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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Airwoys Plea Gets Support

Washington, Aug. 2,-(UP--Thlr- teen members of the Senate conl- merce committees majority-to- day backed the application of Pan- American Airways to be licensed for domestic operations.
 Their recommendation to the White House was the outgrowth of the fact thaS the civil aeronau- tics board has licensed two domestic systems Transcontinental & Vest ern Air, and American Airlines, to conduct transatlantic service in competition with Pan-American. American AirlineS will go into trans- Atlantic operations through a sub sidiary-American Export Airlines.
 Noting thta the IVA and Amer ican Export licenses, which Pan- American denounced as unfair in a statement to CAB this week, are for seven-year experimental periods, the Senators advocated the same op- portunity in the domestic field for Pan-American.
 In its recent north Atlantic de- cision, the CAB granted Pan-Amer- ican permission to use six U. S. cities as terminals for tranS-At- lantic service but specified that 1t could not carry purely domestic traffic between those cities. VIVA and American, on the other hand, have extensive domestic services.
 Among those signing the report were Senators Owen Brewster of Me. Thomas 0. Hart, of Conn, both Republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Presidents Succession Idea Defied
BY ANN HICKS
United Press Staff Correspondent


 Washington, Aug. 2-UP)-One of President Truman's closes t friends in the senate challenged to- day the constitutionality of the presidential succession plan that MT. Truman has asked congress to enact. Sen. Carl Hatch. D.. N. M.. said he had given the plan considerable study and that he believed he had conclusive legal evidence that it was unconstitutional"
 Under the present succession stat ute. passed in 1886, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes is first in line for the presidency and Secre- tary of the Treasury Fred M. Vim son is second.
 President Truman, however. has sent congress special message in which he said the speaker of the House should be first in line and the President pro tempore of the senate second. The House passed enabling legislation, but 1t never left the sem ate committee on privileges and elec- tions.
 Hatch Files Brief,
 Hatch, a member of the commit tee. filed lengthy. technical legal brief in the congressional record suming up his evidence that it can- not be done con5titutionally.
 In addition, he said there is a loophole in the present law which would require the secretary of state to retain that office when he as- stunned the presidency.
 "Once he resigns as secretary of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
$2o, 900 LovoI Bribe| Refused By Gernnons|

Barcelona, Aug. 2-(UP)- Pierre Laval, in a last minute effort to escape, offered his two German pilots 100000 francs (S20,000) each if they would take him to Portugal in- stead of to Austria, an eye witness said today.
 A Spanish official who was present at the airfield when Laval took off said Laval, up- on learning of the planes des- tination, tried to bribe the air. men to take him and his wife to Portugal, or any other neu- tral country.
 Laval said he would pay them in good money instead of the devaluated francs" But the German crewmen did not reply.
 Spanish authorities asked Mrs. Laval to sign a statement that she was leaving the coun- try of her own free will but Laval told her not to sign. He picked up the pen and wrote: we leave absolutely against our free will"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02

Approximately a quarter of a ml- lion dollars in transfers will likely be approved by the Finance Board today. meeting at { ?. m. in It's reg ular session.
 Also expected to be met with unanimous approval will be the s2,- 900 annual retirement pension for former School supt. pr. Thomas J. condon. This provision has already been approved by the Education Board and following today's Fin aiice Board approval will be submit- ted to the Board of Aldermen ct the iatters special meeting tomorrow night.
 Expected to be approved today ii the oi63. .2Se contract recently award cd to the Clevorock Corp. of New York City for installation of storm water and sanitary sewers in the Darlington Brock area Of the city, The award was made hy the Board q Works nt sla meeting Tuesday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Girls Nude Body Buried in Grove

