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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
53,000 Idle InWoIkouts
CBy United Press

Production in many industrial areas across the country still was crippled by strikes today. More than 53,00O workers in 12 cities stayed away from their jobs and 5000 others in four manufacturing areas threatened to walk out.
 Only bright spot in the labor pie ture was the return to work of 300 employees of the Spencer Lens Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y. The men went back to their jobs last night after two- days walkout called to protest al- leged transfer of workers to lower class jobs.
 Chicago, Detroit and Akron were faced with the most serious strikes.
 In Chicago. 10000 truck drivers stayed away from their jobs for the sixth day as the Army continued to move in combat troops to operate the lines.
 Other strikes in the Chicago area involved $500 workers at the Mo- Cormick Works of the International Harvester Co.,, 700 at the National Malleable Steel & Castings Co.,, and an undisclosed number of AFL printers and pressmen at the Lake side Press of R. R. Donnelley and Sons.
 The United Auto Workers, CIO, at National Malleable walked out in protest against company refusal to discharge four workers who were expelled from the union for alleged dual union activities. Harvester workers protested new piece work allowances and the printers and pressmen sought maintenance-of- membership contract clause.
 All of the Chicago strikes con- tinued in defiance of war labor board back-to-work orders.
 More than 8,100 Detroit workers were idle in jurisdictional disputes affecting the Budd Wheel Co.,, the Packard plant, the Ford River Rouge plant and Chrysler Corp. The Budd Wheel Co.,, was most seriously affected, with 7,500 workers out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
PeetGiven King s Job

Hartford, Conn.,, June 21-(UP)- Gov. Baldwin today appointed Frank H. Peet, Kent, as state con- missioner of agriculture to succeed Olcott F. King, South Windsor, July l.
 The appointment is for four years at $50O0 a year.
 Peet, 50 years old, Is former state representative and senator, served as master of the state grange from 1884 to 1888, and operates a 200-acre dairy farm at Kent.
 Active in Republican politics for many years, he served in the house during the 1889 session and in the senate during the 1941 and 1943 sessions. He was president pro tem- pore of the Senate in 1943.
 The new commissioner is a grad uate of the old Connecticut Agricul- tural College, in 1913, and serves on the executive committee of the state grange and as a director of the Litchfield county farm bureau. He has two sons, one of whom is in the army.
 Opposing Peet for the appointment was another Republican, former state senator John Christensen of Windsor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
Youths Use Jungle Knot To Kill Mon

Cambridge, Mass, June 21 - (U. PO - Four youths including a be- medaled Guadalcanal veteran were rounded up early today and later aIlegedly confessed to the jungle knot" staying of a Cambridge war worker who had befriended them.
 Arraigned in district court on murder charges, the four pleaded innocent and were held without bail for hearing July 2 in the death of Patrick J. Murphy, 48, in his basement apartment Saturday night.
 The quartet were Kenneth Robi- son, r, of Boston; Fred A. Gordon, 19, of Walthani; Frank R. Paine, 21, of Cambridge, a discharged sailor and wearer of several medals including Presidential citation and the Purple Heart; and John J. Aleskivitch, IT, of Somerville. Ales- kivitch was seized asleep in a barn at Tewksbury piggery where he got job Tuesday. The others had been picked up in greater Boston.
 Chief Inspector Patrick F. Ready, whose son was Marine captain aboard the ship on which Paine served at Guadalcanal, said all had signed confessions. He said they ad- mltted that robbery was the mo- tive. However, the only loot was some clothing.
 In their alleged confessions, all except Aleskivitch claimed to have been the first to strike Murphy. Paine's confession gave a graphic description of how he chased the older man through the apartment, striking him again and again.
 It was because the victim was robbed that the quartet were quick ly seized, according to District At torney George E. Thompson of Mid dlesex County who compnmented police for the speed in which the in- vestigation was completed.
 The four youths were among the boys and two girls whom police questioned throughout yesterday before making the formal charge.
 This was the way authorities re- constructed the crime:
 Broke, the youths allegedly met in a Boston lunchroom Saturday night and discussed plans for ob- taining cash. Paine, who is known as "Puggy" to his pals, repeatedly said that Murphy was soft touch"
 Lacking carfare, the youths then borrowed change from two girls they knew and proceeded to Mur- phys apartment. He welcomed them chatted with them and even served
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
By JOHN L. CUTTER

