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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03
Robots Flow On Mindless
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 in a southern England river shat tered windows in an ancient build ing with many historical associa- tions and caused some casualties. Some children were among several persons killed when a flying bomb landed two feet away.
 With the stepped up pace of the attacks, residents began taking of- ficial advice to use shelters after it was disclosed that among those killed in one area were persons who had gone to bed in daylight. Only barest details of the bomb incidents were permitted for pub lications. and authorities threatened to invoke defense regulations against anyone spreading rumors concern ing the weapons or sightseers ob- structing rescue work.
 Rescue squads were using sound detectors in some instances in an effort to locate survivors buried un- der piles of debris.
 During the weekend. four Sun. day newspapers demanded that un- defended German towns and vil- lages be eradicated by bombing in reprisal for the German robot plane attacks.
 The newspapers were Lord Beav- erbrook's Sunday Express. the Sun day Dispatch. the Sunday Graphic and the Sunday Chronicle.
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 were captured,
 Another partisan said the Ger mans, apparently angered by the re- sistance, immediately began sHasb- ing into farm houses. He said he saw eight Germans walk up to an Italian who just had started work ing in his wheat field and all Of them turned their tommy guns on him.
 Another partisan told me he hid in thtcket and saw the Germans execute the q hostages after forc- ing them to dig their own graves, Before the executions he said the Germans stripped the condemned of their money end jewels and their shoes, # they were good. One witness said the order to fire the machine guns was given by Q 0p-e0mmissioned officer whom be would recognize. He said he also would be able to identify c0innlis. ~saied officers who commanded the German unit in this area.
 American officers were pressing and investigation on the basis Of his descriptions. They promised that every effort would be made to bring those responsible to Justice.
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Drive Up Two Coasts
 To Big Sea Bastions
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troops outfianked their positions from the northeast. The Germans pulled out so rapidly that all con- tact with their rear guards was lost yesterday, Roper said.
 Miles of BOOby Traps
 Hundreds of mines and booby traps studded the town and the Cecina river line for miles to the west where the Americans were ad- vancing; on a broad front.
 One American column captured Riparbella, 2 1-2 miles north of the Cecina river and 19 miles southeast of Livorno. Other troops farther in- land drove through Pomerance to within five miles of Volterra and seized Casole DElsa, 10 miles south- east of Volterra.
 French units driving up on both Hanks of Siena took Monteroni, eight miles south-SoutheaSt of the city and Asciano, 13 miles to the southeast.
 British 8th Army forces also ham, mered out smashing gains in the center of the Peninsula on the west sohre of Lake Trasimeno and north of Perugia.
 s Mile Push
 The British pushed forward as much as eight miles yesterday and dislodged the Germans from the strong delaying positions they had held in the hills around Perugia and the lake.
 West of the lake, they drove swiftly up the Chiana river valley to occupy Sinalung ,a17 miles south- southwest of Arezzo, and Fojano, IA l-2 miles south of Arezzo, while another column moved up highway 7l to & point IS miles north of Per. ugia on the road to Umbertide, al- so was taken, and other British units seized Nocera, 20 miles east of Per ugia.
 On the Adriatic coast, the British advanced swiftly on Aucona, burst ing across the Musone river line to take Osimo, eight miles below the port, and Loreto, 13 miles south of Ancona on the coastal highway. lhfreohtmut
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men and mobile artillry, but they already had been by-passed and had no Alternative but retreat or anri- hslation.
 cecina itself fell to American in- fentsTymen yesterday after one of ffe bloodiest battles of the entire canpaign, and captured German wunnerS revealed they had been or- dofed to hold the town at all costs, indicating the Nazis had planned to anchor their whole Cecina river line tlaere.
 ''Cecina caused us as well as the enemy considerable casualties, and we lost a number of armored vehi- cles in the engagement" a head quarters announcement said.
 United Press war correspondent James E. Roper reported that the Germans, including crack SS elite guard units rushed into. the town, fled from Cecina when American
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Democrats Hove Plans
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The Republicans, however, seem to hold an nsurmountable lead in their presidential and vice presi- dential slates. Their presidential candidate, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, is 42. President Roosevelt, who still hasn't said he wouldn't run for a fourth term and is therefore regarded as the Demo- cratic nominee, is 20 years Dewey's senior.
