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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-03
Down The Drives With The EIks

J. Largay Flanagan's Studs and SkittleS combination has the best record in the Elks Bowling Lague of 1944-45, having won 43 of GA pos- sible points to date, losing 21, ac- cording to latest figures of Secre- tary Eugene Blackstone Slason. Flanagan's SS men lead the Amer ican division of the popular pin cir- cult, while Harold I. R. Brennan's Taxpayers are tied with Harry Xylophone Cashin's Acidopholous All-stars for the leadership of the National division of the loop. Mulville and Koskey teams, win- ner of the league championship for the past two years are well down the list in the national division last week, Perrazini's 344 was high set; while Leaman Harvey unwound his locally famous "spreader" ball for a l43 high single. Teams explained by Judd and Harmon won team singles of 568 and total of 1,549. Schadule, standing and results:
 Schedule
 Monday, Jan. 6
 Pugra vs. Seery
 Scigliano vs. oKskey
 Harmon vs. Driscoll
 Tuesday, Jan. 9
 Pelletier vs. Keenan
 Mulville vs. Larson
 Dzinski vs. Judd
 Wednesday, Jan. 10
 Saginario vS. Cavanaugh
 Collins vs. Jarlott
 Brennan vs. Cashin
 Thursday, Jan. II
 Cooke vS. Stanton
 Verriker vS. Carroll
 Courtney vs. KruSe
 Friday, Jan. 12
 McCristle vs. Lange
 Flanagan vs. Holian
 Pope vs. Riccardi
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score at half time: SS. Peter & Paul F, St. Marys 2. Referee: Bar one.
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Continued from Page D march back to Manila from New Guinea, they are fighting under the conditions in which their mechan- ized equipment and great flrepower can best be used.
 On the plains of Luzon, 1t will not be individual against individual as 1t was in the New Guinea, and Lythe SWampS and hills. Jungle craft will avan nothing. Superior American tanks and guns will tip the scaleS-and probably fast.
 Most important bridges between the gulf and the front lines already have been repaired and there are long stretches ot two-iane concrete ana gravel roads over which thou sands of American vehicles can op- crate at speeds up to 50 miles an hour another far cry from New Guinea and Leyte,
 American bombers struck out ahead of the advancing troops Fri day and Saturday and heavily bombed and strafed both Tap'ac and the Clark field air center, as well as airfields at Manila ard far ther south. Supply and bivouac areas were destroyed at Tarlac ard large fires started.
 At the center of the beachhead other American forces advanced five miles from Cataplan to Urdaneta l6 miles southeast of Dagupan, along the main highway running east across the plains
 Units in the northwest corner of the beachhead seized several hill top positions in sharp fighting with Japanese forces and gradually were reducing enemy positions with ar- tillery and mortar fire
 The Japanese positions cover the approaches to the mountain strong hold of Baguio, summer capital 0. the Philippines IT miles northeast of American troops i'll the coastal town of Damortls An official spokesman denied reports published in Australia and attributed to BEG that Baguio had been captured.
 FrOnt-Line Tour
 A front dispatch disclosed that Macarthur and an official party toured front-line positions. includ- ing the eastern outskirts of Dam ortis, yesterday. MacArthur wore his regular khaki uniform with the full insignia of a fiye-star general and sported his famed gold -braid- ed cap,
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men were in acJion-2,000,00 900 Rus sian and 100000 German--and Nazi spokesmen for the first time used the words general offensive in de- scribing the Soviet assault on their eastern wall.
 Marshal Ivan s. Konev's First Ukrainian Armay veterans scored their biggest one-day triumph on the southern Polish front yesterday with the capture of more than 400 towns and villages, including the big railway hub of Kielce, in a gem eral advance of about eight to l6 miles
 Kielce fell after savage fight that ragged all day yesterday through the deeply echeloned Nazi fortiiica- tions surrounding the city sever ing completely the Germans direct rail communications between War saw and Karkow and splitting the entire enemy front in Poland,
 More than l,600 Germans were killed and 40 tanks and guns were destroyed on the approaches to Kielce alone, and at last reports the survivors were being herded north ward, breaking contact with the main Nazi forces on their right flank.
