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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Private First Glass Ludovico Boz zuto of g Norton strete is now serving with an Army engineers unit in the Philippines. according to word received by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Bozzuto. A former employe of the French Small Tube Division of the American Brass CO, he entered the service September 1, 1942, and was sent overseas Ill June, 1943.
 Pfc. William R. Luciah, 20. son of MT. and Mrs. William J. Lucian, 148 Joseph street, is serving with an armored division of the Ninth Army which is engaged in gigantic tank battle in the Rhine region near Setterich, according to front dis jatches.
 Reported missing Oct. 4, Pfc. Lucian rejoined his unit two days later. In recent letter home, he explains his reason for not writing sooner because of living in 8 fox hole for 26 consecutive days.
 A graduate of Sacread Heart high school, where he was a cheer leader, Pfc. Lucian was employed by the Scovill Mfg. Co. prior to entering service March l6, 1943.
 Raymond J. Llltze. of Naugatuck, Conn, trainee in the Navy College Training Program at Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., has been elected vice president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
 He is the son of Jamie M. Lutze, l5O Cliff street, Naugatuck and 8 graduate of Naugatuck high school. He is studying electrical engineeEing at nRL
 Private Eama 1 0uGtD q @ Agatha, Maine, former resident of this oitV. has heeN awarded the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Panama The award has been made for his exemplary behavior, eftl- ciency, and fidelity" during more than a year of active military serv7 ice. He has been with coast artil- lery unit in Panama since March, 1943. He has relatives residing in this city at PA Cherry street.
 Private Carmen J. DePaulo of 3O7 Washington avenue has com- pleted training at the gunnery school at Tyndall Field, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Freeman Field, Ind, Nov. 20- Richard M. Lewis, son of MT. and Mrs. George R. Lewis, 973 South Main street, received his silver pilot wings and was appointed Flight Officer at graduation exercises held at Harlingen Army Air Field, Texas, November 20. Flight Officer Lewis, assigned to Freeman Field, Sey- mour, Indiana, was sent to Harlin- gen Field from Freeman for advanc- ed co-pilot trainin gwhen the fly ing training program was extended five weeks in October.
 Richard w. Beadle of 166 Bunker Hill avenue, who is serving with a medical hospital ship platoon fr the Atlantic area, has been pro- noted to corporal. The son of MT and Mrs. Eugene E. Beadle, he en- tered the service January 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

friends and in addition Senator Mulvihill and Senator Egan were in the same losing camp at the state convention last summer, both sup porting the candidacy of Leo Gaff- ney of New Britain.
 There may also be some decision on the future naming of the Sem ate clerk with ex-Senator John l.. Sullivan of New Britain and ex- Representative T. Emmet Clarie w. ing for this post.
 Democratic officers, elected also on November Eth, will attend the session, including Senator-elect Brien McMahon of Norwalk. State Chairman Adrien M. Maher is ex- pected to open the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

these workers to insure continuation of our victories in Europe and the Pacific" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Plywood cylinders are now being used to protect young plants on tea plantations in CeYlon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

There is always an increase in vehicular and pedestrian traffic dur ing the holiday and the pre-holiday season, which makes the problem of highway safety more acute.
 'sBear in mind," writes Patrolman William Dwyer of the Accident Pre- vention Bureau, "that safety is an individual problem and in spite of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Marine Technical Sergeant Frank J. Doyle, son of Mrs. Frank w. Doyle of 30 ElmwOOd avenue, will arrive here for 8 furlOugh next Tuesday, after serving for 21 months in the South Pacific area. Sergeant Doyle arrived on the west coast November l, and has been stationed at San Diego, Calif., for the past few weeks. He will be on furlOugh for 30 days before reporting to a re-assign- ment center. In the service since April, 1942, he is veteran of the Marshall Islands campaign, and has participated in other action in the Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Ensign Emma Mary Warn of 1109 Meriden road is now on duty in the Navy Nurse Corps at the Naval hos- pital at Brooklyn, N. Y. She is a graduate of Crosby High school and the Boston City hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-25

Pxiyate EaMl q 0uG e mA Agatha, Maine, former resident of this city, has beeN awarded the Good Conduct Medal q hiz post in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Reds Mass
 For Bottle ,I'||'''| e Of .Annii1iIofion7
By ROBERT S. MUSEL

