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OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 1-(UP)-
Southern Pacific railroad officials
tonight placed at 48 dead and 10
seriously injured the casualty toll
in the wreck early yesterday morn
ing of two sections of the crack
Pacific Limited.
Wrecker crews still were toiling
to clear the tracks of the shambies
of twisted and telescoped sleeper
and daycoach cars which we're
hurled from the track, some into
the marshes of Great Salt Lake,
when the speeding mail and ex-
press section plowed into the rear
of the fully-loaded passenger train
q miles west of Ogden.
The office of V. M. Patterson.
divisional superintendent of the
Southern Pacific, still was unable
to determine why the 20-car Sec
ond section sped past red signals,
torpedo warnings and flare signals
to drive deep into the sleeper
of the rear Of the 18-car passenger
train which had stopped for a
slow-moving freight ahead.
Peterson and ]. W.. Corbett, the
railroads general manager, said
formal inquiry had been tenta-
lively set for Thursday. Complete
findings will be submitted to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
The dead included civilians and
service personnel, bound for San
Francisco on New Years Eve. The
names of some of the soldiers
aboard the 500-passenger first sec
ton had been released but the
identity of six soldiers was with
held pending notification of next
of kin. Names of all Naval per
sonnet were ordered withheld pend
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Duke Defeats
Crimson Tide
In Sugar.Bowl|
Blue Devils Rally In Final
Seconds To Win,
1926
NEW ORLEANS, Jan.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. l
- (UP) - Dukes veteran
Blue Devils, digging in with
championship finesse when
the going was toughest, de-
feated Alabama 20 to 26 in
the Sugar Bowl today with a
clutch rally in the fourth per-
iod which climaxed a riotous
wide open game before $4,000
fans.
To win what probably was the
most stirring renewal of the color
full Sugar Bowl series, the Blue
Devils had 10 break the hearts of
logged kid Alabama eleven
which had been rated a two touch
down underdog. With Duke in
front 20 to 10 as the fourth period
started, the Crimson Tide, never
quitting it's uphill fight. tried to
stave off a drive that was pene-
trating deep into their territory.
George Clark. usually sure
fire passer for Duke, arched what
was intended to be a touchdown
thrust to Gordon Carver. but
freshman Hugh Morrow 17-year-
old sprite, had other ideas. Snag-
ging the ball on his own u in
front Of Carver's outstretched
arms. he raced 10 yards for what
appeared to be the deciding touch
down. He made an insurance
policy conversion kick to put Ala
hama ahead Is to 20.
Duke fearful that the victory it
thought would be gained SO easily
was slipping from its grasp, drove
like Patton's army in the ensuing
march downfield after taking the
kickoff on their own %. With
Clark. Carver and Tom Davis al
ternating for steady gains, the
Debbils got 10 within half yard
Of the goal line When the Grim
son Kids baked the drive. -Four
s.nashes from the two had failed
10 bring the ball any closer and
Alabama got the ball on its own
half yard line.
Harry Gilmer, a brash gum
chewing freshman who spanked the
Bama boys all day, did some
quick thinking and grounded the
ball deliberately for Duke safety
10 make the score Alabama 26,
Duke %. ~
A punt from the Alabama 20
was taken by Dukes Clark on his
own 80 and it appeared for mo-
ment that the strategy had work
ed. But the Blue Devils were on
the 60 again and this time they
made their drive click all the
way Clark carried the punt back
10 the Alabama 40. jim Larue. a
substitute back, took halt the
'Bama team with him around lett
end as he advanced 20 yards 10
precisely the point where Aid
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48 Dead, 70 Badly Hurt
In Utah Railroad Wreck

ing formal announcement by the
18th Naval District at San Fran
cisco.
Five civilian victims lay uniden-
titled in Ogden mortuaries.
James Mcdonald, 64-year-old
veteran of 81 years with the South
ern Pacific, was plotting the sec
ond section and was killed at his
post. The fireman, M. E. Hartman,
also of Ogden, escaped with minor
injuries and shock.
Virtually every passenger and
crew member in the last four cars
of the passenger train was killed
or injured, some scalded by live
steam which poured from the loco
motive of the mail train.
Officials said late today that the
last of the bodies had been re.
moved.
Some of the dead, dying and in
iured were pinned in the wreckage
for as much as eight hours. The
nperature lowered at 10 degrees
,,-len the collision occurred two
hours before dawn Sunday, with
the cold accentuating the agonies
of the injured.
The Southern Pacific denied
earlier reports that one of the cars
of the first section was an old
model, wood and steel day coach
in which casualties were particu-
larly high. The railroad said all
cars on the train were made of
steel.
After heroic first aid work by
Army medical men aboard the
train, some of the injured were
removed to hospitals in nearby
Utah towns and others were taken
on to San Francisco in undamag
led cars of the passenger train.
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UNITED NATIONS
ACCEPT FRANCE
Liberated Country Be-
comes 36th Member
OF Group

