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member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Nu and Jus tinian, scholastic honor societies.
 He was admitted the New York State and Federal Bar and prac- ticed law in Syracuse for five years.
 In 1887 he began his Army car ger as a Second Lieutenant with the 26th Infantry at Plattsburg. He was an Officer in this regiment for one year before assuming command of a CCC Company at Hapnlin, New York.
 In September, 1941, Major Sha- piro reported for duty at Mitchell Field as a First Lieutenant. The date of rank of his Captaincy was in February, 1922. On August IT, 1942, he reported to Bradley Field and it was here that in January, 1943, he received his Majority. In December, 1922, he reported to the Judge Advocate General School at the University of Michigan, which course he completed in March, 1943.
 He has received two commenda- ton from Commanding Generals of the First Air Force. In June, 1922, General Follett Bradley commended him for his work as a Trial Judge Advocate. In February, 1943, Gen. eral J. E. Chaney commended him on the work of the Base Legal Sec, tion.
 During his college days Major Shapiro broadcast half-hour pro. grams of concert piano music over WSYR and WFBL in Syracuse.
 The Major and Mrs. Fay Shapiro reside at 1409 Enfield Street, En- field, Connecticut.
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18

At 1880 hours, two Enlisted Men and two WACs will compete against the same number of West over Field personnel on the "Quiz of Two Cities" program over WTIC, Hartford. This program is one which has long been a favorite of the citizens of both Hartford and Springfield and has been the subject of much friendly rivalry between the two cities. The "Quiz of Two Cities" will be broadcast from the Recreation Room of the Station Hospital.
 The following enlisted personnel will be featured on the Major Bowes' Amateur Hour:
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ATTENTION
 ALL OFFICERS!

An entertainment service has been established in the Hotel Bond, Hartford, for the convenience of the Officers on this Base. Officers desiring to meet attractive young ladies for dining, dancing or an evening at the theatre should con- tact the Officers Service Center at the Bond. This service is for two or more couples.
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18
CAROL SING AND DANCE

The Senior Class of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing is giv- ing an informal Carol Sing on Thursday, 23 December, at 200O hours. There will be informal danc- ing and also refreshments. The event will take place at the Resi- dence, 37 Jefferson Street, Hart ford. All service men and women from this Base are invited.
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18
Major Bowes' Hour, Quiz or Two Cities Include
 Air Base Personnel

Thursday night 23 December Bradley established radio Edward Bowes his famous Hubert Johnson, Commanding Officer personnel Base CBS coastooast hokup which fighting representing have been selected after by the Base Special in which the finest talent Bradley Field participated
Bradley beam., 1943-12-18

Cpl. Lewis Smith, seth AAF Band-Sax solo. Cpl. Virginia Smith-WAC Det-
 vocal.
 5 B's:
 Sgt. Anthony Marcopoto
 Cpl. Herb Resin
 Cpl. Frank Sweeney >* Pfc. Guido Borrelli
 Pfc. Fred Maresh The following enlisted personnel will participate against the West over team of Quiz experts: Sgt. Genevieve M. Sullivan. Cpl. Mary Pantelis. SSgt. Peter Luddy. Pfc. Robert M. Levi
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REDS UNL|MBER.
Big GUNS TO
RAE ZHLOB|N
Moscow, November, 30.

