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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Little Mon
 Has Friend

Boston, June 24-(UP)-Maury Maverick, chairman of the smaller War Plants Corporation and vice. chairman of the War Production Board, says that the small business man must engage in 8 vigorous pro- secution of cartels and monopclie1 if small business is to remain the true guardian of freedom"
 Unless this is done small husi- ness will be forever strangled into lifelessness, Maverick told the New England small businessmen's Ass0- ciation here last night. "One of the surest safeguards of freedom is the existence of tens of thousands of small independent self-owned businesses"
 Outlining postwar. program he said that small business should be given financial facilities and services comparable to those available Co large business and that they must have a chance to get started by reasonable tax relief. He urged un- relenting war against cartsls and mcnopolies and sAd that the new and expanding field of modern tech nological improvement must be- opened to small business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Sino- Yank Soldiers
 Gain At Mwtkvina

Southeast Asia Headquarters, Randy, Ceylon, June 24-(UP) - American and Chinese troops, driv- ing from two sides, have made new advances in their penetration of Myitkyina, Japanese strongpoint on the Irrawdady river in northern Burma, it was announced today.
 The U. s. Forces opened sur- prise attack at dawn yesterday. captured two enemy positions and battered theri way another 300 yards into the northern section Of the city.
 In the westernr section, Chinese troops seized the rifle range to tighten further the circle around the Japanese forces trapped in the center of rail and highway c center.
 Communiques issued here and at Chungking reported heavy fight ing in the outskirts of Mogaung, west of Myitkyina, with Chinese air1borne chindits taking severe toll of enemy troops.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
COP. Domestic Issues
 Platform Takes Shape

But, convention acceptance of Vandenberg's common denomina- tor" was anticipated.
 Its acceptability to most party leaders was demonstrated by the declaration of Sen. Warren R. Aus tin. R., Vt, chairman of the for- eign policy subcommittee. that the Vandenberg draft was acceptable to Sen. Joseph H. Ball, R., Minn., as one of the strongest advocates of international power to prevent future aggression.
 Sub-committees on such varied subjects as postwar tariffs. taxa ton, federal share in industrial conversion. labor, agriculture and western irrigation and reclamation worked at quickened pace in an ef- fort to present their recommenda- tons to the convention at least by next Tuesday.
 The labor subcommittee late yes- terday heard President William Green of the American Federation of Labor demand the repeal of the Smith, Connally anti-strike act on the grounds that t was passed in the heat of passion during the coal strikes last year and is an insult to Q majority of organized labor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Lost Plane Is Located

Millinocket, Me, June 24-CUP)-- A big cargo plane which disappeared Monday night while enroute uo Washington after crossing the At lantic has been reported sighted on North Brother Mountain, and rescue parties hurried there today to determine the fate of the seven men who were aboard.
 The mountain is about 30 miles west of Millinocket. Police said the plane apparently crashed into the mountainside Monday night during a heavy rainstorm
 Six of the men were members oi the civilian crew. while the seventh was an enlisted army man. pas senger.
 Operated by commercial airline for the army. the plane last was heard from Monday midnight while passing over Blissville. N. B.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
U. s. Shock Troops
 Are Now A Mile. From Blitzed City
BY YTRGTL PTNKLEY

