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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26

Rabaul. main Japanese strong hold in the Southwest Pacific, was the principal target.
 Three hundred Allied heavy and medium bombers, supported by lighting fighters, hammered the base Saturday and Sunday, after aerial reconnaissance disclosed the arrival of strong enemy aircraft re- Inducements.
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 At least l23 and probably i68 enemy planes were destroyed aground and aioft in the two-day action. accounting for more than 70 per cent of the 222 planes dis- closed to have been based at Ra- baul.
 Liberators led off the attack. dropping l05 tons Of explosives and destroying 20 and probably 27 parked Japanese aircraft and set- ting big fires throughout the area. Fifty enemy fighters intercepted the raiders, and 1B were shot down
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
CHURCHELOW'S CASE GOES TO
 HIGH COURT

Superior Court Judge John A. Cornell today approved a $14,700 bond furnished for the release of Michael Churchelow from states prison pending the prisoners Supreme Court appeal from a 5 to 2 year sentence on a charge of criminal assault. Bonds of $15,0o0 had been set originally.
 Attorney Michael V. Blans- field who will represent the accused on the appeal pro- ceedings told the court the Churchelow property in Vol colt, which was offered for surety, is worth considerably more than the assessment shows. He said a real estate agent yesterday estimated the valuation at $32, ,150, but was unwilling to appear in court to testify.
 The jurist first continued the case so Q real estate agent could be sec lected by the state and defensce to submit 6 report, but the counsel later came before the bench again and told the judge an attachment against one of the premises involv- ed had just been removed and the equity of $i2,700 was there increas-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
SEEK
 UNIFORM TO
 SOLVE MURDER

New York, October 26. = (UP) - Police of two cities searched today for a powder blue Royal Canadian Air Force uniform as the key to the cafe society murder of Mrs. Patricia Burton Loner- gan, brewery fortune heiress, while her husband, Wayne Lonergan, shouted a protes- tation of innocence to re- porters in Toranto, Canada.
 The missing uniform, con- corning which RCAF Cadet Lonergan has told conflict ing stories, was being sought in New York, where he spent a weekend leave during which Mrs. Lonergan was beaten to death in her lux urious apartment, and in Toronto, where the husband was being subjected to con- Stant questioning by police.
 As he was being led from one po- lice station house to another in Toronto early today, Lonergan paused when a reporter called to him:
 DO you still maintain your in- nocence in the murder of your wife?"
 T certainly do," Lonergan shouted back.
 Detectives bundled him into Q car and he was returned to his cell in the Claremont police station. From 9:30 D. m. until @. m. he had been questioned at central headquarters by John Loehr, deputy assistant district attorney who flew to Tor onto yesterday. ....,--. {. ,r .-+,-,..,-..
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 Loehr said this morning he would not continue the questioning of Lonergan, but would instead con- centrate on checking on every Hnove- ment the cadet had made from the time he arrived in Toronto by plane at 9:30 p. m. Sunday until S:30 @.
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A Gr0ndpo Reports For Induction Into Army

Fort Devens, Mass, Oct. 27-- (UP)--A grandfather reported for induction today. He Is Wll- liam A. Gilleran, 36, of Black stone, employe of Q WOonsocket, R. l., dye plant.
 His daughter, Mrs. William Maloney, recently presented him with his first grandchlld. Neil their Gilleran nor his employer sought . defermcnt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
Quiz Witness Who Hedqed

