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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
C|TYS 1944
 AUDIT REPORT
 COSTS S9,000

The auditing firm of Bar row, Wade, Guthrie & Co.,, today presented to city of ficials copies of the audit of the city for the year ending Dec. 31, 1944. The audit was prepared by the firm at a cost of $9,00G or $1,000 less than contracted for.
 Citing various minor yet perti- nent exceptions to the conduct of the city administration the auditors declared their examination showed that during the year under review, the record of the city and the con- duct of the offices were generally satisfactory"
 Typical recommendations made by the auditors and contained with in the report were as follows, in part:
 IA reaffrmation of the need of a bureau of licenses for the city (The auditors report that city au- thorities have agreed to make a move on the establishment of such bureau, sometime this fall.
 27Redetermination of the duties of the controller and budget direc- tor with the purpose of separating those overlapping phases of the in- oividuals' duties. Also the recom- mendation that the city budget dl- rector and his staff be given sep arate office quarters.
 3-That fixed capital and bonded debt accounts be established within the citys water fund.
 4That the controllers office es- tablish a system of internal con- trol on certain accounts and see that all vouchers are properly filled in before submitting them to the finance board.
 5-That the land records of the town clerks office be completely moderniZed.
 6-That the corporation counsel discontinue the practice of collect ing street assessments in advance of levy and also render an opinion relative to the Great Brook" pro- ject and Chase avenue assessments.
 That the board of aldermen conduct an immediate survey of street assessments, that is, those assessed but not levied. Also that this board obtain an opinion from the corporation counsel relative to the applicability of the 1926 ordi- nance requiring property bonds to be furnished by policemen.
 8-Charge all policemen with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Coscia Con t
 RecoIIect Confession

Domenic Coscia's confession, in which he admitted the shooting last September 28 of Adolph Cyr and in which he traced the events which led to the firing of the fatal blast, as read to the accused by States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald in superior court today.
 Coscia, who is on trial for his life on a first degree murder charge, disclaimed any recollection of the confession and repeatedly stated he did not remember any questions he was asked by the coroner or any answers he gave.
 The dramatic account of the shooting, as Coscia gave it about noon on September 28, five hours after the shooting, was read by the prosecutor from the transcript Of Coroner Stephen A. Homick. The transcript was read question by ques tion and answer by answer, and each time Coscia was asked by Fitz- gerald if he remembered the ques- tionS and anSewrs.
 Wearied By Ordeal
 Evidently wearied by the ordeal of testifying, Coscia answered in a barely audible voice, over and over again T do not remember" It was evident the defense will claim Cos cia does not rememper a thing that happened after he reached police headquarters to give himself up
 I'm sorry because I committed crime. am very much mentally sorry I am conscious I have com mitted crime. I am sorry, but it is too late. They may judge it. It is up to the jury to say
 Those words Fitzgerald read from the coroner's transcript and asked Coscia if he remembered saying them. Coscia replied, T do not re- member"
 When the coroner asked Coscia did you pull the trigger and shoot Cyr," Coscia replied, Sure accord ing to the statements read by Fitz- | gerald.
 At another point the prosecutor asked Coscia if he remembered tell ing the coroner, T went up anc then I went downstairs to reason with him (Cyr). I said open the door and then the door broke ane
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
1000 WoIk Out In Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Conn, June 19.-(UP) -Officials of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers (CIO) appealed today to their interna- tional to settle a strike of about 1.0c1 employees of the General Elec- tric Co, whose principal complaint was that their wives were earning more than they were.
 Business Agent Frederick BlycheI said that it was very embarrass- ing" to the husbands that they were averaging about 93 cents an hour while their wives, employed in other departments. were making from $l to SIPS an hour.
 While many of the union members voted to stay out until the Army or Navy took over." Blycher hoped the international would intervene and settle the walkout.
 A company spokesman ;vd the strike was violation of the unions no strike pledge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Diuersionary Acts Against Reds AdmittedD During Trial

