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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Delay Trial OfLonerQon

New York, Feb. 29-(UP)-The trial of Wayne Lonergan, charged with staying his 22-year-old cafe society wife, Patricia, was in re- cess today after an opening session marked by bitter pickering of op- posing counsel.
 The trial was in adjournment until 10:30 8. m. tomorrow, at re- quest of Chief Defense Counsel Ed ward V. Broderick. In granting the request, Judge John J. Freschi made it clear the reason was in no way connected with the trial.
 Broderick opened proceedings yesterday with spirited attack against the court and the prosecu- tion, charging that the 26-year-old Lonergan, RCAF aircraftSman,, would not get fair and impartial trial.
 The defense chief clashed con- stantly with the prosecution, and sought vainly to have the judge and the jury panel disqualified and the trial postponed.
 Lonergan himself, immediately clad, showed no emotion as Dis trict Attorney Jacob Grumet, read- ing the charge to the jury Panel, said, !" on or about Oct. 24, 1943, the defendant, Wayne Lonergan, murdered his wife, Patricia, by beating. choking, and strangling her."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
TuIe Heads
 Incompetent

Washington, Feb. 29-(UP)-Two members of 8 three-man Dies in- vestigating committee recommended today that Dillon S. Myer, director of the War Relocation Authority. and Ray R. Best, head of the WRA Tule Lake, Cal, camp, be dismissed for complete incompetence"
 The investigation was ordered by the full Dies committee on un- American activities after the No- vember IA riots at the Tule Lake camp for disloyal Americans of Japanese ancestry where Dr. Reese M. Pedicord, camp physician, was beaten up and white employees held prisoners for three and half hours by the interneeS.
 The report charged that Myer and Best used "appeasing and coddling strategy" and that "the Japanese conscious of the lack of firmness with which the center (Tule Lake) was being administered, seized upon this weakness and by the use oi strikes, intimidation and strong arm methods, sought to direct the op- eration of the camp.r
 It commented on President Roose- velt's transfer of the WRA to jur- isdiction of the department of in- terior as "a belated recognition of the repeated demands of this com- mittee that a change be made in the administrative policy of the au- thority."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Finn SoIons Folk Peace

London, Feb. 29 - (U.P.) = The Finnish parliament met in secret session today, presumably to dis cuss Finland's chances for an ac- ceptable separate peace with Rus sia.
 The official German news agency DINE said Premier Edwin Linkomies reported on the situation" in a half-hour speech, after which a debate began. Recess for lunch was taken at 12::30 p. m.
 A communique was expected to be issued after the afternoon ses- sion.
 It was believed that Juho K. Paasikivi, former premier who re- turned to Helsinki last week after reportedly contracting Russian dip lomatic representatives at Stock holm either directly or through a third party, would address parlia- ment.
 The London Daily Express said Paasikivi, who helped arrange the RuSsian-Finnish peace in 1940, probably would return to Stockholm to resume peace negotiations and perhaps submit counter proposals following the parliamentary session.
 A Stockholm dispatch to the London Daily Mail reported con- f1dence in Sweden that parliament would "set in motion moves which will bring about an early peace with Russia"
 Russia was understood to have
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
BieeerArms Output Need

Washington, Feb. 29.-(UP) - Charles E. Wilson, executive vice. chairman of the War Production Board, today reminded management and labor that "the heat is still on'' for greater arms output in 1944 "de- spite all this talk about cutbacks."
 There must be no letting down, he warned after inspecting the la bor-management production exhibit which will be opened to the public here Friday.
 The exposition, sponsored by WIPE, will dramatize the contribution to war production of employer-em- ploye ideas submitted through the labor management committees es- tablished in more than 4,OO0 war plants hiring over 100000 work CTS.
 A lighter note was injected into the preview exhibit when reporters found Wilson-who was head of General Electric when President Roosevelt called him to Washing ton-studying the display of the Westinghouse Electric O., GE's chief competitor in peacetime.
 Can we quote you as saying that Westinghouse had a splendid ex- hibit"? Wilson was asked.
 The WIPE executive smiled, and said: Not only that: you can quote me as saying that my chief com petitor has a magnificent exhibit" |" He declined to comment however. on the absence of an exhibit from his own company.
 Among the other preyiew guests was Erford a. willis, nf Johnson City. v. ' who has been blind for 21 qears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Reds Name kiev Guilty

