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Evening star., 1945-04-27
Fraternity to Hear
admiral Merrill

what Is the Job to Be Done
After We Day" will be the subject
OF q talk by Rear Admiral A. STAN
ton Merrill, director of Navy Public
Relations at buffet supper meet
ing OF National Capital Alumnae
Chapter, Theta Sigma Phi Fra
ternity at Z o'clock tonight at the
Willard.
Arrangements have been made by
Miss Florence Taaffe. Miss Jeanette
Harrington, Miss Nadine Golloday
Miss Catherine Redmond, Miss
Flora Orr, Miss Alice Keith, Miss
Naomi Osborne, Capt. Helen Freud
enberger, Mrs. Andrew Melvin, Mrs.
George Connery, Mrs. John Herrick.
Mrs. Frieda Wyandt Everett. Mrs.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Seton Hill AIu,unae
Plans Dinner Meefiup q

The newly organized Washington
District Of the Seton Hill College
Alumnae Corp. WIN hold a dinner
meeting tomorrow at the Highland
Apartments. DR.. James A. Wallace
Reeves, president of Seton Hill COL
lege, will be guest of honor and
speaker. Miss Joan Pignocco and
Miss Zita Okonak are co-chair-
men for the dinner. Officers OF
the group include 1t. q. g. Miriam
Cokely. U. S. N. r.; Mrs. John
Desmond and Mrs. Nicholas Camp
hall
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Church Dance

-Four of the young people in st.
Johns Episcopal Church on Lafa-
Hette Square are in charge of the
dance tomorrow evening in the
Parish Hall for precollege young
people. This committee includes
Miss Rebecca Ridgely Hill, Miss
Deborah Ann Hardigg. Mr.. Arthur
S. Nevins and Mrs. Richard Gookin.
No invitations have been issued
and the dance is planned for teen
age young people to give them an
opportunity to meet the group ae-
tive In junior church affairs.
Mrs. John G.. .Magee, Mrs. Ar
thur s. Nevins and Mrs. Thomas
Hudnall Harvey are patronesses.
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Columbia WOmeu
WI Hear PROGRAM

A program of music and letters
will be presented by Mrs. Cloyd
Heck Marvin at May day tea for
Columbian Women, George WASH
ington University, from 4:30 to $50
pm. next Tuesday at DR.. and Mrs.
Marvin's home, 260l Thirtieth street
NV. DR.. Marvin will be the speaker
and Mrs. Watson w. Eldridge, jr.,
president of Columbian Women,
will preside at the business session.
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Plan Gard Party

The annual spring card party for
the benefit Of the scholarship fund
OF the immaculate Association will
be given Monday evening in the
Immaculate auditorium. Arrange
ments are being made by Miss
Louise Gaigler. Miss Margaret Gai-
gler and Miss Anna May Gaigler.
assisted by Mrs. Frederick Mccoy
and Mrs. Michael Schommer.
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Give $500 for TbOIs

Ihe sum of $500 Tor purchase OF
additional machinery and tools for
refugees being rehabilitated in ORT
schools has been sent BY the execu-
tive board, Washington Womens
American ORT, to the organiza-
tion's national Office in New York.
A plaque in memory OF the late
President Roosevelt will accompany
the gift.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington. .. G.
s.s FRIDAY, APRIL ~.

Donald Young, Mrs. Paul Sifton and
Mrs. John B. BlandfoYd, il. Reser-
vations should be made with Mrs.
Jessie Pulcipher.
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be earmarked for war and essen- tial civilian purposes. The remain ing supplies will be available to manufacturers for non-War produc- tion on first-come- -first-Served basis.
 To clear the decks for peacetime work even though industry may not be ready to begin because it is still turning out munitions, WIPE will approve construction of production facilities which will not interfere with war activity.
 WIPE will help producers of equipment for War-supporting air. craft manufacturers to build civil ian airliners and a go-ahead will be given shortly to makers of locomo- tives, oil drilling equipment, freight cars, trucks, utilities and farm ma chinery.
 AS for consumer items, this is the current official outlook:
 Some civilian radios will be avail able within the year. A few pas senger cars will be coming off the assembly line in six to nine months but it will be a long time ore they are produced in really large quantities. During the next 12 months, practically every type of civilian article will be back on the retail shelves ut officials caution that the new merchandise in most cases will be as scarce as a cigaret during this period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10
Poultry Men Oppose Bill

