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La gaceta., 1942-02-23
APESAR DE LA VICTORIA
ALTADA LOS JAPONESES
DESEMBARCAR
TROPAS
Toda la escuadra jaonesa en-
Bali fue destruida

Washington, Feb. 23.-Ape
sar de que la escuadra y los ae
roplanos americanos y holan-
deses esparcieron y derrota-
ron a la escuadra jsponesa en-
Bali, algunos i~nvasores logra-
ron desembarcar en- la isla y
apoderarse del aer6dromo de
Dempasar. Los que desembar
caron no pueden recibir refuer
EOS, municiones y equipo. mi
un solo barco de guerra 0
transporte qued6 cerca de Ba
Ii para apoyar ell desembarco
de abastecimientos." "Ade-
mas de los buques, como va Sc
dijo, intervinieron en- ell alta
que a la escuadra nipona va
rias "fortalezas' a6reas, avio
mes de picads y cazas. mi uno
solo de los bsrcos pudo esca-
par"
Sehalase ell n1mero de bar
cos destruidos, pero sin con-
firmaci6n Official, en- IS.
La nota de hoy confirma ell
desembarco de los iaponesss
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
CHUNGAS Y No CHUNGAS
Ell discurso del presidente Observation-Disclosures
de Stain y Macarthur. -Reorganizacion del ga
binete ingles@Leon Blum y Daladier.-"Gol-
PEI de Baldomir.

Escuche esta noche, con la a.
tenci6n de siempre a nuestro
presidente, Ell humane Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt.
La voz del jefe de estado debe
ser oida reverentemente por to-
dos los ciudadanos sinceros y
honestos.
Y colaborar con ell Presidente
Y SRI gobierno es un deber inelu-
dible, sagrado, ahora que la
Quinta Columna conspira en- to-
do ell continente.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
LA FUNCTION A BENEFICIO
DE LA SOCIEDAD MART1-
MACEO

Ell entrante domingo, dia l.
de MARIO, Sc verificara la fun
ci6n a beneficio de la soci =
dad Marti ? Maceo, de cubanos
de la raza negra.
Ramon Berm1dez, q actor
director, nos informa que en
lie representation de "Fuegc
contra ell Jap6n' tomaran par
te Tomas Rodriguez, Serafin
Rodriguez, Salvador Toledo.
Aida La Fe, Johnny Martinez
y ell propio Barmddez.
Conocidos artistas locales
haran nGmeros lie variedades.
Los billetes de entrada tie
men fiajdo Ell precio de 30 cts.
Ayuar a Marti-M aceo es rea
liar una buena obra.
Compre ahora sus tickets"
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
LAS ELECCIONES PRIMA-
RIAS DE MAYO