London, Feb. 29-(UP)-A Soviet state commission has named seven German officials as responsible for the atrocities committed during the Nazi occupation of Kiev, the Moscow radio reported.
 The accused German officials were Reichs Commissar for the Ukraine Erich Koch; Air Force General Magunia; Town Command ant General Eberhardt; S..S. Fueh- Ter and Police Chief Haltermann: Police General Sheer; Obersturm- lam Fuehrer Erlinger, and S. A. GE1eade Chief Kwitzrau.
 The Moscow radio, as quoted by GA E.ondon radio, said the inveSti- gation showed that from the first day the Germans entered Kiev, they began systematic search to wipe out the population.
 More than 195,000 men, women and children are known to have been tortured to death, shot or gassed in special enemy death vans, the broadcast said.
 In addition. it added, the Ger mans attempted to destroy the city itself. blowing up or burning gov ernment buildings, churches, schools museums, libraries, theatres and railroad stock and equipment. The homes of more than 300, 900 persons also were destroyed. the radio claimed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
|Mountbotten Cheers Men

New Delhi, Feb. 29.-tUP)-Ad- miral Louis Mountbatten issued an order of the day to his forces in Burma today declaring that their complete victory on the Ara kan front had given the Japan csc one crack they will remember
 ''They are learning that. just as wars cannot be won by sudden treacherouS assaults, so too battles are not decided by surprise attacks, , the Allied supreme commander in southeast Asia said.
 In his first order of the day to the British 14th Army, the Allied eastern air command and Arakan naval forces, he told them that by coming victorious through their first battle they had demonstrated 8 spirit of tenacity and courage to the enemy and the world.
 Announcing the Arakan victory yesterday after three weeks of heavy fighting around Ngakyedauk Pass, a southeast Asia command memoran- dunn said the 14th Army, added by strong air support, had routed a force of 5000 Japanese, killing more than 1000 and wounding twice that number.
 ''Three weeks ago the enemy sent a large and formidable force through the jungles aiming to cut off ys1r communications and attack to the rear," Mountbatten said. "They launched major attack in Arakan, hoping to defeat you and sweep through to India.
 You have met the onslaug.t t with courage, confidence and reso- lution. Many of you were cut off,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
"Foney Meeting You Here'''

Boston, Feb. 2S.~-(UP) = Georges NEager, first trumpet of the Boston Symphony orches- tra. and his wife were heart- broken when their pet canary died.
 So they decided to have 1t stuffed, and keep it in It's cage,
 Consulting the classified sec- ton on the telephone directory. they found that the nearest taxidermist was ssE. ". GeF- haFdt, Jamaica Rlainsn
 Arriving at the address. Mag CT was aStonished to discover that the taxidernlist was none other than his colleague, Eieg. Tried GtFhafdt, whose vocation 6 rsayIllg tho viola in the syIasI rS1f5 otthessEt. hnf Wn0s6 aV2f&tI64 & t.4Ifa#N H6Is' '0iFs1 sz feNAfIs1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Lower Points For Meats

Washington, Feb. 29-(UP)-The Office of Price Administration, promising eight per cent more meat for American tables in March, today announced sharp reduction in point values for all pork and reduction for many beef cuts beginning Sum- day.
 Point values for butter, cheese and other dairy products as well as veal, lamb and mutton, however, will remain at the February levels, OPA Administrator Chester Bowles said. He explained that anticipated record production of pork and a five per cent increase in beef during March made possible the lowered point values for March.
 Pork point reductions-cov covering all items except spareribs -incluee two-point reductions for most roasts and steaks and two to three point reductions for most popular bacon cults. bringing these items down to one point per pound.
 Beef cuts affected by the point changes include both the ten-inch and seven-inch rib roast, which are reduced one point per pound to Q new value of six and seven points pound respectively: ogle-pCint re- auctions for chuck roasts: one-pOint reductions for ten-inch and seyen- t ,. |i'Nl t7
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
 Deferees In Draft Line

