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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
FinIond-U.S s. Relationship Grows Tout
By K. H. SHACKFORD

United Press Stan COrreSOpndent)
 Washington, June l7-(UP)-Fn- lands refusal to get out of the war against Russia and the "inimicap' activities of her minister to Wash ington today left that nation on the brink of ruptured relations with the United States.
 Both Finland, the only nation that always paid its World War debt instalments. and Hjalmar J. Procope, an extremely popular member of the diplomatic corps here in happier days, now are in ill-repute in this country.
 Procope, his wife and two small children, and three of his legation counselors and their families are under police surveillance in their homes and under orders to leave the country as soon as possible be- cause of unnamed activities "in- imical" to United States interests.
 Passports were handed the Fin nish representative at p. m. yesterday-just 24 hours after Fin land had paid her $l48 445.o6 semi annual installment on her World War I debt to this country.
 A week ago-a few days before the Soviet armies began their of- fensive against Finland-a State Department spokesman had de- nounced the government which Procope represented as pro-Ger- man.
 The State Department, in an- nouncing Procope's persona non grata status, emphasized that the action did not mean severance of diplomatic relations. But only two members of the legation staff-a secretary and an attache-will be allowed to remain here, although theoretically Finland could send a man to replace Procope.
 No change was announced in the status of Edmund Guillion, Ameri- can charge d'affaires in Helsinki and the only U. S. official now in Finland.
 State Department officials re- fused to elaborate on the reasons for the surprise action and declined to discuss the 'inimical" activities with which the Films were charged.
 The four officials and their fam flies will leave the country as soon as transportation and safe conduct can be arranged, which may take several weeks. Meanwhile, they must remain in their homes ex- cept for purposes of exercise or other reasons approved by the State Department. Police will guard their homes and all their telephones will be disconnected except that the minister will be able to telephone to the State Department via direct wire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Return Of Coptives Seen

Washington, June 17-(UP)-Rep. Andrew c. Schiller, R., w. Va, member of a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee studying prisoner ex- change methods. predicted today the return from Japan within a few months" of all American civil fans and wounded or i'll prisoners of war.
 Schiffier made the statement coincidental with a report by the subcommittee revealing that l9,9l9 American prisoners of war and 5,593 civilians are believed held at present by the Japanese. He based his con- clusions on "the encouraging pro- gress" being made under two repa- triation proposals suggested to Ja- pan by this country.
 Under one proposal the Americans would be flown out of Japan. Under the other they would be returned by boat through Soviet waters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
The War On Many Fronts
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Editor

American forces in Normandy pounded ahead today towards com plete isolation of Cherbourg after cutting the main highway and last railway out of the port with their entry into St. Sauveur-Le Vicomte, IT miles to the south.
 On the other European fronts, the Allied armies in Italy maintained their rapid advance up the penin- sula. while a threat to cut in be- hind the retreating Germans came from a French army detachment which landed on the Island of Elba, between Corsica and the west coast. The russians, after breaking through the second Finnish defense line, speeded up their drive towards Viipuri.
 The Germans again attacked Eng land during the night with their new robot bombers, but on dimin- ishing scale, and British experts be. lieved they had the answer to the Na1 secret weapon"
 In the Pacific, American troops advanced on Saipan Island in the Marianas in fighting which was de- scribed as likeliest to become the bloodiest since Tarawa.
 The Americans cutting across the neck of the Cherbourg Peninsula were within seven miles of the west
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
TANKS FORGE
 AHEAD ON THE
 SATAN FRONT
BY WILLIAM F. THREE United Press War Correspondent

United Press War Correspondent
 Pearl Harbor, June IT. - (UP) - U. s. assault troops on Saipan made new ad- vances through fierce Japan csc resistance along the southwest coast today as they drove toward Garapan, the islands administrative center, in what may be the bloodiest fighting in the Pa cific since Tarawa.
 Battling through intense mortar and artillery fire, the Americans preached the strongly-defended Japanese lines north of the sugar mill town of Charan Kanoa to bring their forces to less than five miles from Garapan, largest city on Sai- pan, which straddles the enemy's Central Pacific supply line 1,44S miles southeast of Tokyo.
 A front dispatch by United Press correspondent Richard w. Johnston said the troops were driving inland over green, rolling hills after cap- turing Charan Kanoa where they routed a strong Japanese rear-guard in street -to-street fighting.
 Admiral Chester w. Nimity dis closed taht an estimated 30,00C Japanese were defending the island
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Big Bon1bers Attack
 Synthetic OiL Plant
By PHILIP AULT
.UniDsd Press Staff Correspondent

