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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
RENDOVA ISLE
TAKEN BY U. S.
Continued from Page i


of the strategically important Solo
mon Islands. The southeastern
group of these islands was invaded
by American forces on Aug. 7 las
and that campaign was completed
with the conquest of Guadalcana
on Feb. this year.
Also in February, American forcei
pushed slightly northwestward b.
taking the Russell Islands, which
provided an additional air base fol
American use.
Military experts believed that thu
landing on Rendova itself was o.
major significance only because it i.
necessary to nullify Munda before
any moves could be made on The
more important Bougainville Island
Capture of Bougainville, largest
Of the Solomons group, would place
American forces within easy all
striking distance of the key Japa-
nese base at Rabaul, New Britain
Island.
The Rendova operation also was
in continuation Of the apparent
American strategy to seize bases
close to the outer rim of Japan's
defense perimeter.
n April %, the Navy announced
the occupation Of Funafuti Island
in the Ellice group, within easy
bomber range of the Japanese held
Gilbert Islands.
Attu, a Japanese base in the Aleu-
tians, was retaken by the U. s.
troops early in June after nearly
three weeks of bitter battling.
Rendova, which lies just SOUTH
ward of the western end of New
Georgia Island, is an island about
20 miles long. 1t is entirely noun
famous and densely wooded.
Banyetta Point, western extrem-
ity Of the island, has a black sand
beach which is steep and around
which tidal currents sweep strongly.
At the northern point of the is
land, the coast is fronted by bar
rier reef at maximum distance OF
2Is miles, through which there are
about six deep passages. On the
northern part of the reefs, are sew
eral small islands. The lagoon with
in is shallow and is encountered
with several reefs.
The sharp acceleration of air at
tacks on Japanese bases in the Sol
onions this month foreshadowed
some such move as that on Rendova.
For example, Munda was bombed
nine times, Kahili the same number
and Villa was hit six times. All told
SO air attacks were made on nine
japanese bases in the area and sew
eral other attacks made on shipping
in the Japanese-he zone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Rosetta B.
Welsh of Ferndale Road, Middle
bury, will be held today at 2 p. m.
from the Lunny Funeral home, 25
Central avenue, Rev. Louis Knox
officiating Burial will be in Grove
cemetery in Naugatuck, with Rev.
Mr.. Knox Louis reading the COM
initial Bearers will be, Anthony
Tammaro, Edward Rice, Thomas
Murphy, Joseph Henebry, John Nc
Hale and johnson Berry.
Funeral services for Miss Anna
Sloboda. go Alder ST., who drowned
in Hitchcock lake in Wolcott Sun
day, will be held tomorrow at 8
q. m. from the Deliniks funeral
home, II Congress Ave. to ST..
Mary's Russian-G Greek Orthodox
Catholic church at $50, where
services will be conducted by Rev.
Peter Dzubay, pastor. Burial will
be in the family plot in st. Mary's
cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home this evening from
7 to 10 p. m.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie
Gasser of East Litchfield will be
held from the Anderson Funeral
Home, 10 Central avenue tomorrow
at p. m, Rev. Martin ]. Lorenz of
the First Lutheran church offlciat-
ing. Burial will be in Riverside
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30

