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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
More Sugar
 Cuts Ahead

Boston. June A. (UP) Further cuts in the already reduced civilian sugar allotments was forecast by the United Business Service today.
 According to present indications, UBS said, supplies of sugar may not be large enough to meet reduced quarter allotments and indus trial consumers faced further severe reductions.
 Government reports, it was said, contend that 1,221,oOO tons will be needed this year for the armed forces and export as compared with 970,OOO tons last year.
 Remaining supplies will permit civilian consumption of only 5,00o,- 900 ton against 6,155,000 ton last year." UBS said. Civilian consump- tion in the first six months Of 1945 was nearly as heavy as year earl fer. This means that the 1000, ,00O decline in civilian supplies will come in the last half (of this year) and will cut allowable consumption more than 90 per cent
 UBS said that beverage, candy, svrup and preserve manufacturers will be hard hit and that the sugar supplies for home canners which reached 100000 tons last year will be held to around 100000 tons this year.
 It was said that though incentive pavments to Puerto Rican sugar producers may be increased and though 1946 offering prices to Cuba may be boosted, these moves will not alleviate the critical supply sit uation confronting the nation" this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
VETO ISSUE COMPROMISE
 NOT LIKELY
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, June 4. - (UP) The United States, Britain, France and China today abandoned any idea of restoring to an immediate showdown vote on RusSia'S proposal to let a big power veto discussion of disputes by the security council of the new peace organization.
 They waited instead for MoscoW's reaction to their vigorously stated opposition to the Russian interpreta- tion of the Yalta voting for mula and hoped it would re- veal Soviet willingness to solve the issue by negotia- ton.
 That change of attitude plus big five agreement on IA out of IT major controversial issues eased the week end apprehension which was caused by the unexpected Russian interpre- tation of the voting formula. Until late yesterday, some U. s. delegates feared the issue would have to be tossed into the laps of all of the 49 nations t. decide-With a tWo-thirdS majority certain against Russia.
 U. s. Opposed
 The decision to await new word from Moscow in no way changed American determination not to com prmise on this issue. It will continue to oppose the use of the veto by permanent member of the security council to prevent discussion of dispute.
 Russia is mt asking for the right to "gag" discussion of her own dis putUS with other countries. She agreed at Yalta-and still agrees that big power should give up its security council vote during all phases Of peaceful settlement, in- cluding discussion, when it was a party to a dispute. They are now asking, however, the right for all big powers to have veto over dis customs when they themselves are not disputants.
 The fifth big five meeting since Friday night was scheduled for to- day to continue the search for agreement on open" issues. But there was little likelihood that the Moscow reply on the veto will have arrived, thus precluding discussion on that most important question.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
27,000 Vets
 Home-Bound

Manila, June A. (UP) Twenty thousand army veterans of the southwest Pacific war and another 1000 drawn from the Central Paci- fic areas will be on their way home for discharge under the point Sys- tenn by the end of June, it was an- nounced today.
 The southwest Pacific quota in cludes 1884 officers anC 1866 en- listed men, but there will be no WACS among the homeward bound veterans this month.
 About 1,20O of the returnees will be flown home.
 The army's system of rotation leaves also will be terminated with si,e retG-c If the June quota and Pacific personnel thereafter WIll get home by the point discharge route.
 It also was announced that the U. s. Army forces in the Far Eastern theater will release all men over AZ years of age who request discharges.
 Soldiers between 40 and AZ also will be eligible for discharge upon request, although they may be re- tained by their units for maxi mum of 90 days after their release applications are filed.
 WACS over 40 who have served for one year or more also may re- quest discharges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
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B|LLSSWAMP CONNECTICUT
 LEGISLATORS

Hartford, Conn.,, June 4 - (UP)-The General Assem- bly, began it's final three days today with hundreds of m e asures, including the states budget for the com ing biennium, still to be adopted.
 The s13o,ooo,ooo budget bill adopted by the House last week was being revised by a Senate subcommittee which was expected to chop as much as $1O,OO0,000 from the appropriations. Senate Majority Leader Ris Cassi, D., Hartford, called the orig inal measure "the most eX- travagant budget proposal in the history of the state, :" and claimed Democrats were not changing the budget only for political reasons or to embarrass Governor Bald win"
 Job for Dove If the Senate or House should fail to accept the revised budget, all state financing would be turned over to Democratic State Comptrol- Ter John M Dove for the next two years.
 Distribution of minor court joos in 69 towns, which has deadlocked the legislature for months, ap- peared today to be left to Gov. Baldwin. Legislative leaders an- nounced that negotiations to divide | the judgeships and other court jobs had broken down Saturday, with | leaders of both parties claiming a breach of faith by the opposition.
 The governor previously an- nounced that if the judgeships were left for him to fill after the legislatures adjournment Wedne5- day, he would fill the jobs on a l bipartisan basis.
 Other matters still to be acted | upon before adjournment include the governors nominations of major commissioners and judge ships, and many bills included in either the Republican or Demo- cratic platforms.
 Meanwhile, the Senate h s adopted a bill providing a one-cent package increase in the cigarette tax to finance the Sl2, 800, 900 in- crease in the Connecticut soldiers, sailors, and Marines Fund, which also was approved.
 Substitute Approved A substitute measure fcrblddlng employment of children under IA on tobacco farms with more than 15 workers was approved by the Senate. A similar bill, prevlously /Coptir,,oI oy DaUp Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Torso Fished From Hudson