WASHINGTON. Jan 1-CUP(-
France became the 36th member
Of the United Nations today in a
colorfuI ceremony at which the
wartime coalition against the Axis
was hailed as The foundation
stone of peace.
French Ambassador Henri Bon
net, signing the United Nations dec
laration on its third anniversary
pledged his country's whole-heart-
ed cooperation in the creation Of a
world security system because
France knows from experience that
from now on. War, once begun,
will spread over the entire globe. "
The United Nations have ap-
piled in their decisive fight for
existence the principles which must
ensure international security he
said, They must remain invinci-
BILE in peace. To this great cause,
France is prepared to devote her
self whole-heartedly."
Secretary of State Edward r.
Stettinius, Jr., introduced Bonnet
to assembled representatives of all
the United Nations with a remind
er that although France is the 36th
signatory, ''the whole world knows
that the people of France have in
spirit and in fact been associated
with u.s."
President Roosevelt, in mes,
sage read by Stettinius, recalled
the $50 years of French traditions
of liberty-"an inspiration to free
men everywhere''-and welcomed
France into 1.-The first rank of the
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Aerial Battle
RACES As Foe
Begins Drive
Americans Admit Minor
Gains In Some Sectors
vi AVile -

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Paris,
Tuesday, Jan. 2-(P)-The
Germans gambled men and
machines in combined air and
land thrusts at the Allies on
New Years day, counterat-
lacking against the U. S.
Third and Seventh Armies and
attempting their greatest
aerial offensive operation in
three years.
It was gamble for which the
Nazis paid staggering cost. They
sent out more than 300 planes in
surprise attacks on airfields over
a wide area behind the battle
zones, in a desperate effort to
shrink Allied air superiority. The
Germans lost at least 208 in these
fierce actions, and a total of at
least 241.
What damage the enemy did to
the airfields was not disclosed. AL
lied air losses during the day were
Is planes, not counting American
heavy bombers which pounded oil
ana rail targets. Their figures were
not announced last night.
On land the Germans made a
series of five attacks against the
northern flank of the Seventh Ar
my and punched at the Third Ar
my's hold on the Bastogne corrl-
dor.
German forces gained some
ground in wooded region south
of Bannstein, five miles southeast
OF Bitche, but were held or thrown
back at other points along the
Seventh Army front.
Front dispatches said the as
saults were launched on Sunday
and were mostly in small strength.
These enemy blows came as in
formation on the fighting against
the enemy's bulge into Belgium,
still subject to "a hours or more
delay for security reasons, told OF
gains up to six miles by 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton's Third Army at
the southwestern corner of the
German salient.
In fierce armored battles on both
sides of the Bastogne corridor.
the Third Army destroyed or dam
aged 81 German tanks and smash
ed counterattack launched at the
corridor from the east. In the same
area fighter bombers of the U.
S. Ninth Air Force disabled 1913
tanks and motor vehicles before
noon today.
Most of the action was in the
air, with sky battles raging from
one end of the sprawling front to
the other as the Allies met the
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Hoover said, adding that botn
were also trained in use of ex-
plosives, photography and send
ing messages with invisible ink.
They did not succeed in contact
ing the German secret service, he
said.
Both Colepaugh and Gimpel,
who were arrested separately in
New York, have made complete
statements of their activities, ne
said.
Hoover said Attorney General
Francis Biddle will determine
whether the men, now held in
New York without specific charge,
will be prosecuted in civil court
or by a military tribunal.
A spokesman for the Depart
ment of Justice said in Washing
ton tonight that Biddle will con-
fer with President Roosevelt and
Secretary of War Stimson before
deciding on tine method of trial.
Hoover said both men had been
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1915 for the japanese.
Exuding confidence at the begin.
ming of the fourth year of his COM
mand of the area, Nimitz announc-
ed his goal is ''the complete de-
feat of Japan at the earliest pos
sible moment"
I'VE should be prepared to in
wade Japan and we will undoubt'
edly have to occupy enough of it
to win the peace" Nimitz said.
Il believe also that it is essential
for us to go to the China coast
in order to secure land masses nee
essa~y for deployment of our huge
forces"
Nimitz, thanked by h S deputy
chief of staff, Rear Admiral For
rest P. Sherman, said grimly that
he thinks the Japs will fight to
the last ditch but that America S
fighting forces from the. air, land
and sea will move in without a
letup.
Sherman added his opinion that
Japanese homes will be burned
out, their food curtailed and their
armed forces defeated.
1--WE will continue to move In
the direction of Japan, to seize
bases from where we can carry
the war close and closer. we
hope to meet the remaining units
of the Japanese surface fleet and
the past" Nimitz said.
dispose of them as we nave IN
He told correspondents he
couldn't give them any schedule
for these events but Il can assure
Won we will use all our resources
without loss of time. In this con-
<r4:.J ~, Doro Two. Col y
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Draft Calls
To Increase,
He Predicts
Reconversion Swept Into
Background By His
Summary