William j. Derwin, assistant super
visor Of recreation.
Mr.. Derwin's assistant will be
Miss Lucy Russo, formerly associat-
ed with the Waterbury Girls club,
who will direct women's and girls
activities including swimming in
struction classes at the Crosby pool
for youngsters and girls and young
women engaged in defense work
Mr.. Derwin announced that the
park department swimming periods
In the Crosby pool will take place
Tuesday and Thursday mornings
from 8 to IL and Tuesday evening
from Z to 9. Time and place of reg
istration will be revealed shortly.
All the Fairgrounds opened on
schedule today, despite the under
manned playground staff due to the
shortage of manpoWer.
Despite the wartime hardships
that have befallen the park depart
ment. the officials expect to main
tain o full program of activities
throughout the summer. In many
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pervisor; assistants, Sadie Reilly
and Phyllis Segal.
Washington park: Eleanor Leahy,
supervisor; assistants, William Shea
George Carroll, Ann Campion and
Mrs. A. Christinat.
Chase park: Mrs. E. P. Conlan,
Mrs. Ellen Reidy, Nancy Dryer
and Mary Meehan.
Fairlawn: Edward Conlon, Roset-
ia O'Brien and Barbara Cronley.
Hopeville: Robert Phelan, super
visor; assistants, Mrs. Thomas Ho-
gan and Irene Powers.
Division Street. Robert McKen-
ma, supervisor, Honora German
Town Plot: Ned Bergin. super
visor; assistants. Marian Dezinno
Margaret McGrath, Polly Walsh,
Mrs Mildred Kelley.
Fuller Street. Thomas Dougher-
ty, Francis j. Kelley, Alice Lou
denski and Emelie Claus.
Chase park pool: George Noonan
Water Safety-Ruth Miller and
Gladys Chaps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
Groble To Wed
Trumpet King

Hollywood. June 80 - U.P) -
Betty Cradle, the lady with the
well-known legs, said today she'd
celebrate July Fourth by marrying
Harry James, trumpet footing idol
of the jitterbugs, herself included.
The romance remained unofiiciai
until yesterday, when the wife Of
the orchestra leader and the mother
OF his two children sued him for
divorce at Juarez, Mexico,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
City's Fairgrounds
Start Season Today
Swimming Pools Tennis Courts Placed at Con-
venienCe Of Public; Supervisors Named Yesterday

cases, women will replace the men
as head supervisors. At Fulton park
Miss Ruth Gerard will be in charge
while at Washington park Miss Ell
eanor Leahy, a former member of
the Waterbury Girls club staff will
direct the Hill grounds activities.
Both Miss Gerard and Miss Leahy
worked on the city Fairgrounds in
past seasons.
The Chase and Hamilton park
swimming pools opened this morn
ing at g. 1t will be ladies and girls
day at Chase park, while the boys
and men vs. hold forth at Hamil-
ton park. The usual schedule of
ladies days will be effective immed-
lately with the Chase pool being re-
served for the female swimmers on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes-
days; the Hamilton park pool on
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Both pools are equipped with lights
so that swimming may be enjoyed
until 8 p. m, daily except Sunday,
on which day both plants close at
5 p. m.
The supervisors have been as
signed as follows:
Hamilton park playground; Ed
ward B. Conlan, supervisor; assist
ants Marion Cassin, Anne Byrne,
Mrs. A. Schiavone.
Hamilton park pool: William Pace
and William Judd.
Fulton park: Ruth Gerard, su-
pervisor; assistants, Robert Mel
lon, Anne Mcmahon and Ethel
Shiller.
Fulton park courts: Alfred Ken
ney.
Pearl Street: Wiley Ebert and
Charles l.. Hamilton.
Waterville park: John Delaney
supervisor; Ada Simonson, Ellen
Wilson and Ann Cronin.
South End: Donald Celone, SUI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
LIEUT.. HAMPSONDS
ASHES INFERRED

The ashes of Second Lieutenant
Robert w. HampSon, ID. who was
killed in a plane crash near Okla
homa City June IL, have been sent
to this city for burial in the family
plot,
Services for the 22-year-old ON
Ger were held on June IA at Miami
Beach. Fla. He was a graduate Of
the Miami High school and was a
partner in the Bishop Seed Com
pany at Miami Beach before enter
ing the air corps. He was commits
stoned last March.
The pilot is survived by hts
mother, Mrs. Raymond Bishop, Mi
ami; his father, Captain E. A.
Hampson, stationed at the Miami
Beach training base; his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Kemp,
Miami. and paternal grandmother,
Mrs. r. William Hampson, Water
bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
Rude Awakening
Results In Call
For Firen,en, Air