Washington, June 21 - (U.P) - Sensational charges were made to- day that German industrialists have prepared detailed plans to rearm Germany and finance Naz party underground activities.
 The charges based on hitherto secret documents, were made by Senator Harley M. Kilgore, D.. w. Va, who recently returned from Germany.
 Kilgore aimed his accusation principally at leaders in German industrial cartels.
 'Masquerading as neutral busi- nessmen without political allegiance they have already conceived vicious plans for third attempt at world conquest" he declared.
 Kilgore announced that the sub- ject will be pursued further in hearings before the Senate Military
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
Auto Big 3
 Protest WIPE B AIIocotions
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BY ALLEN w. BOWLING

Detroit, June 21.-CUP)-The Big Three of the automobile industry General Motors, Ford and Chysler strongly protested today against the War Production Boards alloca- cations for passenger car production during the last half of 1945.
 The three major companies charged that WIPES quota structure calling for 691 1,018 cars from ten producers in the nine months be- ginning July 1 discriminated against their dealers.
 They told WIPES Detroit regional office that an 8,00O-car minimum as- signment for five smaller companies would provide competitive advan- tage for distributors of those firms.
 A regional WIPE official denied that the quotas were discriminatory and said the big three would "still have 10 to margin over some of the smaller companies in any given area"
 General Motors with five divi- sions, drew a nine-month quota of 285 ,288 cars. Chrysler's three divi- sions were next with 149, 9O5. Ford's quota was fixed at 119,730.
 Next to these were: Studebaker, 27,825; Hudson, 21 SOP; Packard, 20,- 118; Nash, 1850; and Wilys-Over- land. Graham-Paige and Crossley, 16,000 each.
 Allocations for the big three re- mained unchanged from original quota recommendations, the WIPE spokesman said. He said smaller companies were assisted by the B. 000-car minimum for the last half of 1945, contained in the order is sued yesterday in Washington by J. A. Krug, WIPE chairman.
 The spokesman said the quotas providing a starting figure only, and he warned that these are quite temporary in nature"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
General Electric Strikers Return

Bridgeport, June 21-(UP)-The 1000 strikers at the General Elec- trio Co.,, who walked out Monday protesting that some of their wives were being paid higher wages, re- turned to work today after Army and Navy officers joined with CIO union officials in pleading for a resumption of production.
 The strikers declared earlier that they would remain out until "the Army and Navk took over."
 Negotiations will be started i'm mediately to find an amicable solu- tion to the grievance. The strikers wanted a new evaluation of their jobs, so that their earnings could be brought to higher level.
 They claimed the women were earning from seven to 32 cents more an hour, although they were = -~AAkhAs division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21

"Patens for stainless steel belong ed to the Chemical Foundation, Inc. New York and the Krupp Company of Germany jointly. The U. s. Steel Corporation, Carnegie-Illinois (Steel Corp) American Steel and Wire, National Tube, Etc, were thereby under obligation to work with the Krupp concern"
 He also cited the Zeiss Company, the Leica company and the Ham burg American Line as firms which have been especially effective in protecting German interests aboard and gave their New York address to the indutsrialists at this meeting" :" the report continued.
 The report said smaller and even more significant meeting was held later, presided over by Dr. BosSe of the Germa narmaments industry and attended only by rep resentatives of Hecho, Krupp and Rochling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21

