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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
S.S.P.GP. SoftboIIers
Revise Schedule

President Jim Cavanaugh of SIS.
Peter and Paul Softball League
this morning announced the sched-
uled for the opening games for
next week. Due to the Holy Name
Basketball team banquet which will
be held Monday night, the teams
in the softball league originally
scheduled to play Monday night
will switch to Tuesday night; while
Tuesday night game will revert to
Monday.
The revised scheduled Is as fol-
lows:
Monday - Cavanaugh VS. Sheehan
Tuesday - Fitmaurice VS. Napoli
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
RACG RUNS IN
RELAYS today;
LIDMAN wins
By RUSS GREEN

UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
Philadelphia, April 28-UP)-
Gundar Hagg, gaunt Swedish miller
runs at the Penn Relays today
hoping to set new Franklin field
record to atone for an otherwise
disappointing American appear
ance.
1t will be Hagg's final race before
he sails for home, and his first out
door run.
Haakon Lidman, sportswriter-
hurdler, gave Sweden one important
victory yesterday when he won the
120-yard high hurdles in 14.4 Sec
onds, one-tenth second of the re-
lays record. He finished 10 yards
ahead of Leland Christensen OF
West Point, with Morris Wilson OF
Delaware State third.
Wolverines Win
The University of Michigan
which was co-favorite for the team
title with Army, won the distance
medley relay championship, Bot
Hume of the racing Hume twins
LuILlcU III I'll HllIc W HldhC uE
a 10-yard deficit and beat Rudy
Simms of New York university tc
the tape.
The 440-yard relay went to g
quarter from the U. S. Coast Guarc
base at New York city. New Yorh
university was second, Morgan State
of Baltimore, Md, third and Army
fourth. The winning time was 433
Ursinus won the Middle Atlantic
States Collegiate one mile title il
1922. SWarthmore was second
Franklin and Marshall third anl
Rutgers fourth.
In the special events, John Kand
of Cornell whipped OLeary of tn,
Coast Guard in the two-mile run
Oseterberg of NYU was third, Johr
finishing 80 yards in front. Armand
Fischer of Army fourth and defend
ing champion Art Truxes of Arm,
fifth. The time was 1888.
Approximately 1000 athletes rep
resenting 81 colleges and % servic,
squads competed in the two-da,
meet which concluded today. Their
were SO events.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28

At WATERFOWL, the annual Red
and Blue golf meet. was scheduled
for today. with Bob Pryde OF Or
anee, 78-year-old secretary Of the
Connecticut Golf association for
many years. invited to play against
John Reardon, president Of the Wa
tertown Golf club. DR.. Henry Mer-
riman and Ted Breithaupt will cap
tain the rival teams. scheduled to
meet again at dinner this evening.
Golf play viii begin at 1880 p. m.
dinner at z O'Clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
PorochioI BOYS
Open B. B. Season

Winners of opening of the sea,
son Parochial School league base
ball games put plenty of runs be-
tween themselves and their victims
yesterday. Defending champion
SITS. Peter and Paul set back st.
Mays To; st. Francis Xavier de-
feated Sacred Hearts 1872; st Jo-
Sepn,S was a 7-3 winner over ST.
AIMS In the closest of four games:
while st. Thomas got nine runs II
the first two innings for an eventual
II to victory over st. MargarerS.
City Controller Neil Maloney Of
ficially opened the Parocnial league
season at Hamilton park by throw.
ing out the first ball. M. Maloney
attended as official representative
OF Mayor John S. Monagan.
Good pitching on the part of
Smith Of st. Francis who gave the
Hearts but one hit: Janllska of st.
Josephs allowing st. Ann battcls
but 2 hits and tanning II: Amp
dec Of st. Thomas, giving 2 HIT,
and getting 10 st. Margaret batterS
on strikes, while "Huck" Geary OF
DIS. ECICI hIlu 1du dAlOWCu 4OtU
hits, famed IL st. Mary batters
and got two Of the champs nile
hits when he came to bat. Scores:
h e
SITS. Peter q Paul. 200 104-7 9 /
st. Marys ....... 600 1912 4 l
Geary and Blair; Walsh and Cor
man Umpire Jim Steck.
r h e
st. Francis ...... 423 00l-lO S o
Sacred Heart .... 200 600 2 / 2
Smith and O'ConnOr: BoSko.
Dodds and McEvoy. Umpire: Nick
ToIomeo.
st. Thomas a.. $40 200 Oil 2 2
st. Margarets :. 900 003 o 3 2 8
Amodeo and Grady; Horrigan
Downing and Brennan. Ump'-e
Scully.
St. Joseph's -. .O3S Dol XII Q 8
st. AIMS -. .00l 200 ca 2 S
JaMilska and Miklenevich: Bel
rivee and Boucher. Umpire Napoii-
tan0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
Greco Stops Taylor