When Mrs. Mae Miller de-
cided to fumigate her second
story apartment at 957 South
Main st. this morning, she
completely forgot about a num-
Der Of night shift war-wOrkers
who were asleep in the building
at the time.
As the sulphurOus fumes be-
gan to filter through the build
ing, DISCRIMINATING prOtOzOon,
bacterial, and insect life in the
vicinity; suffOcating, bleary-
eyed men awOke to summon
firemen, who extinguished the
candles after suffering cOnsid-
cradle discomfort themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
BADLY-CONDIIHoN COUNTS

Iowa City, la. (U.P) - Slip
Madigan the new University OF Iowa
football coach. wants a winning
team but won't feel too badly If his
boys are beaten often In meeting
five Big Ten rivals. two service
teams and Nebraska.
Slip isn't getting In an early alibi
but Just feels that physical and
mental conditioning Of youths who
soon will enter the armed services
should be the chief objective dur
ing wartime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
OBITUARY

DiCECCO Joseph DiCecco,
former local resident, died last Fri
day in Crown Heights hospital,
Brooklyn, N. Y, according to word
|'receved here. Mr.. DiCecco came to
this country in 1906 and conducted
jewelry establishment here. He
served in World War I, and later
moved to Tuckahoe, N. Y. He re-
ceived a B. A. degree at New York
University in 1882 and his Masters
degree at Columbia University in
1884. He had been completing dis
sertation on Pietro Aretino toward
his Pho. degree.
Until the time of his death, Mr..
DiCecco was employed as govern
ment censor at the Bureau of Press
and Publications in New York City.
He was a teacher in the high
schools of Westminster County and
later became a member Of the Co.
lumbia faculty.
Mr.. DiCecco is survived by his
wife, Rose; two sisters, Mrs. Prim-
iano Marucci, and Mrs. Carmine
Corrado, both of Bridgeport; two
brothers, Mario DiCecco, conductor
of the Waterbury Civic orchestra,
Amedeo DiCecco of Bridgeport.
HOFFMAN-Mrs. Catherine Hoff-
man, wife of William l.. Hoffman,
died at her home at Straits Turn
pike, Watertown last evening after
a brief illness. She is survived by
her husband; one daughter, Mrs.
Otto Penner; and one sister Mrs.
Elizabeth Holleran of WATERFOWL.
Mrs. Hoffman was a resident of
Watertown for the last 10 years,
and communicate of st. Mary
Magdalen church.
The funeral will be held from the
Mulville Funeral home, 270 West
Main street, on Friday morning at
8:15 o'clock, with a requiem high
Mass at st. Mary's Magdalen
church at 8. Burial will be in the
family plot in St. James cemetery,
Watertown.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 2 to 10 p. m. on Thurs
day.
FIORE - Carmen Fiore, 80, died
this morning, after short illness,
at the home of his son, Salvatore
Fiore, of IS Primrose street. A native
of Italy, he came to this country SO
years ago and lived for IL years in
Brewster, N. Y, before moving to
this city, where he had resided for
the past IS years. Mr.. Fiore was
employed at the American Brass
Company for 80 years before his
retirement IL years ago. He was a
member of the Holy Name Society
of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church,
and Foresters of America, Madonna
DELI Assunta, and Divitti and
Beveda Societies.
Besides his son, Salvatore, he
leaves Angelo and Thomas of this
city and Joseph of Boston: three
daughter, Filomena of Meriden,
Mrs. Julia Mast of Mlddleboro, Mass.
and Mrs. Dorothy Silverman Of Los
Angeles, Calf; 18 grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning from the Colasanto Funer-
al Home, 932 Bank street, to Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. where
solemn high Mass of requiem will
be celebrated. Burial will be in the
family plot at Calvary cemetery,
time to be announced. Friends may
call at the funeral home tomorrow
and Friday from 2 to 10 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30

At . o'clock this morning Water
bury Fairgrounds. swimming pools,
wading pools and 10 tennis courts
were officially opened for the 1913
summer season, announced Park
6upt. James j. Curtin. He added
that assignment of supervisors and
assistants was made late yesterday
afternoon after the termination of
the two-day training course con-
Quoted by Miss Ethel Bowers of the
National Recreation association and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
STOCKING SALE KEPT SAFE

