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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-18
BRONCO STOPPED

Fall River, Mass. Sept. 18 - CU. P) - Frank McDougall, IA. of Boston knocked out Ceferino Bron. co, 145, of Fall River in the fourth round of a scehduled eight-round bout last night.
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Boston, Sept. IS = (U.P0 = Coach Walt Holmer was to cut the Boston University football squad to 35 players today after the second scrimmage with Northeastern Uni- versity. It was possible that Fresh man Ollie Rickson of Springfield might be kept on the squad. He was converted from tackle to a back be- cause of his kicking ability.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-18
HOLY CROSS

Worcester, Mass. Sept. IS - (U. P.) = Coach Hank Scanlan con- centrated on passing today as he polished up the Holy Cross offensive attack for the Dartmouth opener a week from tomorrow. The only play CTS apparently certain of starting were Halfback Johnny Grigas, Full back Steve Murphy, Ends Eddie Murphy and Gerry Schum, Tackle Jim Landrigan and Guard Tom AL bergini
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New Haven, Conn, Sept. IS -(U. PO = Angelo Callura. l30, Proyi- dence, punched out victory over Johnny Compo, l30 1-2 in an eight round bout here last night. Callura
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New Haven, Conn. - Angelo Cal lura, 130. Providence, decisioned Johnny Compo, 130 1-2. New Haven, (S); Henry Vasquez, 131 1-2. Spain. outpointed Doug Radford, 134 1-z, New York, (8).
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FIGHT RESULTS

Detroit-Lee Savold, 193, Des Moines, outpointed Tony Musto, 200, Chicago (10); Big Boy Brown, 246, Detroit, outpointed Pat Comiskey, Paterson, N. J. (1O),
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YALE EASES UP

New Haven, Conn, Sept. Is - GU. p - A short vacation from train- ing was ordered today for the Yale University football squad to permit the athletes to bone up on their final examination for the conclud- ing summer courses.
 Head Coach Howie Odell said no further practice sessions will be held until next Wednesday, but most of the players are not expected back on the field until the follow ing Monday because of exams late in the week.
 Yale'S first game is with Lehigh on October 3, and only five more practice sessions remain until then.
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took the lead in the second round and never was headed
 Henry Vasquez, l31 1-2, Spain, won an eight-round semi-final vic- tory over Doug Radford, l34 1-2, New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-18
HARVARD

Cambridge. Mass. Sept. l8 - (U. p = Examinations curtailed the Harvard football practice session to- day. Coach Dick Harlow has held only brief routine drills the past few days and his only important change was shifting Freshman George Boston to guard in an effort to bolster that position.
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Newton. Mass, Sept. is = tU.P) Coach Denny Myers held inten- sive passing drglls today with four of his Boston College football players sharing the throwing. I'd poherty. Mickey Connolly. Sophomore I'd Burns and Freshman Diil Boyee all turned in satisfactory performances.
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BROWN

