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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
16,6OO Akron Workers May
 Resume Jobs
By United Press

About 16,600 striking rubber work CTS at the Firestone company's Ak ron, O., plant will decide today whether to join a back-to-work movement that has cut to approM- mately 37,000 the number of work CTS idled by labor disputes. Today's mass meeting was called in response to orders from the War Labor Board after attempts to ar- bitrate deadlocked contract nego- tiations were unsuccessful. The CIO United Rubber Workers have re- nained away from the big plant for two weeks.
 Dodge Shifts Back
 Production at the Chrysler com pany's Dodge plant was resumed yesterday, reducing the number of idle Detroit workers to 3,200.
 A short-lived walkout over sus- pension of a maintenance man charged with sun bathing on con- pany time was called of at the Westinghouse Electric Corps Traf- ford, Pa, plant. The strikers were members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (CIO).
 Two thousand members of the In- dependent Progressive Mine Work CTS Union stayed out of seven southern Illinois coal mines for the second day to protest the meat shortage.
 A weeklong strike of 5000 Spicer manufacturing company workers in Toledo, O., was certified to the NWLB yesterday when the work stoppage forced shutdown of the Willys- Overland jeep assembly line. The strike also curtailed production at the Warner Gear company plant of Muncie, Ind, and the Deamong Trucking company in Chicago.
 The WLB last night ordered 500 striking CI.O. United Auto Work CTS to return to work at the Tor rington company's Bantam Bear 1ngs division, South Bend, Ind, where a strike has been in prog ress since June Il over the dis charge of two union members.
 A strike which began yesterday among 300 employees of the Great Lakes Corp. at Terre Haute, Ind, paralyzed production of parts for Quonset Huts, and the latest in series of work stoppages at the Stacey Bros. Gas Construction Co. kept $50 Concinnati workers from their jobs.
 Publishers Appeal
 Publishers of New Yorks major newspapers made a final appeal" last night to striking deliverymen to end their 14-day-old walkout, warning that discharge of the 1,70O drivers would be the alternative. The newspaper managements re- ceived official permission to hire
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100 Talented Girls Sought
BY JOAN YOUNGER


 New York. July 14.-(UP)-Peggy Woods sat on sofa in the Broad way theaetr, looked beautiful blonde in the eye and said:
 Do you like mud?"
 The blonde flinched. She indi- eated doubt. w hen she left, Miss Woods turned to It. Irving Tom back.
 "She couldn't sing either" Miss Woods said. Tomback agreed.
 They were in the last stages of nationwide search for 100 talented well educated, well bred girls who "can maintain themselves as ladies and can keep the respect of the American soldier in the field" Once picked and approved by civil ser vice, the girls will sail to Europe where, with former actors now sol- diers, they will play the Army of Occupation circuit for one year.
 And that's where the mud comes in. Miss Woods says that if theJ can't stand mud, the chances are they won't do. Even the salary $4 860 for a year-won't help, she said.
 To date, Miss Woods. a civil serv- ice employe and herself an actress, and Tomback of Army special serv- ices, have found more than 50 girls who fill the bill. Betty McCabs and Capt. Henry Boettcher. a sec- ond Army theatrical team, have found another 50 in Cleveland, Chi cago, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco. They hope to find one more girl, blues singer, by Mon- day. when additions close.
 All except three character &C., tresses are from 21 to 30 years old
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Col. An1elu1g To Resume Business Post With Chase s

Col. William A. Amelung of 156 Columbia boulevard has returned to Waterbury on terminal leave after which he will revert to in- active status and to civilian life.
 He enlisted in December, 1922, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in response to the army's need for an experienced brass mill exec utive to supervise the scheduling of the production of ammunition brass. In February of this year he was promoted to full colonel and was given supervision over the army's requirements for all metals including steel and, aluminium.
 Prior to entering the army. Col. Ameling was eastern district sales manager for the Chase Brass & Copper Co. in this city. He will return shortly to his business con- nections with the Chase co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
More Butter, Meat Likely