United Press War Correspondent
 London, Nov. 21-(UP)-Russian troops, tanks and dive-bomberS were reported swarming in for a battle of annihilation against some 100000 Germans pinned against the Baltic coast in western Latvia today, as other Soviet forces to the south rolled up the NaZi flank northeast of Budapest, partially isolating two of the Hungarian capitals main outposts.
 The Nazi DNB agency conceded that the American 7th Army had broken into the industrial center of Sarrebourg, 50 miles southeast of Metz and an equal distance from the eastern tip of France, and was engaging the garrison in bloody street-to-street and house toulouse fighting.
 The German Transocean News agency also reported a new Soviet offensive in Slovakia southeast of the border town of Ungvar, 160 miles northeast of Budapest.
 Heavy fighting is raging in that area and around the Hungarian town of Tokaj. 30 miles to the southwest, where the Russians forced new bridgehead across the Tisza river, Transocean said.
 Jittery German broadcasts said the Russian armies of the north went over to the attack in western Latvia yesterday in the first of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Womon Gets $o,36O

Payment of $9,360 will me made as compensation to the widow of a Bantam man, who was the victim of hurricane accident last month. ac- cording to a finding and award ap- proved today by Compensation Com missioner John J. O'ConneI. The victim, Clifford Ongley, who was employed by the White Memorial Foundation of Litchfield, died when he picked up a telephone wire which had crossed an electric wire. The accident occurred Sep tember Is, the day after the hurri- cane. The wires had been blown down by the high wind the night be- fore.
 The payments will be made to the widow, Mrs. Roberta Ongley. at the rate of $3O weekly for period of 312 weeks, the miximum allowed un- der the workmen's compensation laws. Provision also was made for payment of $25O as a burial fee, and for any medical expenses incurred as result of the accident. It is pointed out in the finding that the employe, who served as superintendent, was paid $20O per month, plus $50 for his residence and fuel expenses, and a $200 annual bonus. His pay entities the elaine ant to $s0 per week. the c0inInis- sioner ruled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Crops To Be Insured

Washington, November 21.-CUP) . The House turned today to con- sideration of 8 measure to revive the Federal Crop Insurance Pro- gram with no serious opposition ex- pected from the members who Suc- ceeded in killing its last spring.
 House leaders believed the bill, sponsored by the late chairman, Hampton P. F'ulmer of the House Agriculture Comimttee, would be ap- proved and sent to the Senate late today or tomorrow. Both political parties have endorsed proposals to reinstate the program.
 Under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, wheat had been insured for five years and cotton for two by 2,100,O0O farmers before Congress eliminated the program from 1914 agriculture department funds.
 Opposition developed because of losses suffered by the Government Insurance Corporation. Indemnities totaling approximately $8O. 100000 were paid to 588,000 farmers com pared with about $52,000,00 in premiums received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
| AFL Vents | More United
 Lobor Front
By JOHN L. STONE United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

(Unlted Press Stan COrEeSpOn0enG) New Orleans. Nov. 21.-CUP)-The American Federation of Labor con- vention entered its second day today on the keynote of better united labor front in America and expan- sion of trade unioniSrn to liberated countries.
 President William Green lasl night, without mentioninR the Con, gross of Industrial Organizations by name. suggested that the rival labor group now in convention in Chicago consider returning to AFL ranks.
 Luigi Antonini, New York secre- tary of the Italian DressmakerS union, told the convention last night that trade unionism was helping restore democracy to Italy.
 Antonini, one of group of AFT. delegates who recently visited Italy to launch unionisrn there, said that "the aim in Italy is to merge all factions into the Italian Confedera- tion of Labor"
 Green. in a broadcast war bond rally speech pledged AFL's member ship to support of the current drive. He envisioned a postwar industrial boom reaching unpreceden levels and providing jobs for everybody.
 Secretary of Labor Frances Per- kins told delegates that the admin istration is planning a postwar em- ployment program to provide 55. .0OO,- 900 to 65,0O0.0 900 jobs. She said she took an optimistic view of the pro- gram because, she said, plans were progressing with labor, manage ment and government cooperating to establish working formula.
 A. James McEntee, former director
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Bitter Battle Looms M
 Senate ODer Flood Control

