The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
News Of
Connecticut

Hartford, Conn.,, March l0--tUP)
"A 3B.mlnute daytime practice air
raid drill will DO held In Connecticut
Friday, starting ut 1925 O. m. State
Defense Administrator Wesley A.,
SturgeS announced today.
II will DO the firSt statewide day
time drill since the start Of the war
Hturges said the drill was TO ae-
quaint the public further with the
new blackout and DIR raid signals
and give further training 10 day"
time preoautlon services.
All automobiles must cease oper.
ating during the drill, and pedes-
TRANS must take shelter, II was IN.
rounced.
Hartford, Conn, March l6,-(UP)
Indications grew today that Gov.
Baldwin would veto o bill restoring
forfeited rights 10 Harry Mackenzie,
Bethel, former Fairfield Republic
can leader who served u jail term In
connection with the Waterbury
municipal scandal.
Al the same time, II WAS reported
that some hlgh.rRnklng Republican
leaders appeared 20 BIO committed 10
aiding Mackenzie In tho rcst0rR-
ton blu, md o party squabbIc ap.
already appeared inevitable.
The forfeited rights committee nj.
ready has voted U favorable re-
port on the Mackenzie resolution.
Hartford, Conn.,, March i0.-'
tUP)-The Legislative judiciary
eommitte was expected today TO
make favorable reports within u
day or 80 on several major bills, In
Guiding o state housing commission,
changes In the liquor laws and Gre
ating O commission TO study the
states judicial structure.
Several Sub-committeeB of the Ju-
dietary committee were hard NJ
work on these measures, ana reports
were near readiness.
Gov. Baldwin has expressed o..
peClal interest In the housing Dill,
and also measures concerning work.
mems and unemployment compen'
Sation, which were expected soon
from other committees.
Az tho 18th week OF the leelsla-
ture began, the motor vehicles COM
mlttee scheduled hearing FOR This
afternoon on compulsory inSur.
ance law for automobile drivers.
The governor, meantime. signed a
bill authorizing State Police Com
missioner Edward J. Hickey TO pro.
vide special guards for war plants
who want them, expenses 10 DO paid
by the plants.
Hartford, Con-, March l0--(UP)
--(iOVuFnOr Baldwin told the Hart
ford WOmen's Republican club late
yesterday there was some politics In
the legislature, that little major
legislation has been passed, but
added that the record Of the assem-
bly, should be judged when oil itS
business was completed.
The aim Of Republicans In the
legislature, he said, n ITO work out
the greatest good for the greatest
number"
The governor said ne would start
right away 20 line up enough fuel
supplies for Connecticut residents
for next winter--If federal officials
will make the supplies available.
Hartford, Conn.,, March l6-(UP)
Governor Baldwin today asked
state Labor Commissioner Corne-
Illus J. Danaher to investigate re-.
ports that Connecticut industries
were employing women more than
So hours week.
The request followed reports that
some concerns were putting women
on long work schedules and releass
Ing men from Jobs.
Two weeks ago, the governor Issued
IN order under his war powers slis-
pending the 4g-hour work week for
women, and also the ban on night
work by women.
aTn my opinion" seid the gover-
nor, ANY working schedule OF more
than 90 hours week should be
considered absolutely excessive"