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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
Walter WirlcIaeII
In NezU York

American peoples Bill of Rights.
'"The Dies Committees investiga-
ton Of Winchell is a cowa-dly, I'M
American and damaging act Of per-
sonal persecution which should
either be dropped or its perpetra-
tors repudiated by the American
people,"
"Walter Wlnchcell, Statler, Hotel,
Washington, D. c.: Heard your
broadcast. Thought your Declara-
ton Of Independence for newspa.
permen should be permanently en-
graved on a plaque and hung In
Lincoln Memorial over the SD
preme Cortland In the National
Press Club as well as in places
where members of the Fourth Es-
tate gather all over the world. The
words you speak are out Of our
hearts.-Four Washington Cores
pondents."
From the Madison (Wis.) Capital
Times of March 27:'"The spectacle
of Cong. Dies irnputing a smear
bund' and character assassin tech
niques' to others in his radio tangle
with Walter Winchell last night was
one Of the most brazen things yet
pulled by the Democratic Texan.
For years Cong. Dies has been using
his Congressional committee as a
privately owned inquisition to smear
and assassinate the characters Of
reputable liberals who happened to
have opinions other than those held
by the Southern Tory Texan. Dies
used his powers as Congressman
to smear and blacken others, but
when a citizen talks back to Mr..
Dies and gives him some Of his own
medicine, Mr.. Dies cannot take 1t.
Then he whines about influences
that are seeking to undermine Con-
gress" and he threatens to SUBJ
poena the citizen before his inquisi-
ton to pillory him. Walter Win
chell Is responsible for everything
that appears in his newspaper COL
umn and everything that he says
over the air. He can be sued fcv libel
and SANDER.
mfr. Dies, on thee Their hand, is
free of this responsibility because
of the libel immunity that shields
a membre of Congress from libel
suits. Mr.. Dies has made use Of
his legislative immunity to smear
and attack hundreds Of people Of
liberal and progressive viewpoints,
But the spectacle of Martin Dies,
the expert in the technique Of
smearing and character assassina-
ton, calling upon the country to
protect Congress from the assaults
of those who use the arts of smear
ing and character assassination Is
q bit too thick. Dies still has plenty
Of brass"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
Bombers Hit
French Bases
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Today's bombardment extended
over hundreds Of square miles of
France. The deepest penetration by
the Fortresses carried to Dion, 1856
miles southeast Of Paris and only
IS miles from the Swiss border.
The other targets were Chartres,
As minls southwest of Paris, one OF
the German fields attacked yester-
day; Chateudun, % miles to the
south; and Rheims, 80 miles north
east of Paris.
United States headquarters in
announcing the daylight lombard
ment described both the fortress
force and its escort Of thunderbolts
and mustangs as medium Sized"
a category customarily used for
formations up to 500 strong.
Severe Damage
Another announcement said pho-
tographs confirmed that the Amer
lean heavy bombers severely dam
aged" seven of the NaN fields at
tackled yesterday and did consider
able damage at the other two.
At least Al buildings were de-
stroyed, including eight or more
hangers, more than a dozen other
hangers were practically wiped
out, and additional buildings dam
aged, the announcement said. Air
craft repair plants at Tours and
Bordeaux also were hard hit.
Today's attack followed bonn
bardment Of Essen for the second
straight night by British Mosqui-
toes which also thrust at other OBJ
Jectives in the Ruhr.
High flying bombers headed out
Of Britain toward the continent at
mld-afternoon. Other formations
were in action earlier, apparently
fighters on an offensive sweep over
France.
Essen, site Of the great Krupp
Arms Works and one Of the most
important industrial centers in the
Ruhr, still was smouldering from
Sunday nights Raj attack when
the twin engined Mosq uitoes
dropped their block-busters and in
cendiarieS last night. AL returned
safely.
German planes struck back at
England and southern Wales with
their most widespread raids in
nearly three years last night, con-
centrating mainly on a west coast
port identified by the Berlin radio
as Bristol.
None Of the enemy raids was
heavy, however, and the effort cost
him IL planes. The Germans were
believed engaged primarily in a
hunt for Allied troops and armor
being massed for an invasion of
western Europe.
Upwards of 300 American Flying
Fort-esSes and Liberators, with an
escort Of nearly 1000 fighters, burn
ed and blasted nine Of Germany's
anti-invasion air bases in France
along a 4O0-mile front from char
tres, As miles southwest Of Paris,
to Biarritz, 20 miles north Of the
Spanish border, and hit the strategic
eight-way railway junction Of tours,
between Paris and the Bay Of Bis
cay, In daylight yesterday.
Though the luftwaffe refused to
come up in strength, the American
formations destroyed AZ enemy
planes for a loss Of six bombers
and 10 fighters, an American an
nouncement said today. Fighters
were credited with the destruction
Of 38 Of the enemy aircraft, with
one group shooting I'D % on the
ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28

