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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
Further Salinardi
Hearings Refused
Court Tntervenes as Rival Attorneys Engage in Heated
Verbal Exchange; Navin Claims Few Points
in Case Overlooked

A heated exchange OF words be-
tween Atty. Joseph Navin and
Prosecuting Attorney Frederick w,
Palomba followed the appearance of
Atty. Navin In city court today to
request further hearing for his
client, Frank "Tngles" Salinardi,
whose application for release from
New Haven county jail on the
grounds of III health was denied
yesterday by Judge John l.. Gaff-
ney.
Following disposal of other cases
before the court, Attorney NaVin
asked the courts permission for o
further hearing In which he said he
wished to present as q witness DR.,
Timothy Cohane, New Haven county
Jail physician. He said he would
be prepared to argue his motion to-
morrow morning, and when Judge
GafTney asked If II related to the
same application on which he
handed down his decision yesterday
Atty. Navin replied that it did.
He said he felt the court, In de-
Gliding the case, had overlooked
a few points, in particular the let
ter from DR.. Cohane stating that 1t
was impossible for Salinardi to OBJ
tain dietary treatment at the Jail
for a stomach disorder from which
he suffers.
Attorney Navin said he had con-
suited with States Attorney William
B. Fitzgerald and had been told
that the matter was not one for
superior court jurisdiction, and that
regardless of Prosecuting Attorney
Palomba's attempts to build him
self up in the public eye" he felt
that he should be permitted to pre-
sent additional testimony.
He added that If the appeal went
to superior court it would mean that
his client would have no chance OF
being released from the New Ha-
ven Jail until September. Attorney
Palomba said there was no reason
why the appeal couldn't be brought
before the April term.
"It's unfortunate that Mr.. Navin
feels as he does personally il this
matter" Attorney Palomba said. At
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
PRISON SENTENCE
HANDED SACANSKY
$4,000 Fine imposed on
Dentist for Part in
Number Pool Game

Boston, March IS. - (UP)--Dr,
Harry J. SaganSky and eight co-de-
PENDANTS changed their pleas to
guilty at the outset Of the 90,0O0,00o
number pool racket trial today and
Sagansky was sentenced immediate
" to 2 l-2 to 3 years in state prison.
He also was fined $1,000.
Sagansky, a former Brookline den
fist and Boston promoter, pleaded
guilty to three indictments - one
charging the setting up and promo
ton of fictitious lottery; the other
two charging conspiracy to do like
wise. Superior Judge Frank ]. Dona-
hue placed on file six other indict-
ments which had been returned
against the defendant.
Judge Donahue ruled that Sagan-
sky,s state prison term should begin
Immediately, taking precedence over
the two-year Jail sentence recently
imposed on him in Middlesex county
for conspiracy to bride Maiden al
derman.
Only two of the original IL de-
PENDANTS chose to stand trial -
Walter Slade and Peter Kelly, both
Of Boston.
The prison sentence was imposed
on Sagansky for setting up and
promoting lottery. The $1,000 rep
resented two fines Of $500 each on
the two conspiracy indictments.
The defendants involved in todays
proceedings were among more than
80 indicted by the Suffolk county
grand jury in January in connection
with the operations of a gigantic
and old-established lottery racket.
Sagansky allegedly was the key fig
ure in the gambling syndicate, whose
operations, state police said, spread
throughout New England.
The others who changed their
! pleas to guilty of conspiracy today
and their sentences were as follows:
Harry Goodsnyder, one year IN
Jail, $1,000 fine.
Nathan Goodsnyder. twO-year slls-
pended jail term, $500 fine.
Sally Goodsnyder. $1,000 fine.
Bernard Rabinovitz, one year In
Jail. $1,000 fine.
Joseph A. Cohen. one year proba-
ton. $500 fine.
Catherine Cremins. $500 fine.
Lee Goldblatt, two years proba-
ton, $500 fine.
Louis Popkin. $1,000 fine.
All are Greater Boston residents.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18