(Uniosd Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 London, June 17.-(UP)-A big force of British and Canadian heavy bombers, possibly 1000 strong, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Sterlrade, in Germanys Ruhr Val- ley, and military installations in France last night, while Mosquitoes agai. hit Berlin, dumping two-ton blockbusters on the Nazi capital,
 Despite adverse weather over the channel. Thunderbolt dive-bombers of the Ninth Air Force, cut through a thick grey haze this morning to hit German reinforcement and supplies along the crucial west coast peninsula highway 10 miles south of the St, Sauveur-Le Vicomte bat tlefield.
 The speedy U. $. planes concen- trated around Lessay, five miles south of the key high ground near La Have Du Puts, meeting vir- tually no opposition.
 Long-range Halifax and Lancas- ter bombers. both capable of car rying six-tox super-blockbusters carried out the assault on the Fischer -Tropsch oil plant at Sterk- rade, five miles north of Duisburg. Although the raid was made through a thick covering of clouds, the bombers obtained successful results in hitting the plant. which has an annual capacity of l25,oo0 metric tons of synthetic oil.
 The British bombers, I2 of which were lost during the night, also hit military Installations in the Pas De Calais area, across the Dover Straits from England.
 Despite the unfavorable weather over the channel late yesterday, heavy bombers raided enemy air fields near Paris and Laon. while fighters and fighter -bombers att tackled rail targets. road transport and tanks behind the battle-zone and medium bombers blasted an ammunition dump near Caen.
 During the night light-bombers struck German supply dumps in the Cherbourgh peninsula. in direct support of the Allied drive through France. A communique said two enemy planes were shot down last night over Normandy, while one Allied bomber and four fighters were missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Two Die In
 Thunderstorrns

Boston, June 17.-CUP)-Two persons were dead and three miss ing today after severe thunder storm swept eastern Massachusetts, felling trees, smashing billboards and causing other damage.
 Two Coast Guard patrol boats braved the storm to search oil Great Head in Winthrop for three boys who had reported trouble navi- gating the smah sxiff before the storm broke last night. No trace was found of the trio.
 Verne Severance. 50. of Lunen- burg was killed when he was struck by lightning while working on metal wagon in shop. The sec ond victim was It. Charles Lewis, 26, of uSl2 Bancroft Way) Berk- ley, Cal, who was fatally cut by . propeller after he made a forced landing at North Andover during the storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
B-2o'sHit Weakest Spot In JopArmor
BY REUEL s. MOORE
nIted ress stan Correspondent

United ress Stan Correspondent)
 Washington, June 17-(UP)-The giant new B-29 superfortresses, only American planes capable of smash ing at the heart of Japanese indus try from bases now available to the Allies, chose what was believed to be the weakest point in Japan's armor for the first blow-steel,
 The Japanese need steel for arm ament and equipment, but above all for ships. The steady nroads on Japanese shipping by American planes and submarines must have left her transport situation critical, observers here believed today.
 So a powerful blow at Japan's largest steel mill, the Imperial Iron and Steel Works at Yawata, prob- ably was as heavy single blow as the bombers could have registered against Japanese resources.
 This reflects an essential differ ence in the economy of Japan from Germanys. Principal targets in Germany have been aircraft factor les, oil refineries, synthetic rubber and chemical plants, submarine bases and yards, ball-bearing works, steel works and communications, with the heavy steel industries rated less important than several of those named.
 It was noteworthy that the giant bombers carried out their attack at night, rather than by daylight as is custom in Europe. There are various reasons why this may have been done. Tn the first place the hazard would be reduced at night. Secondly, there may have been operational reasons why those in command wanted the bombers to take off and land by daylight. From the hour of the attack-between 10 and Il p. m. it wa5 clear the take-off must have been in daylight, and probably the bases were so distant that the return landing also would have been in daylight.
 The bombers were still able to en- gage in precision bombing at night, however, because of the choice of the target. It virtually is impossible to black out steel mills, due to the great light from huge furnaces.
 Although the number of planes involved in the raid was not given, being described as sizeable," 1t was believed the losses were relatively light. For example, the loss of 50 planes in the great raid on the Sch- weinfurt ball bearing works in Ger many was considered reasonable in view of the targets importance. For the cost of four big new bombers the Americans plastered Japan's greatest single industrial unit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Libel Suit Against RKO Dismissed

