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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
Hard Fight
 At OkinoWa
BY FRANK TREMAINE

Guam, April 3-CUP)-Army in- vasion troops who sliced Okinawa in two with a siX-mile daS hto the east coast widened their hold on the vital Nakagusuku Bay Naval anchorage to at least three miles today and still were advancing.
 Other units of Maj. Gen. John II. Hodges 24th Army Corps ad- vanced south along the west coast to within a little more than six miles of Naha. capital of Okinawa, in the first hard fighting of the three-day old invasion.
 Indications grew that the Jap anese were preparing to defend a line across the narrow isthmus just above Naha.
 Beachhead Widened
 Marines at the northern end oi the 10th Arny's front broadeneC the west coast beachhead to at least 10 miles with an advance o1 more than mile.
 The Marines cleaned out and se- cured Tampa Cape and sent an armored spearhead along the coast tai highway to the north. Casualties continued astonishing ly light on both sides. One Marine division counted only IS bodies and all but three of theme were civil ians killed in the preliminary bom- bardment. Another Marine division has killed 130 Japaese while suffer- ing casualties only small percen- tage of that number.
 First word that tank-led army troops reached Nakagusuku Bay came from an observation plane which flashed back a message that 1t was watching American soldiers swimming in the nude of the east coast beaches.
 The 24th Corps push to the east coast gave the Americans a wide corridor from which to attack either north or south and also secured a foothold on all vital north-south communications, including roads railroads and telephone lines.
 Edward L. Thomas, United Press war correspondent at 24th Corps Headquarters, said the First dough- boys reached the beaches of AWas' ida-Tomari harbor near Tobara village at p. m. yesterday. They had achieved in 36 hours what the invasion schedule said (Continued on Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
.Leg gislotors
 Speed Tempo

Hartford, Conn.,, April 3.-(UP) Back to work after long Easter week end, the general assembly to- day was expected to wade into a heavy backlog of business and step up it's tempo.
 With 13 weeks of the session al- ready gone and little in the way 10 major importance accomplished, the lawmakers had ten remaining weeks in which to clear its caier- darS.
 The state labor relations act. au- proved by the House in compro- mise form, was headed for appar- ent certain passage in the Senate, but the vote will not be made until Thursday. Gov. Raymond E. Bald win said he would sign the bill i'm mediately after he received it.
 The judiciary committee, with most of its public hearings com- pleted, was ready to tackle the patronage problem of minor court judgeships. Republicans now have tight control of all the lower courts, and capitol reports have 1t that Democrats will be cut in for an even proportion of jobs this session ln view of the partys almost clean sweep of last November's elections.
 A bill to remove the party levers from voting machines was due for an ironing out in committee to le- move features objectionable to small town groups of Republicans. Whether it can pass, even then, was problematical inasmuch as Demo- crats have indicated they will stand solidly against it. The bill was proposed by the governor as a means of obtaining a true express sion of the voters on each indi- vidual candidate and to eliminate
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, April 3 - (UP) American Ninth Army tanks struck for the Weser river barrier 158 miles west of Der lin today as British and Ca nadian divisions swung on Bremen and the Dutch sea coast in a bid to trap per- haps 5O,O0O Germans in west ern Holland and lift the V-bomb siege on London.
 The Westphalian capital Of Muenster, 227 miles west of Berlin, was captured by American and British troops today.
 American Third Army troops in central Germany drove almost three-quarters of the way across the Reich to positions 152 miles south- west of Berlin and only " miles west of the old Czecno- slovak border.
 A United Press front dispatch said the Americans at an undls- closed point on that front were l6o miles from juncture with the Rsd l Army.
 Censored field dispatches from | the blacked -out Ninth Army front said American tank columns en- veloped the German stronghold ol Bielefeld, 189 miles west of Berlin, and were closing fast on the Pled Piper town of Hameln on the Weser.
 The American thrust split through the hinge of the German Gefenses which were wheeling north in a desperate effort to check the British and Canadian drive.
 At Hameln the Americans would be only "A miles southwest of Han- mover and fewer than 95 miles due west of the Elbe river line at Mag debuTg, the last big water barrier before Berlin.
 Osnabrueck, Bielefeld and Hamnl, anchors of the German defenSes l covering the North sea ports and | the short road to Berlin, were in ! Allied hands or about to fall, and Canadian troops were halfway across the center of Holland near i zutphen, 25 miles east of the zuider Zee.
 1 Warplanes Busy
 Front reports said the Germans were trying desperately to extricate (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
AMERICANS, BRITISH TAKE MUENSTER
12CONV|CTS FLEEPRISON,
 6RECAPTURED