New York, June 4.-(UP)-An autopsy today on male torso fished from the Hudson river may give police their first whole clue to the jig saw puzzle murders of New Jersey gamblers and black market operators.
 Homicide bureau detectives who examined the hacked portion of body. said it may very possibly be the remainder of the body of Joseph Mastropole. FairlaWn, N. J., gambler. The lower portion of Mastropole's body was taken from the Hudson by shad fishermen last May 6.
 A dock foreman for the Cunard Line saw the torso Wedged between the liners Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary yesterday. Chief Medi- cal Examiner Thomas Gonzales found a bullet hole and stab wounds in the back. He ordered an autopsy today.
 New York police confered with EdgeWater, N. J., detectives and ar ranged to bring Mastropole's widow, Rosalie, and his sister, Josephine, to a New York morgue to examine the remains today. Police said the torso was partly decomposed and had been hacked off at the lower ribs.
 Several butchered portions of hu- man bodies tied in bags have been pulled from the Hudson since Mas tropole's legs were found. Police said he had been peddling counter ] felt ration stamps before his death
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04

by the Navy. which hid large number of Japanese fighters, tank CTS and munition ships.
 It was on dark night, with poor visibility that Fluckey found his target. A large number of Japanese Auxiliary ships were in an anchor age behind a protecting screen of escort vessels which were concen- trated on every logical approach. The water was so shallow that an attacking submarine would have to remain surfaced during it's approach and for at least an hour afterwards.
 Stil. anchored there in the har- bor was one of the best targets ever presented by the enemy. Fluckey decided to attack despite the heavy odds.
 His danger-laden escape after the attack was a part of his carefully laid plans. He was certain there would be enemy search lights, gum fire and hot pursuit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Government Topers of Debt otaI
Bv LYLE WILSON

Washington, June 4.-(UP)-Be- lieve it or not, the United States government was within sight today of beginning to taper off the biggest spending spree in history,
 War spending in May still was the second highest on record-eX- ceeding $8,O000o0,0O0 But the out look is better with the change to a one-front war.
 This is the last month of the 1e45 fiscal year. By July the gov ernment will have spent nearly $1OO ,O0O, 100000 in 12 months. It will have gone more than $500Oo,- 000,O 900 further into the red in the same period.
 When the new fiscal year begins at midnight next June 30 the na- tional debt will be so big as to be almost incomprehensible. The fig ure will be approximately s24O,- 900 100000.
 If you subtract matter of Sl6,- GOO 100000 or so from the national debt figure you will have the sum Of money which the government has had to borrow in the past IA years That would represent the extent to which the government has lived be- yond its means since the first de- preSsion deficit in the latter part of Herbert Hoover's administration The $16,00O000,000 was a holdoveI debt from World War I.
 When the late Franklin D. Roose- welt took over in 1883 he announced an economy program which lasted less than four months. During his first few years in office MT. Roose- welt talked confidently of balancing the budget-but always scheduled that painful operation for some fu- ture time His administration op- erated on a deficit from March 4 1883, when he took office until Apri 12, 1945, when he died in his fourth term.
 President Harry S. Truman has the job of trying to get the Treas ury out of the red. He began in his first month as President with a re. (Continued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Reds Kill so Germans

London, June 4-CUP)-The Rus sians were reported today to have made good their threats to put to death 50 Nazi hostages after a minor uprising in Berlin.
 The Finnish radio reported that the Red Army executed 50 Nazis after fighting flared in several dis tricts of Berlin three days ago. The report said the Russians also caught and shot several Germans respon- sible for the outbreak.
 pr. Arthur Werner, Russian-ap- pointed Mayor of Berlin, had warned that 50 Germans would be put to death for every act of vio- lence against the Russians. His warning apparently was broadcast the same day that fighting broke out in Berlin.
 The Allied Control Commission probably will discuss the problem of how to deal with Germans whc attack occupation troops at its meeting this week. Observers pointed out that tine Russians apparently already had decided what measures they would use, while there was nc indication what the western Allies would do
 The Daily Mail meanwhile re- ported from Wiesbaden that a Nag plan for another Der Tag five years from now had been uncovered The Mail dispatch said the plan was formed by Propaganda Min- ister Paul Joseph Goebbels, Deputy Fuehrer Martin Bormann, Labor leader Robert Ley, and other higt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
U S. Sub 7orpedoes Jap Vessels In Jammed Harbor
 Surfaces Under Muzzles or Enemy Guns And Escapes