Washington, July 14-(UP) - A little more meat, little more but ter and few extra red points to buy them with were virtually as- sured today.
 Two actions by the new Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson frightened the outlook on meat yesterday he:
 l. Announced a new cut in the amount of beef and lamb packers were required to set aside for the armed forces. The set-aside for beef was cut from 30 to 25 per cent, for lamb fro m15 to 10 per cent. An- derson said civilians could expect slightly more" beef and lamb as a result.
 ?. Formally authorized non-fed- erally inspected slaughterers to kill animals for shipment across state lines. This order. effective July 16, was expected to provide fairer dis tribution of meat now available for civilians, relieving some of the most acute shortages.
 Together the new moves were ex- pected to give civilians the full amount of meat provided In alloca- tions for July, August and Septem- ber-enough to allow them to eat meat at an annual rate of 1l5 pounds per person.
 As to butter. prospects were that 1t might be cut from 24 to 16 points in August because of surpluses in some areas.
 Eugene w. Brockenbrough, chief of the Office of Price Administra- tion fats and oils branch, told the United Press that OPA was study ing recommendation for an eight point cut in butter ration values.
 We are reviewing the situation and after we receive recommends tions of the industry appropriate action will be taken" he said.
 He refused to elaborate but other government quarters have predicted
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
Charter Gets Stort oword
 Ratification
(NEA Telephoto)
BY JOHN L CUTTER

Washington, July 14.-CUPJ-The United Nations charter had run ming start today toward Senate rati- fication.
 The treaty to join the nations of the world in 8 new organization to prevent future wars had the over- Tnelming approval of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
 Senate debate is scheduled to start July 23. Committee Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex, doubts that it will run more than 10 days. He is confident of almost unanimous ratification without reservations.
 The committee voted its approval late yesterday at the end of five days of public hearings. The vote was 20 to o.
 It was indicative of the over whelming Senate sentiment that the United States should not fore gc this new opportunity for inter national cooperation .for peace as it did in the case of the League of Nations 25 years ago.
 The league was rejected largely through the opposition of Republi- can leadership on the Foreign Rela- tions Committee.
 Johnson Omits Vote
 Sen. Hiram w. Johnson, R., Cal, the only remnant of that group still on the committee, did not vote on the new charter.
 He and two other absentees- Sens. James E. Murray, D., Mont, and Henrik Shipstead, R., Minn.- have the privilege of getting on record, however, any time urtil the treaty is formally reported to the Senate next Monday.
 The public hearings ended with a stirring plea for Senate acceptance of the treaty without reservations or dissension.
 The closing witness was John Foster Dulles. chief adviser to the American delegation to the San Francisco meeting of 50 United Ma tions where the charter was draft eG.
 AS one who had a major part in formation of the agreement Dulles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
Statistic Sex Retreat PadLocked m Capital

Washington, July 14.-(UP)-Ar alleged sadistic sex retreat less than two blocks from the White House where high government officials and others received massage treatments for a minimum fee o1 $20 for Is minutes was empty and padlocked today.
 And 29-year-old Carmen Beach voluptuous Spanish dancer whe figured in a white slavery case that came before the U. S. Supreme court this year was in bad with the law again.
 Police descended on the alleged house of prostitution located just up Pennsylvania avenue from the ex- ecutive mansion late yesterday af- ternoon, sending the cry of police echoing on the intricate inter-com- munication system used to call time" on the patrons after their IS minutes were up.
 There was scurrying for clothes as an eight-man vice squad headed by It. Roy Blick pushed through the door held open by U. s. Mar shal who had gained admittance by posing as a patron.
 Four Nude Women
 Inside police arrested five wom- en, four of them said to be entirely nude, and five men, two of the lat ter being described as high gov- ernment officials" Police guarded the men from photographers and freeing them shortly af- rewards without preferring charges. Police also found a number Of lightweight bambo rods about 40 inches long, braided rawhide thongs and whips, all presumably used for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
14-DAY STRIKE MOVES TOWARD CLIMAX IN N. Y.

