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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

vasion of Luzon, Jan. g.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur cele- brated his 65th birthday today by announcing the capture of Clark Fled, greatest air base in the vest ern Pacific and where his original air force was wiped out by Japan csc dive bomberS only few days after the sneak attack on Pearl liar bor. Dec. 3, 1941.
 Though cratered by American bombs, and filtered with the wreckage of Japanese aircraft. Clark field probably quickly can be re- stored to operatoinal conditoin.
 Its dozen airstrips and thousands of acres of dispersal areas make Clark field big enough to handle the entire present strength of Mac Arthur's Fifth and 18th Air Forces thousands of planes-though is was obvious that all would not be concentrated there.
 From Clark field, American planes can fan out over FormoSs, ATS miles to the north, French Indo- China. 775 miles to the west. and Hong Kong, 050 miles northwest, as well as cover any projected land- ings Cn the China coast.
 The 4Oth Division met only ocat- cred Japanese patrols and light harassing sniper fire in its capture of Clark field. 50 miles northwest of Manila, and Fort Stotsenburg. thre miles to the west.
 Pressing on to the south. the Division overran Angeles. four miles below Clark field. 45 miles from Manila and 22 miles north Of Man.
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Troops Attack
 Polish Border
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1ST-TAKE HE'D LEAD T CUM to cover the reeling Nazi armies and rake the advancing Russians with bombs and gunfire.
 Moscow dispatches simultaneously told of huge" formations of Soviet Warplanes on the attack, and 1t ap- peared that the greatest air battles of the eastern campaign were in progress over vas arena extending from the Carpathians to the Baltic seacoast.
 The Nazi gamble in the air came at the blackest hour of the war for German arms, with East Prussia all but lost, the strategic Oder river barrier broken in Silesia. and the Red army hammering at Poznan on the direct road to Berlin.
 Late Moscow dispatches said So- viet troops had broken into the eastern outskirts of Poznan, l36 miles east of Berlin and were try i2g to envelop the city before launch ing an all-out drive to take 1t by storm.
 After IA days of unbroken Russian advance that overran an estimated 65, ,000 square miles of enemy-held territory, German resistance was re- ported stiffening on the threatened approaches to their capital. but Nazi spokesmen asserted that fresh Rus sian reserves were arriving at the front = indicating that further re- verses were anticipated in Berlin.
 The graveSt immediate threat faced the Germans in Silesia, where they acknowledged that Marshal Ivan s. Konev's First uTainian Army had won number of bridge heads across the Oder river on both sides of Breslau, preaching prob ably the strongest defensive line before the enemy capital.
 Konev swung the main weight of his assault directly against Bres- lau, keystone of the upper Oder line and the ninth city of Hitler'S Reich, while other armored columns en- veloped the Silesian industrial basin to the south and swung across the river 31 miles to the northwest at Steinau, 136 miles southeast of Ber- lin.
 Storming in on Breslau from the east, north and south, the Soviets were reported battling into the sec tion on the east bank of the Oder against furious resistance from Ger man regulars and Volksturm units ordered to hold on to the last man.
 Evacuating Breslau
 Soviet field dispatches said Ger man civilians were pouring out of Breslau by the thousands and the city shook continually to the ex- ploSion of Russian shells ana NaZi demolitions.
 Outfianked by the Oder crossings to the north and south. the Ger mans had little hope of a success- full stand in Breslau. but they ap- peared ready to put the torch to the great industrial city before aoan- doning 1t to the Red Army.
 The principal bridgeheads below BreSlau-none of which were claimed in Moscows early mo- ming communique were said to be in q 50-mile belt extending from Brieg. p miles southeast of the city. to the Gleiwitz area, including one at Oppeln, 47 miles from Breslau.
 Gleiwitz. one of the major steel and iron centers of Silesia fell to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