Coscia, who is on trial for his life on a first degre murder charge for the staying of Adolph Cyr, complet- ed his testimony yesterday after noon, and today sat at the counsel table as Defense Attorney Edward Mascolo called nine additional per- sons, including several character witnesses, to the stand.
 The psychiatrist, Dr. Thomas Carey of Hartford, a consulting psychiatrist and neurologist for Wethersfield State prison, took the stand at noon today to answer hypothical questions on the actions of . person who is motivated by fear.
 At the outset of his testimony Dr. Carey stated there was distinction between a person motivated by in- stinct and a person motivated by sound reason. He stated he has handled thousands of cases, during his 13 years of practice, of persons who have suffered from fear ana from loss of memory.
 Summarizing the series O1 events which Coscia claims occurred before the shooting, Mascolo today asked the psychiatrist to assume that all those things had happened, and asked him for his opinion as to the part fear played on Coscia's actions.
 Before the psychiatrist took the stand. Mascolo asked Corporal 1n- soena. Coscia's nephew, about conversation he had had with Cyr in the presence of his uncle on Sunday morning in July or August ,of last year.
 The defense sought the answers to aanow that Coscia feared Cyr.
 Judge Cornell at the start of the soldiers testimony explained to the jury the limited purpose Of that testimony. He stated the testimony would only lay basis for hypo- thetical questions which would be proposed to one or more medical men later.
 Corporal Insogna said he and Coscia approached Cyr as the lat ter sat on his first floor back yer anda at 4l9 Washington avenue. He testified he said to Cyr, My uncle has told me of bickerings and troubles between you two. Why can't you get along?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21

iSts with interest in France.
 Presiding was "Dr. Scheid, hold ing the rank of s. s. Obergruppen- fhrer of the Hece (Hermandorff and Schonburg) Company" the documents said.
 Others included representatives of uch leading German industries as Krupp, Rochling. Messerschmitt, Rheinmetall, Bussing and Volks- Wagenwork factories and represen- tatives of the German naval minis try and the ministry of armament.
 They were told to make contacts and alliance with foreign firms "in- dividually and without attracting any suspicion" They were told to lay the groundwork for borrowing considerable sums in foreign coun- tries after the war.
 AS example of "the kind of pen- etration which has been most use- full in the past" Scheid reportedly cited: g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
 ToAdjourn In 6 Days
By H. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, June 21-(UP)- With definite adjournment date finally in sight, the United Nations Conference settled down today to six days of technical and formal steps needed to complete the char ter of the new world organization.
 President Truman will arrive next Monday and address the final session of the 63-day conference on Tuesday afternoon.
 Postponement of the final session from Saturday until next Tuesday was announced officially by Secre- tary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. Unavoidable delays in complet- ing the work of technical commit tees, which in turn delayed the f. nal drafting job and preparation of the five official language texts of the charter, were given as the req sons.
 All but one of the 12 conference committee have reported to their parent commissions. That one-the committee on the political and se- curity functions of the assembly will present it's report today.
 It was in that committee that the latest conference crisis" arose when the Soviet Union reopened the question of the discussion powers of the assembly. A few hours before StettiniuS announced the new closing date, he revealed set clement of the assembly dispute in which Russia and Australia played the principal roles and the United States and Great Britain acted as nediators.
 The controversy involved the rights of the assembly to- discuss international matters. The Austral- ians wanted unlimited rights of discussion. The Russans wanted discussion limited to matters per- taining to peace and security.
 It was settled by compromise, the Russians yielded on their insist ence that discussions be limited to matters relating to maintenance of international peace and secur- ity." the Australians gave up speci- flc mention of the assembly's right to discuss matters relating to the purposes and principles" of the charter.
 The net result was a paragraph giving the assembly the right ito discuss any questions or any mat ters within the scope of the charter or relating to the powers and func- tions of any organ provided in the charter"
 Othe rconference developments
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
Gernan Lndustnahsts To Rearm Country And Finance
 Underground Actiuities Claims Sen. Harley Kilgore

Affairs subcommittee on war mob- ilization of which he is chairman. The hearings begin tomorrow with Bernard M. Baruch as the first witt ness. State and Justice Department officials will follow.
 One of the principal documents released by Kilgore was a confiden- tial report on a meeting of German industrialists at Strasbourg on Aug ust 10. 1914. Authorship of the docu- ment was not disclosed.
 It dealt with plans of leading in- dustrialists for dissociating them selves with the Nazi Party, strength ening their economic contacts with foreign firms and cloaking future activities under the guise of non- military research.
 The Strasbourg meeting, accord ing to Kilgore's evidence, was held in the Hotel Rotes Haus and attend ed by principal German industrial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
City Judgeships
 Split By Baldwin

