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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
MANILA ATTACKED

japanese shipping, ground in
stallations and air strength in the
Manila area --seeled today from
another heavy blow struck by
swarms of u. S. carrier planes in
continued naval support of Cen
MacArthur's drive.
The latest strike against the
enemy in and around the Manila
Bay region, according to Pacific
Fleet headquarters communique.
was carried out Sunday with the
attacking American aircraft bag
ging at least ID japanese ships.
A light enemy cruiser was
heavily damaged. two destroyers
were blown up and an estimated
IL cargo vessels and oilers were
blasted. -----
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is tUP)
The WPB, which recently au-
thorized the m anufacture Of
100000 innerspring mattresses,
now says that II appears doubtful
that any can be made within the
next six months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
Train Wreck Injuries 8

NEWPORT, Pa. Nov. Is (tNS)
Six persons were injured when
a Pennsylvania passenger train
last night sideswiped wreckage Of
two freight trains which collided
earlier at Newport.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
Tirpitz' Agony
dby Filler
Commander Gives
Picture OF Sinking

EDITORS NoTE-This IS
Descriptions Of the stnkino Nor.
~ Of the bottleship Tirp'tE.
pride 81 the German navy. by
the fs-vear-oId wing commander
rko led the first attacking
squadron of the Raj bomber
command
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
5Ist Nazi General Dies

LONDON. Nov. Is (INS)-An.
other German general-the SIS,
to die since D-Day - has been
killed in action, the Nazi Trans
ocean Agency revealed today
identifying him as 1t. Gen. Rosen.
busch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
FDR Sets
Sessions
Program

House Republicans decided to-
day not 10 seek continuance Of the
special House committee investi-
eating un-American activities in
the Seventy-ninth Congress con-
NeRing Jan. 3.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is INS)
President Roosevelt held a two
hour conference today with SEN
ate and House leaders, going over
the legislative program facing the
Congress in its lame duck" seS-
sion between now and the Christ
mas holidays.
Speaker Sam Rayburn tD) of
Texas afterward said that Mr..
Roosevelt made no specific recon-
mendations of ms own for new
legislation.
Rayburn said Congress hopes TO
complete the short session, which
opened yesterday, by Dec. 10 or
Is SO that IL can recess over the
Christmas holidays.
With Rayburn in the conference
with the President were Vice
President Wallace and Senator
Barley. Senate majority leader.
Rayburn said their conference
three or four pending
pieces Of legislation, including the
postwar roads bill, crop insurance,
the rivers and harbors and flood
control bill and several deficiency
bills.
In the Senate. the legislative
program will be outlined at
meeting of the Democratic steer
ing committee set to follow the
with the President.
Both the House and Senate met
at noon yesterday and adjourned
until Thursday. Senator Vanden-
berg (R) of Michigan set the
stage for a controversial six
weeks session when he tossed into
the arena a bill to freeze the old
age pension tax al the present
level of / per cent on employees
and per cent on employers. New
increased taxes 60 into effect Jan.
l unless changed by Congress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
BY WING COMMANDER JAMES
BRYAN TAFT

