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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Man Admits Killing Girl
-U. s. Navy photo from NEA.

Bangor, Me, May 20 - (U.P0 - Police Captain John B. O'Toole an- nounced today that Massachusetts man arrested on drunkenness charge last night had signed mo- torized statement that he killed a girl named Edith Cochran" in 2 Lynn, (Mass.) church vest-y in l940.
 Captain O'Toole said the man, booked as Thomas Leroy Cormier of (60 Dorchester street), Waltham, Mass, would be held on the drunk enness charge while his story was checked against the circumstances surrounding the unsolved sex-slay ing of Miss Frances Cochran, l9 Lynn bookkeeper, her ravished body was found beside a lovers lane near the Lynn-Salern line in July l94l.
 His hands bandaged as result of painful burns suffered a few weeks ago in a truck accident, Cormier was unable to put his signature on the confession" which he dictated in the presence of a notary, but signed the statement with his mark.
 Captain O"Toole said Cormier's statement read as follows:
 Edith Cochran was killed in l940 according to my memory, and l think my memory is correct. I want to get this oil ym mind and I am not lying.
 T was keeping company with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Rush Repoirs 

Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, May 20 - lu,PJ - U. s Army Engineers rushed repairs on the Wakde airgtrip today and Q spokesman said it was expected to be in operation shortly.
 American infantrymen who lands ed on InsoemeaF Island Of the Wax. dc group Thursday are in control Of the alrgtrip and have eorneFed the remaining Japanese defenders on the northeast portion of the is. land, where the enemy was putting up strong opposition with mortar, machlnegnn and knlpeF fire, dens eral Douglas MaeArthuF's com" munlque said.
 Completion of repairs 10 the air. strip will provide an Allied base ibo miles west Of H0llandia.
 The eommunique said that Amer lean troops had carried the assault across the airdr0Tie and cut of the Japanese remnants from any pos- slhfs aae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Duke Hos
 Not Resigned

Nassau, Bahamas, May ie-tUP) --(By Telephone to New York; Capt. George Wood, aide to the Duke of Windsor, said today in his opinion there was no foundation for reports that the duke had rendered his res- ignation of governor of the Bahamas and would become an American citizen.
 (The colonial oflce in London said tine duke had not resigned and the possibility of his doing SO was Femote).
 T cannot imagine there is any foundation whatsoever for such re. ports" Wood said. T cannot speak for his Royal Highness because he Is nov touring the out-islands and cannot be reached. but there are no indications here of his retirement as governor.
 The duke, Wood eaid, was expect ed Co return from his tour ef the Bahamas early next week and that the only way to reach him nov was iass st-~i@s@
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Young Dems May Vote For F. D. R.

Endorsement of President Roose- welt for a fourth term seemed likely to be the principal resolution to be offered at today's gathering for the 18th annual convention of Young Democratic Clubs of Connecticut scheduled to get underway this afternoon at The Elton.
 Reelection of incumbent officers of the state association headed by John F. Mccarthy of Bridgeport, president and Nicholas Zappone of Waterbury, vice-president, seemed likely following meeting last night at headquarters here of the prin- cipal delegates to today's event..
 The resolution endorsing the pres- ident will be offered this afternoon when the business meeting of the convention gets underway at 3:30 and will be followed by similar res- olutionS urging Democratic state convention delegates to enter the national party convention sworn to endorsement of a fourth term. The resolution will likewise call on all leaders of the party to forget all factional differences" and to work together" in support of reelection of the president.
 Mayor John s. Monagan will be the keynoter of the convention this afternoon and will be among the many speakers scheduled for to- nights dinner to be held at o'clock City Treasurer Serge A. Belanger, will be the toaStmaster for the lat ter occasion.
 Among the principal speakers at the dinner will be J. Francis Smith of Waterbury, former Democratic state chairman and possible nomi- nee for governor; ex-Governor Ro- bert A. Hurley now being mentioned as possible candidate for U. s. Senator; Democratic State Chair man John M. Dove, Probate Judge Patrick Healey; Mrs. Mary Coughlin Hausman of Stratford. Democratic national committewoman. Mrs Nora Mahaney Harris of New Ha- ven formerly of Waterbury. and vice-chairman of the Democratic State Committee.
 Statute revision commissioner John M. Bailey of Hartford one of those in attendance at last nights committee meetings stated that it seemed probable that among the res- olutions to be offered at this after noon's convention would be one urg- ing that the war and other depart- ments start now to prepare facilities for the forwarding of absentee bal- lots to the men in service overseas so that they may vote this fall. Res olutions calling for maintenance of the war effort would also be mos toned.
 It is not expected that any en- dorsement of party leaders as can- didates for Democratic nominees for state or national offices would be offered today.
 Among those in attendance last night at the group meetings be- sides the principal officers of the association were Leon Ris Cassi of Hartford. Democratic leader at the last session of the state Senate; John Sullivan of New Britain, mem
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
SoIons Face 