Boston, June 17-(UP)-Federal Judge George 0. Sweeney has dis missed a $500. .000 libel suit against RKO-Radio Pictures, Inc, brought by Mrs. Minna Wright, her son and daughter, all of Fall River, who charged they were defamed in the motion picture Primrose Path"
 Mrs. Wright, her daughter, Mrs. Vera Burdett and her son Joel Wright charged their regulations had been injured by the picture which was based on the novel February Hill" by Victoria Lin- coin. However, Judge Sweeney ruled yesterday that though the author knew the family, the pie ture omitted or changed details which might have served to connect the plaintiffs with the characters in the book.
 The suit was heard at a jury- waived trial last April,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Defense To Open Monday
By JOSEPH NOLAN

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Pittsfield, Mass, June IT - (U.P) The defense opens its case next week to convince a superior court jury that socially prominent John P. Noxon, Jr., told the truth when he said his imbecile infant son died accidentally by coming in contact with an electric wire.
 The wealthy, 47-year-old corpora ton lawyer is on trial for first de- gree murder in the alleged mercy electrocution of Baby Lawrence Noxon.
 In addition to the defendant and his wife, Margaret, defense Attorney Joseph B. Ely planned to call numerous medical and electrical ex- perts to the stand to support the de- fense contention. To counteract the testimony of various state medical witnesses, including the child's phy- Sicians, Ely will question Dr Charles c. Lund of the Harvard Medical Schol and assistant med ical Examiner Milton Halpern oi New York. Opinions on the electric wires involved in the case will be elicited from several authorities oi the General Electric Company'' Pittsfleld plant.
 District Attorney Charles R. Al berti, who attended Harvard Law school with the man he is prosecut- ing, said he probably would call only three more witnesses. These are Medical Examiner Albert c. Eng land of Pittsfield and Dr. Frank R Dutra of Boston, who participated in the autopsy, and Dr. Joseph Walker of Boston who supervises laboratory experiments involving electro-thermal burns of the type which proved fatal to the child.
 State Pathologist Alan R. Moritz resumes his testimony when court reconvenes Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
TANKS NEAR WEST COAST OF PEN|NS LUZ A
 French Troops Land On Island Of EIba
SPR|NGBOARD TO AID ALLIED
 FLANK IS WON
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War Correspondent

BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War Correspondent
 Rome, June IT. - (UP) - French troops landed "suc- cessfully" today on the island of Elba between Corsica and Italy, where Napoleon spent more than nine months in exile, winning a springboard to support the coastal flank of Allied Forces racing north ward toward Florence.
 A special communique announced the invasion of Elba by French army detachment commanded by Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, The first official report was brief, saying:
 "On June 17 a detachment of the French army B which is com- manded by Gen. de Lattre de Tas- signy, at the direction of the su- preme Allied commander, landed successfully on the island of Elba."
 Elba lies across the flve-mile Piombino channel from the town of the same name on the Italian main- land, which in turn Is some 33 miles northwest of Grosseto, cap- tured by the Allied Fifth army in its swift push toward the German line through risa, Florence and Rimini, some 65 miles beyond,
 "The momentum of the Allied advance in Italy has been main- tained," a communique said, indi- eating that the general sweep northward by the Fifth and Eighth Armies still virtually was unimped- ed by the fleeing Nazis.
 Driving northward from Ternik, Eighth Army troops took Spoleto, Trevi and Fologno, the latter 6 ma jor transport center 28 miles above Terni, which fell only two days ago.
 Troops of the Fifth Army have advanced all along their sector, and have taken a number of localities and the important town of Grosseto with it's extensive air fields" the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
HaUe Reply
 To Secret Weapon"
By WALTER CRONKITE

