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Aircraft Tender Sent
Down With Tanker
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loss OF life in the three attacks az
approximately TOO officers and men.
Most of them died in the sinking
Of the Pecos which was carrying the
survivors Of the aircraft tender.
The Langley went down in the
Indian ocean south Of Java on Feb.
q. She was lightly -armored, OF H.
$50 tons. j..
The Langley had been claimed
as sunk by the Japanese on at least
three occasions before they finally
overwhelmed her.
Fourteen Of her crew were lost IN
the bombing attack. The remainder
abandoned ship and two accom-"
panying destroyers moved in the
delivered the coup de grace.
Survivors Transferred
The survivors, picked up by other
destroyers, later were transferred to
the 5,4OO-ton Pecos. On March ],
Japanese dive -bomberS blasted the
rescue ship to the bottom after a
running fight that lasted more than
four hours,
The crew Of the Pecos, aided by
men from the Langley, fought on
the bombers at every turn until
forced to abandon their sinking
ship. Two thirds Of the combined
crews of the; two ships were believed
lost in this encounter.
The Peary, a World War four
stacked destroyer Of 1880 tons, was
sent to the bottom in Darwin Har-
Dor, North Australian base, by
enemy dive hombers about Feb. 10.
But its heroic crew did not give up
the fight until the ship actually had
sunk under them.
The sinkings were not revealed by
the navy until now because war con-
ditions in the southwest Pacific
made 1t difficult to obtain reports
on casualties so that next Of kin
Of the victims could be notified.
The losses served to emphasize the
extent to which the Japanese con-
trolled the air In the southwest
Pacific at the time the attacks &C.
Cured. Nome recent reports from
Australia have indicated that this
overwhelming superiority no longer
exists.
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Couldn't Sink Her