Hartford, Conn, May 10 - (U.P.) Opposed by poultrymen and cat tie raisers, a bill giving Governor Baldwin emergency powers to re- lieve the increasing shortage of food was scheduled far a public hearing this afternoon before the legisla- ture committee.
 The bill was raised by the judi ciary committee after the Cover nor sent special message to Sen- ate and House, blaming the short age on black market operations and asking for special authority to cope with the situation. State hospitals and institutions, he said. were short of meat and eggs and conditions re- quired remedial action.
 An attempt to gain immediate consideration of the bill in the house late yesterday was blocked in view of the rural opposition, and it was recommitted to the agriculture committee.
 Meanwhile. the House completed action on a bill guaranteeing equal wages for men and women teachers in all public schools. It was ap- proved on a roll call vote, 137-68 and sent to Governor Baldwin for signature.
 The Finance Committee was ask ed to favorably report on bill per- mitting the Borough of Winsted and Town of Winchester to take conSoli- dated action in making sewer sys- | ta, tc nctiy,N a S1,000,000. A similar bill was passed in 1915. authorizing improvements up to S200,000 but it was not acted upon by the voters of the commun- ity.
 There was no opposition before 1 the same committee to bill mak- ing graduates of the Agricultural Division of University of Conencti- cut eligible for state loans for pur- chase of farms or farm equipment. Representative Frederick H. Hol- brook, R., Madison, suggested, how ever, the bill might be considered discriminatory legislation" The roads, rivers and bridges committee refused to approve sev- eral bills aimed at repeating a 1943 law authorizing the State Highway Department to plan for a postwar express highway through Fairfield County opposition to the highway came from several county groups which contended the l943 law was enacted without consulting, county leaders as 10 the necessity of an other highway.
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 Davao last week, secured the south ern approaches to the port and blocked the whole northern end of Davao gulf with an unopposed land ing on Samal island, three miles oil shore.
 In the campaign on Tarakan, of the east coast of Borneo, Austral- ian troops captured strategic Api hill north of Tarakan airfield, and pushed through elaborate minefelds to less than two miles from Djoeata oil fields.
 Allied bombers carried out eX- tensive raids on Japanese air and shipping installations on Borneo Tuesday The entire waterfront at the former Japanese anchorage at Labuan island, in Brunei bay of the northwest coast, was set afame.
 On Luzon in the northern Philip pines, the Ard Division continued it's drive into the Marakina water shed and reached within three miles of Ipo dam, l9 miles northeast of Manila. The dam supplies one-third of the water for Manila. Strategic bombing forces raided Formosa and Indo-China again Tuesday and sank Japanese de- | stroyer, Sub-chaser, three freight CTS and two coastal vessels in the shipping blockade from Sumatra in the south to Shanghai in the north.
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Kennedy's Story
 Imperiled Peace
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ssntatives of the press would under stand these conditions I personally briefed correspondent of the inn pending ceremonies incident to the signing of the unconditional Sur- render pact and stated to them:
 This story is off the record until the respective heads of the Allied governments announce the fact to the world.
 Pledge Taken
 T therefore pledge each and every one of you on your honor not to communicate the result of this con- ference or of the fact of it's eXiS- tence until it is released by SHAEF.
 These words and the fact that MT. Kennedy heard them have been confirmed by all others in the same group. Moreover all observed this pledge except MT. Kennedy of the Associated Press who used unau- thorized channels of communica- tions in order to commit his de- liberate violation.
 T was compelled immediately to report this incident to the supreme commander who Was in turn placed in the position of having broken an understanding with our Russian Allies and because of which he feared that the entire chain of ne- gotiations involving an agreed upon later meeting between the German Russian and Allied high commands might break down and therefore prolong the war. Had this occurred the results would have been deplor- able.
 What effect if any this incident may have upon future relationships between the several high commands is unknown. In any event this in- strument of unconditional surren- der of Germany has now been form ally signed.
 "In proceedings against violations of this kind the regulations and ar- engagements by which representa- tives of the press are admitted into a theater of war limit the authority of the theater commander to ap- propriate action against gully in- dividuals within his own theater.
 "The War Department states a theater commander is not authoriz- ed to take action against an organ iZation.
 However there is raised by this incident a question of most serious import to all representatives of the press in this theater. This question is the extent to which the Allied command can in any future case permit pressmen advance access tc news of the most secret character on the same basis that has always applied in the past. To my know ledge this is the first time that z representative of the press either here or in General Eisenhower former theater has been guilty o' any such ofefnse. I have recon. mended to him that he continue tt pursue his former practice in spite of this deliberate violation agains good faith. against the reputation O. the press for reliability. in spite of . solemn promise and agains. securiL, definitely involving possible loss 0 American and Allied lives.