Jacksonville, Fla. April 28.-(UP)
johnny Greco, top welterweigrt
boxer from Canada, sought cham
pionship bout with title holdtl
Freddie (Red) Cochrane today af-
ter his technical knockout victor
last night over Chuck Taylor oil
Pittsburgh.
The Montreal boxer stopped Tay-
lor after a minute and five SECONDS
Of the fifth round in a schedule.
10 round fight. He sent Taylor tt
the canvas for nine count on q
powerful left hook and Referee JACK
Sharkey stopped the fight.
Greco weighed 149 pounds, Tay-
lor weighing 145.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
Hills At W.P.

Washington Hills, anxious 10 keep
ION edge for their City Amateur
league baseball competition, start
ing May 6 have carded an opening
game of the season at their home
grounds, Washington park, tomor-
row Sunday afternoon against a
local high school team, Manager Fat
Quilter of the Hills announced this
morning. The game will get under
way at 2:30 p. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
Substitute Goode
Defects Coporell

Providence, r. l., April Dup
Oscar Goode. -76, Of Trenton, N.
j., decisioned Jackie Caparell, 1854,
of Boston in a 10-round feature
bout at Elks auditorium last night.
Goode was a substitute for TUT
fly Reed of Trenton, N. j., who was
indicted into the armed forces
earlier in the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
College Coach Asks
Help From "Hoppy"

Austin, Tex, April 28.-(UP) =
Baseballs new commissioner, Sen.
A. B. Chandler today was urged
to put halt to the professional
baseball clubs practice Of draft
ing" collegians.
The plea came from Dana x
Bible, athletic director of the Uni
versity of Texas, who lost his prize
southpaw, 19-year old Henry Culp
without warning last week to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28

Six-hundred- sixty six witnesses
gave evidence recently in Cairo,
Egypt, against an Egyptian official
charged with issuing false marriage
licenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
Mazzona. Herbert Mcdonald, So

Mazzona, Herbert Mcdonald, So
crates Mihalakas, Ed Meo.
Donald Miller, Ray Moore, Charles
Monti, Louis NORM. William
OJoughlin, James OLoughlin, David
O'Niel, Nick Pennasilico, Gene Pet
teway, Val Polletta, Vito Rollo,
Arthur Rosa, Roy Salerno, John
Santora, Carmen Sanford. Vim Spag-
nola, Francis Spinnella, Vincent
Spinnella, Joe Ubaldi, Ray Zanca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Washington 6,New York 4
Philadelphia 3. Boston
Detroit at Cleveland (postponed)
(Only games scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
P.G.A. Tourney

Dayton, O., April 27.-UP)-The
Professional Golfers Association
tournament will be held at Mo-
raine Country club here July Bis
it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28

Games Today
New York at Brooklyn
Philadelphia at Boston
Pittsburgh at Chicago
st. Louis at Cincinnati
Games Tomorrow
New York at Brooklyn
Philadelphia at Boston CD
Pittsburgh at Chicago (2l
ST. Louis at Cincinnati (2)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28

Games Today
Washington at New York
Boston at Philadelphia
Chicago at st. Louis
Detroit at Cleveland
Games Tomorrow
Chicago at st. Louis %
Detroit at Cleveland (2)
ashington at New York
Boston at Philadelphia ca
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28

Southern Associations Memphis
team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York s, Brooklyn 0
Cincinnati 2, st. Louis l
Chicago Z. Pittsburgh
Philadelphia at Boston, postpone.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
E. {. City Council
Faces Busy Meet

