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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18

Mrs. Joseph Bruno, wife of the restaurant proprietor, who witness sed the stabbing, today described Mrs. Hatch as lone of the quietest and best behaved customers we ever had" She said Mrs. Hatch and Lucarelli would occasionally come in to eat at the restaurant. She said neither was heavy drinker, Mrs. Hatch drinking only beer. Mrs. Hatch and her husband would also eat at the restaurant occasionally she said.
 Mrs. Bruno said Mrs. Hatch was a slight, dark, pretty woman, who weighed about 90 pounds. She did not realize she had been stabbed at first, Mrs. Bruno said, until she saw blood coming from under her dress.
 Mrs. Hatch at one time worked in Waterbury as 8 telephone oper- ator. She later took up nursing. and went to the state institution at Newington. where she met Hatch. who was then working as a pharm- acist. Hatch, who was married, la ter divorced his wife, and married her.
 States Atty. William B. Fitzger- aid is expected to ask for a grand jury indictment in the case when the criminal session of Superior Court convenes in the fall. Before Mrs. Hatch's death last night, Lu- carelli was held at New Haven County jail in lieu of $20,000 bond awaiting trial in Superior Court on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. In bind-over pro- ceedings in City Court yesterday. Prosecutor Albert w. Hummel told the court that Lucareln went look ing for Mrs. Hatch with intent to kill her"
 Lucarelli, who has been in Wa terbury for four years, was em- ployed as short order cook at Suozzo's restaurant on Bank street.
 Husband Over- Seas
 Sgt. Hatch who returned home on furlough Tuesday, is veteran of 12-months-o overseas service. He was wounded in the back by shrapnel in Germany, while attending stretch CT case. He was employed as credit manager of the Kay Jewelry Co.,, before entering service in Septem- Der, 1943. He had been married six years. The couple had no children.
 Sgt. Hatch visited his wife at the hospital yesterday afternoon and contacted six friends to act as blood donors if needed. His wife seemed to be better when he left her, Sgt. Hatch said. He emphasized that there was nothing wrong be- tween him and his wife.
 Among the witnesses already ques- tioned by the coroner were MT. and Mrs. Bruno, Doris Dickey. 47 Pros- pect street, a waitress: Earl Waugh, 8 Daniel Place, a bartender, and Mrs. John St. Louis, who was in 6 nearby booth when the stabbing oc- cured.
 Besides the coroner's inquest, in- vestigations are being made by the States Atty, William B. Fitzgerald, his assistant, Walter Smythe, County Detective Thomas Laden. Chief Inspector Joseph Bendler, Detective Lts. William Foley and John Calvin, and Detective Paul Moynkhan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18

Continued from Page D than usual to continue deeate or the Breton Woods measure, under which the United States would put about $s,o0o, ,ooo.o 900 into the propos, ed world bank and internatlonal monetary stabilization fund.
 Sen. Robert A. Taft, R. O., yield ed the senate floor yesterday after two-day attack on the Breton woods plan which he described as a sure way to pour $6.ooo, 100000 down a rathole."
 The Breton Woods and export import bank measures are two inn portant phases of the admin1stra. tion's program for United States alc in putting the world back on lt' economic feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Navy yScropes Japan Coast
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NOOAAoA1AACA 44OlIA 0SC ~ tered our radar screen vanished without ever closing in. The tor pedo boat, submarine, and suicide attacks anticipated on Wednesday did not materialize.
 Apparently the Japanese were once again caught flat-footed by Admiral William F. (BulD Halsey,S $ eager Third Fleet.
 We came silent as a thief to the shores of Japan under cover of the same storms and fog which handicapped yesterdays air strikes and apparently misled the Japan csc to believe the entire fleet had withdrawn.
 We opened fire precisely at 11:14 pm. (Tokyo time1 and then rolled south like thunderstorm.
 We heaped desolation on the big Takasagi factory-our first target where as the weather momentarliy lifted, I saw the spreading glow from shell set fires; Hitachi's irn- nense engineering works; cop per refineries at Shibauchi and Densen, eight miles south on the rice plain; and finally on the steel works at Mito.
 We ceased firing at 12:06 a. m. (Tokyo time) today and turned east from a point only six miles off shore. Nine minutes later we began a retreat that is still un- scathed as I write.
 This is the most powerful bon1- bardment force that has hit Japan in oHr week of forays. It was spear headed by the giant U. S. s. Iowa which hurled % gun salvoes into Jap installations.
 Commence Firing" The Iowa also was the first ship to fire. In the darkness of the rain when stood in the crows nest the signal came over the gunnery circuit, commence firing" I strained my eyes and suddenly the Iowa was, revealed in the gloom Deep in the Iowa's main gun plot fire controlman PC Robert s. Den his, Bradford, Pa, had pressed the double triggers that sent the first mighty nine gun salvo screaming toward the target.
 Like bass and baritone voices the other battleships and cruisers joined in and I clung to the wet steel rails to keep from being knocked off my feet.
 As watched the great clusters o1 fiery shells soar skyward and then descend the fog and rain lifted mo- mentarily and a few minutes latel in the distance I saw the sparkle ol explosions and then the dull glow o1 fires.
 It was 11:30. The glow spread dim and horizontal and then the foe frightened and it disappeared. Thai was the last actual view of the Jap- anese coast.
 But the weather did net affect our gunnery. Almost without break, sub-gunnery officers trans ferred to the second target-a clust- CT of Hitachi works, Shibauchi anc Densen. Our salvos scared into the clouds lige baseballs and hit targets more than 200 yards away.
 From time to time as we swept southward toward Mito-and incl. dentally within 8 few minutes fly. | ing range of more than 70 airfieldi which encircle Tokyo-'the radio sputtered reports of Bogeys. It onct said these appear to be only night hecklers'-I fancied I detected { tone of injury that the Japanese couldn't better defend the moS precious of sacred shores from sshecklerS.''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18