Washington, Feb. -(UP)-The decision of President Roosevelt and his chiefs of staff to limit armed forces inductions to men of combat calibre today left but one substan- tial manpower pool which might curtail the drafting of fathers-the 100000 single men with occupa- tional defermentS.
 Of these, almost 900, 1000 were said by the president to be under 26 years of age.
 In keeping with the presidents s warning that no manpower reserve can be overlooked in this year of ''crucial campaigns, Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, already has notified local draft boards to review immediately the occupational deferments of al- most 5,OO0,000 men = particularly those under 26.
 The draft of deferred non-fathers was contingent upon the speed and efficiency with which they could be replaced by fathers, women, 4-F'S and war veterans and upon the numbers that could pass army and navy physical and mental examin- ationS.
 Rep. John M. Costello, D., Cal, of House Military Affairs Subcommit- tee on deferments, quoted selective service officials as saying that about 500,000 non-fatherS under 26 might meet armed forces standards. The services need 100000 men by July 1 and unless other sources are used, most will have to be fathers.
 Meanwhile congress received from the White House the report of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Noxon Claim Denied By
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Pittsfield, Mass, Feb. 29-(UP)- A second state medical witness to- day refuted 8 defense contention that the defective 6-month-old son Atty. John F. Noxon is accused o1 e1ectrocuting could have moved suf- ficiently to have entangled himself in live wire.
 Dr. Richard M. Smith of Boston, widely-known child specialist, told Superior Judge Abraham E. Pinan- ski and the jury at the murder trial that baby Lawrence Noxon certain ly could not creep" and ''if placed on his back probably would remain on his back"
 This curroborated the testimony of Dr. George P. Hunt, prominent pediatrician and a previous prose- cution witness.
 Noxon, 4I-year- old socialite law yer, contends that the baby rolled from 8 metal tray and became en- meshed in a live wire near radio set on which the defendant was working.
 As Dr. Smith was called to testi" fly, Mrs. Margaret Swift Noxon, the defendant's43-year-ol d wife, left the courtroom. presumably to es- cape hearing details of the physi.' clans examination of the mentally deficient victim.
 In answer to a question by Asst. Atty. Alfred w. Bettigole, Dr. Smith said that the child was retarded both mentally and physically. The physician said he had examined the victim only few weeks before Its death.
 T told the parents that this child always would be mentally re- tarded," he said. T pointed out to them that the child never would be economically or socially indepen- dent."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Private Leads Squad To GooI-In.C Comfort

Fort Devens, Mass, Feb. 29, -(UP)-The private has been promoted and the major has gone overseas, 50 now it can be told.
 During maneuvers here, the major gave the private a map by which he was to lead a squad over the hill and dale to Leatherb0ard pond, a dis. tance of several miles.
 Half an hour later the ma jOr drove to the pond to await the squad, and was astonished to find them seated comfort ably on the shore casting peb- bles into the water.
 "Very good," said the major, 'sThat is the fastest time any of the squads has made on this problem"
 What the major didn't know was that the private had taken a bus to Shirley and hired a taxicab to drive his squad to the pond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
POSITIONS ARE IMPROVED ON
 ANz|O FRON

BY ROBERT vERMILLTON United Press War CorrespondentDI
 Allied H e a d quarterss Naples, February 29. - (UFl = American dive bOmbera pounded German airfields in. the suburbs of Rome for tho second straight day, 8 cOll1> munique disclosed today, as Allied ground forces inn. proved their positions on the rain-Swept Anzio beachhead after beating off New Ger-I man cOunter-thruStS.
 While the Luftwaffe rel mained grounded by inter~. mittent rain squalls that hampered ground fighting on all three main battlefronts in southern Italy, Swarnls of Allied medium and fighter bombers struck repeatedly at enemy targets in the Rome area and along the Nazi-held railroad lines feeding down, from the north.
 Other raiders swept across the, Adriatic to bomb and machine-gum German shipping of the Dalmsttaus coast.
 American A-36 invaders spear headed the assault, dive-bombing and strafing the Littoria airfield in the southern outskirts of Rpm@ and Catalonia and Marcigliazae fields in the northern part of tho city.
 Lieutenant Nick Kas,in, Dssxoit. Mich, who led the flight against the Littoria field. said his formati0M laid its bombs sQuarely across tho NaI hangarS ana the adJzoe1l1 railway yards and then swung baek to strafe freight cars tsalled in tIl8 yards.
 The central Italian railway june tions of Chiei and Terni also came under the Allied bombsights, while another raid1ng force hit at enemy coastal shipping off the Adriat1o port of Ancona.
 The raiders met no aerial oppo1aA tion over Italy, although 20 German fighters circ1ed harmleSSly over the invaders during their attack on the Rome fields, and the three Allied planes lost in the daylong Opera@ { tionS were believed to have been 1 downed by anti-aircraft fire or bad | weather.
 On the embattled Anxlo heaclA- ! head, American and British troops ! continued their limited offensive m the area south and southwest of Aprilia behind 8 steady artillexy barrage that crashed down through ! out the day on Nad troops massinzi before the Allied lines.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Supremacy h Air NeorinQ
Ry JOSEPH M. GRIGG