LONDON. Nov. Is (INS)
II first sighted the Tirpitz
lying squat on the phosphOr-
escent waters of TrOmsoe
Fjord. Her blackness stood
out on the glistening waters.
i found the snow-capped hills
tinged by the pink of the rising
sun. 1t was a beautiful sight,
not only aesthetically beautiful
but also a beautiful operational
target, and my thoughts when
] first glimpsed her were oper-
ational.
TARGET AHEAD
was the first of my crew TO
spot her. They were not novices.
We all were well rehearsed for
our task, for we had been flying
together for over three months.
Target ahead" was the wcrd
sent through the intercom, and !
could feel the crew keyed up for
the job ahead.
BY squirting their eyes, the rest
OF our formation could be seen
arranging themselves into actual
bombing formation. The squadron
has to be aligned so that before
the leaders bombs reach the tar
get bombs of every other ship
must be released. Otherwise the
smoke from explosions might OBJ
scure the bomb aiiners' views.
START AT 1900 FEET
I satisfied myself just before
we started the bomb run at Is, 900
feet that the rest of the squad
ron's ships were placed as pre-
viously arranged.
Then my bombs was released
and / saw $1,000 pounds of explo-
sive drop on its destructive path.
But being in the nose of the ship
] could not see il land. I am sure
the rest OF the bombs Of my
squadron were released before
mine landed.
On my next squirt at the place
where the Tirpitz lay. the area
was shrouded with smoke and
there were violent explosions ell
around.
We stayed around to see the
next formation of bombers sailing
over the target, then we headed
for home, still wondering whether
the mission was q success.
CONVINCING RROOF
But photographs later showed
convincing proof OF the success
of our mission.
The photographs showed the
Tirpitz topside up, lying sub
merged In the waters Of the ford.
1t was our third crack at the
Tirpitz- In the first attack we
could not see her. owing TO a
smoke screen Clouds obscured
her on the second occasion. But
this time everything favored us.
I fist sighted her 20 miles
away. When we closed and came
into range she opened up on US
with her long range guns and fax,
ships also Lit out al US as we
neared the target.
Altogether from base TO base
we were Is hours In the air.
During the three attacks on
the Tirpitz my crew had flown
10000 miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Delegates In Conference
 On Chi. Plans

Waterbury's delegates and theil alternates to the Democratic Ma. tional Convention, to be held ilI Chicago July 20, will meet with other delegates .from the state to- night at the Heublein Hotel, Hart. ford, at 6:30.
 Purpose of tonight's dinner meet- ing is to name various committees for the purposes of conducting cer- tain matters preceding the conven- tion. It is expected that commit tees handling platform matters, cre- dentials, rules, etcS will be formu- lated tongiht preparatory to con- ducting the necessary preliminary work.
 Although it is possible that to- nights gathering may make the nominations for national commit teeman and woman there was no definite statement to that effect contained in the official notice mailed out to the delegates.
 Of interest relative to this latter phase is the fact that ex-Governor Robert A. Hurley who recently an- nounced his intentions to again seek the party candidacy as guberna- torial choice is the incumbent na- tional committeeman, subject now to renomination. It did not seem likely that he would again be the choice for this latter post in view of the fact that he has. so 1t is reported, gone into the gubernatorial race without the appreciation of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Fire Victims
 Buried Today

Hartford, Conn, July -(UP)- A mass burial, with inter- -denom- national services, was planned to- day for six unclaimed victims of Thursdays circus fire which brought death to 157.
 The latest to die of burns and injuries suffered when the Big Top" of the Ringing Brothers and Barnum & Bailey collapsed in flames were Laura Travers, of Bloomfield, Conn, Sally Lapuk, of Hartford, and Miss Doris Schinkel, 9, of Manchester.
 Frank Poglich, 8, son of a New Britain physician. died this morn ing at Municipal Hospital, where it was said that two others might not live out the day.
 One hundred and 20 persons still were in hospitals, 20 of them in critical condition. Several were not expected to recover.
 Relatives and friends attended
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Evidence HeoFd On Jury Fixing

Pittsfield, Mass, July 10. - (UP) A Berkshire County grand jury began hearing evidence today that an attempt was made to "fix" the jury of John F. Noxon. Jr., socialite Pittsfield lawyer who is awaiting execution after being convicted of murdering his defective infant son.
 District Attorney Charles R. Ale berta, who successfully prosecuted the case and gained conviction at a second trial, was directing the presentation of evidence in the alleged jury fixing attempt. Testi- mony was being taken from i2 mem- bers of the jury at the first trial which was declared a nlistrial when a member of the panel became Ill.
 Two deputy sheriffs, one from North Adams and the other from Lee, are accused of seeking to sway the i2-man panel as 1t wss hearing evidence that Noxon deliberately electrocuted his 0-Inonth-old inibeH cile son, Lawrence. last September 22. Both have been under suspen- sion for some time and were under suspension when the second trial opened.
 Noxon, still confined to the ii- firmary ct the Berkshire County Jail. will be moved to the State Prison at Boston some time this Ueek.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
323 Charged By State Opo