 Tn making this recommendation which has been approved, hav' engaged to be personally responsible for the good faith of each pres representative who is permitted flu
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Big Fires Started
 In Jap Oil Centers
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nawa drove to within 1,5OO yards of the west coast city of Mana, capital of the island, the inland town of Shuri and the east coast port of Yonabaru.
 Marines on the west coast already could see the ruins of Mana, levelled by air and sea bombardment and apparently deserted.
 A communique announced that American casualties for the first 37 days of the Okinawa campaign were 16.425. including 2,684 dead-one American for every 16 Japanese kill ed.
 The giant bombers took off from Guam, Tinian and Saipan in relays shortly after midnight and arrived over Japans inland sea area soon after dawn in good weather that enabled them to pinpoint their tar gets.
 They bombed three airfields and the Oshima oil storage area on Kyushu, the Tokuyamc synthetic fuel factory and Otake oil refinery in southern Honshu and the MatSu- yama airfield in northwest Shlkoku.
 The Oshima oil storage area is the largest known oil storage unit III Japan. The Tokuyama factory is the main source of fuel for Japanese army planes, while the nearby Tok- uyama naval fuel station is the most important naval fueling point in Japan.
 Giles told newsman that destruc- tion of Japan's fuel supply would be high on the priority list of strate- gic bombing targets. Destruction Of Germany,s sources of fuel oil grounded her air force and virtually immobilized her army.
 The largest previous B29 raid on Japan involved 325 to $50 Super fortresses in an attack on the Tokyo area last month.
 The raids on the Kyushu airfields at Usa Miyazaki and Kanoya were the 18th since March 25 designed to neutralize bases from which enemy suicide planes have been at tacking American shipping off Oki- nawa.
 Advance On Okinawa
 On Okinawa, 10th Army troops and Marines methodically advanced south across the narrow ankle of the island in search of soft spot
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Asked whether the structure at the intersection affects safety in operation of motor vehicles in the southerly direction, the witnesses replied afflrmatively. Each testified that car travelling southerly in the third lane had to turn first to the right and then to the left to go around the traffic standard. The witnesses said it created danger ous condition to users of the high way in the southerly direction and affected safety of travel.
 MT Larson was questioned about four other similar stanchions in the western part of the city.
 In reply to questions from the judge, the head of the Larson firm stated that any structure of the size of the one located at the in tersection in question would be un- safe regardless of where it was To- cated. The jurist earlier had in quired if the condition would be different if the standard had been moved elsewhere at the intersec- tion.
 MT. Dery testified he passed the intersection six or eight times daily, while 15 local trucks of his firm pass it three times and 30 road trucks two times daily.
 Yesterday afternoon Sergeant James Wagner, who is in charge Of records for the local police depart ment, was asked to produce cards of all accidents at the intersection, as recorded by the police. The wit ness presented cards, which he said date from October, 194O. They were accepted for identification purposes and may be the subject of testi- mony later in the trial.
 MT DelHunta, driver of the car was among the witnesses who tes- tified yesterday afternoon. He dis closed the vehicle, which was to- tally demolished, was newly pur- chased shortly before the accident
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in what may be the enemy's last or ganized defense line.
 Marines cleaned out enemy pock- cts and strengthened their lines at the mouth of Asa river on the west coast south of Machinato airstrip. Ahead of them they could see the whole of Mana, leyelled by air and sea bombardment and apparently deserted
 American casualties on OkinaWa from the beginning of the invasion April l through Monday were an- nounced as follows:
 2,634 dead-2,1O7 soldiers and 577 Marines.
 13,2O2 wounded-10,402 Soldiers and 2,800 Marines.
 539 missing-5O1 Soldiers and 3e Marines.
 The last announced Japanese cas- ualty toll was 36,535-16 Japanese killed for every American lost.
 Planes from the British Pacific fleet supported the OkinaWa opera tions with raids on airfields and de- lenses on Miyako and Ishigaki Is- lands in the Sakishima group to the southwest. Three enemy planes were destroyed
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ies of $10,0O0 a year. A single States Attorney would serve New London, Holland, Windham and MiddleseX counties.
 Other house-approved bills pro- vided:
 Amendment of the New Britain charter to permit a civil service system.
 A $50 a month pension to the widow of Louis F. Jefferson Of Darien, to be paid by the town.
 Setting the salary of the Win chester probation officer at S750 a year.
 Relaxing the hours of labor for women and minors.
 Restricting the facilities of Pear Tree Point Park, Darien, to resi- dents of the town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10
Female Work Time ReIaxed

