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Soldiers Aid
Vondy Heiress

London, Jan. 17--(UP)--The Army
newspaper Stars and Stripes ex-
pressed sympathy for New York
heiress Gloria Vanderbilt Di Cicco
today in a front page story that
told how five "GI Joes" had sent
her $2,05 to keep the wolf from her
door.
Under the headline Gloria Starry
ing on $l35, 900 Is Sent Two CT
Bucks for Fed - Plus a Nickel for
Coffee" the article related how five
enlisted men of the U. S. 9th Air
Force collected and sent her $2.05
after reading about the glamour
girls court difficulties.
She allegedly had found trouble
in living on her allotment of $685.
900 by New York surrogate court
plus the Army pay OF her husband,
1t. Pat Di Cicco.
The CT philanthropists who came
to her aid included T/Sgt. Charles
w. Haggerty, Jr., OF East Green
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NSOAlNAAAbCh AAOlAl GtC ~
Hampshire Democratic organization
last week nominated a slate Of con-
vention delegates committed TO a
fourth term. In l930-40 when Paul
v. McNutt. John N. Garner and
others began TO indulge their own
presidential aspirations, they found
every major maneuver blocked SIM
ply because party leaders in general
were awaiting word from Mr.. Roose-
welt before risking commitment
elsewhere.
The leaders waited until after the
Democratic National Convention
had assembled In Chicago with a
majority OF delegates pledged 10
the president for third. He then
announced that he would release
them and they promptly made him
their candidate.
Political observers expect the Sc
quence OF events TO be similar this
year despite unquestionably bitter
feeling within the party and the ev-
idence in 1912 and l943 elections
that the New Eaal-Democratic coal
ition created by Mr.. Roosevelt in
1882 Is in disrepair.
The National Committee will as
semble Jan. % under the chairman
ship Of Frank c. Walker, the third
man TO hold that office under Mr.
Roosevelt.
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Plant Heods
'HoIed Up
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A. F.. Hunt II of Peabody, Mass, a
member of the A. c. Lawrence
Leather Co. executive staff at its
home Office in Peabody.
w. K. Kopp, assistant to the COM
pany's general superintendent, said
that the dispute came when the
company sought to return to normal
operations after working year and
and half on a 24-hour shift.
During that period, Kopp said,
workers had been given three 10
minute rest periods during each
shift in place OF lunch periods. They
were paid for these rest periods, he
said.
The plant now was working two
shifts of 16 hours. he said, and
workers still we're given the paid
for rest periods on each shift but
were required to take half-houu
lunch period on their own time.
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Omar Bradley Gets
Invasion Assignment
r.ryx
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Arthur Tedder, Deputy Commander;
Sir Arthur Tedder, Deputy Com
mander; Air Chief Marshal Sir
Trafford Leign-Mallory, commander
OF all air forces, and Admiral Sir
Bertram Ramsey, overall sea COM
mander.
Only one major commander has
not been announced, that OF Amer
lean invasion forces, but 1t was pos
sible the post already has been
filled.
Broad plans for the invasion, In
Guiding at least the approximate
dates and landing places, were COM
pleted during the Cairo and Tehe-
ran conferences last month and since
then, even before the high command
officers began TO arrive, dozen
British and American staff officers
have been translating them into
terms Of assault ships, tanks, men
and planes.
Eisenhower's job win be to turn
the hundreds ana thousands Of men
from IL countries already massed In
the British isles and others still
coming into q fighting team such
as that which swept the Mediter-
ranean under his command.
Under him will be the land,
sea and air forces of the United
States, Britain, Belgium, France,
Holland, Norway, Poland and Cam
ada, the air and land forces OF
Czechoslovakia, and the air forces Of
Australia, New Zealand and Rho
desia.
His command roughly Is colnpar-
able TO that OF Marshal Ferdinand
Foch, Allied Generalissimo in World
War I. but Eisenhower will have
wider powers which probably will
prevent much Of the pickering that
plagued the French officer.
Frances part In the invasion pre-
sumably was settled by Prime Min
lister Churchill and Gen. Charles De
Gaulle, head Of the French commit
tee off national liberation, ut Mar
akech, Morocco, last Wednesday. AL
gierS dispatches said the two lead
ers were believed to have discussed
French participation in the invasion
and the immediate sending Of arms
to French underground forces.
How soon the invasion actually
will come was q matter OF wide spec
ulation. but the best guess here was
that II certainly will come in the
first half OF this year and probably
before the end Of April.
The London Daily Mail said the
most important feature OF Eisenhow-
ers invasion headquarters was q
great map OF northwestern Europe
featuring information on landing