Hartford, Conn.,, July 10.-(UP)- Accused of violating ceiling prices, 323 restaurant owners throughout the state were under summons today to appear at informal OPA hearings in. Hartford to explain the over- charges.
 No date has yet been set bq OPA Director Anthony F. Arpaia for the hearing. He said that violations had been found at 60 restaurants at Bridgeport 56 at Hartford, 47 at New London, Al at New Haven, 52 at Stamford, p at Norwich, 9 at Meriden, Is at Torrington and 2 at Norwalk.
 Some places, Arpaia said, jumped the prices of pork chops from 60 to 90 cents, tenderloin steaks from 80 to $1.40. frankfurts and beans from 40 cents to 70 cents, and doubled coffee prices. Additionally, an ex- tra nickel was tackled on sandwich es, and a dime on Blue Plate specials, while places having liquor permits charged as much as IS cents per drink above ceiling prices.
 Its got to stop" Arpaia said. We cannot have the public gouged in this way. Taken individually, such violations are bad enough, but when you figure the aggregate overcharges in just these 323 establishments, you get a staggering total.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Dewey Talks With Leaders

Albany, N. Y, July 10. - (UP) - Governor Thomas E. Dewey resumed conferences today with Republican congressional leaders in move to unite the party behind his drive for the presidency.
 Refreshed after a quiet weekend at his farm in Pawling, N. Y., Dewey was ready to meet congressional representatives from several states within the next few days and obtain their views on campaign issues and problems facing the country. He wants all Republican congressional candidates to feel they have par ticular role to play in the campaign.
 The first group to meet with the governor includes Senators Warren R. Austin and George D. Aiken and Representative Charles Plumley of Vermont. Foreign policy probably will be one of the major topics dis cussed.
 Dewey's early invitation to Yer mont representatives was considered a move to put followers of Wendell L. Willkie behind the governors cause. Vermont political leaders
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
British Move Mothers From Robot Danger
By JACK FRANKISH United Press Staff Correspondent


 London, July 10 - (U.P) - Bri- tish authorities began the evacua- ton of mothers and eXpectant mothers from robot-blasted London today after removing nearly 55,000 school children to the safety of the provinces in the past week.
 The German flying bombs, lunch ed from the French coast, continued to fall in London and southern England in daylight today following a night of intermittent attacks. Au- thorities made their usual laconic announcement that damage and casualties had been reported.
 Dr. Rudolf Semmler, Radio Berlin commentator, asserted that Ger many's second revenge weapon"- V-2-"will be far more terrible" than the robot bombs and the Lon- don Sunday Express speculated the new weapon may be rocket bomb 36 feet long and carrying 10 tons of explosives. The present jet-pro- pelled robot bombs are 25 feet long and cvarry ton of explosives.
 Semmler also claimed that the German navy was using new secret weapon that has sunk even strongly armored naval units and quite large ships"
 "It cannot be presently stated whe- ther they are explosives, vessels or missiles" he said. Tt Is sufficient to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Father Orlemanski Plans
 Visit To Pope Plus KY

between Russia and the Vatican.
 The Pope, Vatican sources said, already had instructed a pontifical commission formed in 1880 by Pope Plus X for improvement of Soviet-Vatican relations, to study the problem in connection with the forthcoming visit of the Polish- American priest.
 Father Orlemanski, the first Roman Catholic priest to cross the Soviet border since 1884, went to Moscow at the invitation of Stalin.
 Upon his return to the United States, a storm of criticism arose and he was suspended by the Rev. Thomas M. OLeary. his bishop from making the trip without per- mission and was ordered to do 'penance" in monastery, but the order later was resclnded when the priest became i'll,
 Father Orlemanslki said he made the trip to study the Polish Army
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
NewWeopons ForU.S. Army

Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, July 10-(UP)-The Amer jeans have several new secret wea- pons to use in their march to Ber- lin, Maj. Gen. Henry Benton Say- Ter, chief ordnance officer for the European theater, disclosed today.
 Among them, he said, is gun with a range so great that the us- ual low speed observation planes are useless as "eyes" for 1t and regular fighters will be used in- stead.
 We recently opened fire for the first time with the longer range weapon against German headquar- ters," Sayler said. "A pursuit plane was used for observation. The flyers saw the German personnel trying to get away in cars and went down and shot them up"
 Some of the new weapons have been used successfully in Normandy, Sayler said, but others are being held in reserve and details of them have not been released.
 Sayler said that while Cherbourg was not ready to receive supplies in great quantities i've hope soon to get supplies goirg directly to France from the United States"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
DeGaulle Reports Success
 In Talks With Rooseuelt

