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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
-1HREE-FOURTHS'
Of PSKOV NOW.
SURROUNDED.
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
sRYv,Sa.A No.. aA.aa r,.--..-o-Aa..sN

by HARRISON SALISBURY
NUnited Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, March 4. (UP) =
General Leonid A. Govorov's
forces completed three-quart-
ers enlightenment of Pskov,
gateway to Latvia and SOUTH
ern Estonia, today and virtu-
ally halted all traffic over the
next to the last escape rail-
road out of the strategic
junction.
Extending their 22-nile seige are
TO within seven miles south Of Pskov,
the Russians paralyzed movement
along the Pskov-W Warsaw trunk rail-
road, five miles to the west, and
left the threatened garrison only the
secondary line west to Riga over
which to move troops and supplies.
Qovorov'S men hurdled the last
water barrier east Of Pskov In O
frontal attack that led to the cap
ture Of Bolshoye Fomkino, on the
west bank OF the Keep river only
five miles from the center OF Pskov,
The Russians also seized Mar.
kovo eight miles northwest Of Pskov,
IN relentlessly increasing pressure
against the garrison from the north
west, north, northeast, east south
east and south. The six-way rail-
way and highway junction now was
under artillery fire from oil SIX
directions.
More than 900 Germans we're
killed In fighting around Pskov yee-
terday the Soviet high command
reported that the enemy had con-
vcrted towns ringing the outskirts
OF Pskov into powerful fortiflcations
that were offering strong resistance
In an 18th hour effort to save the
city.
South Of Pskov, Gen. MARKHAM M.
Popox'S Army began an outflank-
ing drive against Ostrox on the
Pskov- Warsaw railway from the
northeast. The initial thrusts won
KraSnye Purdy and zhelezovslsi, Is
miles and 10 miles northeast Of
Ostrov respectively.
The wooded, nlArshy terrain slow
cd the Soviet advances toward
Ostrov, but In one sector, the Rus
SLAMS surrounded 900 German in
fantrymen and annihilated them.
Another 200 enemy troops were kill
cd In night attack that routed
the Germans from what the Soviet
high command called ''poSitiors Of
great Importance"
In Northern Estonia, Covorov's
right wing forces PUSHED farther
west and northwest from the Narva
river, heightening TIE peril OF the
trapped garrison Of Narva itself.
More than 1880 Germans were killed
in two days. 4
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Court Will
Review L.epke
Plea Evidence

washington, March 4-(UP) $3.50
What may be tho final chapter OF
the long fight Of Louis (Lepke) Bu-
chatter to escape the electric chair
will unfold In the United States Su-
preme court. today when his attor-
ney asks for a review OF habeas cor
pus applications, denied by lower
courts.
J. Bertram Wegman, attorney for
the condemned leader OF New York's
Murder, Inc, was scheduled to file
the appeal at II a. m. In the court
clerks office. 1t probably will be
presented to the court at Its regular
weekly conference, which conVenes
at noon.
Wegman said IN New York last
night 1t would not be necessary for
him to go to washington to file the
appeal personally. He said he still
had O trump card TO play even II the
appeal were to be denied, although
he did not reveal what the trump
card" was.
The New York District Attorneys
office delegated assistant district
attorneys Burton A. Turkus and
Solomon Klein 10 appear before the
supreme court and vigorously OPP
pose" 1t.
Court attaches said the plea would
be in the form Of q petition for O
write Of certiorari--in effect, asking
the supreme court to review the
legality Of proceedings by which
Lepke was turned over to New York
State authorities. The New York
racket king was In federal custody,
serving l4-year sentence for mar
cotics conviction, until he was turned
over to state authorities about two
months ago.
Lepkes bid for O writ OF habeas
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
The War On
MonyFronts
BY LOUIS +. KEEMLE
United Press War Editor

