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La gaceta., 1943-06-15
NO. 35
CAPIULo XVI
.,OADo Y ~"ARREcLADo"

W.
.,OADo Y "ARREGLADo"
p~eoistrador de Vehiculos de
an Ell estado de Massachu-
|,i informado de que en- una
de New Rochelle habia
nbulancia con licencia de su
Habia dicho ell chofer que
4. q buscarla dentro de una
Y no habia retornado.
Ell Registrador ell numero
licencia. La ambulancia era
a. Marlowe.
lmpanado por ell inspector
un agente federal fue
ldo a New York con instruc-
nara buscar a Marlowe.
saba ell agente cual era ell
Hero motive de tai coopera-
lOr ell Condado, mandando un
tor de policia para 10 que
Iente era una Investigation
h. Era que habia entrado
20 ell Hombre del Saco!
bia logrado ell senior todopo-
que ell jefe de policia man.
Hallett, con ell fin de ente-
de TODD 10 que sucediera.
lba ell Jefe que Hallett ODE
las 6rdenes secretas del
fe del Saco.
SiStia la orden en- avisar a
We y ayudarle a escapar an
que Ell agente federal pu-
arrestarlo.
que una noche cuando Pa
bella esperaba a su Amo
al Club Lambs, Hallett y
igo caminaban a 10 largo de
Bma Gale. Hallett miro al
con librea que estaba junto
EOche. LIE basto con una mi
evanta las manos, Sella--le
pcsndo su pistola.
manos de Pablo automati-
tie Sc levantaron.
sp6Sale, Bob-dijo Hallett
Fprendido agente federal
encOntrado a tn medico, ST.
mi antigua amigo Pablo Sc
pOlicia pas6 sus manos sobre
plsillos de Pablo Y no lie en-
anna alguna. Pablo sonri6
gamente.
Nala suerte themes, Hallett,
20 puedes ponerme un fevol-
? Ell bolsillo y decir que me 10
htraste.
inspector sonrio a~legremente.
Oeja ESQ de nuestra cuenta,
PmO un automovil de alquiler,
que Pablo marchase delante
y junto con ell agente fede-
llev6 a las Tumbas.
encontraron encima tres
|Os dolares; pero ninguna ar.
|tQue clase de arma tenia?-
Cllcla de New York lie pregun.
hallett despues de que Pablo
Evening star., 1943-03-22

said last night the two recent heavy
Allied bombings Of the Nazi SUBJ
marine base at St. NaZaire had de-
molished so per cent of the houses
in the French port town and left
another 20 per cent uninhabitable,
FLYING FortreSses and Liberators
hit the town and U-boat installa- .
tons in daylight raid February
Is and the Raj dropped 1000 tons
of bombs on the night of February
28. German authorities then or
dered civilians to evacuate the city.
Stockholm sources reported the
huge Allied bombing blow at Berlin
March l had left 10000 Berliners
homeless and declared a direct bomb
hit had been scored on the sprawl
ing stone building which houses
Field Marshal Goering's Air Min
jctry
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Columbia Alumni Hear
Grew Warn Of Long War