Providence. R. T.. Sept. le ~ GU. P) -- @sifE drills Co the T formation which Coach skip Stanley is intFo- ducine featured football practice at Brown University today. Pass de- fonse and blocking nraellee alao weFe stressed. Malfbaek Doc eav. aes na hihoHAn Don cornine fe. turned te practice yesterday.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
Attorney Cassidy Has
 Started Meter Fight
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the principles in the case. On one occasion when Atty. Lawrence l.. Lewis, plaintiffs counsel inserted 8 few words between Atty. Lynch's arguments Judge Wall warned that the lawyer was entitled to argue his case without Interruption. A sample of the bitter fight that will be in store was given by Atty. Lynch at the start of his arguments when he sarcastically commented "It is the first time in my experience that the final argument was made at the be- ginning of the trial" Atty. Lewis, who had just completed a brief res- tune, retorted with emphasis We are not through yet"
 Atty. Cassidy in addition to the damages seeks an injunction requir- ing the defendant to remove the posts from sidewalks adjacent to his property, and also requests pay ment for the use of the sidewalks If the meters are found to be H. legal. In regard to payments of rent he asks that the amount be measur- cd on a percentage basis of money collected or Q stated rental be set up.
 Seeks Information
 In a list of interrogations filed in the court and which the plaintiff claimed the defendant refuses to an- swer, information is sought as to the total amount of money collected from meters in front of his property,
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FOUR AMERICAN
 ua PLANES IN RAID
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Another pressed through It's at- tack despite motor trouble which had silenced two motors before 1t reached It's target.
 The IS planes took of from an alrdrone in Egypt before dawn Friday. Their crews had been flown from the United States about two weeks before. They flew across the Mediterranean and the Aegean and and over enemy Bulgaria, almost { exactly 1000 miles, to make the first-revealed United States raid on the European continent. Most of the crews of the planes which landed in Turkey are from New York, Kentucky and Texas. Nine of them are more than "A.
 Their story was told by sources other than themselves or the United States embassy, which still declines comment.
 The men themselves are not per- mitted to give details.
 Caught Flat-FO0ted
 But other informants made 1t plain that the American planes had caught the RumanianS and Ger mans hat-footed. Apparently there were only few fighter planes and anti-aircraft guns in the entire re- zion attacked, because the Ger mans thought 1t safe from attack with the Russian Ukraine occupied.
 The planes circled slowly for more than one hour over their objectives until dawn began to break.
 Then carefully, from low altitude, they dropped their bombs one by one, where they would do most good in the great oil storage tanks and refinery installations clearly in view beneath them.
 Then they made of over the Black Sea toward Allied territory.
 Some of the planes saw a single fighter plane, Rumanian, which soon fled to its base. Anti-aircraft fire was light.
 The Consolidateds flew back at high altitude, and one man who mislaid his gloves had his fingers badly frost bitten.
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Fiercest Fighting Of
 War On Soviet Front
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On the Libyan battlefront the British admitted the abandonment of Fl Adem and Sidi Rezegh and 8 further falling back upon the stronghold of Tobruk, which now Is virtually encircled and soon may be under the same sort of siege which 1t withstood for seven months in 1941.
 Fl Adem, 13 miles south of To- truk, and Sidi Rezegh, 20 miles to the southeast, were the main ar1- chor points of the new defense line thrown up by the British after the withdrawal from Fl Gazala on the coast.
 Falls to ROmnel
 Tn London 1t was acknowledged that Acroma, IS miles southwest of Tobruk, probably has fallen or soon will fall to tighten RommePs ercirclement of the coastal strong hold and enable him to strike across the desert to within about 50 miles of the Egyptian frontier.
 The Axis claimed in propaganda broadcasts that the British were in retreat toward the Egyptian bor- der, reported the capture of 500 British troops at Fl Adem and the encirclement of Acroma where one South African brigade was de- stroyed and a South African di- vision "badly mauled".
 There were some indications that the British might not defend To- bruk but would fall back to the Egyptian border to stand against Rommel's armored forces there.
 Ronmel may attempt to take To- bruk as quickly as possible in hopes of seizing the British weapons and supplies landed there by ships of the Allied conveys which survived the big Mediterranean naval and air battle.
 United Press correspondent Cor rell, who watched the battle from a cruiser which survived a hail of bombs, said the German and Italian warships and planes had failed to prevent the supplies from reaching either Malta or Tobruk.
 British Losses Large
 4IkC 0I4V4okl 4OooCo uNlAAAAUvCAly WCLC large because, as Gorrell said, the British fleets mission was taken at desperate risks and with the cer- tainey of losses.
 we knew the odds were against us," he said.
 It was established at Ankara that the four United States Consolidated B-24 bombers which made forced landings in Turkey week ago were part of fleet of 15 which left the Rumanian oil fields around Ploesti a blazing chaos which will take the Germans months to repair.
 The American four -motor bomb- CTS. the same type as those which aided the RAF in its damaging at- tack on Italian warships in the . Mediterranean battle, stayed so long over their targets that they ran out of fuel over Turkey and were forced down.