United Press War COrresponaemA
 Allied Supreme Headquar- ters, London, June 24. --< (UP) - American shock troops broke through the main German defenSes out side Cherbourg today and drive within a little more than a mile of the city limits, a front dispatch filed at g a. m. reported, adding that the fall of the city was con- sidered imminent.
 German troops were sur rendering by the hundreds, and during the night they offered very little artillery and small arms fire to impede the American advance to heights overlooking the city, where resistance was slight.
 "rhe rate of the enemy surrender, coupled with the failure to react to the preaching of the Cherbourg defense perimeter, indicated the rapid deteriorating of German mcr~ ale and ability to defend the fort ress Cherbourg much longer" Henry T. Gorrell of the United Press re- ported.
 The German high command said that fierce hand-to-hand fighting for Cherbourg developed yesterday and last night, and the Americans captured several strongholds ito ad- vance further toward the fortress"
 Fighting for Cherbourg now is raging between the deefnsive belt and the town" the German trans ocean news agency reported. The Americans have succeeded in pierc- ing the outer defense chain of the town at three points"
 Hundreds of United States bornb- CTS began pounding the last German
 defenses of Cherbourg at 7:30 a. a. in a saturation assault which Cor rell said was creating an artificial earthquake hereabouts."
 The bombers were pounding Ger man strong points around the city, including foFts Du Roule and DOC teville, main strongholds guarding the southern gates of the city lying in its very outskirts.
 GA National broadcasting coEsl- pany report from the beachhea0 said the Americans had reached Oc- teville, apparently the village a short distance southwest of the fort of the same name0
 "One unit of infantry attacking from the south at 3:20 6. m. had reached heights overlooking Cher bourg city with only slight enemy resistance" Gorrell reported, sug- gesting that, with the outlying { s- fense perimeter preached, the op- position in that sector at least auto matically fell off.
 In the 24 hours preceding the filing of his dispatch. Gorrell re- ported, the bag of prisoners in three sectors had totaled 1,250, indicating that the bulk of them had sur rendered. The U. S. units advance ing from the southwest were sub jected to 8 heavy artillery concen- tration at midnight, after which INo~$lnx,aA 00 pa1n 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Robot Blows PeterOff

London, June 24-tuP) = Ger many's robot bomb assault .ln Southern England slackened again today, the ninth day of the German 'terror" offensive.
 The reason for the reduction in the number of flying torpedoes sent winging across the coast from France was not apparent inme- diately, though it may have been due in part to the concentrated bombardment of their launching platforms by Allied bombers.
 Hundreds of Allied heavy bombers which headed out across the Stralts of Dover this morning were believed to have bombed the robot plane bas- es. which also were hit twice yes- terday. Ninth Air Force narauders and havocs alone dropped 1E6 tons of bombs on six launching instaila- tions in the Calais area in an eve ming attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Morouders
 Hit Port City
Ry WALTER CRONKITE

United Press War Correspondent)
 London, June 24-(UP)-Ameri- can Marauder bombers joined the assault on Cherbourg today to open a widespread Allied aerial offensive believed to include strong attack on the NaN robot plane bases in the Pas De Calais area and possibly new strikes into Germany.
 AS hundreds of heavy bombers returned to Britain in blue, wind less sky several hours after head ing out in the direction of Le Tou- quet, on the French coast, the Ber- lin radio said that Allied bomber formations were sighted at noon approaching the northwestern Ger man coastal area.
 Supreme headquarters announced that Ninth Airforce MarauderS pounded the Germans heavy guns on the outskirts of Cherbourg with more than 200 tons of explosives to relieve the storming American troops from German pressure" All the planes returned safely.
 The daylight raids followed an attack last night on the launching platforms of Germany'S rocket bombers by strong forces of RAF Lancasters and HalifaXeS. Other British bombers struck railway tar gets deep in France, while Mosqui- toes hit the German seaport of Bremen.
 Four-engined Lancasters ranged 250 miles behind the main battle field in France and hit key railway points in blow which the air min istry said was designed ito check the movement of endorsements in the early stage of their struggle to reach Normandy"
 Large concentrations of rolling stock were destroyed and the main rail lines cut at Saintes and Linn
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
By JOHN L. CUTTER
nitea Press staff Correspendentl

United Press Staff Correspondentl
 Chicago. June 24-(UP)-The Re- publican platform on domestic is- sues-on which the COP hopes to challenge the Roosevelt administra- ton in the November election-be- gan taking shape today.
 Platform work was concentrated in half a doen subcommittee ap- pointed by Sen. Robert A. Taft. R., O.. the resolutions committee chair man.
 They concentrated on domestic is- sues in view of the fact that the foreign policy question apparently had been settled in the report of a special advisory committee recom- mendation which Sen. Arthur H. vandenberg. R., Mich. the group chairman. told them was the best common denominato- of the inter nationally -minded east and the nationalist midwest.
 The foreign policy subcommittee went ahead hearing portests from advocates of an international police force to prevent fnture wars and these who want mo foreign allie anaes wlhnteVeg.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Hold AWOL In. Murder Case