conditions cleaned from underground
sources, Allied soldiers, sailors and
airmen and pre-war tourists who
sent in postcards and snapshots
showing key points.
The London Daily Express said the
London, Midlands and Scottish rail-
way had appealed to every man and
woman with two hours q week free
10 help load and unload war freight
and thus speed western front prep
arations. Other railways were seek
ing up to 1000 volunteers for SIM
liar duties.
1t was leaUed that the British
Home Guard was preparing to tight
en- local defense arrangements Il
guard against any possible enemy
retaliation. Duty hours will be IN.
creased, especially IN areas vulner-
able TO sabotage or disruption tao.
tics by parachutists.
Once the western front has beer
opened, 1t was understood, Home
Guards will be ordered to stand By
in Uniforms with weapons at hand
for emergency duty.
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u. S. Output
Total Louded
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(Continued from rage ~
ment OF the scheduling system
under which, for example, all the
required parts Of tank arrive at
the assembling point at the proper
time. This, he asserted, might be
called the turning point" of the
production program.
Coupled with the subsequent con-
trolled materials plan, he said, this
brought about the organizational
structure under which the output
Of ships, planes, guns and tanks
really began to blossom"
Two years ago" lie recalled, we
were worried about having too lit
tie too late We didn't have
enough copper and steel and so
forth. Today, We find people wor-
ried about SURPRISES of steel, alum
mum and army cUtbacks."
DID he have any prophecies for
the year ahead? Nelson's eyes
twinkled and he pulled his pipe
from his mouth.
I'm interested in production, not
prophecies" he said.
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Reds Reject
Poles Setup
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was intended to mislead pus
opinion" the Russian statemC
said
1T is not difficult TO understar
that the Soviet government cannc
enter into official negotiations wit
a government with which diploma
ic relations are interrupted OWN
TO the fault of the Polish govern
ment because of its active partici-
patton in the hostile anti-Soviel
slanderous campaign of the 'Ka
tyn murders launched by the Ger
man invaders.
In the opinion OF Soviet circle,
the above circumstances demon
strate once more that the present
Polish government does not wish TO
establish good. neighborly relations
with the Soviet Union
Russia severed relations with the
Polish exile government last April
after the Poles asked the Interna-
tional Red Cross to investigate a
German propaganda claim that a
mass grave of Polish officers slain
by the Russians had been discov-
cred at Katyn, near Smolensk.
Russia denied the charge and as
serted that the Polish officers hac
been slain by the Germans. A Mo-
COW broadcast today said a Sovie'
commission that has been inveg
tigating the murders will announc
its findings soon.
The Soviet statements referepc
to the Katyn incident, along wi,
It's charge that the exile govern
ment was guilty OF bad faith and
lack of interest in restoring diplc
matte relations. was interpretc
here generally as an indication tbs
Russia will have no dealings wit
the present cabinet ministers.
This might mean that. barrir
unforeseen circumstances, only III
establishment of a completely ne
Polish government in London coul(
resolve the most serious crisis dis
rupting unity among the Unite
Nations.
A number Of Polish refugees II
Russia have formed the Union c.
Polish patriots and it was possible
that leaders OF this group might al
tempt to set up rival Polish gov
eminent. The union has been out
spoken in its criticism Of the Lon
don regime.
British surprise at the tone o.
the Soviet statement could b.
measured by the fact that an All.
thoritatiye British spokesman OF
Saturday had welcomed the Pollsf
declaration as encouraging" anC
some London newspapers had callec
1t "a masterpiece of diplomacy"
Before releasing the declaration
Polish authorities had numerous
conferences with British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden.
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elaborated with George Kaufman,
"C1mmaron", 80 Big, and many
others.
LaFarge, brothers Of the equally
famous Oliver La Fargo, is one Of
Americas most noted poets and nov
elists whose best known work Is
"Hoxsie Sells His Farm. Others he
has written which have met with
popular reaction are Each To The
Other, a novel in verse and "Wil-
sons" story Of a family.
Candy has long been one OF Amer
ica's leading essayists and lecturers
as we'll as a leading book critic. One
of his most recent works. considered
q fine piece of descriptive writing,
Is THE Brandywine". story OF the
river OF the same name and
its historical background CEN
tering around the Revolutionary
War. He is also author Of the best
known biography Of Thoreau, great
American poet and naturalist. The
latter work Is entitled, 'Thoreau; O
biography. Among his better
