taylor bagged ore more, but got shot through the arm and had to come down. I went over Barber's Point and shot down three more honlherG.- When I came back to the faeld, ! had three bullet holes inssany own ship-0ne in the propeller, one in the motor and aaaether just back Of the T&lot'as seat.
 Tt 'wae 6 funny feeling. was s.* m@e-s@~A
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Tabulation Of Men In Class IA Is Released
Either In Marines, Army, Navy Or National Guards

A complete tabulatlon of all men in class 4-A, released today by lo- cal seleotive service boards, reveals that lso Waterbury registrants have served either In the marines, army. navy or national guards.
 The work of listing all men in the 4-A category was undertaken In compliance with orders from m. tional draft headquarters, which provide for the nullitication of the rating, and the reclagsifylng of all registrants SO rated,
 While In two boards ie-A and i6-B the standardization of ex-serv- ice men awaits meetings of board members tomorrow night, the other two local draft boards, i5-A and l6-B last night met and assigned 66 registrants to new classes.
 Board iS-A reported that of 90 men considered, four are tentatively in class 1, subject to physical ex- aIninations; three in class 3-A, mar ried and having dependents: four in class .i-H, in excess of the age maximum: one reennsted in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
Russian Red Armies Are Smashing
 Germans All Along 1000 Mile Front
Official Soviet Bureau Has Begun To Hurl Taunts
 At Hitler
By HENRY SHAPIRO S nAA wN--- RAAM NNmnsmm-~mmu.A A An

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 Moscow, Dec. i6.-(UP)--Russian comInunadues and dispatches, de. tailink series of brilliant successes al along the 1000 mile front, indi- cated today that the momentum of the German retreat from Moscow was increasing and disclosed that Red Army chiefs already were dis. cussing a secret new phase of of. feneive war"
 The Russians rccaptured the city of Kiln, key point on the front northwest of Moscow, recaptured 50 villages in the Kursk sector south of Moscow and were engaged in q general advance in the Tula sector north of Kursk.
 Radio Khaboroysk reported that Red Army leaders were now meet- ing at Kuibyshev discussing the new phase Of the offensive.
 tLondon newspapers quoted Stock holm advicas that more than 100 German divisions, or more than i,- 60oOOO men, were withdrawing on 9 1000 mile front.
 (A Da4ly Mall Stockholm dispatch asserted thatt he Germans were re- treating through hlinding snow storms and bottOmleas drifts which during the week. end turned the whole eastern front Into . white heil."l
 The retreatlnR Germans wort abandoning increasing quantities oi whr material and their wounded AE they fled before Russian troops pledged to exterIninAte them.
 Regain Railroad
 The Russians had regailied con. trol of the Leningrad. Moscow rail. read.
 In retaking Kiln, co miles north- west of Moscow on the railroad, it was asserted otfleiaiy, the Russians smashed the German l4th and 36th motorized divlGionS, tho 7th tank di- vision and the eO0th training brigade and left more than i3,000 German boelle freezing on the battlefield.
 In this single sector, it was said the Russians captured i22 tanks, ia Armored cars, more than 1000 troopS and supply trucks, 90 field guns, i20 trench niortars, 260 machine guns, 800 automatic rifles, 10000 artillery shells and 100000 rounds of am. iTaunltion with the count still In progress.
 The recapture of Kiln was an- tiounced in . eoininufaque which also told of tho recapture of Yas- maya Poliana, south of Tula on tho 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
American Planes Ruin Transport; Batter Down Four Jap Bombers
Allies Now Hold Supremacy On Three Vital Fronts = American Troops DO-
 ing Heroic Work Defending LuzOn

The War Department today reported in a com- munique that U s. Army bombers in the Philippines seriously damaged Japanese transport off Legaspi, and that American forces shot down four more Jap- anese fighting planes.
 The departments communique No. 12, as of 0:30 a. m., EST, follows:
 T. Philippine thester: Enemy air activity was of a minor character.
 -Four Japanese fighting planes were shot down. American Army bombers renewed attacks on Jap. anese vessels of Legaspi, seriously damaging one enemy transport
 "No ground operations reported
 "2. No change in the situation reported from other areas"
 HOLD ON THREE SIDES
 The Allies held the initiative three vital World Wan heavy Japanese ofensves against Singapore and Hong Kong.
 On sixth front the Japanese reported they had landed the strategic north coast of British BOrneO In what be the first big thrust toward the East Indies Islands and fanking attack Singapore. Allied operations and the Japanese gave no details.
 ON OTHER FRONTS
 MaIaya -- British sources acknowledged danger to from Thaland into the east and west coast of northern Malaga where heavy fighting in progress
 Hong Kong - Strong Japanese aerial and artillery bombarents were believed to be attempting to prepare the way for assault hasle water gap against Hong Kong defenses, but details were lacking
 Lbya - British armored spearheads struck 70 miles west of TObruk and within perhaps 3B miles of the import ant Axis base at Derna, which has been under British naval b0mbardm0t recently. Eenemy forces encirCed in this area were fighting back strongly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
President Probing Hawaiian Catastrophe
Why Were Army, Navy Not On Alert At Pearl lIarbOr? Fifth Columns Did Deadly Work - Ship,
 Men Loss Horrifyng
By LYLE q. WILSON lNYs.AAaA ahnmaa AAa ~ 6fAmwaawAasaA A