Moscow, November, 30. =
(UP) = The Russians
stormed to within artillery
range of Zhloein today
and unlimbered their big
guns for a bombardment of
that key White Russian juno
zion through which tens of
thousands of Germans were
1eeing a Soviet trap.
(The Nazi Paris radio admitted
the situation at zhlobin was "con-
fused and London morning news
papers said the Soviet advances
made the German situation pre-
carious.)
Pushing up the west bank of the
Dnieper in the most threatening
of three converging Russian drives
on Zhlobin, the Red Army seized
Streshin, only IL miles to the south,
and pressed on to the north for an
attempt to seize the junction of the
Gomel- Minsk and Odessa-Lenin-
grad railways.
Capture of Zhlobin would cut the
main escape route for the remnants
Of the fleeing German garrison from
Gomel and complete the smashing
of Axis defenses in the southern
third of White Russia.
The Soviet artillery bombardment
was expected to heighten the chaos
that already must exist in Zhlobin
as the Germans seek desperately to
re-route tens of thousands of troops
and their equipment.
Six other towns and villages on
the west bank Of the Dnieper south
of zhlobin also were captured, while
another Soviet column pushing up
the Gomel-Hirsk railroad at the
base of the Nazi pocket seized 40
localities, including Smychek, II
mile1 southeast of Zhlobin and 80
miles northwest of Gonel.
In one sector southeast of Zhlobin,
the Russians encircles several Ger
man garrisons, killing 300 of the
enemy and capturing the survivors
as well as rich booty.
A third Russian column was adj
vancing on zhlobin from the north.
Half way between Gomel and
KieN the Russians seized several
enemy strongholds on the lower
reaches of the Pripet River and
killed 1000 Germans in heavy
fighting.
Soviet troops continued to beat
off German counter-attacks IN the
Korosten, Chernyakhov and brush
low sectors west of Kiev and the
Nazi counter offensive appeared to
be willing. Ground forces knocked
out rs German tanks and Red Air
force planes accounted for 80 more,
Nine hundred Germans were killed.
Some 230 miles down the Dnieper
the Russians advanced seven miles
beyond by-passed Cherkasi and
seized Russkaya Polyana, IA miles
north of the zhitomir- znamenka
railroad, and three other localities.
Some $500 Germans were killed and
II tanks destroyed.
Deep in the Dnieper bend, the
Red Army thrust in between Krivoi-
rog and Nikopol and captured IL
communities, including Grigorievka,
81 miles north of Nikopol
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IS MN Guns
Used Now In
u. S. Bombers

Washington, Nov. 30-CUP)--Ar-
tillery has taken wings with install
lation of rs nm. Cannon, similar to
the famous French 75's of the last
war, in the nose of the BPS Billy
Mitchell medium bombers-and take
the word of one who's seen it, the
result as a tight package of tear
ing, crushing hell"
The War Department officially
revealed this latest thing in the way
of aerial armament yesterday and
a more detailed disclosure came to-
day from North American Aviation,
Inc, Manufacturers of the Billy
Mitchell.
The muzzle velocity of the air.
borne rs is approximate lyth- same
as that of its famous World War
predecessor approximately 1850
feet per second for aT1nor- piercing
shell or 1875 feet for the high-ex-
ploSive shot. It's installation on a
plane was made possible by North
Americans development of a special
type of recoil mechanism utilizing
a secret-type hydro-spring device.
Pilots say the sensation when the
gun is fired is similar to the vibra-
ton of an automobile when the
motor misses fire on cold MORN
ing. The cannol can be shot two
miles from the target although the
most effective range Is from 1900
down to 500 yards. Shells are 26
inches long and weigh 20 pounds.
The War Department said the
airborne cannon already had achiev-
ed excellent results in combat, and
while reports from pilots were not
available. United Press Staff Cores
pordent William C. Payette was per-
mitted to take a trip on one of the
planes on the West Coast and it
was he who dubbed it the tight
package of tearing, crushing hell"
Its q comfortable feeling to know
you can sink a ship from W. miles
away" Payette wrote. Sitting dir
rectly over the rs, the pilot draws
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Continued on Page u
King Loses
One Title

Naples, November 80. - (UP) --
The italian provisional government
today deprived Victor Emmanuel OF
his Fascist-created title of Emperor
of Ethiopia and Albania and re-
turned him to his status of mere
"King of italy" as part of a broad
program to eliminate the last YES
tiges of Fascism from the new adj
ministration.
The government expressed thanks
to its head, Premier Marshal Pietro
Badoglio, for his political coup that
resulted in the custer of Benito
Mussolini last July and adopted a
resolution thanking the United
States for "friendliness".
The program approved by Ba-
doglio's cabinet of undersecretaries
call for the suppression of the Fas-
cist militia and a review of all leg
islation enacted under the Fascist
regime, and declared that all Fas-
cists who suppressed individual and
political liberties in Italy are unfit
to exercise any political rights"
The cabinet also announced that
it has annulled all appointments
and promotions based on Fascist
merit" and promised to purge the
administration of "all men on the
Squadristi. the Sciarpa Littorio and
the March on Rome Unit, and all
big shots and F'aScistS guilty of at
tacks on individual liberty"
None of these sanctions" it was
announced, shall be applied to
those who have redeemed them
selves in battle against the common
enemy"
Emmanuels titles of Emperor OF
Albania and Ethiopia were sup
pressed under the new program.
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Laden Made
Co. Detective

