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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Agreement Foreseen On Italy
 ItoIion Ministers
 To Be Summoned
 Bv Bio.5

London, Sept. l6-(UP)-Well in- formed observers said today that the big fives foreign ministers appeared in substantial agreement on all major factors Of the Italian peace treaty.
 They based thoir belief largely upon the councils decision to call in representatives, of the British dominions, YugoSlavia, and Italy, They pointed out that it has ale ways been understood among dip- lornatic circles that Italy would not Dc summoned until the ministers had outlined definite terms to place before her representative,
 Yug0slavs Agree
 The YugoBlaN government swiftly accepted the big five'S invitation and Q spokeAFnan h London announced that . delegation Was leaving nel- grado today and would arrive In London tomorrow.
 it was generally believed that Gen. Vladimir Velebit, undeTSecretar for foreign affairs in the present Tito government, would lead the dele- gatIon.
 Count Niccolo Carand!ni, Romes unofficial ambassador to London, was considered Italys most likely choice for appearing before the council but there were also reports
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
GIs Arrive In Boston

Boston, Sept. i6.-(UP)-The Se Mariposa docks here today bears ing 6,i47 members of the i7th Air- borne Division including Maj, Henry c. Pitt Of (47e Broadway New York, tho Jewish paratrooper who captured Jew-baiting J ulius etreicher.
 Another passenger Is It. Richard c. La Riviera Of Chlcopee, the first American to win the British Military Gross in World War II, He led the band Of paratroopers credited with saving the A1zio beachhead.
 The MaFiposa was the vanguard Of 15 transports which will bring . total Of i7,30a dIs home from Europe ir the next six days.
 TomorTowE arrivals gre the gG PAehaug Victor with 2,02T men, the e6 Henry W. Grady with a, and the eS Arunda 6. Abel with eight men. The lone arrival Monday iS the gs John Davey with Ie soldiers. Three ships arrive TueSday--the gg Kemp battle with bi7, the UGAT George W. 0oethais with 2,326 end tne sS Benjamin Huntingdon with
 Docking Wednesday gre the se Nathan Towson with %, the UGAT Frederick Lykes with 3,26i, and the gS William R Cody with 7B4. Thurs. days arrivals gre the ge John Stew 0fls with 76o men and the GG Darls ueI Adams W!kh TAT soldiers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
President Returns For Visit

Independence, Mo, Sept, ib-(uP) President Truman played the role of e Jackson County Judge again to- day aS he held "oourt" In the Fed. eral building ana toured his neigh. borS through the county
 The PreSIdent-home for the sec. ond time since he succeeded to the White House-planned an early morning trip today to his mothers home at 0rAndview. After that his destination was the white stone federal building where numeroui friends were waiting to shake his hand.
 Visits Mother
 No reporters. no photographers went with the president to Grand. view to see o3.year-old Martha Trus man, his mother. For one thing, old Mrs. Truman is highly allergie to public fanfare: and second, the president would not want to do any. thing that would displease hia mother,
 After q morning ct the office" with countless Missourians calling on the chief executive, he planned to have iuneh-probahly in Kansas city-then return to Independence to spend the evening with hlS fam. fly.
 The president will return to Wash. ington tomorrow, leaving here about i:30 ?. m. (CWT) Sunday by special plane stopping at Paducah, Ky. to pick up Sen. Alben w, Darkley, D" Ky, who flew as far as Padueah with the president Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Contracts Add ToNearH Half-MiLlion
 Projects Cover Numerous Public Works
 Undertakings; Schools Benefit Largely

Close to e400, 900 in contracts for various types Of public works have been entered into by the City of Waterbury during iD46 and are presently underway or are coT1- pleted, c review of the same by The Democrat showed today. These include contracts for work in the public schools, city yards, bridges, City Hall, Brookslde Home, Muni- cipai Abbatoir, sewers, storm water drains, etc.
 The largest contract of those en- tered into and still pending is that providing for sanitary sewers and storm water drains ir the Mill piain section of the city. It Is known as the Darlington Brook project, because this natural water. course is being utilized as the 10. cation of the main draln for the various streets that are to be ser- viced. Clevorock, Inc, of New York city was the successful bid. der for the contract with figure of 9iB3,2b0.7B. The job was begun in August and M scheduled to Do finished early in February of le40.
 MacAFthur Drive
 Another sigeable street job Is that iii the MacArthuT Drive and Moran street section of Waterbury. The 3, M. Y. ConBtruction company of Wethersfield has the contract for this job, involving both sanitary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Combat Vetercns Killed In Crash