Nassau, Bahamas, oct. 26-CUP) A witness the defense accused of hedging" faced cross examination today on his conflicting testimony concerning the clumsy efforts of the slayer of Sir Harry Oakes, one of the worlds richest men, to cover his tracks by setting fire to the bed on which the victim lay.
 Edward Melchen, hook-nosed captain of Miami's police homicide squad, will be questioned closely on his new theory of the fire, attor- neys for Count Alfred De Marigny, on trial for the staying, indicated.
 They were questioning Melchen on the conflicting testimony late yesterday when court was adjourned until this morning.
 Melchen, who entered the investi- gation of the staying at the request of the Duke of Windsor, close friend of the victim, had testified at a preliminary hearing that smudges in the hallway of the 20- room Oakes villa were caused by a man leaning against the wall with his clothing afire.
 ImpOssibility
 But yesterday he admitted that 1t probably would have been impoS- sible for a human to have made the smudges. The defense planned to bring out today the reason he changed his mind.
 Most of his direct testimony as a crown witness yesterday concerned the fire and the singes found on the hair of the French nobleman's arms, goatee and eyebrows.
 The singed hair was found on the left forearm, the back of the left hand, the left side of the beard and mustache and on the left eyebrow. The count, he testified. explained
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George, D., Ga.
 It was youth versus age when Ball, young leader of the interna- tionally minded group which wants to blueprint" a postwar organiza- tion, including an international po- lice force. challenged the veteran Foreign Relations Chairman. Ball will be 3S next month. Connally. 66. has served % years in congress, coming here to represent Texas in the house when Ball was a boy of l2.
 The demands for definitions were directed at the third paragraph of the Connally resolution which pro- poses that the United states, through it's constitutional proc esses. join with free and sovereign nations in the establishment and maintenance of international au- thnFity with power to prevent az gresSion and t0 preserve the peace. 2
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
TAKE SEVERAL KEY TOWNS TO
 ROCK NAzIS

Allied Headquarters, AL giers, October 26. - (UP) - The Fifth Army has gained up to six miles in general Allied advances on the 90- mile Italian front which captured several key towns and rocked the Germans back to their new defense line, the strongest south of Rome.
 Altogether the Allies over ran seven major towns which the Germans had converted into strong points guarding the approaches to their new line, as well as a number of additional villages and com munities.
 Allied armies crashed the last formidable barriers on the ap- breaches to the German line through Mondragone, Venafro and Vasto, on which 1t appeared that a showdown battle for Rome might be fought.
 Pounding the heels of the Nazis as they carried out what appeared to bO their final pull-back to their new Notifications, American and BritSh troops of the Fifth Army advanced five to six miles in 48 hours everywhere except in the coastal sector.
 Vital Junction
 Wrestling additional dominating heights from the foe, the Allies seized the vital road junction of Franchise, two miles west of Spar aneao, for their most important gain. American troops occupied Raviscanina, five miles northwest of Alifo: and Rochetta, two miles north of Pignatofo. 'T-e'.ia- .'-',. The British Eighth Army cracked the strongest German positions in the center of the Italian line. It captured Baranello, scene of many days of heavy flghtin; Bojano, four miles west of vinchiaturo,; Spinete, six miles northwest of Vinchiaturo, and Peterella, eight north of Cam pobasso.
 Bojano lies only 13 miles from 1s- ernia, rail and highway town serv- ing as the middle hinge of the Ger man line.
 The Germans were covering their orderly withdrawal with heavy shelling, particularly on the Adri- atic, where the Eighth Army, hav- ing pushed across the Trigno river, was closing against Vasto, on the Adriatic i8 miles beyond Termii.
 Strength of Line
 Spokesmen emphasized tn ' strength of the line behind which
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
Govt. No Haven For Draft-D Dodgers--FDR

Washington, Oct. 26.-(UP)- President Roosevelt today denounced as "groundlcSS' and irresponsible reports that the federal government was haven for draft dodgers, sub- mitting figures to congress showing that only 32 per cent of the gov ernment civilian work force has rec ceived occupatlonal deferment.
 (Mr. Roosevelt offered no male- female breakdown, but the civil serv. ice commission said about one-third of the people employed full-time by the government were women. That would, in the light of MT. Roose- velt's statistics, mean that about 4.9 per cent of the men employed by the government have received oc- cupational deferments.)
 Tn identical letters sent to the house speaker and senate presi- dent, MT. Roosevelt said that on last July 3l, "the latest date for which complete figures are avail able" there were 2980.404 full-time government employees, of whom 9s,- 053 had recieved occupational de- ferments.
 Deferment Defense
 MT. Roosevelt's defense of the governments draft deferment pol icy for its employees followed close ly a recommendation by a house military affairs subcommittee for an investigation of deferments in the War, Navy end six other govern ment departments on grounds they have used replacement schedules to protect civilian employees from the draft. It also came as the house be- gan debate on @ bill to defer fathers until all eligible non-fathers in the country have been called.
 The chief executive reported s4,0o0 occupational deferments among the l,e52,700 civilian employees of the War and Navy Departments, includ- ing workers in government arsenals and shipyards. MT. Roosevelt, how ever, did not say how many of the 1,952,700 employees of the military and naval departments were women.
 "There has recently been much loose and harmful talk about the employees of the federal govern-
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Kinkoid Gets New Duty