Dracut, Mass, Aug. &(UP) Police throughout New Eng land today checked missing persons files for possible clues to the identity of . girl whose nude body was found buried in Q shallow grave in woods here yesterday.
 State chemists at the Har- yard Pathological laboratory also began a thorough exam- inatlon of the body to deter mine whether the girl was a victim of foul play.
 The body ef the girl, de- scrlbed as about % years old and of slim build, was found by Richard Carrlgnan, l2, of Lowell and Raymond Helleau, IS, Of Draeut in . blueberry patch In Wlggins weeds. Around the girls neck was . geld air corps cadet insignia inside of which was Q phete- graph Of . smiling baby. NeaF- by was . pair of rcd "wedsies,"
 officials sala the body had been buried about two months. bat that the wosnan may have been dead as lsns as six f1'*'stN''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Osaka-Kobe Industrial Area
 Blasted By Two Armadas As Yesterdays Targets Blaze
By WILLIAM F. THREE United Press War Correspondent

Guam, Aug. 2-(UP) Two armadaS of American fighter-bombers raked cen- tral Japan at midday today in a follow-up to the greatest air attack in history a 6,632-ton pre-dawn raid by 820 Superfortresses.
 Radio Tokyo reported the new attacks while four Jap anese war production cities and an oil center still blazed furiously from the early morning B-29 assault.
 Tokyo said 60 American Mustangs. presumably from Two bombed and strafed the sprawling Osaka-K Kobe industrial area, heart of the Japan ese war effort, at noon. A second armada, also totalling 60 Mustangs, raided factories and transportation facilities in another section of Honshu for two hours beginning at Il a. m. Tokyo said.
 A few other planes attacked tar- gets in the home islands this af- ternoon, Tokyo added.
 Crews Elated
 Crews returning from the great estt air attack in history said they had felt like being in the pitchers tox at Yankee stadium"
 The glow of the huge fires burn- ing in the Japanese cities was vis- ible for 180 miles at sea. The smoke and heat waves rose as high as g 900 feet.
 One veteran crew said the fires "were beyond description.
 Some of the bombing crews had dropped warning leaflets on the cities only 24 hours earlier.
 Returning B-29 crews reported "good to excellent" results at all five sobjectives in the pre-dawn as- sault on Honshu industrial and transport centers of Hachiojk Toyama, Nagoaka and Mito, and pe- troleum installations at Kawasah, a suburb of Tokyo.
 All four cities had been fore warned in leaflets of their approach ing doom, and preliminary reports indicated that the 20th air force would be able to cross them and the oil center off their target list as destroyed.
 The giant bombers swung into action against invasion marked Japan while the Third Fleet re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Jops Face Isolation
By ALBERT RAVENHOLT
ress War Correspondent

United Press War Correspondent
 Chungking, Aug. 2-(UP)-Japan will be isolated from the Asiatic continent within 8 month, Mai Gen. Claire l.. Chennault, former commander of the U. s. 14th Air Force, said at a farewell press con- ference today.
 American planes based on Oki- nawa's growing air fields can strike Korea and southern Manchurta, Channault said. Commanders on Okinawa were preparing the great est concentration of air power in the worlds history" he added.
 He said the Allies would be forced to open a port on the China coast to save time, declaring there is a good chance such port will be opened in the next five months.
 He added that had training and supply of Chinese ground forces been begun a year earlier, coast port might now be in Allied hands.
 Chennault said that without an Allied ground attack, the Japanese can maintain themselves indefi- nitely in Manchuria and north China, although cut of from the home islands.
 Industry in Manchuria now in- cludeS basic steel and final manu- featuring processes, ne said, but little light industry has been trans ferred to the mainland. Conversely, the home island will be cut of from Manchurian products. food and raw materials.
 Chennault declared that although the Japanese may DC able to build a limited number of airplane. in un- derground factories to bolster their dwindling air force, they will not be able to train pilots.
 "The only training area they have now not subject to constant air at- tack is far northern Manchuria." he said.
 The general refused to hazard an estimate of present Japanese plane production, but said very probably the enemy was hoarding his few op- erational planes against invasion of the home islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
LANES HIT JAPAN IN FOIL LOW UP RAID
 Truman Reports Tonight On Conference
TALBOT GETS | ENDORSEMENT
 OF BRADLEY