United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Washington, Dec. l6-tuP)--Prcs- ident Roosevelt appoints inyesti- gators today to determine why neither the army nor navy ir Hawaii was Ion the alert against surprise air attacks" when Japan tried to knock out the United States before the war began,
 The Japanese failed, but Secretary of Navy Frank Knox revealed pub~ licly yesterday the near approach to disaster at Pearl Harbor.
 Punishment for delinquents--ii any will Do quick and probably drastic.
 Knox qujckie Investigation in Hawaii, upon which his report was based, meshed perfectly with an ex. pose of the Axis pattern Of surprise attack which MT. Roosevelt outlined in . radio address after Japan struck. Without warning" was the presidents summation. The chro- nologly shows that almost four hours after Japanese aIrplanes appeared over Pearl Harbor, the Japanese foreign minister was telling Ameri- can Ambassador Joseph c. Grew fiji Tokyo that Japan earnestly desired peace in the Pacific.
 The investigation of Pearl Harbor also may seek to determine why c Japanese fifth column was so spec- tacularly successful in It's pre-attack efforts in Hawai-.
 Fifth Column Victory
 Tt was the most successful fifth column work that's come out of this war, except In Norway" Knox told questioners, mentioning that Japa- nese airmen directed a tremendous
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
IN
 GREAT DANGER
Japanese Troops Develop. ing Powerful TwO.Way
 Offensive In That Sector
By HAROLD GUARD

United Press Stan CoFrespOndent)
 Singapore. Dec. le-(UP)-o ofticial reports today said that Japanese troops based on the Thailard sec- tor of the Isthnus Of Kra are de- veloping a powerful two-way of- fentsive, rorthward Into the Burma jurgles and south-against heavy British resistance-into the Malay states approaches to Singapore.
 Fierce fighting was reported from the northwest corner Of Kedaif, just south of the Thailand frontier, There the Japanese were driving down the railroad and highway from Singora with the apparent intention of cutting of Britain's secondary naval base on the offshort irsland of Penang which has been bombed repeatedly by the Japanesce air force.
 The British, a comrnunique admit ted, are falling back in Kedah, but the main imperial defense forces have not yet Joined battle with the Japanese at thls point.
 A second Japanese southward
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
MORAL TIGERS IN
 CONTROL OF AXIS
President Indicted Them In Attempt To Overthrow
 Bill Of Rights
BY MERRIMAN SMITH United Press White House Cores.
 pOndent.

WWRhtNhANe
 Washington, Dec. i9-(uP)-The political and moral tigers" in con. trol of Axis governments stood in- dicted by President Roosevelt today of attempting to overthrow the American Blu of Rights, the, moth CT charter" of all human liberty.
 Addressing the nation by radio last night on the i60th Anniver- sary of adoption of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution the President said the United States would not, in the face of any dan- ger, surrender the guarantees con- talned, In the Bill of Rights,
 We hold with all the passion of our hearts and minds to those com- mitments of the human spirit he said. We are solemnly determined that no power or combination of powers on this earth shall shake our hold upon them"
 MT. Roosevelt pledged that the United States, having as last rec course taken up arms to defend its
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
WEST COAST HAS
 BEEN MADE TOUGH
Potential Front Line When Pacific Attack Opens
 Air Raid Precautions
BY LEICESTER WAGNER

