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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
HOUSING AGENCY
 HERE KEY OFFICE
War Center in Waterbury Headquarters for Data
 on Dwelling Units

The National Housing Agency an- nounced today that the War Hous- ing Center in Waterbury has been set up as the local pivotal and cen- tral housing office where war work CTS may make application and be certified to all available rooms and dwelling units in new or existing private or public housing accommo- dations, according to John M. Dobbs, National Housing Agency regional representative in Boston.
 Under the new arrangement which goes into effect on Monday, June ', the War Housing Center will act as the focal point through which need cd housing facilities of all types will be developed and made avail able for eligible war workers and their families. It will serve as head quarters where information on all available rooms and dwelling units in new or existing private or public housing can be obtained and where essential immigrant war workers can be certified to them.
 At the same time MT. Dobbs an { rounced that builders of privately financed war housing in localities served by war housing centers will be assisted considerably in deter mining the eligibility of war workers to occupy such housing. The office will issue Referral Cards to eligible war workers seeking accommoda- tions in privately financed war housing that has been started OF or after February 10, 1943 He nointed out, however, that the use of this type is limited to indis- pensable immigrant war workers. Builders of war housing for which application for priority assistance was made before February 10. l943, are not obligated to house only fin migrant war workers" but have the right under their priorities to house war workers who are not immigrants although the MIA has requested their cooperation in seeing that in- migrants are properly housed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
5000 STRIKERS
 RETURN TO WORK
5 Per Cent of Packard Day Shift in Detroit
 Back at Jobs

Detroit, June 5-(UP)-The three day strike of 10000 Packard Motor Car Co. employees appeared broken when a company spokesman report ed that more than 5G00 workers or 35 per cent of the day shift went back to work today.
 The spokesman said the turnout of employees was extremely encour- aging" although he reported It would be impossible to resume as- sembly of engines for airplanes and Navy PIT boats today.
 However" he added, there will be a job for everyone who wants to work"
 The turnout of workers between and 8:30 a. m. (EWT) was in re- sponse to urgent tack-to-work or ders issued by the War Labor Board and top officers of the United Auto mobile Workers tCIOl.
 The strike. which union leaders said was unauthorized was called Thursday in protest against up- grading of three negro workers. II prompted an investigation by the Army, which reportedly has recom- mended dismissal of several leaders of tba valkoAt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
g LIVES LOST
 IN REVOLUTION
Military Junta Controls Argentina; IsoIationist
 President FIeeS
By W. W. COPELAND United Press Staff Correspondent

Buenos Aires, June 5-(UP)-A military junta controlled ali Ar gentina, including the army and navy, today after a one-day revolu- tion that cost only 32 lives and gave promise of cutting the last Axis tie to the Western Hemisphere.
 Martial law was proclaimed throughout the country last night, but this appeared little more than formality since the minor resist ance encountered in the initial stages of the revolt had been put down quickly and calm prevailed everywhere.
 Ramon s. Castillo, the isolation ist president who fled the capital before troops rcvolting against his regime reached the presidential palace, had vanished aboard the tiny, 450-ton Argentine mineSWeeper Drummord with five of his ministers after briefly putting into Uruguayan waters for supplies
 With Castillo disappeared appar- ently, whatever hope we had of or ganizing a counter-revolution, at least in the immediate future.
 (An unconfrmed report reached MonteVideo that Castillo had sent a message to the United States gov arnment reminding it that the Pan American convention at Havana de creed that other American nations should come to the aid of any of their number attacked. Washington sources disGlamed Knowledge of any such mesSage).
 Castillo made one last desperate attempt to rally his supporters early last night when he sent a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
OPA May Ration
 Coal Next Winter

Washington, June 5-(UP)- Officials said today that the Office of Price Administration is working on a plan to ration coal next winter.
 An OPA spokesman said that such plan was under consid- eration before John l.. Lewis United Mine Workers stopped work, and the fact that they will resume work Monday will not affect the present sctup."
 If such & program develops, he said, it will affect the sale of bituminOus, used in war in- Gustries. and anthracite, used exclusively for domestic heat ing.
 He said the situation, on re- cent examination, was dark err than previously was be- lieved, and that a "rather se- we're system of cOntrOl,' par- ticulariy for soft coal, seems necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
NEW ANTI-STRIKE
 LEGISLATION SET
Congressional Resentment Toward Lewis Speeds
 Bill Toward Enactment
By JOHN L. CUTTER .nifnd PreSS Staff COrreSrOndentD

