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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Eight-Point COP Program Rops Dems
BY JOHN L. CUTTER

Indianapolis, January p. (UP) - Republican National Chairman Herbert Brownell, Jr,. submitted to the COP National Committee today an eight-point proposal for strengthening party organization as step toward returning to national pawer in the 1946 and 1948 elections.
 Riding with his proposal also ap- peared to be BroWnell's own pros poets for continuing as national chairman.
 Brownell reportedly would like to continue his present unsalaried part-time statuS Some committee men, however, wanted to make it a pull-time paid job. Some also feared that BroWnell'S continuance would give an undue advantage for the l948 presidential nomination to Governor Thomas E. Dewey, who picked Brownell to run his unsuc- cessful 1914 campaign
 Brownell sought to meet that lat ter challenge in his opening state ment before the National Committee meeting he called to consider ways and means of strengthening party organization.
 Any attempted use of party ma
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Randy, Ceylon, Jan. 22-(UP)- The campaign to reopen China's overland supiy route from India over the Ledo- Burma road virtually was completed today as Chinese expcditionary force and It. Gen. Daniel I. Sultan ~'s first Chinese Army of Burma met in force for the first time at Muse near the China Burma border
 At the same time, British invasion forces in southwest Burna moved against Japanese defenders on Ramree Island. 65 miles southeast Of Akyab band 25O miles from Ran goon, after successful amphibious landing Sunday in campaign to reclaim the Arakan coast line.
 Closing Of the Burma road gap was reported by United Press War Correspondent Hugh R. Crumpler In dispatch from Wanting, captured by the Chinese expadItlOnary force
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
BY ROBERT MUSEL

Paris, Jan. 22-(UP) The Luit- waffle in recent months has been eX- pe..menting with fantastic aSsort- ment of anti-aircraft devices in an attempt 10 break up the Allied bomber offensive on Germany, but SO far most of these secret Weap- ons" have proved completely mef- fcctive.
 The Germans have lloated trans parent bubbles the size of fiShbowls down on Allied bomber formations ana on at least one occasion fired hailstorm of red balls at one raid- ing fleet.
 Along with these weird creations the Nazis have been experimenting with more practical devices which arc being watched closely by Allied flax experts, whose duel with the enemy is one Of the most fascinat . ing secret chapters of the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Okinowo Isle Hit Again
By FRANK TREMAINE

Pearl Harbor, Jan, 22.-tUP)- Tokyo broadcasts said that more than $50 American carrier-baSe planes today attacked Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu chain, the second successive day of attack by Admiral William P, Halsey's Third Fleet.
 The attacks which have not yet been confirmed by an official Amer ican communique appered to be growing stronger. The Japanese said an attack by 450 planes was car ricd out against Formosa and Okinawa for nine hours yesterday.
 Today. the Japanese said that in- stallations had suffered damage in the U S. assault and that 45 at tacking planes were shot down and 34 damaged
 Philippines -based bombers also have joined the offensive, Gen. Douglas Macarthur revealed that his long-range air patrols, extending their attacks to the China coast for the first. scored direct hit on a large vessel in a convoy of Annoy 600 miles north of the nearest American air base on Lu2on.
 MacArthur's bomberS also started fires at Heito and Okayama air bases on Formosa,
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Church Needs ReoI Men Asserts Pope

Rome, Jan. 22. tUP)-The church today needs real men, 'tempStu- ous and ready for action in these bitter and overpoweringly difficult times" Pope Plus declared Sunday in ceremony observing the 30 h anniversary of his inscription in the Marian congregation.
 "The enemies of Christ and of the church never disarm themselves even whent hey appear to have Pa cific intentions" he said.
 He recalled the history of the Marian congregation, instituted by the JeSuits. told of the Sullerings they experienced in spreading the teacheings of the church and then outlined present day aims,
 You are charged with defense of the church which counts on you in the struggle against contagion of wrong doing and in defense of Christian Europe against public im- morality" he said.
 Thirty-One countries were repre- sented at the ceremony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Last Jap Stronghold On
 Burma Road Gap Annexed