fla Bay. Magalanc, six miles north east of Clark field, also was reached.
 Other units of the 4Oth Division were clearing scattered enemy troops from the nearby hills.
 While the frontal advance on Manila was virtually unopposed, Maj. Gen. This P. (BulD Swift's First Corps was meeting fierce re- sistance along the eastern flank of the invasion front.
 Resistance at Amalang, two miles east of DamortiS at the northeast ern tip of the front, was crushed. American artillery also knocked out Japanese guns in the Rosario area, few miles farther east. but the enemy still was clinging to pilboXes and other fixed defenseS.
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 with whom Mrs. Plungis lived dur ing the three weeks before she was killed.
 Mrs. DeBelIa said she last saw Mrs. PlungiS alive at 10 D. m. of November l. when Mrs. PlungiS left to meet zukauskaS. Stephie told her, the witness said, I'm going ] down to meet Fran where he gets the bus to get the money he owes me"
 UndergarmentS Identified
 The witness was noticeably moved as she identified an orchid sweater, red coat, navy blue slacks, brown loW-heeled shoes. pink socks, and undergarments worn by Mrs. Plum giS the night she met her death.
 Not sound was uttered in the courtroom as blood-splattered gar ments were unfolded by the states attorney. Kukauskas sat tense dur ing the 15-minute presentation. Judge McEvoy at the conclusion of that phase of the proceedings in- structed the prosecutor to leave the courtroom to wash his hands.
 Mrs. De Bella also was asked to describe trip taken to Hartford on the afternoon of November l, by Joseph Squarzino, Louis Gentle, Mrs. Plungis and herself.
 The trip previously had been des- cribed by Squarzino who said he had business with the motor vehicle department and Stephie had asked to come along. The two worked in the same factory in the city. The quartet left Waterbury around 10 a. m. and returned about o'clock this afternoon, it was revealed.
 Squarzino also described meet ings with zukauskas, who allegedly warned him to keep away from Mrs. Plungis. He quoted Zukauskas as saying, T want you to know she is my girl. I love her and have been going out with her for some time"
 Don't Want Divorce"
 Mrs. Mary Stasiulaitis, mother of the slain woman, told of a converSa- ton between zukauskas and her daughter in the kitchen of the Stasiulaitis home on Arnold street. She heard her daughter say, q don't want divorce" the witness stated.
 Asked what the witness said on hearing that, Mrs. Stasiulaitis re- piled, T told them they were both married and had children and couldn't talk like that"
 Zukauskas replied T can't stand 1t without her" the mother stated. The last time Mrs. Stasiulaitis saw her daughter was four days before the shooting, the witness revealed.
 Miss Nellie Russell testified brief ly on conversation she had Oct. Is with the former policeman. Zukaus- kas told her he was in love with Stephie, she said.
 Miss Lois Robinson, a friend of Mrs. Plungis, told of persistent "hounding" of Stephie by the patrol man. One time she threatened to call the police when he stopped them on the street, Miss Robin son stated
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Mrs. Plungis' Plight
 Told By Stoknas
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and he replied, What is he doinl to her." the witness stated.
 Stokna testified that while h. was trying to start his car Zukaus kas came to him and said Don say anything about this, Pete H replied. 70. K, Frank"
 While they were talking Mrs. Zu kauskas took Mrs. Plungis into he home, it was disclosed. The witnes said he saw his father standing be side Mrs. Plungis at one point bu could not hear what they were say ing.
 Asked by the prosecutor abou the tone of Mrs. Plungis's voice the witness replied: Tt was kind 0. weak and seemed like that of woman frightened or scared"
 Stokna disclosed one of Mrs Plungis's hands touched his and he saw later that his hand was bloody
 The states attorney asked, What was the position of her hnads when the blows were struck"
 "One or both of her hands were holding the back of her neck" Stok- ma stated
 On cross examination by Defense Counsel w. w. Gager, the witness said Zukauskas appeared dumb founded and quite pale. He added his uniform was neat, but his face was pale and white. The witness said he was not close enough to smell liquor.
 ''At that time you didn't think it was a very serious matter" Gager asked. The reply was T did not" 1"
 Car Radio Heard
 The Poplar street resident re- Vealed also that a radio in the other car was playing loudly, and that he heard orchestra music. Later that night, at about 11:40, he passed the Zukauskas house and noted there were no lights on, Stokna testified.
 Joseph Stokna, who testified with the aid of John Tareila, Lithuanian interpreter, told of the trip to his home, next-door to that of Zukaus- kas.
 Mrs. Plungis told him she had been beaten, the witness declared.
 The elderly man said he raised his hand to her head and felt a hole. He said his finger was bloody when he took it down.
 The father said he did not know either Mrs. Plungis or Zukauskas, but did note the man was wearing policeman'S uniform.
 Stokna was asked to show where his hand touched Mrs. Plungis's head, and he pointed to the back of his head, left of the center, and near the neck.
 He said he saw Mrs. Zukauskas come out of the house. Questioned as to what Mrs. Zukauskas wore, he replied, She looked as if she had on nighgown."
 Asked for the very words Mrs. Plungis uttered, he responded, T was beaten"
 Monica Stokna, 160 Alder street. WAC stationed at Bradley field, testified she saw either one or two cars parked outside that evening, and that she then saw people nov ing about in the Zukauskas home towards the kitchen.
 Dominic Rovasio of 180 Alder street, the next witness, said he vent to bed at 10 D. m. Nov. l, and
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AIsoce Drive Halted Today
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tl1e Ardennes front made no men, sion of 0 new assault, but told of ndvances of up to mile and a half within shight of the Our river border of Germany in the continu- Eng process of whiting down the GoEnaer Nad bulge to a harmless bump.
 In French Alsace, It. Gen. Alex 4nder Patch's Seventh Army halted the 2l-hour old German offensive above Strasbourg and won back a good proportion of the terrain yielded along 20-mile front be- tween the Rhine and the Hardt mountains.
 Patch'S men threw the Germans back across the Moder river and re- stored their defense line east of Haguenau. IS miles north of Stras- bourg, and re-took part of the Uhl- willer and Ohlungen forests west of Haguenau, but the Germans still were clinging desperately to a eridgehead across the Moder in the Batter area.
 It. Gen. George s. Patton's American Third Army. slicing away ct the last few miles of the for 1ner ArdenneS bulge, cut the so- called "skyway drive" highway be- tween St. With at Diekirch at a third point within sight of the Our river, which forms the Ger man-Luxembourg border in that area.
 Elements of the 90th Division made the latest thrust across the highway at Heinerscheid, two miles from the river and Il miles north east of WiltZ.
 Farther north, the Sixth armored division entered Weiswampach, three miles west of the border and just west of the highways, and the 17th airborne division pushed into the Junglebrusch woods within 5 imiles of the border.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Full Weather Report