Queda una Semana a los Ciu
dadanoS de este condado para
inScribirse en- los prescintcs.
Despues del dia % los i
bros seran devueltos al edifi-
clio del condado, donde CONT
nuran las inscripciones.
Estos son los pre.cintos que
mas interesan a los electores
de origen latino:
Numero 8, imprenta de Ri
naldi, 408 North Howard; MI
nero 8, estaci6n gasolinera Pc
10, 2502 Main; nGmero 10, es-
taciGn gaSolinera Shell, North
Armenia Y Michigan; numero
IL, Morales Lunch, 1947 Pal
metto; numero II, botica Shea
and Prangue, TOP Grand Cen
trail; numero IA, botica Cox,
North Boulevard y Michigan;
n1mero 16, Phelps Cleaners,
407 4. Oak; ndmero II, bode-
ga B and f, 1918 Gale IL; nu-
nero 18, Garage de la Quinta
avenida, avenida Quinta y ca
lie 20; numero 10, De Soto
Park "Sundry Store" Gale %
" Stuart; ndmero 20, Gary
Drug, 3103 f. Broadway; n1-
nero %, bodega Lopez, man.
zana de los 5000 en- la Gale
10; n1mero %, estaci6n gaso-
linera Nacional, Lecima aveni-
da y Gale %; ndmero "a, Cast
no Sundries, 1927 avenida Do
ce; ndmero 25, bodega Alba
no Y Arcuri, 1902 Gale 10; MI
nero &c, estaci6n gasolinera
Herman, 2317 Nebraska; nG-
nero 81, gasolinera del par
que Cuscaden, 1902 Gale Is;
numero %, botica Whipple,
Nebraska y Floribraska nu-
nero %, botica Highland, 119
w. Columbus Drive 0 Michi-
gan; n1merO 80, botica John
son, 420 West Columbus; nG-
nero 80, Botica de Buffalo y
Nebraska; nGmero 33, bodega
Marcus, 1907 Nebraska; MI
nero 81, botica Atkinson,
AIS Nebraska nGmero 40, es
tablecimiento Hamilton, esqui
ma de North Armenia y Hills
borough; numero Sc, bodega
Klay, 1902 Gale 81.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Ell general Macarthur, heroe
-norteamericano nImero /, en- la
campana de la sFilipinas, man.
do hoy un saludo al valiente e.
jercito rojo.
fla grandeza de la campana
de Russia la marca como la mas
grande ejecutoria militar de to-
da la historic.
'Tndica la situaci6n del mum
do, en- los momentos actuales,
que las esperanzas de la civili-
zaci6n descansan en- los valiosos
estandartes del corajudo ejerci-
to russo.
Palabras de un general que Sc
repliega y resiste con valor in
domable.
Macarthur hace retiradas es-
trategicas. pero no capitula.
Debemos combatir con aqua
Y sin aqua. como 10 hacen los
rusos Y los ho,andeses, y 10 hi
cieron los republicanOs espano-
la
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Daladier habl6 ash: "Yo no a.
parezco aqui como un hcmbre a
,ousado, sino como un hCmbre va
corienado. La Radio, la prensa
y hasta ell Jefe de Estado me
har senalado como ell Gnico res
ponsable de la derrota de Fran
cia. Mas heremos claro donde
sc hallaba la TRACTION y por
uuien Francia fue traicionada.
Alemania Sc halla interesada en-
este juicio y 10 demand6 ell mis-
mo dia que Sc firmara ell arms
ticio. Alemania necesita culpar
a Francia por la presente que
IRA. Nosotros seremos las victi'
mas propiciatorias, los sacrifi-
cados'.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Baliimir apoya Ia causa de
las Naciones Unidas; pero Bal
domir no tiene autoridad legiti-
ma par discover el congreso u
ruguayo.
lie agradaria al pueblo nor
teamericano, que e. presidente
Roosevelt, por medic de la fur
"a. disolviese la camara o el Sc
na3o?
e. pueblo americana no to
leraria tel cosa..
lPor que entonces apiaudir a
Baldomir? lPOr qoe elogiar a
los Trujinos, Ubicos, etc, que
deshonran Y oprimen a la Anne
RIGA LatinsI
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Jose Stain, general en- Jefe
del ejercitoiruso Sc dirigi6 hoy
a las heroicas tropas sovieticas
v dijo: ::Los axis no estan ven
cidoS y una fsevera lucha nos es-
pera. ArroiaremOs Al enemigo
de las puertas de Leningrado y
liberaremos a Ia Russia Blanca,
la Ukrania Y la Crimea. Ell pa
bell6n rojo volwera a flotar don
de flOtaba antes. No seria pro-
pic del pueblo Soviet dejarse a.
rrastrar por la enganosa Green
cia de que ell enemigo va ha 81
do derrotado. Jamas dudamos,
nj en- los dias mas negros de la
retirada, de que ell enemigo Sc
ria contenido y puesto en- fuga'
"Es probable que esta guerra
ponga fin a Ia camarilla de Hit
Ter. Serfa ridiculo identificar a
Hitler con el pueblo aleman y
ell Estado aleman. La historic
ncs eneena que los Hitleres van
v vienen; pero q. ell pueblo y ell
Estate aleman Sc ~quedan".
Y para aplastar a Hitter y
destnuir Ell fascismo en- TODD el
mundo, de5emos continuar en-
viando a Russia, en- escala ma
yor, aviones, artilleria y tan
ques. ,
Las pequenas derrotas del
Pacffico tendran un valOr insig
nificante mientras Ell eJercito
russo mantenga su ofensiVa y los
nazis Y sus "titeres'' contin1en
retrocediendo.
La victoria Sc decidira en- Ru-
STA Y solo puede ganarse dando
a los millones de hombres del
ejericito rojo las vituallas y ar
mamentos que ~necesitan.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Etos ciudadanos componen el
nuevo gabinete de guerra de Ia
Gran Bretana: primer ministro
de defensa, Winston Churchill
secretario de los Dominios y di-
putado primer ministro, Glenn
ent r. Attlee Lord del seEo pr
vado y Glider en- la camara de
los comuneS, Sir Stafford
Grips; Lord presidente" del
Consejo, Sir john An1erson;
ministro de rleaciones exterio-
res. Antonio Eden; ministro De
estado y supervision de la pro-
ducci6n, oliver Lyteltton; mi
nistro de trabaiO y seryicio ma
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
LOS TRIUNFOS DE LA ES-
CUADRA RUSA