Attorney John L. Gaffney CD and Judge Charles Summa (R) were appointed to the bench of the Waterbury's city court by Cover nor Raymond E. Baldwin late yes- terday afternoon as the latter made appointments of 38 judgeships throughout the state.
 Judge Theobald E. Conway (R) co-judge for the past two years with Judge Summa is being replaced by the Democratic appointee. Attorney Gaffney previously serv- ed two terms Q939-1943) in the To- cal court and was the choice again this time of the local Democratic administration. Long prominent in legal, civic, religious, and political affairs of the city he had consider able support behind his candidacy.
 Judge Summa's re-appointment is foreseen as indicative of the state COP party's recognition of the vote getting operations of the city judge and his brother, former state Sen ator Francis Summa. The latter two were conceded among their own party members as being greatly in- strumental in the low Democratic vote boiled here last year in the na- tional election. A normally Demo- cratic city, Waterbury gave the late President Roosevelt, but $500 ma jority as compared to almost 10,- 900 four years previous.
 Speculation On Others
 Speculation arose today as to the dispensation of the remaining court posts among what members of what parties?" It is believed that the or- iginal division agreed upon verbally among local leaders of both parties will be adhered to in the final dis bursement of jobs.
 This division, as previously report ed here, calls for retention of the COP currently controlled posts (and salaries) of-one prosecutor, $4,000; assistant clerk of court (small claims), $2,5O0; male proba- tion officer, $3,500; stenographer- small claims court, 1900 and part time stenographer for the probation office, $780.
 This will leave for the Democrats the following; one prosecutor S4,000 clerk of court, $4,000; and assistant to the clerk, Cfemale employe, as rule) $2,000.
 Democrats have already submit ted the names of Attorney Gordon Hutchinson, James Lawlor, Carmen Cipriano and Stephen Homick for the posts. Only two will, naturally, be named.
 Just who will be re tained among the Republicans now already hold ing posts cannot be actually de- termined at this time. It is possi- ble that the final decision as to who must go or who should be retained may result in an intra-party flare up.
 Certain leaders are seeking the re- lease of Atty. Fred Palomba as prosecutor to make way for the Democratic appointee but strong factions are said to be ardently
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
Tanks Thud Luzon Jops
By DON CASWELL

Manila, June N.-UPC-Four American divisions today hammered Japanese positions in northern Luzon in climactic drive to clean up the island, and one of them was within 100 miles of the north coast.
 The 37th Division, after captur- ing Ilagan, capital of Isabela Prov ince, crossed the Iagan river to a point within 100 miles of Aparri, on the north coast of Luzon. It was another seven-mile sweep for the fast-moving 37th.
 Farther west, the 9th, 18th and 33rd Divisions were liquidating en- emy positions in the rugged moun- tains. The 9th was working along Highway four, northwest of Baga- bag, while the 18th and 33rd famed out north of Baguio.
 Today's communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters pointed out that guerrilla forces in the northern reaches of Luzon pre- vented any escape for the Japanese from the mountain wilderness into which they were steadily being pressed.
 The Japanese have been estimated to have about two divisions in north ern Luzon, the largest remaining en- emy force anywhere in the Philip pines.
 Heavy bombers of the Far-Eastern Air Forces made another attack on the Balikpapan area in eastern Borneo, but communiques still did not mention the Allied fleet which did not mention the Allied fleet Tokyo said had bombarded the oil center for several days past. The Japanese also had reported mine sweepers operating in Balikpapan Bay, but that, too. was uoncon- firmed
 (Tokyo radio today reported "the enemy in the vicinity of Balikpapan is observed putting mines in adja- cent waters" The broadcast, heard by EGG, did not elaborate on the statement. Yesterday Tokyo said Allied minesweepers were clearing mines in Balikpapan Bay)
 In northwest Borneo, Australian troops made anther shore-to-shore operation to land unopposed on the Tore of Brunei Bay. Thus they won land control of both sides of the bays entrance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
Postal Clerks Elect C. "A. Harvey Pres.