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. iO-(UP) A C.47 Army tFAnSport plane car- rying 2i returning EuFopsan war veterans and three ATC crew mem- beFS, crashed here early today. kill- ing a.
 The plane had just taken of from Fairfax airport, KansaS City, KanS., where t had refuel on . tranScontinental flight from New ark, V. j., to return the soldier veterans to their homes on the west coast.
 Eyew1tness0s reported hearing one os the engines sputter before the plane nose sdived to earth. The twinsmotoFed Douglas C-47 struck the tracks Of the Burlington Faii- road, leaped into c field, and shat tered in flames.
 The two suFvivoFs, isa serious ccn- dition, were opl. Fred Ebert, pasa- aofia, Calif., and ngts 0ga D. De- ksons, AaSstoWs galik .-.,......4a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Valentine Assumes New Duties
 Former N. Y. Police
 Commis ssioneF Goes
 On Radio

New York, Sept. ib-(Up)-This is the night that Lewis J. Valentine hekiiis playing radio cops and rob- bers after doing 1t in earnest for il years as Police Commissioner of New York City.
 Valentine bade formal farewell to his office yesterday in cerenlofs les attended by Mayor Florello La- Guardia, himself c radio performer of note. La duardia went SO far as to give Valentine some advice as to whate he should do In his make. believe role.
 "Now, Lew," he said. "when you get on that program tomorrow night you just stand ID to that siAicrcphone and 90 bang, bang, sang, gang, bangP"
 Unfortunately the script for to. nights show already Is completed ana partially rehoarsed and it will Do impossible to incorporate the m ayor's suggestion, refreshing though it is. Besides such c pro. cedure probably would offend the sound effects man who has charge of all the programs baTig.bane and gimshoe noises.
 Valentine is supposed to Dc gets ting 0D0,000 annually in his capacity ag q sort of interlocutor for the s'Rangbusters" program and its cone sliltant. The program features real life crime cases drawn from files al lover the country and is heard at Q D. in. Saturdays on the American i3roadcasting Company network, (
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
By HUGH BAILLIE
 Limited Press PresLdentl

Yokohama, Sept. IS - (uP)-The biggest and most unusual military operation in history - the blood less invasion of Japan - Is proceed ing smoothly and right on sched- ule.
 Of the Japanese home army of 5000, 900 who were prepared to re- sist American landings, now only approximately 100000 remain under arms.
 Consolidation of Japanese forces Is proceeding with the utmost celer- fly, probably the speediest disman- ting and dispersal of such Q huge force in military annals.
 Avoid Incidents
 However, since not more than 100000 Americans now are ashore, the Japanese armed force still heavily outnumbers the Americans, wherefore the occupation is pro- seeding quietly and unosientatloualy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
FoII Criminal Term Opens Tuesday
 LucGFeIIi TFioI
 HishIishts Docket
 of 34 Cases

A murder charge hlghlights the docket of 34 cases which will be called In superior court Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock when the fall criminal term opens before Judge Charles J. Mclaughlin.
 The murder count iS listed agAinSt Nicholas Lucarelll, 70, of go Central avenue, who is accused of the knife. slayiFig of Mrs. Douglas Hatch, 3o, of 267 North Main street. A grand Jury, which will be asked to con- sider Q first degree murder indict. Y1aent against Lucareili, has been summoned for Wednesday morning. Luearelll Is not expected to ap. pear in court until Wednesday.
 States Attorney William 3. Fitg- gerald will prosecute the eases with the aid of Assistant States Attorney Walter w. smyth. Accused who do not have private counsel will be represented by Public Defender I'd. ward T. Carmody.
 Pleas will be taken at Tuesdays SesSion, and accused who plead guilty will be sentenced. Trial dates will be set for others, who will be asked to select trial by court or jury.
 The accused, the charges against them, and names Of private counsel, are listed on the docket aS follows: Arthur Martin, indecent assault, At. torney John r. Tobln: Ylek Gnu, unlawful possession of narcotics, Attorney 1. Jacobs of New Haven; Michael Rlnaidl, larceny, Attorney Ralph c. Coppeto.
 Joseph Crean, robbery with Wo. lenee. Attorney Thomas '. Me- Grath; Joseph ?. Crosse, breaking and entering; Calvin Covington, ags gravatod assault, Attorney A. Henry WeiSinar; Joseph Chuprevlch, alias Chupsevich, violation of conditional sales act, Attorney Edward Sweeney.
 others
 Raymond BArrowS, escape from Fes formatory; Anthony Clprlano, black mail, Attorney Carniine Cipriano; delenno dreila, larceny, Attorney Ralph o. 0oppeto; Joseph TonnAsls alt!S, breaking and entering; Nich. olas Lucarelii, murder; John c. Cameron, robbery with violence; Adolph Dublcki robbery with Vio. lence, Attorney Michael V. Bians- field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Auto Firm Production Halted

