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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-08
War To End
 At 6:O1 P. M. This Eveninq
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY

Paris, May 8.-(UP)-The Dloodi- est war in European history will come to its official end of 12:01 6. m. tomorrow, European time, (6:01 p. m. EWT today) with tne formal end of hostilities on cou- tinent desolated by more than five years of conflict.
 The agreement formalizing the unconditional surrender will be ra- tified in Berlin today with Field Marshal Willelm Keitel, chief of the German high command, official iy acknowledging that Germany IS beaten.
 For the western Allies: Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur w. Tedder,
 For Russia: Marshal Gregory K. zhukov, commander of the First White Russian army.
 For France: Gen. Jean De Lat Ire De Tassigny, commando: of the French First Army.
 To save lives, the cease fire order already has sounded. But the fight
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Allies To Disarm 25O,0OO
 German Troops In Norway

London, May - (UPD Grown Prince Olav, commander in chief of Norwegian forces, disclosed to- day that Allied troops will be sent to Norway to disarm the capitulated force of 250,000 Germans there.
 Olav, in broadcast to Norway. called for calm and urged his coun- trymen not to take matters in their own hands in punishing traitors and Germans.
 Even though the Germans have capitulated that does not end the state of war;" he said. Until all enemy forces have been disarmed the deatermining factor will be the military operations which must be undertaken in order to carry out terms of the equalization"
 The Crown Prince said he had put Norwegian air, land and naval units in Britain and Sweden at the disposal of the supreme Allied com- mand to help Allied forces in dis arming the Germans.
 An earlier broadcast notified the German high command that two planes would carry Allied plenipo- tentiaries to Norway today to ac- cept the German surrender.
 The BEG European Service radio ed the German command that two White-painted planes, Catalina and a Sunderland, would carry the envoys. It asked confirmation of safe conduct for the aircraft.
 The planes will land at Oslo air. port.
 The Norwegian government dele gation consists of five cabinet min iSters headed by Oscar Torp, min- ister of defense.
 Underground leaders were report ed taking control of Norway pend ing the arrival of an advance de- tachment of five members of King Haakon's government from London.
 The underground was understood to have prepared list of possibly as many as 30,000 collaborationists for trial as traitors. Under law pass ed by the Norwegian exile govern ment in London. all members of puppet Premier Vidkun Quisling's National Samling party are subject
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Cooler Weather
 Ahead Tomorrow

Boston, May 8.-UP)-The ex- tended New England weather fore cast:
 The temperature in New Eng land during the next four days will average near the seasonal nolmal A return to cooler weather Wednes- day and Thursday will be followed by somewhat higher temperatures Friday and Saturday.
 "A few normals for the period follow: Boston and Burlington, Vt. 55, New Haven, Conn, 56, Nal- tucket, 51; Concord, N. H., 53 Portland, Me, 52; Eastport, Me, 46
 'The rainfall during the saine period will average between cne- fourth and two-third of ar incr with showers occurring Tuesday night and again about Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-08
Corey Family Really Happy

There was real cause for celebrat- ing VIE day in the home of Mi :. and Mrs. Michael Corey, 257 Willow street today. For their 19-.ear old son, Pfc. Edward Corey, who was taken a German prisoner in the battle of the Belgian bulge, came unexpectedly marching home last night.
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New York Goes Wild Over Victory News

New York, May 8-(UP)- -The city erupted today in a wild celebration of victory over Germany.
 Tons of paper and ticker tape showered from windows in the city's business districts.
 Tens of thousands of persons danced through Times Square in the heart of the city.
 In the city's harbor, ships and vessels began blowing whistles in the victory sign.
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Shorthand Typing Machines, Ac- counting - Summer School, July 2. Post Jr. College of Commerce.
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VIE DAY TODAY