 Only one of the fleet of IS Con- solidatedS was loSt-Somewher in the Balkans or over the Black Sea due either to enemy fire or fuel shortage. Ten or the planes re- turned safely to their base in the north African desert.
 On the southwest Pacific battle front American and Australian fighter planes intercepted 18 Japa- nese bombers and nine fighters over Port Moresby, New Guinea, and shot down one bomber and one fighter in the enemy's 62nd raid on the ad-
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AIR POWER HAS
 JUMPED TO LEAD
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HiCler's operations in the Crimea and Ukraine are an integral part Of this operation and closely linked with Rommel's drive in Libya. Its importance was demonstrated when the British found 1t necessary to run two conveys through the Axis blockade, knowing that they were certain to suffer heavy losses or even risk disaster.
 Participation of American heavy bombers in the action shows that the United States is getting into its stride in the matter of reinforcing the British in the Near East for the finals showdown. This may be the second front which was tacltly promised Russia in 1942.
 Hitler Forced To Strike
 For 1t seems reasonably clear that Hitler has little choice but to strike with everything he has for the oil fields of the Caucasus and the Mid- de East.
 The ur-motored American lib- orators which struck at the Ploesti Oil llClQO III 1tusAAdAAAS AAAeSJ AA0NN dealt Hitler a telling blow. Except for synthetic production, these fields are his chief source of sup ply.
 It was no ordinary hit-and-run raid which would cause only casual damage. Because the targets were SC poorly defended by anti-aircrafi guns and fighter planes, the 15 big American bombers were able to cruise over the scene for an hour flying low and picking their targets with certainty.
 It is apparent that the live planes which were forced down ran out of gas because they found the shooting so good they oVerstayed their time. This American threat to 8 vital ob- jective presents a new problem to Hitler and may force him to tie up in Rumania many aircraft which he needs elsewhere.
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and the amount received for each meter. An answer filed by the de- fendant states that 1t is impossible to determine.
 In reply to other questions 1t was pointed out that receipts from Jan uary, 1941 to May l, l941 the total amount collected from city meters was $S,655.92. Among the expenses mentioned are $6,A9l.94 for rent to the M. H. Rhodes Go. which install ed them, $l,527.25 pay to the main tenance man, and various other fees and operating expenses during that period.
 Atty. Cassidy claims that the profits received by the city are revenue measure by which the de- fendant Is leyying Q tax upon the plaintiff and other public highway users without legal authorization for tax. He states in his complaint that the board of police commission CTS had no authority to enter into a contract in parking meters and the mayor has no authority to enforce execution of it.
 He further alleges that the con- tract was a violation because com- petitive bids were not asked by pub lie notice as required, that purchase of the necessary equipment for in- stallation of the meters was not or dered by the controller, and that ex- penditures were not referred to the board of aldermen. He also points out that the concern installing them has not assumed responsibility to defend any suit that may arise from the presence of the meters.
 He claims damages on the grounds that the value of his property has been impaired for business purposes of the inconvenience and hazard created by the meters.
 Besides Mayor Scully and Supt. Roach witnesses summoned include Joseph M, Shea, city clerk and clerk of the police board, Miss Luddy police secretary, Patrolman August Rinaldi, collector of parking meter receipts, and Police Commissioners verriker, Black, Cross, Sullivan and Bannon. Atty. Cassidy was the only person called to the witness stand this morning.
 The court adjourned at p. m. after granting a continuance until Tuesday to allow defense counsel to fire answers to the plaintiffs interrogations.
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Allied Convoy Saved Malta By Daring Feat
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Every man in the fleet knew when it put to sea that the odds were heavy against them. They fought 1t out coolly for days on end, md in the face of frenzier enemy attacks the fleet probably did as much or more damage to the enemy ns it suffered itself.
 cThis was aside from the sfatter- Ing damage done by the American Dianes.)
 Bombs and torpedoes came close Co the cruiser carrying this cor- respondent many times.
 The ship continued steadily on ncr course, fighting off hordes of Uunker-Ss and Julnker-87, Dorner and Italian Savoia-M a-Marchetu bomb- Ing planes as well as the submarines which lG1rhed nearby in hope that they might be able to finish her off.
 l saw eight enemy planes shot down in flames. One was hit Equaraly by high explosive as 1t lived headlong on the cruiser.
 The cruiser was damaged and 1t lost speed. But twice she turned in WAtM the TeSb OI CHe SQuhuEOu LO face Italian battleships and heavy cruisers operating 150 miles to the east.
 But the battleships never closed. They never got the chance because 4he United States army and British gnoInbers beat them back.
 The British cruisers and destroy CTS stuck by their slow moving sup lply ships and mothered and nursed chem through a tornado of fire.
 To ward off the enemy, the fleet maintained, in the captains words, Q barrage of an intensity which no city in the world could have been capable.
 Skies, Seas COnvuIed
 The skies and the seas were con- Ruled by explosions. Depth charges sent up gigantic geySers to smash 1 submarines. Shrapnel from hun- dreds of guns from the Pompons up hTrtled into the skies as the Axis threw in its plane fleets from
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vanced Allied bases.
 Yankee Planes In Russia

