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Yanks Invade
Jolo, Capture
Capital City
Macarthur Reports Com
plete Control of Sulu
Archipelago

MANILA, Wednesday, April IL
infantryInen of Maj.
Gen. ems A. Does 41st Division
invaded Jclo island Monday and
quickly seized the capital city and
its airfields to take complete con-
troP' of the Sulu archipelago, Gen
Douglas Macarthur reported today.
He announced also that all or
ganized resistance had ceased on
southern Luzon island, and that
American invasion forces had lib
Grated hundreds OF Filipino lepers
in the Civilian colony by occupy
ing Coror Bay, Fleet anchorage
between Busuanga and Culion is
lands north of Palawan.
The 41st Division. which captur.
ed the big harbor of TaWitawi in
the Suiu chain only 80 miles from
Borneo on April 2, swept ashore
at the Jolo City waterfront, on the
2O-mile-long islands north coast.
They swiftly seized the city ans
struck inland eight miles, scatter
ing all enemy resistance. There
was no indication of the intensity
of the opposition at Jolo, but Mac
Arthur said two weeks aeria
pounding had disrupted enemy de-
lenses.
Jolo shrine city of the Moros, is
the capital OF the SG1lu archipelago
which stretches between southwest
ern Mindanao and northern Born
go. 1t is the finest port in the
string Of islands.
Macarthur announced also tina
all organized japanese resistance
had collapsed on southern Luxor
land its liberation is at hand"
The 18th Airborne Division reach
ed Antimonan, on the east coast
in a swift drive Of 20 miles from
Lucena, Thousands of crack Japa
nase troops are believed trapped
in the long southeastern "taip' O.
Luzon.
In the central Philippines, U. S
Infantrymen occupied Coron bay
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eff you know what the facts are, "
retorted Wheeler, then there is
something crooked in your office.
The trouble is that when you are
told about the Situation you don't
do anything about it."
Lucas expressed his poor opinion
of OPA during testimony by Wilbur
La Roe, counsel for smaller meat
packers.
"OPA has been attempting to
create the impression we have got
ten together Con meat price poll
eies) when it is not true" said La
Roe. He accused the agency OF
''unwillingness to cooperate with
the intent of Congress and with
this committee.
The OPA-vs-packers argument is
an old one, boiling down to a diff
ference of opinion on fairness.
Some packers claim that the top
legal prices. they are permitted
to receive aye too low in compare
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BRITISH DRIVE
ACROSS SENl0
Eighth Opens What May
Be Last Major Battle
In Italy

ROME, April 10.-tP-The vet
eran British Eighth Army, open
ing what probably will be the last
major battle in Italy, crossed the
Senio river today on wide front
in campaign to annihilate the
German 10th and 18th Armies be-
fore they can retreat into the
mountain fortress Of southern
Germany.
The Eighth, with a brilliant rec
ord reaching back to Ell Alamtin,
moved into action last night after
a six months lull behind a muir
derous artillery barrage and the
greatest coordinated aerial assault
ever carried out in Italy.
The barrage, which opened at
1870 pm. yesterday, was preced-
ed by an aerial assault by U. S..
18th and 18th Air Force and Raj
warplanes. All three air forces re-
sumed the assault today with 4
great force of heavy bombers from
the 18th blasting a path through
German defenses for the attack
ing Eighth Army.
Shortly before noon 3,400 100
pound nigh explosive bombs and
1870, 900 augmentation bombs had
been dropped in front OF the Brit
ish.
The break across the Senio was
accomplished near Lugo, a town
of some $4,000 inhabitants about
10 miles west of Ravenna, and
junction point of the Faenza-Fer-
rara and Ravenna-Bologna roads.
The experienced troops moved in
quickly over bridges thrown
across the river in an effort to
exploit to the fullest the surprise
shock of the terrific aerial and
artillery attack.
Initial detectives were gained
against relatively light opposition
and the Tomnnies continued to
press forward over the swampy
terrain, interlaced with numerous
drainage bitches.
An Allied advance westward be-
You'd Lugo would endanger Nazi
strongholds upstream along the
Senio into the northern Apennines.
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TRUMAN SUPPORTS
LEND-LEASE BILL
Measure Passed For New
Year Over COP
Opposition