Allied war planes Wers out In
great strength over northwestern
Europe today, keeping the pre-in-
vasion offensive against Hitler's
fortress" on an around the-clock
basis.
Hundreds Of American heavy
bombers, escorted by fighters. again
dominated the attack, operating for
the third straight day.
On the land fronts the Red army
stormed against the stubborn Ger
man defenses on the approaches to
the Baltic States and In Southern
Italy Allied forces beat off local
German attacks against the Anzio
beachhead.
The air war against Germany was
notable not only for the weight OF
attack but for continuity. The
enemy was being given little chance
TO repair the heavy damage 10 his
aircraft production centers and 9TH
err targets or to rest or replenish
his overburdened aerial defense
forces, kept on the alert by night
and day over a wide area.
Today's attacks by American
heavy bombers and American and
British mosquitoes marrying West
ern Germany left off last night. The
targets OF the mosquitoes included
Berlin, which was visited for the
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New Note In
n oxon Case

Pittsfield, Mass, March 4.-(UP)
With the murder trial Of John F,
Noxon, Jr, In adjournment today
speculation increased with c. chance
remark In testimony might be the
key to the puzZling death OF the
Pittsfield socialite's mentally retard-
cd infant son.
Police Capt. Camille l.. Marcel,
who recalled to the stand when tes-
timony Is resumed Monday, quoted
O superior officer as saying to Noxon
that the baby's right arm Cooked
as II there had been O clamp on It,"
It was explained that the officer
believed Noxon electrocuated the
child by clamplng bare wire, at
tached to 1i0-Volt light socket.
around the arm. The 47-ycar old
defendant stcadfastly has MAIN
tanned that his sons death was an
accident, caused when he became
tangled In q trouble cord which the
father was using to repair q radio,
No mention Of o clamp has beer
made by District Attorney Charles
n. Albert, but there have been re-
ports that such an instrument was
attached to piece Of wire which
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Aerial Onslaught
Follows Up Raj
Night Of Pounding
BY WALTER CRONKITE

BY WALTER CRONKTTE
UNITED Press War Correspondent
London, March 4. - (UP)
- Hundreds of American
bOmebrs and lighters
launched what may develop
into one of the greatest day
light OnslaughtS of the war
against Axis Europe today
following r A F Mosquito
night raids on Berlin and
western Germany.
Spearheading the third
straight day OF American at
tackS, one tremendous force
of bombers Numbered out
across the English channel az
great height. The bomberi
left hundreds of vapor trails
like silver streakS in the sum
lit sky.
The Bremen, Hilversum, Calais
and Luxembourg radio stations wen5
off the air.
American Marauder medium
bombers and Raj Typhoon fighter
bombers also Joined the assaults
while hundreds OF fighters shuttled
back and forth across the Channel.
At least one daylight formation
hammered the French invasion
coast. The impact OF bombs shoos
houses on the English coast across
the Channel,
Twin-engined British Mosquitoes
hit Berlin last night only q few
hours after Lightning fighters OF tho
9th Air Force made the first Ameri-
can flight over the bomb-battered
Nazi capital since the start Of tho
war.
All mosquitoes returned safely
from Berlin and from undisclosed
detectives In western Germany. Tho
American lightning pilots reported
they flew around the city limits OF
the German capital yesterday with
out seeing single enemy fighter or
encountering a single burst OF anti
aircraft fire.
Two large formations of British
heavy bombers reared out over tho
British coast last night, but no tar
gets we're announced for the four
engined aircraft and 1t was believed
they were on training exercises.
The American raids today carried
forward an offensive begun Thurs
day with attacks on southwest Ger
many and the fighter training air
field OF Chartres,, so miles southwest
Of Paris, France,
In addition TO the fighter sorties
over Berlin, one Of the largest fleets
OF American heavy bombers OF the
war raided unspecified targets II
northwest Germany yesterday with
losses of only 10 bombers and seven
fighters.
italian frontier reports said Allied
raiders attacked Rome again las.
night only q few hours after thu
American daylight raid on the Lit
torio Ostiense and Tbutina railway
yards. Most bombs In the new raid
fell on the suburb of Ostiense, neal
the Patriarchal church Of San Paolo
Fuori Le Mura (St. Paul outside the
walls.)
The report Of o new attack was
not confirmed by any Allied source,
however.
Raj, Dominion and Allied Nit
chell, Boston and Mosquito bombers
with a typhoon and a fighter escort
attacked northern France without
loss this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Chile Meets
On
Recognition
(NEA Telephoto)
by DAVID J. WILSON
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