 If Vice President Henry A. Wal lace is again MT. Roosevelt's run ming maet, the Republicans will be able to point out that their man, Gov. John w. Bricker of Ohio, is, at 50, five years Wallace's junior.
 At his first press conference in the role of the Democratic conven- tions permanent chairman, Jackson told reporters he presumed" that MT. Roosevelt would be the Demo- cratic nominee although you must remember he hasn'S given any in- dication yet"
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 bassador Norman Armour, British Ambassador Sir David Kelly and the envoyS from other countries for consultations" in their own capi- tals was 8 strong rebuke which achieved the desired effect.
 A strong factor against imposing sanctions or severing relations, ac- cording to these sources, was that an open break would result in stric- ter rationinfi for American con. sumkers. Britain has been buying Argentine meat to feed American troops abroad and a break in rela- tions would force the United States to fill these requirements.
 Other reasons set forth in Argu- ments against such action we're:
 l. Argentina is sending wheat to Italy to assist in rehabilitation and relief and is represented on the in- ternational wheat conference here.
 ?. The United States is buying Argentine hides and leather to make shoes for American troops. wool to make uniforms, linseed oil for warship paint, cheese for mili- tary and civilian consumption, and corn to boost industrial alcohol pro- duction.
 All phases of the apparent diplo- matic stalemate will be explored this week with the return of Armour. In charting its course, this coun- try was taking parallel action with Britain and most Latin American governments. Chile, which was rec ognized the Farrell government, was known to be willing to act as in. termediary in restoring friendly re- lations.
 U. s. problems in Argentina were being handled by a Change d'Af- fairs-Counselor Edward L. Reed. Armour is ticketed for appointment as director of the state departments omce or American republics and hence will not return to Buenos Aires. '
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The FortresseS ran into stiff oppo- sition by 135 enemy fighters over Budapest, but the bombers brought down g German planes, while the escorting American airmen added another 25, and Mustangs in a sep- arate sweep got nine, for a total ot 57.
 During the raids on the Balkans, IS American heavy bomberS and eight other planes were lost.
 The inclement weather over the Channel. accompanied by heavy rain and poor visibility, brought an intensified German robot bomb attack on southern England during the night and today.
 The weather was similar to that of yesterday. when only fighter and fighter -bombers carried out small- scale attacks behind the enemy lines in France. Twenty-two enemy planes were shot down during the day over the battle fronts. q of them by Normandy based Allied fighters. Three Allied planes were missing.
 During June, British night bombers from our separate RAF commands carried out more than 77.000 sorties and dropped over 64,- 900 tons of explosives in one of the greatest aerial blows yet launched against the enemy.
 Germany received $500 tons of bombs from the night raiders, while $500 tons were concentrated on the Normandy battlefront in direct sup- port of the Allied troops.
 These figures do not include the operations of American planes, which carried out extensive daylight raids on the Normandy beachheads, through France and directly into Germany.
 From tine south, fighters and bombers of the 18th Airforce in the Mediterranean theater unloaded an- other 22.600 tons of bombs on occu- pied Europe in 50,800 sorties over the continent during June.
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in Formulating the plans for the international bank.
 While the fund ranks first on the agenda, more interest appears to center on the international bank.
 Purposes
 According to the preliminary draft of the banks organization it's pur- poses are set forth.
 1.--To assist in the reconstruction and development of member coun- tries by cooperating with private ti- nancial agencies in the provision of capital for sound and constructive International investment.
 "2-To provide capital for recon struction and development under conditions which will amply safe guard the banks funds, when pri- vate financial agencies are unable to supply the capital needed for such purposes on reasonable terms consistent with the borrowing polic- les of member countries.
 "3-To facilitate a rapid and smooth transition from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy by increasing the flow of international investment, and thus to help avoid serious disruption of the economic life of member countries.
 ''4-To assist in raiding the pro- ductivity of member countries by helping to make available through international collaboration long term capital for the sound develop ment of productive resources.
