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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06
RUSSIAN DRIVE ON

Patton's climactic assault on a
1l0-mile front was swirling over
the German Seventh Amy group,
last unsurrendered enemy force
facing the western Allies. The
German radio said that even this
army had stopped fighting the
Americans in order to resist the
Russians and save as many Ger
man people as possible from the
Bolshevist terror"
Two Russian armies were beat
ing up the Morava valley, also on
a 110-mile front. The Germans
were reported resisting them fa-
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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06
Last Baltic Sea Base Falls

Russian troops IA miles westward to the edge of the
Bohemian plain within 34 miles of Prague. In mop-up
tons than $50 miles the north other Soviet forces
opped the Baltic Sea base Swnemuende and
Vbomb experimental stations of Peenemuende and
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06
Tiny Gunnndn
Slew Hooper,
Probers Say
Small-Footed Thug
Fled From Detroit
Day After Shooting
By JAMES MELTON

JACKSON. May s. Investigs-
tors in the Hooper murder case
were on new trail today, con-
vinced that the gunman who killed
/ the Albion senator is the same
/ hoodlum who dumped" Eddie
Sarkesian with six bullets in the
head in Detroit last August
They believe they know who the
killer is.
Underworld sources. sweating
under the heat of the grand jury
IN Lansing. have pointed a finger
But the police can't find him.
The suspect vanished the day
after The Hooper murder last
January and. as far as IS known,
has not been seen since in Detroit.
He rs 5 feet s inches in height
and he has small feet--feet as
small as the tracks left in the
snow at Hooper's car. which led
police 10 believe al first that a
woman had pulled the trigger.
SIGLER SILENT
This hoodlum is reputed TO have
killed five or six men in his stormy
career and he is wanted in Ohio
and IN Kentucky.
Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler,
relentleSSly working toward a
sensational conclusion in the muir
der case. refuses 10 discuss this
new development
But part of il may be produced
by the determined grand jury
prosecutor next week Al the ex
animation Of the four Detroit
underworld characters who are
held on a charge OF Conspiracy
10 murder.
This examination will be in Bat
lie Creek, for the state contends
that the murder was plotted by
the defendants in Calhoun County.
as well as in bar on Dexter
boulevard, Detroit.
4 PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Those being held are Harry and
Sam Fleisher. former Purple
gangsters: Mike Selik. and Pete
Mahoney, bar owners and gam
blers.
Arraigned Saturday afternoon
before Justice OF the Peace Will
liam BibbingS in Battle Creek, the
quartet. smiling and apparently
unworried by the charges against
them, pleaded not guilty and were
placed under $4,000 bond each.
ICor,;u,oI .. D.o. % I'll -
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

Zinnowitz.
The Prague radio announced ir
triumphant broadcasts that the
Czecho-Slovak flag was flying
from majestic Hradcany Castle
for the first time since the spring
of 1899 and that the Czeeho-
Slovak national committee (un-
derground) also had seized con-
troll of the greater part OF
Bohemia and Moravia.
PROTECTORATE ABOLISHED
The hated Bohemia -Moravia
protectorate" set up by the NaZis
when they annexed the country
was abolished: German armored
forces were ordered to surrender
at the Prague police station and
SIS forces were told 10 give up or
be treated as bandits.
Shortly after Prague was first
reported liberated the radio sta
ton broadcast an urgent appeal
to the Allies for aerial and air.
borne assistance TO repel German
armored forces seeking to regain
the city.
Subsequent broadcasts indi-
Gated, however. that the city was
firmly in the Patriots hands and
was enjoying the greatest celebra-
tion of its history.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

The child lived at 652S ST. Clair.
The hair was found on a strip
of metal jutting from the door. 1t
will be compared with a sample
from the child's head at the police
laboratory Monday.
Rosen denied he had been at the
laundry at the time of the acci-
dent. Detectives John Messer and
Harold Boutin said. however. that
five witnesses contradicted Rosen.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

EVENING BANKING HOURS AT INDUSTRIAL
N,tlonai Bsnk Main offiee. Mondays 9 80 Z
Branches, Fridsu Q 10 o.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06
THE WEATHER
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

DR.. J. {. TooLE, DENTIST
ITO ". Lafayette, a. Michigan OPT City
Hal Hours. %. Tel. ca $3.50 Adv.
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D6C LAKE LISEs TO CLEVELAND
Every night A. IL 80 Trsvsl IN comfor,
Foot Of Third 81. CA $500 ADV.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
A Late Look