one of 9 Poles who turned states evidence. Speaking through an in- terperter, he said he was Wilno reg ional commander of the under ground. In that capacity he receiv- ed orders from the underground leadership then in Moscow to pre- pare diversionary acts against the Red Army.
 After the equalization of Lieuten- ant General TadeusZ Komorowski's $ home army forces in the abortive uprising of Warsaw last fall, Dzyal- ensky said he received diversionary instructions from London fin diplo- matic form"
 The main burden of the testimony so far had been to incriminate Oku- licki and the Polish government in London.
 Dzyalensky said his contacts with underground leaders broke down and he sent his reports to the Lon- don governments delegate in Will no. Jan Janxowski, vice premier of the London government. was called to identify this delegate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Jops Deny Peace Bid

San Francisco, June 19-(UPJ- Japanese spokesmen denied again today that Japan is putting out peace feelers and said only am American invasion of the home islands can end the war.
 Radio Tokyo read a speech pre- pared by Dr. Kosaku Tam Ra, Jap- anese authority on international relations, predicting that an Amer ican landing would be made in Japan within a few months" on . scale comparable to that in Nor- mandy.
 Dr. Tamura answered President Trumans demand for Japan's un. conditional surrender with an as- sertion that the country never would make peace on those terms.
 Abruptly contradicting earlier Japanese assertions, Dr. Tamura conceded that unconditional sur- render would not entail either the destruction or enslavement of the Japanese people.
 But, he said, Germany provides an example of what would happen to Japan should she throw herself on the mercies of the Allies. He said Germany no longer has any administrative rights and now could not be called even a nation.
 Sadao 1guchi, spokesman of the Japanese Board of Information, 1 uenied for the secon1 ftiri1e in month that Japan was seeking peace through neutral sources in Stockholm.
 Apparently seeking to quiet fears that Japan is committed to noth- ing but defensive war, Radio Tokyo said fertilization of the en. tire Japanese homeland was neces- sary only as a springboard to launch the 'boldest, most positive offensive at the opportune mo- ment.
 The Japanese Doemi Agency said a new commander of a Japanese suicide corps on Okinawa had att tributed setbacks on that island t0 the fact that Japanese war efforts were not up to the effort and energy of the enemy"
 The commander still foresaw vicSs tory, however, Doemi said.
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Moscow, June 19 - U.P0 - A regional commander of the Polish Home Army testified at the terrorist trial of 16 of it's members today that he received orders from the Polish Government in London to prepare diversionary acts against the Red Army.
 Stanislaw Dzyalensky, former Po- fish newspaper man and under ground leader of the Wilno area, said the whole brunt of his propa- ganda was to foEent hatred of the Russians and promote the idea that they had come to occupy Eastern Poland.
 The trial opened its second day at 11:10 a. m. Fifteen of the 16 de- fendants pleaded guilty yesterday to all or parts of the charges. General Leopold Okulicki, commander of the home army and one of the defend- ants. looked to be in good form to challenge or rebut testimony against him and his colleagues.
 Dzyalensky was summoned as the first states witness today. He was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Belgian Head To Reossume Prerogotives
By JACK FLEISCHER