known essays are age Of Conf
dence". Everyday America. "Edu-
cation by Violence, American Es-
Inmates" and alma Mater.
These famed personalities viii adj
dress the gathering at the Wildly
High school hall the night Of Feb
ruary II. Mrs. Robert w. Harvey
Is chairman Of the local committee
of the Book and Authors division OF
the Fourth War Loan Drive. Other
members are, Miss Emelyn Barrett.
Miss Mollie Cullen. Miss Agnes Fitz-
patrick, Mrs. William v. Hawkes.,
Mrs. Donald Post. Mrs. Mark l..
Sperry and Mrs. r. L. Wood.
Other local efforts Oentered
around assuring Waterbury's VIC
tory in attaining or exceeding It's
overall quota Of el4,e62.000 are be-
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fiercely, flashing the Russian soldiers
into Q wild fury as they rush for
ward needless Of all dangers" PRAY
da reported.
The Germans stepped up their
counter-attackS at the southwestern
corner OF the Ukranian front, throw
ing thousands Of men and hundreds
II tanks into q frantic attempt TO
seal off Soviet Spearheads that
threatened to sever the Odessa War
saw escape railroad and smash into
Rumania.
CHE Stockholm newspaper Da-
gems Nyheter reported from Berlin
that the Germans admitted Soviet
Vanguards had crossed the Bug river
near VinnitSa, but claimed the force
had been encircled and was "appar-
emily meeting defeat" The Bug river
at this point was is 10 80 miles from
the Odessa Warsaw railroad and
some 90 miles from the Bessarabian
frontier)
(Col. Ernst Won Hammer. In q
Berlin radio commentary, acknow-
lodged that the Russians had achiev-
ed initial successes" In at least IA
sectors along the twisting 2,000-mile
front from Leningrad to the Cri-
mea.)
MasSed Russian artillery and anti
tank guns, mounted In great depth.
joined with machine-gun outposts in
laying down q whitening harrage
that killed 1000 Germans and wreck
ed 1855 tanks east Of Vinnitsa and
north Of Uman on the approaches
to Rumania yesterday along more
than II 200 Germans have been slain
in these two sectors In the last five
days.
Launching another New Soviet
winter offensive Gen. Ivan c. Bag
ramian's 1st Baltic army in three
/ days swept five miles through the
German lines west of Velixie Luki
on the central front, engulfed more
than 40 towns and villages and cut
the okolniki-Leningrad. rail-
way.
Severance Of the north-south rail-
road, over which the Germans have
been moving supplies and reinforce
inents for the Leningrad front, COM
pieted the isolation OF Novosoklniki,
10 miles west Of Velikie Luki on the
Moscow Riga railway and Is miles
north Of Newell, from three sides.
The only exit remaining In German
hands was the railway running west
20 Riga.
The Russians cut the north-south
line with capture Of Nasva, II miles
north Of Novosoklniki, and also seiz-
ed Polutiia, 10 miles northeast Of
the junction. Nearly 5000 Germans
were killed in the area yesterday.
Gen. Konstantin X. Rokossovsky's
White Russian army widened its
wedge aimed at the German strong
hold Of Pinsk with the forcing OF the
1pa river and the capture Of Nov
oselki, II miles northwest Of Kali
1nkovichi, where 1000 Germans were
killed.
Gen. Nikolai r. Vatutin's LIST Uk-
xanian army, credited In a special
Russian announcement yesterday
with killing 100000 Germans and de-
stroying or capturing $3.50 tanks In
the first three weeks OF its often
slve thrust west and southwest Of
Kiev. moved some 60 miles into old
Poland with the capture OF Vladi-
mirets, u miles northwest OF Sarny
and 4e miles south Of Pinsk.
The southern arm OF Vatutins
western forces seized Antonovka.
only Is miles northeast Of Rovno,
Reichs commissar Erich Koch's ad-
zninistrative headquarters for the
occupied Ukraine. Kostopol 10 miles
northeast Of Sarny, also was occu-
nied and the Germans lost 600 men
II 4 futile attempt 70 re-capture IL.
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custody for any action it may see
fit to take.
II the State of New York de-
cldes not to execute Buchalter, JUS
tice officials said, he will have to
finish his federal sentence. How
ever, If it is decided that ne shall
pay the death penalty, he can
probably be remanded to New York
for that purpose without pardon
or Communication OF sentence by
President Roosevelt.
In the Chapman case, the second
circuit court of appeals ruled that
a communication or pardon was not
necessary after Chapman's counsel
had raised the question OF legality
of his client being sentenced to
death in Connecticut when he was
a federal prisoner. The court held
against him.
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machine shops, storage plants and
railway siding adjoining the factory.
Thre enemy fighters were shot
down, one by the Fortress gunners
and two by the Lightning pilots.
Other Flying Fortresses pounded
the German airfield at Villorba, in
northwestern Italy about lis miles
below Klagenfurt, while formation
of Liberators raided the Osoppo air.
field so miles north Of Villorba.
Medium and light boinbers, and
formations Of speedy flghter-bomb-
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Speculation By
Reporters Out