Oakland, Cal. - (U.P0 - A de-
partment store here had the genial
idea of boarding 1000 pairs Of silk
stockings and offering them at its
special anniversary sale. A riot
squad of seven policemen kept the
building from being torn down or
any loss of life among the custo-
lnerS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30

Judge
Informal the of the
municipal courts personnel Outgoing court members Judge John
Gany d. Court Clerk Carmine CiprianO d. Probation Officer
Stephen Homick D and Prosecutor William Lawor D will be
welcome BrOnsky
(R Yale Matzkin OF the
Prosecutor Frederick PalOmb
slate appointed
been for the municipal BY the legislature
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30

The funeral of Mrs. Cecilia Nc
Cauley Coghlan took place at $50
o'clock this morning from the Lun-
ny Funeral Home, Is Central ave-
nue., to the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament, where a requiem high
Mass was celebrated by Rev. Robert
Chagnon, at 9 o'clock Burial was
in new st. Joseph's cemetery, with
committal services being conducted
by Father Chagnon.
The bearers we're Michael Nc
Kenna, Robert Cosgriff, James
Campbell and John Graham.
The funeral of Thomas guile
was held at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing from his residence, "a Ayers
street, to the Church of the I'm
mcaulate Conception, where a SOL
emn high Mass of requiem was cele-
brated at 9 o'clock. Rev. Paul Spod-
mix was celebrant, assisted by Rev.
George Kelley and Rev. Donald
OLeary. Rev. Thomas LaWlor OF
New Haven and Rev. Vincent F1t1-
maurice of Hartford were seated
within the sanctuary railing. A
special musical program was rem
dered by Prof. Frederick Harmon
with william O'Brien as soloist.
Interment was in old st. Joseph's
cemetery. The committal services
we're conducted by Father Lawlor,
assisted by Father Fitzmaurice and
Father Kelley. The bearers were:
William ]. Fftzmaurice, Thomas
Murphy, John Delaney, John NAL
oney, John Burns and James
O'Donnell.
The funeral of Leonard Mast Of
81 East street was held this morn
ing at 8 o'clock from the Maiorano
Funeral Home, 95 Willow street, to
Our Lady of Lourdes church, where
a solemn high Mass Of requiem was
celebrated at 8 o'clock. Rt. Rev. Jo-
seph M. Valdambrini offlciated as
celebrant, assisted by Rev. Edward
J. Farrell as deacon and Rev. Roc
co Nadili as sub-deacon. Burial was
in the family plot In Calvary ceme-
terry, committal services being con-
Quoted by Father Nadile.
Active bearers, employees OF the
Scovill Manufacturing Company. in
cluded: Luigi Prone, Dominic Mos
chella. Nicholas Santamaria, Arthur
Graveline. Edward Felburt and
Charles Monterose.
Honorary bearers, members Of the
Aviglianese Society, were: Joseph
Santora, Salvatore Stolfi, Andrew
Sileo, Vito Cantarsiero, Angelo "
Galasso and Nicola Piacentino.
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cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home today from 3 to S and
z to 9 p. m.
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cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home today from to 5 and
z to 9 p. m.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jo-
sephine Long of WATERFOWL were
held today from the Anderson
Funeral Home, 10 Central avenue
at IL a. M. with Rev. DR.. John G.
Walker, pastor of Second Congre-
gational chuyrch officiating. Burial
was in Evergreen cemetery, Wa
tertown.
A military funeral Of Frank Par
kins of 40 Green street who was
found dead yesterday at his home.
will be held tomorrow morning at
8:45 from the Deleiniks Funeral
Home, II Congress avenue to st.
Joseph's church at 9. Burial will be
in Calvary cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home this even
ing from Z to 10 p. m.
Funeral services for John G.
Doran, 68, who was accidentally
drowned Monday in Candlewood
Lake, will he held tomorrow In Dam
bury. Formerly of this city, Mr..
Doran, president and treasurer OF
Doran Bros, Inc, a hat-maciline
manufacturing company Of Dan
bury, was for many years prom
inently connected with Danbury
civic activities. He Is survived by
his widow, five sons, three of them
in the armed forces; daughter
who Is nun in MorristoWn, N.
j., convent; tvs sisters, also nuns
in Hartford convent and one
brother.
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REDS DRIVE
ON THROUGH
HEAVY SNOW
Soviefs Continue Offensive
Aimed at Clearing
Dnieper Bend