they can stay put.
 The new order was the most sweeping yet issued by the OPT in its campaign to clear the ral!S for army redeployment. It VIII remain in effect until the end of the war unless terminated earlier"
 In past actions. Pullman space for civilians has been cut oo per cent, with more reductions in pros nect' Pullman sleepers have been taken off runs 450 miles or less. A five day limit has been imposed on securing reservations. Ana race horses and show animals Of all kinds have been barred from rali passage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
Bis-Three Meeting
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 But it was learned that MT. Tru- man, without making any direct de- mands on Russia or Britain, in- formed his fellow-conferees that the loss of lives in the Pacific must be ended as quickly as possible.
 Lasting Peace
 With that accomplished, the foundation can be laid for peace that will outlast generations Q come. the president said.
 A brief official communique issued at the close of yesterdays meeting described that session as "prelim- mary exchange of views" on matters requiring decision by the heads of the three states.
 Tt was decided" the communi- que added, that the three foreign secretaries Games F. Byrnes. An- thony Eden, and Vyacheslav M. Mo- lotiv) should hold regular meetings with a view to preparing work Of the conference"
 MT. Truman, with typical direct- ness, surprised both Stalin and Churchill yesterday by plunging right into the business of the con- ference as soon as he accepted the chairmanship.
 Instead of going into the cus- tomary conference amenities. Tru- man picked up the accumulated agenda and started to work on it.
 Conference oficials still were adamant in their refusal to give any information on the progress of the meeting but correspondents were permitted to report that the three leaders set to work almost inme- diately.
 MT. Truman was said to have taken liking to both Stalin and Churchill at his first contact with them.
 Molotov and Byrnes accompanied their principals to the initial meet- ing.( and Stalin brought with him his regular interpreter, V. N. Paw lov, a veteran practically all his foreign conferences.
 Charles Bohlen of the State De- partment acted as interpreter for MT. Truman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
SoIons Agree
 With rumon
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lette, former senator from Iowa, re- signed after brief period as chair man.
 Testimony before the Senate Small Business Committee, investi- gating certain phases of the dis posal program, disclosed wide dis agreement between Gillette and the other board members, Robert A. Hurley, former governor of Connec- ticut. and It Col Edwsxd H uel- Ter,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18