Indications point to an unusual
ly busy session of El Centre City
Council Wednesday night. Three
possible ordinances are scheduled
to be up for discussion and Off
cial consideration likely.
Announcement was made two
weeks ago in council meeting that
action would be taken on the pro-
posed revision of the city's occupa-
tional levy; a proposal to issue
concessions for sale of beer at ath-
letic events at the El Centre Sta
dunn was discussed informally and
listed for further consideration.
Then there is proposed ordinance
advocated by the county health Of
ficer relating to permits for all
persons handling foods in stores.
restaurants and hotels.
Opposition to beer sales at the
Stadium has been presented by the
Imperial Valley Softball league.
A committee of the El Centre
Chamber of Commerce has rec
commended that council proceed
with the occurational tax revision,
but without reference to any fixed
levies.
The health permit ordinance has
been discussed briefly and infor-
mally at council meetings. Under
the proposal. similar ordinances
would be adopted in all the incor-
pcrate cities in the county and ex-
pense of enforcing it would be di-
yided among the cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Macarthur Opens
New Supply Unit
Based at Manila

MANILA, June 10. CUP - Gen.
Douglas Macarthur Tuesday set up
new Pacific command under It.
Gen. William D. Styer to handle
the flow of ammunition, equip
ment, food and personnel to the
fighting frcnts in the coming as
sault on Japan.
The new command, to be known
as the Armed Forces Of tbs West
ern Pacific, will include all nom
combat forces under MacArthur's
jurisdiction. Its headquarters will
be in Manila.
Stver's deputy commander and
chief of staff in the Western Pa
cific post will be Maj. Gen. Ed
mond H. Leavey, former assistant
chief of staff for logistics to Admi-
raj Chester w. Nimitz.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Truman Takes Off
For Nonstop
FIiqht to Coast

WASHINGTON, June 10. CUP)-
President Truman left Tuesday on
a nonstop flight to the Pacific
coaSt-the first time a President
ever has made a transcontinental
airplane trip in this country.
Mr.. Truman's first destination
was Olympia, Wash, some 2450
miles away. There he will be the
guest CT Gov. Mon WalIgren, an
old friend of senate days.
After a few days relaxation
there. the President will go to San
Francisco to address the closing
session of the United Nations con-
ference. Shortly after that he
plans to visit his hcme town of
independence, Mo-, and Kansas
City.
TAKES OFF EARLY
Tie presidential plane, luxur-
ious, especially equipped C-54 of
the Army Transport Command.
took off at 8:21 a. m. (EWT. In
exactly minute it was cut of
sight in the overcast sky.
This is the four-engined plane
tina. brought Gen. Dwight D. Els
enhower home from Europe Mon
day. Eisenhower. preparing to
board his own craft for New York,
saw the President eff today. The
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
0kINAWA JAPS FORCED TO SUICIDE SITE
Legislators End
124-Day Meet;
Return Call Pends
Governor Warns of
Special Session;
Reviews Work Done
By LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO, June 10.
(UP) = State lawmakers
were on their way h O m e
Tuesday after completing
their 1945 regular legislative ses-
sion but were under warning they
may be called back for special
session before the year is out.
Gov. Earl Warren, few hours
before adjournment at 11:30 D. M
Monday said that special session
may be expected "some time after
six months from now" He is
pledged to call session when and
if serious unemployment occurs to
allow the legislature to vote wheth-
er a program of local public works
will be partially financed by the
state
During closing hours of the 1874
day session, the governor won final
enactment of bill he sponsored
setting up system for distribu-
ton of unemployment relic f
through county agencies. However,
money for the relief also would
have to be voted later.
ACCEPTS VERDICT
Warren conceded that the as
sembly had disagreed with him ION
some things but said that "in
democracy, after we have had our
Continued on Page 6, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19

for the war plants-was almost at
a standstill as the city's millions
turned out to honor their hero.
An estimated $4,000 men, women
and children cheered as Eisenhower
emerged from his plane.
Sixty thousand school children
were picked from the city's schools
to watch the Eisenhower Victory
ride. Tens of thousand of office
workers were released for at least
part of the day to participate in
the celebration.
An hour before the Eisenhower
procession was due to move down
Fifth avenue police estimated that
a million and a half people had
lined the famous avenue of heroes.
forming a solid wall CT humanity
that stretched back nearly a block
at some intersections.
Fifth avenue was sea of color
with every building bedecked with
the flags of the United Nations.
Department stores were shut and
plate glass windows barricaded
against the crowds.
PARK FILLED
In Central park police estimated
that $4,000 people, mostly school
children, lined the pleasant tree
lined boulevard to see Eisenhower
pass.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia well
coined Eisenhower to New York
and was the first to shake his hand
at the airport.
Eisenhower grinned broadly at
the cheering airport crowd. Some
OF the people had been waiting
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
l.. A. Heat Sends
'Turzun' Amok