United Press War Correspondent)
 London, June 17-(UP)-Britain already has the answer to Ger many's robot bombers single day after their sensational debut, air ex- perts believed today, and sharp reduction in their activity during the night indicated the Nazi-touted secret weapon was being shackled.
 One formation of a very strong force of Royal Air Force bombers over the continent last night at- tackled military installations" in the Pas De Calais area-presum- ably the emplacements from which the pilotless planes are launched
 The "pilotless aircraft" as the British called the flying torpedo or new-type rocket. streaked over southern England again last night, causing more casualties and dam age. But the attacks were on much smaller scale, and decidedly less startling than the first strange at- tack A hours earlier.
 Britain's Answer
 Obviously 1t was impossible to dis close Britain's answer to the Nazi innovation, launched with clam orous humping of the propaganda drums in Berlin, but when 1t is re- vealed 1t probably will turn out to be as undramatic as the first at- tack was dramatic.
 A big part of the British defense was the counter offensive against the complicated takeoff strips dot ting the French coast. The RAF at tack on the Doullens base followed an assault on the rocket coast late yesterday by American heavy bomb- CTS.
 Nevertheless the NaziS managed to keep many of the contrivances aw- ing during the night. One hit hos
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Casualties In France

With U. s. forces in France, June l7-(UP) - American casualties in France since D-day were announc- ed today as 3,283 dead and 12,600 wounded-a total of 15,883.
 A higher percentage of casualties, had been anticipated. 1t was said.
 Official quarters said the Allied position in France was considered absolutely secure"
 I've can't see how the enemy can drive us out" authorities said.
 The number of German prisoners thus far evacuated from the Ameri- can sector of the beachhead totals $500,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
New Post For McLorney

City Paymaster Thomas J. Mo- Larney has been appointed Demo- cratic deputy registrar of voters to replace Michael J. Slavin recently retired, it was announced this morn ing.
 MT. McLarney who will begin his duties at once has been city pay master since March 1942 at which time he succeeded Thomas F. o. Brien now deputy tax collector. Pre- vious to his appointment as pay master MT. McLarney served as pay- master for the Works Progress Ad- ministration from 1895.
 A graduate of St. Mary's school and Crosby high he attended Dart mouth college. He resides with his wife and child on Welton Place.
 Salary called for by the position of deputy registrar is sS,O00 per annum a figure set by charter. This position does not call for the cost of living increase applicable to gen- eral city positions. The position of city paymaster has been filled by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
MEDAL TO COMEDIAN

Hollywood, June lT-(UP)-FFlm comedian Joe E. Brown today was presented the Eisenhower medal for having been named "1944 Father To All Men Overseas"
 Brown has travelled over 10000 miles visiting every battlefront in the world and has entertained B. 100000 men-niore than any other performer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
U. s. Troops Are Gaining At Biok

Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, June 17-(UP)-American Sixth Army troops, moving slowly toward Biak Islands last two air. fields, repulsed strong enemy arm cured counter-attacks west of Mok- mer Thursday. killing l60 Japanese and destroying two tanks. 1t was announced today.
 A spokesman said stiff fighting was continuing in the hills north west of Mokmer airdronie where the Japanese forces were concentrated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-17
Chinese Capture Jop Stronghold

Southeast Asia Headquarters, Randy, CeyIOn, June 17.-(UP) Chinese troops captured the Japanese stronghold of Kam- aing in the MOgaung valley of northern Burma, near encir- cIed Myltkylna, . communique announced today.
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Evening star., 1944-03-10
Senate Puts Off Fiqht
On Job Combinations
Until Next Week