(Continued from Page 1) Europe to the Pacific, in fact, has only begun.
 There are loud cheers here among military experts for the hard hit- ting achievements of navy flyers and surface craft marksmen in the Pacific. But the worst news for the Nippos is that they haven't seen anything yet.
 Tougher Than Europe
 Many army and navy officers be- lieve the invasion of Japan will be a tougher undertaking than the in- vasion of Europe. The Japanese army is not rated on par with Ger many's. But the lay of the land in Japan is such as to favor enormous ly the defenders against attackers coming over the beaches.
 Japan's home islands are similar in some respects to Okinawa, where marines and the army had to fight through hills and ridges to win. An idea of Japanese topography may be gained from the fact that rail- roads there average one bridge for every four miles of track. It is no country for high rolling armored advances such as Patton's men made through France or great en- veloping movements such as swal- lowed German forces in the Ruhr. Great open spaces are needed for such tactics.
 Japan is taking a bad beating in the headlines and the Allied air and surface forces obviously are dealing some punishing blows. But the feeling here is that the war will continue for some time if Japan,s armed forces must bs made impotent before she quits. It is estimated that the job of knocking out strategic targets in Japan will take at least another 12 months of air bombardment.
 13 Million Army
 Tn addition to the army of 5,000,- 900 men at home. Japan has an- other 5000 900 healthy men who could be placed in the armed serv- ice. And in the empire there is known to be a vast supply M iIl- fantry weapons--the handiest type of defense conceivable in the rough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
LONG SLEEPY

Mnglishmen went to heA on Sep tenber 2, l752, and, when they woke up the next morning, they found the date had been set as September
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18
REVERSE FORM

London, July 18.-(UP)-Here is the way Nthe London Star began its story on Potsdam today:
 Viewer has SO little news been available about so much"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-18

oil production has increased @ per cent in venezuels pithin q xaar.
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Rail Trovel Uncertainty

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Wilson Made
 Rubber Chief

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Import Bank Fund Raised

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 Invasion

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Wartime strikes should be de- piored. However, it Is only fair tc reiterate that the overwhelming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
North Chino Puppet
Is Reported Dead
81 the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 27-Semi-
official dispatches from Peiping to-
day reported the death in prison
there of Wang Keh-min, formerly
Japan's No. puppet in North
China.
He was former chairman of the
Hopeh- Chahar Economic Commits
sion in 1886, which Japan set up as
a forerunner to the provisional pup
pet regime established at Peiping in
1887, and later was mentioned as
a successor to the late Wang Ching
wei, head of the puppet government
at Marking.
He resigned as head of the Japa-
nese-sponsored North China, Politi-
cal Council in June, 1910. He was
among those seized in North China
as a collaboration on December 7
1945.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
Veteran of 78 Months Overseas
Dies on His First Day at Home
Wife Says Husband
Had Suffered Spells;
Three Boys Survive.

After 10 months overseas, Pvt.
Richard M. Viands, 80, discharged
veteran of the European theater,
last night came home to his es-
tranged wife and three small sons,
and this morning was found dead on
the living room floor.
Deputy Coroner Christopher j.
Murphy, who is investigating the
case, would not say what caused
the death of the wounded combat
veteran pending an autopsy this aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Ann Louise Viands told a
reporter her husband had suffered
from spells" and expressed the
belief he had died of a heart attack.
Dry-eyed and controlled, Mrs.
Viands said her husband arrived
at the apartment at 327 Second
street NE. yesterday. She said
he insisted on sleeping on the liv-
ing room floor last night. She found
the body there this morning, fully
clad. Mrs. viands said they had
(See VETERAN, Page A-20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
$500 Federal Jobs Open Here,
Mostly Due to Normal Turnover
500 Are in Professional Gloss,
With 5000 in Clerical and Trade

similar number of new workers will
be imported to fill the positions.
No statistics are available on
vacancies in field Offices.
When job cutbacks begin, the
largest amount of pairing will be
done in the War and Navy Depart
ments, which have between them
more than 40 per cent of the civilian
personnel on civil service rolls.
Meanwhile, the Treasury Depart
ment is in need of a large number
Of temporary clerks to process Gov
eminent checks for a period of
about 80 days on a basis OF 81 800 a
year.
Mr.. Hathaway said the commits
sion will release its December statis-
teal report either Saturday or Mon
day, giving total Federal employ
ment figures as of the end of this
month.
Mr.. Hathaway said that the de-
mand for employees in Government
agencies is falling of generally as
an aftermath of the war, despite the
outstanding vacancies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
Louisiana Hitchhiker
Kills Two Men IN Car
b the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
LUTCHER, La, Dec. 27.-An un-
identified hitchhiker shot and killed
two men and critically wounded an
other in an automobile near Lutcher
early today. Deputy Sheriff j. p
Pollet said.
He said the dead were: Corpl
Irwin A. Pincus, New Orleans, and
a man tentatively identified as
Walter Smith, about 81, address
unknown.
The wounded man, who was
taken to the Naval Hospital in New
Orleans, was identified by hospital
authorities as Owen w. Ray of
Electra, Tex, a Navy shipfitter. His
physician said his condition was
serious.
After the shooting, the gunman
drove the automobile containing the
victims into Gramercy, miles south
of here. He took $18 from the sailor
changed his clothes, abandoned the
car and escaped, the deputy sheriff
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
foreign Pope Probable
Rome Paper SpecuIates
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 27.-The newspaper
Liberia Stampa, commenting on the
new College of Cardinals with its
membership of AZ non-Italians
speculated today on a foreign
successor to Pope Plus XII.
TN all probability" the news
paper said, I'VE will have a foreign
Pope"-an event which has not &C.
Cured in the church since the elec-
ton of Adrian vi of Utrecht in 1922
Meanwhile, an anonymous book
entitled will We Have an Amer
lean Pope?" has been circulated In
Italy with picture of Archbishop
Francis j. Spellman of New York
cardinal-designate, greeting Amer
lean soldiers on its cover.
In the history of the Catholic
Church all but 50 of its 262 SUI
preme rulers have been Italians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27