Hartford, Conn May 10-(UP)- The House yesterday approved a resolution calling for a constitu- tional amendment to extend the terms of judges of probate from two to four years.
 The resolution was sent to the Senate where it probably will be acted upon early next week.
 Both House and Senate adopted joint VIE Day resolution giving humble thanks to the great God which made the victory possible.
 Tn this hour,' the resolution said in part, let us resolve to devote our full force and accept our re- responsibilities along with our Allies to establish and maintain peace and order"
 Five identical bills, among them those affecting Windsor, Weston and North Haven, were adopted, making it unnecessary in those communities for property owners to file assessment lists on real estate and motor vehicles.
 Under suspension of the rules. both Senate and House passed a bill allowing the City of Norwalk to issue s10O,000 20-year school bonds for an addition to Broad River school
 A favorable report was received on bill proposing five member old Saybrook Old Lyme Bridge commission which could raise up to SC 900 900 for new bridge.
 The Senate. without debate. pass ed a bill barring States Attorneys from private practice and political activities, reducing the number from nine to six and setting salsr-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10

The following facts are pertinent to the widely publicized incident ln which the Associated Press IS al- legged to have obtained a scoop.
 Tn anticipation of some pffer by the German high commanH oo SG' . render it's forces l appliei to tn supreme commander for al-nor'gy to nave any meeting between rep resentatives of the German hlgf command and our HTl .;oceS cLV- erec by accredited representatives of the press.
 "The supreme commando: l n- formed me that the negotia.oins 'n- ltiated py the Germans were O the utmost secrecy particularly be- cause of the great difficuty, 1 z to distnace. of exactly cooidlnatlng action of this kind with the Russian amy so that any unconditional surrender could be made nuitane- ously on both the eastern ano western fronts.
 The need for secrecy Wa; noeG sified by the fact that the Germans were then desperately trying thrcdgL propaganda and false statements to create misunderstanding bctWHer the Russian forces and aile Adic1 1T the wesetrn front and even broad cast as late as noon May Una, | they intended to begin negc iatlOn; with the Allies so as to ga-n -imc and strength for battle with tit Russian forces.
 Due to the desire of the supreme commander to obtain a 3urrendcl at the earliest possible moment d! to save Allied lives on botn t.ont! he requested authority firm tnt Russian high command to act in ltially in accepting an unconditlona surrender on all fronts so as tt bring the whole matter speedily tt | head.
 The understanding was that ht would observe the greatest secrec. in any negotiations with the Ger man high command, to accer. noun ing less than simultaneous uncon ditional surrender on both frort and particularly to make 10 all nouncement of any kind u1ul tn, Russian high command co id U satisfied thorugh later anc moi, formal contact with the German nigh command that the s'Lrenae was genuine on all front and d.t not represent merely an additions attempt by the Germans 70 gal advantages att he expense of th Russians.
 | Because of these consideration: which clearly involved security an, ] the saving of American lives, t,, supreme commander was doubtful 0 the meetings except those rho ha official duties in connection there with.
 On the earnest representation uf this division that no new Spaper man would release any int "inat,o concerning the proceedings until authorized to do so bJ me ne al lowed me to invite pool Ol pressmen to witness the proceeding
 The story therefore was not on obtained by press representatives i the ordinary course of their actlv tiles within this theater. It Wa obtained by the courtesy of SHAE headquarters and through my prom ise, which was based upon past re lationships with the press In thi theater of war.
 TO assure that all invited repre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10
NO CONTESTS IN
 SEVEN DIVORCES