Washington, June - CU.PD - Mounting congressional resentment toward John L. Lewis sped the most far-reaching anti-strike legislation in 10 years of the new deal toward enactment today.
 Although the coal dispute which gave impetus to the measure may be settled before the bill becomes law, its sponsors predicted enact ment anyhow.
 The bill, approved by the house yesterday by vote of 23l to Al, would:
 l. Cloak the War Labor Board with statutory powers, including au- thority to subpoena witnesses in any labor dispute.
 2. Provide $1,0O0 fine and or one years Imprisonment for persons who "aid" in Interruption of work at war plants seized by the govern ment.
 3. Require 30 days notice and a secret ballot before strikes can be called in war plants
 4. Require labor unions to regis ter with the National Labor Rela- tions Board and file financial data.
 5. Prohibit labor organizations from contributing to political cam paignS.
 The last three provisions were added by the house to the measure passed by the Senate May 5, giving President Roosevelt authority to seize war plants in the event of a labor dispute.
 Senator Tom Connolly, D., Tex, sponsor of the original measure, re- jected the house amendments, how ever, and asked for the appointment of conferees to negotiate com promise. He declined to specify the points with which he is in diagree- ment.
 The Senate appointed Connally and Senators Frederick Vannuys, D., Ind, Carl Hatch, D, N. M; Warren R. Austin, R., Vt., and John A. Danaher. R.. Conn. They will meet Monday to study the house
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05

the War Labor Board ordered nego- l'ations suspended because the men quit working when truce expired last Monday midnight
 The WLB will make the next move. It meets today to consider the status of the case. The board may decide when negotiations should be resumed and whether the boards original deadline for concluding ne gotiations still holds.
 In its May 25 order, the board ordered issues still unsettled by June g reported back for its disposition.
 In recommending that the union policy committee order the work stoppage ended, Lewis said negotia- tions had been proceeding favorably when the VILE issued it's order. A resolution was imminent that would have reopened the mines not later than yesterday, he said.
 There is reason to believe, too, that the operators are anxious to reach a settlement as quickly as possible. For one thing, any addi- tional costs the new contract will entail will be retroactive to the date of the expiration of the old contracts-April in the case of the bituminous coal operators and May l for the anthracite operators.
 When the new contract does go into effect the operators are eX- pected to ask the Office of Price Administration to permit price in- creaSSs to take care of their addi- tional costs. But there will be no retroactive price increases.
 Furthermore. the government is cunning the coal mines now and is likely to continue until an agree ment Is reached. That is another reason the operators would like to get a new contract in force.
 One source said that some opera tors who have shown the least in- clination to yield to union demands nearly were ready to fall in line.
 Edward R. Burke, chairman of the southern operators who have been flrlner than the northern group in resisting union demands, said the operators were ready to resume bargaining. Reminded that the southern operators had told the VILE earlier in the week that there appeared no chance of agreement, Burke said: "There's always hope"
 Although the union policy com mittee voted to comply with Presi- dent Roosevelt's order and send the miners back to work Monday, Lewis did not mention that order in that part of his address to the commit tee which was made public. He kept
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
WEST VIRGINIA
 MINERS ADAMANT
l3O,O0O Not to Return to Work Monday Without
 Contract
By United Press