Washingt on, April 4tUP)-Jap-
anese planes 'smothered' the ancient
aircraft tender Langley with bombs
but couldn't sink her, the navy dis
closed today in announcing that the
Langley, the old World War type
destroyer, Peary, and the naval
tanker Pecos mad been lost to en-
envy action in the southwest Pacific.
The tough old Langley, which was
built 26 years ago as dollier, was
converted into the navy's first air.
craft carrier, and FIVE years ago
made into tender, was hopeleSsly
crippled by the bombs and was sunk
by her accompanying deStroyers to
prevent her planes from falling In
to enemy hands.
All ships fought back tlercely in
a glowing demonstration Of the
staunchness and valor Of Americas
fighting men and fighting ships.
Unofficial estimates placed the
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diately notified and station wagons
and other vehicles are made ready
for emergency service.
Stationed at each zone depot are
two doctors, two nurses, four tirst
aid workers, four stretcher bearers,
one emergency ambulance and
driver, and one passenger car and
driver.
Working from each depot, in adj
dition, are four mobile units, con-
sisting Of nurses, doctors, first aid
workers, drivers, stretcher bearers
and other volunteers.
Serving WITH DR.. Godfrey on the
defense, councils medical committee
are DR.. Harold J. Harold Root, rep
resenting the State Medical society,
Dr.. Andrew Jackson, representing
the industrial medical division, and
DR.. Anthony Vastola, representing
the hospitals.
Frank Hess heads the transpor-
tation division and is assisted by
Fred Loehmann and A J. Drummond.
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Langley also served with the gun
batteries.
when the first Japanese planes
found they were unable to sink the
Pecos, they came back in forma
ton Of nine or more" the officer
said. Then the damage to the Pecos
became progressive and finally the
ship sank"
Abernethy gave orders to abandon
ship. Everything that would float
was thrown from the PecoS into the
water" as the men went overheard,
he said. It was the second time
within AZ hours that the Langley
men had jumped into the Indian
ocean from sinking ship. Several
of the Pecos' life boats had been
damaged in the dive bombing at
tack and the men had to cling to
floating debris, or depend on their
life jackets.
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sidering the Grips mission just now
but our duty in case Of a Japanese
attack"
Congress leaders showered news
paper correspondents with questions
on the Burma situation, the Amer
lean flying fortress attacks on the
japanese held Andaman Islands,
and the false reports of a Japa-
nese landings at Akyab on the
Burma coast.
They gave the impression that
they were concentrating on imme-
date problems created by the Japa-
nese threat, fast approaching India
rather than on the political talks.
Cripps called on johnson at noon
at Cochin House, the ONCE Of the
American minister.
Political quarters attached great
Importance to the meeting because
Of the Presidents reported inter-
est in the dominion status negot1a-
tons.
johnson was expected to send the
President q full report Of Grips
talks with Indian leaders.
Even before the conference, well
informed quarters said Nationals,
leaders had examined American re-
action to their position.
Hits American Press
The Hindustan Times, Nation.
alist organ, asserted that the posi-
ton of leaders was that the Amer
lean press should await full state.
ment Of their stand before giving
advice gratis to those who certainly
know better where their country.
interests lie"
Jawaharlar Nehru, outstanding
Nationalist leader, Indignantly de.
MED that Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek Of China, q close friend
had sent him a letter urging him x
make terms with Britain.
He said he had received a letter
several days ago from Mrs. Chang
Kai-Shek, but on private matters
including his daughters wedding.
Gen. Wavel, commander in CHIEF
in India and Burma, and Cripps
prepared to confer tonight with
Congress President A2ad and Nehru
Grips asked Azad to arrive early
at his home so they could have q
preliminary talk before they went
to Wavell's office for the general
conference. It had been arranged
at first to hold the conference al
Wavell'S residence
The Hindustan Times, in an edi-
torial believed to outline the Ma
tionalist position, said that 1t ought
not to be difficult to reach Solu-
ton that would give political contro
Of defense to an Indian but woulc
leave Wavells direction Of military
affairs unfettered.
Grips planned to communicate
to London urgently the result d
tonight's conference, so that thu
war cabinet could comment.
CThe Australian radio reported
that Nehru might become Indian de.
tense minister)
II
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FIRST VICTORY
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of Bengal and within striking dis
lance of either Akyab or Calcutta.
The Chinese had reported erron-
eously that the Japanese had land
ed troops at Akyab in q new and
serious threat to Burma and India