Saturday. Wanting was the last Japanese stronghold along the road.
 "A New Delhi broadcast heard by the United Press in New York to- day said troops of the British 14th Army were engaged in fierce hand to-hand fighting with Japanese in Monywa, railroad town about 55 miles northwest of Mandalay. The Allies were reported to be holding parts of the northeastern suburbs of the toWn.)
 Sultan's troops advanced l6 miles, clearing ridges dominating the road south of Shweli river. to reach Muse and link up with the expeditionary force, which had pushed south from wanting to close q pincers Cn the Japanese between the two armies.
 The Japanese were caught be- tween havy artillery fire which set the jungle abiaze for three miles along the Burma road and were rec ] ported fleeing south.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
German Secret Weapons
 Completely M effectiUe

T. can be stated that the So-called flaming red balls seen Allied night fighters were merely colored flax used to direct German planes to the targets or to give them other sig nals, such as warning of the Allied approach and the direction of the iaiding planes
 While some of the Luftwaiies more exotic flax has aroused more clrious!ty than resp ct, there is no disposition among Allied alrmen 10 scG!i al the conventional German flas tets which comprise thousands Of l'Nh. guns and one of the thick est concentrations of radar control led heavy guns in the world.
 The Nazis also have been using more rockets which first were re- ported used oi'ly against the high. flying American flying fortress%j but lately have been seen at lower alti- tudes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Boord FoVors More Liberal
 Old Age Sums
By RAY LAIR

Washington, Jan. 22-(UP)-The Social Security Board offered it's cradle to -grave" social program today in report expected to set the pattern for President Roose- velt's forthcoming recommendations to Congress.
 The boards proposals contained in it's annual report, were basically the same as those it made q year ago-to broaden the coverage of old age aid survivors insurance. liber- alize unemployment benefits and establish programs of medical and disability insurance. The war-mind- ed Congress gave them little at- tention last year
 The new recommendations were expected to get greater considera- ton because both the Republican and Democratic parties urged broader Social Security coverage in their 1914 platforms and President Roose- welt made a similar request in his annual message to Congress two weeks ago. MT. Roosevelt promised that a special message with his recommendation would be offered later.
 The board again urged that the old age insurance system be ex- tended to include more than 20,OOO,- GOO additional workers - those in public. agricultural and domestic service, employees of firms wltn fewer than eight workers and non-proft organizations and the self-employed who are now excluded. A revised benefit formula to provide more li- beral payments also was suggested.
 Increased emphasis was placed on
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Tox Refunds Biq In State

Washington, Jan. 22-(UP)-Tax refunds for Connecticut for the 1944 fiscal year. amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, were an- nounced today by the Treasury De- partment. Among the larger refunds were:
 Mary R. Babcock, Upland Drive, Greenwich, $7 7,965.50 dncome).
 Colts Patent Fire Arms Manu- featuring Co.,, Hartford, $ll,76835 Csales).
 Charles W. Deeds, 106 Evansville avenue, South Meriden $ll,564.2l tincome).
 Estate of Milton w. Prank, 2 Whitney avenue, New Haven $l5,- i4211 (estate).
 David F. Harris, GO Frederick P. King, l60 Broadway, New York City S9,91O.87. dncome).
 Hartford National Bank x Trust O., Hartford, $21,570.46. Qncome) Under the will of Hale Holden, Chemical Bank and Hale Holden cxecutor, 165 Broadway, New York, $l4820.03. (Estate).
 Industrial Securities Corp. Mid- dletown, $11.615.l9. Uncomel.
 Kilmer & Co.,. Stamford, $30,005 .62, distilled spiritSl.
 McKesson & Robbins, Inc, Fair field. $38,948.25 (distilled spirits).
 Anne Peyton, Harbor Drive. Belle Haven, Greenwich $l2,64l8O dn- come). Estate of William c. Peyton, 40 Wall street, New York, $500 dn- come).
 Under the will of Elizabeth A. Rogerson. Brett x Hoopes. executors ll5 Broadway, New York. $35 6'lt (estate). - xx,,
 Rhea Reid Topping, Round Hill, Greenwich, $32,869.50 dncome).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Americans 60 Miles Within Manila Limit
BY WILLIAM B. DICKSON