Seven uncontested divorce actions have been scheduled for hearings before Judge John A. Cornell at a short calendar session of superior court tomorrow. They are as fol- lows:
 Paulne Miller Grover against Harry Wilson Grover, Alice Mad dalena Davino against Frank De- vino, Jane Ahern Emilia against Earl Edward Emilia, Jr., June G Quadrato against John Quadrato, Antoinette M Dovidaitis against Joseph T. Dovidaitis, Charles R. Oracle against Bessie McMahon Oracle, and Mabel A. Rodma,l against Marlin Leroy Rodman.
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(Continued from Page D in so doing sustained a bent pro peller.
 A new propeller was obtained from the planes Lewiston base and installed this morning. At 11:20 a. m. the four flyers boarded the plane and took off.
 EyeWitnesses said that the plane sped down the long runway and near the end of the strip began its ascent. When only IS feet of the ground it plunged into a heav. growth of spruce trees that ring the far end of the municipal field
 Almost before the nose of the plane touched the ground, flames spurted high in the air. Hoar ano Fanstrom, standing as witnesses near the takeoff spot, raced the full length of the field ard, igrpring the fire, attempted to tug js:anled doors open. However, they were un- successful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10

tContlnued rom Page l) ground passages with shelters under the nearby Willelmsplatz, the great air ministry building 800 yards away in the Leipzigerstrasse, and the high command building in the Bender strasse and on the Luetzow Ufer, about a mile distant. There were other big underground shelters un- der the Tiergarten park. The hole was linked by communicating pas sages to form great subterranean fortress.
 It was not until the Uhole Of Der lin had been brought crashing in q mass of ruins and until the under ground fortress had been burned out yard-by yard by Soviet am m . throwers that the last great strong hold of Nazidom fell.
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ture access to such stories.

ture access to such stories.
 The supreme commander has csi:ed me to express to all other newsmen in this theater his great qualification that. with the single eX- caEtio his confidence in the press has n .er once been violated In his cXqer. ice of almost three years az a tht ter commander. He regret that :su;e of their observance his confidence in this instance the, and their organizations have suf-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10
JAP LINES CRUMBLE

Chungking, May 10. (UP)-The entire Japanese line in western Human province. where an enemy drive threatened the American air base at Chihkiang, crumbled yester- day under a Chinese general coun- r-offensive, a communique sri- nounced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-10
GEORGE CASE .EriaES

Durham, N. II. May lU--tUt)- President Harold w. Stoke oi tar University of New Hampshire to- day announced the retirement Jl George W. Case. dean of 'Ee Col -.t.e Of Technology since l9IJ.
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Silent Cop Seen Unsofe

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New Cars In
 Nine Months

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GoebbeIs'
 Body Found

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Long Combat Studs PIon

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Yonks Take SomaI Island

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Crash Kills
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
NOTICE
SEALED BID NOTICE

In accordance with the provisions of Section 55e of the 1899 Supple ment to the General Statutes, seal ed proposals will be received by of Connecticut, at Room 40S, State Capitol. Hartford. as follows:
 Ferbuary 6, 1945 at 10 a. m. F.. W. Flor supplying Fresh. Fresh Frozen and Salted SeafOod 10 State Agencies for delivery during the week beginning February 4. 1945.
 February 6, 1915 at 2 D m., r. W. T. For supplying Wirthmore, Eshelman's Pure. Eastern States, Purina. Full-O-Pep, and miscellan- eous items of Feed and Grain to state Agencies during the month of
 February 2. 1945 at D. m., F. W. T. For supplying Frnit and Vegetable Containers to state Agencies.
 For supplying White Pine Shaw ings and Sawdust to State ARen- cies.
 For supplying Horse Hair to Norwich State Hospital.
 All bids must be submitted on and in accordance with forms which will he supplied by the Su- pervlsor of Purchases upon request
 Bids received later than the time and dates specified above will be re iected.
 The Supervisor of Purchases re- serves the right to reject any or all bids. wholly or in part. Bidders are L"vii"d to be present at open. ;nE e bids
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
 Edward C. Gcissler.
 Supervisor of Purchases. IaAI Tel