Washington, Oct. 26-(UP)-vice Admiral Thomas 0. Kinkaid has been transferred from command of joint military operations in the North Pacific to command of the U. S. naval forces in the Southwest Pa- cific, Secretary of Navy Frank Knox announced today.
 Kinkaid replaces Vice Admiral Arthur s Carpenter. who becomes commander of the Ninth Naval Dis trict. headquarters at Great Lakes, Ill. The present naval district com mandant is Rear Admiral John Downes.
 Knox made the announcement at press conference at which Kin kaid told how the Japanese on Kiska fooled him" by continuing to build @ roadway by maintaining heavy
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
Convoy Sinks ' BottIerS

London, Oct. 26. (UP)-British warships destroyed four and dam aged seven out of 30 enemy torpedo boats attacking a convoy of the East Anglian coast Sunday night, the admiralty announced today.
 The series of running actions lasted nearly five hours, the ad- miralty said. All British ships re- turned safely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
Joseph Widner Is Decd at 72

Philadelphia. Oct. 26.--(UP)-Jo- seph E. Widener, financier and horseman. died this morning at his Elklns Park, Pa, residence.
 Widener, "a, had been in poor health for some time and last Wed- nesday announced hls resignation as e steward of the Jockey Club at Belmont. c position he had held since 1920.
 He was a noted figure In the turf world and owned many top thor Oughbrcds. Ne was an amateur jockey ln his youth and was elected to the Jockey club April, Aooo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
INVESTIGATE COLLISION

Sarasota, Fla, Oct. 26-(UP)-AT
 investigation by an Army board oi inquiry was conducted today into two separate collisions which re- suited in the death of four pilots and the crash of four pursuit planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
PROVOST MARSHAL DIES

Taunton, Mass. Oct. 26-(upl--- Maj. Henry B. Culbreth. ls, of Wil- son, N. C., proyost-marshal Of Camp Myles 8tandlsh. died unexpectedly of 6 heart attac ktoday. The nia- ior. who hnd been lu federal service llnea April LoAa. leaves Q WIla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-26
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Liberation of Kiev, capital Of the Ukraine and Russia's third city, was considered e foregone conclusion in Soviet military circles. It would ex. pose the rest of the fiat steppelands
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
Synthetic Rubber
 Industry Disputed
Controversy Looms That Will Make Jeffers PriOrites
 Contest With War Leaders Seem of Little Importance