The capture OF Gafsa was expect
ed to be followed at once by q
drive on Gabes on the eastern Tu.
nissan coast which would cut off
the Afrika Korps in the Mareth
Line from the Axis forces in North
Tunisia. Such threat could force
Marshal Erwin Rommel to with
draw from his fixed positions and
beat q hasty retreat northward.
Radio Algiers, which has semi.
official status, made the announce
ment with a trilimphal flourish
which seemed to give some sub.
stance to Axis claims that the Allied
offensive already was under way.
1t spoke, however, Of Axis efforts
to disrupt the preparations" Of
the British Eighth Army for an as
sault on the Mareth Line, with ar
tillery fire.
The capture OF Gofsa wiped out
all that Rommel gained in his sud-
den thrust into American positions
in central Tunisia. A week ago,
French forces cooperating with
the Americans had retaken Met
laoui, 16 miles southwest Of Casa.
on the northwestern edge Of the
Chott Djerid, Salt Lake.
The announcement was made as
Allied headquarters in North Africa
disclosed that Lieut.. Gen. George
S. Patton, Jr., one of America s
most celebrated fighters, who Is
known to Army colleagues as "Old
Blood and Cuts" had assumed
command of the American forces III
the area, succeeding Maj. Gen
Lloyd r. Fredendall.
The Radio Algiers announce,
said:
AT the very last minute comes
news OF great Importance from
Tunisia. It's excellent news and we
communicate it to you without COM
ment:
ALLIED troops have just occupied
Gafsa."
The Marseillaise was played then
At about the same time, the Nazi
Paris radio was reporting that the
Germans had launched an attack
on Allied positions In the Tamera
area Of northern Tunisia, presum.
ably TO counter the Allied moves III
the south.
! No details were given OF the
Tamera attack, but an earlier Der.
lin broadcast indicated that Gen
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's
Eighth Army had smashed into
some Of the forward Axis positions
at the coastal end of the Maretl,
lire. There was no confirmation
in London, however, of either at
tack.
The Germans said the Eighth
Army attacked on a broad front at
1890 p. m. Tuesday after an artil-
lery barrage that developed into
"veritable cannonade." Heavy fight
ing ensued, in the course of which
the Axis forces held their forward
positions lin general" the broad
cast reported.
Though without word of the at
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
14,40O ORDERS
RECORDED HERE
City Receives Shipments
of 100000 Gallons OF
Fuel Oil

Waterbury'S Emergency Fuel Of
flee will remain open for few
weeks more as a precautionary note
In case OF another cold spell, the
State War Council announced today,
A SHELTON crew will remain on duty
to receive such calls.
Exactly 1880 emergency orders
were handled during the critical
period between February 4 to March
II, and moret han 100000 gallons
of oil, mostly kerosene, was brought
into this city from various parts
of the state and also from Albany.
In addition to the above men
toned, there were $4,000 gallons of
fuel oil available in Waterbury
which was earmarked as 10 per cent
reservation and requested for the
sole purpose of emergency deliveries,
The following state police cooper
ated during the crisis in helping
to deliver fuel Oil to the needy:
Henry GreifZu, John Hartnett, James
Lehman, Thomas Leonard, Anton
Nelson, Vincent Searles, Thomas
Duma, Carl Carlson, Edward Dool-
ing, Russell Burton. All Of these
men worked out of the Bethany
Barracks. William r. Murphy
worked out of the Westbrook bar
racks, and is not to be excluded.
Restrictions on deliveries Of an
thracite and coke which have been
In effect since Jan. /, were permit
ted to expire as of March Is, an
nounced State Fuel Administrator
Wesley A. Sturges, as they have
served their purpose.
Mr.. Sturges expressed the fol-
lowing In letters to coal and coke
dealers: "These limitations are be-
ing allowed to expire because 1t
is believed they have served their
purpose for the current heating sea-
son. They were designed to con-
serve our supplies of anthracite and
coke against boarding and to spread
those supplies so that all consumers
might have fair opportunity to
share In them"
The first order which limited de-
liveries of anthracite coal and coke
to consumers was issued on Dec. 81,
1912 under the authority of the
governor who proclaimed fuel
emergency existed in this state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
INVASION DELAY
aim OF GERMANS
Nazis Now Pushing Great
est Submarine Offensive
Since Spring of 1917
By WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
fTYnitaA Press staff CORRESPONDENCE