Congressman Joseph E. Talbot (Naugatuck-R.) to- day received full endorse ment of his candidacy for Governor in 1946, from Ken meth E. Bradley, Republican N a tional Committeeman from Connecticut and for mer Republican State Chair man of the COP.
 Thus MT. Bradiey scotched earlier reports published this morning that he would seek the governershop himself.
 Enthusiastic
 In supporting the Naugatuck con- kressman, who withdrew from the gubernatorial race last year in favor of Gov. Raymond Baldwin, MT. Bradley declared himself to be "un- equivocally and enthusiastically for Cong. Talbot"
 What was predicted in the Demo- crat a few weeks ago at the time of Gov. Baldwin's announcement of his resignation is just what is occurring now; that is, the crowding of the field of COP gubernatorial candi- dates attempting to shove Co1g. been in the position to withhold his retirement plans until sometime just before the 1946 COP nominations, Cong. Talbot, the party's No. One choice up until now, would have been drafted sight unseen" so to speak and undoubtedly would have been swept into the nomination. Long 8 strong and popular vote-get- ter in the Fifth District. his guber- material aspirations seemed to be reality-this trip-up until now.
 Now however, as predicted in the Democrat, the field is becoming crowded with Atty. Hugh M. Alcorn, 2 Jr., of Sufield and Atty. Gen. Will, liam L. Hadden QorTner Lieut. Govy of New Haven said to be seeking the post. Definitely a can didate also it has been declared is Harold Mitchell, former state committee leader and house mem Der.
 Still In Running
 It is not to be construed that Cong. Talbot is out-of-the-picture by any means for undoubtedly he is still the principal choice. How ever, these other candidates are powerful within the party carrying much influence and can quite likely manage to divide Cong. Tal- bots strength. It is quite likely, as well, that more candidates will ap- pear between now and 1946.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Pierre LuvoI Will Testify; Jury Retires
BY HERBERT G. KING United Press Correspondent

Paris, Aug. 2-(UP)-Pierre La val will be summoned as a witness in the treason trial of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain at 1::30 p. m. tomorrow. it was announced today.
 The decision was announced by Judge Pierre Mongibeaux after the jury hearing the Petain case had retired to debate whether they de- sired to hear the testimony of the man regarded by the French as the arch-collaborator with the Nazis.
 The announcement was made aft- CT the court had heard the testi- mony of Leon Noel, called as a witness for Petain but who testified that the Vichy regime was servile and yielding to the Nazis.
 Noel signed the 1940 armistice.
 French ambassador to Warsaw when the war broke out, Noel testi- fled at the opening of the 10th day of Petaln's trial.
 Traitors Called
 From the beginning, he said, the Vichy regime "got involved on a fatal slope of successive conces- sicns and servility to Germany. It called greedy traitors or disappoint- ed men of ambition to join it."
 On the defense's credit side, how ever, Noel said that vichy defied demands by Adolf Hitler for the use of French bases in North Africa in 1940.
 The armistice he signed, Noel said, contained no secret clauses, and anything the Nazis got outside its framework was contrary to its terms.
 German violations of the arm- istice- terms began as early as July. 1940, Noel testified. When the Nazis made their demand for occupation, indemnity through the Wiesbaden Armistice Commission, Vichy ac-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
COMMUN|QUE
 TO BE 5000
 WORDS LONG
By DONALD G. SWEENEY United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Plymouth, Eng, Aug. 2- (UP) = President Truman sailed for home aboard the cruiser Augusta today after a brief state visit with King George VI aboard the British battle cruiser Renown.
 MT. Truman was hurrying home to report to the nation on the Big Three conference concluded early today at Potsdam. A conmunique on the conference understood to be 5000 words long, will be issued tonight simultaneous ly in Washington, London, Moscow and Berlin, a British spokesman reported.
 The president and his ranking ad- visors flew from Berlin for the his- toric meeting with King George. The King received MT. Truman for luncheon aboard the Renown and travelled later to the Augusta, where he spent half an hour. They were together two and a half hours.
 The Augusta started pulling out of Plymouth at 3:55 D. m. (10:55 a. m. EWT) King George had left the Augusta at 3:35 p. m. after an hour aboard.
 When the King came onto the Augusta the president said, T am pleased to see you again." George had welcomed the president aboard the Renown with welcome to my country, MT. President"
 On the Augusta 8 Marine guard of honor met the king, and a navy band played God Save The King" as he came aboard. Then the presi- dent and King met and talked in the Adnirars cabin in which Pres ident Roosevelt and former Prime Minister Churchill had composed the Atlantic Charter.
 A crowd lined the Plymouth Hoe in the warm sunshine to see the two ships riding in the harbor.
 Luncheon on Cruiser
 At the luncheon on the renown, Secretary of State James Byrnes, the Earl of Halifax, British am-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Australians Seize Alamo
By HUGH CRUMPLER