Moscu, feb. 23.-La Radio de
Moscu anuncia que la escuadra
roja ha destruido 81 barcos de
guerra y PIG buques auxiliares,
que transportation miles de tan
ques, cahones v v%eintenas de
miles de proyectiles, en- los Sic
te meses de guerra.
Berlin anuncia el arribo a Bra
tislava, la capital de Eslova-
quia, del mariscal de campo VIII
helm Keitel, jefe del alto mando
aleman. lie recibieron Ell minis
tr eslovaco de la defensa y ell mi
nistro aleman.
Hitler espera obtener mayor
ayuda militar de sus aliados pa
ra la campana de primavera.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
CERRARON LOS BANC0S
Suspendida Ia Inscription

Los bancOs y las oficinas de
oOrreos cerraron hoy, aniversa-
rio del nacimiento de George
Washington, pero toios los de-
mas negOciOs funcionaron como
de costumbre.
FL servicio de inscription de
extranjeros enemigos, aiema!
mes, italianos Y japoneses, Sc
reanudara mahana.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
LAS NUEVAS SIRBNAS PA
RIA LA ALARMA DE AVA
MON

Manana, entire las 10 y las
1870 a. m. seran probadas en-
las nuevas sirenas y pi-
tOs para dar alarmas de avia-
81 las pruebas no Sc estiman
satisfactorias, volveran a ha-
cerse en- horas de la tarde, en-
tire las 800 y las $3.50.
Una de las nuevas sirenas ha
sido instalada en- la Florida Ce-
ment Company y otra en- la plan
"a de 10 Tampa Electric Co,
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Palabras de Leon Blum en- ell
juicio ''nazista" que Sc cele6ra
en- Riom, Francia: la Terce-
IA Repablica no ha muerto. A
qui sc juzga o Sc trata de juzgar
a la Repdblica y la DemOcracia.
No5onos continuaremos siendo
sus efensores".
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Meridian, Mississippi, Feb. %
Ell bandido enemigo p1blico
numero / de la naci6n, Orvin
Charles Chapman, pereci6 a
yer EN- un tiroteo con los agen-
ties federales, la policia NUM-
cipal Y los vigilantes del SER
vicio de carreteras. Sc verified
ell encuentro en- una carretera,
a seis millas del poblado de Fl
DELTA.
Honolulu, Feb. 23.-Decla-
rr6 aver ell mayor general CLAIR
ence l.. Tinker, jefe de la a.
viaci6n. que los aeroplanos a
mericanos son superiores a los
japoneseS y que los photos
norteamericanos son tambien
superiores a los del enemigo,
pero que la aviaci6n iaponesa
es formidable numericamente.
Ell papel de la aviaci6n Ell Ha-
wall es impedir ell estableci-
miento de bases enemigas en-
las islas exteriores Y destruir-
las 81 son estableciias. Ell enc
migos no podra establecer nj
ana sofa base sin antes derro-
tar a la fuerza aerea."
Washington, Feb. 23.-La
Camara anulara tambien, en-
esta semana, la ley de pensio-
mes a representatives y senado
res, aprobada hace algunos
dias. Hoy celebraron actos las
dos CamaraS en- memoria del
padre de la patria, George
Washington.
Washington, Feb. 23.-ln-
forman desde San Juan, Puer-
to Rico, que aviones y barcos
de la marina americana sal
varon a los So tripulantes del
vapor de carga americana
"Delpha," de 5000 toneladas,
hundido ell viernes, en- pleno
dia, por un submarine enemi-
go.
Dos topedos alcanzaron a.
vapor, segGn ell captain r. F
Brouwer, en- ell espacio de una
Londres, Feb. 23.-El rey
Jorge design6 al DR.. William
Temple, arzObispo de York, pa
ra sustituir al reverendisimo
Cosmo Gordon Lang, arzobis-
pc de Canterbury y primado
detoda la Inglaterra. Lang re-
nunci6 ell mes pasado. Temple
GO amos de edad.
Cambria, Australia, Feb. %
photo australiano que
tiene solo una pierna particip6
en- ell ataque a los acorazadOs
alemanes Gneisenua y Scharr
horst, segGn las noticias aqui
recibidas. FL photo ostenta Ell
grade de teniente y Sc llama
Bruce Rose. Perdi6 una pierna
al saltar de un bombardero y
ahora tiene una artificial,
Rangoon, Birmania, Feb. 23
Las tropas japonesas atacan
fieramente en- direction del
rio Sittang, cuya boca Sc en-
cuentra a 10 millas de este
puerto y solo a 20 del ferro-
carril con la carretera de Bir-
mania. La batalla Sc extiende
entire los rios Sittang y Bilin,
cruzado por los japoneses en-
varios puntos, no obstante Ia
resistencia de las unidades
britanicas. Sittang es la Inca
natural de defensa. La avia-
ci6n aliada ataca a las column
ms enemigas y sus aer6dromos.
Madrid, Feb. 23.-Muri6
a la edad de SO amos, ell
general Nicolas Franco, padre
del DICTATOR general Francis
co Frances. Sc retro hace 10
amos y llevaba enfermo mas de
un aho.
Cairo, Feb, 23,-Las tropas
inglesas emplezan a encontrar
de nuevQ tusrte resiStsneia
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