Washington, May 2o-(UP)-The Senate scheduled an extraordinary session today in an effort to break a one-man f1libuster and pass the House-approved tax simplihcation bill.
 The flibuster was staged by Sen. Williams Langer, R., N. D., as a pro- test against what he termed ''rub- Der stamp" voting on tax legisla- tion. He held the floor for nearly three and half hours yesterday during which he read the entire 56- page bill and part of 8 55-page finance committee report explain ing provisions of the legislation.
 He had asked that consideration of the bill be delayed until Monday to give him time to study the docu- mentS.
 "T'll continue talking today until I read to the Senate all the things
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
By JOHN L. CUTTER

lUnlled Press ssan CoFresD0ndentl
 Washington. May 20-luP)-The explosive poll tax issue, buried by the Senate last Monday, was revived temporarily today by the combined action of 8 Senate Republicans.
 The Republican group late yester- day introduced a resolution propos- ing q constitutional amendment to forbid the poll tax as prerequisite to voting.
 Opponents of the poll tax, aver. aging about s2 per person, contend 1t has the effect of preventing mi- lions Of poor whites an0d Negroes from voting in eight southern states where it is in force.
 Introduction came within the same week that the senate defeated, by refusing lo limit debate, 6 pro. posal to outlaw poll taxes by simple legislation. Southern senators op- posed that measure on the grounds that it violated the constitutional provisions that states shall deter mine voter qualifications.
 A constitutional amendment such as proposed hV the RS".'1''He" ~rua
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
ALLIED TROOPS BREACH HITLER LINE 6,O0O Tons Blast German AirdrOn1e
2ND DAY OF RENEWED
 DRIVE ION FOE

London, May 20. - (UP) - American heavy bombers smashed at three German airdromes and one rail hub in France today to continue a new preinvasion offensive in which nearly 5000 Allied planes dropped more than 5000 tons of bombs on Europe in A hours.
 Flying fortresses and Liberators escorted by some 1000 American fighters hitt he Villacoublay and Orly air bases in the outskirts of Paris and the Champagne field near Reims, along with the sprawl ing Reims rail yards on trunk line to the invason coast.
 Reports up to noon indicated that the resumed aerial onslaught soft ening the continent for land attack was being pressed at pace rivaling if not exceeding that of the month long campaign broken off last week end by bad weather.
 Many big formations crossed the channel in a nonstop parade by daylight today after some 750 Bri- tish bombers dropped destructive loads on the French transport cen ters of Tours, Orleans, Le Mans and Boulogne. The RAF also jabbed at Cologne and mined enemy waters at total cost of seven planes.
 United States headquarters an- nounced that flying fortresses experimenting the 1,500-plane attack on Berlin and Brunswick yesterday dropped bombs Squarely into the heart of Berlin.
 The fortresses caused heavy dam age to the Friedricstrasse subway station. They also hit rail sidings in the Horst Vessel area, the Reichsbahn railroad repair shop, the Kreuzberg district, the Wiessen- see -industrial area; and the We'd dng district north of the Tiergar- ten.
 Coastal observers reported an al- most unceaSing rumble of bombs cast into the German defense works beginning at noon yesterday and continuing through the same hour today.
 A few minutes after near record fleets swept eastward this morn- ing, residents of southeast England saw their chandeliers dance under the impact of bombs exploding on the ramparts of Adolf Hitler'S At lantic wall.
 Medium and fighter bombers of the Alled invasion air force poured explosives on rail functions and military targets yesterday while the American heavies were striking deep into the continent to hit Berlin and (Continued on Page p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Disorganized Foe. Forced Back To Terracina Base
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