The House Military Affairs Committee, according to dispatch from Washington, would like to canvass the manpoWer problems in military and war production fields before reaching any decision. A look before leap is certainly commend able But why is the committee (and ap- parently the House and Senate) only now getting around to look? And why has legislation to cure these manpoWer prob- lems already been introduced when con- gressional information is apparently so inadequate? The existence of manpoWer shortages in certain critical fields is not news. The President first asked Congress for national service legislation well over a year ago. And since that first tenta- tive request the manpoWer situation has gone from better to worse. The need TOT more ammunition, heavy artillery, trucks and tires, radar equipment and cotton duck is six months old. Congress has known of this need. It has sent some of it's members to the battlerouts to see the result of shortages with their own eyes It has received from War Moblllzer Byrnes a detailed report on production and manpoWer problems
 And now, when enough of everything and more to spare is needed to press the attack in the Philippines and throw back the Germans in Europe, the House Mlll- tary Affairs Committee wants to canvass the situation. What has the committee and Congress in general, been doing m the meantime? Well, for one thing, they were pretty busy running for office. There was the question last summer of recesSlng without unbecoming haste so that the members might get home to their constl- tuents. And after the elections were over there was really very little that the wan ing 78th Congress felt that it could do' emergency or no emergency. And then what happened when the new Congress finally rolled up it's sleeves and prepared to tackle it's critical tasks? Well, the trst order of business in the House was to reconstitute the so-called Dies Commit tee and put it on a permanent oasls' There was also considerable talk ot ln- vestigating organizations like the Clo- PAC and curbing their future actlVltles'
 We don't say that congressional com mittee to investigate un-Amercan activl- ties is not, in principle, good thing NOT NO? do we contend that "nonpartisan' pollti- cal organizations should be immune to investigation But we do maintain that they are not of first importance today, at the expense of pressing military needS'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Murder on the Loose

According to a news story, police de- partments of several cities have been asked 'to pick up known pro1eSsloilal killers" who might have been involved m m the unsolved murder of State Senator Warren Hooper of Albion, Mich.
 Professional killers, it may be assumed, are men who murder for money. II they are known to the police as practitioners of this crime calling, it seems ooVlous that they must have committed murael without having been apprehended, or else have served prison terms and are now back in the business.
 If they had been tried for murder ana subsequently, acquitted, they might De De suspected professional killers. But pollcee are being asked to pick up "kn'own killers If this request to the pollce was renorted accurately to newspapers, it would be well to have an explanation ol why such men are at large-not Tn ohe' but in several cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Coal Sets Record

Another all-time worlds record produc- tiOn of bitumlnOuS coal was made in l944, between 620,000,000 and 5000 900 tons -30,O00 000 to 35,000, 900 tons more than was mined in 1943 the BituminouS Coal Institute has announced. This is the third consecutive year the industry sur passed it's previous record high, made in World War l.
 Such unprecedented tonnage, attained with about 100000 fewer workers than in 1918, is attributable largely to the eX- tensive mechoniZation of the mines. The industry has spent upwards of $400,000, 900 for coal-cutting and handling equip ment in the past 20 years. The man out put per day in bituminous mines has been raised from an average of 3-4 tons dur ing the last war to more than IA tons in 1914. This compares with slightly more than ton per man per day in Eng land, and a little over 2 tons in Canada.
 In 1914, more than 90 per cent of all bituminous coal was cut by machines; approximately 70 per cent of the holes for blasting the coal were power drilled; and about 45 per cent of it was mechan- ically loaded.
 Every month since April 1944, has seen a substantial increase in the stOckplleS held by industrial users and retail deal CTS until, at the years end, it is estimated that they will equal those of year ago, approximately 70,000,000 tons.
 The bituminous coal industry will en- ter 1945 fully prepared and equipped to meet all anticipated demands upon 1t. The foregoing shows how one industry has met the challenge of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Time for Sound Thinking

Selection of a successor to the late Francis T. Maloney in the United States Senate is not a matter that can be dis posed of overnight or by some process Of thinking which involves political palaVer- ing. There are apparently two courses of action open here in Connecticut. A Sen ator may be named with the consent of the Legislature, or Governor Baldwin may call special election. The latter step should be avoided if possible, The Democrat believes.
 There are any number of sound req sons why a special election should be avoided during the next few months. And, according to reliable information, 1t would be some four or five months before the machinery of election could operate Two reastonS that come easily to mind are the expense of the proposition and inter ference with the war effort here in Con- necticut. Either one or both should carry enough weight with both the governor and our legislators to cause them to shy away and favor the appointment
 However the latter step is not as easy as it sounds either. It naturally involves the appointment by COP official to va cancy caused by the death of Democrat. Regardless of how pressing the need of replacing Senator Maloney and securing the States legal representation in the Senate, there is bound to be factlonal differences over any appaintee. But the fact remains that even if Senator were elected the lucky individual so named would not be the unanimous choice, so as far as likes and dislikes go, appoint ment or election would not change partl- san feelings.
 It does seem as if Governor Baldwin with the advice and consent of reSpons- ible party leaders, also with recourse to legislative feeling, should be able to name a worthy successor to Frank Maloney. In such a selection he would have to be guld- ed by the fact that Senator Maloney was a Democrat; he was a liberal; he was man of the people; he could stand on his feet and state intelligently why he op- posed or favored legislation whether or no: it was of his party, for his party or against his party.
 The Defocrat feels that measuring stick might be made for the governor. With this he could judge fairly accurately the worth of the field spread before him now. There is no reason to believe that a good choice can't be made. But it must be one to satisfy majority of the people at least. It must be one based on pat tern into the making of which will go the best thoughts of our public leaders of all parties Were conditions normal we would not hesitate to endorse a special election. The times are certainly not conducive to one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