New York, July 14.-CUP) Bulk sales at New York. strike e bound newspaper plants increased today. a. Mayor LaGuardia assured news dealers there would be no rough stuff in a delivery. mans strike.
 LaGuardia urged the 1,700 strik. ing truck drivers to be sensible and return to their jobs before publishers were forced to fire them and hire non-union drivers.
 Counter Sales Increase
 Over-the-counter sales continued to mount. The Daily News reported sales of 575,000 copies yesterday almost one quarter of its normal circulation. A large part of the mounting sales at The News and the 10 other major newspapers were attributed to purchases by wholesale and retail dealers.
 Police escorted all wholesale buyers to subways and trolley cars after they picked their bundles al the newspaper offices.
 The assignment of additional po- lice, following LaGuardia's warn. ing against violence, curbed any outbreaks in the vicinity of the plants.
 In Jersey City police reported that five youths who hauled a truckload of morning papers there for sale in Journal Square were set upon by five men in a car bearing New York license plates. The five men were routed afte, they had scattered a few papers on the street, police said.
 HawkerS continued to do a land office business on Manhattan street corners and in railroad and subway stations. They bought papers for two and three cents and had to ration them to GUS toners at 10 cents each.
 NearS Climax
 The 14-day-old strike of The Newspaper and Mail Deliverers union, unaffiliated, appeared to be moving toward a climax follow ing a proposal by the union that - the-dispute be submitted. to an impartial arbitrator.
 The Publishers Association of New York pointed out that the union plan could not. be adopted since the dispute is in the hands of the War Labor board.
 The union has maintained throughout the strike that it was not satisfied with submitting the dispute to he VILE. Leaders said the strike was called because the publishers refused to negotiate di- rectly on a union demand for well fare fund to be maintained by the employers.
 The publishers demanded yes- terday that the strikers return to work or face loss of their jobs under 6 VILE directive which out lawed the contract. The contract, which expired June 30, had been extended by the WLB until the signing of a new one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
By M. S. HANDLER

Zoppot, Poland, July 8-(Delayed) -(UP)-The Polish government in- tends eventually to expel all Gers mans from within it's new frontierf but at present this policy is tenn pered by local needs and special economic considerations.
 The present watchword is-Ge slow. Policy varies from region to region.
 In Gdansk (Danzig) and the sur rounding country there have, been expulsions but not on a mass scale. There are still about 25O,000 Ger mans in this region. They are tol- erated for the simple reason that Polish labor is so scarce due to the inroads made by the Germans on the Polish populace.
 Much Work Ahead
 There is an enormous amount Of work to be done. clearing ruins, re- building roads and bridges and har- vesting the coming crop. At pres ent, there are only about IS, 600 poles
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DREADNAUGHTS' .UNCHALLENGED' BY JAP FLEET'
By WILLIAM F. THREE

Guam, July 14-(UP)- American battleships, att tacking under cover of a 1,000-plane carrier strike on Japan's northern islands, set the Honshu steel port of Hamaishi aflame from end to end under a merciless two- hour bombardment today in history's first big naval blow at the Japanese homeland.
 Led by three or more of the most modern and hardest-hitting dread- naughts in the Pacific fleet, a flotil- la of at least nine American war ships steamed within five miles of the Japanese shores at noon today (Tokyo time) to unlimber their giant guns on Kamaishi, 276 miles north of Tokyo.
 Unchallenged
 Unchallenged by the elusive Jap- aneSe fleet and air force, the sur- face raiders sent salvo after salvO of five, eight and 16-inch shells crashing down into the city's sprawling steel mills and dock yards.
 When they wheeled back to sea 120 minutes later, the entire city was blanketed in smoke and flames. The huge Kamaishi steel mill was completely demolished and the ad- joining coke ovens were burning furiously from the cannonading.
 The battle-hungry Tank fleet ap- parently broke radio silence to flash word of the successful bombard- ment back to fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz' headquarters on Guam. in blunt challenge to the Japanese to come out and fight.
 And first reports from the scene indicated the enemy had discreetly ginored the challenge.
 It was the Navy's greatest and most spectcular strike at Japan since the war began and it shat tered forever the myth of impreg- inability the Japanese had woven about their home islands since the | ''kamakaI" wrecked the Mongols' invading armada TOO years ago. | Meanwhile, there were signs that the fleets massive carrier. blow against northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido, almost 200 miles north of Kamaishi, might stiIl be going on this afternoon, l2 hours after the attack opened at dawn. Hokkaid0 Afire First official reports identified only the big Hokkaido port of Hak- odate among the American air tar- gets. The city was left blazing fur iously after the first attack wave struck.
 But Tokyo said the American Navy flyers ranged as much as 200 miles north and northeast of Hako- date to pound the railway and coastal cities of Muroran, Obihiro and Kushiro.
 . The Japanese said Admiral Wil- liam F. Halsey's attacking Third Fleet was accompanied by oil tank CTS, suggesting it might continue the coastal assault for two or three weeks"
 Tokyo also said small number of B-29 Superfortresses participated in the carrier strike, although the
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Australians ] Push Closer
 To Sambodio
RY HUGH CRUMPLER