l'he nations 530,O00 striking coal miners generally were expected to- day to heed the combined orders of President Roosevelt and John L. Lewis United Mine Workers policy committee to return to work Mon day and resume production of coal, vitally needed in the war effort.
 With only the possible exception of West Virginia, largest coal pro- ducting state in the country, Dis trict leaders throughout the nation predicted the men would be back at work Monday.
 Cessation of the strike will end the most serious threat to the war effort since Pearl Harbor. The stop page, which entered its fifth day to- day, cost the nation 2,250,0O0 tons of bituminous and 183,000 tons of anthracite each day.
 Stockpiles at many war plants, especially steel co ;erns, were reaching dangerous lows when the UNIV policy committee, at the recommendation of Lewis, ordered the miners yesterday to end the strike by Monday
 The committee action came one day after President Roosevelt, act ing as commander-in -in-chief, directed the strikers to resume their jobs next week,
 District union officials, except in West Virgini.., immediately pre- dicted the miners Woudl fellow TeUis' recommendation
 At Fairmount, w. Va, however William Murray. organizer of dis trict 3l and a brother of CIO- president Philip Murray, said West Virginias 130,000 miners don't in- tend to return to work without a contract
 They will not trespass without a contract" Murray said, reiteratlns the carly stand taken by Lewis during the wage negotiations.
 He pointed ou. that the miners who produce 8OO0O0 tons Of coal a day, were acting "on their own in iative" and that the decision tc return to work was strictly up te the men themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
CIRAUD POSITION
 STILL UNSETTLED
Place as Army Commander Only French Unity PrOb=
 lem Remaining
By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff COrreSpOndent

AlgierS, June 5.-UP)-The posi- ton of Gen. Henri Honore Giraud as commander in chief of French armies appeared today to present the only major problem left unset tied ill unifying the French war effort.
 Giraud and Gen. Charles De Gaulle pledged their political unity in q public appearance last night and stressed their common objective freeing the homeland.
 It was reported authoritatiyely that the question of whether Giraud should hold the commanders post as well as a position as cO-preSident of the National Liberation Commit tee was main point discussed at the committees second meeting yeS- terday.
 CThe London Daily Telegraph Al gierS correspondent said the queS- ton of a commander in chief would be compromised on suggestions of Allied representative who 'nter- vened with friendly advice"
 Oondon said that the members of De Gaulles Fighting French or ganization there have been asked to join their leader in Algiers. They presumably would be assigned posi- tions in the committee government which will function until France is freed).
 Speaking over the radio in a pro- gram beamed to French people everywhere, De Gaulle and Giraud urged that occupied France take heart from the efforts of those out side the country.
 We shall accomplish our task in the spirit which has animated fighting France since the day of the disaster. that is to say. in the convic- ton that there is no other issue than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
OREL IN FLAMES
 AFTER REDS RAID
52O Russian Bombers Reap Heavy Damage on
 German=Keld BastiOn
By HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent

Moscow, June 5-(UP)-Fiye hun dred and twenty Soviet lonR-range bombers the largest Russian air fleet ever sent against q single ob- jectiye, turned the German-held bastion of Orel on the South-central front into a mass of flames Thurs day night, it was announced today.
 Returning pilots reported that fires were visible for 62 miles.
 Railway trains, munitions depots and fuel dumps were hit with demo- lition bombs and terrific explosions were observed, a special Soviet com munique said. Only one plane was lost
 Orel was the only German anchor point on the southern front 10 hold out in the face of the big Russian winter offensive. Red Army troops are on three sides of the city and it's only communication with the re- mainder of German-occupied ter ritory is over a railroad running westward to BryanSk.
 The Orel raid provided Russian answer to the five mass raids di- rected by 500 German planes against Kursk Wednesday. In marked con- trast to the Russian loss of only one plane over Orel, l62 German planes were shot down during the Kursk attacks.
 In land fighting, Russian troops seized a fortified height on the Smolensk front today after over Wheming the enemy's defense, the mid-day communiquc reported. Prisoners and booty were taken.
 "A German broadcast said the Russians had abandoned temporarily their attacks on the Axis bridge
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
FRENCH MOROCCO
 GENERAL RESIGNS

London, June 5-(UP} P}-Auguste Nogues has resigned as Resident General of French Morocco and has been replaced by Gabriel PuauX, former high commissioner of Syria, radio Algiers said today.
 Nogues had been opposed by Gen. Charles De Gaulles fighting French faction on the grounds he formerly collaborated with the Nazis. Nogues also was responsible for large part of the opposition encountered by the Allied forces that landed in in North Afriua.
 It had been reported that the neCly-created French committee for national liberation, formed by DeCiaulle's faction and that of Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, had decided tq ranlaaA NoaaaAS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
MAINE STENO, A,
 KILLED IN AUGUSTA