The side of one vessel blew out like the fired magazine of warship. Two ships exploded and sent a shower of traces in all directions.
 Only the Japanese know how many ships went down that night. Fluckey had no time to stop and count.
 Japanese escorts came in hot pursuit tossing a hail of shells in the direction of the fleeing Barb. Many hit close but all missed. The junks confused the enemy and several of them were taken as tar gets instead of the Barb The escaping submarine executed a perfect maneuver of broken field running and reached open water at dawn. A Japanese plane spotted her and she submerged for the first time since sighting the target the night before. The entire crew lived to tell the tale.
 Fluckey's home is Annapolis Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
By COURTENAY MOORE

Washington, June - tU.P) - The Navy revealed today the daring exploit of a U. s. submarine that sneaked at night into harbor jam med with Japanese ships, surfaced under the muzzles of enemy guns. torpedoed vessels all about it, then got away.
 The action earned Commander Eugene B. Fluckey of the submarine Barb the medal of honor and his entire crew the Presidential unit citation. The medal of honor award was announced previously but the citation was granted today.
 The Navy called the episode which won Fluckey the nations highest award virtually a suicide mission - a naval epic"
 Here is the story:
 Fluckey had long suspected the existence of a geographically con- cealed haven, otherwise unidentified
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04

Against these, he would have the advantages of surprise and his plan. This involved flight through un- charted waters filled with mines and rocks and route packed with fish ing junks. He figured the Japanese escorts would hesitate to make run through the rocks and would find the fishing junks handicap.
 The Barb moved inside the screen of Japanese escorts. She let go with all the torpedoes she could in the time available gave full right rudder and moved toward the rocks.
 From the bridge of the surfaced ship Fluckey could see Japanese ships errupting in the night light a nest of volcanoes. Columns of fire ieaped from several vessels. The first target settled in teh water. Some of the vessels hit were obscur- ed by others burning.
 Pillars of smoke poured skyward
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Yonk Spies Worry Japs

San Francisco June 4 = (U.P) - Radio Tokyo said today that Amer ican and other Allied spies were be- coming increasingly active inside Japan.
 fos ssaid Japanese communications authorities had instructed the Jap anese people to refrain from talk ing or writing about such matters as the location and nature of mili- tary installations and troop move ments.
 Today, when the total might of the people is being turned to fight ing strength the broadcast said, leach and every one of the people possesses direct or indirect nation al secret.
 We should not only know the need for defense against spies in our minds but should also try to prac- tice it always by not talking or writ ing about anything, even uninten- tionally, that might be used by the enemy as material for military op- erationS or demagogical propa- ganda.
 The Tokyo newspaper Nippon Times took cognizance of American demands for Japan'S unconditional surrender in an editorial that ad- mitted the country was hard pressed.
 The Japanese are fighting with their backs to the wall for the very existence of their country and for the emancipation of all like kindred peoples of Asia, the editorial said.
 These are the principles of moral justice which alone can lead the world to harmony. The Japanese cannot consider any peace which compromises their immutable ohtee- tives.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04

Grew, speaking aSa1nSt a person. al background of 20 years of service in Germany and Japan before the outbreak of two wars, was the first witness as the long delayed hear ings got under way. The issue of peacetime military training is ex- pected to explode into one of the hottest fights of this session of Congress.
 Grew said he believed strongly that American youth should have peacetime military training. He said his view was based on 40 years of experience in foreign service, in- cluding 10 years in Germany before the last war and 10 in Japan be- fore this one.
 T believe it (military training) is an essential part of our share in the United Nations proposals for world security" Grew said.
 Grew said the United States must be prepared to contribute it's share to a United Nations military pool if it should be called upon to do so when other steps fail to preserve peace. He said such a contribution would be determined by agreements yet to be made and by the serious ness of the threat to peace.
 Yet it is decidedly clear that if we are to have that force ready when it is needed Grew said, it will have to be provided to carry out Modern armies and navies do not spring into being overnight
 We should accept, therefore. the judgment of our highest military authority. And that authority holds that unless a system of universal military training is put into effect We shall not have available the re- serve of trained men required tc make our air and sea and land forces adequate to meet any possi- ble future threats to our freedom.
 Grew said that diplomatic suc- cess depends upon national de- termination demonstrated and backed by national preparedness
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Jap Troops Scaled Of
BY WILLIAM F. THREE