Boston, Jan. 2O- (UP) New England weather forecasts
 CONNECTICUT, MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSA- CHUSE1'TS. nnd RHODE ISLAND -FaIr and continued very cold weather tonight and tomorrow. Fresh winds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

dination would be effected when the military situation warranted it.
 After the Normandy invasion, it was recalled, the Russians were brought into the picture and a So- viet military mission visited the front in the early days of the opera tion.
 The advisability of coordination was highlighted by the apparent Germa nefficiency in shutting forces back and forth between the eastern and western fronts despite the terrific aerial bombardment to which the rail routes have been subjected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Japan Big 3
 Farley Theme

Continued from Page D subject to revision at the Big Three" meeting to conform with the sW1ftly-changing situation.
 As for the postwar future of Ger many, the three powers were under stood to be mot too far apart" OIL the disarming and control of a de- feated Reich and full agreement will be sought
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Pima. Q native fabric woven from lear hbers of the pineapple tree, is being used for tableclothS and doil- les in the Philippines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

Engineers tunnelling to extend Gibraltar's underground defenses have discovered a cave with remark able foSs'is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

City of London War Savings now total over $4000, ,0000 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26

New ealand is altering its wage stabiliZation rules to give relief gen. erally to lower paid workers.
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Squeeze On Nozis Near

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Bradley beam., 1945-05-26

Mother Con train): Junior, if you aren't a good boy I'll slap you right in front of all these people"
 Junior: "You do that and I'll tell the conductor how old I am."
 Insubordination: A corporal who puts $50 into War Bonds on pay day before the sergeant can get a crap game started
 Ruth (resisting)-"You mustn't, Bill. You're an officer and a gentle man."
 Second Lieut.-"But it's only a temporary appointment"
 What are you clipping from the paper?"
 "An item about man who di- vorced his wife because she went through his pockets"
 What are you going to do with the clipping?"
 "Put it in my pants pocket with my money"
 "Of course I wouldn't say any thing about her unless I could say something good. And, boy, is this good ="
 An old Ozark hermit died recent ly when he wandered out of the woods and saw an automobile for the first time. He didn't see it soon enough.
 Cpl: "It looks like rain"
 Sgt: Mot here in California"
 Cpl: Look at those clouds up there"
 Sgt: "They don't mean anything. They're just empties coming back from Florida"
 And then there was the man who spent 5000 to get rid of halitosis only to find out that his friends didn't like him anyway.
 The older generation thought nothing of getting up at six in the morning. We can assure you that the younger generation doesn't think much of it either.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-26