vanced Allied bases.
 Yankee Planes in Russia
 London, June 18-(UP)-A Daily Express Stockholm dispatch, rncon- firmed by any source, reported to- day that four motored United States planes had arrived at Sevastapol to reinforce the Russian air force and had already gone into action.
 The Daily Express dispatch said the American planes had flown there from the Middle Eastern bases.
 Their first job, it was added, was to attack German troop concentra- tions north and notheast of Sevas- topop, the Russian naval base fort ress at the southwest side of the Crimea against which Axis troops led by Germans are making one of the most ferocious attacks of the entire war.
 It was specified that the Ameri- can planes were "Liberators," the British name for Consolidated B-24 bombers such as made a shattering attack on the Rumanian oil fields last week and hit two Italian battle- ships in the big Mediterranean air. naval battle just ended.
 The Daily Express dispatch did not specify that the planes were sent into action under United States army air corps crews, but the implication seemed plain that they had been flown from American army bases in the Middle East and had entered the Sevastopol fight as United States air corps units.
 Hit Japs Again
 Melbourne, June 18-(UP)-Al- lied fighter planes intercepted a fleet of IS Japanese bombers and nine Zero fighters over Port Moresby, New Guinea, and shot down one bomber and one fighter without loss, Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur announced today.
 It was the 62nd raid on the AL lied northeastern base, and the sec- ond in two days.
 MacArthur said that the enemy sought to attack the harbor area but that due to the fighter inter- ception damage ana casualties were slight.
 Late reports on the Allied raid Tuesday on the enemy bases at Lac and Salamaua, across the northern coast of New Guinea, showed that seven enemy fighters instead of four were shot down by the Allied fight CTS which accompanied the bomb- ing planes, MacArthur said. Only one Allied plane was lost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-18
MAN, GIRL UNDER
 $lOO,OOO BAIL
They Were Implicated in Midway, Mass, HOld-up
 of $6,262 Payroll