NCOHGulueu 1TOH rage ~
Burmese frontier.
A third Japanese force moving
westward into India from Tamu was
repulsed after brief calsh In which
the enemy brought some field artil-
lery into action.
No Word
There was no word on the where
aboutS Of fourth invasion force
reported striking northwestward
through the Maya hills toward
Kohima, some 40 miles above
Ukhrul.
Allied dive bombers and other at
tack planes raked at the road lines
in the rear of the advancing Japa-
nese columns.
On the north Burma front, Chi
nese forces were reported firmly
astride the upper Mogaung valley
after capturing the river town Of
Hkawng-Lawyang and killing an
undisclosed number or Japanese.
The communique made no mem
ton Of British and American coll
umns known to have been striking
southwark along the flank of the
Chinese toward the main enemy
base at Myitkyina, so miles below
the upper Mogaung valley.
allied heavy bombers yesterday
blasted enemy supply dumps at
Kamaing, less than 20 miles south
Of the advancing Chinese, following
a heavy raid on that area by fight
er bombers Sunday. The raiders
swooped down to roftop level In
that attack to machine gun enemy
troops In the streets Of Kamaing.
Other Allied warplanes were on
the attack over a wide area Of CEN
trail and western Burma, centering
their blows on Japanese commune
cations lines and supply depots.
Only scattered patrol fighting was
reported from tn eMayu and Kalada
areas Of western Burma where
British imperial units were making
slow progress southwark toward the
port Of Akyab.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28