Joseph c.. Grew, former AmbaSSa- =
dor to Japan, reiterated his warning
that America faces long, hard
fight to "cut the military cancer
out of Japan" during talk to
members of the Columbia Uni
versity Alumni Association Of Wash
ineton Saturday night.
DR.. William Roy Valance, alumni
association president, read letter
Of greeting from DR.. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, president of Columbia
University, in which Dr. Butler said
"There Is ample evidence that Pear
Harbor was no suddenly planned
happening"
Dr. Joseph w. Barker, dean of the
universitys school of engineering, on
leave in Washington as special as
sistant to the Secretary of the Navy
said Columbia had placed all its
resources at the Nations disposal in
the prosecution of the war.
Distinguished guests included
United. States Supreme Court JUS
tice William o. Douglas and Mrs.
Douglas, DR.. Ricardo j. Alfaro, for
mer president of Panama; Homer S.
Cummings, former attorney general;
Maj, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Rob-
ert N Anderson, president of the
Federal Bar Association, and Mrs.
Anderson. Numerous alumni who
are in the Army and the Navy also
were present.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Chennau|t's Flyers
Blast Phosphate Mine
Loading installations
In lndo-Chinu Hit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE U. S. ARMY AIR
FORCE IN CHINA. March 20 de-
layedD The first bombing raid by
Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault S
flyers as members Of the new 14th
United States Air Force tore up rail-
road yards and loading installations
in what is probably the most i'm
portant japanese phosphate mining
operations of French Indo-China.
More than 10 tons of bombs cas-
caded down onto the target area
seven miles south of Laokay on the
Running Hanoi railroad just south
of the Yunnan Province border.
observations confirmed by pho
tographs show the main shipping
and receiving area was knocked out
and long sections of tracks were de-
stroyed.' said 1t. Col. Herbert Nor
gan of Freedom, Pa, operations
chief.
Several bombs hit close to the
power station and should have
caused considerable damage"
The block shaped concrete station
also was shot up by fighter pilots.
among them Col. Clinton Vincent of
Natchez, Miss, Gen. Chennault' S
chief of staff.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
RAF Bombers DAMAGE
Important Railway
.Viaduct in Brittany
IA Freight Trains Also
Attacked in Sorties
Over Nuzi-HeId Europe
Ey the AsSociateo Press.

Ey the Associatec Press.
LONDON, March 22.-BrltiSh
Whirlwind bombers damaged the
important railway viaduct at Nor
laix, in Britanny, scoring several
hits and starting fire As the
RAF continued its attacks on Ger
man communications in France over
the week END, the Air Ministry an
nounced yesterday.
Fourteen freight trains were at
tackled during the sorties which
were carried out Saturday night and
all Allied planes returned, it was
announced
Reports from various sources con-
tinued to pour in meanwhile on
the damage done to Nazi- occupied
Europe during recent Allied bomb
ing attacks
10000 Homeless in Berlin.
The Berlin radio. in a broadcast
recorded by the Associated Press,
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Allied bombers Attack
3-5hip Jap Convoy
And Cripple Destroyer
SmoII Vessels ond
Borees Also Blasted
OFF New Guinea
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, March 22.-Allied
bombers spent Sunday searching
the Southwest Pacific for enemy
shipping and during the day and
night attacked one three ship con-
voy and other vessels off Dutch New
Guinea and crippled large Jap
anese destroyer in the Solomon
Sea, an Allied communique said
today
The convoy, sighted off Cape
Vandenbosch, consisted of two
medium sized cargo vessels and a
destroyer. Results of the first at
tack were not observed, but later in
the day a heavy bomber straddled
one of the cargo vessels with bombs,
the communique said.
The DESTROYER in the Solomon Sea
was hit twice at night when it was
sighted proceeding east at a high
speed. Two direct hits were scored
and when last seen, the destroyer
was llmplng away, training large
oil slick. it was announced.
Off Cape Namaripi, Dutch New
Guinea. three small enemy mer-
chant ships were bombed and barees
near the shore were strafed by a
heavy reconnaissance plane.
At Langgoer. inthe Kai Islands,
enemy machine gun positions were
silenced and two luggers in the
harbor were damaged during an at
tack by a medium bomber. Explo-
sions and fires were started at
Gasmata. New Britain, during a
night raid on the enemy airdrome.
In the Cape Gloucester area of
Western New Britain. an enemy
cargo ship was bombed in Bergen
Bay and left listing and in sink
Ing condition, the communique said.
Night raids were carried out on
Madang and Finschaffen in New
Guinea
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Britain Mass producing
New Anti-Aircraft Weapon
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORWOOD, England, March a.
Britain is producing new
type of mechanical fuse for anti
aircraft shells which gives twice the
accuracy achieved by the old-type
powder fuse, it was disclosed here
over the week end by Duncan
Sandys, parliamentary secretary of
the Ministry of Supply.
Shells now can be made to burst
accurately at heights half again as
great as could be done at the be-
ginning of the war" Mr.. Sandys
said in speech. Previously only
very limited proportion of guns in
an area were within range of the
Evening star., 1943-03-22