United Press War COrrespondenle
 Allied H HeadquarterA e a Naples, May 20. - (UP) - The Fifth Army has preached the Adolf Hitler Line and forced the diSorganized Ger mans back onto a new lin0 anchored on Terracina, 50 miles southeast of Rome and only 26 miles from the Anzi0 beachhead, it was disclosed today.
 CThe Blue network said it heard London broadcast that the Allies had advanced to within c little more than 20 miles" from the peril meter of the Anzio beachhead, but this broadcast was not reported by any other source.)
 American assault forces captured Itri, southern anchor of the Hitler line, and with the French have seized a long segment of the lateral suply line running north to Picos thus overrunning the entire south ern flank of the strongest NaN de- fense line south of Rome.
 The Americans also captured the naval base of Gaeta in four-mfle advance to the southern tip of Q peninsula curling south from For- mia on the Tyrrhenian sea coast. coast the French entered the Hitler line mountain stronghold of Santa Olivia, 12 miles north of Formia.
 Allied warships already were born- barding Terracina, IS miles west of Itri and the Germans new southern anchor, naval announcement re- vealed. Many hits were scored on military objectives, the announce ment said.
 Gen. Sir Harold R. L. c. 1Aexan- der, Allied commander in Italy, ana nounced in a communique on the ninth day of his ''on-to-R Rome of- fensive that the Fifth army had ai- ready captured the 'commandinw features" of the Hitler line.
 "The enemy therefore now has been forced back upon his switch 44AkC1 NAAAOAA 0AAO 0RR40&AAAAAsSS~@J 4@~A-~N Pico to Terracina," the communiqu0 said. "This switch line protests the flank of the enemy line across th0 Liri valley"
 Eighth Army forces, the communi- que added, were engaged in '.heavy fighting" with the main stronghold9 of the Hitler Line along their sec~ tor of the front from the Liri river north to Piedimonte. northern ans chor of the line.
 Polish patrols were said to hav0 reached" Piedmonte and it appear ed that an attempt to turn the Hits Ter Line from the north may be in the making.
 $500 Prisoners
 German prisoners taken since tho start of the offensive have risen tW more than $500.
 Alexander reported that the ad> vancing Allies were giving the Ger mans mo respite" and were thrllst@
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
BY RAYMOND LAIR

United Press starr C0Tresp0ndenD
 Washington. May 20.-(UP)-War Labor Board of Q bituminous mine wage contract ayerted new unrest for most of the coal industry today, but a still deadlocked dispute raised threats of trouble in the big south ern Appalachian field.
 The WLB voted 10 to 2 last night. with two of its four industry mem. bers dissenting. to approve a ''por- tai to portal" contract between the United Mine Workers and 70 per cent of the soft coal industry,
 The new contract gives the min- CTS se.60 daily for eA hours, inclm6- ing travel tme-the same provisions contained in the contract negotiated last November by UNIV President John l.. Lewis and Coal Adminis- trator Harold l.. Ickes for the period on government operation.
 Under their last contract with the operators, the miners received 2 haale Wage of e for a 35-hour week. with overtime for additional hours.
 Release Of the mines covered by the paw wr.n-annEoved contract
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Big Ship Messing At Corsica
NEA Telephoto.
By ROBERT DOWSON
Press Staff Correspondent,