(UnlteO fEeSS OS1u NvSSeoRDsSsAV
London, March 10 - U.P) -
Indications multiplied today that
Germany is now pushing her great
est submarine offensive since the
spring of 1917 in an effort to delay
the impending Anglo-American In
yasion of Europe until her armies
can make a final attempt to crush
Russia.
London and Washington released
almost simultaneously. vivid des-
cstptions of two past battles b1-
tween Allied warships and German
submarine wolf packs, possibly to
prepare the public for the bitter
battles TO come which the Allies
must win, most observers believed.
before they can attack Hitler's Eu-
ropean fortress.
At least II submarines were
sighted on the surface and many
Others were known 70 have been be-
meath the surface during a three
day running attack on an Allied
convoy In the North Atlantic last
month. the British Admiralty re-
vealed.
Three Of the U-bOats were des.
trOyed and many others damaged
seriously by Allied warships ana
planes, the Admiralty said. but II
acknowledged that the convoy
throughout the battle suffered loss
Another wolf-pack OF at least SIX
submarine was reported by the U.
s. Navy Department In washington
to have been laying In walt Tor an
other Allied Convoy In the North
Atlantic last month.
The 22i6.tou Coast Guard Gutter
Campbell drove OF FIVE o. the sub
marines and rammed and sank the
sixth IN q I2-hour duel, the Navy
said. II did not reveal whether
the convoy which the Campbell was
escortlng suffered loss.
other developments indicating the
increased tempe Of oeFmaSy's sub
marine offensive were:
I. A statement by Director Elmer
Davis OF the u. s. Once Of War In
formation that March looks like n
bad month from the aspect Of ship
slnkingE.
2. Prime Minister winston
ChurchlIl's announcement IN conf
mons tlhat the battle Of the Attain
10 hasIbeen given "tlrst priority" ~
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RABAUL AIRDROME,
JAP BASE, BOMBED
FOrtresses EIude Enemy
Anti-Aircraft; All Planes
Return Safely

Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters,
Australia, March 18-CUP)-Flying
Fortresses have blasted Rapopo air.
drome at Rabaul, vital japanese
base on New Britain Island, with
1892 bombs, lighting the skies with
flames and heavy explosions, a
headquarters communique said to-
day.
The F'ortTeSses eluded search
:tgE&4 &.A' OrAplv au.:-aircrGft are
in the raid Tuesday nlgnl, cenIer.
ing their attack on runways and dis
persal areas. The fires indicated
heavy destruction Of enemy aircraft
caught on the ground" an army
spokesman said.
Two japanese night fighters at
tempted interception, but the raid
ers fought past them and all re.
turned to base.
Allied ground troops, cleaning out
abandoned Japanese positions near
the mouth of the Mambare river on
New Gliinea's north coast. found
pill boxes. a hospital, and other in
stallations prepared for occupation
by a large force.
The positions were built In prep
aration for a future offensive by
the troops recently destroyed in the
humiliation OF the 22-ship Japa-
nese convoy in the Bismarck Sea
battle. the communique said
yesterday Elmer Davis, head of
the once OF War Information an
nounced In Washington that only
five out OF $4,000 japanese troops In
the convoy had escaped.
Allied medium bombers attacked
the Japanese held Kai Islands, be-
tween Australia and Dutch New
Guinea. at daylight Wednesday.
Pufiing a stubby pipe. and wear
ing brown leather flying jacket,
Gen. Macarthur, on the occasion
OF the first anniversary of his ar
rival In Australia from the Philip
pines, held a strictly on-the-record
press conference yesterday.
Despite IS months OF heavy re-
sponsibility he appeared very 1T.
Most OF the conference was devoted
TO his personal appraisal Of the
southwest Pacific war during the
past year.
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Meanwhile, Liberator heavy
bombers made minor attacks on
four Japanese bases In the Solo.
mons, including Munda, which was
hit from the air for the 95th time.
The first two OF Tuesdays at
tacks on Kiska were carried out by
Liberators and by Mitchell medium
bombers, escorted by Lightning
fighters. They bombed the main
camp area and the, submarine base
and hits were seen In both target
areas.
Only the Mitchells participated In
the third and last assault Of the
day, but they scored bomb hits on
the submarine base.
These forays raised to II the total
number Of raids OF Kiska IN the
first l6 days Of this month, or bet
ter than an average OF one day.
The dog fights occurred after the
first bombing attack when eight
Light. ings engaged In like num-
Der Of enemy planes In the vicinity
of Kiska. TWO Of the enemy craft
were shot down, and two more prob
ably were destroyed. There was no
mention Of American casualties.
Text Of Navy communique No.
3l6:
North Pacific:
II. On March 10, U. s. Army air
craft carried out the following at
taclSs on Japanese installations and
aircraft at Kiska.
"(A) During the morning, Liber-
ator heavy bombers Consolidated
B-24) and Mitchell medium bomb
ers North American B-25), support
ed by Lightning Fighters tLockheed
P-3O), bombed the main camp area
and the submarine base. Hits were
observed in both target areas.
"(1) During the early afternoon,
eight Lightnings engaged eight en-
eriy planes In the vicinity Of Kiska.
TWO of the enemy planes were shot
down and an additional two were
probably destroyed.
100 Later In the afternoon, Lib
orators, Mitchells and Lightnings
again attacked the enemy submar-
Inc base and enemy installations. A
large fire was started In the camp
area.
"(D) Still later In the afternoon,
a group Of Mitchells again attacked
and scored bomb hits on the SUBJ
marine base.
south Pacific Call dates east
longitude:
%. During the night of March
1917, Liberator heavy bombers car
ried out minor attacks on Japanese
positions at Munda and villa IN the
central SolomonS and at Kahili and
Ballale in the Shorthand Island area.
Results were not observed"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
SOCIAL SECURITY
EXPANSION URGED
Board Recommends Sug-
gestiOn as Anti=Infla-
ton Measure
United Press staff Correspondent