WASHINGTON, April 10 Up -
The Senate passed a one-year ex-
tension of Lend-Lease today after
Vice President Truman joined in
defeating, 40 to 80, Republican
amendment designed to make
doubly sure that Lend-Lease ends
when the shooting stops.
The bill, already passed by the
House, now goes to President
Roosevelt.
Administration officials hav e
said there are no plans to use
Lend-Lease for postwar relief and
rehabilitation of foreign countries.
Senators opposing the amendment
offered by Senator Taft (R-Ohio)
told the Senate today it was super
fluous and would hamstring order
ly liquidation of the vast program.
When the roll was called on the
Taft amendment, the vote was SO
to 80. Under Senate rules, this de-
feated the amendment but Tru-
man, exercising for the first time
his privilege of voting when there
is a tie, gave it the final knock
on the head by voting 'no'' in
an emphatic voice.
The extension measure then
passed without record vote.
It prolongs the life of the Lend
Lease law until June 30. 1915, but
provides that nothing in the act
shall be construed as authorizing
the President to enter into an
agreement with any foreign gov
eminent for postwar relief, reha'
Utilization or reconstruction.
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Germans Lose
81 Aircraft
Yank Fighters Rack Up
Greatest Daily Haul
OF European War

LONDON, April 1O-(P)-The once
mighty German air force suffered
it's worst losses in history today
at the hands of American fighter
pilots who destroyed 377 Nazi
planes and set up three new rec
ords for aerial destruction.
Today's Gripping air blow on the
Luftwaffe's striking force, most OF
which was grounded for lack of
fuel, shattered the previous over
all fighter and bomber score of
enemy planes knocked out in a
single day, 352 planes destroyed
July II, 1913 in the Schweinfurt
and Regensburg areas.
1t also beat the old record of 1T
enemy planes destroyed in single
September 5, and upset the mark
of 70 enemy planes destroyed on
the ground, also set last Septem-
Der 5.
More than $3.50 American planes
took part in today's record-making
smashes, attacking at least a doz-
en- German. airfields, including ba-
ses for the dangerous jet-propelled
planes, and hitting at enemy sup
plies and rail equipment.
Included in the attacking force
were 1900 Britain-based U. S.
Eighth Airforce Flying Fortresses
and Liberators, excorted by 800
fighters, and more than 1000 fight
er-bombers of the U. S. Ninth air
force and First Tactical Air force,
operating from continental stations.
Eighth Airforce pilots, flying
long-range Thunderbolts and Mus
tangs, riddled 284 parked enemy
aircraft, many of them jet planes
roosting on eight airdromes within
a 7O-nile radius of the German
capital. In the air these pilots
knocked dawn 81 other planes.
20 of them ME-262 twin-turbo craft
in some of the most violent dog
fights of the war.
Ninth Airforce pilots claimed de-
struction of 80 enemy planes on the
ground and Is others doWned IN
aerial combat, while pilots OF the
First Tactical Airforce blasted ID
on the ground and knocked five
others out of the sky.
In the last four days well over
so German air fields have been
hammered and at least 745 enemy
planes have been destroyd.
An Eighth Airforce staff officer
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Port Development Held
City:S Greatest Future

hold those persons who came to
Wilmington for the war program.
AS an added attraction for Will
mington's postwar future, Simons
advanced the idea of making the
City a shrine for the Nation. He
pointed the the start made at
Greenfield park in the culture of
azaleas and suggested an "azalae
week. yearly to attract the tour
lists en- route north and south, east
and west, who use the coastal
highway through Wilmington.
A music festival, conferred
around Greenfield lake, was pro-
posed with the erection of huge
amphitheatre and band shell at
the lakes edge, large enough to
hold an orchestra such as the
Philadelphia Symphony. Guest Or
chestras could be brought here
for weeks engagement, he said,
and the attraction of such an
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Continued on Page Three; Col. ~