Scituate, Mass, June 24-(UP)- A 28-year-old OWOL sailor with scratches on his face" who was seen in Scituate Harbor June H., was sought today in the sex murder of 10--year-old Frances McGrath, daughter of a former Boston city councillor.
 The sailor. according to informa- ton given Police Sgt. William E. Kane, was placed in the area "A hours after the child was abducted, raped and strangled June 10 while enroute from church to her parents summer cottage at Peggoty beach. Her body was found June l6 in a Norwel thicket
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
SoIons Wend Way Home
BY FRED MULLEN

Washington, June A (UP) - Members of congress were home ward or convention bound today after five and one-half months of concentrated law-making during which they voted SGT 1000 100000 in new funds to carry on the war and began to lay the groundwork for the return of the nations economy to a peacetime basis.
 The $67 ,000, ,000, 900 was SAT ,000, ,000- 900 less than the total voted last year. reflecting the passage of the peak in war production and the downward trend in war spending that since June, 1940, has mounted to $390, ,000, 100000.
 The only major legislation deal- ing with the change over to peace actually to get on the books during the sessions from Jan. 10 until ad- journment yesterday was the bill providing for an orderly method of terminating war contracts.
 However, many studies of other phases of reconversion-demobiliza- tion of the army, disposal of surplus war material, public works to take up the slack in employment when war plants shut down and unem- ployment benefits for the change over period-have been made and will be converted into legislation in the future.
 Legislative work ended without fanfare yesterday with few senators or representatives on hand when the final must" bill. the second defi- ciency appropriation which included funds for the OPA. was sent to the White House after both branches approved a conference report.
 Congress adjourned until Aug. l or earlier if the war or domestic situation requires quick legislative action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
U. s. Forces In Italy
 Capture Roccastrada
By ROBERT VERMILLIoN United Press War Correspondent

United Press War Correspondent
 Rome, June 24-(UP)-American armored forces drove six miles through German mountain positions inland from the Tyrrhenian sea and captured Roccastrada, threat ening the flank of Nazi forces fighting a strong delaying action around Lake Trasimeno to the east. 1t was announced today.
 Tho seizure of Roccastrada by the American. forces pushing up highway 73 opened the way to Key road junction of Siena, g miles to the north and only g miles below Florence, the next major objective of the Italian campaign.
 Another column of the American units on the left wing of the AL lied Fifth Army struck up the coast al highway to the gates of Follon- ica, l2 miles west of Giuncario and 55 miles below Pisa, anchor of the next German defense line across the peninsula.
 The enemy continues to offer strong resistance on his present de- laying position east and west of Lake Trasimeno," the daily war communique said in reporting little chnage in the general situation on the Italian front.
 The Nazis were putting up stub- born resistance against the British Eighth Army on either side of Lake Trasiemo in the region of Chiusi, which had changed hands a number of times, and above Perugia to the east.
 The official designation of the opposition as delaying" action, however, indicated that the Ger mans were bidding for time to dig in along more defensible positions far ther north, probably along the Ri- mini-Pisa Line.
 Front dispatches revealed that the Germans had carried out extensive
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Jops Face
 ImpIocobIe Enemy Drive
BY FRANK TREMAINE Limited Press War Correspondent

Pearl Harbof. :!,ne A.-(UP)- The Japanese faced the most crih- cal stage of the Pacific war today with five of their aircraft carriers disabled-at least two of them prob- ably sunk-as powerful United States forces prepared to launch at- tacks on Japan itself.
 Adding to the destruction inflict- ed by the United States forces on Monday, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz disclosed that one of Japan's larg- est and newest aircraft carriers, of the 2000o-ton Shokaku class, probably was sunk Sunday by an American submarine which sent three torpedoes into the flattop.
 The new carrier brought to IS, the number of enemy warships sunk or damaged in two days of action between U. S. Pacific forces and the Japanese in the western Pacific.
 While Japan was drawing its forces together in anticipation of new blows from BPS super-fortress- es or Vice Admiral Marc A. Mit- scher's taskforce 5S, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's southwest Pacific Air FWorce delivered another stinging attack on enemy shipping off the western end of Dutch New Guinea, 600 miles from the Philippines.
 Mitchell medium bombers, in the third heavy strike in 8 week on the Sorong area, sank or damaged six Japanese ships and three barges Thursday, MacArthur announced. All but one--a 5000 ton fTeighter-- definitely were sunk. and the big merchantman was listed as sunk or damaged.
 The increasing toll of Japanese naval and merchant ships together witht he Allied land drives from the Marianas to New Guinea and to Burma on the mainland, brought Japan to its darkest period of the war.
 In Mondays battle of the eastern Philippines, Nimitz disclosed that an enemy destroyer, previously listed as damaged, had sunk, bringing to five the number of Japanese war
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
Noxon Trial
 IsAdjourned
BY JOSEPH NOLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent


 Pittsfield. Mass, June 24.-(UP)- The murder trial of John F. Noxon, IT,, was in adjournment for the week end today after the prosecution had scored a point in cross-exanining the defense,s key medical witness on the cause of baby Lawrence Noxon's fatal burns.
 The socially-prominent corpora tion lawyer is accused of electro cutting his imbecile son by wrapping bare wire attached to household electric current, around both arms.
 Assistant Medical Examiner Mil- ton Halpern of New York was forced to concede the virtual impossibility of diaper pin causing the dumbell- shaped burn on the kaby's left fore arm as the defense sought to prove. Testimony of various state witnesses indicated that the mysterious burn may have been caused by a clamp employed to hold the electric wire on the child's body.
 In direct examination, Dr. Hell perm testified that the Noxon baby's burns could have been inflicted ac- cidentally by a moving wire in less than five minutes as the father has maintained. State pathologist Alan R, Moritz of Harvard medical school expressed the opinion that the elec- tire wire would have to be fastenfed to the infants arm for at least IS minutes before such burns would result.
 pr. Halpern. professor at Cor nell medical school and enc of five experts retained by the defense. will be recalled for cross-examination Monday when the trial enters its fifth week.
 Chief Defense Counsel Joseph B. Fly said he may press a motion for e directed verdict of acqulttal as soon as he has presented his case. Tho motion was introduced but denied ThNFHdaH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
BY LYLE c. WILSON

kOuitcu trcSs CtatI COEEcSpOnocutb
 Chicago. June 24-(UP)-Increas- ingly powerful sentiment developed today for the nomination of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, of New York. for President and Gov. Earl Warren of California for second place on the l944 Republican ticket.
 Prospects for Dewey's nomination on an early ballot boomed with ap- parently reliable reports that Penn sylvania's 70 Republic National Con- vention votes would go for the New Yorker. The convention meets Monday.
 The drive for Warren was noth- ing new. For six months he has been in a position where only his agreement to accept was needed to make him top contender for the vice presidential nomination. Warren, whose delegation will arrive somcg- r0w. does Tot want the Job. having more urgent business in California where after long years of exlle Che
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
BY JOHN B. DELANEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Pittsburgh, June 24-(UP)-The death toll from a tornado which left wide path of destruction in Vest ern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia passed the 100 mark today, with hundreds homeless and injured and property damage run ming into millions of dollars.
 Striking at dusk yesterday. the storm, described as a "cone-shaped cloud" twisted its way through 10 counties in the two states, travelling with tremendous speed and leaving trail of death, shattered build ings, uprooted trees and other wreckage in its wake.
 The known dead stood at 104, and was expected to rise. The number of injured was estimated from $50 to 750, with many victims in crit ical condition.
 Whole districts virtually were de- vastated by the storm, which struck with such speed and concentrated fury that buildings appeared to ex- plode. Some victims were blown from their homes.
 In rural areas, COWS, chickens, pigs and othe livestock were scat tered over the landscape. Railroad cars were lifted into the air and de- posted on their sides. Some com muniques reported as many as 70 to 50 houses demolished, with hun- dreds of others damaged.
 The storm appeared to be at it's height when it hit Shinnston, W. Va, where 45. were known dead and at least 100 injured. The McKees- port, Pa., area, southwest of Pitts burgh, where 12 were known dead and some 200 injured also was hit heavily.
 Zona Taught, Red Cros worker at Shinnston, said:
 "The tornado demolished houses like they were cardboard. Roofs were taken off houses just like piec- es of paper"
 Fred Matheny. a McKeesport po- liceman, said:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
MAIN DEFENSES AT CHERbOURc CRUMbLE E Russians Surge Forward Tn Great Drive
SIEGE ARC IS .CLAMPED ON
 v|TEDESK CITY
BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)