 Twenty miles west of Kielce, other Soviet columns advanced l2 miles to capture KoZlow, A miles east of Czestochowa while third force took JerzejoW 20 miles southwest of Kielce and puched on another l5 miles to seize Trzcleniec, 42 miles southeast of CzeStochowa.
 Farther south, the Russians cap tured Glogowiany, 5l miles from German Silesia, and drove ahead in full pursuit of the enemy. On the southern end of the assault line, Red Army forces gained as much as 13 miles to cross the Nilzica river and take Palesznica, 2l miles north northeast of Krakow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-16
Heart Attack Fatal
 To Francis Maloney
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 It seemed doubtful if any Of the adherentS of the local party faction aligned with the late Senator would receive the opportunity to represent the party at such an election be- cause of contrary pressure brought by the faction successful at the con- vention.
 It Is the belief of The Democrat at this writing that expressions of such speculation and the naming of possible candidates are not befitting the regret and sense of loss mark ing the occasion of Senator Ma loney's untimely death
 The likelihood of a special elec- ton not being held for another four or five months is possible because of servicemen's ballots regulations and the like
 This Is but the second time such circumstance has occurred the last being when Sen Hiram Bingham tR) defeated Hamilton Holt of Woodstock at a special senatorial election called Nov. l6, 1924 to i'll the vacancy created by the death of the nominated candidate Prank Brandegee who committed suicide shortly after receiving the nomina- ton. At that time Sen. Bingham had received the governorship of Con- necticut a capacity in which he served for one hour the following January then resigned to accept the senatorial chair. It is believed that the General Assembly will have to issue writ to permit the holding Of the special election.
 Mayor Monagan's statement rel ative to Sen. Maloney's death is as follows, in full
 His utter devotion to his job killed Senator Francis Maloney. He felt 1t his duty to continue his un- ceaSing efforts in behalf of the peo- pie of Connecticut, in spite of the fact that this decision did not per init him the rest which would have been necessary to maintain his health.
 Some, there were who differed "Hh hio SPhiiOil upplI HluANluudl matters of policy or legislation but none questioned his honesty, inde- pendence, his capacity or belief in America.
 He was above all an outstanding servant of his constituents and he had the satisfaction of knowing that his work was appreciated by those whose minds are not controll- ed by purely partisan considerations. Ills absence from the Senate In these critical days ahead will be a staggering loss to the people of this state and country"
 Thomes F. Moore personal friend of the late Senator stated: We will all feel tremendously the loss of this fine man and friend"
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Continued from Page D ter and determined opposition but the sentiment of the country is overwhelmingly in favor Of a world peace organization and the Sen- ate will reflect that attitude
 Connally sat glumly silent through most of yesterdays four-hour de- bate. He made no response 10 Wheeler, holding to his position that there should be no debate be- fore the impending Roosevelt Churchill -Stalin meeting.
 Pepper. an answering supporter of the administration foreign pol icy, took Wheeler to task. He &C., cused Wheeler of contributing to dissension among the Allies. He charged that Wheler'S denunciation of the unconditional surrender" slogan was "grist for the mill of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goeb- belS."
 Peppers charge that rejection of the League of Nations was partly responsible for the present war drew him into debate with Sen. Eugene D. Millikin. R., Colo. Mill likin argued that France and Bri- tain should bear their share of the responsibility.
 How can you put the blood of this war on the hands Of this sen- ate or those who preceded us here when others lacked the guts to pro- tect teir own interests?" demanded Millikin, referring to French fail- ure to prevent German occupation of the Rhineland.
 Pepper accused Millikin of "quar- reling with history"
 T do not quarrel with history" Millikin retorted, T cooperate with the inevitable. When the senator talks about speeches in the Sem ate and attempts to draw the line between what is divisive and what Is not divisive, he is simply scratch- ing an unwhOlesome itch"
 Tt is not the itches 1 am con- cerned about" Pepper replied. But
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Tanks Gain Almost
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division had thrown up strong road block across the main highway to St, With, barring the retreat ot the Nazi rear guards.