Philadelphia, April 3. = (UP) Twelve long-term convictS escaped from east ern penitentiary today but six, including two life term CTS, were recaptured by city police within several hours.
 The men escaped through a 60-foot tunnel burrowed from a cell block to a street outside the prison yard. Some of the men were armed with home made knives.
 The entire Philadelphia police department was alert ed, 25O detectives were as- signed shotguns, machine guns and tear gas. They searched and watched the city's known underworld haunts for the fugitives.
 One of the men recaptured, Hor- ace Bowers, sentenced to life in prison for conpHcity in the killing of a state policeman, was shot in the stomach when police recap tured four of the fugitives. Detec- tive Vincent Daley was shot three times i,l the abdomen this morning but it could not be determined 1n1- mediately if any of the escaped con- victs were involved.
 Bowers and three others were cap- tured in stolen milk truck after leading police in a chase through Fairmount Park. The fugitives were trapped when they rammed the police car. Those taken with Bow CTS were Robert McNight, serving a life term for murder in Delaware County; Michael Webb, 15-30 years for armed robbery; and James Sim ster, 5-10 years for assault ana battery.
 William (Slick Willie) Sutton, serving 25-50 years for burglary, was taken when he tried to frighten two policemen with a handmade gun. Prison authorities believed Sutton was the brains" of the escape plot. Today's attempt was Sutton's fifth at the Eastern Prison. Clarence Klnadinst serving to Il years Tor burglary, was the sixth recaptured.
 warden Herbert Smith said the prisoners apparently had worked on their escape tunnel for some tme.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
Five Flyers Killed
 In Training PIone

Mobile, Ala, April 3-(UP)-Five flyers were killed in the crash of a training plane near Axis, Ala. Saturday, the Mobile Air Technical Service Command announced today.
 The dead included: 1st It. George w. Conley, 29, navigator husband of Mrs. Maybelle E. Conly, 53 Sum- mers St., Johnsbury, Vt.; 1st It Efrom M. Abelman, "A, navigator, son of Mrs. Sadie A. Adelman, 289 Chelsea St., EaV; Boston, Mass, and 1st It. William P Anton, 29. navi- gator, son of Mrs. Helen Anton, g State St., Concord, N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
James Bowling, Jr. Missinq in Action

Staff Sergt. James M. Dowl- ing, Jr., a radio operator sta- tioned with the Fifth Air Force in the South Pacific, is missing in action since December "A, 1914, his mother, Mrs. Helen Bowling, 118 Prospect street, has been informed. His father, the late James M.' Bowling, died two years ago.
 An honor student at Crosby high school, Sgt. Bowling en- listed in service following his graduation from Yale universi- ty fin 1942. He trained at Sioux City, Iowa, and Salt Lake City, Utah. going overseas approxi- mately two years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
Eisenhower Claims Nazis Fote SeoIed

Paris, April 3.-UP)-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said in a special order of the day to his armies today that German troops encircled in the Ruhr were "ripe for annihilation."
 One whole Germany army group and part of another were caught in the Ruhr trap, he said, and their fate is sealed"
 "A most vital war industrial area is denied to tko German war potential" he continued. "This magnificent feat of arms will bring the war more rapidly to close.
 "It will long be rememebred in history as an outstanding battle-the battle of the Ruhr."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
New Tokyo Rising From Ashes-Jops
By UNITED PRESS

