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Evening star., 1943-05-09
French Are DeIiriious
With Joy as Yanks
Take African Cities
unision CoIonists Sing,
Dance in Streets and
Kiss American Heroes
Bv HAROLD V. BOYLE,
Associated Press Stad Writer.


BIZERTE, Tunisia, May 7 de-
yed).-American tankmen who
led the triumphant march into
this great Mediterranean seaport
today had to remove the flowers
strewn on their vehicles by the
happy French inhabitants before
they could fire at a few German
guns which challenged them
from the opposite side of the
city.
A company Of tanks and two COM
panies Of tank destroyers rolled into
Bizerte, at AIS pm, just as Axis
suicide squads" blew up docks and
fled to the marshes across the canal.
The few remaining residents of
the city wept in Joy, waved their
fingers in the sign of victory and
hurled flowers onto the rumbling
American tanks, which they fol-
lowed through the battered, ruined
city.
Ten minutes after the entry
few German guns. still manned in
the marshes across the canal,
opened up with minor lombard
ment and the Americans calmly
brushed away the flowers and fired
right back.
They are just trying to hold our
main force out so their engineers
can finish blowing up warehouses
and docks, but our tanks now are
chasing the last ones out" said
Sergt. Grady H. Holloway of New
nan, Ga, who circled the center
of town on reconnaissance and came
out through rain Of Nazi shells
which smashed haphazardly into
Bizerte and along the road from
the southwest. temporarily stopping
/ the column of thin skinned half
tracks and jeeps.
From point on the road less than
| two miles from Bizerte the flashes
of German guns emplaced on the
peninsula southeast of the city it
self could be seen in orange and red
.spurts. Mobile American artillery
quickly rolled up and joined the
tanks in the city in bombarding
Nazi gunners who did not yet know
they already were trapped by an
other armored column sweeping
around the eastern rim of Lake
! Bizerte.
THE French people still in the
town told our men the Germans left
three-day time bombs in some
Places said 1t. Stuart Nixon of
Los Angeles, behind whose recon-
naissance half-track this writer rode
in a jeep to the outskirts of the city
where we were halted by artillery
| fire.
Town Looks Like He'll"
1T looks like hell ITSELF" said Capt.
Richard L. Downing of Norman,
Okla, signal officer who entered the
city in the first jeep to follow the
armored column. With him was
Corpl. Irving S. Stake of Worcester,
Mass.
The town is in ruins and looks
blasted to pieces Capt. Downing
said. 1T is twice as bad as Mateur-
and I thought that was one of the
worst torn up places I ever saw. It
IS almost deserted. There are only
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Evening star., 1943-05-09
ruled both the Democratic leader
and the chairman of revenue legisla-