SGT. ROBERT L. NATTER
 Bob, mechanic: with F. Squadron, was born in Wichita, Kansas, but has seen plenty of the world since he left that town as CT. Assigned to heavy bomb group he spent six months in England before seeing action in Africa and Italy. While in England, Bob met Miss Gwendoline Tebos at dance in Peterboro, about eighty miles from London and while in the Mediterranean corresponded with her. Last October he returned to Eng land and they were married, both arriving in the States a few weeks later on the same boat. Until arriving at Bradley Bob and Cwendoline lived in California Kansas and New Mexico, Bob's main hobby and interest is aircraft designing, an interest he devel- oped while working for Boeing Aircraft be- fore entering the Service. At the present time he has two designs being considered by Air Force Technicians. Proudest boast, his English wife makes good American coffee.
 All OfficiaI FAF Photos.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-26


 A new arrival at this Base, Ida is the Fields only Wac Control Tower Operator. Ida, whose home town is Salem, Mass. was em- ployed as a secretary before she entered the WAC thirty-one months ago. She attended radio operators school in Kansas City, Mo: and states without reservations that Kansas is one great town. Following her CT school ing she was assigned to the tower at Craig Field; Ala. where her French parentage and ability to speak the Language of Romance stood her in good stead to work with the French Aviation Cadets who were being trained at that Base As matter of fact she says lots of amusing conversations en- tertained her ears, for many of the French pilots did not know she spoke their language. By way of relaxation she likes to bowl, play tennis and ride horseback Also says she's glad to be back in the East near her home.
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Carl is one of the few Americans who has seen: two dctators, Hitler and Mussolini, in the "hey-day' of their power Born in Ger many and resident of Munich, where Nazism was born, he fled Germany in 1937 when persecution of minorities began in earnest. Before coming to this country, Carl visited Italy where he saw Mussolini enjoy ing a sail on one of his many yachts. AL though he never heard Mussolin make one of his ''noisy" speeches he often heard Hit Ter rant and rave. After Carl arrived in this country he became sales manager for wool importing company before entering the serv- ice. It was while in Service that he became a citizen and as far as he's concerned he never cares if he ever sees Europe again. At present, Carl is on duty at the Base Classification Office
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 Mary is one of Bradley Fields old timers judging from standard of length of service at this Base (not age) since she has been employed here for over three and one hah years. When she was originally hired at Bradley she served at the Purchasing and Contracting office but is now Chief Clerk of Budget and Fiscal Mary is exceptionally ac- tive with the Civilian Employees Associa- ton and has served as secretary of that organization and at present is chairman of the Flower and Benefits Committee. In her spare time she is an editor of a newspaper entitled, Home Town News" which is sent to men from her home town of Rainbow, Connecticut, who are serving with the armed forces overseas. She also keeps busy writing to her three brothers serving overseas, Alex with the Infantry in France, Mike with the ON in Italy and Ed with B-29 crew in the Pacific.
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Mother Con train): Junior, if you aren't good boy I'll slap you right in front of all these people,"
 Junior: 'You do that and I'll tell the conductor how old I am'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-19
Mars
Gay Yachting
Party on Lake

TORONTO, June 19 Up
A Toronto yachting party Of
eight met disaster Sunday night
or early Monday morning when
the 45-foot auxiliary schooner
Siren apparently caught fire in
Lake Ontario about Is miles off
Youngstown, N. Y, in heavy
water.
Bodies of six of the party
were found in lifebelts by Unit
ed States Coast Guard search
ers in chill Lake Ontario waters
last night amid bits of charred
wreckage. The search continued
today for two other members of
the party, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Kendrick of Toronto.
Brought to Toronto in lifesav-
ers' speed boats, the six dead
were identified as w. Kendrick,
20, and his fiancee. Miss June
Ward: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cramp
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Robbins.
all of Toronto.
Ontario's chief roner,
Smirle Lawson, said he would
See TRAGEDY-Page 6
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-19
EiightPan
toAHend
Session