target. Now. as result of length
ening the fuse. guns from A much
greater range can bring a concen-
trated FIRE to bear on enemy planes. "
Work Of producing the mechani-
cal fuses is being done almost en-
tirely by women using watch-mak-
ing machinery, he said.
The new fuses, plus other me-
chanical Improvements and better
eunnery technique. now enable the
anti aircraft to knock down eight
enemy planes with the same number
of shots it took to hit one in the
autumn Of 1910, Mr.. Sandys de-
clared.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Senator 1Ydings Urges
New 'Pay-as-Y -You-Go' Plan
Rv the Associated Press.

hN me ASSOCisISC ffeSs-
BALTIMORE. March Ex-senator
Tvdines. Democrat, of MARYLAND
has ''pay-as-you-go" plan Of his
own.
In broadcast speech yesterday,
the Senator favored A constitutional
amendment which will compel
every administration in peace time
to spend no more money than it
takes in unless at the same time
it provides the extra taxes which
will pay off any borrowed money
within a definite period of time.
He charged the Government with
adding s27 1000 900 900 to the ma
tional debt during the 1905 and
lin my Judgment not one dollar Of
that huge sum should have been
borrowed.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Britoin Sending MorteI,
Tank Expert, to Moscow

By the Assoeisted Press.
LONDON. March a.. The War
ONCE yesterday announced the ap-
pointment of a tank expert, 1t, Gen.
Giffard lie Quesne Martel, SO. As head
of the British military mission in
Moscow.
He is credited by the War Office
with playing a ajor part in de-
velopment of British armored forces.
He will succeed Rear Admiral G.. J.
A. Miles.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Owes No Income Tox,
But Makes Contribution

By the Associated Press
ST. LOUIS.-The internal rev.
enue collector received a check from
Roy W. McGhee. Greenville, Mo,
prosecuting attorney, for $50.79, the
exact amount of Mr.. McGhees tax
payment year ago.
But it was more than coincidence.
Mr.. McGhee explained he did not
owe a tax this year. He wanted to
contribute something. so made last
years payment over again.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Soviet Planes Raid
HeIsinki for J Hours

HELSINKI. Finland. March %
(Pl.-Two persons were reported
killed and % injured in Helsinki's s
longest air raid Saturday night and
early yesterday when Soviet planes
stabbed at the city for seven hours
in bright moonlight.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
De MoIoy Leader Dies

MILWAUKEE, March % P).-
Willard D. Isham. 81, organizer of
the De Molay Order in Wisconsin
and prominent in State Masonic cir
cles, died yesterday after a short i'll
ness. Mr., Isham was founder of the
De Molay Legion of Honor in Wis
consin and founder and publisher
Of the magazine, Badger De Molay.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
East Cote Lions to Meet

DR.. Lynn E. Baker, professor of
psychology at National University
will speak at 1915 pm. tomorrow
at the East Gate Lions Club on
Anxiety and Worry" The meet
ing will be held at 839 Bladensburg
road NE.
Evening star., 1943-03-22

on the way and added: They will
be put into combat as fast as they
arrive"
Evening star., 1943-03-22

Uncle Sam will keep 'em flying. If
the spirit of his citizens will keep
'em buying-honds.
Evening star., 1943-03-22
Dead Estimated at 1000.

