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Evening star., 1944-03-07

bated breath every day the fortunes
not of one beachhead but of several,
not Of one army but of several, in
the climax of an offensive that is
aimed at victory by maximum
exertion of our military might.
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Evening star., 1944-03-07

was Isl pounds per employee-the highest
output per man-day in the heavy-bomber
field, according to the War Production
Board.
Sewing the foxpoysr's doIIor
Increasing output has resulted in lower
unit cost. Last year Consolidated Vultee
saved the government $3.50, ,00o, 900 with
new operating economies and efficient use
of manpower.
Evening star., 1944-03-07

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plenty of action
before the sum-
mer merges into
autumn. 1t will
occur wherever
the Allies can
strike most ef-
fectively and 1t
may come in
more than one
theater Of oper-
ations in Eu-
rope, not just in
the commonly
envisioned "in-
vasion."
When the war
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Evening star., 1944-03-07
fHE MAKERS of
aircraft of this
country are meet
ing the vast needs

ment for thousands upon thousands of
planes in mighty effort which will stand
long as historic achievement of industry.
AS world largest producer of planes,
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
is doing its share in this great war job The
annual report to stockholders describes
what the company is doing, and there are
many facts in that report of interest to
the general public Here are some of them
The Job We ore doing
From the production lines of Consolidated
Vultee's plants, eight types of planes rang
Evening star., 1944-03-07
Lull Before the Storm
Home.Front Chickering's Are Expected
To Disappear When Invasion Begins
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

The period resembles the ul in the 1910 when
there about the the belgerentS
didn't the
began total war; May TO- 940 the whole complexion of world
affairs changed.
There similar ul now but before months
have the world
Evening star., 1944-03-07

VENGEANCE dive bomber
The newly perfected dive brokss On me vsnssone
give he pilots Of he UsAAF ond me Raj complete
control and accuracy when they unload ths'r 1000.
pound bombs.
During the year, close to $4,000 time
saving proposals were submitted by en-
ployees. The adoption of many of these
employees suggestions resulted in savings
of man-hours equivalent to 10000 persons
working 48 hours week for full year.
How 1000 svppIisrs helped
The responsibilities of Consolidated Vultee
in meeting schedules and turning out
vastly increased production were shared
with some 1000 material suppliers located
Evening star., 1944-03-07

CATALINA patrol bomber
Long used by the Navy. the CotoIino potroI bomber
is q plane that refuses to grow old. Her adventures
ronee from spotting the Bismork 10 carrying rub
Der out Of South America.
For example, with the same direct labor
required to build one four engine Liberator
three years ago, today we build fourteen.
In December 1941, at the San Diego Divi-
sion the output per employee was only AZ
pounds; during December lo43, the figure
Evening star., 1944-03-07

VALIANT .. busie fruinor
Hundreds Of thousands Of pilots in The U.S. Army and
Navy, RCAF. Raj, and in some South American
countries. got bosie fight troinins In ths sturdy
Voiont,.
in AZ states. Their continued co-opera-
ton has been of the greatest benefit.
Eyes TO the future
Consolidated's vast industrial organiza-
ton is concentrating upon the job of pro-
ducing and developing planes for the war;
Under construction is a new military
Evening star., 1944-03-07

LIBERAT0R EXPRESS :. transport
The eorso-possenser version Of the Liberotor
eorr lotion pay load and hos broken trons-
oeeone records hauling military personnel and sup
plies 10 Allied fronts everywhere.
we multiplied this almost two and half
times-a total of 1875, 100000 pounds. And
all of those planes delivered last year we're
Evening star., 1944-03-07

LiBERAT0R -. 4-sngine bomber
The giant iberotor hos blasted name for Itself
all around the world. Armed with ID heavy mochine
guns, the Gberotor can travel 1000 miles. hos q
top speed of over 800 m.p.h.
ing from Liberator bombers to trainers
and "Flying Jeeps" flow in ever increasing
numbers.
In 1912, we delivered 53,o00,OO0 pounds
of airplanes, including spare parts. In 1o43,
Evening star., 1944-03-07