Washington, July 10 - (U.P0 - General Charles De Gaulle revealed today that he intends to install his provisional government in France as soon as possible and said the French Army may have to occupy parts of Germany, including the Rhineland, for a long time after the war.
 The general, who calls himself chief of the provisional French gov ernment, told more than 200 report. CTS at press conference before leaving for New York that the principal object' of his talks here with President Roosevelt had been attained.
 He did not discuss detailAof this principal object but said he be- lieved the groundwork had been laid for French-American negotiations about the civil administration ot liberated areas of France.
 He said in an hour-long press conference that his discussions with MT. Roosevelt were frank and ob- jective talks on the grave question of common interests to the United States and France in this great war and after the war"
 De Gaulle's statements, together with the atmosphere of harmony which has prevailed during his visits with American officials, appeared to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Lone FIier Bags Six Jop Bombers

Aboard a U. S. Carrier, Western Pacific, July 3.-(UP)-It took Ems Wilbur Butcher Webb, 24-year-old Hellcat pilot. less than a half hour to shoot his way from obsurity to one of the hottest fighting pilots in the history of naval aviation.
 As he left June 19 for a raid on Orote airfield on western Guam he had not shot down single plane,
 But in the first l5 minutes of that raid, he sent six Japanese divebombers crashing in flaflmes And in the next 10 minutes he bagged two "probables", both of which were believed to have crashed.
 Webb lives in Wichita Falls, Tex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Fl. E. Mitchell COP Choice
 For Governor

Attorney Harold E. Mitchell, speaker of the house and once prominent assistant prosecutor in Waterbury's famed conspiracy trial, will be the Republican party's choice for gubernatorial honors to replace Governor Raymond E. Bald win, sources stated today.
 Governor Baldwin will refuse to reconsider his recent decision to de- cline re-nomination and will so in- form the special committee, com- prised of Republican state central committeeman, which will call upon him this afternoon, these same sources stated.
 It has been adedd that Governor Baldwin will give as reasons for his refusal to accept re-nomination the fact that he is desirous of return ing to private practice which, in this case, will constitute association as counsel for 8 prominent insurance firm, or possibly a group of like firms.
 Attorney Mitchell, 1t was stated will be presented the post either to- day or within the next few days and is it believed that he will accept This will eliminate Congressman Joseph E. Talbot, Naugatuck, as possible choice for the post, pos- sibility strongly favored by the lat ter If offered,
 Attorney Mitchell was first assist ant prosecutor to former States At torney Hugh M. Alcorn, ST., at the time of the Waterbury conspiracy trial and was a former member of the Alcorn law firm. He served in the House, including his present term as speaker, for four terms. 1887, 1889, 1941 and the current ses- sion.
 The choice of Mitchell by the Re- publican party for the governorship candidacy will lead to considerable speculation as to the background of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
By LYLE c. WILSON tied Press Staff Correspondent

Washington. July 10 - (U.P) - President Roosevelt was confronted today with one of the nlomentous decisions of his career in determin- ing whether to compel the Demo- cratic National Convention to re- nominate Henry A. Wallace for vice. president.
 The convention meets July i9 in Chicago.
 MT. Roosevelt's ability to control the convention and to have Wallace on the ticket is unquestioned. What the President must decide whether 1t would be wiser to avoid the bitter ness that Wailace's renomination would create or to accept some other running mate who may sir- render to the conservative Demo- cratic organization if Mir. Roosevelt died in Ofiice and were succeeded by the vice president.
 That is about all there is to the uproar about Wsllace, : although in the public dispute now raging over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
RUSSIANS DRIVING TOWARD BALTIC SEA Tanks Within Ten Miles Of LeghOrn
GEN.CLARK'S FORCES SMASH
 KEY.DEFENSES
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War COrrespOndent)

