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Evening star., 1945-08-24
Reds Hold Manchuria
.5akhaIin, Two KuriIe
Isles, Part Of Korea
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated PresS.
MOSCOW, Aug. 24.-The Red
flag is flying today over all of Man.
churia, Sakhalin. part of Korea and
two of the Kurile Islands, marking
an end of Russias two-week war
with Japan.
Premier Stain formally pro-
claimed complete victory over the
Japanese last night. The Soviet
capital shook with a salute of "a
salvos of 1924 guns.
Stalin's order of the day, first
since the start of the lightning con-
fict on August 9, disclosed that the
two North Kurile islands of Shu-
mushu and Paramushiro had been
occupied by Russian troops and that
the occupation of Manchuria was
complete.
The finish found the Russians
holding the japanese puppet En-
peror of Manchuria, Henry Pu-yi,
and Red Army forces standing
across the narrow La Perouse
Straits 80 miles from Japan's Sec
ond largest home island of Hok-
kaido.
Many participating Russian units
have been named after places where
they fought. such as Port Au-
thursky,' "Mukdensky," '"Kurilsky,"
and "Harbinsky"
A Tokyo broadcast, recorded by
the FEC, protested today against
what it called Russian mas
sacre" of a japanese military peace
mission, civilians and refugees, at
Maoka, on Sakhalin Island August
%. 1t said Russian troops fired at
a Japanese mission distinctly bear
ing white flag" killing 10 OF the
Is members.
Innocent civilians who happened
to be in the neighborhood were
also massacred, and refugees were
showered with machine-gun fire.
Tokyo said. 1t declared the Rus
slams also on August % sank a
Japanese vessel carrying refugees
to Otaru and Hokkaido.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
154 Midshiprnen Receive
Reserve Commissions
ky the Associated Press.
AArAn ~

Ey the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. Aug. a.
Commissions as ensigns in the Ma
val Reserve were presented to 15A
reserve midshipmen at the Naval
Academy today.
Originally numbering 176, the
18th and final class of reserve mid
shipmen to complete the four-month
accelerated course instituted shortly
after Pearl Harbor, 10 members who
failed to meet physical requirements
were graduated, but not commits
stoned in ceremonies in Mahan Hall
Vice Admiral Aubrey w. Fitch
superintendent of the Naval Acad-
emy, presented commissions.
Among those receiving commits
sions were Harold F. Taught, 601a
Forty-fourth avenue, Hyattsville,
and Frederick d. Weeks, 103 West
Montgomery avenue, Rockville.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Truman Reassures
Veterans That They
Will Get Jobs Back
BY the Associated Press.

Veterans needn't worry that a
technicality may leave them
without any legal right to their
former jobs.
President Truman told q news
conference yesterday that he in
tends to see that veterans who want
and are entitled to their former Jobs
get them back. If additional legis-
lation is needed, Mr.. Truman said
he will recommend it.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lective service director, said in Bos-
ton Wednesday night that due to
an omission veterans will not be
legally entitled to their old jobs
when Congress or the President de-
clares that hostilities are ended.
Law Carries Guarantee.
Originally section of the Selec-
tive Service Act carried guarantee
that serviceman who had a Job
could go back to it if he applied for
1t within 80 days. It also carried a
provision that if the other parts of
the selective service law were
dropped, the job guarantees would
continue.
The present law has the same
guarantee, unchanged. But it does
not contain the provision that these
job rights go on no matter what
happens to the rest of the act.
That's the point Gen. Hershey
was making. AS it now stands,
the announcement of the end of
hoStilfties would end the entire act,
including job guarantees.
No Sudden Announcements.
But Mr.. Truman said not to
worry, that there isn't likely to be
any sudden announcement of the
end OF hostilities. He added that
after the last war it took quite
while to declare the war formally
ended. II the GI Bill of Rights
can't be interpreted to protect vet
Grams job rights, they will be helped
otherwise, Mr.. Truman emphasized.
That passes the issue back to
Congress, and the feeling here is
that the veterans-conscious Con-
gress will adopt quickly any rec
concentrations Mr.. Truman may de-
eide are necessary.
The President also told reporters
yesterday that he had talked over
rehabilitation plans with the serv-
ices and that he felt everything
possible is being done to expedite
discharges. He added that some
body will always criticize whatever
plan is agreed upon.
1t is estimated that 1,0O0, 900 vet
Grams are involved in the job matter
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah raised the question with the
President a week ago.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Bradley
Continued From First Page ,