alike.
Americas activity in the Indian
theater of the war was intensified
also by the arrival here yesterday
Of Louis A. johnson, President
Roosevelt's personal representative.
Many United States officers, In
GLIDING Brigadier General Earl l..
Maiden, chief Of staff Of the United
States air forces In India, met
johnson at the airport.
A representative Of the Marques
Of Linlithgow, the viceroy, met
johnson and escorted him to the
Viceregal house where he will be
q guest for several days.
A Pan-American Anyways Clipper
plane brought johnson to India.
Henry F. Grady, his chief aide, Is
expected soon.
johnson declined to MAKE q state
ment until he had conferred with
Lord Linlithgow, but he expressed
keen interest In the negotiations on
Britain's offer Of postwar dominion
status to India.
New Delhi, India, April 4 - 90.
P.) - Reinforced Japanese air
plane squadrons, opening new Of
fensive on the Burma front, are
attacking savagely the British En-
pire rear guards north Of Prone
and have bombed Mandalay and
two Central Burma towns, a Burma
command communique revealed to-
day.
The Japanese attacked ferocious-
" the British Empire covering units
which had been compelled to give
up Prone, following them relent-
lessly in an attempt to break their
line and disorganize them.
The communique said the Jap
anese advance shock troops had
been dealt with successfully but
added that the Empire forces had
been subjected to severe airplane
attacks which caused some cas-
ualties.
Japanese planes bombed Manda-
lay heavily yesterday morning, the
communique said, but without cauS-
ing military damage. A hospital
was struck and set aflre, the COM
ynunique added, and patients were
moved to safety.
Two unspecified towns were
bombed In Central Burma, 1t was
said, but damage was slight.
1t was made plain that the pow.
erful Japanese ground force, at
lacking frontally after inflltrating
units had emerged suddenly from
the Jungle to main highways, were
pressing the British covering troops
relentleSsly in the Prone sector.
Apparently the Empire troops
were still falling back on the main
force, somewhere between Prone
and Minbu at the southern end Of
the oil field area.
To the east, across the rugged
Pegu Yoma mountains, the Chinese
5th and 9th armies under Amer
lean General Joseph w. Stilwell had
struck back fiercely at the japanese
and had recaptured the Kyungon
airdrome 10 miles north Of Toun-
Igoo.
Chinese sources had insisted,
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ii FOR NAZI DRIVE
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alvin = sSoS ~
s.stacks, and to have captured two
more inhabited localities. Guer-
rillas were increasingly active IN the
Germans rear, and bounding them
increasingly.
Ohicial dispatches said q German
infantry battalion, fresh from home,
vas routed the first time 1t went
into action. More than 200 were
Killed and the rest threw down
their rifles and fled.
Units Of the Soviet army, hclud-
ing torpedo boats and motor
launches, were reported to have
gruk ~ German submarines thus
TAR In the Baltic.
The Soviet communiQue last mid
night said there was no important
change IN the battlefront as q
whole, but that Russian forces had
occauied several inhabited localities.
h reported that 20 German planes
were destroyed Thursday. The Rus
slams lost six.
Adviceg reaching London said the
audeten Germans were greatly dis
illusion by the performance Of their
enIdlers ia Russia. It was estima-
go. the advices said, that more
fhnn 80 per cent Of Sudeten Ger
nsana sent 10 Russia had been killed
"a wounded, and that depressed
morale had spread to Bohemia,
causing German soldiers to mutiny
81 Pardubice.
Radio Berlin said the Russian Of
feusfve had sIackened, although the
F1ssians were stil1 undertaking
ung Ioeal attackA"
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native of Kings County, Ireland, he
had been a resident Of this city for
SO years.
During that time Mr.. Guinan had
been employed by the American
Brass company. He was q commu-
meant Of the Church Of IS. Peter
and Paul.
Mr.. Guinan leaves his wife, Della
Mcclure Guinan, and one son, John
j. Guinan, both Of Waterbury. Flu
neral services will be held Monday
morning at s:15 o'clock from Null
ville's funeral home, 270 West Main
street, to IS. Peter and Paul's church
where a solemn high Mass will be
celebrated at 8 o'clock. Friends may
call at the funeral home after p.
m. today. Burial win be in new st.
Joseph's cemetery.
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complete control of the air by con-
tinually haraSsing Wainwright's
men without q chance to rest.
The department noted that in adj
dition to the light attacks yesterday,
the Japanese were keeping up their
steady dive bombing OF Wainwright's
line stretching from Abucay on
Manila Bay to Moron on the China
sea. They. staged q series of light
air attacks on Cirregidor Island and
other Notifications guarding Manila
Bay. Shore batteries near Cavite
Joined in the attack.
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v. N. A. TO CONDUCT
CHILD CONFERENCE