These same sources estimated the
dead at closer to 1000 than the 500
reported by the Germans.
Prospect of additional United
States Air Force blows at Germany
was opened up as Mai, Gen Ira c.
Eaker, commanding American flyers
in the European theater, revealed
crews were being trained for night
operations on German targets, even
though most United States raids
would continue to be made by day
light
Gen. Eaker said American bomb
ers, more heavily armed and capable
Of greater loads of explosives. were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
OPA Cuts
Ice Box
Prices

Retail ice box prices we're
slaShed from ) 10 10 per cent to-
day under a new ceiling price
schedule announced by the OPA.
The new order covers retail
sales by ice companies and retail
units controlled by ice companies;
mail order sales by mail order
houses except through their own
retail outlets, and all other retail
sales. including those by retail
stores of mail order houses or
private brand sellers.
Ceilings range from S26.75 10
SIS on retail sales by ice COM
panieS, S1S.95 to $685. for mail
order houses and from S3125 10
$3.50 on sales by retail stores or
brand sellers
Tags must be attached TO each
ice box showing the ceiling and
selling prices as well as the make,
model and rated ice capacity of
each box.
Charges for extension OF credit
may be added only if in March,
1912. the seller made a separate
charge for this service, the OPA
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09

them, pointing oHt that there was
a rule that girls who work IN the
offices IN the factories must wear
Stacks If their work takes them
into the plant al any time.
The girls denied they had ever
heard Of such a rule and said they
would SIT IN the offices until they
were allowed 10 work in dresses.
Only casualty Of the disturb
ance was Mrs. Mable kolk, chief
Women'S counselor. who suffered
a diSlocated shoulder when she
fell while hurrying down the hall
way 10 The scene Of the dispute
Meanwhile. some of the dress
wearing girls left the plant 10
give their story 10 newspaper re-
porterS.
Il want 60 wear dresses 50
can show off my legs" said
Miss Vivian Hoyt. q Shapcly
read head II want 10 feel like
= lady again. You certainly
can't feel like one when you're
wearing Stacks"
one Of their chief grievances
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

- THE YUGOSLAVS. bitterly
as they fight the Germans tas
witnes the Chetniks who still
are holding OUT sometimes
make friends with the Italians,
and once, at least II did the
Italians a lot of good.
A Sad-faced Italian one day
confessed 10 a YugoSlav that
They're going 10 move US 10
the Russian front and We don /
want 10 60
There. there, said the Slay.
"Dont You worry. Wen fix
everything up all right"
The next night the Under
ground planted some dynamite
under railroad bridge 10 the
east. And until the bridge was
repaired, IL was impossible 10
move that particular Italian
unit 10 Russia.
THAT'S ONE Of the pleas
Anter stories coming from an
unhappy land
Not 100 m any Americans
have been there and escaped
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09

The dress dispute in the High
land Park plant OF the Ford Motor
Co took new turn today when
several girls appeared for work
wearing dresses over Stacks.
The girls were waglnG what ap-
poarcd 20 bc a losing battle, how
ever Only - of them, allNofice
workers, reported for duty in
dresses. as against 81 who were
refused work Monday because
they failed 10 appear IN stacks as
demanded 10y the company.
The II girls VINO refused 10
wear SlaCks today were not al
lowed to work and were called
INTO conference With plant Off
Gals IN an attempt to iron out the
situation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
10PA ReIaxes Rules
On Farm Purchases

& The OPA today announced re-
Taxation OF regulations 10 permit
farmers 10 purchase farm imple-
ment, front-wheel ira tor or
Grade III tires after June II If
stocks are available.
Local rationing boards will also
be authorized to approve the pur-
chase of new passenger tires by
farmers if implement. front-wheel
tractor or industrial tires are not
available.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09

again O n q
of I h e m is
Father John
V. Trim k o.
a Franciscan
prIe 81. He
returned TO
Arfcrrctr fdSt
July on the
- r tt ming
n O | m, a n q
has consist
emily refused
to be inter
v ie " g q. II
ism I COnSld-
cred quite
the thing for
a priest par
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
Z Michigan Soldiers
On Jap Prisoner LIST

The war department today in
its latest prisoner list announced
the names of 292 more American
soldiers held prisoner by the Jap
aneSe. or this number TWO are
from Michigan. Pvt. Lloyd II.
Dibble. brother Of Mrs. Virginia
Crosbie Of 3S Myrtle. River Rouge,
and Pfc. Victor NJ. Marfurta Of
SAGINAW.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
DSR Renews Postal Deal