he told the organization representa-
tives, will be sent to approved local
civilian hospitals, pending the con-
struction of q new veterans hos
pital here.
He also promised that, with addi-
tional space, facilities would be pro-
Wded for veterans to take their
medical examinations at the regional
ONCE. The veterans organization
spokesmen had complained that
under the present arrangement men
filing disability claims were sent
elsewhere for their examination and
then had to return to the regional
ONCE for the rest of the processing.
The organization spokesmen also
complained to Gen. Bradley that
men living in Alexandria had to 20
TO Roanoke, Va. on insurance and
administrative matters and those
living in Chevy Chase, Md, had to
go to Baltimore.
The administrator responded that
decentralization made this arrange
ment necessary, but he promised
that In emergency cases, the regional
office here could handle the problems
OF veterans living in the nearby
areas. The veterans spokesnnen said
they were satisfied this assured more
elasticity in the regulations.
Gen. Bradley told the veterans
ofncials he already had assigned
one of his men to study conditions
in the regional Office here and had
four or five medical experts who
were staying in Army uniform long
enough to make q country-wide
survey of medical facilities for vet
erans-including those at Mount
Alto.
The veterans representatives,
who said they found Gen. Bradley
very cordial and cooperative dur
ing their conference, included Her
bert J. jacob, District department
commander, American Legion; Lee
Pennington, District veterans pref
erence chairman, American Legion:
Frank Topash, District department
commander, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars; L. n. Neville Thompson, Dis
trict VFW veterans affairs chair
man. and Eoscolo G. Hendrick, Dis
trict departnaa1t oona1nnndsr, Dis
ahlad Amnk1ooA Evoeos1nA
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Ickes 10 Give Address
Al Luncheon for Harper

Secretary of the Interior Ickes
will be the principal speaker to-
morrow at a luncheon honoring
Solicitor Fowler Harper, who is leav-
ing the Interior Department to re-
turn to the faculty of the Univer-
sity of Indiana Law School.
The District Chapter of the Ma
tional Lawyers Guild, sponsor of
the luncheon, which will be held at
the Mayflower Hotel, announced
Judge William H. Mastie, dean OF
Howard University Law School and
national vice president of the guild,
also is scheduled to speak.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Kaiser-Frazer Negotiation
For Willow Run Confirmed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Aug. 24.-Joseph w.
Frazer, president and general man
ager of the recently organized
Kaiser-Frazer Corp, confirmed to-
day that his company was nego-
tiating for the lease of the big
Willow Run bomber plant.
Mr.. Frazer said that if use of the
plant is obtained, initial production
of both the Kaiser automobile and
the Frazer automobile would begin
there. Part of the plant also would
be used, he said, for production
of tractors and farm implements.
Mr.. Frazer said plans of the
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. for manufac-
ture of the Kaiser car on the Pa
cific Coast were well under way
and additional plant facilities were
being sought in that area.
Arthur j. Fushman, regional man.
ager of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp, said negotiations thus far
have concerned only the main VIII
low Run plant and do not include
such buildings as hangers or run
way areas at the 500, 900 900 plant.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
40-Hour Week
Continued From First Page.)

because they already are on the 40.
hour week.
The Presidents order will be put
into effect in other agencies in 8
surprisingly short time, one highly
placed ofiicial indicated today.
Most agencies plan to shift to thu
new work week as soon as they car
arrange work schedules and do the
necessary payroll accounting.
The order stated that the 40
hour week will permit the estab-
lishment of a five-day work week
wherever feasible" Many agencies
are expected to close on Saturday
with a few arranging a five-day
week for employees so that they
will have a skeleton staff function
ing Saturdays.
The big War and Navy Depart
ments had the Presidents order
under study, but withheld comment
on what could be done about it.
At the Treasury Department,
ofncials said decision on the 40-hour
week probably would be reached to-
morrow.
The Veterans Administration has
not yet decided, but officials said q
conclusion might be reached soon.
1t is likely some agencies will not
be able to give their people a three
day holiday, ofncials said, because
of complications in accounting and
payroll procedures.
In case work is so heavy that
agencies are unable to go on the
40-hour week, they are required
under the Presidents order to re-
port their reasons to the Bureau OF
the Budget.
The new week may be possible for
about 257,0O0 civilian Government
employees in the District. If all are
placed on 40-hour week, it was
considered likely that the Army and
Navy officers, whose work is closely
tied up with their civilian help, also
might have their hours reduced. But
this Is a matter to be worked out
by the military agencies, which have
the huge problems Of Occupation and
demobilization to handle.
The order also is effective for
Federal workers throughout the
United States, who number more
than 1900, 900 according to the
latest estimate, and will be ex-
tended to the foreign service
throughout the world. No accurate
estimate was available as to the
total world figure.
Many Government ofiices here
had been reduced previously from
the 48-hour work week to A hours.
The 44-hour week went into effect
in July for AL agencies except six:
The War, Navy and Treasury De.
partments, Veterans Administra-
ton, Panama Canal and Tennessee
Valley Authority.
These six, which remained on
the 4S-hour week now are con-
fronted with the question as to
whether to take the reduction in
two jumps, first to A, and later to
40 hours, or to make the change i'm
mediately from 4S to 40 hours
Workers who were reduced to A
hours have been receiving Saturday
afternoon OF.
With the war over, the Veterans
Administration appeared to be faced
with the biggest problem on hours,
because it has big increase in its
administrative load.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Government Seizes
Illinois Central in
Face Of Strike Threat
Ey the Associated Press,