Salzburg, Austria, June 19-(UP) King Le opold of the Belgians to- day rejected clamorous demands that he abdicate and announced that he was reaossuming his full constitutional prerogatives.
 There is no question of his maj esty abdicating." said a statement authorized by Leopold and issued to the Allied press by one of his aides, Capt. Gatien Viscount Du Pare.
 The king has decided to return to Belgium and again take over the throne after five years in German hands and few weeks as a guest fo the American Army since his ib- eration by the 106th cavalry group of the 18th Corps, U. S.. Seventh army.
 The announcement of Leopold $ decision came three days after the Belgian government of Premier Achille Van Acker resigned in pro- test against his return. In resign ing Saturday the government said it was unwilling to take responsi- bility for events which it regarded as inevitable if the king went home to rule the country.
 Brussels reported that Socialist members of the Belgian chamber adopted a resolution today reiter- ating the partys belief that Leo- pold should abdicate as the only means of averting serious trouble.")
 The king having decided to re- turn to his country, the government has resigned" Leopold's statement said. From this moment the kine has reassumed effectively his full constitutional prerogatives.
 After reading the statement, Cap. tain Du Pare said he could not say when Leopold Woudl return to Bel gium or whether his family woud go back with him. The kings mar. riage to a commoner was proclaime! in Belgium churches on Dec. T, 194 Pearl Harbor Day.
 This was the first public state ment by Le opold, who still refuse! to receive correspondents, since hi liberation on May T.
 Leopold's family still is living a Villa Strobl, Austria, on Lake Wolf gang, under protection of the Amer ican Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Australians
 oke utong
BY DON CASWELL

Manila, June 19-UP)-Austra lian troops drove through the jun- gles of north Borneo today toward the great rubber center of Beaufort after new, unopposed landing on the shores of Brunei Bay. The Australians made their shore to-shore operation as American forces in northern Luzon continued their Cagayan valley push uncheck- ed by the Japanese.
 The new landing, in which Amer ican-manned Buffaloes, amphibious tractors, carried the Australians, was made at Weston, a small rail head on the eastern shore of Brunei Bay Beaufort is 15 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.
 Australian troops on the opposite SllOl CS VI OI ullCI pay IOOh IAlC Oll refinery town of Tutong, but man. groove swamps stopped them from advancing along the coast to the Seria and Mir oilfields.
 U. s. Navy minesweepers continu- ed their work in the waters off the oilfields, and United Press corres- pendent Richard Harris again re- ported from Borneo they were clear ing the way flor possible future operations.
 American and Australian fighters light, medium and heavy bombers and transport planes already have landed on the airstrip on Labaur Island. in the mouth of Brunei Bay
 In northern Luzon, two columns of the 37th division which has made parallel drives in the Cagayan val ley joined forces at Cauayan and advanced four miles along highway five. They were within $500 yard' of the town of Naguilian, popula' ton 1000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Biq ChorterIdeo
BY. H. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, June 19.-UP)- The United Nations wrote into their proposed world charter today a pledge to develop self govern ment and free political institu- tions" for all dependent people. able to assume those responslD1il- ties.
 The declaration-a sort of pre- amble to the chapter on trustee ships and dependent territories - was approved last midnight wher a technical committee completed work on the important trusteeshir section. The committee action made possible by final okay from Mosc on certain language changes, elmininated another major obstacle in the way of adjournment of the United Nations Conference.
 With the trusteeship issue set tied, delegates looked toward Mos COW for word that would eliminate the last adjournment barrier-th' dispute over the power of the as' sembly to discuss internationa problems
 Secretary of State Edward R Stettinius, Jr.. is still hoping tha miracle will make it possible tt complete the charter by Saturda! so that President Truman can ad dress the closing session then.
 But most delegates have virtuall! abandoned such hope and ar' counting on being here until earl. next week.
 Committee approval of the trus teeship chapter and committe adoption of the chapter on transi tional arrangements for keepin the peace until the new organiza ,tion is equipped with force, wipe clean the slate of eight outstandin issues that were before the confer ence last Saturday. Russia adde another one Sunday by formally re opening the question of assembl powers. contending it had bee voted too broad powers.
 The chapter on trusteeshir pledges United Nations which ad
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Cooler Weather Forecast Friday

Boston, June 19-(UP)-The ex- tended weather forecast for New England:
 The temperature in New England during the next four days, Wednes- day through Saturday, will average near normal with no important day to day trends but becoming little cooler by Friday mad Saturday. Some normals for this period are Boston and New Haven, Conn.,, 68; Providence, R. l., 70: Nantucket. 63; Burlington. Vt., 67; Concord, N. H. and Portland Me. GA; Greenville. Me. and Presque Isle Me, 61 and Passport, Me, 56,
 Rainfall will total an average of more tharf two-thirds of an in-l oc- curing chiefly as afternoon showers and thrnderstorms on Thursday and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
NINE THOUSAND POLICE HANDLE JOYOUS CROWD
BY HARRISON SALISBURY