The contract in which the post
master pays $50.75 annual fee
for the transportation of mail.
men has been approved for re-
newal by the board of street
railway commissioners, it was an
nounced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
GIRLS oBDURATE

The dispute flared up Monday
morning when 81 girls reported 10
work IN gally printed summer
froCkS They were asked 10 60
home and put on stacks but re-
fused Then. when they tired 70
work The company wouldn't Jet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
His Rivals C's

BOSTON. June 8 QNS)-The Boston,
OPA office today had this complaint before
IT, a motorist wanted 10 know why he
couldn't obtain more gasoline coupons when
two Of his wifc's sutorS were able to take
her out on their &C" ralions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09

mp TO my shoaldGs before / fioated
free.
ros close TO an isloud-lafer
I learned II lcos Saro. I fiooted
and padded for more than az
hour TO reach shore.
NATIVES FRIENDLY
The natipes were friendly bit
afraid Of sharks. They started
out TO help but uden the water
touched their knees they scdm-
pered back. When I finally landed
they took care Of me until the
time tohen the marines returned
me TO GUadoicdnol.
Then IL tCds hospital ship and
fiUo months IN California hospi-
tai.
I do Uont TO sag this: They haze
the greatest doctors an the World
for soldiers, soiiors and marines.
Lieutenant Moran was born in
Detroit and lives at 2481 ,Atkin-
son. He attended Visitation
School and University of Detroit
High. where he was All-City end
on the football team. Later he
played on the u. of D. freshman
eleven. / Then he joined the
marines.
He spent 10 months in the Pa
cific and among those he met was
Capt. Joe Foss, ace pilot of World
War II. His verdict on Captain
E,OSS-a grand guy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
Photo by Times stan Photograph

Was that girls working for the
army ordnance IN adjoining Of
fees are permitted 10 wear
dresses while doing similar work
Mrs. Ella NuSh OF 5245 Neckal
Dearborn, said,
I'VE want the right 10 dress
as We please, Maybe the girls i'm
the factory want 10 wear
Stacks. but we don't Anyway, IL
IL too warm 10 be wearing
them"
GIRLS NOT STRIKING
Miss Wanda AcciacCa, 1920
Cameron. said that she hoped that
people wouldn't get the idea that
the girls are striking.
I'VE want To 20 To work" she
said, "but the company won't
let US. We are going 10 carry on
this fight 80 that every one Of
the 400 office girls here can
come To work dressed as they
please. That is within reason"
a company spokesman SAID that
the girls were not fired or SuS-
Dpp0pd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
DefrOiEer i'm Victory
Over 43 Jap Planes
Ii. Jack Moran Begged
z Before They Got Him
With I0ceodiary Bullet
BY EDGAR HAYES