Buenos Aires, March 4-(Up)-.
Chile advised Argentina today that
she has decided that II was not
necessary to consider the question
of diplomatic recognition Of Acting
President Edelmiro ]. Farrell's gov
eminent because II only was q con-
tinuation Of that Of President Pedro
p. Ramirez.
Chilean Ambassador Conrado Rios
Gallardo advised Oscar Ibarra Gar
cia, Argentine undersceretary Of
foreign affairs, OF his governments
action In asking for an appoint
ment today with Gen. Diego !.
Mason, acting foreign minister.
Ibarra Garcia relayed the news to
Farrell and Mason.
The action In which Chile became
the first American nation to
make known Its decision on the new
Argentine government represented
O partial confirmation Of the dis
closure by competent South Amer.
lean diplomatic quarters here that
several nations have decided TO
drop the consultations which have
been going on during the past week
regarding the recognition question.
(The question Of recognition was
raised by reports that Farrell and
his supporters used force to cause
Ramirez to step down from the
presidency In q coup d'etat last
week..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Notice Given
In
Postal Rates
(NEA Telephoto)

New postal rates will take effect
here Sunday, March 20, with in
creases noted on several types Of
mall In schedules released today by
Postmaster Charles A. Babin.
First-class mail for local delivery
Will require a three cent stamp for
each ounce instead OF two as In the
past. No change on the rate OF out
of-town first-class mail has been
made however
Air-mail postage will be eight
cents instead OF six cents, with the
exception Of air mail sent to or by
the armed forces overseas on which.
no increase has been ordered.
Parcel post Fourth class mail
will have an increase OF three per
cent In rate OF postage. The lowest
possible money order fee will be 10
cents instead Of six, and registry
mail, previously having q minimum
rate OF Is cents, will be listed at 20
cents as the lowest.
Packages sent by parcel post and
weighing one pound will have post
age rates ranging from eight cents
for local delivery to 10 cents for
Zone 8 (ilore than 1900 miles,. An
example OF other parcel post rates
by weight Of package follows: five
pounds, from 10 cents locally to 81
cents for Zone 8; 10 pounds, from 10
cents locally to SLIT for Zone o; 20
pounds, from IS cents locally to 1921
for Zone 8; 30 pounds, from 20 cents
locally to 1914 for Zone 8; 10
pounds, 43 cents locally to $797 for
Zone 8. The rate increases in pro-
portion to the distance for delivery.
Money order fees are listed as fol-
lows: from one cent to $3.50, 10
cents; from $2.6l to So, II cents;
from SOL to $40, 10 cents; from
1901 TO $40, 20 cents; from $200l
to $40, IS cents; from 40.0l to 500,
(Hontiniiad on Pare 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Italy Left Wing
Plans To Strike

Naples, March 4-(UP) Three
left-wing Italian political parties
called off l0-minute general strike
demonstration scheduled for today
and began planning for a big mass
meeting tomorrow to protest Brit
ish support OF Premier Pietro b.
doglio's government.
Leaders OF the Communist, So
clalist and Action parties capitulated
to Allied control commission pres
sure shortly before last midnighb
after vowing until the last minute
to go through with the work stop,
page.
The strike had been called t.
protest Prime Minister winston
ChurchillS' recent statement TO Oozn-
mons that the present Italian gov
eminent headed by Badoglio AnA
King Victor Emmanuel commanded
more respect from It's people than
any other available.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Yard Turns to
LIST Building

bingham, Mass, March %(UP)
THE Bethlehem Steel Co.'S Hing
ham yard has completed Its destroy
er-escort construction program and
will devote the rest Of 1914 prin-
arily to the production Of LISTS
the navy's "landing ships, tanks"
The last two DIES to be launched
this year went down the ways In q
double night-launching ceremony
last evening
One Of them, the Raven, honors
tho late 1t. (ty) Julius A. Raven
Of New York City, o naval aviator
who was lost IN tho AlVLtian area
Aug. 0, 1912. The craft was spon-
eored by his widow, now O member
of the Women's Army Service pilots
training program at Avengcr Field,
@weetwater, Tex.
A duadalcanal hero, the late Ma"
eine sgt. Robert A. Belet, was hon
orcd In the launching Of the second
craft which was sponsored b: his
widow who resides ct Newton, ~ j.
Beiet was killed In action Sept. -,
NO42.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Clare Luce Would Put All 4-F
And Older Men Into Uniform
By FRED MULLEN
InIted Press stafT Correspondent