Appointment of Sergeant Thomas
F. Laden of New Haven as county
detective in Waterbury was made
by justices of the State Supreme
Court and state Superior Court
judges at a special meeting in New
Haven yesterday, 1t was reliably re-
ported to The Democrat today. Of
ficial confirmation Of the action is
expected to be sent first to the Of
flee Of States Attorney William B.
Fitzgerald where the detective will
serve.
Sergeant Laden has been acting
county detective here since August,
1912. He took over the duties OF
Roland Alling when illness con-
fined the regular investigator to
his home, and he continued in that
capacity when Mr.. Alling resigned
few weeks later under pension.
The new detective has been q
member of the State Police force for
more than IS years. During his
service as acting detective here he
retained his status in the state de-
partment, and his temporary as
signment to the state attorneys
office came from that organization.
Mr.. Alling, who was attached at
the state attorneys office for 10
years and served under three diff
firent prosecutors, likewise was as
ISOLATED with the State Police force
before receiving advancement to the
position of detective.
Nomination of the county detec-
tive is made by the states attor-
ney and ordinarily, appointment by
the members of the bench is a for
mality.
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New Post For
Vanderbilt

Washington, Nov. 3O-(UP)--
Lieut.. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift,
who led the Marine invasions of
Guadalcanal and Bougainville, to-
day was named commandant Of the
Marine corps.
Vandegrift succeeds Lieut.. Gen.
Thomas Holcomb, commandment
since December, 1886, who reached
the statutory retirement age Of "a
last August. Vandegrift will assume
this new post on Jan. l.
The a ppointment was announced
at a news conference IN Holcomb's
afice by Secretary Of the Navy
~sssnk Knox. Knox said that Hol-
<:S.ib would not stay in retirement
ing, but would be recalled to active
Suty.
Knox said vandegrift had earned
his appointment ION the battle
field
Knox told Holcomb that the Navy
and the country owed him ire
mendous debt for expanding the
corps from force of only $4,000
men to nearly 100000 in his seven
years as commandment.
.Holcomb, putting on pipe, turned
to Knox and commented that one
Of the first things he did upon be-
coming commandant was to have
VANDERBILT transferred from the
embassy guard at Peiping, China,
to his staff.
Vandegrift remarked that:
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UNRRA Plans Completed;
Need ,$2,OOO,OOO,OOO

Atlantic City. N. j., November 80.
(UP) - The United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Conference today
finished its work of planning aid
to the liberated areas Of Europe and
left to the delegates Of the 43 ma
tons attending the meeting the
task Of raising the $4,000, 900, 900
fund which will be needed.
Except for the question of money
to carry on the work. complete
agreement has been reached among
the united and associated nations on
the method they will employ to
bring aid to the continent when it is
liberated.
Today's schedule called only for
meetings of the committees on Eu-
rope, the Far East. supplies and
financial control. These meetings
were expected to be only organiza-
tional, with the election Of commit
tee chairman the most important
order Of business. %
Delegates for the most part were
working on the formal speeches
which they will make tomorrow In
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over Germany. particularly In war
production.
Allied air and sea power alone
were sufficient for victory and in
vasion from the west is necessary
only for the kill, the letter was said
to maintain.
With 100000 German troops
killed, wounded or captured on the
eastern front, Germany will be I'M
able to master sufficient strength to
resist Allied armies of some 1000
600 when they decide to force the
issue in western Europe, the letter
was quoted as saying.
The letter was said to conclude
with a stirring appeal to Laval to
disregard personal risk in taking all
possible measures to free France
from German domination. Just
what Laval could do, however, APP
parently was not stated.
French chief of state Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain was under
stood to have received q copy of
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Tchy-French Generals
Ask Laval To Quit Nazis