A well child conference viii be
conducted by the local Visiting
Nurse association Wednesday after
noon starting at ! o'clock ct the
Sprague school gymnasium, Water
Vile. The conference will deal with
children up to the age Of six years.
Appointments viii be accepted ct
the ". N. A. once. Central avenue,
waterbury. Mrs. Barbara Krail, r.
NJ. rs In charge CT Che Watesyille
HcklQR.
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OMEAHA MATS. FIOES1Ce
O,Meara, wife Of Clarence Victor
OMeara, died suddenly last night
at her home, 81 Homestead Avenue,
Na1gatuck.
She was born November II, 1883,
In Midtown, N. j., daughter Of Sam
uel A. and the late Lettie Thompson.
She Is survived by her husband
and father, both Of Naugatuck; a
daughter, Mrs. Charles Helm Of VII
Transport, Pa; and three brothers,
Walter Thompson, Of waterbury,
and Charles and James Thompson,
both Of Naugautck.
She was a member Of Evergreen
Chapter, Order Of Eastern star, and
q communicate Of the Naugatuck
Methodist church.
The funeral viii be held Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Anderson Funeral Home, 201 Meadow
street, Naugatuck, with Rev. DR..
william Nesbit. pastor Of the Maui
gatuck Methodist church, otticiat-
ing. Burial will be in Grove ceme-
terry, Naugatuck
Friends may call at the funeral
home tomorrow afternoon from TO
s O'Clock and tomorrow evening
from z to Q o'clock.
ANDERSON-Mrs. Alma Morten-
son Anderson, widow Of Charles
p. Anderson, died last night at her
home, 112 Ward street, Naugatuck'
She was born April 4, 1873, in
Sweden, but resided In Naugatuck
81 years. She was q communicate OF
st. Michael's Episcopal Church,
Naugatuck.
She is survived by two sons, Henry
@, Anderson Of Hartford and George
r. Anderson Of Naugatuck; three
daughters, Hazel Anderson OF Maui
gatuck, Mrs. George Mackenzie OF
New Britain and Mrs. Carlton
Golden Of Chicago, H.: a brother,
Martin Mortenson Of Minneapolis;
and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock from the
home with Rev. Arthur F. Lewis,
pastor Of st. Michael's Episcopal
Church, Naugatuck, ofaciating. IN
terment will be in Grove cemetery,
Naugatuck.
Friends may call at the home to-
night and tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
CLARK - Mrs. Mary Carpenter
Clark, 10, wife Of william M. Clark,
Of Main street, Oakyille, died yes
terday morning at her home follow
ing a long illness. A native OF Bris-
toll, Vermont, she was born on June
10, 1871, the daughter OF Albert
and Helen Corey Carpenter.
Besides her husband, Mrs. CLARK
leaves q son, Roy A., Of OakviHe
three daughters, Mrs. Margaret l.
Fravel Of Oakville, Mrs. Adelaide H.
Bolger Of Winsted and Mrs. Mary ].
Anderson Of Waterbury, and seven
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hlck-
cox Funeral Home Watertown, Rev
Edward r. Merrill Of All Saints
church, Oakville, officiating. Bur-
ial will be in Evergreen cemetery,
WATERFOWL. Friends may call at
the funeral home this evening
from z to 9 o'clock and tomorrow
from 8 to 5 and z to 8 p. m.
MURGATORY -- Howard John
Murgatory of Newport, N. H., died
In Unity, N. H.
Mr.. Murgatory formerly resided IN
waterbury, where he received hi
education. He leaves brother
Clarence ]. Murgatory, Of this city
The funeral took place in New
port on Thursday, with burial If
Sunapee, N. H.
GUINAN-Thomas J. Guinan dice
last night at his home, rs EASTWOOD
avenue, following q short illness. A
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This week the papers again had a
khance to drag his name and liter
ally drag 1t, on to Page One. His
name now means only circulation to
them, though it wasn't too long ago
that they weren't ashamed to take
bis money for advertising.
It seems that q few weeks ago a
policeman was suspended because 1t
was found that he had registered as
an Axis alien. These two public
spirited newspapers said 1t was q
shame: they urged editorially that
steps be taken to keep the police
man on his job; the requirement
that Q policeman must be a citizen
could be gotten around someway.
The tears were so copious that they
flowed down Leavenworth street.
But now the story changes. This
week It was found that the police
man had known that he wasn't a
citizen and had accepted q police
badge In violation Of the law. That
reuulred shift Of position, and
there must have been some heavy
'cogitation in the editorial ot1ces Tor
a while. Then they had 1t, the per"
feet solution.
The first page of one Of the pa.
pers disclosed that night to a pal
pitating public that the policeman
had gone on the force under false
colors because, these papers had
learned, that old ogre of q former
\ city controller had told him 1t would
be all right. This was grand; this
vas another chance to use that
Ssre,s name. Sure, maybe 1t might.
1T be true, but you could say II
was reported, couldn't you?
! 4 Forgotten now was the papers
eNampiOnship of the policeman
u who had aroused their sympathy.
They were after that ogre again.
Its very nice to have o whipping
Eoy, especially for two newspapers
that can't let the past rest quietly
and that can't leave alone men who
are paving their debt to society.
But. after a while, people begin to
realize that the same man can't De
blamed for a policeman'S dismissal,
the San Francisco earthquake ana
the burning OF the Normandie, no
matter how loudly the two papers
blame him.
You see, things just wouldn't
Be- right for these papers unless
they can live the conspiracy trial
over again every week. Let 1t rest9
why, that'd be terrible; We won .
prize, didn't we?
Ven. they won the prize and
they're I'm line for another one
This one would be for causing
sheer boredom
Tne moral Of this fable? I
wouldn't dare give one, for the
papers OF which 1 speak are the
seif-appOinted guardians OF the
morale Of all us In Waterbury.
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FUNERALS