R. Aiken, R., Vt, will inject the St, Lawrence Seaway dispute by offer ing enabling legislation as rider to the flood control bill.
 As the debate got underway a senate commerce subcommittee opened hearings on the question of whether the St. Lawrence project can be passed upon by simple ma jority of both houses of congress or requires a treaty-ratifying two- thirds vote in the senate. Aiken contends that the U. S.-Canadian agreement for St. Lawrence develop ment is an executive agreement re- quiring only majority vot. His op- ponents argue that it is treaty.
 Last-minute efforts at compromise between the southerners and the western-New England groups ended in failure. Senator Joseph c. O'Ma- honey. D.. Wyo., and Senator Eu- gene Milikin, R., Colo, with the backing of the New England group, proposed that instead of state re- view of all Army Engineer projects, the review be limited to four pro- iects in the pending bin and all fus |ture ur0ponala &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Ohio Phone
 Strike Gains
BY DENNIS DALTON

Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Cleveland, Dec. 21-(UP)-Dras- tic government action to prevent a general midwest telephone strike was epected today as maintenance and plant men joined striking wo- men operators in 27 Ohio cities and the walkout threatened to spread to other states.
 Union officials claimed that serv- ice from 58 Ohio operating centers was virtually paralyzed as the strike which began in Dayton Friday brought these developments.
 l. R. G. Pollock, president of the Ohio Federation of Telephone Work CTS said American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Workers had joined switchboard operators, bringing to some 5000 the estimated total num- Der of strikers.
 2. The Michigan Telephone Elm ployes Federation, 5000 strong. planned a strike meeting in Detroit tonight which the unions president said would result in almost cer- tain" agreement to join the Ohio walkout.
 3. The National War Labor Board summoned Ohio Union officials to a Washington meeting this afternoon to show cause why the strike was continued in defiance of a regional WIlB order last Saturday.
 Pollock, commenting on his own announcement of a sympathy walk out by A. T. & T. workers, said "this closes down the Bell system in Ohio completely with the excep- tion of Cincinnati and suburbs and they offered to join us Friday"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
GERMANS ARE lN FLIGHT TOWARD RHINE
REPORT SAYS ALLIES HAVE TAKEN NCOLMAR
BY ,. EDWARD MURRAY kUnited Press War CoFrespondent)

BY J. EDWARD MURRAY KIInited Press War Correspondent)
 Paris, November 21.-(UP) = French mobile forces roll ing up the south end of a 125-mile front along which the Germans appeared in full flight from eastern France Epeared into the MulhouSe area today, and a Swiss dis patch said they had captured Colmar, g miles farther north.
 The German defenses of the upper Rhine valley west of the river fell apart, and General elan De Lattre De TasSigny's forces were streaming northward at a lightning clip in the wake of the routed enemy.
 Supreme headquarters reported that advanced patrols of the fast moving French First army had reached the region of Mulhouse, Fortress city 20 miles northwest of Basel, and the Berlin radio said French tanks already had reached the city itself.
 The entire front angling across northeastern France swayed back under the driving impact of the French First, American Seventh and American Third armies. It. Gen. George s. Patton's troops drove into the reversed forts of the Maginot line at two points.
 Dispatches from the Aachen front eaid indications increased today chat the Germans were pulling their general Rhineland defense line back Co the east. U. s. First army troops GtoYmfng Eschweiler found resist nnco lighter than expected; and the German garrison appeared to be pulSng ont.
 The dispatches said 1t was pos- Bible that defense line anchored on the stronghold of Dlren, 20 miles southwest of Cologne, would give the Germans the advantage of Q straightened front.
 Clearing weather over the Aachen front around noon gave the Allies stronger air support, and fighter bombers swarmed in to make several strikes directly behind the fighting line.
 Retreat
 The German retreat at the south ern end of the front approached a rout as the French 1st Army seized 0 10-mile stretch of the Rhine just north of the Swiss border and swung north behind the Vosges mountains Ca bold bid to encircle enemy forces withdrawing through the VoSges passes.
 Only in Germany itself was the enemy fighting for every yard, and there he was being driven steadily back. One American column pene- trated to within mile of the Saar river in the Saar basin and came under heavy fire from the main
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
PIoneArn1odo| Loshes Reich
By LEO s. DISHER

United Press War Correspondent,
 London, Nov. -(UP)-An ar- dama of more than 2,35O planes. more than half of them Flying FortresSes and Iiberators, lashed at German synthetic oil plants at Hamburg. Merseburg and Harburg today.
 The heavy blow at the fuel sources for the German war ma chine was delibered by more than 1,250 Liberators and Flying Fort resses of the Eighth Air Force, covered by the greatest lighter protection force ever put into the air.
 Approximately HOO Eighth and Ninth Air Force Mustangs, Thur derboltS and Lightnings accOmA panied the bombers, far exceeding the previous record fighter cover o1 $50 planes.
 The heavies concentrated on the LeInla plant at Merseberg, where almost three weeks ago the wars greatest air battle was fought against 800 enemy planes, of which 183 were shot down.
 Clouds covered the targets at the three German cities and the bomb CTS dropped their heavy Loads oZ explosives by instrument. 0thcE scattered targets in western Ca. army also were hit.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
|1945 City
 Budget Set For Adoption