 Roads Under Fire
 German tank and infantry units battered repeatedly at the road block around Cherain and Ster- pigny, 1 l-2 and 5 l-2 mile north east of Houffalize, is an attempt to open an escape corridor for the HouHaliM garrison, but field dis patches said the block was being held, Only few secondary roads and COW trails south of Cherain re mained open to the fleeing Nazis and all were under direct American artillery fire,
 There was no immediate indica tion, however as to how many Ger mans faced envelopment in that sector.
 With the fall of Houifalize. Ger man resistance crumpled on the American Third Army front north and northwest Of Bastogne, al- though strong Nazi forces still were fighting hard northeast and cast of Bastognc.
 Spearheads of the l0lst airborne division stabbed northWard from Bastogne almost t. the outskirts of Houffalize last night and were be- lieved joining up with the First Army's armor in the town for a joint thrust eastward
 At the same time, the l0lSt thrust it's right flank up four miles north east of Bastogne to within ] # miles of Bourcy, which controls another roundabout escape road from the Houffalize pocket. To the west, other Third Army forces took Vellereux, six miles north of Bastogne and 3Is miles southeast of Houffalize.
 The American Fourth armored di- vision gained 1s 'Gile in the Long willy area, five miles east-northeast of Bastogne, while the 90th infantry oa its right flank hammered out an equally advance to the south ern bank of the Wiltz river
 The Third Army also thrust its right wing across the Luxembourg German frontie- east of the Moselle river, capturing the Nazi border towns of Wies and Ninnig Neither town had bean held by the Ameri- cans before the Germans launched their Ardennes offensiv, last month.
 On the northeastern corner of Ar dennes, the U. s. 30th Division slug ged it's way slowly down the Nal medy-St. With highway through a bristling screen of German mine fields, artillery and tanks. The Americans captured Ligneuville and pushed on more than mile beyond the town to a point less than six miles northwest of St. With.
 The 3Oth also cleared the Germans from Beaumont, three miles west or Ligneuville, and Steinbach, just east of the latter town, but other ele- ments of the division were stalled for the fourth straight day by fierce opposition inside Thirimont, 2hs miles northeast of Ligneuville.
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Pension Bill Is Submitted
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Ly this minority was based on what they termed was the future possi- bility of such dependents becoming welfare cases because of the small pay of firemen and policemen throughout the lifetime of the lat ter"
 A special section has been added to the pension bill and carried to the legislature today known as waiver of certain provisions during war time"
 This makes possible the reten- tion of certain employees beyond the age limit provided for in the bill in cases of emergency such as the war. It is said to relate specifically to such employees of the fire depart ment as Marshal Dennis J. Lahey, Chief Thomas J. Cavanaugh, Deputy Chief Stephen Bloomfield and about five other members of the de- partment as well as lesser officials of the police department all of whom would have to retire under the mandatory 65 limit plus three years called for in the bill
 The report criticizes past finan- cial members of the city for failure to foresee the tremendous obliga- tions being compiled yearly under the present system of setting up no reserve.
 It's criticism of the board of f. nance follows:
 Tt is difficult to understand how the budget-making authority of the city could have permitted this sit. uation to develop over period of many years. It is automatic un- der any properly planned pension system that for each pension bene- fit granted an adequate reserve must be immediately established to make it possible to meet the ob- ligation when 1t falls due. The re- cent boards of finance have failed to give this matter the attention 1t deserved Whether the cause be lack of adequate comprehension of the fundamental factors con. cerned in pension systems, lack of interest, failure of the director of the budget to properly emphasize the problem, for a lack of Willings ness to do anything about 1t, the fact remains that the taxpayers 0 the city of Waterbury are nov faced with the obligation of . heavy tax burden to meet . Sit- uation which need not have be- come so serious, and for which the budget-making authority must es- sume responsibility"
 The report states that the city has been spending annually $l5O.- 900 for pensions and the amount will increase greatly because of tine pension obligations it has as- stunned. It now has such obliga- tions to 1875 active employees and l0l pensioners.
 These obligations amount to the staggering sum of S6.0O0, 1884," 1t states. No reserves of any sort have been set up to meet this obligation. In addition the city must provide for the pension ob- ligations which accrue with each year of current service after July l, l944. No plan has been set up for meeting this current obliga- ton.