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Connors Lavery OF 3SS Broklawn
avenue, Bridgeport, q sister Of
Mrs. John II. Burns OF Waterbury.
were held this morning from the
home at 10 o'clock to st. Peters
church, Bridgeport. at l0:3O o'clock.
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Judge DAILY To Preside
Over Criminal Session
Large Number Of Cases on Docket for Opening Tues
day Morning; States Atty to Meet Defense Counsel

Judge Edward J. DAILY of Hartford will preside for the
first time in the local Superior Court when the April Grim
nal term opens Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock large
number Of win be brought before the court LOT
hearings by States Attorney William Fitzgerald at that
time The Hartford judge presided in Meriden during the
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CARD OF THANKS

GARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends, relatives and neighbors,
especially the Employees of the
Screw and Rivet Head Depts., Of
The Scovill Mfg. Co. and Employees
Of The Patent Button Co., for Moral
offerings and the expressions OF
sympathy and kindness shown us
during our recent bereavement, tne
death of our beloved mother, NrA
Catherine Calvin.
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when Toungoo was evacuated, that
the reNl battle Of Burma had not
Jet begun.
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DIED

1S4S Thomas Il me GuI max Of p "a Ease
wood avenue. Funeral Monday
morning, at s:15 o'clock, from Null
VILE Funeral Home, go West Main
ST., to SIS. Peter and Paul Church.
Burial in new st. Joseph's ceme-
terry.
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BATTERED LINES

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UNITED STATES
ENVOY in INDIA

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Most Of the men convicted in the
Trial appealed but some Of them
Decided to serve jail terms imposed
nn them rather than press their
appeals. They went to jail, thinking
mat would pay their debt, but the
Awo newspapers couldn't leave them
alone even there. They had to take
Aictures of them on the Jail grounds
Ind print those pictures on Page l.
When the appeals against most
Of those convicted were rejected
by the supreme court, 1t meant
prison for all but one, q former
city controller, who escaped. That
escape apparently serves marker
day for those newspapers.
One can't pick up a copy OF
either publication without learn
ing that today is the six-month
anniversary Of his escape, that 1t
was 1893 days ago last Tuesday
that he disappeared, or that In
IL more days 1t viii be three
weeks short Of full year.
The papers have successfully
captured him in Canada, in Flor
ida, I'm Texas. Now they have him
in the army.
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MEDICAL UNIT
EXPECTS CALL

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LOCAL RENTS TO
GET REDUCTION

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2oIitics
in
Passing
~ RAYMOND y.FTrzPATRIcK

: Today, dear readers, q little fable
shout two newspapers and how they
love 70 live in the past, In the days
when they received prizes n every
shing.
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QMGo upon y ume Enere WeEe
two newspapers which carried on
= campaign which eventually led
20 The trial Of y large number Of
men, some well-knOwn and some
Nttle-knOwn. There was no qnes-
tion that the papers were con-
vinCed that all the men were
guilty; they made 1t plain in their
editorials and in their news COLI
umns; they glOated when many
OF them were convicted after
trial which those papers had GER
aainly treated in a manner far
from the heralded English play
fair" spirit.
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GUINAN-Thomas J. Guinan died
last night at his home, rs Eastwood
avenue, following o short illness. A
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Tne moral Of this fable? I
wouldn't dare give one, for the
paucrs OF which I speak are the
seif-appOinted guardians Of the
morals Of NIL uS In waterbury.
The Nome nugget., 1942-06-26

Ar Force and the China National Aviation Corporation callaborat- ej with the United States Army Ferrying Command. manned by noa4rombatant Giers whose ma i6s task was transporting a.rDlan as 10 points where they were ses3 a and in bringing the &41adcd and civilians out of Burma
 #aa War Department did not s.ss what civilians were cvacu- a.sa Som the war zone. Ii did >a.e. however, thal among the pcrs ns evacuated were Indians. Angl3-Indians, Burmese, Anglo Burmese and Europeans.
 or a total Gf 8,616 persons eV- acuated the American Ferrying Command transported 4,228. The British Royal. Air Force, the War Department Sated. not only car red its share of those evacuated but also dropped 100000 pounds of food to refugees, apparently groups of civilians endeaVoring to flee before the advancing Jap aneSe.