Seven delegates and one lead
er from Macomb County will, at
tend the 9th annual All Club
Week at Michigan State College
June 26 to 20 Lyn Lewis, All
Club Agent, announced today.
A total of $50 members and
100 leaders have been selected
from among project finishers in
counties located in the southern
two-thirds of the lower penin-
sula.
A varied program of enter
tainment and educational fea-
lures is being planned for the
week. DR.. John A. Hannah, col
lege president, will greet the
guests in an address of welcome
on the opening night. j. H. Alex
anian of Lansing, will speak on
What Citizenship M e n Ito
Me-" and DR.. Clyde F. Garry, as
sistant professor of veterinary
physiology, will present a pro-
gram of magic.
r. J. Baldwin, director of ex-
See 4-H-Page 6
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-19
Truman Flies
foWesi(oasf
Hopes to Speed
World Peace Plan
By ERNEST b. VACCARO

~ GASAN6OA Ds vhOSHAAsO
WASHINGTON, June 19-(R
President Truman left by
plane at $40 am, Eastern War
Time, today for a west coast
visit he will climax by attend
ing the San Francisco United
Nations Security Conference.
The President planned an H.
hour nonstop flight to Olympia,
Wash, where he will pay a
social visit" to Gov. Mon. c.
Wallgren before going to San
Francisco to address the clos
ing session of the Security Con-
ference.
The President was given a
sendoff by General Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Americas returned
hero, whose plane, the Sun
flower" rested just behind the
Presidents C-54 waiting to take
the General to a big New York
welcoming.
Others in the small group at
the Army Air Transport Com
See TRUMAN-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-19
Pistol Shot Halls
Nude Youth Astride
Stolen Bicycle

A 19-year-old man, arrested
early Saturday as he rode nude
on a stolen bicycle along War
rem township streets, was held
in the Macomb county Jail to-
day on q warrant charging
breaking and entering in the
night time.
According to Deputy Sheriffs
Floyd Beard and Walter Klaus,
who apprehended Francis Re-
vor, of TOOL Jackson street at 3
a. m, the naked youth had dis
carded his shoes in the kitchen
of one Warren township home
but could give no clear explana-
tion-other than hot weather.
for having completely disrobed.
He was halted only after Deputy
Beard fired warning pistol
shot in his direction. The Off
GERS said he had been drinking.
Three jackson street homes
had either been entered or at
tempts had been made to bur-
glarize them, the deputies said,
in pointing out that household
ers had identified Revor as the
prowler.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-19
City Lays Far
Behind in
9TH WarLoar'

With only 10 days remaining
in the Seventh War Loan Drive,
Martin G.. Schwartz, chairman
of the local campaign. revealed
this morning that Mount Glenn
ems residents must buy total
Of $4,000 worth of bonds daily
in order to push the city over
the top in its quota for E bonds
and other types of bonds sold to
individuals.
Schwartz stated that total
Of S302,304 worth of E bonds
have been sold TO date toward a
quota of S635. 500, leaving bal
ance of 1898 ,296.
In the sale Of other types Of
bonds to individuals the war
finance chairman said that
S177,353 worth of bonds had
been sold, leaving S154.647 yet
to be sold if the S332,000 quota
is to be topped.
Schwartz paid particular at
tention TO this type of bond.
pointing out that many people
have already bought many &
bonds and wish 10 put their
See BONDS-Page 6
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-19
POLISH LEADERS ON TRIAL
Poles Confess Terrorism,

lived in Detroit, Cheslaw Alex
androwich Latorewitz, gave d.
rect evidence of attacking a
rect evidence of attacking Rus
slams.
eve were operating in q viii
lage," he said. I'VE saw a Rus
sian car and we opened fire on
il. Yes. ! fired, too"
He related another incident in
which q driver was killed and
told of other cases in which four
persons were killed and Rus
sian workers were fired upon.
Stanslaw Kolonedo, another
witness, said he was instructed
20 days on blowing up bridges,
wrecking roads and communica-
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