A 1945 budget appropriation of approximately $6,541, ,8O3 is epected to be adopted at tomorrow's special meeting of the city finance board scheduled for noon.
 This is an increase of about $68,- 900 over the original estimated ap- propriation declared last week in amount of $6,496, 900.
 It is expected that an estimated Grand List 1pproximatislg $1g9 9zpils lion will be presented to the board tomorrow and that 8 30 mill tax rate will be sustained for the com. ing fiscal term.
 Increases to be suggested to the board tomorrow and comprising the $68,000 are constituted by plans by the City Budget Director Arnold E. FtIrlong to change the customary accounting procedure whereby un- paid outstanding accounts incurred during the current year, but not scheduled to fan-due until after Jan. 30, the closing date of the fiS- cal year, will be anticipated in next years budget appropriation.
 Accounts anticipated to be out standing after Jan. 30, 1945, because of incompletion dates of that time, include the renovating of the Dug gan school swimming pool at cost of $20, 0,813 renovations to walls at Leavenworth school at a cost of $10,484; storm-water drainage Sys- tems at local housing projects es- timated to cost, $3,855; $2,O00 to be appropriated for etreneous costs, and 5000 for repairs to bridges.
 It is expected that $461 900 of the anticipated 1914 surplus will be util- ized for financing next years budg- ct.
 The finance authorities have en- countered various difficulties this year in drawing-up a budget for 1945 without interfering with the 30
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
ruckers Still Stay Out

New Bedford, Mass, Nov. 21-. (UP)-The U. s. Rubber Co.'s Fisk Cord Mills remained closed today as 19 AFL truck drivers continued their holiday which has kept 750 textile workers idle and resulted in the sus- pension of plant operations.
 The strikers, who walked out dur ing an insurance plan dispute, al- legedly had promised the War Labor Board to return to work yesterday. s. P. Jason, Secretary of the local International Brotherhood of team sters, chauffeurs, warehousemen and helpers of America (AFL) now is in Washington after being subpenae6 to WLB show cause hearing. The strike prevents transport of raw cotton from warehouse to the plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
TANKS CUT DOWN JAP L|MON POSTS
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press War COrrespondent)

BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press War Correspondent
 Allied Headquarters, Leyte, November 21. = (UP) = American 32nd Division troops, defying a tropical typhoon which begged down the remainder of the Leyte front, methodically reduced Japanese pillboxes and other strongly-fortified positions in the Limon pocket today. The remnants of an enemy force once estimated at 5000 hurled them selves repeatedly against an Amer ican road block south of Limon in a desperate attempt to break out of encirclement, but the American lines held An enemy night counter-at- tack west of Limon- -Ormoc road also was repulsed.
 Drenching rains, whipped by hur- ricane winds, were flashing Leyte. Bridges were washed out, streams became raging torrents and roads were turned into rivers.
 ''All traffic, air, ground and sea, is fraught with great dif6culty and hazard and battle conditions are becoming static," General Douglas MacArthur reported in his daily communique.
 Leyte-based fighters nevertheless continued their attacks on enemy communication lines, supply areas and waterfront installations along the Ormoc corridor. Thirty-f1ve Jap anese planes retaliated with attacks on American positions, but seven were shot down by air patrols and ground fire.
 GA Japanese communique said Japanese planes set afire four Amer Eican transports in the Leyte Gulf. TheT corrfrniIr1ique was recorded by EGG monitors.) r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Evans Estate Appraised At $222,o46
(Army Radiotelephoto from NEA)

