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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08

The story of the western sheriff and his ride cannot now be told in complete detail as to time and place. It started when rancher reported what he thought was big para chute coming down in the foothills. The sheriff knew from the de- Scription what it was. He called an FBI man and sallied forth to his great adventure. When they came to the place, the balloon had settled to earth. But while they looked gust of wind sent it into the air again.
 The sheriff chased it. The first time he got close enough to grab at it's mechanism he deliberately let the opportunity slip by; life was sweet and he had no desire to take leave of it.
 But the call of duty won out. After 200-Vard sprint the sheriff got hold of one of the balloons many shrouds. From then on he couldn' t have let go if he had wanted to-, which he did.
 For 55 minutes the balloon pulled him over hill and dale Once it car ried him bodily across 35-foot ra- vine. He tried to climb on top of the balloon and hold it down, but it threw him off. Finally, he was able to throw hitch around tree and bring the bag to halt. With the F'RI mans held, he tied it fast.
 The balloons for the most part | L. 1o, ;,, ,y,1,a bombs exploded harmlessly and their incendiaries burned themselves out in their own craters. One came down in a zee where it was found dang ling 70 feet from the ground. An- other hit a power line but did only nominal damage.
 Two children found balloon missile and unscrewed its nose. They were lucky. 1t didn't go off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
Bonomi Out As Premier

London, June g. CUP) - Ivanoe Bonom resigned today as Premier of Italy, the Exchange Telegraph Agency reported from Rome, but withdrew the resignation at the re- quest of the cabinet and agreed to stay on for two or three days)
 Bonomis resignation had been expected since the liberation Of northern Italy gave the entire country a change to be represented in the government.
 It was expected that a new 1tal- ian government would be formed with representatives of the six part ies recognized by Alled occupaton authorities.
 Bonomi. 71-years- old, was pre- mier of Italy before MuSsolini came to power. After the liberation of Rome, where he was resistance leader. he was asked by Prince Umberto to succeed Marshal Pietro Badoglio and form new cabinet.
 The Bonomi cabinet resigned once before on Nov. 26, 1914, but Bonomi went back into office with new cabinet less than a week later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
20 Killed In
 Plane Crash
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FortreSses. Liberators, Mitchells, Black Widows and C47's-searched for three days before the wreckage was found. A fortress dropped yellow rafts to mark the spot.
 Then the weather closed in for day. On May IT CAT dropped food, medical supplies and walkie- talkie radio. The survivors re- ported that they had suffered only cuts, burns and superficial injuries.
 Two Filipino medicos dropped in- to the valley on May Is, and trans port planes dropped more supplies. Two days later Col. Edward T. Im- parto of Saugerties, N. Y, com- manding the 347th troop carrier group, dropped eight more Filipino parachutists, one an officer.
 The parchutists landed in the valley ten miles from the wreck, es- tablished a camp and surveyed the valley for landing strip. By May 25 they reached the injured trio who said the natives were friendly but unhelpful. For the last week the three have bene restnig com- fortaly in the valley camp.
 Rescue plans call for dropping gliders into the valley and bringing outt he party by glider pickup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
Legislatiue Notes

prepared by Atty. James Lynch now must be ratified by the Waterbury boards of education, finance and ladermen before becoming effective.
 City employees whose salaries heretofore were fixed by charter and therefore not subject for the $500 cost of living increase VII now reeve this benefit under provisions of the blanket charter change bill passed during the session.
 This bill also provides that fire men and policemen other than men in the service or those already on the supernumerary and call lists, must not be over 30 years of age for eligibility for the departments. It also provides for $l,000 annual increase in the salary of the proba- tion officer of city court making the salary now S3,5O0. However, it has been stated that out of this increase the probation officer now will have to pay the clerical help the $850 heretofore paid by the. city.
 Numerous individual bills were put through during the session re- storing forfeited rights and giving benefits to various individuals.
 Not a city-sponsored bill, but af- fecting its interests, of course, was the teachers equalization bill abol- ishing salary differentials between men and women teachers. In Wa terbury the amount was $500 a year. The bill becomes effective July 1946.
 The city's proposed airport site in Wolcott now seems without much promise as result of failure of the senate to pass the state aer- onautics bill. The house had passed bill with an attached amendment forbidding the state to condemn land in towns for purposes of con- structing an airport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08