IdVe gone Uy IIIe WUIIu VIII WlIIItSS~
snomentous events. There will be |
Evening star., 1944-05-14

Cut for fun ond freedom is
CheryI Walker in this snort
pIoysuit with pocketed shorts.
The brown and white striped
seersucker is trimmed with
nIoin brown. Wide WoIld Photos.
Evening star., 1944-05-14

The princess line ond sploshy
print, both popular in one piece
bothlng suits this yeor combine
fer eye appeal in this Jersey suit
worn by Evelyn Ankcrs Colorful
flowers ore printed on beige
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

this class are the oldest type of cruiser now in service and are cons sideged somewhat outmoded by more modern, heavier cruisers and late type heavy destroyeTs. The class includes the MarbIehead. Raleigh. Concord, Memphis, Detroit. Trenton. Richmond and Cincinnati. ss well as the Milwaukee. which Brewster said he had been told was one of the vessels involved.
 The demand made by Brewster and Bridges drew from presidential secretary stephen T. Early Q com plaint that certain people" whom he did not designate were mak- ing public. through members of con- gress. information Of probable Enili- taFy value which otherwise would be unpublishable under the censorship code.
 He said the reports were q "devel- cpment" Of the Italian armlstice., but failed to indicate whether any transfer had been made.
 One reason advanced for the de. sire of otieials to maintain secrecy on the puFpoTted transfer ls that almost anything that might be said could endanger the ship or ships in- yolyec.
 It was pointed out that access to both the Black and Baltic Seas is blocked. thus narrowing down the number Of Soviet ports at which the ship could be based to Mur- Inansk, Arehangel or possibly vladi. voetok. Murmansk, the most logical port, still is within easy flying range of German air bases ln Fin. land and northern Norway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

dropped on Wake. the conamunique said. No enemy aircraft were sight, ed in the Wake area.
 Marcus Hit
 Marcus, which has an important staging area but no harbor, had been attacked twice previously by American carrier task forces. on March 4, le42 and August 3l, l943. Wake has been attacked IT times by land -based planes so far this year and on October 6-T, 19e3, also was hit by carrier-based planes and bombarded by warships.
 Radio Tokyo first reported the raid on Marcus last Monday, quot- ing an Imperial headquarters coii- munique as saying that l32 Amer" ican planes participated and g were shot down, It made no mention or the attack on Wake, however.
 Another Pacific headquarters communique yesterday told of ar- other raid by the 7th Air Force Lib- orators on Ponape in the Eastern Carolines and additional air attacks on the remaining bases in the Mar shalls.
 (A Japanese Domei dispatch re- ported by government monitors said two Allied destroyers had attempt ed" to bombard Japanese positions on Wotje Atoll in the eastern Mar shalls Tuesday. Domei said the gar- Fison had heavily damaged and set afire" one of the destroyers, while damage to Japanese installations was slight)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

east along the Appian Way to ef- feet another junction with troops from the main front.
 The new junction gave the Allies 6 first-class supply highway all the way from Naples to Cisterna and virtually completed the occupation of the Pontine Marshes. James E. Roper, United Press War Correspon. dent who accompanied the first column to reach Cisterna from the south, said engineers already were opening dams to draw oil Hood waters penned up by the Germans as a defense measure.
 Cut Lateral Road
 Tn their advance up the Cisterna- Cori road, the Americans also cut a lateral road crossing 1t about a mile and half to the northeast. Other clements of teh Fifth Army reached the Cori -Doganella road.
 Both advances above the Appian Way carried toward the mountains protecting the flank of some l7 enemy divisions resisting along the front curving 70 miles to the south east,
 If the Allies could push through the mountains to the Via Casilirla, IS miles to hte northeast, they would cut these forces last practical communications with Rome and probably force them to yield the capital without a struggle.
 Below the Appian Way, the Fifth Army occupied Littoria, and the so- called model villages" of Sabaudia adn Pontian in the Pontine marshes without struggle. Water in some of the flooded marsh towns was up to second story windows.
 2,OOO Killed
 Unoficial estimates placed the number of German casualties on the beachhead front alone in the current offensive at 10000 killed and wounded in addition to the 5000 captured. American casualties were said to be much less.
 At the southeastern end of the front, Polish troops ripped out the northern anchor of the crumbled Adolf Hitler line with the capture of Pierimonte, three miles west of Casino, while British forces seized Quino, birthplace of the Theologian. Thomas Aquinas.
 The Aquino airfield finally was captured yesterday afternoon in a tank battle after a week-long strug- gle that surged back and forth across the landing strips. German paratroops counter attacked re- peatedly before they finally yielded.
 Steadily advancing through the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26