General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Luzon, Jan. 22-UP)-SiXth Army forces rolled south across the central Luzon planes on a l0-mile front today less than 60 miles from Manila and 20 miles from the great Clark Field system of airdromes.
 Luzon'S second largest city. Tarlac, and La Paz, 10 miles to the east southeast, were oveTun Saturday in the first hours of the resumed march on the Philippines capital and the advance was continuing against negligible resistance.
 The Americans were 70 miles in- land-approXimately halfway to Manila Bay-from the Lingayen Gulf invasion breaches at La Paz' It seems likely they would reach and perhaps capture Clark Field without further pause of re-grouping,
 "A Japanese commlmique record- ed by the EGG said more than 6,000 Americans had been killed, wounded or were missing on Luzon since the invasion two weeks ago)
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H. K. HenseI
 Novy Choice

Washington. Jan. 22-(UP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt today nominated H. Struve Hepsel, former New York attorney. to be assistant secretary of the Navy.
 Hensel will succeed Ralph A. Bard. who recently was promoted from assistant secretary to under secretary. Henscl. who now holds legal advisory position in the de- partment, is longtime business associate of Secretary of the Navy James ForreStal. He was nominated from the District of Cotlmbia, since he has resided here for several years.
 MT. Roosevelt also sent to the senate the following nominations;
 Prank IT. DutiJ, Jr, 0! Rutland, Vt., Co be collector of customs col lection, District No. ? at St. Albans oreappoinmenU.
 Harold il, Jacobs of Massachu- SettS to be examiner -in-chicf Of the board of appeals, U. $. Patent Ofilce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
More Silesian Homeland Taken
 By Russians On Way To Berlin; Nazis Run For Siegfried Line
BY BRUCE W. MUNN

London, January p. = Soviet Forces today captured the East Prussian fortress of Insterburg in a storming advance which threatened to Shatter the entire Nazi de- fense system along the Baltic while Red Army spearheadS probed deeper in German SileSia.
 Troops of the Third White Russian Army captured In- sterburg, only 57 miles from the key East PruSsian fort ress of Koenigsberg, in a driving advance of 16 miles beyond Gumbinnen.
 At the same time Marshal Kon- stantin K Rokossovsky'S forces were slaShing toward the Baltic at the southwestern corner of East Prussia and threatening to cut off an estim- ated 100000 Nazis in the Junkers' stronghold.
 The simultaneous Soviet blows were crumpling the Nazi East Prus- sia lines to an extent which raised the possibility the Germans would be unable to make "Tobruk' stand there as they did in the Baltic states.
 Already historic Tannenberg whiciL was the scene of RussiaS most over vhelming World War defeats had been overrum by the Red Army.
 The Soviet offensive on its llth day continued to gather momentum. with Koenigsberg, Danzig, Poznan and Breslau as the immediate ob~ jectives," United Press Correspon~ dent Henry Shapiro reported from | Moscow
 "The German defenses were crumbling like house of cards, and Soviet ffiocers were changing their operational maps several times day" Shapiro reported. The Russians now are deep in what they call the beasts lair and are meas" uring the distance to Berlin
 The Nazi high command reported steadily mounting Soviet pressure III southwestern East Prussia which had carried to the area of Deutsch Eylau, 45 miles below the Baltic. and the big transport center Of Allcnstein, 39 miles to the north- east.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
Two Restaurants
 Damaged By Fire