Guam, June 4.-CUP)-America troops famed out along the south coast of Oknawa against disorgan- ized resistance today in a drive to envelop the last 15,00 to 10000 Jap anese troops on the island
 Radio Tokyo relayed an admitted ly unconfirmed report that Ameri- can troops had landed behind the Japanese lines on Chinen peninsula, already sealed off by the American thrust to the south coast. Several thousand Japanese were trapped on the peninsula, which juts out of the southeast coast, but Seventh Division troops pushing toward its tip reported little opposi- tion.
 End Matter of Days
 The end of the OkinaWa cam paign appeared only matter of days away. The advance to the south coast ripped apart the enemy's best remaining defenses and exposed forces holding Naha airfield on the west coast to flank attack.
 Only in the Naha airfleld area and on the south coast of adjacent Naha harbor did the enemy show signs of holding his positions. There the final battles may be | fought.
 Radio Tokyo conceded that the situation was very grave and also reported that two Allied task forces had returned to waters east oi Okinawa after a 10-day absence. It speculated that the task forces were attempting to reinforce Amer ican air strength on the island Tokyo said one force comprised three aircraft carriers, three battle ships and cruisers and 10 other warcraft. The second force also was said to be built around three carriers and three battleships.
 Elements of the American Sev- enth Divisions IT and 18th regi- ments planted the American flag on the south coast of Okinawa al 1:3O p. m. yesterday after punching 5000 yards across the base oi Chinen penins.ila.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Hartford Doctor
 Deqree Recipient

Burlington, Vt., June 4(UP)- Gov. Mortimer R. Proctor Of Yer mont was among five recipients Of honorary degrees today at the 154th annual commencement of the Uni versity of Vermont.
 Gov. Proctor received an honorary doctorate of laws from Dr. John s. Mills, president of the university. Approximately 100 students received degrees in course.
 Others who received honorary de- prees were Edwin H. Jones of Waits vile, who retired recent ayfter 20 years as Vermont Agriculture Con- missioner, Master of Science: Sher- man R, Moulton, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, Doctor of Civil Law; Lr. James H. Naylor of Hartford, Conn.,, physician and surgeon. Doctor of Laws; and Dr. Homer L. Dodge, president of Nor wich university, Doctor of Science.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04

 .Irks French In L.evqnt
By PHIL AULT

London, June A. CUPD French government sources in Paris said to- day that the British apparently are trying to seize complete control of the Levant and already have taken over interior censorship and prob ably outgoing cables.
 High quarters in Paris increased the resentment aroused among the French by Prime Minister Church ills intervention in the Levant cri- sis, General Charles DeGaulle al ready has accused the British of stirring up the trouble
 Beyrouth reports said British troops, Marines and sailors were moving French soldiers and civil ians from all populated areas in Syria to isolated camps to prevent further bloodshed
 In Paris, informed government quarters said French furct!onaries and their families and pro-French elements among the natives still were suffering from sporadic attacks by irregular elements of the gen. darnlerie.
 Government circles were openly recently at reports that Syrian gen. darmes had been ordered to main tain order. They said these were the same gendarnes who first at tackled French posts in the Levant, which by the French version of the affair touched off the whole crisis.
 Foreign office sources in Paris said that despite the Levantine troubles, the government was seek ing to renew negotiations with Bri- tain in hope of getting the release of some Iraq oil, described as one quarter owned by French interests.
 During the start of the war. Frances portion of the Iraq oil has been handled by the British, since Ii could not be transported thorugh the Mediterranean to France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-04
Airmen Man Balloons


 When actual results of the ex- pertinent have been obtained Tokyo said. "Large-scale attacks with death -defying Japanese air. men manning the balloons will be launched"
 Naka jima complained that the United States had not divulged the extent of damage caused by the pilotless balloons, but surnised they were creating havoc"
 He said they had ceiling of more than 45,00O feet and took just 100 hours to reach the United States.
 Tokyo said the Japanese naval air force had been converted into a suicide corps to shield the home islands from the rampaging Amer ican fleet.
 Every Navy plane will be ordered to crash itself against an Allied warship, correspondent of the Tokyo newspaper Mainiclli revealed in a radio interview with pilots of the special (suicide) attack corps.
 If this tactic is successful he said, victory is assured for Japan. If otherwise. the Navy will have many heroes for our shrines.'
 The broadcast bore out last weeks Tokyo broadcast reporting that the recent shakeup in the Japanese naval high command foreshadowed the training of all branches of the ] Navy in suicide attacks.
 Admiral William F. (BulD Halsey. commander of the American Third Fleet, welcomed the enemy an- | nouncement and challenged the Japanese to send the remnants of their do-or-die "BanZai" attack against him.
 T wish the b------s would ha told neWsmen aboard his flagship of Okinawa. "They might get their thumbs halfway to their nose-but that's all"
 Halsey dismissed the Japanese Kanikaze suicide planes as 8 damned nuisance rather than g. menace" despite the damage they have inflicted on American naval units off OkinaWa. (Continued on Page A