6S t0e hSSOcldteQ fIeSa,
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-The $685.
mile Illinois Central Railroad sys-
tenn was seized by the Government
today in the face of a strike threat,
and line of1icials reported normal
operations.
Under order of President Tru-
man. who said a stoppage In the
railroad industry at this time is
unthinkable. the Office of Defense
Transportation assumed control at
1901 am.
AS soon as Mr.. Truman's order
was made known, the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men postponed indefinitely" its
strike growing out of a jurisdic-
tional dispute with the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. The strike
was to have started at 1901.
Kirk Named Federal Manager.
w. F. Kirk of Chicago. ODTs
Western director, was named Fed
eral manager of the road, which
serves IA States in the Middle West
and South. Clifford Blackburn,
ODT information ofi1cer, said there
would be no overt seizure" of the
properties, and an Illinois Central
spokesman said he assumed the
present management would con-
tinue to operate the line, with token
ODT representation in the general
Offices.
The White House order directing
seizure did not define the legal au-
thority for the action. A spokesman
for the Office of War Mobilization
and Reconversion said, however, it
was done under the War Powers Act,
the Selective Service Act and the
constitutional powers of the Presi-
dent as commander in chief.
The proposed walkout of 1900
firemen, hostlers and hostlers' help
ers, he said, threatened to interfere
with essential war purposes-troop
movements and shipment of goods
to troops-and the orderly trans
ition to peacetime economy.
In the Presidents executive order
OF August 18, he added, the recon-
version period was defined as the
final stage Of the war emergency"
Full cooperation with the Gov
ernment manager was promised by
Wayne A. johnson, Illinois Central
president, who termed it most en-
barrassing that such thing should
happen to the Illinois Central"
Mr.. Johnston said the manage
ment was caught in the middle" of
dispute between two groups of en-
ployes and it was regrettable that
some might think there was
conflict separating management and
employees"
D. B. Robertson, president of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, said the strike
threat was provoked by a secret
agreement" between the railroad
and the rival brotherhood, which he
said would have given the Engineers
Brotherhood control over seniority
lists of firemen who had been pro-
NOTED to engineers.
A presidential emergency board
established under the National Rail-
way Labor Act heard the dispute
and attempted to set up jurisdic-
tional lines between the two broth
erhoods. The boards recommended
ton was regarded as unsatisfactory
to both unions.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Selzniek and Wife Port

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. ~ lP), -Da-
vid Q. Selznick, Aim producer, and
his wife, the former Irene Mayer,
daughter Of Louis B. Mayer. have
separated. Mr.. Selxnick announced
yesterday. They ware married Aurtl
20, 1890, and have Two sons.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Woman Answers Bel, ,
Finds Missing $1,000
In Jewels in MoiIbox
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a
Mrs. Maud White answered the
doorbell. thinking 1t was the
mailman-and found In the
mailbox $4,000 worth OF jewelry
which had been stolen from her
home.
Detective William E. Malz told
her police had apprehended
three teen-age youths seen in
her yard the day Of the theft
and had threatened to send
them to reform school unless
Mrs. White got her jewelry back.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
FoUNp.

MANS GRUEN WRTST WATCH. Vicinity
Meridian Hill Park. Owner NAV reclaim
by identifying. TEMPLE a067. 26s
TOY MANCHEETER DOG, or mixed, black
And brown; between Westchester Apta Md
Wesley Heights. I'm. 1905. No. $3.50.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
LOST.