Madrid, Nov. 30-(UP)-Usually
reliable reports from France said to-
day that number Of Vichy-French
generals, in an open letter to French
chief of government Pierre Laval,
predicted Germanys defeat and
urged the government to throw off
the NaA yoke "at all cost"
The purported appearance of the
letter, which was said to be circu-
lating throughout France in PAM
phlet form, conceded with recent
reports from Berlin that the Ger
man high command has decided
capitulation is the only course for
Germany despite contrary views
held by Adolf Hitler and other NaZi
leaders.
GU. S. Secretary of State Cordell
Hull in Washington yesterday blunt
ly discounted German peace rumors
as Nazi attempt to weaken the Al
lied war EFFORT.
The French generals letter, re-
ports from Vichy said, outlined in
statistical detail the tremendous
material superiority Of the Allies
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Missing Army
Nurses Are Safe

Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Nov.
3O.-(UP)-Thirteen army nurses
missing since Nov. 8 on flight from
North Africa to Italy are believed
safe in Allied territory, it was an
nounced today.
The plane, a C-74 transport. was
last seen flying into a fog follow
ing its take-off from Algiers from
Bari, on the italian southeast coast.
The nurses were members OF an
air evacuation squadron and were
being flown to Italy to accompany
another series of air ambulances
back to North Africa. Twelve en-
listed men and four officers also
abroad the transport, also were safe.
The last report received from the
plane was a request to the Bari air
port to turn on the beam 80 that
the aircraft could land blind. The
transport then was believed over
or near the airport, but never ar
rived.
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z Killed, rs Hurt
In Plant Blast
Continued on Page A.

New York, Nov. 80 = (U,P0 -
An explosion in leaking hydro
gen tank blasted the windows out
of the nine story Western Electric
Company war plant and several
surrounding buildings early today,
injuring 80 persons, two of them
fatally.
A company guard, Robert Hitler,
%. New York, died in Beekman
hospital several hours after he res
cued two workmen from a flaming
loading platform where they were
attempting to repair the leak.
Angelo Gangreiello. As. Of (53
Troy avenue) Brooklyn, workman
at the plant, died few hours later
at Beekman hospital of burns, con-
tusions and other injuries,
Hitler was patrolling the grounds
outside the plant when the explo-
sion occurred, rocking the lower
part Of Manhattan and heard
across the Hudson river in New Jer-
sey. He was showered with flying
glass, but despite his severe wounds
he carried the two injured work
men TO safety.
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Ship Losses
In GiIberts
Light Knox

Washington, Nov. 80 - (UP.) -
Secretary CT Navy Frank Knox said
today that American ship losses in
the Gilbert Islands campaign were
Eight" and that U. S. planes
already are using the enemy-built
air strip on Tarawa.
He told his new conference that
he could make no specific an
nouncement on American ship
losses because naval forces still
were operating in the area.
He told how Seabees went ashore
at Tarawa and, even before tn
working to put the enemy air strip
into shape.
-Four days after the initial at
tack on Tarawa-and mind you, I
said initial attack-ounr flyers We're
using the field" he sid.
The field will be enlarged and
will become an important base"
he added.
He also revealed that on Thanks
giving day the United Nations COM
pleted more than enough merchant
tonnage to replace all the United
Nations merchant losses since the
outbreak of the war in 1899.
Knox said he didn't have the
figures available but wanted to con-
graduate Rear Admiral Emory S.
Land and Rear Admiral Howard L.
Vickery, chairman and vice chair
man respectively of the U. S. Mari
time Commission. He also extended
congratulations to British and Can
adian shipyards for their part In
"the greatest job Of shipbrilding in
history"
Knox said American commanders
in the Gilbert operation did not
under estimate Japanese strength,
particularly at Tarawa where Amer
lean losses were comparatively very
heavy.
I'VE were not at all fooled by the
enemy'S strength" he said. Prep
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George Morgan
Killed In Action
In Algeria

George Morgan OF Middlebury
was killed in action in Algeria Nov
IA, according to War Department
communication received last night
by his family. No details were given
in the brief message, which stated,
however, that a letter will follow.
The young serviceman began his
Army service last April and had
been overseas about two months. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Morgan, and his survivors include
several sisters.
Numerous other local men are re-
ported to be serving in the same
North African section and are be-
lieved to have participated in the
most recent action.
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STORM RIDGE
Deep WITHIN
FOE DEFENSES