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IA Dead In Fire
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Walter Packey, 5l, 8 law office manager, was trapped in his third story room and attracted the atten- ton of firemen by waving sheet Firemen ran ladder up the side Of the building and rescued him.
 The fire, which swept through the four upper stories of the structure, was discovered about midnight and spread so rapidly that three alarms were turned in within IT minutes
 Bremen battled for two hours to bring the blaze under control. thousands of persons, attracted by screaming fire sirens, watched as guests trapped in the upper stories leaped into nets or ran down fire escapes to safety.
 Other occupants of the building were rescued by firemen who car ried them down ladders, or escaped through the lobby.
 The hotel manager said about 30 guests were registered in the TO- room building. He estimated dam age at $80,000.
 The eight injured were suffering from exposure, police said. The cause of the blaze was not de- termined.
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ditional surrender in replying to a question from Laborite John R. Davies whether the policy might be reconsidered in view of recent com- plications in international affairs. '"
 No, sir" Churchill said.
 When Davies asked whether Churchill didn't think the uncon- dictional surrender policy was stiff fening German resistance and pro- longing the war, Churchill said:
 We don't take that view at all. I think the House would be over whelmingly against our attempting to make peace by negotiation.
 Loud cheers greeted the reply.
 "At any rate" Churchill went on, "our Allies would be overwhelmingly opposed to such 8 course. It is quite impossible to discuss these things in a question time An opportunity may occur in debate to discuss them.
 T am not of the opinion that the demand for unconditional surren- der is prolonging the war. At any rate, the war will be prolonged un- til unconditional surrender has been obtained"
 Do you not appreciate that the slogan, unconditional surrender has great political value for Hitler and his gang?" Asked Laborite Ben Riley.
 "I don't think that is so," Church. i'll replied
 A number of members rose with questions regarding Greece, but Churchill asked them to await his statement and the start of debate on the Greek situation Thursday.
 Laborite Emanuel Shinwell pressed Churchill for a statement whether Britain was supporting Greek Premier General Nicholas Plastiras' announcement the ELIAS will be cleared from Greece, but was told to await the debate. When Thomas E. N. Driberg. inde- pendent, continued to needle him for an immediate statement. Churchill snapped:
 T won't be drawn into this"
 However. he praised British Lt. Gen. Ro1ald Scobie's remarks in Athens regarding Greek minorities as admirably" handled. Davies asked whether Churchill would include in his forthcoming statement reference to the Atlantic Charter in view of the fact that a recent statement by President Roosevelt cast doubt on the gen. uineness".
 Far from casting doubt on the genuineneSs of the Charter. Church. ill said, President Roosevelt declared December 22 that its objectives were as valid as they were in l04l. though he indicated that all its objectives were not likely to be attained imme- diately.
 "I am in agreement with these statements" Churchill said.
 He said he had told the Empire and India that the Charters objects and principles already were being achieved by the press of extend- ing self-government.
 Asked If he would make a state ment soon on what parts of the Charter were valid immediately, Churchill said:
 T really do not think there is any need to go into that. It has been very well described by the PreSi- dent as a standard of aims-an in- dication of the direction in which we are proceeding. It is not law"
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FOUIIIIIIUtu HUH I-dBU TT Of British policy in Greece with a brief comment that he had every reason to believe that the present government is extremely democrat ic composed entirely of Repub- licans."
 During the discussion. an orderly crowd of factory workers visited the central lobby to interview members regarding the Greek policy. but were told 1t would be wiser to await the government's statement Thurs day.
 Churchill reaffirmed the Allies determination to fight on to uncon-
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totalling 10000 tons.
 Two light cruisers and 10 de- suoyer escorts were among the ships sunk or beached. Two conveys, one Of II ships and another of l9, were wiped out completely and Q third decimated. A total of ll2 enemy planes was destroyed and 50 dam aged.
 Sixteen American planes were lost, but surface forces apparently es- capped undamaged, It was one of the most one-sided victories of the Pacific war
 Fighters paved the way for the de- structive sweeps along a 400-mile stretch of the coast by blanketing l9 airfieldS and four seaplane bases north and south Of Camranh Bay at dawn.