BMLFOLD, brown, lost about II am.
ssrtifea;ss. ,rtI social security and WAVES
civilian clothes. Reward. OLIVE MORAN,
BMAFOLD. brown; initials inside, -. F.
etc: large sum of money lost in vicinity
OF e st; market or Georgia ave. car. Re-
BLACK HANDBAG, pull string style cont.
care: also ration book No. 4, two overseas
letters with owners name, lost on Chillum
Sys Wsd from as Ks9neay s9 Sey st. and H. ave
reward. Cali II. s3I2
BROOCH, silver, keepsake from husband,
iS Friday, August II, at Pslais Royal. Lib
CAMEO small heart,shaped s broken from
No. IL streetcar. Call MRS. Cow. Dis
trict 7403. Reward.
Cash. bills, and change. IL brown manila
sspGs tiomai Bank lDGa' ot Washins.o%n. % sH. 45s6'
CLIP, platinum and diamond. S25 reward
fs IN ana d assF stb HSSe o5 sssnt
PIAMoN1 DnNNEE RNG at Wsshingten
eral reward. Can Wo. 1175.
Eugust, 23. Call co. 05s7 after pm.
GOLD RING. antique, handmaae turquoise
emerald diamond; keepsake: reward. ME.
0900. Room 606, after pm. 24s
HANDBAG. red. Wednesday night, vicinity
Wisconsin ave car ,,I and Norton pl NV
Reward. MI. 393s or OR. 314O.
MONEY. on Memorial highway, by service
man, in large paper clip. Call Executive
Pm, bet. 7th and + NV. and i5th.H ne;
s5 so reward II Sstu5P j . $ooS sssR!ns
SSfYss SsSs5s SsSO Ext SO sssi
NECKTIE CLASP, vicinity 3sth and Ma
comb SITS. NV. Reward. NO. 3438.
ON TUESDAY, August 21st. in the Home
NV. change purse, containing, iady's Ben
please ss ssa ss Il ie'S sR
reward anfin SSe SSsi s'7fa fo sqS 7fS
sHORT GRAY JACKET, on Greyhound
eo. ess. 6s7l. g METROPOLITAN earline' Ausust Fl.
TAN COIN PURSE, in or near Kann's
cail MRS. HEUsLEIN. dL. 5000. Ext; So.
TERRIER, gray rough coated, black collar.
ward. WA. 1Os4. '''''
WALLET, tan. initials IN. W. b." on
front: keep cash and return wallet; vic.
OF Federal Housing Bldg. Ia. 43OS, 1888
Gallatin st. NV.
WALLET, light Morocco leather. containing
urlyer's license, commisSary and identifi-
cation cards: Reward. GIL. SOIL. "a
WRIST, WATCH. lady's gold Hamilton, MT
co HS; f7lfsssans 7fs5 and Dupont Circle reSxuard.
WRIST WATCH, gold. mans, Fairfax; lost
between 6 and 8 Wednesday, in Pension
Park, or 4th st. bet. and q. Return to
CHARLES HoUsER, 423 4th st. NV. Re-
Evening star., 1945-08-24

AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL MEDAI-Capt. Michael J. DAILY
Southport Conn., former Georgetown Prep School athlete
received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President
yesterday for action Nuremberg Germany which
senced three enemy machine and wiped out entire
patrol Capt Daily the youngest officer % officers
and enlisted so honored by the President yesterday
"A Photo
Evening star., 1945-08-24
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Richord Byrd Cited By FOR

Washington, Jan. l2-(UP)- President Roosevelt today awarded the Legion of Merit to an old friend and noted explorer, Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. for pioneering Navy aviation missions in the Southwest Pacific in l943.
 The president cited him for "ex- ceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services while in command of a special Navy mission to the Pacific from Aug. P to Dec. 5, l943. In this service Rear Admiral Byrd eX- ercised fine leadership in gaining the united effort of civilian, Army and Navy experts. He displayed courage, initiative, vision and a high order of ability in fulfilling a mission which will be of great value to national defense and the government
 The president explained that Byrd had explored islands in the South east Pacific and found out where future air bases could be estab- lished by this country, 70 rby the United Nations," to cut travel time to the Southwest Pacific by flying first to the Panama Canal and then out over a southern route laid out by Byrd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
DELAY SENTENCE
 IN YOUTHS CASE
Two Murder Trials Must Be Disposed of Before
 Hearing Date