 A giant task force, consuming 50 per cent more fuel (600, 900, 900 gallonS) than ever needed in any previous single operation in this war, led the assault. Planes burned enough gasoline to fill 16,666 trucks and trailers. Our men had on hand on Okinawa D-Day the equivalent of 1900 freight cars of ammunition, 2600 tons of food (enough to feed the entire population of Vermont and Wyoming three times a day for 15 days), and sufficient medical supplies to provide 60 days of treatment of the entire popula- ticn of Columbus, Ohio. In addi- tion planes brought 1900 pints of whole blood to take care of se- were casualty cases.
 You don't need to be told that billions of dollars in War Bonds are represented by the Okina- wa invasion; and yet this opera. ton is only another stepping stone to victory from a military standpoint. There will be more and greater attacks before the Pacific job is finished.
 THE EDITOR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08

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ously; the choice of times and places for meeting; the creation of subor- dinate agencies of the council; in- vitation to states not on the council to join discussions.
 Russia'S decision to abandon her demand was said to have been done in the spirit of lowing to majority opinion and in the interest of main taining big five unanimity.
 If a point on which We disagree with you is proved to us,' Rus sian delegate said, and we seek and feel that it is based on good will and justified desires, we will agree agree to it. That has happened on this issue. You have convinced us and we have agreed. Our policy has never been inf1exible."
 Behind the Russian change, how ever, was the story of Hopkins Stalin negotiations and the decision of Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., to have Hopkins lay the U. s. cards on the table with the Russian leader.
 Stettinius talked with President Truman. The President authorized Stettinius to make his own decision on how to solve the crisis. By last Sunday night, Stettinius' decision was made and a cable was en route to Averell Hartman, U. s. Ambas- sador in Moscow.
 The Stettinius cable suggested that Hartman and Hopkins present the problem to Stalin. The cable was described as earnest and serious in tone, suggesting that Stalin be told frankly of the embarrassment the Russian position would cause the United States if it prevailed. Hopkins and Hartman took up the job from there. It was under stood that Hopkins described to Stalin how awkward it would be to obtain U. s. Senate ratification of a charter in which there was any question of the righ of the Security Council to consider and discuss a dispute.
 New Red Instructions The result was immediate accept ance by Stalin of the U. s. point of view and new instructions to the Soviet delegation.
 The climax of the crisis came quickly late yesterday. Soviet dele gate Andrei Gromyko asked for a meeting of the Big Five. Gromyko announced his governments new position and the restoration of unanimity. A meeting of the steer ing committee on which all nations are represented was called and Stettinius made the announcement amidst great applause and cheers. U. s. delegates immediately hail. ed the agreement as an omen of success of the conference. They still anticipated attempts by the small and middle powers to modify the formula but were confident that there would be no further major obstacles to final approvel of the voting formula and completion of the charter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
Wildcat Strikers
 Given Compromise

Boston, June 8-(UP) - Normal service was resumed over the East ern MassachuS tits Street Railway Go. Lines today after 150 wildcat strikers in the Bus Company's Sa- lem division accepted a compromise wage-hour settlement.
 The Salem drivers returned to work few hours after some 1850 other employees voted to end a threatened strike which would have curtailed transportation for 500,000 commuters in Fl communities. Both groups of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Rail- way and .otor Coach Employees of America (AFI) approved a conl- promise settlement drawn up by union leaders and the company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08

foreign correspondents have hither- to been admitted to areas of East' ern and Central Europe liberated during recent months by Russian armies.
 "A greater measure of frankness than has recently been practiced in diplomatic exchanges as well aa opening channels of authentic in- formation to the press could not fail to benefit supremely the im- portant cause of lasting coopera- tion."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
BUILDING PERMITS

Building Inspector John T.. Hartley has issued the following permits:
 Frank Amelio. alteration, lO7 Harper's Ferry road, $250.
 Nicholas R. DiPietro, enclose side porch, 496 Wolcott street, S75.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08

ICOIlCIIIUtU ITOlII FdBt IJ
 A shakeup in the Japanese gov- ernment group charged with pro- duction of munitions also took place yesterday. Munitions factories have been a key target in American bombing raids on Japan
 Domei said the Suzuki cabinet in its two months of existence had done its utmost to prosecute the war, but political circles felt more and stronger measures were needed especially in regard to transporta- ton, finance, food and rehabilita- tiOn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08