Detroit, Sept. IS - (UP) - The CIOb United Auto Workers sought to whip c focal union into line to. day for speedy settlement of c wheel factory strike caused the Ford Mos tor Company to lay of Do,ooo work CTS.
 The JAWS executive board moved to ges the wildcat Keisey.Hayes Wheel Company strike out Of the way before launching an industry wide 90 percent pay increase drive which may tie Up the sprawling General Motors system in c test strike.
 George Adde's, JAW secretary. treasurer, said the board had made no agreement on which General Motors will be used for . test Of it's new strategy Of concentrating oil strike DO oNerS on one company.
 General Motors Test
 However, . high JAW official said General Motors would provide the "beSt possible test because it employs the greatest number Of automobile workers and possesses the greatest financial power" in the in. dustFy.
 Ford suspended oil production Of 1898 models yesterday aS c result Of the 2e-day strike Of 4,000 workers at the KeiSeysHayes plant source Of Ford wheels and brake drums.
 The Kelsey. Hayes JAW local struck over the dismissal Of i2 shop stewards who were charged with violent election Of foFehien from their departments. The un!nn hes demanded reinstatement Of three stewards still on the dismissal list.
 Executive Order
 The JAW executive board ordered the striking local to show cause to- day or tomorrow why It's officers shouldn't Do replaced by an inter- national administrator for the pur. pose Of ending the strike immediate. ly
 Henry Ford, II, head of the conl- pany, blamed "bickering by ire. SponSible labor groups" for the mass
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Johnson Endorsed By State Legion

Lakevllle. Conn. Sept. iS-(UP) The American Legion, Depart ment of Connecticut, today en. dorsed Col. Louis A, Johnson Of Ciarkshurg, W. Va, former Nation- ai Commander, for appointment as Secretary of War If there Is Q change in the post.
 State Commander Herbert L. EmanuelSon received the approval of the 27th annual state American Legion convention for his action in sending telegrams to President Tru- man and U. 6. Sen. Drien McMahon endorsing Johnson.
 National Legion Commander I'd. ward N. echeibeFiing. Albany. N, Y., and Mrs. Helen Lee Gilbert. Nor. wich, National Auxiliary president were to address the conventions Of the Legion and Auxiliary tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
N. E. Moy Miss Hurricane

Boston, Sept iB-(UP)- New England has . good chance to escape the hurricane roaring toward Florida, the weather bureau said today.
 The tropical storm, which has begun to lash Key West, was expected to tear across FIoFlda to the Gulf of Mexico. The weather bureau said the storm was travelling In . west nOrthwesteFly direction. How ever, officials sald storms fires quently reeuPve and form . new path, but that ln that case the storm would hit land and degenerate.
 Should the hurricane, now travelling at . Fate of from 10 to lS miles an hour, veer tov ward the north, officials said lt would be several days before it would strike New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Jap War Criminals
 Taken M Custody
Members Of Tojo's Cabinet Surrender Or Prepare to;
 Suicides Continue