London, Jan. II. (UP)-Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was known
today to believe m holding censor
ship to a minimum consistent with
military security.
Like all commanders, he insists
that future operations be kept
strictly secret. Hence he forbid
speculation by correspondents IN
close touch with his armies because
the speculation would be based on
factors unknown 20 the enemy.
There was every indication that
the censorship on the campaign IN
Western Europe win approximate
that n North Africa with consider
able liberty regarding political mat
tiers, r 1T control from the
point & .--..rity.
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3 AIRMEN KILLED

London, Jan. IT. (UP)-At least
eight persons, including three United
States Army airmen, were killed and
more than 80 others injured last
night when a London-bound pas
senger train from Norwich crashed
In the rear Of the Yarmouth London
passenger train at IlSford, i've miles
notheast Of London.
Eight other y. 8. flyers were In
jured in the accident, worst ~ Great
Britairs railroads since 1e4l.
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most OF the time that the four were
in the car.
Know1ton Place, father OF Ruth,
told police he was not worried when
his daughter failed to return Thurs
day night. believing she had stayed
at Miss Saunders home. Both were
employed at a Waltham war plant.
When Miss Place did not appear
Friday her father became alarmed
and called the Saunders and Keefe
families.
Both Keefe youths twice had been
rejected for military service. and
the older boy was employed at a
Waltham garage.
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Separate Peace
Meeting Denied

London, Jan. l7-(UP)-Author-
itative sources said today that a re-
port in Moscow Of a meeting be-
tween two leading British person.
alities and German foreign minis
ter Joachim Won Ribbentrop to dis
cuss peace terms was without
foundation"
Authorities said they had no
knowledge Of any such meeting, and
were completely mystified" by the
Moscow newspapers report from
Cairo. They expressed surprise
that Pravda would publish such a
dispatch.
Official British quarters said any
suggestion Of q meeting with Rib
bentrop was "ludicrous."
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fighters and tried to drop phosphor-
GUS bombs on the American planes.
Other Allied planes dropped 06
tons OF bombs on gun positions,
buildings and stores at Uligan har-
Dor, north OF Madang, New Guinea,
next objective of Allied troops NOV
ing up the coast.
Three japanese bombers and
fighters were destroyed at Alex
ishafen airdrome north Of Ma6ANz
an 1 a two-masted schooner nc Bum
abun was destroyed by Allied fight
erg
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AMONG HIS SOUVENIRS

Back from an entertainment tour
Gary Cooper brought an honest-to-
Hannah sarong as q present for
Carol Thurston, the sarong-wear
ing actress with whom he worked In
G. B. DeMille's 1.-THE Story Of Or.
Wassell." The star also brought back
a grass skirt for MRS. Cooper.
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VOLUNTEERS AS NURSES AIDS

wellesley, Mass.-(UP)-Wenesley
college students have volunteered
for part-time work as nurses as
nislants at Gushing General Hos
nftal "A birmingham, which win be
dedicated Jan. ~. Cushing, stu
aled within 10 miles Of the college.
yin be an evacuation hospital OF
.1s0 hsdA
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Car-sharing decline is q serious
blow 10 the wartime conservation
movement, according to the High
way Trafnc Advisory COMMITTEES to
the War Department.
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Boston, Jan. II (UPl-weathe
forecasts
ALL NEW ENGLAND-Fair to-
might and Tuesday. Net quite 40
Geld Tonight as Hast night, but
continued rather cold again Tues
day
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In Parked Car

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BUY var BONDS AlID sTAAIPs
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FIJI MoyGiv
Lepke to n. 7.