For the second time in twenty four hours fire struck at a down. town restaurant this morning, dam aging the establishment at g Sco- will street formerly owned by the late State Senator John Hurley, and now operated by Ralph Cretella of 2 Lewis street, Naugatuck.
 While damage was estimated by Fire Marshal Lahey at over thou sand dollars, the blaze did not com- pare in destructiveneSs to the $25, = GOO two -alarmer which swept the building occupied by Diorio's res taurant. 23l Bank street, yesterday afternoon.
 An investigation by the fire mar shal and Capt. Eugene Legge re- vealed the cause of the Diorio fire to have been carelessly discarded cigaret butt which set fire to some rubbish in the cellar directly be- meath the main dining room.
 The fire at Cretella'S restaurant sin. n.ilarly started from cigaret but dropped in some rubbish back of the bar, The fire marshal said that this blaze apparently smould- cred all night. The bar was com pletely ablaze and the fire had run up the back wal before an alarm was turned in by an unidentified party from the box at Scovill and South Main street at 8:30 a. m. to- day.
 Bremen Of Eng. Cos, ?, 3, 4, 10, Trucks and 3, and the booster, under direction of Chief Thomas F, Cavanaugh and Deputy Martin !. Campion got this fire under control by 9:l8. Bremen recovered approx imately $1OO in change which had been in silver cup behind the bar and which had become dispersed Ill the Wreckage
 More than 40 patrons were in Dio- rios restaurant yesterday afternoon when smoke was discovered rolling up between cracks in the floor boards shortly after o'clock. At the request of the headWaiter, Jack Anderson, all the customers got their coats and left quietly as the fire apparatus reached the scene. At least one customer was observed to take the unfinished portion Of his dinner with him.
 The fire travelled from the cellar up between the floors, and up a
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Wallace Nominated By FDR; Certain Senate Fight Seen
By LYLE (. WILSON

Washington, Jan. 22.-(UP)- President Roosevelt, risking a cer- tain senate fight, formally nom mated ex-Vice President Henry A. Wallace today to be secretary of commerce-a job for which his predecessor, Jesse H. Jones, said Wallace was unsuited.
 With the cambinet post would go supervision of the multi-billion dol lar financial operations of the Re- construction Finance Corporation, which Jones has headed since 1883. Most of the anticipated senate fight is expected to center around Wal lace's qualification to do that job.
 Only an hour before his nomina- tion went to the senate. Wallace is.ued a statement in which he said his conception of his new job was that 1t would be ito promote a maximum of national employment by private business"
 Government must accept the duty of seeing that all men in health have jobs," he said
 The common man. he added, need not tolerate less prosperity in time of peace than he had in time of war"
 Presidential Secretary Stephen T, Early told reporters that the White House had mo Knowledge" that Jones intended to make public the exchange of letters in which the President told Jones that he would have to go to make room for Wall lace.
 Jones called reporters to his REF offices last night and distributed copies of the correspondence. The Texans reply to the President stated that he did not believe Wallace was suited for the job.
 Early said there might nave been" some discussion in the exe- cutive office about the advisability of later releasing the exchange Nf letters. He insisted, however, that nothing whatsoever had been known
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Hungary To Aid Allies
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

Washington. Jan. 22- (UPl-Hun- gary, striped of her stolen territ orr irs, took her place as the Fifth and last of Germany's defeated sate- l!teS today.
 In return for Hungary's declara- ration of war against Germany and her agreement to provide the Allies with mot less than eight infantry divisions with col pS tropS, the the Allies decidde to charge her Tor only part of the losses caused by Hun gary aggression-$3 $500 .000, 900 payable in commodities over six years
 Hungary's final boundaries will be fixed after the war but Armistice provides that she give up these ter- ritories she snatched from her neighbors in collaboration with the Nazis. For the time being she will return to her 1887 frontiers.
 The separations figure for Hun- gary is the same as that set for the other ast European satellites Finland. Romania and Bulgaria. The only armistice terms still seco ret are those for Italy full Axis member rathan than And.satellt member rather than a sattelite. And they are said to be the harshest yet imposed.
 The figure was considerably less than originally proposed. At one stage Of the negotiations Russia de- mauded 400,00O,0OO to be paid in four years She will get only half of that over six years as re- sait of American pressure to reduce the terms and also because of Hun- sary's willingness to turn over her military forces as well as all infors nation shc has about the Nazis to the Allies.
 The Hungarian armistice terms Wcrc Sipnnd in MOSCOW Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
|NSTERBURc CAPTURED BY REDS
 Tanks Crump|e ArdenneS Resistance
GUNS USED IN
 SHAVING STILL
 NOT FOUND