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mo following d an editorial from
NE So. Louis Star-Times, titled:
Dles Committees Un-American
activities, in the course Of its dis
Areasingly protracted longevity, has
Investigated almost everything else.
30 no one should be surprised that
4he Dies Commute is now investi-
eating walter Winchell, famous
radio commentator and columnist.
rAlways open to criticism on the
grounds that 1t has sought to make
headlines, that it has itself fur
nished material for anti-American
elements by Its constant Red-bait-
ing and Its failure to expose Fascist
groups, the Disc Committee Is now
wandering clear off the reservation
Ia q spite attack on Winchcell.
1.-THE only conceivable excuse for
investigating Winchell is Winchell's
sharp criticism Of Congress. OF
course, whatever Winchell has said
about Congress has been mild by
comparison with what certain Con-
gressmen have said about Winchell.
Perhaps one Of the most notorious
verbal attacks ever uttered in pub
lie was that Of Mississippi's Rep.
Rankin when, at the end Of a Bit
ter excoriation Of Winchell, he re-
Gently alluded to him as that Jew
Winchell.' Time magazine has prop
erly characterized this injection Of
anti-Senitism into a Congressional
discussion as an unprecedented low
In the record Of Congress.
1.-THE Dies Committee is now lin
Ing UP with Rankin in its effort
to suppress Winchell by intimida-
ton. The Winchell investigation is,
in fact, an ominous thing. 1t re-
veals a Congressional committee in
the role Of censoring criticism of
Congress. Reaching far beyond its
authorized powers, the Dies Com
mittee Is undertaking to silence a
voice which has irritated and an
noyed 1t.
"The American people should be
vitality concerned by such a symp-
tom Of Fascist thinking. There is
no tradition more important and
sacred to Americans than that of
free speech that is greater than
that Of the right to criticize public
bodies. Throughout American his
tory our cartoonists, our editorial
writer's, our speakers, our authors
have retained the right to APP
praise and Judge the performance
OF their public servants. 1t will be
o tragic day for the American peo-
pie when this right Is challenged
Whether 1t be small country edi-
tor or commentator on the ma
tional hook-up, the right to call
our Congressman 'dunderheads'
must remain inviolate.
Congress may always properly
reply by exercising its own right
Of free speech! It may even stand
amid the rubble of its incompetent
and chaotic record and wall that
criticism lowers the prestige of the
I legislative body. But when some Of
its members seek immunity from
the consequences OF their bad per-
Torrance by deliberate efforts to
suppress criticism, then they not
only confess their sense of indefens-
ible guilt, but they are assailing the
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principal witness, he didn't know
when he'd ask the jury to send the
silent screens greatest star to the
penitentiary.
The white-haired Chaplin, facing
possible deportation to his native
England II found guilty, probably
will be the chief witness in his own
defense. He Is ready to admit that
he paid for Miss Barry's railroad
ticket from Los Angeles to New York
in October, 1912, but to insist that
his reasons were strictly business
ones.
She charged him not only with
violating the Mann Act, but with
conspiring to deprive her Of her
civil liberties and being the father
Of her infant daughter. The latter
two charges will 60 before JurieS
probably this summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
Guns Duel a
At Casino '
PAGE FOUR
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Terelle road but were driven back
after q brief battle.
Both sides traded artillery fire
along the lower Garigiiano valley
southwest Of Casino and combat
patrols clashed repeatedly through
out that sector, but there were no
important changes In the forward
lines.
German shock troops were re-
vealed belatedly to have attempted
three attacks in platoon strength
against the left flank of the 5th
Army beachhead below Rome SUM-
day, only to be beaten off by Al
lied ground troops and artillery,
Sporadic patrol fighting also was
reported near the center Of the
beachhead at Carano and south of
Cisterna.
The British 9th Army front on
the Adriatic coast generally re-
manned quiet. Although German
skirmishers attempted two unsuc-
cessful thrustS southeast Of Tollo,
Bad flying weather again ground
ed the U. S. 18th Air Forces heavy
bombers, but medium bombers and
fighter bombers attacked German
rail communications on northern
and central Italy and dock installa-
lions along the west coast from
Rome to Leghorn.
Enemy shipping along the Jugo-
slav coast and on the Italian west
coast also came under attack, while
Allied fighters and fighter bomhers
maintained their constant patrols
over the battle areas.
Two German planes were de-
stroyed in the daylong operations
while the Allied Air Forces, flying
about 1,4oO sorties, lost three
planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
New Man
Power Pool
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industrial deferements for men up
to 49,. BY studying deferments for
men up to 26, then % and 30 and
ultimately for all registrants, he
said, the committee would free for
induction all men not truly essen
tial to the war effort.
But for the time being, the ap-
proximately 100000 present and
potential 4-Fs and &c registrants
were being studied most closely
Costello said the Army and Navy
could start tomorrow" in taking
these men and then either furlough-
ing them or giving them inactive
status on the promise to go into
essential industry.
Plans for 4-F's
Col Francis v. Keesling Of Select
i've Service revealed yesterday that
the armed forces were discussing
plan for taking 4-F's and men over
38 for work in military hospitals
seasonal harvests and other nom
combatant jobs provided they were
not included in the II 300. 900 or H.
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other worldly majestic figure who
from the Vatican almost despairing-
ly appeals to all belilgerents not to
make a battle-ground Of eternal
Rome or desecrate its historic
shrines."
The appeal was sent to Prime
Minister John Curtin and to repre-
sentatives Of the United States,
United Kingdom, Canada and New