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New Russian
Drive Begun

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End In Sight

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Hill $50, Sio

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-13
MARKETS NOW FEATURING
FAMOUS WENATCHEE APPLES

Great Northern encouraged and aided
founders of the valleys apple industry,
and has continued this policy through
the years. Because apples require special
handling, the railway maintains extern
sive yard facilities in Wenatchee, and
provides fruit shippers a giant feet of
modern refrigerator cars.
Only choice Wenatchees 60 to marketin
original form. Other grades are converted
into dried apples, juice, sauce, cider, con-
fections, and base for jams and jellies.
Many carloads of apple by products are
transported by Great Northern.
The railways efficient movement of
the Wenatchee Valley huge apple crops
is one of the many things which make
Great Northern great.
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|ChiId Care Advisers
To Hold Farley Here

Educators and personnel relations
directors in industry from eight
States, comprising the National Ad-
visory Committee on Child Care Of
the Federal Works Agency, will meet
tomorrow and Wednesday in the
Federal Works Agency in the old
Interior Department Building.
The conferees will include Miss
Addie B. Bishop, principal person.
mel assistant to the industrial rela-
lions officer of the Mare Island Navy
Yard; sDr. Irene T. Heineman, as
sistant superintendent of public in
struction, and George D. Nickel
executive secretary of the Child Care
Co-ordinating Committee for Wom-
en- In Industry, Los Angeles.
DR.. Herbert Bruner, superintend-
ent Of Oklahoma City schools; DR..
Esther Crane, Goucher College, Bal
timore; DR.. A. w. Dent, president
OF billiard University in New Or
leans; Ralph B. Bridgman, presi-
dent OF Hampton (Va) Institute.
Victor G. Reuther, war policy d.
vision of the CIO United Auto Work.
ers, Detroit; Miss Angela Bambace
OF the AFL ILGWU, Baltimore:
G. F. Ramsay, superintendent of the
Michigan Children's Institute at Ann
Arbor; Miss Mary E. Murphy, di-
rector of the. Elizabeth Mccormick
Memorial Fund, Chicago; DR.. H.
Council Trenholm, president of
State Teachers College at Mont
gomery, Ala; DR.. Margaret Mead.
National Research Council, and
Msgr. John OGrady, National Con-
ference of Catholic Charities.
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Special Handling
by Great Northern
Assures Freshness

The red and yellow vanguard of a
new and big Wenatchee apple crop is in
Americas markets-and better, in 6. I.
kitchens and canteens in America and
overseas.
Wenatchee, in Washington's scenic
Cascade country, is the Apple Capital
of the World" The amazingly fertile
Wenatchee Valley produces one-sixth of
the nations annual apple crop, and a
large variety of soft fruits.
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War Department car ON exhibit
locally features many advances i'm
comfort and for Armed Forces
Anew ca,w the and facilities
n minis Anotew
contribution of the Medical Corpo
S 100
Foundry
Nocon sleeper hospital the Q>C>f>
kitchen specially designed for 80
andau Inns bennisere to two
sandt wor for the meda taf.s diet
receiving
foot in comfort q >Cf> air condition
mgr vide form temper eandhu at
all
exhibition N
November 1t mayb nmen land
o the Ame Services to M.andb the
apubicf o
AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY
80 Church Street New York, NY.
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PLYMOUTH
8 room house, well and hand pump
cement cellar, garden. On main
highway.
5000 Part Cash
HOTCHKISS REAL ESTATE
Thomaston, Conn. Tel. 6l-2
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GEORGE A. BARONIAN

WESTERN SECT1ON-1 family, 5
room house, garage, furnace heat:
also 2 family house Of five and i've
rooms. Separate heating system.
Nicely located, near Chase Park.
Restricted. Reasonable. No agents.
Inquire 70 Wilson Street or phone
3-6983 after $3.50 p. m.