en- la isla portuguese de tt
NOR. Los nipones atacan a Ko-
pang, en- Timor, pero Sc les
haee fuerte resistencia,
La gaceta., 1942-02-23

Moscu, Feb. 23.-En una
orden del dia publicada aver,
ell primer ministro Stain, CO.
mandante en- jefe del ejercito,
dice al pueblo y ell jercito ro-
jo: Esta no es la primera vez
que el ejercito rojo Sc ha en-
contrado con los alemanes. En-
febrero %, 1918, las j6venes
unidades derrotaron a los in
vasores alemanes en- Pskow y
Narva y al finalizar ell ano los
desalojaron de la Ukranla.
En- 1919 elias cOnservaron la
integridad de nuestro terrific
rio contra todos los esfuerzos
de las potencias de la enten-
te. Ell pueblo Soviet jamas OIL
vid6 esa experienced y Sc pre-
par6 a ST mismo para posibles
ataques. Algunas atrevidas ma
clones que trataron de apode-
rars de nuestrO territorio, va
tuvieron una prueba de nues-
tro poder.
Hace ocho meses los alema-
mes traidoramente nos ataca-
ron, esperanto una pronta de-
cisi6n.
Hitler desestim6 la fuerza
de SUI nuevo enemigo. Nos re-
tirabamos, pero mientras 10
haciamos descargabamos efec
tivos golpes contra ell enemi-
go. Nunca existio la duda en-
nuestras mentes sobre que ell
enemigo seria contenido y e.
1en,lsimente derrotado. Ell
tempo lleg6, al fin, para que
ell ej6rcito Rojo tomase la O.
fensiva."
EN- Tikhvin y en- Rostov, en-
la Crimea y frente a Mosc1,
ell enemigo fue derrotado. Las
regiones de MoscG Y Tula fue-
ron limpiadas de enemigos.
Los elementos de sorpresa que
formaban la reserva de poten
ella d Alemania, Sc han gasta-
do. La guerra sera ahora dife-
rente en- que la disparidad
causada por este elemento de
sorpresa, va no existe.
Los recientes acontecimien-
tos han probable que una vez
desaparecido este elemento, ell
ej6rcito aleman va no es tan
efs3tivo como 10 era. Alemania
tiene aliados combatiendo con
ella. Hasta ell ~presente no he
mos estado en- esa posicion;
mas hemos degrade mantenert
nos.
Arrojaremos al enemigo de
las puertas de Leningrado y
liberaremos a la Russia Blanca,
la Ukrania y la Crimea. FL pa
bell6n rojo ondeara donde-
quiera que antes ondeaba.
FNuevas unidades deben
ser mandadas al frente para
fcrjar Ia victoria. La industria
debe trabajar con redoblada
energia.
FL ejercito debe recibir ca
da dia mas y mas tanques, a.
viaci6n. cahones, ametrallado
ras y otras armas. En- este des
cansa la fuerza del ejercito
Rojo.
"Pero la fuerza del ejerci-
to rojo no descansa solamente
en- esto. Sobre TODD Sc apoya
en- ell hecho de que sostiene
una guerra nacional de liberia
ci6n y no una guerra imperia-
lista de aggression.
La tarea del ejercito Rojo es
liberar de los invasores alema-
mes la terra Soviet y a los ciu-
dadanos de nuestros pueblos
aldeas que eran libres antes
de la guerra, pero ahora son
oprimidos y sufren por ham,
bre y saqueo.
Cada miembro del ejercito
rojo sabe que esta es una que
ira iusts, una guerra de libe.
La gaceta., 1942-02-23
Importantes Noticias de Aver y Hoy