Zealand for dispatch to their re-
spective governments. It also was to
be forwarded to Russian, German
and Japanese authorities by "appro-
pirate channels,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
Lonergan Was Cut
Off In Will By Wife
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estranged wife's apartment, found
her nude in the bedroom and Inn
mediately engaged In an argument
with her over her going out to night
clubs with other men. Each called
the other names and Mrs. Lonergan
finally told him to "get out and
don't ever come back" Lonergan
told the district attorney.
Confession
what happened them" Assistant
District Attorney John +. Ioehe
asked, according to the confession.
ct got mad" Lonergan said.
"What did you do?"
"Picked UP this candlsstick, right
beside me, and rushed over at her
and hit her."
where did you hit herH"
"In the head"
what did you do after you MT
her on the head?"
1.-THE candlestick broke and She
sat UP and said, Good God, what
have you done'P"
what did you do with the can
dlestick?"
"It broke to pieces"
"You dropped it,"
EYES,"
"What did you do then?"
II was mad and rushed over TO
the sideboard again and grabbed up
another candlestick that was there"
what did you do with it,"
IT hit her again."
where was she the second timer"
"Still in bed, sitting up"
Lonergan said after he struck her
again, she jumped out Of bed on
the side opposite from him. He
said he followed her, graSped her by
the neck and she swore at him.
I'm what position was she when
you grabbed her?" Loehr asked.
Facing me-"
'Tell us what you did then"
IT choked her."
with both hands or one hand?"
Both hands"
About 8 minutes
IT don't know; 1t seemed to be
long, several minutes, about three
minutes"
"Was she able to say anything
else while you were doing that?"
mo"
what did you do then. after sew.
eral minutes?"
II stood there and realized she
wasn't moving. I stepped back and
I was Mortified at this mess Of
blood all over the place."
Lonergan said he started to leave,
but realized he had blood "all over
my gloves and in front Of my tunis."
He said he tried to clean off the
blood with q wet towel, put the
towel in his pocket and left to 60
to friends apartment.
At the apartment Of his friend.
John Frederick Harjes, he at
tempted again to remove the blood
stains, but finally gave up, he said.
He thrust his uniform into his duff
fel bag, borrowed suit from Har-
jeS and had breakfast. Later, he
tossed the duffel bag into the East
river, he said.
Lonergan told Of making q lunch
con date with Mrs. Jeanne Murphy
Jaburg, and Of visiting another
friend, Miss Sylvia French, where
he retrieved toy elephant he had
purchased for his son, Wayne VIII
liam, then IS months old.
Lonergan took the elephant to
his wife's apartment, crept in and
left 1t in the hallway. He then left
to keep the luncheon date. At that
point Of the confession, court re-
cessed until today.
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attempt to locate any concentra..
lions OF ships, troops, tanks and
supplies being readied for the OPEN
ing of q western front.
The Germans have made a num-
Der Of such sorties recently, though
on q smaller scale, and the APP
proach of next Saturdays official
ban on visits to the English east
and south coasts was expected to
bring an increase In such recar-
Nuisance flights.
A small number Of planes crossed
the east Anglican coast and headed
for London, touching of an air raid
alert In the capital, but no bombing
incidents were reported there. Night
fighters chased the raiders out to
sea.
Eight persons were killed and 10
injured In Wales when an anti-air-
craft shell crashed through the roof
of q building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
Heir Held
As Stacker
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NCOutlk1ucQ 4EVlA EhBS ~
Miss Newman rode along In the
ambulance, followed her ward into
the mems inflrmary and had to be
forcibly elected after repeatedly
creating a scene and slapping the
faces Of two Jail of1lcials.
Cammack was later fred on $1,000
bond and told to appear for ar
raignment at 10 q. m. this morning
before U. 8. Commissioner Needham
Turnage.
Camamck's other aunt, Acadia
Newman, is q nationally known art
list and portrait painter. The 200.
year-old Camarnck estate, Rock
Creek Manor, Is one Of the captal'P
show places.
williams eldest brother, John,
who Is in his eardy twenties, previ-
ously was drafted and is in the
Army, repeatedly stationed in Texas.
The other three boys are all below
draft age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
More Butter,
Less Meat
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4S5, 200 pounds for April, May and
June. Such a decrease was predict
ed by Price Administrator Chester
Bowles when he warned that large
supplies In the early months would
give way to shorter quotas later
The ratio Of beef, pork, veal and
lamb Is expected to remain about
the same as It has been.
In addition to the ups and downs
of ALLEGATIONS, the VIA also said
civilians may expect a "good sup
ply" of potatoes during the next
quarter, as we'll as spinach, lettuce,
carrots, beets, citrus fruits, canned
beans, tomatoes, a number Of fresh
and frozen vegetables, eggs and
milk
Civilian quotas Of 435,000,0 900
pounds Of evaporated milk and
47,5o0,o0o pounds Of condensed milk
will remain the same as last quar-
ter, the food agency said.
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Katz worked as a dry goods clerk,
window dresser, and construction
man after his disbarment and was
unable to turn over any funds for
the support OF his family. He said
that his separation from his wife
was a consequence OF his disbar-
ment from the practice Of law.
1t was claimed further by the 6e-
tense that KATE was served with
divorce papers several years ago,
and had been under the impression
his wife followed through with the
proceedings and obtained a decree
in an uncontested acton In New
York.
Judge McEvoy stated that the
matter needed further thought and
said he would let disposition Of the
case be continued without setting a
definite date.
Although no official statement
has been made, 1t has been indicated
the Wright woman will -emarry
Katz after the divorce actions are
completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28
Fl Dead In :,
Frisco Fire !