Repatriated after three years in German camp, Mrs. M. Gill ot Slough, England, lost in the street the bag containing all her money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
To fhe People
 of this Community

Okinawa is an example why your greatest investment in War Bonds of any of the war loans is needed now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08

II U III . I B ig a t of tn e N e W York Her. aid Tribune, reporting g from t h e P a c i f i c, m a k e s tn e s e a s [. toun d i n g V U III
 sons in con. nection with the OkinaWa invasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-08
Jap Bombs
 Kill Six

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Jops Fearing Decree Rules

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66,234 Jops
 Already Dead

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Evening star., 1945-02-13
Kennedy 10 Assist
Red Cross Drive

Appointment of J. Thomas Ken
nedy, superintendent of the Dis
trict Department of Weights, Meas
ures and Markets. as head of the
District governments Red Cross
War Fund campaign was an
nounced today by Charles B. Hen
derson, chairman of the board of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
who also heads the entire Govern
ment division for the Red Cross
1945 drive
Mr.. Kennedy already has begun
organizing District government de-
partments for the campaign, which
starts in March.
Executive vice chairmen who will
serve with Mr.. Kennedy in Or
ganizing the campaign are: Supt
Robert L. Haycock of the public
schools. Maj. Edward j. Kelly, super
intendent of police; Fire Chief
Stephen T. Porter, Dr. George C.
Rutland, District health officer
Ray L. Huff, public welfare di-
rector: Miss Clara w. Herbert, pub
lie library; A. R. Pilkerton. auditor
Geoffrey M. Thornett. secretary to
the Commissioners: Edward A.
Dent. assessor; R. M. Brennan, pur-
chasing officer, and Porter M.
Lumpkins. chief clerk of the Engi-
neer Department.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Cleveland Park Drive
For Fund for Library
Site 10 End in March

The campaign to raise $50 900 for
the purchase of site for a branch
library at Macomb and Newark
streets NV. will close next month
at a dinner at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church.
Pledges and cash now amount to
$26, 1000, it was announced last night
at meeting of the Library Com
mittee of the Connecticut Avenue,
Cathedral Heights, Cleveland Park
and Kalorama Road Citizens Asso-
Citations. A gift of $500 from the
Riggs National Bank was announced
at the meeting.
Miss Clara Herbert, public L.
brarian, told the meeting she must
prepare material on the projected
branch library for. a hearing before
the District Committee in April, and
in her opinion the funds which had
been promised by the Cleveland
Park community should be in hand
by that time The exact date of the
dinner which will close the cam
paign will be announced later.
All citizens of the area are urged
to send contributions to Miss Eliza
beth r. Groves, treasurer, 27li
Twenty-seventh street NV.
The projected $185.000 branch
library will be a memorial to service
men and women. The District gov
eminent is to add $4,000 to the
$4,000 collected by the Cleveland
Park community to purchase the
site.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Baby Delivered
During 'BIockout'
| In Alexandra

Lewis M. Coyber, Fairfax County
treasurer. was recuperating at his
home today from the rigors of be-
coming father in the middle of
a blackout-the result of a power
failure last night in Alexandra.
Mr. Coyners first child was being
born at the Alexandria Hospital
last night when a cable failure at
the Union street generating plant
threw the southern section of the
city, including the hospital, into
darkness. Police and firemen rushed
emergency lighting equipment to
the obstretrical room where the
baby was being delivered.
Mr.. Coyner narrowly missed
awaiting news of the birth in a
hospital elevator shaft. just as he
stepped from the elevator, he said
power failed. Two seconds later
and / would never have made it,
he said
The blackout also stopped work
In half of the Naval Torpedo Sta
tion. Capt. R. B. Snnons. command
ing officer, said The other half of
the plant is served by a new sub
station.
The power went OF Just befote
9 pm. =
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Dog That Attacked Six
is Found 10 Be Rabid