An estate of $222, ,946 has been be- queathed by the late Clara ". Evans of Pine Street, who died September 1, 1944. The estate which has been bequeathed to four grand- children, William s. Heyniger, 3rd; Cortland Heyniger, Richard L. Heyinger and Melva Clara Heyniger all of Waterbury, has been apprais- de and accepted by office, of Pro- bate Judge, Patrick Healey:
 A summary { Of the sst tatel reveals the following holdings bf the deceased; stocks, $207 ,33Qt bonds, $12, 1858; cash, $1,247 and miscel- laneous, $1,411.
 Principal stock holdings of the late Mrs. Evans are as follows: Atlantic Refining Co, 267 shares valued at $7,976; 9 shares Conson- dated Natural Gas Co.,, $3,051; 186 shares of Continental Oil Co., $5,- 161; 83 shares Eastman Kodak Co, SIS, ,695; 116 shares of General Mo- tors, common, $7,221; 68 shares General Motors, preferred, $8,814; 4S5 shares Sinclair Oil Co., $6,144; oCU SlldIGS 0DCOLly, VdCuuul OO, $11 ,050: 120 shares South Penn Oil O., $5,19O; 408 shares Standard Oil Go, of California, $14,688.
 Also, 40 shares of Standard Oil CO, of Indiana, $13,597; 225 shares Standard Oil O., of Kentucky, $4,- 106; 953 shares Standard Oil Co.,. of New Jersey. $51, ,223; ETA shares of Torrington O., $9,453; 364 shares of Union Tank Car O., $1O,419 and 100 shares of United Gas Corp, $11,50O.
 Bond holdings of the deceased consisted of one 5000 U. s. Sav- ings Bond Series G! one $6,O0O of same type bond; one $1,000 G bond and two other Series G bonds in amount of $400 and $500 each.
 Cash holdings were deposited in the Colonial Trust Co. and Water bury Savings Banks. Miscellaneous holdings consisted of household furniture and effects. jewelry and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
KYUSHU GETS 2ND FASTING
 IN 1 MONTH
BY FRED SCHERFF United Press Staff COrrespOndentD

NO-e~ @~~~'S SSe1AA OVAA~SAyvAAAASAA4y
 Washington, November 21. '- (UP) A big task force of B-29 SuperfortresSeS, per haps 80 strong, bombed the Japanese home island of Kyushu for the second time this month today, and Tokyo reported the targets were the important industrial centers of NagaSaki and Omura.
 Tokyo said Japanese fighters il-; tercepted the four-engined bonbers and engaged them above the clouds in fierce air duelS''. Early claims that eight superfortresses had been shot down and a ninth damaged sub sequently were enlarged to IA down. ed, Il probably downed and seven others set afire. Four Japanese planes were missing, Tokyo said.
 Japanese fighters previously had been reluctant to tangle with the heavily Superfortresses and the enemy claims appeared to have been greatly exaggerated for the benefit of the Japanese home front, already jittery over the mounting American air offensive in the Paci- f1c.
 |, The China-based raid by Major General Curtis Le Mays 2Oth Bomber Command was disclosed by the War Department in brief an- nouncement which identified the objectives only as ''industrial tar gets' on Kyushu. Further details would be announced in a later conn munique, the War Department said
 Tokyo press and radio reports rec corded by the EGG said 10 to 30 Superfortresses attacked the Nag- aSaH and Omura areas of northwest IKyushus sollthernnost of the Jap-i aneSe home islands, in two waves about 9:45 q. n. t8:45 p. m. Monday EWT)
 Tokyo said low-laying clouds pre- vented accurate bombing and as- serted variously that 'extremelv slight" and hardly any, damage resulted. The Domei Agency pre- dlcted that further enemy losses, were expected when all reports had been received from fighter pilots.
 Omura also was hit in the super~ fortress raid Nov. 5, with an air craft plant the main objective.
 Further Ruin
 While superfortresses concentrate ed on the enemy homeland, other American bombers and carrier based planes spread further ruin through Japan,s shrinking, but still far-flung, Pacific empire.
 Planes from a carrier task force of the Pacific fleet struck again at Manila, occupied capital of the Philippines, Sunday (Saturday. Pearl Harbor tirne), setting fire to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
Investigate Wonnon's Deofh

Harrington, R. T., November 21. = CUP) = An autopsy was performed today to determine the cause of death of Mrs. Enid o. Dahl S0- year-old divorcee and mother of one child, whose bruised body was found in bed at her Harrington home.
 The woman's body was discovered yesterday by Albert Dubuc of Bris- tol, a telephone repairman who an- swered a trouble call at the Dahl home. Dubuc said 4-year-old Eve Dahl was playing about the house believing her "mommy sick".
 The child, who was described as suffering from imporper care and food, was placed in the custody of her father, Edward T. Dahl of Providence, pending investigation of the Woman,S death.