George W. Simons, Jr., City
planning engineer, yesterday told
the Rotary club that Wilmington
future should be planned around a
greater port development.
Pointing out that Wilmington
originally started as a port, ST.
mons declared that the City prob
ably would reach its greatest de-
velopment in that field. The states
of Louisiana, Alabama and Geor-
gia have gone into the port bust
ness, he said, and he urged bust
nessmen of this section to exert
every effort to promote North Car
DINA along the same lines.
Stressing the fact that the in
vasion of Poland had changed the
entire picture of the world, ST.
mons outlined the steps that
brought the United States into
conflict and full war production
in 1871. He empha sized the laying
of postwar plans in an effort to
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WASHINGTON, April 10. -(P)-
Senator Wheeler D-Mont) declar-
ed today that OPA's handling OF
black market smells of crooked
ness and Senator Lucas O-ln)
said it's price policies make no
sense to him.
In an angry session OF the Sc
nate Agriculture Committee lnves-
tigating food shortages, the legls-
lators snapped sharp remarks with
Thomas I. Emerson, OPA's en-
forcement chief.
Wheeler had quoted reports tnat
30 per cent of the meat sold In
most big cities is black market
meat.
Fantastic" said Emerson. He
estimated that in New York per-
haps 10 per cent of meat sold at
wholesale is black market, per-
haps Is per cent at the retail level
Emerson added that OPA has the
facts.
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L0UISIANALEVEE
BREAKS IN FLOOD
Coast Guard and Other
Agencies Begin Evacu-
alton Work

NEW ORLEANS, April 10-R-
Levees literally went to pieces at
spots today in Natchitoches and
Grant parishes. above Alexandria,
La, under an avalanche of water
from the record Red river flood.
forcing the Coast Guard and 9th
err relief agencies into hurried
evacuation of refugees.
An estimated $4,000 persons were
homeless and nearly 100000 acres
were being flooded by new breaks
in addition to the more than a
million acres already inundated in
the vast central louisiana flood. So
For only five deaths have been re-
ported, three in Arkansas and two
in Louisiana.
Breaks and overlapping of lev
eas occurred in the general area OF
Colfax and the historic old town OF
Natchitoches where both the Red
and the Cane rivers were on ram
page. Levee Board officials said
these outlets of water might ease
some of the strain on the levees
at these two larger towns and en-
able them to stand the test of the
flood.
Trouble was experienced on both
sides of the Red River.
Effect Ct the record floods Of
both the Red and the Ouachita riv-
ers on the already burdened Mis-
sissippi was scheduled to be sur
veyed by four Southern Congress-
men who left Washington by plane
oday for Louisiana. Both rivers
are Louisiana tributaries Of the
lower Mississippi.
The representatives, Mckenzie
O-La), Isarcade D-La), Colmer
O-Miss> and Harris OZARK, were
accompanied by Major General
Thomas NJ. Robbins, deputy chief
of Army Engineers.
They planned to meet Mississippi
River Commission officials early
tonight at Monroe, La. fly over the
Ouachita and Red river flood zones
TOMORROW and review the Morgan.
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NEUTRALSBARRED
FROM PEACE TALK
Stettinius Shuts Door On
Observers From Un-
invited Nations

WASHINGTON, April 10.-R-
There will be no look-in for neu-
trails and other unlimited nations
at the San Francisco conference,
Secretary of State Stettinius indi-
Gated today.
Stettinius disclosed at his news
conference that some countries had
inquired about sending informal
observers to the Golden Gate con-
ference on world organization, but
they were told it was impossible
to arrange.
Meanwhile, the United States
delegation to the conference, hav-
ing agreed upon making unit de-
cisions by majority vote, work
ed toward a meeting of minds on
matters of policy likely to arise.
The members are meeting at the
State Department all this week.
Two of the eight delegates have
been absent from the sessions
which began yesterday. They are
Commander Harold L. Stassen, on
active duty with the Navy, and
former Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, who is recovering from long
illness and exhaustion.
Hull still hopes to go to San
Francisco. The time for decision
by his physicians is drawing near.
There is some thought that while
he may not be able to attend the
opening session he will almost GER
tain1y be able to go out sometime
during the meeting which is ex-
pected to last at least a month.
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let artillery from three SIDES raK-
ed the district, which includes Pra-:
ter and the commercial areas Of
Leopoldstadt and Briggittenau.
All the main portions of Vienna,
including the old city bounded by
the Ringstrasse, were in the hands
of Marshal Feodor I. Tolbukhin S
Third Ukrainian Army, while Mar
shall Rodion Y. Malinovsky's Sec
ond Ukrainian forces drove west
along the Danube's north banks to
the city limits of Vienna.
Malinovsky's men seized a doz'
en- suburbs including Deutsch Wag-
ram, in the middle of the March
field plain and less than three and
a half miles from the Nazi escape
railroad that leads northward from
Vienna to Brno (Brunn) in Czecho-
slovakia. The entire gap remaining
to the Germans, from the Danube
north of Vienna eastward to
Deutsch Wagram, was but 10 miles
wide.
The Germans were struggling
desperately to hold their escape
bridges across the Danube and the
railway line leading to Brno.
simultaneously other units Of
Malinovsky's army slashed ahead
on a broad front in Slovakia north
east and north of Bradshaw, TAX
ing the city of Trench on the
east bank of the Yah river and
Barrel 30 miles from Gen. Andrei
Yeremenko's Fourth Ukrainians
driving down from the north.
The Moscow communicate which
announced this series of successes
also listed staggeringly-large
bag of German troops taken in
the East Prussian capital of Koen-
igsberg, which fell Monday.
A total of $4,000 Germans were
captured in the five-day final as
sault, Moscow said, while another
1900 were killed. Fifty thousand
of those captured were taken aft;
err the city's formal fall at 9:3(
pm. Monday. Among the prison
ers were 1879 officers and foul
generals, including the command
ant, a General Lasch.
Fastening the final cleanup Of
all East Prussia, the Third White
Russian Army thrust westward
from Koenigsberg and took fou1
towns on the Samland peninsula
Moscow announced.
The Russians were officially sill
ent concerning operations on any
other fronts, but German reports
said the Red Armies also had open
ed final assault to reduce the
holdout citadel of Breslau, capita.
of Lower Silesia, and thereby three
additional forces for a concerted
drive westward towards the rush
ing American armies.
Berlin commentator 1t. Col. Al.
fred. Won Olberg broadcast thai
"strong Russian concentrations il
the Bunzlau and Guben area, S;
miles southeast of Berlin, and the
appearance OF fresh forces in the
Kuestrin area, 80 miles east Of
Confinuad nm pape Five. Col H)
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Ninth Captures Hanover, Enters Suburb:
Of Brunswick; first Seizes Nordhausen
Roosevelt Orde15 Seizure OF Idle Coal Pit
Souiets ClearNQ
From Western Vienna
Heavy Fighting RACES Near Danube Canal;
Main Portions Of City In Russian Hands;
Large Prisoner Haul Made