traces oil from the time it leaves the well until it reaches the consumer. It shows the oil being pumped to the surface of the earth It follows it through scores of machines and chemical processes that break crude petroleum into countless deriWtieS forming bases for everything from cosmetics to asphalt. In its simp- lest form the process of petroleum ref1n- ing consists of heating the crude oil in a still to it's boiling points, passing the vapors from the boiling oil through con- densing pipes, and condensing the vapors into liquids Every 100 gallons of crude oil yields approximately A gallons of gas oline 36 gallons of fuel oils, gallons of miscellaneous products, 6 gallons of kero- sene, and gallons of lubricants. The remaining gallons is loss.
 One of the most dramatic tales of this tragic era of war will be the story of the production and transportation of oil to our fighting forces, to say nothing of the home front. It will be story of hun dreds of ships, endless miles of pipeline, thousands of railroad tank cars running night and day. It will be a story of sweat ing, worried men laboring in desert sands and teeming offices. It will be a story m which the world defeat is unknown. It will be story toward which this coun- try will always be able to point with pride It will be the story of American enterprise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

lonika and said: They go in their la-ldlOrds' cars and vote against him."
 The incident is considered ex- tremely important not only as 1t effects Greece, but as 1t effects India and the Far East.
 General StilWell, when in the Burma theater, was reported by U. s. Ambassador William Phillips as considering British-Indian troops mercenarieS who would not put their hearts into any battle as long as India was not given it's independence.
 THE SECRETARY OF LABOR Patient Fanny Perkins looked as happy as q baby at President Roosevelt's inaugural ceremony until she bumped into a friend at the White House luncheon.
 "I hear you're going to be with us for 9 few more years, Madame Secretary" he said re- fcrring to the grapevine report that Roosevelt had been unable to find Labor Department suc- ceSsOr.
 "WhO told you that?" re- piled Miss Perkins with alacrity. Eve resigned"
 Eve got it right from upstairs, answered her friend, pointing to the second-floor White House study where the President was working at that moment.
 Well, I've resigned and I'm delighted about it." said the lady who has taken such a beating during her 12 years in Wash ingtOn.
 "Yes," answered her friend, "but you're going to be at your desk Monday morning just the same. aren't yOu?"
 Well, may be-" replied the Secretary of Labor, but it'll practically be over myodead body"
 FAYE LEARNS POLITICS
 The Presidents new daughter in-IaW, Faye Emerson Roosevelt was chatting with a group ol fellow Californians at the White House following the inaugural, when the talk turned to politics. Suddenly Elliot RooseVelt's bride stunned her listeners by dramatically asking, ''Is that man who is governor back home a Republican? He's so nice."
 California's Republican Cover nor Earl Warren is considered a probable G. o. P. presidential contender in '43
 Copyright, 1945. by
 The Bell Syndicate, lncD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
NEW INDUSTRIES-BUT
 WHERE?
CTha Bridgeport PostJ


 Can Bridgeport hope to continue to be "The Industrial Capital of Connecticut" if there is neither room nor the necessary harbor fa- cilities for the expansion of local industries or the addition of new ones?
 IL hardly seems so. In fact We should regard this as Mayor Mc- Levy,s No. l problem in the post war era. We hope the mayor will give the city the direction and leadership it needs in this respect.
 For lack of adequate channels and modern unloading facilities Bridge port Harbor, once first in the state in point of tonnage. has fallen to second place and this situation is basic to Bridgeport's industrial fu- ture. Available factory space for new industries is virtually unobtain- able.
 Tn recent times several industries which considered Bridgeport as a site have been obliged to pass up the city for lack of room. Strict zoning laws, and the use of some of our best industrial sites along the railroad for housing purposes Ca monument of bad judgmenD have further restricted the avail able space for industrial develop ment.
 If it is too late to remedy some of these mistakes we can at least avoid repeating them in the future: if we have no space immediately available, we can create some. If we need better harbor facilities we can get them, but the whole cOm- munity must pull together for that purpose.
 We hope that Mayor McLcvy Is giving this problem his best consld-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
ENGLAND'S GAS LINES