United Press War COrresp0ndent)
 Manila, Aug. 2-(UP)-Australian patrols knifed behind Japanese rear- guard units today, threatening them with isolation in the Balikpapan and Brunei bay areas of Borne.
 Thirteenth airforce bombers and Australian fighters aided the ad- vancing Australian Seventh and Ninth Division ground forces by at tacking enemy airdromes and instal- lations along Borneo's coastal areas.
 Village Taken
 In New Guinea Australian 6Oth Division units captured Alana, a village approximately six miles south of the huge enemy troop con- tration around Kaboibus.
 Alama's fall gives the Australians control of three other villages. Au- aui, Kumiche, and Gwalip, which were strongly held by the Japanese.
 The Japanese still hold the east- ern bank of the Mivo river in south ern Bougainville. First Australian attempts to cross brought heavy fire from enemy machineguns. The troops were forced to abandon the attempt.
 Australian naval vessels bombard- ed the eastern side of Buka Island. destroying 30 buildings or huts and hammering four enemy troop con- centrations.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthllr az- nounced in communique that en- eny planes had attacked the Mir and Brunei bay areas. but caused no damage. Despite bad weather the Far Eastern Airforce spread its at- tacks over most of the Japanese empire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Big federal Income Drop A Certainty
BY ALBRO B. GREGORY United Press Staff Correspondent)

NCHAtcU FTeSS StdI1 COTTeSpOn0ent)
 Washington, Aug. 2.-(UP)-Gov- ernment income and spending will be lower during the current fiscal year than last. Revenue will be lower by $7,500, ,0O0,00 and spend- ing by about $15,000, 900, 900, the budget bureau forecast today in issuing revised budget estimates for 1o46.
 Budget Director Harold D. Smith said spending during fiscal 1945 was not expected to be above $84 900,- G00,000 That is slightly higher than his original January estimate os $83, 100, ,000, 900 but far under the 1945 figure of $10O, 1000, ,00O, 900.
 The revised budget placed fed eral income for the current year at $39, 900, ,0O0,0 900. That compares with a $41 200, 900, 900 estimate in January and an all-time high of $46, ,500, 900, in actual receipts last year.
 Another Budget Set?
 The budget was based on the as- sumption that the Japanese war would continue at least through June 30, 1946, the end of the cur rent fiscal year. Smith declined to say whether another budget had been prepared for use in event the war ends suddenly.
 The expected revenue decrease will not result from lower tax rates. Instead, it reflects new business-aid tax legislation, lower than expected sales of surplus property and drop in individual income taxes. This latter is the result of unemploy- ment brought on by war production cutbacks.
 Smith estimated that war spend- ing alone during fiscal year 1946 would be $70,O00, 900, ,000-the same
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
GripshoInn Docks In Jersey City

Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 2(UP)- The Swedish liner Gripsholm, act- ing as a relief ship, arrived here today with 1,496 passengers from India and Greece, almost half of whom were missionaries.
 The large white liner has shut tied between America, Europe and the Far East throughout the war exchanging prisoners and aliens and is now carrying a refugee repatriate load.
 As the Gripsholm docked shortly after 10 a. m., members of the For eign Mission Conference of North America were waiting at the Amer ican Export Line pier to welcome the SIS missionaries aboard, many of whom have not seen the United States for several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Big 3 Agree On Control
By DoUGALD WERNER

(Uniteu fTess Stan CorFesponue"sI
 Potsdam, Aug. 2 - (UP) - A British spokesman said the Big Three agreed on the machinery for the control of occupied Germany at the Potsdam conference which end- cd early today.
 William Rinsdale. head of the British Foreign Ofiice Press section. said the Polish and Balkan ques- tons were discussed fully ct the meeting of the American, British and Russian leaders.
 "An immense amount Of work has been done," Ridsdale said be. fore he departed for London. He disclosed no details of the agree ment on control Of Germany and the discussion Of Poland and the Balkans.
 President Truman, Premier etalin and Prime Minister Attlee, at their final meeting, approved, eoan- Inunlquo on the f1.day meeting in the iornaeE German Grown Princes
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Leon Benon Held For Murder Trial

Los Angeles. Aug. 2-tUp)-Leon Benon, jealous i7-year-old husband, was held today for trial for the mur. der of the 3i-year-old suitor who lured away his young wife with the promise of Q convertible.
 Benon, Q warehouseman, who fired eleven 22. caliber rifle slugs into Harold T. (pee) Young, convicted safe-craoker and wild-cs ' bus driver. was arraiened on . murder charge after an inquest yesterday and oEs deEed held without ball pending preliminary hearing Aug. ..
 Henon and his wife kiois, whose i7tn birthday was yesterday. fefus- Ed @ isatliy ~ tnp lnqueAi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-02
Soldiers Offered
 Breakfast In Bed

Kweiyang, China, Aug. &UP)- Breakfast in bed-at least once-is one of the attractions of the fur- tough hostel here, converted from ramshackle buildings by the Red Cross and the U. S. Army for re- creation of American soldiers away for a few days from their stations on China's eastern front.
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The Nome nugget., 1945-01-22
AIRWAYS

Capt. Terry Mcdonald and Co., Pilot Sam Silver flew to Nome from Anchorage with MT. and Mrs, Roy Adkins and children and also Miss Darathy Whitney.
 Wien Airlines
 Pilot Knott, Wien Airlines pi- lot, flew to Teller with Jean Herman and brought in Pilot Peterson.
 Pilot Knott has made several trip to Golovin and White Mt. Passengers were Annie Punguk, and wo children, and Carl An derson to Golovin; John Paden for White Mt, James Kainginzia from White Mt. and John Eager strom from Golovin.
 The Boeing arrived from Fair banks this morning, making trip to Gabel this afternoon. A trip was scheduled to Kotzebue and Pt. Barrow on Tuesday, re- turning to Nome Tuesday eve ming.
 A trip is scheduled to Fair banks Wednesday.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-22

were sworn in by Huntley Pol lard.
 Missing members are due and are expected this afternoon, at which time the now temporary organization will become perma- nently perfected
 Jesse Landers will without a doubt be speaker of the House.
 The Senate will have a session this afternoon for its organiza-
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-22
LEGISLATORS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE

JUNEAU, Jan. 22.-Twenty- two members of the House of Representatives took their oath of office this morning. They
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-22

LOST-One gold lapel bow knot pin. Saturday night. Valued as gift. Reward. Lost between Reindeer Apt. building and hospital Call Wien Alaska Air lines. Main 2S.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-22
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-23
SAILORS WIFE
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-23
Stimson Hints Army
May Ease Jimcrow
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-23
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