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 London, Feb. 29-(UP)-AiR su- premacy over Germany to hlazt open the road to Berlin now lIoD within the grasp of the Allies, uh0Bo historic aerial offensive is producing visible, measurable and proETcs- sive" results, Air Minister Sir Arch- ibald Sinclair said today.
 Japan already has lost air super iority in the Pacific and Far East. and Britain looks to the day when victory in Europe will release all her air forces to throw against the Jap anese, Sinclair declared in coni1- dent review of the global battle o9 the skies.
 Sinclair told the houso e eeIAs mons that American ana HEltiSh bombing had compelled the German high command to tic down SouRs hfths of It's fighter strength in tho west for the defense Of German factories. Despite that concenlra~ tion, he said,. the Allies have hs1xzt. through to lay waste the cream of Nad war production.
 "The wounded tiger iD 6An9ezeuS but there lies before us, now oieexly attainable, the glitteE1ng pr4ze 0f air supremacy-the talisman fhnt can paralyze German war industry and war transport z sinclair uni6
 'That win clear the road for t7ln progress of the Allied armiss to Berlin"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
U. s. DIVE BOMB AIRFIELDS NEAR ROME Allies Resume Attack On Reich Plants
Russidns Open Battle OfPskou
BY HARRISON SALISBURY

BY HARRISON SALISBURY
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Moscow, February 29. - (UP) The battle of Pskov opened today as General Markian M. Popov's Red Army raced over the ap- breaches to the key strong hold in the German defenses on the Baltic front and neared it's outskirts.
 Russian Forces swept through a whole series of hedgehog outposts in a con verging drive on Pskov from three directions, and if the advance continues at it's present rate it will topple the rail hub of the northern front with a minimum delay.
 Sweeping in at the near record pace of almost one mile an hour, the Russians were less than seven miles from Pskov and were believed to be sheIling the stronghold com- manding the way to Latvia and Lower Estonia.
 GA German communiQue said the Red Army attacked with several in- fantry divisions northwest of Nevel, 140 miles southeast of Pskov on the lower route to the Battles, and claimed that repeated Russian on- slaughts failed east of Lake Pskov and near Narva.)
 Soviet assault forces swarmed across che Cherekha river on the approaches to Pskov and advanced five miles to the west. They fought their way across the vital Sudomak heights, a 1,200-foot elevation about 10 miles southeast of Pskov This forested height is the most iYnpor- tant terrain feature east of Pskov.
 The Germans were expected to undertake a bitter street by -street defense of Pskov, since it represents the chief communications base to the Baltics.
 Front dispatches said, the Ger 1IltklS WC1C EtAACAAAS A11N1 Cc4pA4A5 CVAAs<- borness. particularly in the defense of the highways radiating from Pskov and the hedgehog strong points along them.
 Special Red Army units were as- signed to clear the wreckage of tanks and trucks from the high ways to facilitate the advance of the main Russian columns.
 Dispatches reported signs of de- teriorating German morale. A sub- stantial number of Nazis was said to have deserted recently rather than put up a last ditch fight. A special concentration camp for them was said to have deserted recently rather than put up last ditch fight. A special concentration camp for them was said to have been established in the Riga area.
 GA London broadcast said the Russians were within sight of PSkov.)
 Mobile forces under Generals Leonid A. Govorov and Markian M. Popov captured Toroshino, on- 1y seven miles northeast of Pskov, and 450 other towns and villages in conveying drives yesterday on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Smashing iii
 Blow AtJdps In 5. Pacific
By DON .CASWELL
United Press War Correspondent