Radio Tokyo finally has admitted frankly that the BPS fire-bomb at tack on the capital March 10 caused vast damage but insisted that "a new Tokyo was rising from the ashes"
 The broadcast, reported by the EGG only a few hours after the superfortresses launched their latest attack on industrial targets in the area yesterday, conceded that fac- tories had been burned to the ground and that thousands of resi- dents were homeless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
BRANFORD MAN FREED

San Francisco, April 3.-(UP)- The Army announced today the names of additional liberated pris- oners of war who have been re- leased from Letterman General hos pitsl and have left for their homes.
 They included:
 Pfc. Albert s. Hendrickson, Ql5 South Montawese streeO Branford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
Ninth Army Strikes For Weser River Canadians Heading For
 Bremen To Trap 5O,OOO Nazis
BULLETIN

Lauterbach, Germany. April 5. -UP)-Third Army forces today accounted for practically all of about 1000 Germans who staged a small scale weekend break through in an attempt to find their way back to their own lines.
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Home, Final Edition Late Sport News Late NeuOs Flashes
Evening star., 1945-09-02
First Fiddle Annexes
.S45,500 With Easy
Win in Trenton
Ey the Associated Press.

~S Iut SSSOCldleu fTeSS.
CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. Mrs. Ed
ward Mulrenan's First Fiddle today
was an easy 21a-length winner of
the fourth running of the Trenton
Handicap, richest and most impor-
tant stake of the 50-day Garden
State Park race meeting.
The grey invader from New York
added S45 500 to his already large
earnings, leaving him Just short of
the 100000 winning mark. First
Fiddle carried topweight of 124
pounds, which was mostly clever
Jockey Johnny Longden, the racing
strip was fast and First Fiddle COM
pleted the 9-furlongs in 1:50 AS.
First Fiddle paid $37o in addition
to the purse, the horses owner re-
ceived a replica of the expensive
and traditional Rancocash Trophy.
There were seven starters in the
Trenton, Megogo being late
scratch. First Fiddle handled his
weight well and was given a flawless
ride.
Alexis in second place was four
lengths ahead of Bon Jour, which
saved ground on both turns and
ran a creditable race. Rick's raft
was fourth.
Hasteville finished fifth after hav-
ing got as close as third in the vicin-
ity of the half-mile pole. Skytracer
had forced Alexis early pace and
then tired badly. Founders dropped
out of it early and he ran a poor
race.
Evening star., 1945-09-02
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Sept. with Pleas
ure, 2-year-old owned by E. O.
Breault, Chicago manufacturer and
Three Dots, racing for J. H. Rouse,
Midway, KY, shared honors in win
ming two stakes worth s46,650 at
Washington Park today.
With Pleasure won in the $23, $50
Prairie State Stakes and Three Dots
won the $22,800 Chicago Handicap
for the second year in a row.
In each instance, the result was
a surprise for the 21,000 spectators.
With Pleasure paid SIS, 81 and $3.50
in defeating Mrs. Louise Donovan's
Fighting Frank and John Marsch's
Mighty Story while Three Dots re-
turned $17.60, $3.50 and $3.50 in
beating Warren Wrights Armed
and Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Ariel Lad.
With Pleasures victory was pop
ular inasmuch as Tony Skoronski,
a Chicago jockey, was the pilot.
The victory was worth $4,000 to
owner Breault and the six furlongs
was run over a slow track in 1:1246
Fighting Frank which finished sec
ond paid IS and $500 and Mighty
Story, the So favorite which wound
Evening star., 1945-09-02
Lord Loudoun Scores
Startling Upset in
Marlboro Stake
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
MARLBORO. Md, Sept. lin the
biggest upset registered on State
track of less than mile this year,
Lord Loudoun, owned by J. M.
Rogers of Virginia, today got up to
nose out Earl L. Poston's White
Easter, 2 to 5 favorite, in the 1900
Quantico, 615 furlong feature run
before 5000 fans.
Leonard Bowers shot Lord LOU
doun on top at the break In the
meantime, White Easter, which the
form players thought couldn't lose,
was working her way through the
field.
At the far turn. Lord Loudoun
still was on top and when White
Easter attempted to move through
on the rail she was pinched off
However, she rallied quickly and
battled her way into the lead.
Seventy yards from home, Lord
Ioudoun came again to beat White
Easter. Racing into third place be-
hind the flying leaders came Mrs.
Dan Chamblin's Idle Gossip, which
was coupled with the winner. The
entry paid $10.70. The time was l :26.
Stanley Greene, jr. of Virginia
gave fellow owners and trainers
something to think about when his
horses Bagpipe, Mr.. Jim and All
Crystal won in a row, with the last
named capturing the Bladensburg
claiming purse, 612 furlong sprint.
All Crystal took command at the
break and raced the distance in
12645.
Evening star., 1945-09-02
Navy Is Exclusively I
Says Coach as Big
Squad Is Unveiled
~ ths Associated Press.