Augusta, Me, June 5. tUP)-Atty Gen. Frank l. Cowan today awaited the results of an autopsy before continuing his investigation into the death of Miss Armorsi Hanks, 44. Augusta Stenographer, whose body was found Wednesday in an abandoned quarry near the munic- ipal airport.
 The body was found about five feet below a ledge, Cowan, who vis- ilted the spot with state investiga- tors, ordered State Pathologist Arch MaxAAA ta AonaAant ths RutanST.
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FIREMEN INJURED

Boston, June - tU.PD - Two firemen were injured while battling a two-alarm fire which drove nearly 50 persons from a iive-Story brick apartment building in the south end last night.
 Lieutenant Miles Murphy and Hoseman Henry Mccarthy were hospitalized for burns, The blaze caused only about tR00e damaRA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
Churchill Presumably Gives Final Orders To. Eisenhower In Africa
Lewis To Name Smyth
 Gas Ban Commissioner
BowIes Expected 10 Confirm Lawyers Appointment; 50 Connecticut Motorists Await Hearings Today
 as Pleasure Driving ViOIaors

Assistant States Attorney Walter w. Smyth will be named hearing commissioner for local pleasure driv- ing ban violations, reliable source reported to the Democrat today. The selection was made by Attorney | Lawrence Lewis, chairman of the local ration board, and confirmation is expected from State OPA Direc- tor Chester BoWleS, who announced he will name the personnel of the whole state enforcement division to- day.
 Two x-judges of Hartford were named to hear the first cases aS- signed by the OPA for today. Seven other appointments, all in- volving lawyers, will be made later in the day, 1t was disclosed and these commissioners will start their new duties next week.
 Service by the hearing commis- sianrs will be rendered one or two days week, it was reported, with compensation 10 be on a per diem basis. In reality this will not take the proportions of a salary, as it will be only slightly in excess of expenses, the OPA reported. The commissioners status will be similar to that of other civilian volunteer officials.
 Reports that violations, which appeared practically eliminated when the honor system was first abolished, are increasing were received today Local police are on the lookout, and hearing summonSes are expected to be issued for tn first yialtatorS shortly, with appear ance before the commissioner to take place sometime next week.
 Hartford, Conn, Jun 5-(UP)- Fifty motorists from throughout the state, suspected of violating the ban on pleasure driving, appeared for a hearing today before OPA com- missionerS who were prepared to deal severely with wllful violatorS.
 OPA agents said most of the sum- monses were gwen to motorists whose cars were parked at Ocean Beach Park at New London, and at a prize fight in that city.
 OPA Director Chester BoWles said that penalties would range from sus- pension of rationing privileges for a few days, to the duration, and that coupons would be removed from ration books of offenders to make the penalties air-tight.
 Meantime, BoWles announced ap- pointment of two hearing commis- sioners, and said that others would be named shortly. Appointed were former Hartford Police Court Judge Richard T. Steele, and Former Common Pleas Court Judge Arthur E. Howard of West Hartford.
 Both men, said Bowles, "are outstanding and responsible citizens. All may be assured courteous hearing and fair decision at their hands"
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THOMAS CURLEY DIES

Boston June , tU.Pl Thomas F. Curlcy, 70, former state senator and longtime political as Sociatc Of U. S. Representative James NJ. Clwley D, Mass, tho re- lationl, died at a hospital yester- day. He was charter member Of the Tammany Club in Roxbury'S sl XSxA U.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-05
Early Agreement Among Operators, Miners Expected
53O,O00 Strikers Prepare to Re=enter Pits Monday; WLB Meets Today to Consider Status of Case;
 Govt Likely to Run Mines Until Settlement
BY RAYMOND LAIR United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

Washington June 5. - (UP) - An early agreement between John L. Lewis United Mine Workers and the coal
 operators appeared in prospect today the 530O00 men who mine most of the nations coal prepared to back to work Monday. reliable source said the union and the operators were approaching agreement Wednesday when
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Evening star., 1943-02-17

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breasted models, Blues, browns and tons. Sizes:
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~ 40, (5D AZ, % a. Shorts-OD 3o,
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Evening star., 1943-02-17
Mrs. McInnerney Wins
Final Divorce Decree
fy tie Associated Press.