 Fifteen enemy planes were shot down, 77 destroyed on the ground. 20 destroyed on the water and about 50 damaged on the ground. The blow paralyzed the Japanese air force and not an enemy plane rose to oppose the subsequent raids.
 One convoy of an oiler four medi- um cargo vessels, two destroyer es- corts and four coastal cargo vessels was sunk in it's entirety. All ves- sells in a second, consisting Of light cruiser believed the 5,800-ton Kashii of the Katori class, four destroyer escorts, four oilers, seven medium and two small cargo ships and a coastal ship, either were sunk or damaged and forced to beach.
 A third group of ships approach ing Saigon from the south was at- tacker and an oiler sunk. A large cargo ship, medium cargo ship and small coastal cargo ship were damaged.
 Attacking the Saigon area heayi- ly, the planes sank 8 large oiler. a large troop transport, two medium cargo ships and the dismantled French light cruiser, the Lamotte Picquot. A large cargo ship, four medium cargo ships and two coastal cargo ships were damaged.
 At Cape St. Jacques, just below Saigon, three destroyer escorts, an oiler, three large cargo ships and a small cargo ship were sung, while another destroyer escort and small cargo ship were sunk at Camranh bay.
 An additional medium cargo ship was sent to the bottom and five small cargo vessels damaged off the coast.
 Ground installations also were de stroyed in the carrier sweep. in- cluding large dock at Camranh bay, five oil tanks at Saigon, oil storage facilities, warehouses and buildings on the Saigon river, and a seaplane hangar at Cat Lai.
 Navy Yard Fires
 Fires were started Tn the Saigon Navy Yard and oil refineries in the Saigon area damaged heavily.
 Pacific fleet headquarters also announced that Liberator bombers started five fires in storage areas at Two Jima in the Volcano Islands 750 miles south of Japan Saturday. Mitchell bombers scored hits on a small ship at Okimura Ho on Haba In the nearby Bonins the same day.
 Other Lberators dropped 68 tons of bombs on Japanese installations at Truk in the Carolines Saturday, Escorting fighters shot down two and probably three intercepting fighters.
 Night reconnaissance bombers from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's southwest Pacific command also joined in the offensive with a raid on the Heito air base on Formosa, where large fires were left burn ing.
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the unhealthy cancers in this sen ate"
 The debate ended after four hours with Wheeler hoarsely protesting against the implication that his speech was intended to help the en- emV."
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A factory at Bluff. Ne Zealand, will can S.00O,OO0 pounds of Army rations, consisting of beef. potatoes. carrots. peas and onions within Six months.
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When an OK was killed recently in South Africa 1t was found to have eaten the iron parts of bicycle, pieces of metal wire, stones and a key.
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 Krakow at the last outdated re- ports.
 Soviet front reports said several German infantry and armored d. visions were completely smashed'' in the battle of the Nida river. a tributary of the Vistula. before the German defenses collapsed and the Soviet flood tide rolled westward.
 Between GOO,000 and 100000 Rus sian troops, backed by a tremendous concentration of armor and mobile artillery, were spilling through the shattered enemy defenses on an widening front. raising the im- minent threat of invasion to Ger man Silesia and menacing the rear of the Naz armies defending War shaw.
 Soviet front dispatches said the Germans were throwing tank and infantry reserves into the battle in what appeared to be strong de- laying action intended to cover a general retreat to a new line be- tween Katowice and Caestochowa, just east of the Silesian border
 Less than 100 hours after the start of the great winter offensive that Soviet spokesmen predicted would put the Red army in Berlin and end the war. the Nazis' front in southern Poland had been irretriev- ably broken and their grip on a vast area of that nation was cracking.
 Furious Battles
 Berlin said the Soviet westward drive was spreading along the en- tire eastern front. exploding into furious battles in East Prussia. on both sides of Warsaw and down across the Carpathians into 5lovakia and Hungary. Upwards of $500. 900
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Surrender Setup Same

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BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
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World Peace Plan Backed

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69 Jap Ships Wrecked

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Tanks Aim At Manila

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Soviet Units Near SiIesio

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