(Unlted Press Staff C0rrespOndent)
 San Francisco, Dec. i6.-(UP)-- The west coast, Q potential front line Of the Pacific war, today can- csnceled n-eSsential activities and dug in with c hastily-accele defense program and an all-out pro- dhctlon effort.
 Ar rail precautions were speed- ed and blackout wardens were hur- rted through thelr specialized train. ing. Emergency acts bolstered poe lice powers. Sports events were cancelled because the army frowns on crowds and resultant highway traffic jams.
 Labor peace was assured for the war effort. The Waterfront Em- ployers association accepted union proposed plan to use lahor-saving machinery to speed the loading and unloading of merchant vessels-the all-important link with Americas fighting forces in the Far East.
 The plan was suggested by Harry Bridges, California CIO director and head of the etInternatlonal Long, shoremenAs and Warehousemen's union. Tn accepting 1t, Frank P %0isie. president of the employers council, declared: we want to give Bridges every credit due him fol his plan to secure maximum produc- ton on the docks. He's entitled to It."
 More Sports Cancelled
 The Rose Bowl and EaSt-We New Years day football games were transferred from the Pacific coast and last night Jerry Oiesler, chair man of the California horse racing
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

Russia ~- The Red army was re. ported ready to enter an "offenaiye phase" Of war after smashing back the Germans on a 1000 smile front and a Soviet broadcast said they would carry the fight into the Reich to 'beat the enemy on his own soii'
 The question of an Allied Joint command was coming rapidly into the foreground. London dispatches put great emphasis on a BFltlail~ Soviet meeting in Moscow and sug- gested that there might De similar conversations between Britain and the United States.
 It was said in London that, lg such \ meeting were held, "the most responsible type" Of statesmen would be expected to participate. British sources have recently indicated be- lief that joint direction of the war !s essential and that perhaps a come binatiop allied war council of statee~ men and military leaders would be found necessary.
 Rattle At LuEen
 Manila, Dec. ie - (U.p.l ~ Heroic, American and Philippines field forces reported today that they had beaten of attack after attack by Japanese landing parties and ths U. s. high command indicated that they had broken the initial force @s the Japanese offensive against the key island of Luzon.
 An afternoon communique from the headquarters of Lieutenant
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 16-(uP1-1ov- ernment expenses and receipts fer the current fiscal year through Dans 18th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last M@aM si0,056, 6,s1e, ,075.9s S4.447.700, e2esAN
 Defense Spending
 2 7,20O, ,65O, ,05S.77 $l,b04, ,9sT, 6$8.&8 : s,4O7ss2,s67. s2,sos. .sS1, ,so1As 5 s.5ss.ii7,sls.Os si.s2s,sss.s7s.s
 Cash Balance
 : 1929, ,s7s.4O7.0s si.S7s.sso. .ss4.sz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16

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The Weather

Fair, MiIdsr for To- night, Wednesday
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-30
DEPT. OF LABOR
SAYS LIVING
COSTS TO RISE
Clio Warns It's Organiza-
tons That Increasing Costs
Of Living Are Due; Quotes
Estimates of Department of
Labor.

WASHINGTON-FP)-The gener
al cost of living is expected to In
crease at least $50 by September OF
this year. the CLIO informed its UNI
ions recently.
In bulletin on cost of living and
wages, prepared by the CLOS eco
nomic division, it was stated that De-
partment of Labor economists believe
that between March and September
of this year:
|. The general cost of living will
rise at least 39s. not more than 40.
The total increase since August, 1889,
will be between 5 ~ % and go.
2. All clothing is expected to rise
about go. Mems clothing is due for
a 10 to 1870 increase, women's fur
coats, to 1917, overalls, 10 to 1870.
shirts, 2 to go, underwear. 2 to go,
and cotton dresses, s to 1917.
3. Household equipment will prob
ably rise 800 in cost, washing ma
chimes 5 to so, towels, sheets and
blankets, SO, and some increase in
furniture prices.
4. Foods are expected to increase
So in price by September with 3
or 49o rise coming in June. Meats,
especially pork, will go up strongly
5. Rents are expected to go up on
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-30
BRITISH FIRM
HARD ON ITS
WORKERS
Last Colonial Outpost in US.
A. Struggles Against British
Rule; Friday Magazine Dis
closes Effects on Trona, Cal.
Factory Town.

NEW YORK-More than 1920 goth
Century Americans, colonials of Bri-
tain only in that they work for a
British company, are waging their
fight for independence, more than $50
years after the Revolutionary War, at
Trona, California, according to the
current MAY 2nd) issue of Friday
Magazine.
For more than six years now work
ers have been fighting the American
Potash and Chemical Corporation
which owns Trona lock, stock and
barrel This company is American
only in name Actually, it is wholly
owned subsidiary of Crown possess
sion, Gold Fields Ltd, and is ruled
from 40 Moorgate, London, by its
British owners and directors.
According to Friday Magazine the
workers of Trona have been exploited
in the most shameful fashion for over
a half century. 1t was not until 1886
that unionization made any Roadway
there. Even then the company fought
every attempt of the workers to or
ganize. 1t was only after the COM
pany had lost in several decisions by
the national labor relations board and
after the company had been beaten
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