 "5-To promote the long range balanced growth of international trade among member countries"
 Sen. Robert P. Wagner, D., N. Y, q member of the U. s. delegation. expressed confidence in statement last night that the financial experts of 4A nations represented at the conference "are going to succeed in our purpose. He said they "are de- termlned to create a prosperous and orderly postwar economy in which everyone will have an opportunity to earn for himself the necessary comforts of life" and that they also were determined that "the ties we have made in this war will continue through the peace"
 Conference Praised
 Secretary of State Cordell Hull. in q letter to Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., compliment ing him on his appointment to head the Q. S. delegation, termed the conference lone of the most im- portant and historic international meetings" Hull predicted that the conference will have "a reaching effect upon the future reconstruc- ton and rehabilitation of the world"
 At a conference with press repre- sentatives, Dr. Harry D. White, as- sistant to Morgenthau, said the re- porters covering the meeting will be made diplomatic partners with the delegates. He said the press will be kept informed of all details Of the conference and that each reporter will be given a document of the se- cret details of everything before the group prior to its discussion by dele gates. The reporters are to keep the material in confidence until 1t IS discussed and formally released.
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 tanks to maneuyer and with in- fantry fighting almost hand to hand battles in teh orchards and fields along the endless hedgerows."
 The drive was aimed in two direc- tions. One force took off at 6:3O a. m., the other at 6:3O a. m
 The battle. mounted in intensity during the morning as the Germans found themselves up against the same slashing attacks as those which marked the early operations in Normandy. Bradley's tactics have called for driving spearheads for- ward as far as possible. by-passing and encircling strong points for later naopup.
 The front came to life just before dawn. Doughboys cFaWled out of their foxhOles and sloshed ahead. Jeeps and mobile guns Ekidded along the muddy roads. All told, the weather was the worst possible. But this time. unlike D-day, 1t was equally damaging to both armies.
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POPS CONCERT
 OPENER JULY IS
Mario Di CeccO to Direct Series at Hamilton Park
 Pavilion

Mario Di Cecco, director of the Civic Orchestra of Waterbury, has announced the opening of The Civic Orhcestra Pops" concerts at the Pavilion in Hamilton Park. This im- portant summer music series will be conducted in conjunction with the Park department. Men and women in uniform will be admitted free.
 This is the first concert series of its kind ever to be held in the city. The music planned will be light, what is termed, semi classical and semi- popular. There are to be waltz es. tangoes, light operas and short classical pieces. In short what every one likes. The concert dates are July l6, August 13, and August 27, Tickets will be .lold at Hotel Elton, or may be had by addressing Civic Orchestra Pops at 42 Bank street.
 Included will be table seats, prom enade seats, and garden seats. Mu- sic al fresco arrives in Waterbury. Not since band concert days has music in the open been offered to those who like to listen to good music during the summer.
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(contInued from Page D 10. and l. and Truck 2 to the scene, Meanwhile the flames had spread through the attic and broken out on the roof.
 Seeing that adjacent homes were endangered. Chief Thomas P. Cav. anaugh sent in a secnod alarm, which was answered by Engine g. Piremen hooked line onto 6 hy. dfant at the corner of Willow street and Wo0dlaWn terrace, and attached their own bumper to bring Up the pressure which was n,H sui. tlciently high due to the grade and the fact that considerable water was being used in the neighborhood at that hour. 4 squad Of tigenen took . line up the rear entrance to the home,
 FiFenen poured q large quantity Of wateg into the structure before the blaze was pronounced egtins gulshed. The last company Left the scene at 10 o'clock.
 Chief cavanaugh, who had just returned from Q convention Of Ire chiefs at DlxweIl Notch. Y. H., was assisted ln directing operations by Deputy stephen Bloomfield. Engine Co. 6 was Jed by Lieut.. James ks0Fan. Ang. 10 by Capt. Richard sheen, Eng. 1 by Capt. Hugh Cum ainghaFn. Truck 2 by Acting Lieut.. Harold Goodrich. and Eng. 2 by Lieut.. Richard Crane.
 The building, . wooden frame
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Dewey Does Home Work
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NOO1lLulucQ 4GOA1I rage 4l ination and a dozen employees of the executive offices were busy over the weekend opening the mau. It was too early, they said, to say whether any of the messages were from anti- New Dealers.
 The governor and Mrs. Dewey spent their first quiet day yesterday since he left Albany last Wednesday to accept his party's call to lead the fight against what he termed "one man rule" in Washington.