(NeW Haven Journal-Courier)
 Many news-readers follow with interest the constantly increasing figures of Allied planes which daily and nightly bomb Nazi ccnters from British bases. They have wondered just how all the millions of gallons of gas get from tankers to planes, over the crowded. winding roads of Britain. The answer is that they don't use the roads. It's piped.
 Since 1940 the British have spent some $35 5,000,000 on an inter-con- meeting series of pipelines which honeycomb their island. with num- bers of secret storage tanks under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

There arc others who say that a man should never retire from bus mess. They point to those who. hav- ing retired. soon become restless and dissatisfied and quickly fall Ill and die. Many people believe that con- stant purposeful work is necessary to good health, and such being the case. a man should keep in some sort Of harness until he dies.
 eBtween these two points no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

Germany is knocked Out?" POul- son asked them.
 Well, we've got an army of over 7,OO0000 Indians" one of the two BritOns replied. You can have them."
 But you know perfectly well we cannot rely on them" POul- son said bluntIy. You'll be lucky if they don't fight against you; let alone fight for you against Japan"
 The Britisher admitted he, too, was worried about the Indians, but added, "at any rate, there's a large army of Australians and New Zealanders."
 "In other words" countered POulsOn, you people here on the island are going to pull out as soon as you can leav- ing to your COlOnials the respOn- sibility for any aid we get in the Pacific"
 That's about right" was the reply. We've had five years of war here. That's enough"
 NOTE: Despite congressional concern, some high U. s. Navy men are not enthusiastic about either British or Russian help against Japan. They feel U. 5. forces can do the job themselves. When the British wanted to send a naval force to cooperate with the American fleet in the Philippines, Admiral King ob- jected and the PrC~,dent virtually had to over-rule him.
 BRITISH TROOPS
 PROTECT GREEKS
 For some reason the news was suppressed in the United States, but very significant event took place in Salonika, Greece, during the trouble between the British and the EAM-ELAS Greeks.
 When the British ordered troops in SalOnika tO suppress the Greeks, the troops sided with the Greeks and refused to fire on them.
 The troops were a garrison ol the British Indian army. The h. dians threw their weight on the side of the Greek organization which bitterly opposed the return of King George, and which Chur- chill claims to be Communist. There was no rioting or blood shed. The Indian troops sim ply cooperated with the Greeks.
 Simultaneously Krihsna MeEon, secretary of the Indian League, made 6 speech in London at tended by several members Of the British parliament, in which he praised the Indian troops in Sa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
From the Earth to You

How gasoline and lubricating oil come from the raw product, petroleum, has never ceased to be cause of Wonderment to the motorist. Since the war, discus sion of oil has increased and the curiosity of most of us is even greater
 Tn response to this rising interest, the Petroleum Industry War Council has pub- lished whAt it calls flow chart" which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

one can choose wisely except those who have chosen one course or the other and found it either good or bad. But on this there can be uni- versal agreement, that old age is not matter of years. but matter of attitude. Some people are decrepit at thirty, while others are youthful at ninety. Emerson said, We do not count mans years until he has nothing else to count"
 There Is no place where we should be more lOath to make decisions for others than in matters Of this sort.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Selected Poem
FARMER IN WINTER

(Frances Frost in The New York Hcrald-TTioune) This time of year he sees the silver sowing of clouds bright seeds upon his dreaming ileIds' and knows that from this planting comes the grow
 ing
 of hidden flowers for next summers yield. And on his lonely heart the snow falls lightly, covering the tired and russet earth. but when it mets with spring. this cloud VIII
 whitely
 bring n mans shy stubborn buds of dream to birth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

by the time he has reached the middle hfties or early sixties could give up the rou- tine incident to making a living, how rich the re- mainder of his life might be. If given to cultural pursuits or to the unsolflsh serving of his fellow men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
. oNATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Charges Against
 Jimmy Dunn False
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat -NEA Wash ingtOn Correspondent

Washington, D. C., jan. 24-Fifty- four-year-old Jimmy Dunn has now settled down at the big but crowded desk in the big office at the south east corner of the second floor of the State Department building, from which he will boss European, Asian and African affairs. But a lot of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 8:14 a. m, sets at 5:57 D. m. (war tmeJ
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The sky Is interesting for astronomers on clear nights this month. Sirius is on the jaw of what Is called the Greater Dog. Other constellatons are sky-featured this month if you know how and where to look and have strong glasses or Q telescope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

things they threw at him when he was up for con- hrmation as As- Slstant Secretary of s t te still hover about his somewhat buShy eyebrows q n d graying hair.
 A couple in par ticular that seem to warrant a little further investiga- tion are charges made on the floor of the Senate by N Ort h DakOta'S