London, May 20.-UP)-German garrisons on the south coast of France were alerted following recon naissance reports of troop move ments and gigantic ship concentra- tions at Corsica. a Lisbon dispatch in the Stockholm newspaper Ale henda said today.
 The dispatch added that the Ger mans were convinced that the Allied offensive in Italy was only a pre- lude to further extensive operations in the Mediterranean. Corsica is an island lying about 100 miles of the southern coast of France.
 A dispatch in another Stockholm newspaper, Aftonbladet, reported that all leaves for German troops in Holland had been cancelled.
 The report was brought to Stock holm by Dutch traveller, who was quoted by the newspaper as saying that soldiers on leave, which pre- viously were visible everywhere, have disappeared into bunkers where they are lying in the highest state of preparedness, awaiting the invasion. The tension is increasing daily"
 The dispatch said that the trav- eller confirmed reports that the Germans were prepared to flood vast parts of Holland as an anti-invasion measure.
 (The OWI reported that the Ber- lin radio. in a short-waye broad cast to the United States. had in- terrupted a program with an 'in- vasion" bulletin, purporting to be from general headquarters" Using an American accent, the announcer said "The invasion of the continent has begun" The OWI said the broadcast likely was designed to start a furry Of rumors. to lay the basis for psychological let-downs)
 Meanwhile. London military ob- servers interpreted the recent an- nouncement of German appoint ments to meet the invasion as evil dence that the German army high command and the Nad party had buried the hachet to form united
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
MYT|KY|NA
 GIVES UP TO
 ALLIED TROOPS
BY WALTER LOGAN

BY WALTER LOGAN United Press War Correspondent
 Southeast Asia Headquart- CTS, Randy, Ceylon, May 20. UP) - Allied troops have captured part of Myitkyina, main Japanese base in north ern Burma, and are tighten ing their encirclement of the doomed garrison, front re- ports said today.
 Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell, commanding the North Burma offensive, arrived at the newly-captured Myitkyina airfleld Thursday for a front-line confer ence with his subordinates and see for himself the progress they have made.
 Frank Hewlett, United Press War Correspondent, reported in a de- layed dispatch from the airf1eld that the Americans and Chinese completed the mopping up of the outskirts of Myitkyina Thursday morning and by that afternoon had seized part of the town itself.
 A southeast Asia headquarters communique said the enemy garri- son - the remnants of the 18th di- vision which conquered Singapore = was being squeezed out of the town by Brigadier General Frank Mer- rill's forces attacking from three sides.
 The garr.son's escape already was cut off, however, by 8 fourth col-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Allies Wreck Jap Port Of Soerabja; Sink Ships
By DON CAsWELL
United Press War Correspondent

kOmlVeO fTeSS war NUEECSpVuuChO
 Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, May 20 = CU.PD - Sea and air forces of the Southeast Asia, Central Pacific and Southwest Pa- cific commands. striking into the heart of Japan's stolen East Indies empire in their first coordinated as- Sault of the war, sank or damaged 10 enemy ships and wrecked the na- val base at Soerabaja, Java, it was announced today.
 American, British, Australian, French and Dutch units partici- pated in the dawn to- midnight raid Wednesday against Japan's main stronghold protecting the southern approaches to Singapore, Borneo and Indo-C China, General Douglas Macarthur reported in a special communiQue.
 Nearly 100 carrier and laad-based bombers and fighters, completely surprising the enemy, Cascaded scores of tons of block busters and incendiary bombs on Soerabaja, its adjacent waters and surrounding areas.
 When the smoke of battle had cleared, MacArthur's communique revealed, the Allied planes were found to have:
 Scored direct hits Cn 10 ships in the harbor totalling 35,000 tons. One ship was seen to blow up, small tanker possibly was destroyed and other vessels probably sank.
 Damaged badly two floating dry docks.
 Demolished the important Braat naval engineering works.
 Destroyed an oil refinery and its power house at Wonorkomo.
 Set fire to oil storage tanks at Wonorkomo. Smoke rose to 5000 feet.
 Damaged heavily naval installa- tions.
 Destroyed l9 enemy aircraft on the ground at Malang and Tanjong airdromes and shot down two others. Many other aircraft were damaged at the two airdromes.
 Scored numerous hits on railway freight yards.
 The daylight attacks, carried out by planes from American and Brit ish carriers protected by Austral- ian, Dutch and French warships cost the Allies three planes. Land based bombers from Australia re- turned without loss from the 2,500- mile round-trip night raid.
 Our forces suffered no other casualties or damage" McArthur's communique said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Building Costs Rise I'm Waterbury