bY REYNOLDS PACKARD
 United Press War COrrespOndent)
 Rome, July 10. - (UP) = American troops smashed four miles beyond Volterra within a few hours after cap turing the key outpost before LivOrn0 and threatened to- day to turn the coastal de- lenses some 10 miles below the great Tyrrhenian port which had stalled a frontal push against it.
 Lieutenant General Mark w. Clark's forces pushing northward from Volterra, last of the big mountain fortress towns which the Germans converted into strongholds to impede the American advances, battled the crack 90th Panzer Gren- adler division, shifted to the sector when the Nazis wheeled endorsements into the Livorno defense belt.
 Ofncial Italian sources announced that Italian patriots were battling the Germans in the streets of Leg horn as the Fifth Army closed against the prize city, while guer- rillas hit repeatedly at Nazi com- munication lines throughout enemy held areas of Tuscany behind the battlefront.
 Hard fighting continues all along the fSont of the Allied armies in Italy," communique said.
 Troops of the Fifth Army have driven a significant wedge into the enemy positions between the sea and poggibonsi, and have captured the town of Volterra. They have driven some four miles north of the town"
 The German delaying tactics in the outer defenses of Livorno were frustrated when American infantry forced the evacuation of Volterra. mountain road hub southeast of the big port, took over the city, and struck northward immediately.
 The U. s. gains in the coastal sector were made against the heavy fire of German artillery. self-pro- pelled guns, and mortars, and also were impeded by frequent demoli- tionS.
 West of Volterra the Americans moved forward to attack the town of Pomaja, astride an important
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
General Webster Tokes New Post

Rome, July lO.-(UP)-Brig. Gen Robert M. Webster of West Har- wich, Cape Cod, Mass, who has been in command of a MaraudeI bomber wing and of the Allied gar rison in Sardinia. has been appoint ed deputy commander of the 18th Army Air Force by Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon, 1t was announced today
 The post previously had not been filled.
 WesbSter has been in the Army since 1918. In 1922 he served as Gen. Dwight w. Eisenhowers assist ant chief of staff in the European theater.
 His wife lives at 40O0 Cathedral avenue, Washington. D. Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
RooseueLt Faces Problem M Naming Running Mate

the vice presidential nomination there is little if any acknowledge ment that all hands are thinking about ultimate control of the party organization. MT. Roosevelt is 62 and if reelected he would be 66 on leaving office. The possibility of his death in office, therefore. is some thing both he and his Democratic opponents consider in approaching the vice presidential problem.
 MT. Roosevelt rammed the former Iowa Republican down the throat of the l940 Democratic convention with the explanation that he want ed a man of "that turn of mind Ion the ticket with him. The compelling factor, however. was the presidents intimation that he would not accept the nomination himself unless Wal lace was on the ticket.
 All of these developments came in the final hours of the l040 meet ing after several days of astute po- liticai maneuvertng in which c
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-10
Chiefs Argue
 ReconVersion

Washington, July 10-(UP)-War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson and the nations top military lead- CTS were embroiled today in bitter dispute over reconversion of indus try with some possibility that the is- sue may have to go to President
 Roosevelt for a showdown.
 The fight, involving Nelson's plans for an immediate start on limited reconversion of civilian industry, reached new high over the week. end when the joint chiefs of staff warned that the proposed relaxa- ton of wartime restrictions could "prolong the war"
 At the same time, however, chair men of two strong congressional committees-Harry s. Truman D., Mo, of the special Senate War h. vestigating group and James M. Murray, D., Mont, of the Senate small business committee-strongly supported Nelson's plans, although Truman was critical because they had not yet been put into effect.
 The program originally was to have become effective July but was delayed because of Nelson's re- cent attack of pneumonia, from which he still is convalescing. WPA Officials said the plans were in the fina stages of preparation and em- phasized that mo one" had ordered, them discarded despite the opposi- ton of the military and of many of Nelson's top lieutenants, including WIPE Vice Chairman Charles E. Will son.
 Nelson's program envisaged a gradual reconversion of civilian manufacture by plants in which war work definitely has ceased and in areas where manpower is not needed for war production. He also planned removal of restrictions on the use of aluminium and magnesium to permit production of civilian goods that would not inttrfere with war work.