 Early Sunday the Governor and Mrs. Dewey attended services and received Holy Communion at St. Peters Protestant Episcopal church. The Rev. ErvilIe Maynard. rector, offlciated at Holy Communion and delivered the sermon.
 Dr. Maynard's theme was that man. in a practical sense. must help in the establishment of the King dom of God on Earth. He said the difference between the early day Christian and those of today was that they thought of themselves as guests, or even servants in the pal- ace of their king-the king would manage his household"
 We thinks of ourselves somewhat in the way of citizens in Gods democrac", he added. Tt is with the consent of us, the governed, that we believe God rules. It is needing the help of his citizens that God brings them his leadership"
 When we pray" Thy Kingdom Come on Earth we consider that it will be our effort, directed toward Gods aims, that will effect the bet- ter day of new age"
 After the services Dewey posed briefly for photographers and then proceeded to the executive mansion where he remained throughout the day. He and Mrs. Dewey had no yis- itors and their children. Thcmas E. Jr.. and John remained at the PawI- ing, N. Y. farm.
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GUARDS TO GET
 ENFIELD RIFLES

Go. O.. State Guard. will meet Thurdsay night at in the Field street armoTy, instead Of tomorrow. Capt. William J. Dillon announced. All members are asked to he pves- ent as new Enfield rifles will be is. sued.
 Sgt. Paul MaFticello will hold close order drill and First Sgt. Dom enic Giovanni will direct cover and concealment tactics. The company will leave for Q week ct Camp Bald. win on July 25.
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WinSk-Wilno-Riga railway at Kras- noe. 2o miles northwest of Minsk, and the Polotsk- -Molodechno- -Baily- stok railway at Vileika, nearly 35 miles north of Krasnoe.
 Marshal Konstantin K. Rokossov- sky's lst Army simultaneously rammed the southern arm of the pincers through Stolpce, 43 miles miles southwest of Minsk, and Co., rodzya, to the southeast. thus rip- ping 25-mile segment out of the Minsk- -Baranowicze. Warsaw rail- way and highway.
 The twin thrusts northwest and southwest of Minsk left the Ger mans inside the Minsk salient only a small network of secondard roads over which to escape.
 2.7O0 Slain
 Soviet tanks, cavalry and infan- try were credited with killing D. 700 Germans an dcapturing more than l.500 prisoners at Stoipce. A German regiment-3OOO men-were annihilated at Nesvizh. 40 miles south of Stolpce.
 CherniakhOysky's southern column meantime, brought Minsk within artillery range with a drive down the Moscow Minsk- Warsaw highway thorugh 6loboda, i2h miles north. east of Minsk. Smoleyichi, eight miles to the southeast on the par. allel Orsha-M Minsk- Warsaw railway, also was seized.
 There were no late reports from Col. Gen. Georgi D. Zakharoy's 2nd White Russian army. but it was pre- stunned to be pouring across the Ber- ezina river due east Of Minsk.
 ThtFty-One German tanks were knocked out in a futile enemy coun- ter-attack southeast of Minsk. Twelve enemy tanks were captured intact after the engagement.
 50 Miles ef P0lotsk
 Gen. Ivan c. Bagramlan's list Bel- tic Army reached Q point some 50 miles west of Polotsk and 2T miles from Lithuania after forcing the Dzisna river and capturing the raii- way station Of GhaFkoyschehizna.
 YundzlloyO. . few miles to the northeast and 2e miles from the Latvian border also was captured. Tn one sector. l00 Germans sur. rendered without . fight after be. ing enciFcled.
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 repairing a radio. The state con- tends that Noxon deliberately wrapped a wire around his deflicent sons and plugged 1t into a nop- hold light circuit.
 pr. Hunt, pr. Albert c. Englano' the state pathologist; and Hr' Prank R. Dutra an assistant 70 Mortiz. all refuted defense testi- nony on burns sustained by the infant.
 Three police officers and civilian testified concerning an electric ex" tension cord which the state claims was used in the execution"
 The defendants attractive Wite Margaret was reported under a pny- sician's care at the s45.OOO home where her infant son died.