 New York, June 19.-UP) New York's millions paid Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower a hero's tribute today under murky skies that held a threat of rain.
 Fresh from his triumph at Washington, the general, tanned and smiling, stepped from his four-motored C-54 Skymaster at 10:10 a. m. at LaGuardia Field.
 A battery of three 7"s roared out 17-gund salute and New York's homage to the leader of the victorious armies in Europe began.
 It was Eisenhower day in New York and the business of the worlds greatest metropolis-except for the war plants-was almost at a stand still as the city's millions turned out to honor their hero
 Tnirty-five thousand men. wo- men and children cheered as Eisen- hover emerged from his plane. They were part of the vast throng of New Workers. estimated at possibly 3,000,000 people, who were expected to sse the general before his day in New York has ended
 Schools Closed
 Schools were closed and tens of thousands of office workers released >t least part of the day to par sRspate in the celebration.
 An hour before the Eisenhower procession was due to move down Fffth avenue police estimated that a million and half people had lined the famous avenue of heroes, forming a solid wall of humanity that stretched back nearly 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.
 In Central Park police estimated that 35000 people, mostly school children, lined the pleasant tree lined boulevard to see Eisenhower pass.
 Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia well comed Eisenhower to New York and was the first to shake his hand at the airport. LaGuardia was worried about the weather but was cheered by last minute report from the weather bureau that rain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-19
Truman Asks 69-Yeor-OId
 Law Changes

Washington, June 19-(UP)- President Truman asked congress today to pass legislation making the speaker of the house first III line for the presidency in case of death or disqualification of the president and vice president.
 The recommendation, made in message to congress, would change the 69-year-old law under which Secretary of State Edward R. Stet- tinius, Jr. would advance to the presidency if President Truman were to die or leave office for some other reason.
 The present statute, MT Truman told congress, gives him power ito nominate the person who would be my immediate successor in the event of my own death or inability to act"
 T do not believe that in a Dem ocracy this power should rest with the chief executive" he said.
 The change suggested by MT. Truman would put Speaker Sam Rayburn, D., Tex. first in line for the presidency with Sen. Kenneth McKellar, D.. Tenn, president pro tempore of the senate, second in line.
 The order of succession after that might pass to the member of the cabinet as now provided" The same would apply if there were neither a speaker or senate president quail flied to succeed.
 A bill providing a change in the succession law similar to that ad- vocated by the president already has been formulated on Capitol Hill.
 The president expressed belief that mo matter who succeeds to the president he should not serve any longer than until the next congressional election or until a special election called for the purpose of electing new president and vice president"
 This period should be fixed by the congress, he said.
 MT Truman said that insofar as possible, the office of the presi-
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Enemy resistance dwindled rap idly. The Marines and doughboya were within a mile and half to two miles of the southern tip of the island. All semblance of an en- emy line had vanished.
 Invasion Prediction
 Radio Tokyo conceded that tho Americans were pushing across the last heights on Okinawa. It pre- dicted that invasion forces next would land on the Japanese home islands within few months"
 The big guns of American war; ships offshore, massed land artil- lery and swarms of planes churned the shrinking Japanese pocket on southern Okinawa into a flaming hell on earth Enemy troops were dying by the hundreds.
 Thirsty, hungry and demoralized by the attack, the last enemy sur- vivors abandoned their caves and foxholes and fled in terror toward the sheer 100-foot cliffs overlook ing the southern coast.
 Mass Japanese suicide leaps into the sea similar to those marking the end of the Saipan battle ap- peared in prospect as the bloodiest campaign of the Pacific war entered its 80th day.
 Nimitz proclaimed his belief that final victory was at hand in a mes- sage to Gen. Ge- nrge c. Marshall, U. s. Army Chief of Staff, eulogiz- ing Buckner who was killed yester@ (Cnntinued on Page Al
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EARTHQUAKE REPORTED