ruled both the Democratic leader
and the chairman of revenue legisla-
ton.
May Open Debate Tuesday.
Senator George expressed hope
that Senate debate would begin
Tuesday or Wednesday. He expected
passage of the measure in some form
by next weekend, but would not pre-
dict how long it would take to COM
pose differences with the House,
where Representative Doughton,
chairman of House conferees, op-
poses the principles involved in the
Senate bill. The House, after re-
jecting the Ruml-Carlson bill
passed the Forand- Robertson meas
ure excusing the 6 per cent normal
tax and 13 per cent first-bracket
surtax, thus providing abatement
for only part instead of virtually
all taxpayers as does the Senate
bill.
Whereas the plan advanced orig
inally by Beardsley Ruml chairman
of the New York Reserve Bank
and Representative Carlson, Re-
publican, of Kansas, involved ex-
cusing almost everyone's 1912 taxes
in order to place citizens on a cur
rent basis, the Senate measure
would abate only the lower of 1912
or 1943 incomes. The taxpayer
would have to pay currently under
present rates for the other year
with special provision made fo1
"windfall" war earnings.
The committee also simplified the
collection of proposed 20 per cent
withholding tax against wages and
salaries, calculated to put on a cur
rent basis all wage earners with
(See TAXES, Page A-220
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Russians Threaten
New Nazi Debac|e
On Heels Of Tunisia
Red Troops Smash Way
Post German Defenses
Girding Novorossisk
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sunday, May g.
Russian troops. pouring through
an elaborate defense belt girding
Novorossisk. today threatened to
inflict a staggering defeat on
Axis Caucasus forces and pro-
duce another debacle in quick
succession to the Allied triumph
in Tunisia.
The midnight Moscow commu-
nique recorded by the Soviet mon
itor disclosed that a co-ordinated
Russian infantry, artillery and air
offensive had smashed An intricate
German network of pillboxes, dug
outs and other we'll prepared forti-
| f1cations within 9 miles of the
key port
/ Furious German resistance was
! overwhelmed in this steady advance
which aimed to throw the Axis
troops into the Black Sea and re-
cover the narrow fringe of the
Taman Peninsula opposite the
Crimea.
Russian Planes Pave Way.
Russian airmen, many flying
American planes, and Red artillery
paved the way for the assaulting
infantry beating at the outer doors
of Novorossisk, former home of the
Soviet Black Sea fleet. The bulletin
said 81 German planes were shot
down at cost of nine Russian
| aircraft.
Another Moscow announcement
recorded by the Soviet monitor dis
closed the proportions of the Rus
sian aerial offensive. 1t said that
on Friday the Red airmen destroyed
or damaged 100 German planes
compared to 81 Soviet craft lost.
German dispatches reflected q
| growing nervousness over the
mighty Russian onslaught. The
high command in Berlin claimed
earlier that the Russians had been
repulsed in violent hand -to-hand
fighting" northeast of Novorossisk
but acknowledged that the Russian
power was increasing.
Late last night the Berlin radio
in broadcast recorded by Reuters
indicated that Red Army amphib-
ious forces now are entering the
struggle. The German station said
300 troop barges had pushed into
the lush Kuban lowlands along the
Sea of Azov north of Novorossisk
Reds Capture Vast Booty.
One hundred barges were reported
by Berlin to have been destroyed
thus suggesting that at least two
thirds of the Red Army barges had
disgorged their forces successfully
in f1anking move on the northern
side of the Taman Peninsula.
Vast stocks of booty were reported
captured by the Red Army which
now is attacking in the knowledge
that the Axis has suffered a severe
(See RUSSIANS, Page A-I80
Evening star., 1943-05-09
ID Killed in Crash
OF Army Transport
BY the Associated Press

by IHe ASSOClaIed PfeSs.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May g.
Fourteen men were killed and one
critically injured tonight in the
crash of two-engined Army trans
port plane near the Oklahoma City
Air Depot.
Capt. Richard Martin, public re-
lations officer, said II of the dead
were soldiers and the other 3 civil
ians. The injured soldier was taken
to Tinker Field Hospital at the
depot.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Stain CongrotuIotes
Roosevelt, Churchill
lon Tunisio Victory
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Sunday, May g.
Premier Joseph Stain last night
sent his congratulations to
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill on the bril-
liam victory in Tunisia, and said
Il wish you further successes"
The text of the identical
messages as distributed by the
news agency TASS:
Il congratulate you and the
gallant British and American
troops on the brilliant victory
which led to the liberation of
Bizerte and Tunis from the Hit
lerite tyranny. I wish you fur
ther successes"
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Four Reported Killed
In GibroItor Blusts
BY the Associated prass-

By the Associated Press.
LA LINEA, Spain, May g.
Three violent explosions of unex-
planned origin in Gibraltar Bay
at s am. today killed four persons
and injured six, it was reported
tonight.
After the explosions British
naval tugs beachec three mer-
chant ships In the harbor.
Reports that Axis submarines
had made an attack went without
confirmation Throughout the day.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May s.-Jimmy
Durante, the comedian, entered
Midtown Hospital today for treat
ment of a respiratory infection
which his physician, DR.. Hugh p
Hodge, said was serious but not
dangerous.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

Radio Programs, Pose Ed
Complete Index. Poee AZ
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Jimmy Duronte in Hospital

Continued on Page CT, Col. g.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

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tSee EYEWITNESS, page A-3J
Evening star., 1943-05-09