Tokyo, Sept l6,-tUP) Shigenorl Togo, japan's Pearl Harbor" foreign minister and No, 2 war criminal, and 10 other persons accused of war guilt either surrendered to oeeupa. ton authorities or announced their readiness to do 50 today.
 Togo, who directed the peace nee gotiationS with Washington behind which Japan prepared for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, was placed under house arrest In Tokyo pend- ing removal to Q Yokohama jail to await trial. 4 ....s.,..s.e.' <,
 He notified Eight Army headquar- ters that he was willing to suFren- der. Japanese ileWSn1en who acc eompanied police to his Tokyo home reported Togo declined to be in- terviewed on grounds he was "too tired.
 Others
 Fourteen other accused war erlm. inals, including four more members Of former Preniie Gen. Hideki Tojo's Pearl Harbor" cabinet and several prison guards accused of torturing Allied war prisoners surrendered dur- Ing the morning to the Eighth army.
 Word that they, too, were willing to give Up waS sent to the Eighth Army by Col. Kingoro Hashimoto, one Of seven alleged leaders Of the terroristic Black Dragon Society, and Viee.Admiral Yoshitake Ueda, former chief of Naval Aviation headquarters.
 HaShimoto led the pre.war "Young OfiicerS' clique which or. dered the 1887 attack on the Amer. lean gunboat Panay in China. He Is the first of the leaders of the Black Dragon Society to make known his readiness to face trial.
 Ueda was No. 24 on the wanted list. Little was known Of his back. ground, but it was possible he may have played part in the organiSa. ton of the Nays suicide Air Corps,
 P. !. Puppet Govt.
 Three members of the Philippines puppet goVernment-two of them also on Gen. Douglas MacArthurs War Criminal list-werc arrested ct Nara, 0 resort town 20 miles from Asaka, and flown to Yokohama.
 They were Jose ?. Laurel, presi. dent of the puppet government; his son Joseph, commander Of the Pfess idential Guard and aide de camp to his father, and Benigo 6. Aquino president of the Philippines puppet assembly.
 The elder Laurel was No. 34 on list and Aquino, No. 90. Young Laurel was not on the War Crimes list, but the fact that he too, was arrested indicated he also might face trial.
 It. Col Chapman Turner of Kan- Sas City led the Eighth Army group which made the arrest.
 Another Suicide
 Still another war criminal, Kin ihiko Hashida, former education minister in ToJo's cabinet, com- mitted suicide when police were about to arrest him at his home.
 Thus 20 of the q persons named
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Bloodless lnDasion ofJapan Proceeding On Schedule

without pomp and circumstance in order to avoid any incidents"
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who rules Japan with e power seldom yielded by any czar or potentate, including the power of life and death, may be expected to enforce the Potsdam terms and surrender terms with increasing austerity as American military might within the Japanese islands increases.
 One sign of that came yesterday when he suppressed the Japanese Domei News Agency, which has been the government mouthpiece similar to dermanys DINE ever since the Japanese military forced the merger of Rengo and Nippon Dempo into one news monopoly as a war measure while preparing for the war. although the forced l1ler- ger occurred several years b8ore Pearl Harbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15


 Terryyllle, Sept. iS.--Col. Evans v Carlsotl, leader of the famous Catisoil's Marine Raiders, who made history In World War IT, hes been . consistent source of news for cor respondents oil over the United StAtes this year and again this week makes the headlines In the columns of the Saturday Evening Rostin one of their leading articles, The Christian Science Monitor. Col Carlson Is Q native of Terry Rifle.ss
 The author of the article goes into considerable detail in describing the Betup of the newspaper and the fact that all departments are spick and span, but no smoking allowed. On q Visit to the Monitor, so the story relates, the Colonel was about to light Q cigaret when something about the atmosphere must have struck him, 50 he paused to ask the editors permission, got 1t, but the remark thrown in that no one had ever smoked in that rarified Atmosphere. So the Colonel decided he wouldn't either.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
School Taught" Religion Case Studied By Judges

z Champaign, H.. Sept. i2.-(UP)-- A wonlaii atheists attempt to bar rellglouS training from Champaign s3ifooiA today was under study Of tiie three- judge panel.
 The three circuit judges took liils ter adViSement yesterday the peti. tlor of Mrs. VaShti McCollufn, 32. ybar-old wife Of c University Of illinois professor, to ban the teaehs lng. of religion in the city's public schools.
 noth Mrs. McCollum and the Champaign board of education, dc. fendaElt in her fiiAiidan1iis suit, have vowed that whatever th3 circuit courts decision they would take the case to the Q. g. Supreme Court.
 natlonaIist9
 Mrs. McColium, self-styIod ration ailst who said she had no proof khere vas a cod, claimed her i0a Near-yld son, James Terry, was 1ttracised among his follow students
 bcaune 1ha would not allow him to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

sewers and storm water drains, It's bid being eeb,3ee. It iH expected that it will be completed in Noven- Der.
 Two projects involve BrooksIde Home, where . complete electric re wiring job is being done by James P. Begnal at c bid price of e0000. This work Is almost completed at the present time and will replace the original wiring in the structure, which was declared hazardous by Electrical Inspector Martin O'Rourke some time ego. The Potter Manu- facturing company of Chicago is also installing Q new fire eS- cape for inmates of Brookside, which will cost e2,ee4. It is expected that 1t will have been installed by December 1.
 Recently installed at Q cost Of 94,4e0 is an e-inch water main along Thomaston avenue from West Main street to point near the old automobile testing lane. The B. M. Y. Construction company held this contract.
 Domenic Castelano has the con- tract for the new corral ct the Municipal Abbatoir, which will cost eS ,462 and which Is expected to be completed this fall.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Leonard Granted Continuance
 Driver Of FotoI
 Bus Held in
 Sl,OOO Bond