WASHINGTON, Jan. l.
(P)-A plan to force millions
of 4-F's into military or war;
supporting tasks was propos-
ed today by War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes, in
case present manpower mea-
sures prove inadequate.
Laws to put teeth into War Lab
Dor Board and manpoWer edicts
also were suggested by Byrnes in
a massive report to President
Roosevelt and Congress, which he
elaborated at news conference.
He predicted increases in draft
calls-beyond the jump of 10000
men monthly which went into eff
feet today to fill gaps in the
ranks of the fighting forces and
man new Navy ships.
And, in the jarring report on his
administration of the Office of War
Mobilization and Reconversion,
Byrnes swept the reconversion
phase into the background and de-
cried last summers too early
start on peacetime production.
1.-The truth is that our soldiers
at the front today are not short
of ammunition and supplies as a
result of any production failures"
he said. However, they may be
short a few weeks hence if we
fail"
If recent actions to tighten the
war production effort fail, Byrnes
said he believed Congress should
clamp controls on those found dis
qualified for military duty, so
they may render their war serv-
ice in essential war activities.
Byrnes said he referred to At
men not now in war work. He
suggested they be drafted and then
either used for limited service in
the armed forces or channeled
where needed into war industry.
He declined to give details, say
ing Congress should work them
out.
Expanded reconversion activity
must wait. the report declared.
until victory is within our grasp,
until ou- military men tell us they
have enough supplies and that we
can afford to reduce production.
"When one of sur enemies is de-
feated, then and only then can we
lCantinued IN Pare Two: Col Al
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BUDAPEST BATTLE
MOUNTS IN FURY
Capital OF Hungary May
Be Demolished In
Fanatical Fight

LONDON, Tuesday, Jan. 2-iR-
The fanatical German and Hungar-
ian defenders of Budapest, trapped
between assault forces which
squeezed steadily from both the
east and west, felt the mounting
fury of the Red Army today in a
battle which threatened to demolish
the once beautiful Hungarian cap
ital.
An early morning communique
broadcast from Moscow said the
enemy garrison, although supplied
by air, had lost more than 1000
men and had been pushed from
more than 200 additional blocks of
buildings in savage fighting through
the city's streets Monday.
his report also said the Rus
slams knocked out "a German tanks
and IS armored troop carriers and
too. 429 prisoners in Budapest, the
first big bag of captives since the
Soviet forces broke through the
western. city limits.
In the last three days. the Rus
slams claim to have killed more
than 1900 of Budapest's doomed
defenders. They now hold more
than 600 blocks of the embattled
capital.
Dispatches from Moscow said
frontline reports received there in
Dictated that the fall of Buda, the
section of the city west of the Dan.
ube river, was expected within "a
to SO hours.
A Cairo radio broadcast last night
said all the Germans had been driv-
en- from Buda, but there was no
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EIGHT JAP SHIPS
SUNK BY YANKS In
GULF OF LINGAYEN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
|Leyte, Philippines, Tuesday, Jan.
p. -UP) Land based American
planes, in their deepest penetra-
ton of Japanese-occupied territory
in the Philippines, sank eight enc
my ships including two destroyers
in the Lingayen Gulf Saturday as
part of shattering tWo-day at
tack by all types of planes on
southern Luzon, it was announced
today.
Three freighter-transports of g.
O0C tons each, two smaller cargo
vessels and a destroyer escort
were sunk in addition to the de-
stroyers, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
announced in a communicate.
Mitchell medium bombers, A-20
attack bombers and P-4o fighters
made the gulf attack Saturday
while Liberator heavy bombers
struck the important Nelson air.
drome at Manila.
Marine CorSalr planes, ranging
widely over southern Luzon Sun
day, dive-bombed trains. blowing
up one ammunition train and SER
iously damaging three others.
At least 20 locomotives were de-
stroyed in a 155-mile stretch at
tack along the southern Luzon rail-
roads.
More than so Corsairs took part
in the attacks.
The Lingayen Gulf, where h e
ships were sunk, is about 100 miles
north-northwest of Manila on the
west coast of Luzon. The gulf coast
was one of the starting points of
the Japanese invasion.
During the American attacks,
NJ
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AMERICA, SOVIET
SPLIT ON LUBLIN
Stettinius Says U. S. To
Recognize London
Polish Regime