LONDON, Dec. driving across
the bleak central Ukraine south
west OF Kremenchug in an often
sive apparently aimed at clearing
the great Dnieper bend, Red Army
troops under Gen. Malinovsky sew
cred the Germans vital railway line
between Smela and Anamenka to
threaten the important stronghold
of Kirovograd.
Twenty-three miles farther west,
the Russian communique said, a
powerful Soviet artillery and air
barrage crumbled the German de-
lenses in front of Smela, rail divi-
sion IA miles northwest of znamen-
ka.
Twenty other towns including Al
exandria and Divovka east of An
amenka were overrun, while 900
Germans we're killed and II tanks
destroyed by the Red Army squeeze,
the Soviets said.
The. drive was staged at the height
of bowling blizzard and through
heavily drifted snow
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CONFERENCE
I5AppR0vED
BY RUSSIANS
Stain Arrives Home After
Hazardous | 700-MiIe
Trip TO Teheran

MOSCOW, Dec. THE Soviet
government, through it's newspaper
Izvestia indicated in most empha-
tic terms its complete satisfaction
with the results of the Teheran
meeting of President Franklin d.
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and Premier Josef Stain.
This full official approval was
expressed after Premier Stain re-
turned safely to Moscow after the
hazardous round trip of LOO miles,
during which his plane bravad
snow and zero temperatures.
The editorial referred in a broad
friendly fashion to the accomplish
ments of the British and American
armies in North Africa, the Medi-
terranean and southern Italy, and
gave to Russia's Allies their due
honors for their contribution to-
ward winning the war.
The editorial stated. For four
days over round table the most
statesmen of our day
and reached complete
agreement ON questions of the war
and on the most important prob
lens of postwar organization of the
peace"
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East Indies
Retapfure 10
Defeat laps
Macarthur Staff Officer
Gives Views at Cairo
Conference

CAIRO, Dec. 7--One of Gen.
Douglas MacArthurs staff officers
in review of the Pacific war said :.
Il think we can beat Japan with
out landing an expeditionary force
on the Japanese mainland"
The officer, who was at the
Cairo conference maintained that
the Japs could be throttled by CON-
bined American air and naval fore.
es with the isolation or recapture
of the Netherlands East Indies on
which the Japs lean heavily for
their supplies. He said the Amer
leans are confident the Indies
group can be taken.
tThe dispatch did not name the
officer. Earlier, Maj. Gen. Richard
K Sutherland was listed as repre-
senting Gen. Macarthur at Cairo.
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Guess Again.
You Brown
BelIied-Imp!

LONDON, Dec. I. - SaburO
Kurusu, special Japanese envoy,
who was in Washington con-
Quoting peace negotiations"
two years ago when Pearl Har-
Dor was attacked, had this to
say of the war, in a Tokyo in
terview broadcast over the Ber-
lin radio:
II fully believe that the re-
cent defeats have increased the
war WEAKNESS of certain classes
in the United States to such an
extent as to lead them to lay
down their arms. AS long as
Roosevelt is holding the reins
of government the end of the
war is not in sight. The war
against Japan seems to be con-
sidered kind of experiment in
the United States. They didn't
seem to realize that the war
against China, far from ex-
hausting Japan, actually in
creased her war production
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NAzI Defense
Lines GIVEN
HARD SMASH
American Infantry Takes
Possession Of Domin-
ating Positions