Mataron al enemigo publico No. l. La Avia-
cion Americana es superior a la nipona.-Nuevo
arzobispo de Canterbury.-Los japoneses atacan
en- ell Rio Sittang.-Murio ell padre de Francisco
Franco.-La Loteria para ell Servicio Miltar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
ALLIED FORCES MOP UP IN NEW GUINEA
(Continued from Page D

ments yesterday. Another landing effort was made at the mouth of the KumuSi estuary.
 It was believed that the Japanese did succeed in landing few rein- forcements and some supplies, but lhe warships and landing barges were hit repeatedly by bombs and several barges were sunk.
 Supplies stacked on the beach were blasted with machine gun and aerial cannon fire. Other supplies, apparently oil drums lashed to- gether in nets, were bombed on the water. Some exploded. Others were last seen floating out to sea. Many Japanese soldiers were seen swimming in the water, some with olt lifejackets and a number of bodies were cast up on the beach.
 All the way from Madang, 300 miles up the New Guinea coast from Buna, the convoy was bombed and strafed for two days. Fortress and Liberator planes picked it up Sum- day in the treacherous Vitiaz Straits, scoring hits and near misses. Pilots of the heavy bombers call the straits "Hari Kari Alley" because so many enemy ships have been destroyed in them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
BOY
 IS STILL MISSING

Cambridge, Mass, De c. 15-(UP) Scores of policemen and detectives searched cellars, fields and dumps today in hopes of finding some trace of 7-year-old Malcolm Harris, Jr., who disappeared Saturday while en- route to Boston to see Santa Claus.
 Though the search concentrated in Cambridge, police of six states were watching for the boy, cousin of Chester Harris, 5, who was mur- dered five years ago.
 Hopes for the youngsters safety rose when five schoolchildren told police they had seen Malcolm at various times after he had been re- ported missing.
 We haven't yet found trace of his whereabouts" a police inspector said. Five youngsters have told us they have seen him and talked with him since he went to Boston where he is supposed to have van- ished. And a person we are holding keeps telling us that the boy will be found alive h cellar not far from his home"
 "But," he said, we've searched many cellars with this person in that area and haven't found the youngster yet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
MacArthur R Redeeming
 Himself In New Guinea
Occupation of Japanese StrOnghOlds Is Step-By- Step Operation

pines at the head of victorious army, in country much more difil- cut than Bataan Peninsula where he conducted the historic defense that required hunrdeds of thousands of Japanese and months to over come.
 This time it is an offense instead of defense, and the Fox of Ba- taan" is doing quite as well.
 tThe fall of Buna, a principal Japanese base in New Guinea, was announced today).
 Although less mountainous, the Buna front has more swamps and other natural barriers which are a big advantage for the Japanese.
 After ploughing through mud knee deep inspecting the eastern flank, where Americans are en- countering stubborn resistance from we'll entrenched and veteran Jap aneSe troops, it is most apparent why the offensive is not now nov ing as rapidly as 1t did.
 The Japanese spent months pre- pairing defenses. These include strongly fortified pillboxes, some even connected by tunnels.
 A welcome sun had broken through low rain clouds as we set forth on the trip. A scholarly ap- bearing lieutenant colonel who commands this section told us the troops had made an advance of 25 yards during the morning before they were halted by heavy machine gun fire from a woods.
 We crosasd bridge where the Japanese had withdrawn recently after a costly stand. There was a well barricade of strong tim bers and barbed wire which had been pushed aside from the trail,
 We advanced part of the way to the MLR. an arm term for main line of resistance" crossing DOT tion of an uncompleted airfleld which the enemy had abandoned because it was too marshy.
 Only a few weeks later, kunai grass had grown high enough to ohliterate almost all traces of the clearing. Officers with me pointed out clump of woods where a seven man patrol led by Staff Sgt. Elmer Buchanan, Bliss Field, Mich, volunteered yesterday to attack Japanese pillboNes.
 The Buchanan party plastered the Japanese defenses with gre- nades, following up with tommy guns. Buchanan and three others escaped unhurt after badly damag- ing the defenseS. Three were wounded.
 A few days earlier Corp, Laurence Rowe, Coldwater. Mich, had crawled up to a machine gun nest through the grass, knocking it out with a grenade and escaping unhurt, al- though Japanese bullets clipped his helmet.
 This immediate area is not suit able for sniping from trees. Most trees were Scrubby, but the kunai grass is nearly as thick and as high as sugar cane and affords excellent protection for snipers on the ground and for lnflltration tactics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15