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-OP>-
Secretary of State Edward R. Stet-
tinius. Jr., announced today that
the United States will continue to
recognize the Polish government
in-exile in London.
His statement was plain lndlca-
ton that the United States is giving
no thought to recognition of the
Soviet-sponsored Lublin group of
Poles which, over the weekend,
proclaimed itself the provisional
government of Poland.
Stettinius' reaction was given in
answer to question submitted by
reporters as to whether this gov
eminent was considering recogni-
ton of the Lublin group.
Officials here anticipated that the
Soviet Union soon will grant full
diplomatic recognition to the Lub-
lin group. 1t broke relations with
the London group nearly two years
ago.
Stettinius welcomed the forma-
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China Coast Bases Needed
For Jap Push, Mimitz Says

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Pearl Har-
bor Jan. 1-UP)-The United States must be prepared
to invade Japan and bases the China coast
Adm. Chester w. Nimtz today said his return from
Pacific fighting fronts with forecast of Every unhappy
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FORECAST

Fair and continued cold today with
highest temperature about 80 degrees.
Diminishing winds in afternoon.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, So. Low, At.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05

The weekly Bible meeting will be held this evening at at Gospel Hall on Thomaston avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05

Ia patient at G. Lanes Hospital 10
 New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05
Friers Opens Forum Series Sunday Night
 coIoEed Motto n Picture Lecture
 Will Be Offered

The Second Church Forum opens It's le46-46 season Sunday evening, October 2 at 7:30 p. m, with Robert Friers and his colored motion pic- ture lecture Mexican Holiday" a film which includes the latest scenes of Paricutln, the new Mexican vol- cano.
 This Is the lecture which broke the all-time record at Carnegie hall and which has been given under the most distinguished auspices across the country including such series as the Detroit Adventure, Chicago Geographic Philadelphia, Town Hall and Columbia Universs:y. Mir. Frier's film has received very high com mendatlon from such celebrities in the travel lecture field as Frank Buck, Burton Holmes, Carveth Wells and singapore Joe" Fisher. The film has had most Aattering reviews from such leading newspapers as the New York Sun, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and the Hollywood Citizen-News.
 This new all color travel film sen- sation is shown in two reels. The first reel includes Hiking to Mexico City, Oaxacas colorful market, Over mountain trails on burro,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05
WATERvILLE COrrcspondents aars. 0ertruae zsanes Telephone y-0Sll
MeFhodists Plan Silver Tea Oct. 17
 Mrs. John WcIker
 To Show Movies
 0f New EneIond