 Britishers held by the Japanese first was revealed by British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden. The State Department soon confirmed that the United States and Great Britain had made Q point request of the Soviet Union.
 The Soviet Union will seek from Japan particular satisfaction" on three points: 1. Recognition of the right of Swiss and international Red Cross representatives to visit all camps and report on conditions; 2. Granting of complete lists of all persons held and of those who have died; 3. Agreement to receive regu- lar shipments of Red Gross supplies to be delivered by neutral ships to Japanese ports.
 The intervention of the Soviet Union was unusual inasmuch as the Swiss government has been hand ling all negotiations with Japan. Eden emphasized that the action was not an expression of a lack of confidence in the Swiss. We know our Swiss friends have done every thing in their power" he said.
 It is well known that Japan, now that the Allied die has been cast for crushing blows against areas oc. cupied by: Japan and against Japan proper, is anxious to make doubly sure that the Soviet Union will not form the northern part of a giant pincers movement against her when the war in Europe ends. It there fore is believed that she will listen far more attentively to Soviet dip- ] lomats regarding treatment of pris- oners than she has to those of small neutral nations.
 Developments
 Belief that Japan may be trying to help her record in the eyes of the western nations was based on these developments this month:
 l. Japan sent note to the United States promising a plan for delivery of l,500 tons of supplies in Vladivos- tok to American prisoners.
 2. She agreed to allow prisoners and civilian internees in the Philip pines to buy $20,0o0 worth of sup- plies each month locally with money provided by the United States gov- ernment.
 3. She agreed to let the Dutch government in exile provide money to its people in the East Indies for the purchase of needed supplies.
 State department officials said that the Japanese note regarding the supplies in vladivostok still was being studied. The supplies have been there nearly a year and are there ss a result of the cooperation of the Russian government.
 In April, l943. the Japanese in- dicated that they would consider ac. cepting supplies sent by 5Cviet ships from a vest coast port to Wladivos- tok. The American government im- mediately obtained Soviet approval and asked Jsnan to specify how she proposed to get supplies to pftson camps. While waiting for JapNns reply-received this month, . year Iater-The United States asked the Russians to begin moving the sup- piles to Vladivostok and i,500 tons already are there in warehouses.
 The latest Japanese note has not been made public, but Secretary of State Cordell Hull has said that the Japanese proposal had several con' ditions attached.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