 Health Broken
 Her health broken by the nine pnonth strain, Mrs. Noxon was un' der doctors orders to remain away from the courtroom where she had heen d constant attendant during the early weeks of the trial. org anally she and her l5-year.old son, yofan. were to have testified but Noxon request2d his attorneys not 1o call them. As 1t was, the de" 9snse rested it's case amid a bizarre aekting of motion pictures or Bapy Lawrence as he appeared sncpuy before his electfocution.
 The picture purpOrted to show that the child could have become entagled in an electric wire aeci. dently as his father and six expert witnesses have testified.
 Judge Abraham E. Pinanski was exnected to deliver his charge to the aIl~uaIe jury "Wednesday after 2 hnIlday adjonyneF. If convicted Of lIrst degree murder as charged, the HarVaFd ~educated defendant may pag fbs aeath penalty.
 At the outset of the rebuttal the questioned two clerks xsso anld they saw N0x0n buy an ex- teneien cord in a PittsAeld depart" nent store within two weeks 0f his reia's dcafh. One Of them set the |iay more exactly at two days before 'he tragedy. ITl cross-exanlinatloD, lne prosecution had sought from 6x6n en admIsslon that he deiib- FataIV planned the infants death 4na plEehnsed the wire to carry cut aIs r2sn.
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 his hadns cupped to his ears and said: We've had it, chum,"
 The gears screeched and the bua lurched forward at sharp angle. In the same moment the bomb hit with thunderouS crash followed by a landslide of brick and mortar.
 My first sensation was of the bus rising up and hitting me a haymaker on the chest. Then my lips sputtered as the vacuum created by the ex- plosion drew air out of my lungs.
 Chunks of debris crashed through the bus windows. The tinkle of splintered glass resounded up and down the street for what seemed like minutes after the explosion.
 We picked ourselves up off the floor of the bus and looked out at the dust and remains of building which the bomb had dumped into the street where the bus had been only few seconds previously.
 A British sailor broke the silence We're lucky to be alive, mtae."
 Nobody on the top of the bus ap- peared seriously injured although several showed fiecks of blood where glass splinters had cut. Some fo the passengers began to cry. One woman repeated hySterically:
 T saw it coming"
 just sat there thinking how close had been to death. I felt a curious lightness and was breath ing quickly.
 The girl bus conductor yelled up the st. Anybody hurt?'
 A man in a bowler hat nearest the stair replied, "No, nothing much"
 went downstairs to see where the bomb had struck, killing and injuring an undetermined number of people.
 Did you see how I dodged that one," the driver asked. T pulled right out from under that cookie. couldn't get the clutch in for a minute and I thought we were all goners. But I pulled away just in time. I was looking the bloomin' thing right in the face when it blew up"
 I asked him: Why did you stapP the bus?"
 "Oh," he said, T couldn't help it. The traffic light went red. Then I got hold of myself and drove through it"
 watched while hobbies and ci- vilian defense workers ran to the weckage with their coats open, car- rying their helmets. A whole corn- pany of Tommies began digging in the ruins.
 Then the conductor called: Come on. Amercia-you with the big brimmed hat-come on. We've got to get on with it"
 I climbed back on the bus, re- turned to my seat and inspected a jagged whole where a beam had broken the roof.
 The passengers were mopping off blood and chatting about their es- cape.
 A woman asked the conductor: How are your nerves, girlie?"
 "Oh, I don't have any" the ocn- ductor replied. Matter of fact feel fine. This is my third one of these in various plaess and that meant it's the last one for me. Fares please
 4 fat man in work clothes sadi, Good God, girlie, you don't mean that We still have to pay the fare after all that"
 We all laughed. We got off the bus feeling as if we'd known each other all our lives. When stepped off they all cried;
 "GoOdbye America. good lIIcklO
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SHIRLEY MARJORIE
 HELPS CATCH HORSE

PifteeD- -yeaF-old Miss Shirley Ma doFe, I6I Baldwin avenue last night caught a loose saddle horse which had Foamed up and down Baldwin street eluding pursuers for the bet- ter part of an hour.
 Miss Madore caught the horse by the bFidle after he was chased into Q lot in the rear Of e0e Baldwin street. and with the aid Of Motor Patrolman Matthew ouarinL she tied hin to a tree.
 The horse. owned by Joseph Shas keF. ieil South Main street. escaped from a stable on Glen street by snapplng his tis-rope and kicking