4 fy tie Associated Press.
: HODGENVILLE, KY, Feb. IL
"a final divorce was awarded Mrs.
FCatherine Conner McInnerney of
I Bardstown, KY, and Greenwich,
Germ, from fer husband, Thomas
H. McInnerney, head of National
Dairy Products Corp. in Circuit
Court at Bardstown Monday, Judge
L. B. Handley announced at his
home here last night.
Judge Handley, who presided at
1o-minute hearing which resulted
in the decree, said a property set
tlement was noted in dispositions
filed at the hearing. Mrs. McIn-
nerney charged cruel and inhuman
treatment.
Neither of the principals attended
the hearing.
The divorce action in which Mrs.
McInnerney originally sought ST.
100000 was started at Bridgeport,
Conn, in the fall of 1912. The suit
was dropped at Bridgeport when
attorneys reported an agreement
had been reached on a plan for
settlement.
The attractive. 40-year- old former
Democratic national committee
woman from Kentucky and the
75-year-old dairy executive were
married February i, 194l, at Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
Evening star., 1943-02-17

, defense authorities, require advance
notice in order to initiate proper
steps tc insure timely blackout or
air raid precautions
G. Who Is responsible that air
raid signals are announced to the
public?
A. Civilian defense authorities.
Q. Whose approval is required for
q practice blackout initiated by
civilian defense authorities?
A. The commanding general Of
the service command.
Q. When are civilian defense
forces modified?
A. Civilian defense forces are
modified on the first public audible
warning signal, which is expected
normally to be the blackout 1blue)
signal but may. in an exceptional
case, be the aid-raid (red) signal
Certain key civilian defense officials
may be modified on the yellow"
signal
O. When the "blue" signal is
sounded. how much time is permit
ted for backing out?
A. Blackout should be instituted
Immediately. The regulations pro-
vide that all lights visible from the
outside shall be eXtinguished or
blacked out "as promptly as pos
sible." 1t is intended that blackout
shall be effected in as near min
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Three Army Flyers
Hike 81 Miles THROUGH
Snow After Crackup
Lived on Squirrels;
Five Companions Saved
BY Civilian Airmun
BY the Associated Press.


MCCALL, Idaho, Feb. l7-Deep
snowdrifts into which they some
times sank hip deep failed to halt a
3l-nile hike of three Army airmen
who termed the jaunt "a good ex-
perience"
We know we're really tough
enough to take it now" said 1t
Adgate B. Schermerhorn of Ausable
Chasm, N. Y, who with two COM
panions reached safety more than
TWO weeks after their plane crash
LANDED on frozen Loon Lake in
mountainous Central Idaho.
Five other occupants of the plane
were rescued when Penn Stohr,
civilian flyer, sighted them. then
landed his ski-equipped plane on
the lake.
Lined on Squirrels.
1t. Schermerhorn and Staff Sergt
Edward M. Freeborg Of Wallace.
Idaho, and Seattle, reched the Lake
Fork ranger station. y miles east Of
Mccall, late yesterday, IA days after
they left the plane.
A companion, Staff Sergt. Ralph
Prultt of Kansas City, Kans., was
left miles behind at an abandoned
CCC camp. Sergt Pruitt had his feet
frozen and also suffered a knee in
jury.
FROM the ranger station 1t. Scher-
merhorn telephoned here and Forest
Service officials Immediately headed
"Snowmobile propeller-poW-
cred sled-into the mountains to get
them.
LII. Schermerhorn said he and his
companions took a shotgun from the
plane. With it they shot chickadees
and squirrels, roasting them in a
canteen top.
Scaled 7,000-Foot Peak.
4 At night they huddled under trees,
eheltering themselves with boughs,
or burroWed into 9-foot snow drifts.
Sometimes the snow was frozen
eol1dly enough to walk on, but some
times they sank into it hip deep
They had no Snowshoes.
Mr.. Stohr said aerial reconnais-
eance showed the men followed a
Sl-mile route from the lake to the
ranger station. crossing one 1000
foot summit. They wore only light
dying jackets.
I'VE never were downhearted,"
said 1t. Schermerhorn. I'VE knew
we could get out all right. We never
worried about ourselves We could
have kept on for two more days"
Their chief concern, he said, was
of the fate of their five companions
left behind at the wrecked plane.
! The two-motored bomber based at
McChord Field, Tacoma. Wash,
smashed up January 30 The three
flyers left February in an effort to
find help and the other five were
RESCUED February IA.