To Surrender
 Washington, Moy 8.-(UP)-President Truman today proclaimed victory in Europe but told the noton its fighting job would be finished only "when the last Joponese division has surrendered internationally"
 He said -Four victory is only hoIf-won". He gave this counsel for the months to come:
 "Work, work, work"
 He gave this advice to the Joponese: Sur render
 Surrounded by his government leaders, Ar. Trumon issued his proclamation of vie- foV and his statement of the work yet to do at historic news conference in the White House. Then he broadcast them to the no- lion.
 GLORIOUS HOUR
 Outside, while the President spoke, a chill rain fell.
 This the President said, lis a solemn but glorious hour"
 He voiced the thought of millions by add ing:
 How wish FronkIin Roosevelt had lived to see this day."
 The President reminded the nation in its flush of victory thot it had not been fighting alone. And he proclaimed Sunday, Moy 13, a day of prayer.
 "I call upon all the people of the United States, whatever their faith, to unite in offer ing joyful thonks to God for the victory we have won and to pray thot He will support us to the end of our present struggle and guide US into the way of peace.
 "I also call upon my eountrymen to dedi- cate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory"
 The President sent his congratulations and thanks to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Premier Josef Stalin, Gen. Charles De Gaulle.
 To Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower he said: "All of us owe to you and to your men of many nations debt beyond appraisal for their high con tributon to the conquest of Naziism."
 Mr. Truman counted the cost of victory. He did not forget "the terrible price have paid to rid the world of Hitler and his evil band"
 But he also sounded note of triumph and hope. "Unted, the peace-loving nations" he said, "have demonstrated in the west that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators the tyranny of military cliques that called soft and weak
 "The power of our peoples to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved in the Pacific war as it has been proved in Europe
 And with victory, the President said, We must work to bind up the wounds of a suffering world to build an abiding peace, peace rooted in justice and in law"
 For the Japanese, he .aid the choice is between unconditional surrender and "utter destruction e Japan's industrial production, to its shipping, and to everything that supports its military activity.
 INVITATION TO LAPS
 He gave Japan his promise, this invitation to survival:
 "Uncondtonal surrender does not mean the ex- termination enslavement of the Japanese People"
 He spelled out patiently the choice which is Japan's
 "The longer the war lasts" he said, "the greater will be the suffering and hardshps which the people of Japan will undergo-all in vain.
 "Our blows will not cease until the Japanese
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Reported missing for many months after the battle of Ardennes. and later declared a prisoner just a few weeks ago. the youthful inian- tryman was liberated by the Al- lies on May from Camp Eado.b, where $500 American men were in-
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The union times., 1945-12-29

operative movement. This move ment has been trying to revive, asking only that it be freed from Government domination, which has forced all farm organizations into single body with Government ap- pointed officers"
 A cooperative association has re- portedly been sponsored by Toyohiko Kagawa, pioneer in the cooperative movement in Japan, and Akira Yama gashi, staunch worker in the stu dents consumers guild movement.
 The federation is expected to start its work with two objectives for i'm mediate realization:
 CD Immediate abolition of the bureaucratic control of coopera- tives;
 CD Establishment in all parts of the country, including Tokyo, of cooperative association schools, de- signed for training leaders of the cooperative movement.
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M Arthur Orders Restoration Of
 JapaneseCo-Ops
Five Point Program Calls For Dissolution Of Big
 Estates

NEW YORK - The Cooperative League of the U.S.A. has received word of two important steps in re- building the cooperative movement in Japan.
 General Macarthur, in one of se- ries of sweeping orders on the Japa- nese farm system, provided for the breaking up of the feudal estates and urged, as part of his five-point pro gram, "a program to foster and en. courage the agricultural cooperative movement free from the domination of non-agricultural interests
 Lindesay Parrott, in the "New York Times" said: ''The 'encOur- agement' of cooperatives should be easy to carry out in country that before the war had strong CO.,
The union times., 1945-12-29
Tax Cutbacks Used To Knife Unions :?