Then he began to choke him.
AT this point, the little strong
man, Aviation Machinist's Mate
1ic Joe Williams, 20, entered and
put hammerlock on the frisky
muscleman, holding him thus for
20 minutes until police arrived.
While being ques toned. Agobian
jumped out of a window at the
police station, ran across the floor
of the light-well and leaped into
the police press-rocm. To dupli-
cate Williams feat two policemen
and five detectives put on hand
cuffs on Agobian and strapped his
ankles.
Enroute to the general hospital.
Agobian broke the strap around
his ankles. but was again put un-
der control.
Miss Lancaster. incidentally. was
fished out of the lake unharmed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
U. 5. Aides Deny
Discussions
In China Program

CHUNGKING, June 10. CUP)-
Reports of dissension between the
American military and diplomatic
missions in China were denied
Tuesday in joint statement by
U. S. Ambassador Patrick j. Hur-
ley and 1t. Gen. Albert G. Wede-
meyer, U. S. army commander in
China.
The statement acknowledged
there had been differences of
opinion" between the tcp military
and diplomatic officials and their
staffs. but insisted these always
had. been settled promptly and
amicably."
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
BeI9ion Ruler
DeGeS Revolt

SALzBURG, Austria, June 10.
UP)-King Leopold of the Bel
gians Tuesday rejected clamorcus
demands that he abdicate and an
nounced that he was re-assuming
his full constitutional prerogatives.
The king has decided to return
to Belgium and again take over
the throne after five years in Ger
man hands and few weeks as a
guest of the American army since
his liberation by the 106th cavalry
group of the 18th corps. U. S. Sew
enth army.
The announcement CT Leopold's
decision came three days after the
Belgian government Of Premier
Achille Won Acker resigned in pro-
test against his return.
THE king having decided to re-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19

would utterly destroy Japans war
making factories
Tuesdays raiders, flying from
the gigantic factories in the Mar
ianas, struck at low level and pre-
sumably set raging fires in the
three -pronged assault put Maj.
Gen. Curtis E. Lemay's Bomber
Command within striking distance
of setting a new bomb tonnage for
this month. The previous record
was 24.000 tens in May.
is 8OTH MISSION
The raid, marking the Both mis-
sion by the B-29's against invasion
jittery Japan, brought to more
than 5000 the number of Super
forts sent against Nippon this
month.
Previous raids since early March
already had burned out 103.24
square miles in Tokyo, Osaka, Ma
goya, Yokohama, Kobe, Kawasaki,
Hammamtsu and Kagoshime The
first six of those cities already
have been struck from the Ameri-
can bomb charts because all Of
their important target areas are
destroyed.
Shizouka, city on the south coast
of Hcnshu with population of
212,000, is about 95 miles south
west of Tokyo. 1t was struck by IL
Superforts on April IL but Tues
days was its first major attack
1t was big producing center
before the war but its factories
since have been converted to war
purposes. It's industries include
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19

turn to his country, the govern
ment has resigned" Leopold's state
ment said. From this moment
the king has reassumed effectively
his full constitutional prerogatives."
After reading the statement,
Captain Du Pare said he could not
say when Leopold would return to
Belgium or whether his family
would go back with him. The kings
marriage to a commoner was pro-
claimed in Belgium churches on
Dec. z, l941-Pearl Harbcr day.
This was the first public state
ment by Leopold, who still refuses
to receive correspondents, since his
liberation on May z.
Leopold'c family still is living at
Villa Strobl. Austria, on Lake Wolf
gang. under protection of the
American army.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Aussies Peril Borneo Oil
Center in New Landings

American-manned buffaloes, am
phibious tractors, carried the Aus
tralans, was made at Weston, a
small railhead on the eastern shore
of Brunei bay. Beaufort is Is miles
northeast of Weston.
The buffaloes moved upstream
on the Padas river. which runs past
Beaufort, then numbered ashore on
the jungled banks. Other troops
worked their way along the bomb
ruined railroad from Weston to
Beaufort.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Grond Jury Eyes
New Systems