LONDON Wednesday, 11-HThe Russians hurled the
Vienna west of the Danube Canal yesterday and
half miles cutting route
district
Heavy fighting ragged strip
miles long less than halne
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FORECAST

Clear to partly cloudy and warmer to-
dav with moderate northeast winds.
Yesterdays temperatures
High, 7s-Low, 81.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
10 Local Men Discharged

Ten Waterbury men were among the l4 from this area who recently received discharges from the Fort Devens, Mass, Separation Center. They are:
 Cpl. John P. Dews, Summit road. road.
 Sgt. Howard sturges 2e WelleS street.
 s/sgt. Everett c. Winston, 5s6 South Main street.
 MIsgt. Alfred Boucher, S7s Mil street.
 Sgt. Lawrence J. Ryan, 256 1rad- ley avenue.
 Sgt. George H. Cerbasie, Sos Wil- low street.
 Pfc. John W. Mccristle, 8 Lyndale avenue.
 sLsgt. Anthony Iannotti, l47 Fair- field avenue.
 Pfc. Joseph Dicario, 6o2 Water- town avenue.
 T/sgt. Charles E. Duren, iiSS North Main street.
 Pfc. Edward Zennis, 22 New street Seymour
 Pfc. Paul D. Albertelli, 3o7 Sum- mer street, Bristol.
 Pfc. Stanley L. Lernanski, Fall Mountain river, Bristol.
 Sgt. Burton II. Rockefeller, iS Field street, Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
TLsGT. PATRIcK J. KENNEDY

A TX Air Force Service Command Unit, Wirsberg, Germany - T-Sgt. Patrick J. Kennedy, of this city, rec gently returned from England where he spent a 7.day leave viewing some of the historic sights of that tradi- ion-Steeped country.
 Making the most of his short stay, Sgt. Kennedy visited Brentwood as well as London where, viewing the famed House of Parliament from his vantage point on London Bridge, he was enthralled with the busy traf1ic of small commercial craft scurrying up and down the Thames River. Having attended dances ct Convent Gardens, visited some Of the quaint English "pubS' and promenaded through Hyde Park, regretfully left England by plane and was returned to his station ct Wirsberg, Germany where he Is an aircraft electrician in the Operations section of the 10th Group of the iSt Air Disarma- ment Wing (Prov.). Overseas 24 months, he has 6e points towards discharge. His parents reside at 50 Maeauley avenue, Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
UrqeVets To Toke Port In Activities
 Returning Service
 men Can Aid City
 Says Mayor