~ tue AkSoclated FreBB.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 1.-Navy
unveiled its big, star-studded foot
ball squad today under q hot Mary
land sun before visiting newspaper
and radio men.
The 60-odd man squad was told
by Vice Adm. Aubrey w. Fitch, the
Academy's new superintendent, that
the entire Navy depended upon
them for victory over "our allies u
the Army, on December /, at Phila-
delphia.
Comdr. Oscar e. Hagberg said that
the attack this year would be all
Information, with no single wing
plays. Last year, the team worked
from both formations.
The present first-string backfleld
includes Jim McKie at quarter
Clyde Scott at left half, Bob Jenkins
at fullback and Bob Kelly at right
halfback.
There was some unomcial specu-
lation at the Academy that Wis
consin might be added to the sched-
ule to take the November II spot
cancelled by North Carolina Pre-
fight.
Evening star., 1945-09-02
Colts Beut Barrier in Practice
But Others Sturt This Week

its way right up to the title game
with Eastern, to be beaten there
by superior power and experience.
Mulvey's squad will be typical Of
the five smaller schools. He has
two experienced linemen, Johnny
Beatty, an end, and Tackle Dave
Carpenter, and three veteran bscks
in Don Lchty, Jack Castro and
Bo Lamar, but as far as he knows,
the rest of the material reporting to
him Tuesday will be light and
untried.
The big Three" picture is in
direct contrast to this. Eastern
plans to have Sonny Settle and
Jack Bobb back as ball-toters with
Phil Cocimano at center, and that
combination alone is team. They
were among the top stars of 1914
Around them will be built q strong
eleven Of youngsters developed by
Coach Dick Mentzer on the Junior
varsity last year.
Coach Dan Snyder Of Tech is
faced with the pleasant prospect OF
seeing Andy Davis return to his
backf1eld and big Clarence Drayer
come back to bolster the line. Ma
terial at Tech also promises to be
plentiful, and while 1t is a shade
the weaker among the big Three"
the Maroon usually turns out q
fighting club.
Coolidge Is Mystery Threat.
But while most dopesters pick
Eastern to repeat this year, Coolidge
still is the mystery threat of the
top trio. Youngsters such as Stan
King and Bill Cannon are typical
of the size and ranginess of the
squad.
Wilson may turn out to be the
most powerful of the schools COM
peting with the three powerhouses.
Coach Willard Bristor has some
good backfeld material in Bob
Leonard. three experienced linemen
in AL Fitch, Buddy Whittlesey and
Frank DAILY and Rufus Webb will
be groomed for a backfield assign
ment.
Darkest of the dark horses is
Coach Zuzu Stewards Anacostia
club. The Indians are in the un-
derdog spot as every season opens
but this year they appear to have
something to back up their hopes
in a fast squad built around Vet
eran Don Dinkins, a redhot ball
carrier.
And then there is Roosevelt, where
Coach Artie Boyd hopes for the
best, but the boys are light. Gen.
trails prospects are unknown, but
Coach Jan Jankowski hopes to
make up in speed what he will lack
in the way of Drawn on the squad
Most coaches are planning 10
employ the single wing back forma-
ton with an unbalanced line. There
has been some talk of reverting to
the old system of audible signals,
but the huddle has seemed to work
best with high school youngsters. A
few mentors declare that they in
tend to give audible signals a try
in practice scrimmages, but they
don't expect much to come of it. Nc
one Is planning to use the ct" A
little too tricky for the lads.
Evening star., 1945-09-02
Marlboro Results