Guns used in the staying of Mrs. Stephanie Plungis last November 1 have not been found and the state will start prosecution of the first degree murder charge against Francis Zukauskas, former Supernumerary po- liceman, without the death- dealing weapons as evidence, it was reported today as counsel concluded prepara- tions for the trial which opens Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in Superior Court.
 The guns, which Zukauskas claim ed were dropped into the Naugatuck river, have been the subject of an extensive search, but difficult con- ditions of combing the river have offset discovery.
 Zukauskas, who is confined at the New Haven County jail, meanwhile has been reported by defense coun- sel to have undergone examinations by an "outsid" psychiatrist, but re- suits of the test nor the part they will play in the trial have not been disclosed. The accused has had frequent examinations by regular jail physician, but 1t was learned today a private medical man was called in for special examination.
 Wide interest centers on the part Mrs. Zukauskas will take in the trial but it could not be determined today whether ar not she will take the stand in her husbands defense. Couasel have indicated a decision on possible testimony by the wife Of the accused will be made after the state has concluded its case. Like wise, 1t has been indicated the former policeman may or may not be called to the stand, depending on the turn of the states case.
 Ppublic Defender Edward T. Car mody. who together with Attorney w. W. Gager will defend zupkaus- kas, said today that defense witt nesses have ben lined up. but no in- dication was given of the number who will be called. It is believed the states case will consume at least two or three weeks of the trial.
 States Attorney William B. Fitz- gerald and Assistant States Attor- ney Waler w. Smyth will prosecute the charge, which carries a death penalty on the finding of guilt. County Detective Thomas F. Ladden has been aiding the states attorney in investigation of the case.
 The body of Mrs. Plungis was found buried in 8 shallow grave near an isolated bridle path in Middle bury, three days after the staying occurred. The Draher avenue Wo- man, mother of two children, had been the object of a wide search during the time she was missing. Seven bullets had pierced her body, the medical examiner disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
BY BOYD LEWIS

Paris, January p. - (UP) - Two densely packed Ger man columns of about 5000 tanks, trucks and other vehi- cles streamed eastward out of the pancaked Ardennes salient today in a major withdrawal hampered by swarmS of Thunderbolt dive bombers.
 The American First and Third Armies scored sharp advances in the last phase of the battle of the bulge, indl- eating that Marshal Karl Won Rundstedt was jettison- ing the last of his costly gains in his winter counter offensive and pulling his men back to the safety of the Sleg- fried Line.
 Front dispatches and supreme headquarters reports suggested that the entire crescent of the one-time German salient had collapsed, and the Nazi pullback had become a race with the doughboys hanging onto their heels.
 Wholesale Destruction
 American dive bombers dipping through low scudding clouds wrought wholesale destruction upon two long columns of about l,5OO German vehicles each. One was caught near Prum, IA miles east oi St. With. It was headed up the road toward Bonn and Cologne.
 The second column was attacked eight miles north of Diekirch, on the road. winding northeast toward the Bitburg and Cologne area. The outbound German movement | from both the northern and south ern parts of the flattened bulge in- dicated that RundStedt was writing eff his drive west of the German border and taking up the positions held before his offensive began or Dec. l6.
 First reports indicated the enemy had left only a covering force to defend the town and win time for the withdrawal of their main body to the north and east.
 Villages Fall
 A cluster of villages in an arc l2 miles northwest to the Houffalize area also fell to the advancing Americans, including Derenbach, Allerborn, Winchange, Crendal, Tro- inc. Moinet, Hefelt, Buret, Tavigny, Vissoule and Cetturu, for one of the biggest 24-hour sweeps since the start of the Third Army counter
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HEATING OIL SHORTAGE

Washington, Jan. 22.-CUP)-A serious heating oil shortage may de- velop in the east coast this winter becausc of heavier military demands and dislocatIon Of rail and water transportation by bad weather, the petroleum industry war council rec ported today.
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ROBOT BOMBS AGAIN

London, Jan, 22-tUP) -1he Ger mans have begun using robot bombs on the eastern front. a Moscow broadcast said yesterday
 The enemy put into operation jet propelled projcctiles from iar-oi distances" the broadcast said.
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