written for the New York Times magazine in which he proposed that the synthetic industry be scrapped after the war except for "a few small plants" Wallaces idea is that the United States should get the bulk of its postwar rubber from Latin America and the Far East.
 JefEers does not agree and there are indications of further dissent to develop as time brings the issue more prominently before the public. Jeffers took before Q joint subcorn- mittee of the House Naval and Military Affairs committees yester- day his complaint that the War and Navy departments were impeding the emergency rubber program. Specifically, he objected to priori- ties allotnnents favoring production of naval escort vessels and high octane gasoline for fighting planes at the expense of tie rubber pro- gram.
 Undersecretaries Robert P. Pat terson and James V. Forrestal, rep- resenting the War and, Navy de- partments, respectively, challenged Jeffers before the joint subcommit- tee, both testifytng that to grant him the kind of rubber priortties he wants would be violent and dan- gerous to the war effort. &
 Patterson said he had proposed Q rubber conservation program to Jetfers last December which would have included elimination of all pleasure driving and reQuisitioning or purchase of the fifth or spare tire" from civilian cars and of ell cars in excess of 20,OO0,0O0 m an estimated 7,0OO, 900. Patterson said nothing was done" Nbout his pro- gram and that Jeffers had described 1t as an effort ito take the nation off rubber"
 Patterson and Torrestal revealed that they had once blocked Q higher priority for synthetic rubber by ap. pealing Q War Production Board ruling to Economic Stahili5atioa Di. rector James F. Byrres. Members of the subcommittee indicated that Byrnes might be called for an ex- plantation of his hitherto linrevealed power of veto over WIPE Chairman Donald M. Nelson.
 The charges and countercharges were colorful but are not likely to accomplish much either way be- cause President Roosevelt is firmly committed to the present necessity of making everything, even rubber. give way somewhat to what he re- gards as an urgent necessity for es- cort vessels and high octane gaso- line. !,
 But the future of the new syil- thetic rubber industry promises to become steadily bigger public question. It was touched upon briefly by JefEers yesterday when he said: %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
Compensation Agreements

Tho following agreements for weekly payments during disability or f0E specific payment in case of per- tnanent injury were approved to- may at the office of Compensation G0mmissioner John J. O'Connell:
 Pauline Sears of waterville against Central Parking Station of Waterbury, $9 beginning Jan. 12, saeeration of left index finger.
 Edward Keeney of West Haven egainst Blaw Knox Construct l1n 10. oe Naugatuck, $25 beginning Nanuaxy 26, sprained left wrist.
 Lester oroat of 6i Yves street, Waterbury, against General Baking O.. ce Waterbury, $2l.93 beginning ean. 11. injury to thumb and first Finger of right hand.
 Peter Yakovtlv of Naugatuck seainst Flaw Knox Construction co, os Naugatuck, 2, beginning &an. @, fracture of second and large tpes cf left foot.
 soseph Baker of i7 Benham street,
 hterbuKy against Thin Sheet Met as Co. of Waterbury, 26 for 90
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
PAY INCREASES IN
 FIRE DEP APARTMENT
Board to Discuss Proposed Schedule at Meeting To-
 morrow Afternoon

An increase in pay for fire de- partment members who have been acting as officers and in positions above their stated rank will be dis cussed by the Fire Board at it's meeting Wednesday afternoon, Pa- trick F. Shea, Democratic leader of the board, said yesterday. .
 Protects came from the firenen because many of their privates were acting as lieutenant and as cap- tains, but at privates' salary; and lieutenants performing the duties of captains, but at lieutenants' salary; Captain Stephen Bloomfield, serving as acting deputy fire chief at a captains salary.
 All salaries paid in the police de- partment correspond with the offices they hold.
 The fire department declared that this favoritism should be shown to them too. The Fire Board may be considering these complaints.
 Ut (granting such increases) has been under discussion for a month. The committee on men and dis cipline has been Investigating it and Is expected to make report at the meeting of the full board Wednes- day. I think the board will then discuss the entire matter in the open and probably will take the first steps toward fighting any injustices, if there are any"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
Fewer Applicants
 Register For Work

Fewer people are registered at the local U. s. Employment Service at the present time than in the past several years, 1t was revealed today by William D. Nolan, manager, who announced at tsle same time that shortage of full-tlme workers con- tinues to be great With the de- mand for ftlll-tine workers exceed. ing the supply of applicants, Mr. Nolan expressed c hope that ems ployers may make necessary adjust ments to utilize partstlme york.
 Only 70 per cent Of the persons registered Tor flll-time work have done 60 without any special eondl- tons attached, the manager stated. The remainder of the eases Involve phyElcal handleaps, advanced age. or nelfsmade Limitations such as requests for certain shifts, types of work, or loeation6. Many others have registered for a few hours Of Wofk per week ano often their Tree nonrs ee net on'4el49 Ut1& o1isnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
GAINS NOTED IN M. '. :. }.
 BOND DPURCHASES'!'::
Report Issued Today By, Waterbury Ofdce of '
 Bond Campaign e