WASHINGTON LPA). = Hope that the floor of new anti-labor bins including President Truman's pro- posed fact finding legislation, will die in Congress rose last week with in- itiation of a counter attack in the Senate led by Sen. Wayne Morse (R. Ore.).
 Morse won assurance from the Sen ate Labor Committed that when it re- convenes in January for hearings or the Ball Burton Hatch and fact find ing bills, it will investigate whether big business is using the tax cut backs voted by Congress to fight or ganized labor.
 ssI'm satisfied from what I've heard that there are some employ CTS who are using this opportunity to fight it out with labor, with the public footing the bill out of the tax savings voted them in good faith by Congress" said Morse.
 LABOR OPPOSITION
 Labor opposition to the entire crop of anti-labor bills is credited as the major reason for Congressional re- luctance to vote them through. An other reason, and perhaps clinching argument for many Representatives is that a completely new House will be elected in November lo46.
 EchOing labor's pessimism, the NY. Journal of Commerce predict ed that fact finding will prove fu- tile in solving the General Motors strike. Management frankly fears that the President could, if he wished, use his authority under the Second War Powers Act to give le- gal authority to the fact finding panels both in auto and oil to seize and examine company records. Also, it was pointed out that the President could issue orders giving the panels access to the records of various government agencies that have listed production costs and profit figures.
 IT WON'T WORK
 William Nj. Leiserson, former chair man of the National Mediation Board and former member of the NLRB, declared in Baltimore that the fact finding idea would not solve the prob ,. lem of labor unrest. Compulsory arbi- tration applied by the War Labor Board during the war years failed, he pointed out, as "both employers and workers revolted against the formulas of government officials"
The union times., 1945-12-29
Minim um Pay In State Stores Is Set At $22
Comm. Egan Approves Or der Of Conn. Mercantile
 Wage Board

State Labor Commissioner John J. Egan has signed an order setting minimum wage of $22 weekly for a 44-hOur week in all mercan. tile establishments in Connecticut. The order raises from SIG to $22 the minimum weekly wages tha, mercantile places in this state must pay their full-time employees. The order was prepared by the Mercan- tile Wage Board of the State Labor Department.
 Under the new order, mercantile establishments in Connecticut also must pay a minimum of $ cents hourly to each part-time worker, thus raising this rate from the former rate of 371a cents an hour.
 In accordance with state law, a pub lie hearing will be held to allow in- terested persons and firms to discuss make suggestions or protest against the new regulations before the order
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Morse Counter Attacks Congress- Anti Labor Ofensip

becomes effective. The hearing prob ably will be held in Hartford during January.
 Drug stores, department stores. grocery stores and all retail outlets in general in Connecticut are among those affected by the wage order. The order was prepared by the wage board and signed by Com. missioner Egan under provisions of Connecticut's minimum wage law.
The union times., 1945-12-29
Railroads Bawl
 In Public Over Union 'sDemands
Pleas Culminate Four War Years In Which All Equip
 ment Earned Profits

CHICACO-FP)-Winding up four years of phenomenalIy profit able war operations, in which they could carry freight or passengers on anything that had wheels, the nations major railroads protested vigorously here against union re-
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of the 686th Ordnance Ammo. Co., said: "These men were only using one of the guaranteed liberties O1 the constitution. We think it is only fair that these men should have an increase in wages" By this time the editors of ''The Stars X Stripes'' were giving top play to statements exposing the fraud behind the attempt to blame de. mobilization delays on labor.
 Sgt. John L. Laverty wrote to Mai Call: Maybe you realize that there are many veterans participating II these strikes which are their last lega means to force the employers to keer their wartime promises. Not all of the soldiers were bankers or stockholders before the war, so why direct opinion against the people who are fighting for our interests back home"
 BLESSING LATER"
 Pvt. Martin Fleisher wrote ''DOn't they realize that what labor is fighting for now will be bless ing to them later? Almost every soldier is a potential worker.''
 Cpl. Myron J. Loe, AC, said: s'I'm not a union member but Pm ashamed of it after seeing what the fascists have done to Europe, after first destroying organized labor. l am convinced that labor unions are as essential to democracy as arr such things as freedom of speech, press and assembly,"
The union times., 1945-12-29
Don't Trust Doctors
 On Economic Advice