A black mongrel dog which at
tackled six persons. and which was
shot Sunday night by police, was
declared rabid today after laboratory
tests were made by the Health De-
partment.
The dog, said to be from the
Southwest. was shot by an officer
! of the eighth police precinct while
in the 1900 block of Cleveland ave-
nue. NV. First reports of a mad
dog were turned in from the Zoo
where the dog is reported to have
attacked a naval officer.
From tAe Zoo, police believe, the
dog went north along Connecticut
avenue, where additional reports
were received of mad dog.
The Health Department listed the
following as treated by physicians
Howard E. Harvey, 3840 Forty-ninth
street NV; Thelma Habelman
4211 River road NV, and Ina G
Bemis. 1928 Legation street NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Herndon Restaurateu|
Found Shot 10 Death
On Day Of Induction

H. Grafton De Butts, jr., 20,
Herndon (VaD restaurant oper-
ator, was found shot to death
early today in a garage at his
home a short time before he was
scheduled to report to the Fair
fax County Selective Service
Board at Fairfax for induction
into the Army.
DR.. C. E. Shull, assistant count,
coroner. said he had issued a certi-
flcate of suicide. Police said there
was a bullet wound in his heat
from gun that was found near tn.
body.
According to police, Mr.. De Butt
had backed his car out of tn,
garage about $50 a m. and had lef
it standing in the driveway. Wher
a neighbor called to take him t,
the Fairfax Draft Board office
where he was to report at Z o'clock
police said, the body was found il
the garage.
Fairfax County Draft Board Off
cials said Mr.. De Butts had re-
quested a stay of induction. which
had been rejected by State Selec'
tive Service authorities. The sta!
had been recommended by count,
draft board officials.
Mr.. De Butts is survived by hi!
widow, Mrs. Mary Louise De Butts
and a daughter, s.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
kefchum Urges Extension
OF FurIough Plan 10 Pacific

Careful administration of the
Army's rotation furlough system so
that soldiers in the Pacific theater
will get the same breaks" as the
troops in the European war zone
was urged today by Omar B. Ketch-
UNI. national legislative officer OF
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
He hailed the furlough plan as a
great boost to morale" but he said
care should be exercised in putting
the plan into effect because trans
port problems might react to the
disadvantage of troops in the Pa
cific.
Under the new furlough system
men selected by their commanding
officers on the basis of duty per-
formed, length of combat service
and conditions of health will be re-
turned to the United States for
rest and rehabilitation.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Boy and Girl First Victims
OF Infantile Paralysis in As

The first two cases of infantile
paralysis this year were reported
yesterday by the Health Depart
ment
Both victims-a 6-year-old girl of
the 1900 block of Maryland avenue
NE. and a 12-year-old boy of the
1900 block of Nineteenth street NV
are at Children's Hospital and re-
ceiving the Kenny treatment.
Children's Hospital reported that
SO youngsters stricken last summer
are receiving care at the hospital
of whom % are receiving the Kenny
treatment and three are still ir
respirators. The last District case
was on December IA.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
W. & N. Faculty 10 Discuss
Editorial on Racial Issue
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTesS.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. 49,
William and Mary College students
aroused by the threat of censor
ship of their weekly newspaper as
a result of an editorial advocating
admission of Negroes. awaited the
outcome of a special faculty meet
ing called for this afternoon to con-
slider the question.
Few of the students have ex-
pressed agreement with Miss Mari
lyn Kaemmerle. Jackson, Mich, o.
year-old editor of the Flat Hat
student weekly, who wrote that at
some time in the future Negroes
should attend the college, 'join the
same clubs, be our roommates, pin
the same classmates and marry
among us" But at mass meet
ing the students adopted a resolu-
ton opposing censored fpublica-
ton.
The resolution protested Gin
fringement of the doctrine" of free
dom of the press as laid down by
our honored alumnus, Thomas JET
ferson.'
Flat Hat staff members said they
were given the alternative by Pres
ident John E. Pomfret of paper
with faculty or administrative CEN
sorship, or suspension of publication.
Editors of the paper have voted the
latter.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
House Committee Receives
Another Rent Complaint

One more complaint against in
creases in commercial rents in
Washington was filed yesterday with
the House District Committee, which
is considering the need to place such
rentals under wartime regulation.
The complaint came from a
merchant of the 1900 block of Con-
lnecticut avenue. who said his rent
had been rising steadily since 1912
and that it now was $100 month
higher than the level Of last year.
The question of putting CONNER
|cial rents under District regulations
lis before subcommittee headed by
Representative Murphy, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Junior League Head Urges
Cadet Nurse EnIistments