Medway, Mass, June 18-(Up)- An attractive rerd-haired Milford girl and a Woonsocket, R. l., man were ordered held in $l00,000 total bail for the Norfolk county grand jury today when arraigned in Frapklin district court on multiple charges in connection with Mon days $6,262 holdup at the Fab van Woola;l Go, mill here.
 Judge George F.. James set bail at $25,O00 each and stipulated 0ou- ble surety after all the victims had identified the defendants, Miss Edith Hill, 20, and Richard La- voie, 2S, as those who engineered the daylight robbery.
 Witnesses identified Lavoie as the man wearing welder's goggles and yielding a sawed-off shotgun who lined up paymaster and three other employees in the mill office, and Miss Hill as the attractive girl who waited outside at the wheel of the getaway car.
 Court Clerk James L. O'Connoy issued complaints charging Lavoie with armed robbery and with four counts of assault and battery with intent to rob. Miss Hill was charged with unarmed robbery.
 The defendants, who were rep resented by Atty. David O'Brien of Milford, pleaded innocent to all charges and Tn lieu of bail were remanded to Dedham jail.
 State police, who arrested the pair yesterday, after an investiga- tion, charged that Miss Hill had "cased" the scene of the robbery by visiting the mill of1ce on three successive Mondays, ostensibly to apply for a job.
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TAX PROGRAM IS
 CUT TWO BILLIONS
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VSOuClIlueQ ICOm rage U pari-mutuel betting, on freight and express shipments and to eliminate the annual $78,O0O,0OO government subsidy for handling of newspapers and periodicals as second class mail.
 The pari-Inutuel tax was fixed at five per cent of the wager to raise an estimated $25,00O,O0O. The transportation tax would be five per cent of the shipping charge to pro- duce an estimated $30,OOO, 900 an- nually. The committee also ap- proved extension of the present $10 annual slot and pinball machine tax on all coin operated gaming and amusement devices. It yields $5,- 100000 annually.
 At the instance of the admins tration, backed by House leaders the committee has virtually decided not to attempt to bring the revenue program up to the treasury's goal by the medium of the sales tax.
 House leaders expected to have the bill ready the week beginning July 6 and indicatd that if the ad- ministration later decides that more revenue $ necessary to con- sider the question of a sales tax separately.
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GRAND JURY SITS
 IN DADDONA CASE
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Daddona, represented by Attorney Edward Mascolo was arraigned in municipal court last Friday on 8 charge of homicide. He pleaded not guilty, waived examination and was bound over to the higher court. A few hours later States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald made appli- cation for the impaneling, of the grand jury.
 According to police Caruso, who resided at 689 North Main street, engaged in scuffle with Daddona in Pals tavern, 10 South Elm street after both had been drinking with several girls.
 The argument started when both men wanted to dance. with the same girl. Daddona left the tavern and Caruso was told to wait 15 minutes in order to give Daddona time to leave the neighborhood and thus avoid further trouble.
 Fifteen minutes later O. ruso left the tavern and the fight started anew with Daddona who had waited outside. Caruso died of a knife wound in the heart. Daddona has admitted ownership of the death knife which was found in his hand by police who apprehended him on East Main street few minutes af- ter the Stabbing.
 Grand Jury Members
 Members of the grand jury are as follows: Raymond Doyle, New Havs en; B. Fred Damiani, New Haven: James E. Turin, New Haven; Mich ael D. McGovern, New Haven; James GeddeS, New Haven; John H. Mo- Namara, Ansonia; Michael E. Sheehy, Ansonia; Henry Maresca, New Haven; William A. Jacobs, Mer- iden; Leo J. Brophy, Naugatuck;
 James J. Fitzgerald, 180 Church street, New Haven, supervisor of old age pensions in New Haven; Thomas Neary, 203 Church street, Naugatuck, attorney and former judge; Maurice T. Healey, III West Main street, Waterbury. attorney: John s. Monagan, Ill West Main street, Waterbury, attorney; An- drew D. Dawson, 37 Leavenworth street, Waterbury, attorney: J. Warren Upson, III West Main street, Waterbury, attorney: Louis Schaefer, 17o Maple street, New Haven, manager of New Haven Paramount Theater; Theodore Brysh, SIS Broad street, Meriden' state senator.
 Maurice Healey of Waterbury wa named foreman of the jury ana Thomas Weary of Naugatuck wa named secretary. Witnesses hearC up to p. m. were pr. Edward II Rirschbaun, Henry Gebhardt, Dom. chic santavacci, Capt. Fred Hicke, and Patrolman Joseph Cavanaugh
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ARMY OFFICER IS
 KILLED IN CRASH
Seven Others Were In- jured in Auto Collision at
 Van Bnren, Maine

Van Buren, Me, June 18-(UP)- An army officer was killed and seven other persons were injured-two critically-in a head-on collision of the officers automobile and an air. raid warden's car during Maine's largest test blackout covering 10 counties.
 It. Olcott s. Payson. S4. of Port land, attached to q Presque Isle air. base, died instantly in the collision near here last night in. which Mrs. John Madore, the wardet's wife, and an air corps officer identified only as It. Mayer sustined severe injur- les.
 Others injured, according to po- lice chcief Theopnile Violette. were John Madore, Lt. John o. Thayer