United Press staff Correspondent
Washington, March l8-CUP) -
The Social Security Board recon-
mends in its annual report to Con-
gress expansion of the social
security program as an anti-infla-
ton measure.
The expansions recommended are
the same as those made a week
ago by the National Resources
Planning Boards postwar econ
omic plan.
Social Security Board members
recently have been making public
statements that it would be neces-
sary to increase the payroll levy TO
10 nPI tssOt from the present two
nt. t1.F i"N' IT, fJ;r0cP the eS-
banded program. Employers and
employees would continue to split
the tax between them.
The boards annual report dis
closed that expenditures for the
fiscal year l94l-l942 totalled $474,-
100000.
According 10 the report, S373,-
700 900. or 10 per cent of the total.
represented advances to states for
public assistance: $50, 100000 or ll.3
per cent, for employment security
administration: Sl7.60000O or 81
per cent, for administration of the
n. s. Employment Service; and
$28 200 900, or So per cent. for adj
ministrative expenditures of the
board.
Public assistance grants TO states
were $44, 700, 900, or 1876 per cent,
above those of l940-l94l and eX-
penditures for employment security
administration in the state increas-
ed $7,2OO,O0O or IFS per cent.
state unemployment compensa-
ton laws covered an estimated
1920 900 workers during calendar
i94l and more than 4OOO0,0OO IN
1912.
During fiscal I94l-i942 1871 300, =
600 was paid in benefits TO unem-
ployed workers, or l4.3 per sent less
than In the prior fiscal year, and
% per cent below those OF 1889
1910.
The states had S2900,000 900
available for benefits as OF June
80. 1912, or $77.72 per wor';er with
wage credits, compared with $65.89
per worker In The previous year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-18
REDS OvERRUN
so MORE TOWNS
Russians Force Germans
From Several Villages
Is Miles From KharkOv
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


Moscow, March 18-(UP)-Red
armies, bounding back In counter
attacks, have hurled the Germans
out Of several villages only Is miles
southeast Of fallen Kharkov and
seized two more strong points far
Their to the southeast, front dis
patches said today.
Farther north, the Russians over
ran nearly 90 more towns and ham
lets in their envelopipg advance on
the great German Central front
bastion Of Smolensk and, slashing
across q water barrier, seized 10
strongly-fortified towns on the
northwestern front below Lake IL
men.
(The London Radio said Russian
armies were within 40 miles OF
Smolensk)
The Germans sent scores Of Stu
kas-Junkers 81 and SO dive-bonib-
ers-agaiast the Russian positions
on the south Ink Of the northern
Donets river below Kharkov after
their tank hordes had failed to blast
q pathway to the river, but the So
viets still were holding firm and ct
places even advancing, field re-
ports said.
Red air force fighters and deadly
Storomovik assault planes were
tearing into the German bomber
formations and sending many bomb
ers hurting to the ground IN
flames. other Soviet planes raked
German tank and infantry columns.
The fighting closest to Kharkov
was in the area Just above Chuguev,
40 miles southeast Of the important
Ukrainian city.
One OF the ewly-recaptured VII
lagos fell to the Soviets IN coun-
ter-attack that followed close on
the heels Of the repulse Of Ger
man assault, the midday COM
munique reported.
about 600 German officers and
men were killed and material and
war prisoners were taken," the COM
munique said.
In another sector, the Soviets de-
stroyed seven tanks and killed 100
German automatic riflemen who
had broken into the Russian de-
lenses in depth.
ONLY IL hours earlier, the Soviet
midnight communique reported the
Staying of upwards Of 1000 German
officers and men and the wrecking
of 10 tanks, 90 trucks and four guns
in the repulse Of six Axis counter
attacks In the Chuguev area yester-
day.
"The Russians in fierce fighting
forced back the German and &C.
cupied favorable positions" the
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TUNISIAN DRIVE
NEARS SHOWDOWN
German Airmen Permitting
Allies to Command Aerial
Supremacy
BY EDWARD W. BEATTIE