FIRST RACE-Purse: $500: 3-year-olds
MshtsSP sP soid ssein1aE lsmifh7 fuFos5s 1898 $50 $50
Ms2sab MAPpis I1y,ttc1., pSy tW kirk 11.so $50
Also EanE-Raboul. Nutmeg Lass, Purple
PesEs; sESoNn SAINT rSrs rPyEsEics and MIS- I.
Bagpipe (Tammaro) $3.50 $50 800
unheard Covers $40 go
fYme@1 .6sM. auoei' $50
Also ran-sunmoor, War Commander,
easy people; pplx Air ans1g signal KID osqlIiVan.
THIRD RAcEWPurse, $500; 3oyear-olds
MT sha Up Up; Claiming; 3s ing ,6Aa fqrlongs:. D
Rough Amos BoWegs> Bowers 1850 5so 5.so 4.5o 4ho
effH fIns. Ssii f;ssls: ff3ssslltsrs' SO
FOURTH RAcE@Parses Hoee eocSssSG Ss99; 5e9e ssesr
ii ~ saa u Rsig RslaiiRns eH Zoo ofurOpSs 4B5
over Gold 5chaliis) 7'0o : a.$9 go
x,ilI Also zan%ghailleen. charmful. Brooke
FL TIPTa H. sRAcEIIPurse, 5000; allowances;
81 ns furionss. ana up the Cedar Point;
MHystfsiFyb0SE HSzsfisyh Smith 4,5o $40 $40
Boston Tim. sTo0% on I1W. Kirk 4'00 $50 $50
soaI Also lar Tan%Peg o'sulllvan. Morning Time,
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: allow
snces; 3-year-olds and ur9 The Quantico.
6E furlongs.
Lord Loudoun
(BoweIS) 1o7o . 90 o1o
White Easter tBakhsh) ) al 81
. Idle Gossip (Tamarrol 40
Time, 1926. o'1o
Also ran-Don orlan, Pompey Corners.
COMEDY Player: Walter Haight' D.
entry. o. ~ fSosefS
SEVENTH RAcE-purse. 81 900, a-year-
Broller Smith 4.50 3,1o IN
River Bank IF KeIlyl S50 3 ~
Bombs Away (Bakhshl 3 ~
Time, 1:573s o'o
Also ran-Ca1sbozo. Bast1nsdo. rbf,1ie
Tang, ISLE De Pine, Chalpre Nii'iiie
.,ds EIGHTH RAcE--Purse, 5000: 4-year-
eiqS a1rir sna p up; claiming; lis miles
Alplne Boy tSnith) $50 . IN o 5n
Banger Flag lTammaro) $50 4 ~
6litZette (Challis) 2'ooo 2'oooo
Time, 1:572s. 7'oo
o. Also ran = Miss Anaconda. stingino
sam, Yankee Lad, Gallant. Real Scnfcb
Evening star., 1945-09-02
Interhigh Football
Card for Season