United Press STAR Correspondent
Washington, March 4. (UP)--
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, r., Conn,
conceding that Congress is in mo
mood" to pass National Service
bill, today advocated putting 4-Fs
and men over the draft age into
uniform as a special labor corps to
meet manpower emergencies.
Introducing a bill to that effect,
Mrs. Luce, member Of the House
Military Affairs committee, criti-
cised In an interview what she
called Congress negative" action
regarding manpower.
"All Congress has done so far"
she said, us to say what cannot be
done. What we need Is to make a
beginning. We do not know whether
we have three miles to go, or 80
miles, but we at least should take
the first step"
Here Is Mrs. Luce's FIRST STEP"
as embodied in her bill:
4-Fs-she says they are begging
for @ chance to wear O uniform
and non-fathers aged SO to As would
be indicted into the Army and
placed In a special corps which,
like firemen, would be sent to
trouble spots in the logging, agri-
cultural, canning, and other war
industries where serious labor
shortages have developed.
The bill provides that not less
than $1,000 and not more than 2OO.-
600 men be drafted for this pur-
pose. They would draw Army pay
and wear uniforms, but would be
used for the specific purpose OF aid
ing on the war-industry front. The
compensation to be paid by the en-
ployers to the government would be
worked out by the Army.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
". S. Bon1bers Stage Big
Daylight Raid On Axis
ALLIES BEAT
BACK new
ANZ|OATTACKS
BY c. r. CUNNINGHAM
UNITED Press War Correspondent
Allinl IT a q a =. a. a =. a =. q

BY c. r. CUNNINGHAM
united Press War Correspondent
Allied H e adquarters,
Naples, March 4. - (UP) -
- Allied Forces have beaten
back three new German at
tacks on their Anzio beach,
head below Rome, the strong
est by infantry and tanks
which were stopped by Amer
lean artillery in the battle OF
"dead woman's corner" 1t
was announced today.
(Radio Rome, controlled by the
Germans, reported last night that
lone Of the most violent and furious
artillery battles ever fought on 1tal-
ian territory" was taking place on
the beachhead with thousands Of
cannon Of all calibers splitting fire
In limited space, churning up the
ground yard by yard.'D
American guns again demonstrate
ed their superiority by smashing an
attack by q German infantry COM
pany supported by eight tanks,
striking down the Cisterna- Conca
road Thursday night. Three Of the
tanks were knocked out and the adj
vance was stopped before 1t reached
the Allied lines at dead woman's
corner"
Although activity on the beach,
head was reduced generally, two
other local German attacks were
beaten back by British troops of the
Fifth Army south and southwest Of
Aprilla.
On the British Eighth Army's
front, Canadian troops captured an
enemy machine-gun position In the
Crecchio area and one Indian patrol
ambushed q German unit II. the Vi
entity Of Orsogna while another beat
back an attack In tho area OF Fall
lascoso, inflicting casualties and TAX
ing few prisoners.
The main Fifth Army front was
quiet with the usual patrolling In
creased somewhat by clearing
warmer weather which prevailed
most Of Wednesday, followed later
by showers which flooded some OF
the rivers.
In the Germans third major at
tack on the beachhead between
Tuesday and Thursday, 1t now may
be revealed that the enemy used at
least 1--WE divisions. They included
the Hermann Goering division, as
we'll as the ll5th Light Infantry
which took particularly heavy losses
In the second German offensive,
Feb. 1919. The ll4th Light Rifles,
the 362nd Infantry and the 26th
Panzer divisions previously were an
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Bulgaria Calls
In Ministers

BuIgaria'S ministers TO neutral
Portugal and Spain have been re-
called OF sofia for consultation, O
Gondon broadcast reported by he
q, 8. Foreign Broadcast Intelligence
Service said today.
Bulgaria has been reported putting
out peace feelers. Both Britain and
the united States have diplomatic
representatives IN Portugal and
Spain,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Rome Roided
Again Last Niqht