ID HAhhASOGN OfAAA0DOGA United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Moscow, June 24.- CUP)- Red Armies, clamping a siege arc two-thirds of the way around the White Russia fortress of Vitebsk, drove to- ward a junction today in the first phase of a Soviet sum- mer offensive on the same route that another Russian army took to Berlin 184 years ago.
 The enemy's last reinforce ment and escape railways ra- diating from Vitebsk were cut yesterday in the first 24 hours of the offensive, which carried through powerful Qualifications both northwest and southeast of the city and liberated more than 150 towns and villages.
 Three secondary roads running southwest from Vitebsk remained in German hands, but these were be- ing pounded by scores of Soviet planes and guns and appeared in imminent peril of being cut by the converging Russian armies seeking to encjrcle the fortress.
 The offensive set in motion the third phase of the master plan agreed upon by President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill and Pre- mier Stalin at TeCeran for the de- feat of Germany and brought Adolf IIitler,s ortress under attack simul- taneously from the east, west and south.
 The Russians launched their at tack in the northern sector of the historic Smolensk Gap on the shortest invasion route to Warsaw and Berlin, the latter 730 miles west of Vitehsk. During the seven years war, the Russians advanced against the Prussians along this same road and in 1760 actually reached Ber- lin and sacked the capital.
 The offensive also held long
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
FUTURE BRIGHT

Grand Rapids. Mich. The fruit
industry's future is bright, says
Stanley Johnston, superintendent
of the South Haven Horticultural
station, but growers should be
warned against the dangers OF
over.expansion at this time. As.
sorting that experience gained az.
ter the last war should be lesson
to the industry, Johnston told 1000
members OF the Michigan State
Horticultural Society here Tues
day that now is the time to pay
debts and get ready for lower
prices
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07

wi anu wi . bNl lhl VI DOl II lOOh
Carol Deering, Virginia Collar.
Margaret Smith. and their daugh.
ter Evada, to visit the library and
Art Institute in DetrC',. Saturday.
The girls are members Of the local
Girl Scout group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Colts enter.
tanned their sons and their families
at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. c. Santure, Ypsilanti. was n
guest of Mrs. Carl Colts Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson
entertained their daughter and son
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Barker
and son Richard for Sunday dinner.
Mrs. Barker is regaining her health
very satisfactorily after her recent
operations.
Mrs. Carl Colts. S. Sumpter Rd..
spent Monday visiting relatives
in Wyandotte.
Mrs. Lester Edward was brought
home from the hospital Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Vorce, Ann Arbor,
spent the week end with her moth
err. Mrs. Bertha Vorce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burnell
were called to Memphis. Mich,
where they remained over the week
end due to the Illness of Mr.. Bur
nell's father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hewlett
and daughter. Phyllis, and the Fred
Howletts, Ypsilanti, we're Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Craft.
Mrs. Alonzo Dellabaugh and
daughter Alma were Detroit and
Dearborn visitors Friday.
Miss Mildred Agge, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Agge, re-
turned home Sunday from Mercy
Hospital. Monroe, where she under.
went a surgical operation.
Mrs. Lauren Ames entertained
Mrs. Orvella Stagg, Huron River
Dr.. Belleville. Tuesday.
Mrs. Gordon Skunk was a din
ner guest Sunday of Mrs. Edward
-Gieciefski and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Mills, Ypsilanti, were Sunday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mills and Mrs. Ciecielski,
Lieut.. and Mrs. John Kotarski
visited in Detroit Monday evening.
Mrs. Clifford Charlesworth attend
ed a chicken dinner at the Metho-
dist Church, Willow, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Case, Belle
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wahr-
man, Ro lulus. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Fisher. Detroit, visited De.
troit Saturday evening to see Sonia
Heinie.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
Announce Birth

James &. Savage United States
Navy, and Mrs. Savage are an.
nouncing the birth OF a paUy girl.
Virginia Kay. Sunday. Dec. 3, at
Eeyer hospital, Ipsilanti. Mr.. Saw
age, who has been home on leave
since November %, leaves for SAP
Pedro, Calf.