(Continued from Page D occupied a number of buildings, killed 30 Germans and captured booty, the noon communique said. It reported a German counter-at- tack on one sector northwest of Stalingrad, but said the Russians epulsed 1t, pursued the Germans into their trenches and killed 200.
 Northwest of Stalingrad, Soviet artillery dispersed and partly wiped out a battalion (1,000 men) of the enemy and blew up an ammunition dump.
 Four successive German counter attacks were repulsed southwest of Stalingrad, the noon communique said, 300 Germans killed and five of their tanks burned.
 Despite counter attacks, the So- viet offensive on the central front rolled on. West of Rzhev, l25 miles northwest of Moscow, the Germans threw fresh infantry and tank forces into their effort to stop the Russians. Six counter-attackS were repulsed, the noon communi- que asserted, 400 of the enemy wiped out and three heavy tanks destroyed.
 Having encircled the enemy gar- rison at Velikie Luki, 250 miles west and slightly north of Moscow, the Russians were systematically destroying 1t.
 The noon communique reported Russian successes near the German held Novorossisk naval base on the Black Sea. Soviet artillery and trench mortars destroyed nine dug outs, three trench mortars and 12 trucks in the Novorossisk area, while snipers have killed 185 Ger mans in three days, 1t said.
 Last midnight's commLnique re- ported Russian gains southeast of Tuapse naval base, which the Rus sians hold, just below Novorossisk. The Russians cleared the Germans from one height in that area and killed 200, the midnight communi- que said.
 The midnight communique also reported additional Sovie. gains in a factory area of Stalingrad and revealed that AZ enemy planes, in- cluding B big transports with which the Germans have been try ing to supply their harried forces. were shot down in the Stalingrad area on Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
STEEL POOL IS
 CONSIDERED
U. s. Britain, Canada May Pool All MunitiOn
 Resources
BY JOSEPH W. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff CorreSpondent)

Washington, Dec, l5.-tUP(- Complete pooling of all steel and munitions resources of the United States, Britain and Canada was eN- pected today to result from discus sions of committee representing all three countries meeting here in the next few days.
 The committee, under the chair manship of Hiland G. Batcheller chief of the War Production Boards iron and steel division, will plan methods of treating the steel and munitions output of the three coun- tries as a single whole in order to better direct its maximum impact towards winning the war,
 Pooling of Allied shipping and food resources has been in opera tion for some time, and Office of War Information officials indicated that a similar policy for steel and munitions is intended.
 First move toward pooling steel and munitions was a visit to Bri- tain by an American steel mission last August under auspices of the combined Anglo-American produc- tion and resources board. It spent a month in Britain studying ways to increase production in both coun- tries. Officials said the study re- vealed the British steel allocations system to be superior to the Amer ica priority system.
 Tas mission, headed bY Charles R. Book, of Middletown, O., Presi- dent of the American Rolling Mill company, recommended changes which brought about new plan for control of materials in the Ameri- can steel industry.
 The new joint committee has been instructed to recommend the means of increasing steel output and obtaining the most efficient possible use of steel in the combined war production program in 1943, The committee was given five oirectives:
 l. To obtain, assemble and CO., ordinate information on iron Re and scrap, iron and steel produc- tion and requirements of iron and steel of the United Nations in such form as will enable the sup ply and requirements position and resources to be kept continuously under review by the combined pro- duction and resources board and the combined raw materials board.
 2. To consider and make recom- mendations on means of increas- ing production and improving the efficiency of the use of steel Lnd distribution facilities in the United Nations including facilitating ex- change of technical information, on trade practices and measures of conservation and limitation of use.
 3. To consider and make recon- mendations on unified systems of