Approximate building and con- struction costs in Waterbury dur hing the first four months of 1914 |exceeGed by $187,755 similar type costs for the same period of l943. although a total of g more build hing permits were issued by the local building inspectors office for this same period during 1943 than in l944.
 City Building Inspector John T. Hartley today stated that greater share of this higher cost for l944 was attributed to larger construc- tion jobs in the industrial building 'held and an increase in the costs of building materials.
 Comparative study of the costs and issuances of permits during the months of January, February,
 March and April of l944 and l943 reveal the reasons for the increase. For the four month period in l944 Ia toal Of 173 permits were issued ko cover total residential and non- residential building costs of $454 ,240 as against similar figures for i943 of l96 permits issued, covering costs pf $266. .445.
 A total of l04 residential permits were issued in 1914 covering resi- |dential building approximate costs of s200,l00 as compared to similar Statistics for the same period of I943 of 84 permits covering costs Of '$i28. .495.
 Non-residential building statistics |for the four month period of 1924 reveal the issuance for this type construction of 69 permits covering Approximate costs of s254, 4,i35 as compared to statistics for l943 dur |ing which 100 permits were issued towering costs of only $i38.445. During this same period 25 per- |mits for the construction of one- family houses were issued as com pared to 9 for the same period m |lo43. In the last two days alone 2s permits have been issued by the lo- |eal office covering this latter type |construetiOn.
 Permits issued to date since the first of May reveal that this month Twill be perhaps the largest this year |in matters of approximate building costs and permits issued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
British Hit
 |MonySubs
BY LEO S. DIsIIER
tUniGes Press War Correspondent

(Unllea Press War Correspondent Representing Combined US. PTess)
 With British fleet in Northern Waters, No date-(UP)-Brttish naval forces dealt the German subs marine fleet its worst defeat in Arctic waters to enable the largest convoy ever dispatched to Russia 10 deliver 2S0,0O0 tons Of munitions and foodstuffs. it may be revealed today.
 The warships and carrier based planes sank two German sublna. ifnes, probably sank two more and damaged others
 The gaFships fought . round trip battle and the cargo ships, mostly American. ran the gantlet success" fully both going and coming.
 The British Destroyer Mahratta was torped0ed and sunk in the bat- tie during a stormy night and her captain and most of the crew lost their lives in the icy waters.
 fThe British admiralty announc- Cd the sinking on the Mahratta March ID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
NelU Unrest AUerted M
 Bitun1inous Coal Industry

probably will await . decision on coal prices, Average increases of IT cents 8 ton were approved after the Iekes-Lewis agreement, but the operators insisted they were in- adequate.
 By its action. the board virtually completed the stormiest chapter In its two-year history. Since Lewis presented Appalachian operators A months ago with his demand for . general wage increase of @ a day, there have been four nationwide coal strikes and the mines have been seized twice by the government.
 Edward R. Burke. spokesman for the Southern Appalachian operators, immediately announced that his group stil would reject the contract and continue pressing a pending court ase on the dispute over un- derground travel pay.
 He also said that the southern operators would not pay the e4O provided for eah miner in the ap- proved contract as retroactive set- clement of the miners travel pay claims.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20
Jops Kicked From Loyunq

Chungking, May 20-(UP)- The encircled Chinese garrison has thrown the Japanese out of Loyang. key Honan province communications center on the Lung -Hai railway, in a counter-attack in which 2.000 enemy troops were killed. wounded or captured, the semi-official cen- tral News Agency said today.
 Fifty Japanese tanks and other vehicles were destroyed tn . fiye- day battle, the agency said. The Japanese previously had seized one fifth of Loyang after encircling 1t.
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-05-27
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