Boston (LPA) = An outstanding figure in the medical profession last week wrote to the editor of the Amer ican Federationist, AFL monthly, Go to your doctor for medical care but be careful in seeking his advice on economic problems. The chances are that your labor union can give you more competent advice in this field"
 Dr. Charming Frothingham, chief of medical service at the Faulkner Hospital, wrote the letter, prompted by the misleading literature dis tributed about the Wagner Murray Dingell bill by most organizations of medical men. The bill, embodying President Truman's proposals for a national health program, provides for compulsory isurance against sickness for every American.
The union times., 1945-12-29
CIs Won Fall For Anti-Union Propagandiziing
Letters In Stars and Stripes Reveal Soldiers Know
 The Score

ROME, Italy-(FP)-Failure of propaganda stories from the u. s. to convert soldiers in Italy to anti unionism is reflected in letters ap- bearing in Mail Call, the column in ''The Stars & Stripes Mediter- ranean," published here, where men sound off about things.
 The first blast which blamed the New York longshoremen's strike for delaying the return of troops made ar impression, but not much = and it didn't last long. Only two soldiers were enough impressed by the propa- ganda to write The Stars & Stripes about it. A number of GIs came to the rescue of unions, however.
 A letter signed by four members
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GOOD THINGS TO EAT CURTAINS, nicely laundered, cash and carry.
 JacksonvilIe Florida Times
 Union
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BETTER BE CAREFInI

Is it too cold to open the garage doors while you warm up the car on these winter mornings? Maybe it's chilly but cold air is better than carbon mOnoxide, says the National Safety Council, pointing out that l96 persons met death from auto- mobile exhaust gas in l943.
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quests for wage increases and changes in rules.

quests for wage increases and changes in rules.
 Railroad management, which hasn't been riding the rods itself since pre- war defense business boomed, charged the operating brotherhoods with wanting more "featherbed" rules and estimated their wage demands would total $2 billion.
 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS"
 Chairmen of the Western, East ern and Southern Carrier Confer. ences, who are meeting with repre- sentatives of 20 rail unions, also mentioned the unions demands would "wipe out the benefits of billions of dollars which have been invested in the railroad plant in the last two decades"
 The unions are asking a 259o wage increase, 59o less than the boost sought generally by U. s. workers.
 The A.F.L. on the air! Every Saturday at GAS PM. Station WIZ and affiliated stations. Don't miss 1t.
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AS WE SEE IT.

In thousands of instances men were guilty only of technical viola tiOns and have been permitted to enter the service without stigma. Hoover said.
 "CAT Will To GI Lives Like a King''-headline. That's not very easy living these days.
 REP. Emmanuel CelIer of New York says he has some very urgent matters for the new Dies commit. tee to investigate. Such as:
 ''Is it un-American for Santa Claus to wear red suit? Is it un- American for w. C. Fields to have a bulbous red nose? Should Red Skelton be forced to call himself Passionate Purple Skelton? What was Little Red Riding Hood think ing of, running around in that out fit?" Celler's battle slogan is: ''The battle slogan is: ''The Little Red SchoOlhOuse Must Co.,"
 DAVID s. LOEB, business man. ager of the Philadelphia Record, is chuckling over returns in office life insurance applications. One em- ployee, naming his wife as bene- fciary, filled out the space headed Relationship to you'' with the word ''Nice."
 A JEALOUS editorial makeup tyro created stir in the AtLdnta Journals composing room by fla grantly violating all of the rules, including handling of type, on his first tour of duty. The chapel chairman, exhibiting admirable re- straint, sidled over and expostu- lated with the young fellow, to wit 1: Here, here, you naughty boy. You must not handle type in the composing room. You can't do that without a card.'
 ''Is that so?" was the initiates rejoinder. ''Where can I get one?''
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Continued from Page One) Machinists, held Saturday night al Holy Cross Hall. Sam Newman vice-president of the LAM, and Joe Curran, Grand Lodge Repre- sentative, also were guests. On Mon day night, Harry met with the ex ecutive board of the Conn. Con ference of Theatrical State Elm ployees and Motion Picture Ma chine Operators I.A.T.S.E. to you), in connection with legislation the State unions are planning. On Sunday, he will address the Con necticut Conference of Painters meeting in New Haven.
 RALPH l.. BROOKS, a member of the Indianapolis Star staff fOr 20 years, approached a cub re. porter he had noticed around the office for few days.
 ''I'm Ralph Brooks," the vet. eran political writer said. ''They don't bother to introduce people around here.''
 s'I've noticed that,'' the sub re- sponded brightly. ''I'm new here tOO."
 NO merchant ship missed con voy during the holiday season as thousands of American merchant seamen and officers voluntarily re- turned to the sea to maintain the unbroken supply line of ships sail ing to the fighting fronts, the War Shipping Administration an ,nounced. Men on shore leave re- spOnded to urgent appeals carried in the newspapers and broadcast over the radio and sacrificed Op- pOrtunities to spend the holidays with their families. In previous years the departure of some ships was delayed by the shortage of experienced personnel during the holiday season, VISA said.
 ''The response of these men to the appeal that they return to duty immediately was magnificent" said Captain Macauley, Deputy War Shipping Administrator.
 THE Portland (N. D. Republi- can masthead reads: ''Published in the interests of the Publisher, Port land, Traill County, North Dakota, the U.S.A. and all Mankind.''
 tures)
 AMERICAN young men of mill itary age have made an excellent record for patriotism. Only one of each thousand is a draft delinquent in this war, it is revealed by J. Ed gar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He con. trasted that figure with seven delin- quents out of every thousand men during the last war.
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On nTheScene
 In Washington