Allied Headquarters, Al
giers, November 80. - (UP(
- The British Eighth Army
cracked the German winter
line across Italy near tho
Adriatic in a savage 36-houE
battle, General Dwight ID.
EiSenhOwer'S communiqua
announced today, and il.
pounding forward in an Of
fensive to smash open the
roads to Rome.
Crashing through up to
four miles past the Sangro
River bridgehead on a 12-
mile front, British, Indian
and New Zealand veterans
stormed a high ridge deep
within the defenses of the
bitterly-fighting Nazis and
the communique said terSely:
"Our advance is continu-
ing"
While there were no signs Of a
general attack on Lieutenant Cen
eral Mark w. Clark's Fifth Army
sector in western Italy, American
troops made a one mile gain, cap
turing Castelnuovo, northwest Of
Montaquila, and heavy fighting was
in progress.
General Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery's troops swept through the
town of Mozzagrogna, three miles
north of Sangro and western hinge
of the contested ridge which eX-
tends five miles northwest near
Fossacesia and through Aramag-
noli
Capture of the heights-first be-
yond the broad Sangro Valley
would complete the rupture of the
German line, placing Montgomery's
men firmly past their first obstacle.
The heights range from $50 to L.
900 feet.
The fierce fighting took place
under one of the heaviest artillery
barrages of the Italian campaign
and an increasing number of pris-
oners, some described as literally
''hDmb-happy'' were falling into the
Eighth's hands. The sky was filled
with Allied planes for the seventh
straight day.
An overcast that threatened rain
-bane of the Allies for weeks
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Koiser To
Run Brewster

Washington, Nov. 3O.-CUP)-
Henry j. Kaiser, new president of
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
the problem child of wa1plane pro-
duction-revealed today that he had
promised the Navy to produce $50
Corsair fighter planes a month by
May, 1914.
Appearing before special house
naval affairs committee, Kaiser, who
took over direction of the firm only
recently, indicated belief that the
three Brewster plants were on go
ing basis. He said he had asked the
Navy for early consideration OF
new contracts.
He said most Of Brewster's work
on dive bomber and plane modifica
ton had been cancelled by the Navy
to enable the firm to concentrate on
the production of Corsairs. This will
initially slow up the Corsair pro-
gram to some extent, he said, but
thereafter will greatly assist it,"
A carefully-conducted survey. he
said, showed that a peak produc-
ton of 288 Corsairs month by
September, 1914, was possible, but
the Navy had requested sticking to
the $50 plane schedule. He said
he was convinced the new plan was
realistic"
Thus in a plant where the Navy
had considered cancelling all Its
contracts due to failure to reach
adequate production, Kaiser's state
ment presented hopeful and OPP
timistic picture.
Members of the subcommittee,
however, have been skeptical OF
Kaiser's ability to rectify all the
firms troubles, and a majority of
them were reported in some quar-
tiers to favor asking the Navy to
end its attempt to make use OF
Brewster.
Kaiser told the committee he did
not wish to give the impression
everything will be smooth sailing
at Brewster from now on" and adj
mitted that getting satisfactory
production out of Brewster is as
tough a job as I ever tackled
However, it is my understanding
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Harmon
Safe Aqoin

U. s. 14th Airforce Headquarters,
China, Nov. 80. (UP)-Lt. Tommy
Harmon has come back safely from
his second aerial brush with death
in seven months-thanks again to
a parachute.
The commander of the squadron
to which the former Michigan ALI
American football player belongs
messaged headquarters yesterday:
Glad to report Harmon okay, re-
turning base"
Harmon was not returned to the
base as yet and full details were not
known. The fact he was able to
walk out of the Chinese Hinterland
and reach some point of contact
would indicate he was not injured.
Harmon baled out of his lightning
after dive bombing the Kiukiang
docks and warehouses Oct. 80 while
10 Japanese Zero fighters attacked
his formation. -Four u. S. planes
were lost, including Harmon's. A fell
low flyer, 1t. Jordan Junior of Dali
las, Tex, subsequently reached base.
Harmon will find out he Is first
Lieutenant now. His promotion
came through the day after he was
reported missing.
The airforce lieutenant first was
reported missing in April, 1913,
when the twin-engined bomber he
was plotting failed to return. 1t
later developed that Harmon and
members of his crew parachuted
from the plane when 1t developed
engine trouble over North Central
South America.
Two members of the crew were
killed and three were listed as miss
ing. Harmon, fighting his way
through the jungles for seven days
and nights with the assistance of
natives, finally reached a Dutch
Guiana village and later returned
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