Portsmouth, N. H., June 21- (UP)-Chester M. aHrvey of Wash ington has been elected president of the Railway Mail Association, an organization of 22,000 postal clerks.
 A mail poll was tabulated at the national secretary's office here last night. Other officers elected were industrial secretary, John L. Riley of Chicago; secretary-treasurer. John J. Kennedy of Portsmouth; first division president, William A Taylor of Fairlawn, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
3 Death Pockets

Only yesterday, MdIu1eS Anu doughboys of the 10th Army had split diehard enemy remnants intc three separate death pockets. Nim- itz's announcement indicated ono of the three pockets since had been wiped out and the others reduced to impotency.
 Total Japanese casualties were not announced immediately, but they believed well above the 5000 mark. A total of 87,343 Japanese dead had been counted through Tuesday and 2,565 other enemy troops had surrendered.
 American casualties have not been tallied for publication since May "A. Then they totalled 35,1l6 in the Army, Marine Corps and Navy, including 9,602 dead.
 At that time, the American cas- ualties already had exceeded those suffered in the invasions of Tarawa, Two and Saipan, previously the most costly in the Pacific campaign.
 Conquest of the island gave the Americans an island base 60 miles long with number of air bases and sufficient ground area to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops for the invasion of Japan.
 The return of Stiiwefi,, one of Americas most experienced Far Eastern warriors, to 8 field com- mand for the big Pacific battles to come was announced by MacArthur in Manila in his new capacity as commander of all Army forces in the Pacific.
 Okinawa at present is under the overall operational command of Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, but, MacArthur's new post leaves tho selection of local Army commando CTS to him.
 Stilwell viii succeed It. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., who was killed in action on Okinawa only Monday as he watched his forces carve up the Japanese ren1- nants in the final phase of the campaign.
 With the battle of Okinawa now officially concluded. Stilwell can concentrate on readying the conn., bat-tested 10th Army for the next stage of the Pacific war. A Manila dispatch said it was 8 virtual cer- tainty that he would be one of the top commanders for the conquest of Japan.
 He at present is somewhere in the Pacific on tour of battlefronts and training areas and will take over his new command as soon as he can reach Okinawa, Manila said.
 Stilwell already has conferred at length with both Macarthur and Nimitz during his Pacific tour on the strategy of the battle of Japan and also inspected the 10th Army on a stopover at Okinawa earlier this month.
 500, 900 Tanks Needed
 While at Okinawa, Stilwell told that the United States would need an army of at least 500,- poo men to invade Japan and warned that the war may last an- other two years if the Japanese choose to fight to the en din North China and Manchuria.
 His new post will give him a long, sought opportunity for revenge. He had o walk from Burma to India with remnants of British and Chi nese forces in 1942 after taking what he called "hell of a beating at the hands of the Japanese.
 He subsequently, was made Amer ican Commander in China, Burma and India, chief of staff to General lssimo Chiang Kai-Shek and Dep uty Commander of the southeast Asia theater under Lord Louia 
 While in Chungking and India, he helped plan the liberation q Burma, the building of the Ledo
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
133 Lost On
 Nashville

The following is by a United Press War Correspondent who was aboard the U. s. s. Nashville when it was hit by a Japanese suicide plane, killing 133 officers and men and wounding 190 others. The badly damaged cruiser has been repaired at Puget Sound and is back in service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
$50,00O FIRE

Fitchburg, Mass, June 21-(UP) Twenty y-nine persons, including several children, fled unaided or were rescued over ladders early to- day when general alarm fire swept the Bay State apartments on Clarendon street, causing $50,00O loss,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21

Radio Tokyo said the United States apparently already begun preparations for direct invasion of the Jap anese mainland"
 Nimtz's brief, triumphant commuique reported that all organized Japanese resistance Okinawa, hard-won stepping stone island only 330 miles southwest of Japan ended today.
 Remnants of the enemy garrison in two small pockets in the southern portion of the island being mopped up" the communiuue said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
82 Days Of Bloodiest Fighting Of Pacific Ends Stilwell To Command Victorious 1 1Oth Army
By WILLIAM F. THREE

2P)The Anne can 10th Army has the battle of bod fighting the Pacific Admiral Chester w. Nimitz announced today
 Simultaneously Douglas Mac surprise appointed Stwe chief U command the victorious climac Japan