Bern, March - CUP italian
dispatches reported today that Rome
again was raided last night with the
suburb OF Ostiense the principal
target, but the reports were not con-
frmod by any Allied source.
Fires were reported raging
throughout the suburb, which is
near the Basilica OF San Paolo Fuori
lie Mura (St. Paul's) outside the
walls OF Vatican city.
American flying fortresses and
Liberators attacked rail targets In
the Rome area by daylight yester-
day, but there was no announce
ment OF any further air operations
In that section since then.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Tlvo Big Decisions Face
EDR In 18th Year OF Reign

In basically good health, planned
no elaborate recognition OF his an
niversary In Office, Last March 4 he
held special prayer services In the
White House east room, but no an
nouncemert has been made OF his
plans for today. He entertained the
cabinet and a collection Of other
high officials and old friends at din
ner last night
Starting his 18th year In ONCE,
the President definitely had
changed from his early days In the
White House which began on March
4, 1888. For one thing, he was II
years older and consequently taking
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1000 Piece Of R.R.
Equipment Wrecked

Allied Headquarters, Naples, March
4-(UP)-Flying fortresses caught
1000 pieces OF the Germans vital
rolling stock In spreading O blanket
OF bombs across Rome's Littorio
railroad yards. bomb strike photo
graphs revealed today.
Important switching points. adj
ministration buildings and repair
shops also were hit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Outside Of Thot
Everything Is OK

PittsfleId, Mass, March A.
Outpost office officials were
puzzled today over what to do
with WlIbert o. N0rvilIe's APP
pllcatiOn to the Berkshire med
ical college.
The former Howard UniveF-
slty student, who gave his home
address as Washington, offered
to send his scholastic record 81
well ~ several excellent refer.
ences. What disturbed mail Of
ncials, however, was the fact
that the Berkshire Medical Col
Iege closed It's doors In 1869.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
u. Shedding
Ace 'Missinq'
BY COLLIE SMALL
UNITED Press War Correspondent

UNITED Press War correspondent
U. s. Fighter Station, England,
March 4--(UP)-Maj. Walter G.
Beckham, 81, OF De Funiak Springs,
Fla, Americas leading ace IN this
theater with IS Nazi planes to his
credit, disappeared In flaming
fighter over Europe yesteIy<y after
strafing d German airdr6, le from
only 10 feet In the face Of murder
GUS ground fire.
Today he was listed officially as
missing In action"
Beckhams last words Us he
climbed for altitude TO ball out after
directing his flight Of Thunderbolts
OF their course for home were:
II can't make II, I've been hit.
I'll see you all later"
First Lieut.. George F. Perpente,
%, Of Highland Park, N, j., told the
story OF Beckham's last fight. The
ace ironically was making his first
combat flight after re-growing q
mustache he once shaved because
ne considered 1t u jinx that kept
him without victory IN his first
20 missions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-04
Films Reported Baking At
Peace Internment Clause

manner that the contact VIII not be
broken"
JUNO X. Paaskivi, who initiated
the peace talks at Stockholm with
Nine. Alexandra Kollantai, Soviet
Ambassador to Sweden, probably
will return here Sunday or Monday
with Finland's reply to the Soviet
conditions for an armistice, other
reports said.
FINLAND presumably has decided
TO accept the other four conditions
laid down b PRUSSIA for an armis-
tice. These included the release OF
Soviet and Allied prisoners and an
agreement TO negotiate later the
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BY JACK FLEIsCHER
United Press Staff Correspondent

Stockholm, March 4-(UP)-The
newspaper Dagens Nyheter said TO-
day that Finland has decided to re.
ject Soviet demands for intcrnment
Of German troops and withdrawal
Of her own forces within the 1910
borders prior TO any arinistice, but
still hoped TO continue peace talks
with the Soviets.
The Finnish parliament approved
the governments stand, the dispatch
said, giving Stockholm opinion" as
It's sour 70. The government was said
to have promised 10 conduct its de-
alterations with Russia in such q
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by MERRIMAN SMITH
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Washington, March 4 - (UP) -
President Roosevelt began his
twelfth year In Office today with
two OF the biggest decisions OF his
career still ahead OF him-whether
to seek a fourth term and how tc
win the war.
Starting down the home stretch
OF his unprecedented third term,
Mr.. Roosevelt was confronted by
the greatest collection OF interna-
tional and domestic problems ever
tot ace an American chief execu-
tive.
The President, 90 years old ard
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