Emphasizing that the future of the city and country is greatly de- pendent upon It's war veterans to rejuvenate the democratic system, Mayor John s. Monagan urged 70 veterans of World War II last night to take an active part in politics. The mayor spoke last night at a Y. M. o. A. dinner in honor of the servicemen,
 Veterans group present an oppor- tunity and a challenge because they can assist men in becoming vital part of the community, the mayor said.
 Francis Ash, Pacific, veteran, and Herbert s. Smith, retiring "" secretary, reiterated the mayors statement that returning veterans were needed in all community ac- tivities. Mir. Ash pointed to the fact that too many men were coln- ing out Of the service with chips on their shoulder" and urged them to get in step with the community.
 Speakers who described the ac- tivities of various groups at the "" now open to servicemen in- cluded:
 Daniel Hawkins Of the Footlight- CTS; Michael Delpo, Y's Men Club; George L. Frisbie, Jr., social com- mittee; Merton Hornbecker, Index Club and Jack Suffa, chairman of the servicemen and War Workers,
 Rev Phillip J. Hussey gave the invocation. Mayor Monagan was in- troduced by Chairman Nicolas A. Movie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26

gram of attractive activities
 Outstanding authorities oA jects of interest to the aenetA bership will be invited to aa4 future meetings. International 4 taxes, corporate accounting. eE clearance and similar topics W|l given consideration in the fQfA4 tion the program and assiSnAAs to guest speakers.
 The association also plans to hNNe members invite personal guest3 # future gatherings of lmportance 1q Waterbury industries and bus'le concerns.
 Following adjournment Of iA evenings meeting members visltoa the Alderson's funeral home fe honor a lat. charter membef, t'le late John L. Geist, veteran employs of the Plume & Atwood coinpNNE and dean of credit managers N New England,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
zAsHMovICH BROTHERS

The two Soldier-sons of Mir. and Mrs. John zasirllovich, o36 East Main street, serving in two different thea- terS, have been decorated for heroic conduct and meritorious achieve rnents.
 Pfc. stephen P. zaSimovlch was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in Germany last February. His brother, Cpl Antonio zaSimoVich received the Air Medal with an oak Leaf Cluster for F1erl- torious services in the Pacific, as c B-20 gunner.
 The citation awarded to Stephen was received by his wife, Mrs. Rose (Santopietro) zaslEnoVlch, 70 i-2 Ward street. It was signed by Brig Gen. P. M. Harris, commanding the e3rd Infantry Division. It spoke of his outstanding gallantry and cour- age displayed in the face Of enemy action.
 stephen, who is still in Germany has the Purple Heart and the Con1- bat Infantrynan Badge. A grad- uate of Leavenworth high school he was employed by the Waterbury Tool, Division Of Vickers, Inc, be- fore entering the service in 1o44.
 Antonio, who entered the AAF Aug. 6, I043 participated in l7 mis- SIons. He wears one battle star foi the lair war over Japan" He L now stationed ct Saipan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26

cause they hap N Y.......
 pened to be on
 That talented liar, Tokyo Rose, was ct her untruthful best Dec, 7' io44, She told how invincible Jap paratrooyers had just dropped on Q vital airStrip in Leyte and de-. hand when the NipS dropped, and promptly engaged them in tho first paratrooper versus paratreop- or battle of the Pacific, Before morning every Jap who landed VT The iith arrived at Leyte in November, io44. and before 1t left had killed b700 Japs, fighting through rain, mud, bowling winds, dense Junsies, rugged mountains and rice paddles. The troopers made an afnphibiouS landing eo road miles from Manila. After an advance of 90 miles they were held up by Q stubborn Jap defense line, key of which was Tagaytay Ridge On Feb. 3 men of the lith made their first combat jump to capture the ridge. The llth broke through the denko line and moved toward Nichols Rieid. Following the fall of Nichols Field the lith aided In eap- ture of Fort Mckinley. The ilth then made c daring hit- and-run raid to liberate the Jap in. torment camp ct Los DanoS, 20 miles behind the enemy lines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
ETERANS! ATTENTION!

Your community has estab. llshed a VETERANS ADVI. SORY CENTER for you 10. cated at the corner of Grove street end Central avenue. Set up there are the Veterans Advisory Office, four local Draft Boards, Veterans Ad- ministratl0n Bureau, Home Services Office of the Water. bury Red Cross.
 The facilities and use of this entire establishment are free of any charge. They have been established to cut red tape and aid you in any of your prOb- lens.