President Roosevelt outlined a sweeping and constructive postwar program to Congress in his annual message on the state of the nation. The program, incorporating his eco- homie ''bill of rights" included
 Jobs for all at good wages.
 Full production by free en- terprise.
 3-Huge housing and public works programs.
 4-Widening of social security to cover all Americans and broad ening its scope to include health and education programs.
 5-RevisiOn of postwar taxes to encourage business investment.
 In his message to Congress, the President declared the adoption of the economic bill of rights" will estab- fish "a new basis of security and prosperity" in America for all its citizens, regardless of station, race or creed. He added:
 FUNDAMENTAL RICHT'
 Of these rights the most funda- mental, and one on which the fulfill ment of the others in large degree depends, is the fright to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the na- tion." In turn, others of the economic rights of American citizenship, such as the right to decent home, to a good education, to good medical care, to social security, to reasonable farm income will, if fulfilled, make major contributions to achieving adequate levels of employment.
 ''The Federal Government must see to it that these rights become realities-with the help of states. municipalities, business, labor and agriculture.
 'sWe have had full employment during the war. We have had it because the government has been ready to buy all the materials of war which the country could pro- duce-and this has amounted to approximately half our present productive capacity.
 ''FULL ENVIRONMENTS
 After the war we must maintain full employment, with government performing its peacetime functions. This means that we must achieve level of demand and purchasing power by private consumers-farmerS, busi- ness men, workers, professional men, housewives-which is sufficiently high to replace wartime government de- mands; and it means also that we must greatly increase our export trade above the pre-war level.
 Our policy is, of course, to rely as much as possible on private enter prise to provide jobs. But the Ameri- can people will not accept mass un- employment or mere makeshift work There will be need for the work of everyone willing and able to work and that means close to 60,0OO,OO0 jobs.
 ''Full employment means not only jobs, but productive jobs. Americans do not regard jobs that
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pay substandard wages are produc. tive jobs.
 DECENT HOME''

"The provision of a decent home for every family is national neces- sity if this country is to be worthy of its greatness-and that task will itself create great employment opportuni- ties. Most of our cities need exten- sive rebuilding. Much of our farm plant is in state of disrepair. To make frontal attack on the problems of housing and urban reconstruction will require thoroughgoing coopera- ton between industry and labor, and the Federal, State and local govern mer1ts.
 "An expanded Social Security program and adequate health and education programs must play es- sential roles in program designed to support individual productivity and mass purchasing power. shall communicate further with the Congress on these subjects at a later date.''