The new battle to require Senate
confirmation of thousands of Gov
ernment employees drawing $500
or more q year-one of Several major
,controveries in the $s,557, 1888 ,97s in
dependent Offices bil1-has been put
OH by the Senate until early next
week.
In the same bill the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee voted yes
terday t. limit the Presidents power
to creaE new agencies by executive
order. {
On motion of Senator Russell,
Democrat, of Georgia, the commit
tee voted to prohibit use of any
funds after July l to pay the ex-
penses of any agency created by
executive order, If it has operated
for more than year without OBJ
tanning specific appropriations from
Congress.
Would Affect FEPC.
The Russell amendment would af-
feet the Fair Employment Practice
Committee, which seeks to prevent
racial discrimination in war jobs,
and at least II other agencies. If
enacted, the amendment would
make it necessary for these agencies
to obtain appropriations from Con-
gress in order to remain in exist
ence longer than IL months.
The first Fair Employment Prac-
tice Committee was set up in 1941.
and was reorganized under a new
executive order on May 2, l943.
Other agencies that appear to be
affected and the dates they were set
up, follow:
Liaison Office for Personnel Man.
agement, 1889; Committee for Con-
gested Production Areas, April, 1943;
Office of Foreign Economic Admin
istration, September, 1943; American
Commission for Protection and Sal
wage of Artistic and Historic Monu-
ments in Europe. June, 1943; Com
mittee to investigate Racial Dis
elimination in Certain Fields OF
Railroad Employment, January,
1874; War Refugee Board, January,
1914; Presidents War Relief Con-
troll Board, 1912; Presidents Com
mittee for Education of Men Demo-
bilized from Armed Forces, 1912;
Coal Mines Administration, May,
1913: Puerto Rico Legislative Com
mittee, March. l943, and Wage Ad-
justment Board, October 13. 1943.
Same Not War nId
Some of these agencies will not be
year old by July /, and presumably
would have until their first ami
versary to obtain congressional sane
ton.
In the hearings on the independ-
ent offices bill, made public yester-
day, Budget Director Harold D.
Evening star., 1944-03-10

GERMANS EvACUATE RUSSIAN BASE-The Berlin radio to-.
day said Na forces had abandoned Uman strong
Western Ukraine after Moscow announced
four points indicated by The Russians their
offensive broke through German lines southwest
and captured Nov Bug S. miles the port
Nikoaev About 800 miles the northwest troops
battered into the streets Of the rail junction
turing staroKonsantnov and another drive took
Ulanov A P. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Symphony Fund Rises
To 67.8 Pct. Of Goal

The National Symphony Orches-
tra's sustaining fund today stood at
S88,103, or 67.S per cent of the Or
chestra goal, as two schools did their
ihare to boost contributions.
Mount Vernon Seminary turned
over $50 to Mrs. Slocum Kingsburg
chairman of the Private Schools
Committee, which raised that COM
.nittee's total to $780, 81 per cent OF
It's 500 goal. The bulk of the SEM
.nary's contribution was raised at
benefit concert given by Nine
Julia Elbogen, pianist and head OF
the seminary's music department
and Nine. Alba Rosa Victor
yiolinist.
The Americanization School turned
over SIPS to the Public Schools Com
mittee, headed by Miss Cecilia P
Dulin, bringing the committee s
total to $1,000, 65 per cent of its
s3,250 goal The schools contribu-
tion was raised during an eight-day
drive organized by Mrs. Helen Kier-
nan-Vasa, day teacher OF advanced
English at the school.
The total reported today was a
gain of S7,311 over the amount re-
ported at the final symphony cam
paign luncheon eight days ago. The
campaign, officials have announced
will continue until the goal is
reached.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Barr Indorses Proposal
By Office Of Education
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. l0-Presi-
dent Stringfellow Barr of st, Johns
College says, This country cannot
afford the luxury OF ignorance In
any group Of Its citizens" and that
therefore equal educational oppor-
tunities for Negroes are essential
to the national welfare.
DR.. Barr, commenting on an Once
OF Education recommendation on
behalf Of Negro education, said in
a statement:
Il cannot see how any American,
can possibly disagree with this rec
ommendation. Quite aside from the
question OF justice to individual cits.
zens, our country cannot afford the
luxury Of ignorance in any Rroup
OF its citizens"
Racial prejudice in the United
States can best be ended, he de-
clared. not by outlawing segregation,
but by honestly" providing equal
educational opportunities for all
persons, regardless Of race.