Imperial county grand jurors, who
have been checking into. county bus
iness since they were selected early
this year, Monday filed six recon-
mendations with the county board
of supervisors, all based on the an
nual county audit.
The recommendations included:
Installation of a modern sys-
tenn of accounting in the county
auditors office by competent audi
tor as of July l, 1945 H. p. Wilke,
grand jury foreman, said the jurors
had conferred with the county aud
itor and grand jury auditor and
concluded that modernization and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19

HOLLYWOOD. June 49, CUP)-
A 26-year-old circus strong man,
suffering from a touch of summer
and too many "Tarzan" comics,
was in psychopathic ward Tues
day and a 150-pound Coast Guards
man who subdued his 180-pound
muscle- minded opponent, was a
hero.
John Agobian, the big strong
man whom police quoted as saying
he's been smoking marihuana,
chanced upon 24-year-cld June
LancasterN in Macarthur park
Monday, picked her up and calm
ly heayed her into the lake. He
then inquired, do you want me to
pull you out?"
S. D. McNally, 81, objected
strongly to Agobian's performance,
so Agcbian picked him up and
tossed him into some shrubbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19
Jap Shell Kills
Gen. Buckner:
Buried on Isle
Struck Down While
Watching Final
Thrust on Okinawa
Ry =. e. VALENS

OKINAWA, June 10. (UP)-Lt.
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr,
was buried with full military hon.
ors Tuesday only 20 miles from
where the troops he commanded
fought to final victory.
Buckner, killed Monday by a
Japanese shell while he was up
front, was laid to rest in the 7th
Infantry Division cemetery.
BURIED ALONGSIDE SOLDIERS
At a. m. they lowered his body
into the ground, alongside the 9TH
er men who have died in this
bloody campaign. A bugler sound
ed taps" and the melancholy notes
floated across nearby HaguShi
Beach, where Buckner led his men
ashore on Easter Sunday
Tuesday those men had victory
at their fingertips. But Buckner,1
whose great wish was to walk
Through the ashes of Tokyo" =
didn't live to see it. Their new
commander was Maj. Gen. Roy
S. Geiger of the marines, the man
Buckner wanted to take over if
anything happened to him.
The general went to the front
Monday to watch the final stages
of the battle he had predicted
would be over in another four days.
He was at a forward observation
post of the Eighth Marine Regi-
ment
A marine combat PHOTOGRAPHER
Staff Sgt. Martin Conn, had just
taken motion pictures of the gen.
eral and his party. 1t had been
quiet mcrning-hardly a Japanese
shot fired Buckner, big and Sill
ver-haired, sat on rock chatting.
STRUCK IN CHEST
Then it happened. A japanese
shell came screaming in, and then
another. The first bounced off
rock, splattering murderous splin-
ters through the air. One of those
"a big one-hit Buckner in the
chest. That was at rs p. m.
Col. Clarence B. Wallace, COM
mander of the Eighth Regiment,
and his operations officer, Mai.
William Chamberlain, Chicago, ILL.,,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19

Australian troops on the oppo-
site shores OF Brunei bay took the
oil refinery town of Tutong, but
Mangrove swamps stopped them
from advancing along the coast to
the Seria and Miri oilfields.
U. S. navy minesweepers contin-
ued their work in the waters eff
the oilfields, and United Press COR
respondent Richard Harris again
reported from Borneo they we're
clearing the way "for possible fu-
ture operations"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-19

got Buckner's body down from the
rock.
But the japanese shells kept
pouring in, SO Wallace and Cham
berlain had to carry the general
a distance to the rear They put
him behind the shelter of a cliff,
while the cry "corpsmen' went up.
Someone fetched 1t tJG) Fred c.
Wallace, a navy medical officer
frcm Oakland, Mass
DIED in 10 MINUTES
Wallace quickly injected blood
plasma into the dyirf: ge feral.
He worked frantically. But it was
too late. At 1:25 p. m.-10 min
utes after he had been hit-Buck-
ner was pronounced dead.
Thus, just month before his
seth birthday, Buckner became the
first American army commander
to die in action. He was the Sec
ond three-star general killed in ac-
ticn. 1t. Gen. Leslie j. McNair
was killed en- the Normandy front.
1t. Gen. Millard F Harmon was
reported missing on an inspection
flight.