Sept. 28-WeStern at Coolidge,
Wilson at Central, Tech at Ana
costa, Eastern at Roosevelt.
Oct. 5-Western at Wilson, Cool
idge at Anacostia, Eastern at
Central.
Oct. 12-Roosevelt at Tech,
Western at Anacostia, Wilson at
Eastern.
Oct. 19-Roosevelt at Coolidge,
Central at Tech, Western at
Eastern.
Oct. 26-Roosevelt at Anacos-
tia, Tech at Wilson, Coolidge at
Central.
Nov. 2-Roosevelt at Western,
Eastern at Tech, Anacostia at
Central.
Nov. 23- Tech at Coolidge,
Tech at Western. Central at
Roosevelt.
Nov. 16-Coolidge at Eastern,
Anacostia at Wilson, Central at
Western.
Nov. 23-Tech at Coolidge,
Wilson at Roosevelt, Anacostia
at Eastern.
Nov. 20-30, Dec. 1-Playof1s.
Evening star., 1945-09-02
By BOB MCLEAN.

There will be big Three" in
District interhigh football this
District interhigh football this sea-
son and the powerful trio, with a
monopoly of the huskier players,
will fight it out right down the line
to the championship The three will
be Eastern, Tech and Coolidge.
That's one viewpoint on 1945 high
school grid prospects as opening
practices get under way this week.
Coolidge, with a small army of
strong youngsters reporting, jumped
the gun by opening initial drills last
Friday, while the other seven
schools have called first workouts
for Tuesday.
Around the circuit the talk is
that Coolidge is the real threat
and the word is that Coach Gil
Conn has material to burn. East
ern, however, will have the edge
in experienced talent and is the
preseason choice of most coaches
to take the crown again this year.
The other member of the big
Three" Tech, also has stars of
the 1914 season returning and a
large field to draw on.
AS Coach Fred Mulvey of West
ern puts it: eff any of the five
smaller schools is to get anywhere
against those three powerhouses,
it will have to be on speed and
brains. Those three big schools,
with their large attendances, not
only have more to choose from, but
they are iuckier in the way of re-
turning lettermen."
Mulvey Ought to Know.
Mulvey should know what he is
talking about. Last year he took
a featherweight, green Western
team, taught it to think on its feet
and put the emphasis on binding
speed and an aerial attack. West
ern, it will be remembered, battled
Evening star., 1945-09-02
Three D. {. Shippers
will Seek National
Sailing Crowns

Three Washington skippers and
their crews will be heading for Sea-
side Park, N. j., and Riverside,
Conn, this week in time to par
ttcipate in national championship
regattas of the comet class and
lightning class, respectively.
Fleet Champion Clarke Daniel and
Runnerup Frank Howard will rep
resent the District in the comet
nationals at Seaside Park, which
promises to take on an overseas
tone, with entries planned from
Puerto Rico.
Fleet Champion Bill Welch will
carry Washington's hopes in the
lightning class event at Riverside.
Both regattas will be held this
coming Friday, Saturday and SUM-
day, with a three-race series de-
termining the national champion
for each class.
Daniel will be racing his blue
hulled Robert E. Lee, while Howard
sails his Hi-C's. The latter, along
with his wife Joyce, raced last week
end at Stone Harbor, N. j., and will
not have the problem of transport
ing their comet by trailer this week.
WEIGH, who races his Circus in
the local Potomac River Sailing
Association series, plans to sail one
of the lightnings being pooled for
visiting feet champions.
Better than 80 comets are ex-
pected for the event, the first held
since 194l. Two entries have been
received from San Juan, Puerto
Rico. They are Dick Bertram, who
will sail his own boat, and DR..
Rafael Maldonado, who will take
his chances with a comet from the
boat pool.
Several local yachtsmen are list
ed on the Comet Race Committee,
which is headed by D. Werner
Smythe, class president and former
Washington comet sailor.