(United Press War COrrespondent) Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, Feb. 29.-(UP)-American air1nen, aided by Navy PT-boats in a running battle of Bougainville, de- livered another smashing blow on the beleaguered Japanese through out the Southwest Pacific Saturday, destroying or damaging 29 planes, 34 bargeS and two cargo ships, 1t was announced today.
 The aerial offensive was centered on New Britain and New Guinea in the drive to neutralize the enemys largest bases in this area.
 More than 200 Solomons-based bombers hit Rabaul on New Bri- tain for the 24th consecutive. day with l64 tons of bombs, again en- countering no opposition from enemy flyers, and only one plane was lost in the attack. Fourteen barges, four jettieS and an ammunition dump were destroyed or damaged at Rabaul, while two other barges and a small cargo ship were sunk of the Duke of York Island.
 (Tokyo radio, in broadcast re- corded by United Press in San Fran cisco, claimed Japanese forces Ire pulsed" 158 Allied carrier-b based and fighter planes in two attacks on Rabaul Sunday. The Japanese said they shot down 12 planes and dam aged seven. This would be the 18th consecutive American attack against Rabaul.
 (Another Tokyo broadcast said 30 Allied planes appeared over the vicinity fo Wewak, New Guinea Monday. The planes did no damage, the broadcast said.)
 Escorted Liberator bombers made wide sweeps of the coastal areas in northern New Guinea, destroying or damaging a total of g enemy planes. Five grounded planes were destroyed, and probably four others
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
NAYS KEEP
 DEFENDERS
 ON GROUND
BY WALTER CRONKITE nInifed Press War Cnrresnnndenf

Bx WALTER CKONKITE United Press War COrrespondent) F London, February 29. = American bOmbers resumed the aerial siege of Germany today with an attack on Brunswick, one-time lair of the fiercest fighter squadrOns guarding the skyway to Berlin.
 First returning crewmen said not one Nazi plane rose to challenge
 Flying FortreSses of the United States Eighth Air Force struck by daylight at the great Brunswick aircraft center, 12O miles west of Der lin, breaking the weather enforced Hull of three days which followed the record of- fensive last week.
 Early reports of no fighter resistance appeared to reflect the effects of the sustained offensive against aircraft production centers and the toll of more than 600 Nazi planes it has taken in six days.
 Liberator bombers joined in the daylight attack on the continent, leading an all-day assault on the Pas de Calais rocket coast" of France. They were escorted by U. s. fighters.
 The fortresses rounded out the greatest month in the history of aerial warfare by returning to Brunswick, apparently to polish off isolated aircraft factory buildings not destroyed in three previous raids since Feb. 1.
 The formations of fortresses did not rival the size of the armadas hundreds strong that last week beat down the German air force in the new visit to the scene of the fiercest American air battles on Jan. Il and Feb. 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Subs Sink IA More Jop
 Ships-Knox

Washington, Feb. 29.-(UP)-Sec- retary of Navy Frank Knox an- nounced today that U. s. submarines have blasted IA more ships out of Japan's steadily shrinking merchant fleet, and disclosed also that in February alone Allied sea and air forces took toll of 189 enemy ships sunk. probably sunk, and damaged. The latest submarine bag, re- vealed in 8 communique issued at Knox's news conference, brought the total number of Japanese ships hit by U. s. llndersea raiders since Pearl Harbor to 611.
 The February toll, Knox said, in- cluded 18 combat and no non-com- bat ships definitely known to have been sunk. He observed that Japan since the wars start has lost well over 100000 tons of shipping.
 The communique listed these ships as sunk by American submarines:
 A large tanker.
 A medium transport.
 A small cargo vessel.
 II medium sized cargo carriers. These Sinkings raised to 461 the number of Japanese ships sent to the bottom by U. s. submarines, In addition 36 listed as probably sunk and IA damaged,
 Knox, told newsmen that well over 5000, 900 tons of Japanese mer- chant shipping have been sunk from all causes since the beginning of the war. He said it had been esti- mated the Japanese had 7,500,00 tons of merchant craft at the be- ginning of the war, including ton- mage it acquired through seizure and purchase from foreign sources.
 189 Ships
 In February alone, through yes- terday, Knox said total of 189 Japanese combat and non-com- batant ships were sunk, probably sunk and damaged. He broke this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
By WALTER CRONKITE

London, Feb. 29 = (U.P) - A gradual change from the Royal Air Forces great 1,000-plane raids to the new twin-attack tactics used so successfully last week against Schweinfurt and Augsburg was pre- dicted today by an experienced air observer.
 He explained that he was not pre- dieting the end of the 1000 -plane attacks, but said he believed that the more economical s'0ne-two- punch was due to become iEcreas- ingly popular as a substitute for the old RAF technique Of droppinf oll iIe nclnhs from ono ta4At