(See AFRICA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Weather Forecast

From the United States weather Bureau Report.
Occasional showers today, slightly cooler,
moderate winds. Temperatures yester-
day-Highest. SO, at. $50 PM; lowest,
So, at 6:24 am; rs, at 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Senate Group
.0K's Rum|-Type
Tax Measure
1877 Vote Overrides
Treasury Experts,
Own Leaders

TABLE SHOWING TAX RATE In
Senate bill. Page A-l2.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

(See MANPOWER, Page A:
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
Muster-Out
.Poy Snoas

washington, Dec. 16-(UP)-
Hopes for quick action on plans for
servicemen's mustering-out pay
faded today as congressman disa-
greed on the necessity Of treating
the proposals as emergency" leg
islation.
At the same time, mounting pres
sure of veterans organizations was
reflected in the introduction of a
bill to provide up to $1,000 in dis
charge pay-one of the most ambi-
tious of the many bills now before
congress.
The senate military affairs COM
mittee has approved, and late yes
terday recommended senate pas
sage, of a bill calling for payments
ranging from 5000 to $500, de-
pending on length of service.
The house military affairs COM
mittee was considering several mus
tering-out pay bills, but Chairman
Andrew j. May, D., KY, was OPP
posed to hasty action, insisting
there was no emergency because
disabled veterans were being cared
for while "jobs are hanging on
bushes" for the rest.
House leaders John w. McCor-
mack, D., Mass. and Joseph w.
Martin, Jr., r., Mari, were anxious
for speed. and once expressed hopes
of passing the bill as "a Christmas
present" for some 100000 service
men already discharged.
However, Mccormack said yes
terday that though he was DONG
the best he could, 1--WE must be toll
Grant" with the military affairs
committee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
IMAM In The Street" Just
Don't Know Nuthin"

A cross country quiz showed to-
day that the man in the street, the
housewife, and even the high school
student who "just studied all that"
have forgotten most of their history
lessons, including the date Eli Whit
ney invented the cotton gin.
ed: 1t was 1889
The survey was inspired by the
American Historical associations
assertion that grammar ana high
school students were taught too
many dates and facts. The asso-
cations committee OH American
history in schools and colleges be-
lieves that high school graduates
should be required to know only
80 dates and few names, instead
of the whole barrel full of facts
that teachers have crammed down
their Threats"
The committee listed the 80 dates
and the United Press questions cas-
ual bystanders at New Orleans, Bos-
ton. Denver, Dallas, Fresno. Cal,
and Harrin, Ill None of The per-
sons quizzed knew all 80 dates.
Few got even half of them COR
rect.
Most everyone knew that Column
bus discovered American In 1892, the
majority knew that the Declara-
ton Of Independence was made in
1776. and more than half were aware
of the fact that the Pilgrims land
I'd p+ Plymouth In 1920.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16

Among the dates most frequent
ly missed were 1919, 1848. 1876
1874, 1919 and 1917. The answers
respectively: Magellan's voyage
around the world, acquisition OF
Mexican territory; Centennial Ex-
position; the first successful tele-
graph, meeting of the first legis-
lature in Virginia, and the unarmed
border agreement with Canada.
At Dallas. six adults and three
pupils were interviewed. None knew
that the Monroe doctrine was signed
In 1928, that the inter state COM
merce commission was created In
1887, that the stamp act was passed
in 1765, that the French-Indian war
occurred in 1853. that the liberation
act of Maryland was passed in
1649, that the Missouri compromise
was effected in 1920, that the first
trans continental railroad was COM
pleted In 1869, or that CORVALLIS
surrendered in 1881.
-Four of the Dallas Subjects were
Unaware that the New Deal started
in 1888. and two had forgotten
that World War II started in 1889.
The best score was made by a
history teacher in a Boston high
school who answered 90 correctly.
The worst was made by Herrin,
ILL.,, high school student who an
swered two correctly. All adults
questioned at Herrin knew that pro-
hibition was imposed In 1920.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
National Railroad Strike
Threat Is New Govt. Worry