Irving w. Leonard, 3l, oi6 Cooke street, charged with criminal neg lect in the death of David Michael Kinney, 6, Plank road, received e continuance to Sept 26 under bonds of Si,000, when arraigned in City Court this morning before Judge Charles Summa.
 Leonard was arrested yesterday by Detective Sgt, Joseph Mccarthy and Detective George McElligott after Q finding of criminal neglect by Coroner Prank T. Healey was handed down yesterday and Q fur- ther charge of failure to notify the Motor Vehicle Department of Q change Of address was lodged against the man. A 8i,000 bond was posted by the accused for his appearance in City Court this morning.
 The charges arose from the death of David Kinney, 6, son of Crosby high school teacher, John Kinney, Plank road, who was killed on East Main street, Sunday, Aug. 20, by Q c. R. & L. bus, when he was re. turning from church with his sis. ter and brothers,
 In the finding handed down by Coroner Healey 1t was stated that, lin spite of no excessive speed, l find that said Leonard was negligent in the operation of, motor vehicle in that he admits that ct no time did he see any one in the act of crossing East Main street, at or near the croSwaik ct the time of the accident, and this, in spite Of ths fact Of the presence of the Kin ney boy"
 The report states that the me- chanieal condition of the bus, aS far aS brakes were concerned was "very good" The report added that there is nothing at the point of the accident on East Main street to mar the view of the driver
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

enroll In the religious claeSeDs
 The fiye-day trial ended yesters day, on on Theological note after attracting thousands of avld specs tatoFS to hear the value Of religion discussed pro and con. 4 defending attorney yesterday declared the suit "a struggle Of tIachristian and iils fidsi forces against religion"
 "Just as we arc concluding . cost- iy and bloody var which ended in victory over unchristlar and inndel fatiofls," school board attorney John |. Franklin said, "the struggle Of these unchristian and infidei forces against religion is being transferred to this :.ttle courtroom in central Illinois"
 Other eeets
 Mrs. McCollums attorney, Sans dor L. Chapman O0unteFed, "but 1 thought Communist Russia was OUT ally h this waf. 1 thought atheism ~s~ Gcontinusa on Page N r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15

hurFicanes relentless race toward the mainland,
 Center winds were believed to be as strong as those in the September, io56, storm which killed ct least 400 persons iFi the Florida Keys.
 The increasing winds along the coast today whipped the surf to whitecaps of the sandy beaches and coral rock Keys.
 T1imsy Army and Navy strucs lures in tho probable path Of the hurricane were torn down. Hundreds of planes were flown out to safir areas yesterday. Personnel were evacuated.
 Red CFoss AleFted
 All disaster units of Inc Red Gross Army and Navy were aierted for full emergency duty. Public buildings
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-15
Bor President Gets Greeting

Judge Charles J. Mclaughlin Of Hartford, who came to Waterbury yesterday to open the Fall term of Superior Court, was welcomed at the opening Of the session by At- torney Walter W. Smyth, president of the Waterbury Bar Association.
 Tn c brief address ct the start of short calendar session, the Bar president extended greetings of the bar to the juriSt, and expressed the hope his stay here would Dc pleaS- ant.
 Hearings on numerous motions were conducted ct the court years first short calendar session.
 Decision was reserved by the jur. ist on motion for acceptance of the final account, diScharge Of the receivership, and dissolution of the partnership in the Kanco receiver ship proceedings.
 Changes of name were permitted as follows: Helen Lillian Hood of Waterbury to Helen Lillian Teach; and Anna SchWeingruber of Wa terbury to Ann 0ruber.
 The divorce action of Camille Mathieu Chandler against Edwin Theodore Chandler was ordered on the unconteSted list,
 James Lombardo Of Waterbury was ordered to pay his wife, Louise Dltoto Lombardo, also of this city, the sum of e2i weekly for the sup. port of their three children and the sum of % weekly as alifnony pends Ing trial of her divorce action.
 Mr. Lombardo claimed his wages had been reduced considerably since overtime work was cut out At the scovlil Mfg. O., where he iS employed. Ills counsel asked tho court to order an investigation by . probation ofiicer, but the motion waS denied by the juriSt,
 On questioning by the judge, the defendant admitted that he had
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