Continued from Page D London reports. which were carried by a press association other than the United Press. This was con- firmed by Clark and Sen. Owen Brewster, R., Me.
 Both senators. however, were criti- cal of an American agreement mem toned in Beaverbrook's speech to supply aircraft to Britain in the in- terim period after the war when British production will not yet have been resumed.
 Beaverbrook sair. MT. Berle has assured us most generously as to the supply of transport aircraft in the period immediately following the war I have received his author ity to make this statement"
 Clark and Brewster contended the United States apparently had fore- gone one of its most potent bargain ing weapons without any assurance of the accessibility to American air- craft after the war of bases con- structed under Iend-lease.
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 Administration quarters said. how ever, that this country would be will- ing to sell aircraft to any friendly country after the war, adding at the same time that the policies gov. erning disposal Of surplus aircraft are not yet set.
 Study. of Reaverbro0k's speeches during the two-day debate on post var civil aviation revealed that the British government evidently accepts as a statement of American policy the news conference remarks of President Roosevelt on the subject many months ago.
 The president ''has declared for the right of moment passage for all nations throughout the world and for the right to land anywhere for Tefuelllng and other n0n-trafile pur- poses" beaveTbTook said. "k am authorized by the prime minister to say that we join with the president te the fullest extent ia subscribing to th0se principles"
 EDR Declaration
 The next day BeaFefbr0ok said Mr. Roosevelt's declaration about innocent passage will have great influence. and immense effect .s He said America and Britain were seeking to bring all Allied and asso- ciated countries ''to an tnteFnas tional conference and tp set them to elt down round the table with is and say. Yes. we give you the right e innocent pasnage.'"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26
FDRcoIIs Conference
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 Here too e the famed Cog Rall- way--flrst in tho worid--thAt winds It's tortuous way up Mt. Washlng- toms face, over Q trestle bridging Jacobs ladder. Built in i8B2 by Syl- vester Marsh, one of the founders of Chicago, the railway once was travelled over by "old Peppersass," Q proudly pufing little engine that long since hes been replaced by more modern vehicles,
 Majestic Views
 Remindful of the scenery of Swlts Reriand, the area around Mts. Mad- ison, Adams and Franklin provides some Of the most majestic views fn all the northeast.
 President Grant came here for . visit in the post Civil War days and took 0 wild ride one August day in 1889 from Bethlehem to the profile house in the Franconia Notch.
 Road conditions were far from ideal that hot afternoon and even with expert driving the trip normal ly took two hours, But President Grant and one Edward Cox chose Q team of the best available horses and raced over the course in 5S minutes.
 This will mark the second time that Q President Roosevelt has pro- jected a New Hampshire community into world affairS, Tn 1905 the then President Theodore Roosevelt called 6 conference ct the Portsmouth, (N. H. Navy Yard and the peace treaty of Portsmouth was signed, ending the Russo-Japanese War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

NCOnLlIluGQ HUH Ea6S ~ friendly soldiers - and he vent across to shake hands wi tn Cap tain Orville Munson, a Dakotan' Munson was with a reconnaissance group which immediately swevred northward to help crack the Ger man resistance which was delaying the Allied sweep to the north.
 Italian civilians who stopped our jeep said the Germans withdrew late yesterday afternoon.
 The Pontine Marshes are flooded and engineers now are unplugging dams orelease the water, which in some places is up to the second floors of Italian farm houses.
 The cheering civilians, including young women and children, were on the main Fifth Army side of the bridge, while on this side l saw only a couple of Italians.
 saw one desolate German air. field on which were 10 wrecked planes.
 A couple of miles from Cisterna we found Chaplain Captain Bernard Burns, of the Holy Name Cathedral at Chicago, directing the picking up of both American and German troops who died when the attacking troops burst from the beachhead.
 There were a few German bodies strewn along the highway. saw one German motorcyclist crumpled be- side his fallen machine, but except for the vicinity of the beachhead there was little evidence of fight ing.
 Immediately after crossing the bridge we heard single rife shot as if from a sniper-and far of to our rightwe we could see the shells bursting where American troops were pushing on vigorously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26
Allies Hold Most
 Of Pontine Marshes
(RadiOphoto from NEA)
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Liri River valley, Canadian tank forces forded the N1elfa river, a trtb- utary, at a point only two feet deep and pushed on in pursuit of the withdrawing enemy. More than 300 prisoners were rounded up in the advance to the river "wednesday.
 On the central sector of the front, American and French troops cap- tured Mt. Cimale, Mt. Vaglia and Cole Grande, all near PaStena, nine miles northeast of Fondi, in addi- ton to vallecorsa and Mt. Civttella,
 Trials and Terrors
 Allied authorities revealed that they had obtaind a letter written by the commander of the German liSth reconnaissance battalion dated May 18 which said the trials and terrors of this retreat" were beyond imagination.
 we are not giving in," the letter said, "but our men are very tired and they have had nothing to eat for three days"
 In the air, the Allied Mediter- ranean Air Forces flew well over 5000 Sorties yesterday for the sec- ond straight day, concentrating mainly on highways, bridges and troop concentrating behind the front.
 The text of the ground forces communique:
 Both the Fifth and the Eighth armies have made further progress
 "The Eighth Army now has broken through the Hitler Line and has established a bridgehead beyond the Melfa river, although some of the enemy offering stiff resistance are still holding out on the Hanks of the advance.
 "The Fifth Army, after having gained contact with patrols of the Allied bridgehead force. has con- tinued offensive operations on both fronts. Littoria has been occupied and Cisterna has been captured af- ter heavy fighting.
 More than l2,000 prisoners have been taken in the current opera tions."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