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
ALGIERS, Dec. Fifth Army in
fantry crashed through Nazi de-
lenses in bitter assaults to capture
the most dominating positions in an
area rs miles square overlooking
the road to Rome, while on the
east cast of Italy, British tanks
rammed across the Moro River.
A headquarters officer describ-
ing the battle in the vital Monte
Canine and Monte Maggiore areas
OF the western sector declared,
I'VE now hold the most important
features of that sector, roughly five
miles long by five miles wide"
Drive Across Moro River
On the Adriatic side of the Ger
man Tenth Army line, Gen. Mont
gomery's tanks and infantry drove
across the Moro River 10 miles
above Sangro, and in the ensuing
tank battle, fought in fog, several
German tanks were wrecked.
The new United States 18th Air
Force struck heavily at the Ger
mans at Elevsis and Kalamaki air.
fields near Athens, Fortresses and
Liberators knocking down 10 Nazi
planes in violent air battle.
Kesserline Defeated
Field Marshal Kesserling, realiz-
ing the prime importance of the
$500 foot and 1900 foot peaks DOM
mating the road to Rome, which
runs through Casino, threw the
full weight of his divisions in a
desperate counterattack, but despite
these heavy blows United States
troops captured the mountain
point, six miles west of Mignano,
overlooking the swollen Garigliano
River. Farther inland. they plunged
a mile west to Filignana, taking 10
prisoners in a localized assault
Heavy rains swept the Eighth
Army front, and both the German
and Allied armies are having diff
Guilty in bringing up supplies all
along the front across Italy
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South Pacific.
IsIa nds Are
Bomb5nlashed
Blows Are Struck from Air
Also by Guns from
u. 5. Wdrships

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWET PACIFIC, Dec
THE 300-mile length of New
Britain and all q Bougainville have
been blanketed by bombs dropped
by Allied planes in new series of
air blows.
With guns OF the United States
warships adding to the destruction
ON the west coast of Bougainville,
the Japs have fallen back on the
American beachhead at Empress
Augusta Bay.
American patrols are moving "a
head on all sides without contracting
the foe, the Macarthur commun-
ique states.
The Aussie force on the coast
of New Guinea has moved three
fourths of mile beyond Kalueng
River, north of Finschafen.
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HOPE FOR
SAFETY OF
II MISSING
Lifebodt Of Lib erty Ship,
Which Broke in Two Off
Coast, May Be Found

SEATTLE, Dec. 7. = Both the
Coast Guard and the Navy hold
out some hope for the safety of
10 or IL men in a lifeboat, miss
ing since the Liberty ship, John P.
Gaines broke in two off the Shu-
magin Islands, southwest of Ko-
diak on November "a. Seventy sur
vivors arrived here aboard two
Army transports.
The Navy said there is a fair
chance of recovering the lifeboat
and the Coast Guard and merchant
marine section issued statement
saying the missing boat had gaso-
line tanks full, and Raymond j.
Havreck, oiler, who is very compe-
tent and familiar with gasoline
engines, was in the boat"
The missing lifeboat contained
one Naval seaman, seven soldiers
and three Merchant Marine crew
members.
Walter G. Borst, boaswain of the
John p. Gaines, was in command
of the missing boat. = )
The Coast Guard statement said !:
1T appears the vessel broke partly
as it passed either over or be-
tween swells and the following
swells completely broke off the for
ward end of the Liberty. 1t is also
claimed the forward section was
rammed perhaps by the after Sec
ton after the break and before the
engine could be shut down.
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Says
Alaska Faces
Development

WASHINGTON, Dec. ALASKA
Delegate Anthony j. Dimond in
submitting his bill TO grant state
hood to Alaska said one COM
polling reason why I think Alaska
should seek statehood now is found
ed upon my conviction that Alaska
is on the threshold of great far
reaching development"
Dimond said that while the lat
est census showed Alaska's popula-
ton at little over $4,000. it has
much greater population now,
and pointed out that five states
we're admitted to the Union when
the census before admission had
shown they had much smaller
population than Alaska's as shown
by the last census.