waterville, oct. 5-The women's Society for Christian Service of the Grace Methodist Church met We'd nesday evening at the home of Mrs. Richard Mutt. Mrs. Mary Lowell led the devotional service. A very inc teresting missionary. talk "Our re- sponsibility as christian women" was given by Mrs. Mutt. The Fall district meeting will be held at the South Park Church in Hartford, oct. II starting ct 10 .. m. Any woman interested in attending is asked to get in touch with Mrs. Mutt at 3-06i7 SO reservations can be made before Oct. Sth.
 The group will sponsor Silver Tea Oct. l7 in the church parlors at 8. p. m. Mrs. JohnWslker will show a new film of New England. Lunch will be served.
 A halloween party will be held Oct. .3l in the church parlors with 6 pot-luck lunch being served at Q o'clock. All women are asked to come in costume.
 The next meeting of the group will be held Nov. ' ct 7:S0. With the start of rationing the lunch program was discontinued, but beginning with this meeting luncheon will be served following each meeting.
 Those attending, W ednesda y'S meeting were: Mrs. Ralph Lane, Mrs. Emily Berger, Mrs. Joseph Ca- ron, Miss Ruth Norton, Mrs. Harry Stride, Mrs. Mary Lowell, Mrs. Wil- liam Lambert ST., Mrs. Bertha Platt, Mrs. Thomas Fahy, Mrs. J. M. E. Johnson, Mrs. Frederick Zaugg, Mrs Harry Lattimert and Mrs. Richard Mutt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05
Super Market
 Assessed S25O
x < x

A settlement of 9260 by the Star Super Market, Inc, l70 Roseland avenue, Waterbury for price viola tions was announced today by the State OPA Office in Hartford.
 The settlement was made under the Administrators claim ct Q re. cent hearing of the Waterbury Price Panel and has been approved by the State CPA office. The payment, made to the Treasurer of the united States, is for overchanges on cuts Of beef and veal during July of this year.
 A License Warning Notice was sent to the market by the State OPA Office in Hartford informing the operator that further ovefcharges can result in c suspension of his Il. cense to do business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05

0ardenia pool at Fortin, A thou. sand foot slide on banana leaf, Fun niest bullaght ever filmed, Dolores Del Rio and movie studios, Diego Rivera and his strange pets, senor. itas model jewelry in Taxco, Moun- tainous breakers and the Worlds most daring dive at Acapulco.
 The second reel includes six hun. dred feet down in . silver mine, waterfalls. of Juanacat- Ian. pottery makers ct 0uadalajara, Chico, worlds funniest monkey and rises to c climax with the showing of Paricutin, Mexicos new volcano, where will be shown the story of monsters birth, what k did to the Tarascans, the great desert of death" c 5000 foot smoke column, . hundred million tons of flaming lava advance, great bouiders ripped apart, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05
Landlord Assaulted T enonts
 Evidence On
 Allegations Hsord
 In Court Todoy

Charged with assault and breach of the peace, Gabriel Natale, S3, Ill Avon street, received c fine of e26 on the first charge and 6 Si0 on the latter when arraigned in City Court this morning before Judge John daffney.
 Natale, owner of Q house on Avon street, refused to allow one Of the tenentS, Mrs. c. Piciocchio, who ar. rived home with c group of friends, to park the car in the driveway. MgS. Piclocchios husband was allegedly jumped upon by the accused when he protested the landlords demands to remove the car. Knocked to the ground, Mir. Piciocchio attempted to rise, but was unable to do so and his wife aided him to his feet.
 AS she was lifting him to stand. ing position, Mrs. Piciocchio related, Natale struck her about the month and body causing her to lose cofls Sciousness. She told the court that, due to the savage attack. she was confined to her home for two weeks.
 Alfred Mama, 3I, i4 Elizabeth street, charged with breach Of the peace received continuance to Oc- tober 6 50 that the case may Do flirs ther investigated and the accused observed. He is charged with using obscene language directed ct two high school girls when they refused A Az A- A.. sa. W allow HIIn 70 enter tneif car on Hillside avenue, yesterday. Mama was arrested by Detectives Joseph Dunphy and Edward McElligott on the complaint of . passerby, . wom- an, who heard the mans language.
 Other cases: Mary Sheay S0, breach of the peace; sentenced to the State Farm for Women; obert Koerber, 60, 2T North Circle, Beacon Fails; passing . red light; continued to october Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05

Several subscribers have talked with this correspondent in regards to welcomehome signs for the boys and girls in service. There have been sevsral suggestions. One mother thinks that the merchants could place signs in their windows. An- other thinks it would be a good idea to have a welcome home sign placed near the honor roll. still another thinks 1t would be a good idea to have one placed across the street near Carney's drug store. Any other suggestions will be printed in this column and perhaps something can be done about 1t.