Weston Mass, June 19-UP)- An earthquake of slight intensity" oc- cured yesterday morning about 333 miles north of Boston in the vicin- ity of Shawinigan Falls, Que, the Weston college seismological station reported today.
 The Rev. Daniel Linehan, S. J., said the tremblor occurred at 1l:21 a m. (EWT) and lasted seven to 10 minutes.
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Last 5000 Japs' Abandon Defenses In Panicky Flight
BY WILLIAM F. THREE

Guam June 19.-(UP)-The last 2,OO0 to 5000 Jap anese on Oknawa abandoned their deenSes and lied III panic toward the southern cliffs today Admiral Chester w. Nimitz announced complete conquest of the island imminent" :.
 Elements of five divisions of the 10th Army smashed through the enemy line in all sectors in furious victory assault avengng the death in action of their comanoer It. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.
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The Weather
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The Valley settler., 1945-03-02

'Eollas urine, wos charged in the inf td1rr ti on with. failure. to: rigi B., ter housi ing acc onmoda,ti oyns. at l319> Cushman Street wi thin:3Q [ ys after reg istro tion date end witt. failure to- le reports showing chtangea of
 Lt'si 1las finger wa4 charged with cola. lecting prepaym4nt of; rent for one yeera from each of three tencnts at $50 Second Street. The informat :on als 0 charges :''him with foi lure t. register five apartments It that were first frantad and fai Tyre to report a, change of ten&nc--s There are nine separate oornta in the inf orma ti on filled aga inst Eles finger. He is els o wal ting trial on charges brought by the Office of i1ice kdmini strait on last spring invo1v- ing an overpa ymont on the sale of pa ckaged liquor and feilury to post prices at the B AK Liquor ~toro now. undar new management.
 Mrs. Goldio Manlovo plu. ded gui t. in District Court on Thurs after- noon and was fined $lOO. OQ .foe fail- ing to register< wi thing 39 daTss afte after rent ina ai iGorpsc wtt ,h had been convsr 6d' to housing r',rposes. The Court assessed fine of Js25.0O
 on second count for ia l ing to file q report on a chang Of tenancy "These are. the first chore $ we lave brought in loska against IondlQ'rds who have neglected and failed ta register housing occomodaticn5 and report changes Of tenancy VI thin the limit Of tiHsess i'd IT. Carr
The Valley settler., 1945-03-02
OPA 1RESS RELEASE


 Lower prices for cl otht ing in Ala ska may be e2po octed by spring: a nd summer os g re suit Of q joint oIA- WEB program now under way in Wash " ington, merchants and consumers wore advised.. Pointing out that clothing pri ces, which. account for 13% Of the cost of Living for low and middle income fam Ii es, have increased 'l1% in the last ei ghteen months, 1t was dec T. red that they repres ent the only important section of retail pri ces whi ch the ofA has not yet succe ssfully staba 1ized.
 "In order to errenge their buy ing properly, merchants end con- suners need to know not only that this rollba ok is under way but als 0 that the Elaska Office of Price Adninistroti on is conp1 ct ing a spe ia alized morkup control for women 's and chi1dren's apparel whi ch will pass on the benefit of the rolluack to klaska's sons tuners.
The Valley settler., 1945-03-02

Three pers ons were arrested in Fairbanks on Februory g, on com plaints filled by Harry 0. hrend, District Attorney, ,who filled ch large s ega inst them on behalf of the Rent Divis ion Of the office of ri ce Admi nj tre tion. The pers ons ar Cushmon and Gaffney Road; Beny A. Klesi nGer, $50 'Socond Evanue; and Goldie Manlove, HI Second Stree.