Manila, July 14-CUP)-Austral- ian tanks and infantry following the vital pipeline route, hammered clos CT today to the Samboja refinery in East Borneo after cracking com- pletely Japanese defenses northeast of Manggar airfield.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur's spokes- man announced that troops of the Australian Seventh division drove four and a half miles up the pipe line despite fierce Japanese efforts to force them back.
 Finally the Japanese, apparently realizing the situation was hope less, s., 1doned the remainder of their da-3nses and withdrew to the west.
 Bangsal Captured
 The AussieS captured the small undefended coastal town of Bangs al in their advance to the northeast.
 Netherlands East Indies forces have cleaned up Karinango Penin- sula and, together with the Aussies, have driven a salient up the Balik- papan-Soengaiwain water pipeline, about nine and a half miles north of Balikpapan. These troops are push ing eastward against strong Japan csc defenses around Mount Bato- champar.
 The Australian wedge east of the Batochampar defenseS has been deepened slightly and Japanese de- lenses there are in danger of be- ing out-f1anked.
 Australian units of the Ninth Di- vision pushed another two miles up the Beaufort -Jesselton railroad and now are about 2 mikes south of Jesselton. There has been no re- sistance.
 The troops which landed near Andus have now joined up with the force driving up the railway. Other units of the Ninth were meeting stiff resistance from a Japanese stronghold four miles southeast of Beaufort.
 Plane Destroyed
 MacArthur's conmunique ar- nounced that heavy bombers had attacked Shinchiku airdrome on Formosa destroying one plane on the ground and causing large fires.
 Heavy and patrol bombers con- tinued naturalization of enemy air. fields in the Southern Celebes, de- stroying 8 schooner in the Bone Gulf and haraSsing Malang air. drome in Eastern Java.
 Japanese Domei Agency said to-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
Two Nozis Executed
By SAM MELNICK

Fort LeavenWorth, Kan, July IA -tUP)-Two Nazi prisoners of war paid with their lives on the gallows of the United States disciplinary barracks here today for the murder of fellow countryman whom they accused Of dividing food unfairly between Americans and German prisoners at Aiken, S. c.
 Supported by two chaplains and flanked by eight soldiers, the con- demned men, Sgt. Erich Gauss, 32 and Pvt. Rudolf Straub, 39, walked about 200 yards from their cells to the same warehouse gallows where five other Nazis died Tues day in the Army's first execution of enemy prisoners in this country.
 Straub, who had tainted when the death warrant was read to him Thursday night, was the first to enter the execution chamber. He had regained complete composure and walked with head erect, eyes forward. Asked by Col. William S. Hey for any last statement, Straub replied in German:
 T stand here not guilty. What did was done as German soldier under orders. If had not so done I would have been punished when I returned to Germany"
 His voice was firm.
 The trap was sprung at TOT a. m. EWT. and he was pronounced dead IS minutes later.
 AS Gauss marched to the gall lows he glanced around as if seek ing to escape. Asked by the inter- preter if he had any last words,
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cluded the Sixth minesweep:ng flotilla, the aircraft carriers HMS Ameer and Emperor, and the de- stroyer HNAS Roebuck.
 Planes attacking the islands were met by heavy anti-aircraft fire and air-sea rescue Walrus aircraft were forced to fly close inshore to pick up luckless pilots who had been shot down. Japanese machine gum ners failed in their attempts to keep the rescuers away.
 A bombardment and air attack against Nancowry, another island in the Nicobar group. was carried out on July ' despite heavy rain squalls. Fires and explosions were observed and two small coasters vert left on fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
Jap Radar Installations
 M Micobar Isles Ruined