Washington, Dec. 16-CUP)-De-
velopments in the railway wage dis
pute left 1t increasingly clear today
that paralyzing wartime strike
on the nations railroads could be
averted only by administration re-
treat before pay demands Of ,450,-
600 union workers or by government
operation Of the lines.
The problem confronted the adj
ministration's wage Sterilization
program with a showdown challenge
In two separate forms: A strike
threat already voiced by $4,000 OPP
Grating railway workers, and by a
congressional move to avert SIM
liar threat by the 100000 nom
operating employees by validating a
wage agreement to which the adj
ministration Is opposed.
The ADMINISTRATORS first move
will come from Sterilization Direc-
tor Fred M. Vinson who will go be-
fore the house interstate commerce
committee to oppose passage Of the
Truman resolution to override his
objections for an eight-centS an
hour increase for the incorporating
workers.
At the same time, 1t appeared
certain he would be questioned on
how the administration planned to
meet the challenge Of the "big five"
operating brotherhoods who an
n0sluca4 u CLEVELAND yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
RoiIrood Men
In Strike Call
BY EDWARD C. EISENHART
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 16. (UP)-The
administration today opened last
ditch fight to prevent enactment of
legislation which would allow an
eight cents an hour wage increase
for 100000 incorporating rail
workers, despite strike call already
ordered by 100000 operating rail.
road employees.
Economic sterilization Directs;
Fred M. VinSon told the House in
terState commerce committee that
the senate-approved Truman resolu-
ton, which would validate an agree
ment between the incorporating
Brotherhoods and railway manage
ment for the eight cent raise, was
IAN assault" on the administration
wartime Sterilization program which
would break the Little Steel Formu-
la.
His appearance came less than q
hours after operating Brotherhood
were revealed to have voted to strike
Dec. 80 unless their wage demand,
are met.
If the strike materializeS, 1t wa,
believed certain he government
would take over the railroads AnA
Continued on Page a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
Norden Bomb
Sight Evokes
Nozi Praise

Washington, Dec. 16 - (U.P0 -
American airmen in Great Britain
have been bombing German targets
with such deadly accuracy that
even the NaI Luftwaffe was moved
on one occasion to congratulate
them on a Job well done"
The story was told today by Well
wood E. Beall, 36-year- old vice
president in charge of engineering
of the Boeing Aircraft Company
who spent six weeks In Britain
checking up on the job his COM
pany's flying fortress is doing.
The craftsmanship which won
the Germans admiration, as ex-
pressed in radioed message tC
Lieutenant General Ira G. Eaker OF
the U. S. Eigth Air Force, was dis
played during the American attack
on Regensburg.
The target, German aircraft
factory, was roughly rectangular in
shape and, as aerial targets go,
fairly small. In one corner of the
target area was plainly marked
hospital. Although the Americans
dumped hundreds of bombs on the
factory, only two fell over the
fence" around the hospital, and
they did no damage to the build
ing.
1.-THE Luftwaffe sent Eaker a radio
message congratulating him on a
job we'll DONE" Beall reported,
land told him, we don't see how
you did it,"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16

that they would go on strike begin
ming Dec. 80 In protest against the
governments wage policies.
The railroads vital wartime role
led to belief that the administra-
ton would not and could not permit
the dispute to reach the strike stage.
And though WILSON'S Office and the
National Mediation board were ac-
lively engaged in seeking solu-
ton, 1t seemed evident that the
final decisions must be made by
President Roosevelt.
The big five" operating unions
reported that strike poll showed
81 per cent Of their members favor
ing a walkout in protest against an
emergency board award, which con-
formed to principles laid down by
Vinson to raise their wages four
cents an hour. They had asked
minimum increases of So q day.
The Is incorporating brother
hoods also have conducted a strike
poll but have withheld announce
ment of the result pending congress
sional action on the Truman resolu-
ton, which the senate already has
approved by overwhelming vote.
An emergency board recon-
mended the eight cents an hour
raise for the incorporating en-
ployes but Vinson set the award
Continued On Page y
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
u. S. S. Meredith
To Be Launched

Bath, Me, Dec. 49, (UP)-The
third destroyer U 8 S Meredith Ill
be launched at Bath Iron Works
shipyard here Tuesday, the Navy
announced today.
Like two predecessors, the new
warship will MOTOR Sgt. Jona than
Meredith, USMC, who distinguished
himself in the war with Tripoli in
1903 1904. His great-grcat-grand-
niece, Mrs. william Hopper OF New
York CITY, VIII - th0 H1OnAaE.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
TRAIN DEATH
TOLL RANGES
PAST 75NOW