There were 10 marine
fighter planes To 4S laps. but
those Japs never had chance
That was Jack Moran, former
University of Detroit High foot
ball star and now 22-year-old
lieutenant in the marine air corps,
quietly telling of the day when
Guadalcanal passed into Ameri-
can hands.
He was flying OHF OF those 10
marine planes and he vas one OF
the three shot down, all rescued.
"Yes, we drove them off and
shot down 10. II was their last
big sortie while they were try
ing TO clear their remaining
troops off the island"
: OPERATIONS
Lieutenant Moran. home for a
short visit. must return 70 ma
rine hospital in California. He has
undergone seven operations since
he was shot down.
lie didn't want 10 tell the story
himself
1.-THE credit belongs TO those
marines out there. Anyway. the
doctors told us not TO answer a
lot of questions. IL makes US
too nervous"
But he consented 10 tell what
happened. and this IS his story
The fight took place during the
dan Of February !. IT WoSp't orr
first encounter iCifh the laps. We
had been lucky. TWtce before zee
bdd fought them.
The Japs came orer-E3 Of th@m
1t says ia the citation giUeH Our
squadron leader. There were Just
n Of rs bit IRE had met them at
such odds before and hadn't lost.
HE DOWNS TWO
We tackled them IN orr fighting
formation and. son, you could see
n line Of spray as Jdp after Jap
hit IN the wdter. l. got tloo myself
before ! got into trouble.
Somehow two others got by as
and I left the group and trent
after them. I chased them some
distance wheH oil at once / lrGs
attacked from the rear.
first kneic Il Uhen shell froV'
comm cannon hit. If shook the
plane bit didn't put u ont Of cont
mission.
M lcff leg wos hit/by an IN
cendiory bullet which pGroiy@cd
the nerres. The laps kept pouring
cannon fire and machine gun bull
let's. There 1cere 100 holes IN my
ship Cheu the motor finally faiied.
HURT IN CRASH
made q crash landing IN the
ratcr and found MP troubles cere
Just begiyNug. A machine gun
bullet hadNat my lie belt and
tchen crashed ! hit my head
forWdrd. The hatch corcr feH
forlCard aud japmed. ! kneO
had 20 seconds before p,g plane
lCOpld sink.
Hou 7 got o,d - n mystery. J
grabbed the handles and pVjied
tcith more strength than ! erer
kHeic ! possessed. The plane be-
gan 10 sink and the trotst 'ros
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-09
243,OOO Join Mass Pledge of Allegiance
School Children
0penF|dgW Week.;
Drive on Bonds

Marked by a new war bond
drive, Flag Week opened in De-
troit today as thousands of pa
triots joined in mass tribute to
Old Glory. symbol of freedom and
democracy.
Signalling formal opening of the
observance, which ends Monday
June IA, was a brief radio address
by DR.. Warren f. Bow superin-\
PENDENT of schools, followed by a
mass pledge of allegiance 10 the
flag by 243,000 Detroit school
students.
URGES FLAG DISPLAY
In proclama M or
Jeffries urged all citizens and Gus
todians of buildings to display the
flag each day of the week.
At the same time, all citizens
were urged to forego the purchase
of non-essential things. TO place
money through war bonds and
stamps in the form of war ma
terials out there on the firing
line where our flag is being adj
vanced and maintained with such
heroic self-sacrifice."
FATS DRIVE PLANNED
While civic. patriotic and pub
nc organizations conduct special
programs designed to promote re-
spect Of the flag, Detroit Girl
Scouts are planning special Flag
Week fat campaign to help in
crease the supply needed for the
manufacture of explosives.
Appropriately. the slogan of the
Observance is Save by Sacrifice"
emphasized by Gov. Kelly and
Mayor Jeffries in their procla-
nations.
The history Of the flag will be
dramatized in radio and stage
programs, but officials stressed
the significance of a general dis
play Of the flag by all home
owners ito hasten victory"
SALUTE ALTERED
For the first time, American
citizens this year will observe the
pledge of allegiance by standing
with the right hand over the heart
during the recital. The change In
pledge is by vote of Congress,
June %, 1912.
Dedicated to fostering national
unity; Flag Week was established
in 1889 by the United States Flag
Association. as national patri-
otto revival that would, with dra-
matte force. remind the American
people of the unequaled blessings
and personal obligations of citizen
ship under our form of govern
ment.
sIOO,o00,Oo GOAL ~
National officials, emphasizing
a study of proper respect and
flag etiquette, said the bond drive
should increase bond and stamp
purchases S100,000.000 above and
beyond normal purchases.
Headed by Mayor Jeffries, the
Detroit Flag Week committee Is
posed of the following
persons:
DR.. Bow. chairman: s. w.
Curtis. commander. Detroit Dis
trict Association of the American
Legion; Duncan McColl. president.
municipal council, Spanish War
Veterans; Joseph Krezenski. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars; Nate
Lerner. vice president, Allied Vet
Grams Councils; Rev. FIR. Carroll
F. Deadly. superintendent of pa
rochial schools; c. c. Barnes. di-
rector of social studies, Detroit
public schools; and Stanley f.
Dimond. secretary, department of
social ctttdiac