Sentencing of Francis Richardson, %, of l42 Union street, who pleaded guilty TucsGay Co two counts of using motor vehicle without per- mission, was set today by Superior Court Judge Frank P, McEvoy for March 27, at the request Of States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald,
 The prosecutor pointed out the charges against Arthur Moody, 22 og l89 Orange street, must be dis posed of first, and that trial of Moody, who pleaded not guilty, can not be conducted until the two Waterbury murder cases are com pleted.
 The announcement indicated the murder trial of Domenic Coscia, as- signed for February 20, may last a month or more,
 Richardson has admitted four previous convictions on charges of taking a motor vehicle without permission,
 The youth in the latest charges Is accused of taking cars owned by Anthony Fibre of 35 Penrose street and Morris HalbeStein of l36 Col umbia boulevard last November. He Is held at the New Haven county jail In lieu of a $2,0o0 bond, Moody has selected a trial by jury,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

Thirty-two inductees left the city this morning as representatives of the city's four draft boards. The group constituted the January quota for Waterbury,
 Mayor Monagan addressed the departing draftees while service kits and religious articles were dispens- cd among them.
 The following are those who left today from the respective boards;
 Board l6-A
 Michael Rahuba, 2S Barbara St., John Joseph Sugrue, 5l Tracy Ave, William Francis Mastrianna, 52 Railroad St. Domenic Frank Mon- tagano, l9 Acorn St.. William Ed ward Goggin, l49 South St.. Charles Joseph ConnorS. 937la South Main St, David Edward Blake, 853 Bank St.
 Board l6-B
 Anthony Migliaro, g Pemberton St, Mario A. Pavone, l73 Baldwin St, Thomas D, Flanagan, 39 Sil- yer St, Paul R. Yovina, 40 Elm erald St, Colin F. MacKay, ll8 Manor Ave, Joseph F. Cote, COP Frost Road, George E. Pronovost, Jr., 76 Laval St.
 Board 15-B
 Michael J. Cipriano, l93 South Leonard St, Francis J. Robinson l044 Highland Ave- Alfonso J. Fuhrmann, g South St., Raymond B. Tierney. lOf Highland Ave,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Late Realty
 NeUs

The following real estate deeds have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary 0. Kilmartin:
 Warranty Deeds A. & D., Inc, to George Fran cis Shall, property on Barbara street.
 Patrick J. O'Rielly to Rosetta T. O'Rielly, property on Ives street. Adeline Ruzzolo to Mona K. Isen- burg, property on Moran street.
 Quit Claim Deed Anthony Shugdinis to Helen Shugdinis, three pieces of property on Sylvan avenue.
 Release of Mortgages l., Russell Garter to Michael Re- gan.
 The Citizens and Mfg. National Bank of Waterbury to Fabian Me- Kinney.
 Waterbury Building and Loan As sociation to Laura Jennette Hub- bell.
 A partial release of mortgage from Colonial Trust Go. to St. Margaret's school eet str
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
DEMOCRATS LOSE
 IN TOWN MEETING
Organization of Board Ot Safety Also Defeated in
 Hectic Session

Watertown, Jan. ii -- A proposal to have minority representation on the board of assessors was rejected at stormy town meeting tonight.
 The proposal, by Joseph Thomson, backed chiefly by Democrats, was that bill be submitted to the legiS- lature providing for minority repre- Sentation, MT. Thompson recalled that town meeting in 1889 voted to have such a bill presented to the legislature but it was not submit ted.
 Carl Woodward declared that passage of the motion would in ef- feet ask the legislature to make an appointment and take the election away from the voters of Watertown. Final vote on the proposal was l38 against to l07 for.
 A proposal for establishment of 6 board of safety to supervise the police and fire departments was similarly defeated by the Republican majority in voice vote.
 Thayer Baldwin, backing the bill, stated that There have been a lot of gambling raids in Oakville, but they were all made by the state police. not teh local police. Alfred Magee asked how moving board Of safety would make any difference, and declared that the bill would put the fire department into politics.
 A proposal to authorize the use of voting machines when they can be purchased, and proposal re- quiring the selectmen to accept Py- thian street and Atwood Court as public streets were adopted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved the fol- lowing agreements for weekly pay ments during disability:
 Anthony Barone of 38 ElmWood avenue against Lombard Brothers, Inc, of 249 Mill street. $30 beginning December l3, infection to right heel.
 Augusta Marchiani of 63 Ridge street against Krodel Foundry, Inc, of Waterbury, $30 beginning Novem- Der 9 strained back,
 William Mycock of Torrington against American Brass Co, of Tor rington, $30 beginning January 4, injury to right ankle.
 Julio Seraiva of 330 Mill street against Manufacturers Foundry Co. of Waterbury, $2l,3l beginning December 8, injury to right arm,