Rennert, N. c., December
16. - (UP) - At least SO
persons were killed when two
luxury streamlined trains
running between New York
and Florida collided in near
zero weather here early to-
day and authorities feared
the death toll would reach
rs.
Three steel cars of the
Tamiami Champion, en- route
from New York to st. Peters
burg and Tampa, Fla,
jumped the tracks, and the
northbound East Coast
Champion, enroute from
Miami to New York, crashed
into them at high speed.
Most of the dead and many OF
the injured were in two cars OF
the East Coast Champion, the sec
ond and third coaches behind the
engine, which were telescoped and
jammed into a mass of twisted
wreckage by the force OF the Inn
pact.
Although accurate estimates OF
the number of dead and injured
were impossible because a number
of bodies still remained in the
wreckage, reports indicated that at
least 20 and probably so were killed.
At least 90 persons had received
hospital treatment in Lumberton
and Fayetteville but 1t was believed
the number of injured would be
larger.
Ambulances carried some of the
dead to Red Springs, N. c., near
the scene of the crash, but no count
of fatalities had been made there
yet.
The accident occurred north OF
Buie, N. c., and few miles south
Of here.
The Highsmith hospital at Fayet-
teville said that approximately 4C
soldiers and IL civilians had beer
treated there, but did not specify
the extent of their injuries. The
hospital said staff doctors were still
at the scene of th0~wreck five hours
after it occurred, and that reports
indicated a death list Of more thar
| so.
The soldiers were to be trans
ferred to the post hospital at Fort
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
Germans Diq
In For Battle

Front line reports said the Ger
mans were digging in on a FIVE
mile line along the north and west
banks of the Garigliano river be-
ginning some eight miles inland
from the sea. The river flows
through fiat plain. joining with
the Liri river near the Rome road.
The FortreSseS attacking pre-
viously unraided Innsbruck laid car
pets of bombs over the freight
yards, roundhouses and turntables
at the rail junction whence trains
carrying German supplies move
southwark through the Pass into
Italy.
Smoke obscured the target at
Bolzano, which also was hit by
Fortresses, while Liberators blasted
the Avisio Viaduct. Heavy ground
fire was met at Bolzano but much
less at Innsbruck.
Four German tanks were knocked
out in an armored clash just be-
fore the road was reached. Seizure
of a sizeable section of the road
took teh main props out of the Is
mile Nazi line below the PeScara
river.
Hard fighting still was in pro-
gress. Headquarters reports said the
Indian trops alone had captured IS
prisoenrs the last 48 hours and that
Montgomery's men, including Cana
dams, had taken 1000 since crossing
the SangrO river.
The Fifth Army front in the
mountainous sector of Central Italy
came to life after q six day lull with
q thrust which overran a strategic
hill southwest of Castel San Vim
cenzo, six miles south of Alfedena.
Reynolds Packard, United Press
Correspondent, said thre days Of
sunshine and drying of the quag
mires on the battlefront had per-
mitted Lieutenant General Mark w.
Clark's forces to begin new offensive
operations.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-16
Cold Wave
Easing Up
BY UNITED PRESS

Slowly rising temperatures east Of
the Roc'-y mountains were promis-
ed today to provide relief from the
intense cold wave which has claim
ed at least 10 lives since Saturday.
The coolest part of the country
:. the New England states with
Caribou, Me-, recording the lowest
temperature, 16 degrees below zero.
Black Moshanon, Pa., reported IL
below, described as extremely I'M
usual" Kirksville, Mo-, recorded six
below and Springfield, Ill, seven be-
low.
Extreme temperatures were found
in an area bounded by the Dakotas
on the northwest, Texas on the
southwest, northern Florida on the
southeast and Maine OH the north
east.
Few scattered snow flurries were
reported around the Great Lakes
and in New York State. Charleston
N. c., had one inch of snow and
Hatteras, N. c., three inches.
Unseasonal cold sent the temper
allure at Vicksburg, Miss, to 10, At
lanta, 81, Jacksonville, Fla. So,
Mobile, Ala, 26, and New Orleans,