London, July 14.-(UP)-Japanese radar installations in the Micobar islands lay in ashes today and many ships caught in the harbors were damaged heavily by ships and car- rier aircraft of the British East In- dies fleet which bombarded the islands, in the Indian ocean north of Sumatra.
 A special southeast Asia com-
 nand communique said British war ships and carrier based planes also hammered Japanese shore batteries, while the planes roared on to att tack airfields in northwest suma- tra.
 The British force, under command of Rear Admiral w. R. Patterson. aboard the cruiser HAAS Nigeria. ili-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
lndion Leaders Foil To Reach Agreement

London, July 14.-(UP)-The Bri- tish plan to grant partial self-rule for India collapsed today with an official announcement that Simla Conference had been terminated because of the failure of Indian po- Htical leaders to reach an agree ment.
 The India office said Hindu and Moslem Ieadefs. who had been con- ferring at Simla with yiceroy Lord Wayell, had been unable to agree Gc their respective representation on the proposed governing council Of India
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
New Englond Milk
 Production Upped

oBston, July IA. (UP)-Average milk production in New England as of July 1 was the highest on record for that date with each COW aver aging 20.58 pounds, the New Eng land crop reporting service said today.
 The record output for this month is slightly less than the new high of 2084 pounds achieved as of June 1. However, it surpasses the 1878 production of last July and the 10-year July 1 average of 1861 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
5000 DRIVERS FINED

Hartford Conn, July 14.-(UP)- The Bureau of Internal Revenue here reported today that 5000 Con- necticut motorists paid a total of $40,000 in fines last week for faiI- ure to display the $5 automobile use stamp. Another 12.OO0 car owners earlier were warned to buy stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14

Chunking, July .14.-(UPl-Lt. Gen. Claire L. Chennault resigned as commander of the U. S. 14th Air Force today and his resigna- ton was accepted by It. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer, commander of all American forces in China.
 Chennault announced his deci- sion to retire from the Army but did not specify any reasons for So doing.
 The reason for Chennault's res- ignatiOn was officially described by the 14th Air Force as retire ment,.' An official statement was indicated to be forthcoming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
IN COURT lls TIMES

New Haven, July 14.-(UP)-- Louis Cassidy, ST, today was serving a four months jail sentence for burglary after his l16th appearance in New Haven city court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-14
Polish Lobor Still Scorce

The following Is one of series of dispatches on conditions in PoI- and written after a 10-doy, 1900 mile tour of Poland by M. s. Handler of the United Press tSaff in Moscow.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18
COURT DECISION
 PLEASING NEWS
Ruling on Patents Ac- claimed as VitalIy lm-
 pOrtant

The U. $. Supreme Court decision of January 8 in the Hartford-Em- pire Glass Case was applauded to- day by the National Association Of Manufacturers in It's NAM News, The decision pertains to an anti trust suit involving patents in the glass industry,
 Commenting on the Courts state ment that a patent is property, protected aaginst appropriation by individual and by government" the NAM News said:
 This is a heartening reaffirma- tion of one of the basic principles of our patent system which, until recently at least, seemed to be ques- toned by the Department of Justice. Congress has repeatedly decided after careful study that the progress of science and useful arts is best promoted by giving the inventor property right in his invention, and the Supreme Court now has refused aagin to depart from that principle. If that principle were clearly rec ognized, much of the controversy over patents would disappear"
 The editorial emphasized that the Supreme Court decision also is significant because 1t reverseS the decision of the lower court which in effect provided for compulsory licensing of the patents involved.