UNITED Press stan Correspondent
On the Northern Tunisia Front
March IA - (U.PO - Delayed -
The Luftwaffe's failure TO challenge
the growing British American air
power In anything approaching an
equal basis is one of the great ptiz-
zleS as the Tunisian campaign near
a final showdown.
with several hundred fighters and
bombcrs available for fighting the
battle of Tunisia. the German air
force seems to be permitting COM
mand of the air to pass to the Allies
without fight.
Whatever the reasons may be, the
plain facts are:
]. The Germans have used air.
power for their particular speciality
CLOSE army support-only about
five times since the end OF January
and their raids against Bone and
other rear bases are just shadows
compared with the way the yelling
tons. Fortresses and Mitchells arc
assaulting Axis ports,
2. German fighter pilots whose
Focke -Wulfs and Messerschmitt
iO9GS are superior at certain
height In a single combat TO any
Allied fighters, just are not mixing
It as they once did. this is the
unanimous testimony Of men who
are doing the fighting ON this front
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BRIEF AIR RAID
ALARM IN LONDON

London, March 10. - CUP - A
brief air raid alarm was sounded In
London during the morning rush
hour today. but neither bombs nor
gunfire were heard in the central
area.
A sneak raider bombed an East
Anglican coast town. causing CASUAL
ties. II was driven off by heavy
giiniire.
Five girls we're killed and - seri-
ously injured In a hostel demolished
in the raid. Two churches and O
hospital were damaged.
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KENNEY GETS MEDAL

General MacArtllur's Headquart'
ers. Australia. March Is. de-
layed) - CUP Lieutenant George
@. Kenney. commander Of the Al
lied air forces In the Southwest
Pacific area today announced that
the air medal has been awarded TO
First Lieutenant John outtel, Ci4i
Chelsea street,, East Boston, Mass
for meritorious achievement.
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American Filters
Shoot Down Two
Planes In Kiska
Three More BIistering Attacks in Aeutians Success
fol; Japs' Submarine Base Hit; Munda Bombed
By LiberatOrs for 9Sth Time

Washington, March 49, : (UP) = American fliers
the Ae1tians hitting the Japanese submarine base there
ard shooting down two enemy planes in dog-hght, the
Navy announced today The new raids occurred on Thurs
day. It was the second successive day that Kska had
undergone aerial drubbing the American air
followed up the six heavy raids made on that base
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Drive On Gabes
MavMake Ronnrnel
Retreat Hastily
Long Anticipated Offensive of Allied Forces Reported
Underway; Nazis Showing Jittery Reaction;
Mareth Line Being Pounded
BY DOUGALD WERNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

London, March 10. - (UP) - Allied Forces, near the
zero hour of their all out offensive to drive the Axis army
Africa into the sea, have occupied Gafsa in central
Tunisia while concentrations of bombing planes maintained
ceaseess blasting of the Afrika KopS in the Mareth Line
in the south, radio Agiers announced today.
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ARTMUR BEANE DIS

Cambridge Mass, March 10
(UP)-Probate Judge Arthur z.
Beane. 81 Of Cambridge, died yes
terday at the Cambridge hospital
where he had been confined since
Sunday for medical observation.
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new BILL MAKES
STRIKES ILLEGAL
Labor Union Must Submit
Annual Financial Reports
to State Secretary

Topeka, Kans., March IS. - CUP
- The Kansas senate today passed
In final form o bill prohibiting
sit-down and jurisdictional strikes
and requiring labor unions to sub
nit annual financial reports TO the
secretary Of state.
The bill, one OF the first Of its
kind In the nation, was passed by
the farmer dominated senate, % TO
z, and was TO be sent to Governor
Andrew Schoeppel for his signature
later today.
The measure also restricts picket
ing insofar as 1t interferes with
workers going 10 and from their
Jobs. Another clause requires
union business agents to obtain
licenses.
The bill provides that the yearly
financial reports list salaries. wages
and bonuses paid 10 union officers.
and dues, fees and assessments COL
iectcd from union members.
Austin Texas, March Is. - 1uP)
- The labor committee Of the Texas
senate last night voted TO recon-
mend passage OF a bill TO regulate
labor unions.
The measure provides for official
state examination OF union records
restricts union finapcial activities.
and establishes procedures for cleo
ton Of officers.
Jefferson City, Mo-. March IA
Cup = Missouri labor leaders 20"
day approved the state senate's vote
killing 3 biz to require labor unions
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