Miss Cecil Lester Jones of WASH
ington, president of the Association
OF the Junior Leagues of America,
yesterday declared that enlistment
in the Cadet Nurse Corps would be
the greatest assistance Junior
League members could contribute to
the war effort.
To release a trained nurse for the
armed forces is a direct and real
service, Miss Jones said at the an
nual meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors in New York "The armed
services have sent out an urgent
call for more recruits, and the Red
Cross needs additional personnel
both at home and abroad"
Miss Jones said that the role of
the volunteer worker has added sig
nificance, in view of the Army's
acute nurse shortage and the fact
that a National service act is
deemed essential. Il hope every
Junior League member will exert
every possible effort to help relieve
men and women for essential waT.
work and for nursing duties" she
said.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Funeral Set Tomorrow
For Frederick Stepner

Funeral services for Frederick
Stepner, IL, of Philadelphia, whose
parents formerly lived at 1141 Colo
nial avenue, Alexandria, Va, will be
held at noon tomorrow at Fort Lin
coin Cemetery. The boy was killed
Sunday night when he was hit by a
Pennsylvania Railroad train near a
Philadelphia suburban station.
Young Stepner was born in Wash
ington and went to grade school
here. His father, Earnest Stepner, is
with the immigration and Natural
ization Service. Mrs. Stepner is the
former Miss Vester White of Wash
ington. The family moved to Phila-
delphia a year and a half ago when
the immigration Service was shifted
to that city.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Friendly Club to Choose
Miss Valentine Of 1945'

Miss Valentine of 1945" will be
chosen at the Washington Dura
ton Capers" of the Friendly Club
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in the Agri-
culture Department auditorium.
The Is Government girl candi-
dates are P. Christine Morrow and
Gloria Beth Cotner, Adjutant Gen.
erals Office: Betty B. Ready and
Betty Weethee, Office of Strategic
Services; Elizabeth L. Doss, Office of
Secretary of War; S. Louise Kicker
and Kathleen r. Silber, National
Labor Relations Board; Mary W.
Dickerman, Co-ordinator of Inter-
American Affairs office; Juanita
Payne and Pauline C. Cain, selective
service; Fern Rice and Rose Sukonic,
National War Labor Board; Carley
Louis Cooper, West Virginia State
Society; Clara G. Berry, Iowa State
Society; Nina Papke, North Dakota
State Society, and Gloria L. Myers,
Service Mems Club No. l.
The program is an all-Govern-
ment employe musical revue in three
parts.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Army Officials Here
Wait List Of |nternees
Freed in Philippines

The War Department said today
the list of persons released from
japanese prison camps has not yet
been received from the Pacific the
ater."
The Associated Press said that be.
cause of the limited facilities fol
transmitting messages from Manila
the press associations had suggested
that the Army bring in the list
through its own facilities for Motif
cation of the next of kin and re-
lease it to the press of this country
and that the Army had agreed to
that arrangement
The Red Cross announced that ar
estimated 1900 messages from home
were delivered to prisoners of wal
liberated from Bilibid, and an an
nounced number to those freed from
Cabanatuan. Previously the Red
Gross had delivered 400 messages
TO Bilibid's civilian internees and
400 to those at Santo Tomas.
The Red Cross also announced
That blood plasma from Red Gross
supplies delivered to Santo Tomas
two years ago, but held by the
japanese, is being used to treat beri-
beri and naturalization cases. Ad.
ditional blood plasma has been sup.
piled by the Army.
Among those awaiting word O
liberated prisoners is the Treasury
which hopes that four Of it's EN-
ployes who were working on for
Ieign funds control at the time 0
1.-THE japanese attack are amoni
Those liberated.
The four men are T Page Nelson
son of Mrs. ". A. Nelson of Sill
Connecticut avenue NV; T. Max
well Anderson, whose father, A. c
Anderson, lives in Sac City. Iowa
Albert E. Price, whose wife lives a
Salt Lake, City, Utah, and William
Lawrence Hebbard of Michigan, VIII
resided here at the Brookings In
stitution and who is the nephew o
Mrs. A. L. Roberts, 2806 Twenty
sixth street NE
There was a fifth member of tn
group Reynolds North of San Mateo
Calf. The Treasury has been in
| formed he died in an internmen
camp last October.