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Battle Strong
British Units

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Widest Raid
On England

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Decision
Reserved

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Joan Takes
StondAgoin

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Spare Rome,
CIergyProy

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
PLUMBERS BATTLE
MACKALL TONIGHT

With two wins in two starts
to it's credit, the Shipyard Plumb
ers baseball team will play camp
Mackall at $3.50 Friday night on
the American Legion field.
The Mackall outfit is strong
club studded with college and pro-
fessional stars It's record this sea-
son is ten triumphs in eleven
games.
Big John Wilporne will start on
the mound for the Plumbers with
Smith doing the catching. No de-
finite hurler has been announced
for Mackall George Suza, former
Durham Bulls ace, is pacing the
Soldier slab work with five vic
tories and one loss. Bruce Ball OF
the University of Maine is next in
line with three wins and no losses.
The visiting batting attack will
also be a potent one. The slug
ging Soldiers have a team batting
average of .306. Led by First base
man Wilson with a .416 swatting
average, the entire MacKall team
is able to crack that apple. Aaoth-
err long driver in the smuggling line
up is second sacker Zawaski.
The Plumbers have defeated
Maxton Air Base and Camp Davis
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
SPORTS TRAIL

By Jack Sords

resentative wartime encounter,
and as such shows the dearth of
top-grade material. Savold was
Just another fighter when Joe Louis
was around Baksi has come up
since, but the big earnest, aWk-
ward guy is several miles from
being challenger. for the crown.
LOUIS STILL TOPS
Which fosters the idea that the
idea Louis won't be able to hold
his title long when he resumes his
ring career might be all wrong. If
he can get by the speedy and ex-
perienced Billy Conn. whom has
Joe to fear for a while at Least?
Certainly none of the men now
fighting. Fighting in the ring, that
is. AS for the possibility of some
body coming out of the service tc
beat him, such potential threats
will require two or three years Of
seasoning before they can hope tc
cope with even an aging and
ereaky champion. They aren't get
ting this seasoning in camp bouts.
Unless it should be Conn, we
can't see anyone dethroning Louis
for at least two or three years
after the war. 1t took a service
man seven years after the last wal
to win the heavyweight crown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
BRAVES JAVERY
SHUTS OUT JAYS

BOSTON, May 25. -{P- Alva
Javery hurled a three hit shutout
to gain his first victory of the sea-
son today, as the Boston Braves
nosed out the Pittsburgh Pirates
10.
Nick Strincevich opposed Javery
and matched the Braves right
handler in every inning but the
first when a pair of walks to Con-
ME Ryan and Max Macon, follow
ed by Butch Nien~n's single, al
lowed Ryan to score the only run
of the game. 1t was the first loss
for Strincevich against four vic
tories.
The Pirates threatened in only
two innings. Vince DiMaggio open
ed the third with single, raced to
third on another single by Al Lo-
pei, but was cut down at the plate,
when he attempted to score on a
squeeze bunt by Strincevich, Jaw
erv to Catacher Clyde Kluttz. Jaw
cry walked the next batter to fill
the sacks, but Pete Coscarart hit
I
into fast double play to end the
inning.
A great stop by Shortstop Billy
Wietelmann of Strincevich's groun-
der in the fifth inning, with two on
prevented the Pirates from tying
the score.
Manager frankie Frisch was
ordered off the field by Umpire
Ralph Pinelli in the sixth inning,
for protesting too vehemently on
a called strike against Coscarart
1t was Javerys ninth start this
season, of which he's lost six.
Pittsburgh ------000 600 00O-(
Boston 600 cox
Strincevich, Rescigno and Lopez;
and Davis; Javery and Kluttz.