According to the Waterbury fe port, the sales of War SavingA 7, Bonds to date have reached the amount of $22,694,66236 for this city. The November amount Of sales was 1869, ,eOe76, as compared to tho December report of 91,07O, ,6l2.S0s Summary of sales to date t1acluds. purchases by the post office o1 e, ,74S, ,0OO.OO for Series ' Bcndsy $8S6 O68.00 in stannpss banks amounted to 93,104. .006.26 Series 9l,iS6, ,0lO.0O Series F, M.70lI I6Bo.O0 Series c; Industrial Issues aS11ounteG to S2,6Se, ,4e6.O0 m Series ?, and 92,OOO,OOO in Series e: Federal Res serve, Sl,698, ,S77,B0 Series E, Credie unions accumulated the purchAses of &5S6, ,00o60 in the Series 2, $l0a. 276.00 Series r, and e12S, 10000 am the Series c Bonds.
 The number of firms and SactOEs.. ies classified as 100 per cent wae also substantially increased during the past month. gsS
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heatless Mondays and placed it up to each individual lawyer to handle as he sees it. A special committee reported at Q meeting in superior court today that fuel would not be saved by c general closing down of lawyers offlces and recommended that the association take no stand. Only four members of the bar, in addition to Attorney Nathaniel Bronson who presided in the ab. sence of President Finton J. Phelan and the three committee members, turned up for the meeting.
 Attorneys Alfred L. Finkelstein, Walter Torrance, and Stephen Ho- mick, who constituted the investi- gating committee, reported that opinions of various lawyers had been sought. and the consensus of opinion was that the problem was not one for the association to de. termine. Reference was made to lack of action on closing by the New Haven, Hartford and Bridg- port Bar Associations, and by asso- citations of dentists, insurance men, and other groups.
 The report stated, "If to keep all law offices closed would result in saving fuel, your committee would equivocally recommend that such a course be followed. However, this is not the case because in no in- stance will the closing of law oflces in any building even be factor in determining whether or not the particular building is or is not to be heated. Since this is so 1t would be futile gesture for lawyers oc- cupying buildings that will be l1eat- ed in any event to close offices on Monday, when such action would in no way help to conserve fuel. Also, such closing in many instances would hinder the war effort since many attorneys are engaged in work essential to the war;"
 Two other general meetings of the Bar Association. has been held and action was postponed in each case because of disagreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02

New York, Fob. 2-(UP) stoclEB turned narrowly irregular today after Q steady opening and volume lightened from the recent million ehare pace.
 Leading issues balanced off small net gains and losses, while O few special issues moved outside Q ifrac- tional area, most of them on the tp side. fgteel shares were about unchanged around noon, while moe tors were easier and rails mixed. Oils held small advances. iAirctatts were active with prizes steady to firm.
 During the morning . long list of issues moved into new high ground for more than Q year, inc ciuding American Tobacco B, Ones: aueake Q Ohio, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Curtis Publishing issues. Dow Chemical, New York Central, North American, Studebaker, and White Motor. General Electric, Radio Corporation, Standard OH (N. JO, and Woolworth eQualed their highs.
 Ingersoll Rand rose nearly z points. Hat Cooperation Preferred made Q new high at 90 up and Curtis Publishing Preferred gaireu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
Churchill Inspects
 Air Field At Adana
Prime Minister Arrives in Cairo From Casabanca By
 Plane for Informal Conference

the military men wore civilian clothes.
 Churchill wore his platinum and diamond V-for-Victory pin, as he did at Casablanca. It was given to him by Foreign Secretary and Mrs. Anthony Eden just before he left London.
 Back in Cairo for his press con- ference last night Churchill wore his air commodore's uniform, with the many medals he has won in wars in Asia, Africa and Europe. He talked in the auditorium of the embassy, with embassy staff n1em- bers beside him. t {~