out the loss of a single plane or man the Pacific Headquarters conamuni" que said.
 The weakness of the opposition to the twin raids suggested that the Japanese may have reduced the strength of their outlying foFtresses even more than previously had been thought possible in order to con- centrate everything for the de- fense of the home islands.
 Nc Other Islands
 No other islands lie across the Pa- cifie path from Marcus to Tokyo Itself, though the B0nin Islands are T60 miles west and slightly north of Marcus.
 Rear Admiral Alfred P. MonteOEn. cry of Piedmont. Cal, commanded the task force which raided Marcus and Wake and made probably the deepest penetration of Japanese waters since Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle'g aiFmen took of from the carrier Hornet and bomb ed Tokyo April ie. 1892.
 The communiaue summarized damage in the two raids as:
 Marcus - Ammunition and sup- ply dumps destroyed; sun positions and buildings damaged. Small eef- go ship set afire north ef Marcus.
 Wake--twenty buildings destroy- ed and others damaged; storage areas and other aiEdFome ilistalla~ tons heavily hit. Several small craft sunk or damaged.
 Some is0 tons os bombs were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

(Continued from Page D Atty. Frank Healey of Waterbury who at the caucus held here recent ly was nominated to replace City Controller Neil F. Maloney who de- clined renomination because of press of business. Mir. Maloney however will be among the incumbent com- mittee members who will meet this afternoon to conduct the aforemen- tioned and other business o2 the committee.
 Vice. Chairman
 Of interest also is the possible choice of . vice-ehairman of the State committee which will be . woman. Although the names of Miss Mary Doyle of Thonaston and Mrs. Winifned Mcdonald of Waterbury have been prominently mentioned as choice to succeed Mrs. Norah Ma nancy Harris of New Haven retiring vice chairman, Mrs. Donald yesteT- day told the Democrat that she vas definitely not a candidate while Miss Doyle may decline because of her press of duty as a teacher.
 Others being mentioned tfday aS possible successcFB 9ue Chs position include Mrs. Florence Conroy of Seymour, Mrs. James Eghn of West Haven and Mrs. Margaret Hurley Of Willimantic.
 It Is expected that Chairman John M. Dove will be reelected with the possibility of his resigning later if he becomes a state ticket candidate. 4 past state controller ne is said to be eovettng the job again or that of state treasurer.
 Delegates from Waterbury to today's and tomorrow's convention haded by Mayor John s. Monagan will convene tonight at opening time when Attorney Homer Cummings, chairman will get the convention underway. At 9:i5 the address Of convention keynoter U. 6. Senator Harry Truman Of Missouri will Dc broadcast over c radio networks and local station WATR.
 Among those expected to be chosen as . likely delegate from Connecticut to the July national party convention is Mayor John s. Monagan. Whether or not ]. Fran- eis Smith much- talked Of candidate for governor wlll be a delegate vas not determined today. There was the possibility. it vas today stated. that he might refuse such nomin- ation.
 Yt k also expeetsd that a yesoIu- ton will be read into the conven. ten endoEsing President Roosevelt for a fourth term and pledging the national delegates to the Presldent'e support at the national convention. Just the convention delegates wiil also elect a national committeeman and woman. Robert A. Hurley is ex- pected to be reelected committee, man but some contest may result over the choice Of a woman.
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