There are $500 Government
job vacancies in Washington, all
due to normal turnover with the
exception of the expanding Vet
Grams Administration, Carson C.
Hathaway, director of informa-
ton for the Civil Service Com
mission, said today.
The positions. for which the COM
mission has acquisitions as of yes
terday, are divided into two groups
l,6oo professional jobs and 5000
clerical and trade situations.
Biggest users of manpower, Mr.
Hathaway declared. are War. Navy
and Treasury departments, Veter-
ans Administration, Commerce De.
partment and the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
All departments, except the Vet.
Grams Administration. are slated tt
reduce their operations. 1t was ex.
planned that the existence of the
$500 vacancies does not imply {
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
China Reds0ffel
Formal Plan for
|Comp|eteTruce
Proposal Submitted
In Two-Hour Session
At Chuneking
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 27.-Chi-
neSe Communists announced
that they presented a formal
written proposal to the govern
ment today for an uncondi-
tional truce on all fronts. OF
China's undeclared civil war.
The proposal, they said, was de-
livered at a two-hour meeting with
three government representatives
The meeting, the first formal ses-
sion between the two sides since
November II, took place at the
headquarters of the National Mill
tary Council here.
Communists said their proposal
was, first, an unconditional cease
fire" order by each side; second, set
Ting peacefully of all problems re-
lating to 1.-THE civil war" and third
sending of interparty and nonpar-
tisan groups to the various fronts
Council Session Discussed.
Government representatives at
today's session promised to deliver
the truce proposal to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek for consideration
the Communists said.
Preliminary arrangements for the
January meeting of Chinas Politica,
Consultative Council - the inter.
party, nonpartisan conference which
will strive to end civil war-alsc
were discussed.
Government and Communist Off
Gals until today had met only in.
formally or socially since Novem-
Der IT,
Date of the Political Consultative
Council session was not set, but
several Chinese newspapers have
predicted that it would not meet
before January 10.
Gen. Chou Sees Marshall.
Gen. Chou En-lai, top Communist
delegate to the council, was lunch
con guest of Gen. George C. Mar
shall. President Humans special
envoy, today, giving Gen. Marshall
for the second time a direct report
of the Communists viewpoint.
An earlier caller at Gen. Mar.
shall's residence was Chou Chin.
wen, Manchurian member of thu
Democratic League. Gen. Marshal
also received DR.. Arthur Young
American adviser to the Chimes
government, who was accompanied
by Walter Robertson, American
Charge d'Affaires.
Gen. Marshall was scheduled t.
dine tonight with Mr.. Robertson
who was entertaining prominent
Chinese government, Communis
and Democratic League leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-27
ice Authorizes Delay
In Freight Rate Changes
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today authorized the Ma
TONS railroads to postpone indefi-
nitely the class rate adjustments or
dered in the ICES May Is freight
rate decision.
The action was taken, the ICC
said, to conform with Federal Court
injunction restraining the commits
sion from enforcing a 10 per cent
increase in class rates in Northern
and Eastern States and CORE
spending decrease in the South and
West.
The injunction was granted last
Friday by a three-judge Federal
Court at Utica, N. Y, at the request
of nine Northern States.
The commissions order had been
scheduled to go into effect Jam
uary /.
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13Fires Extinguished
In Efforts 10 Reach
Men Trapped in Mine
Little Hope Held for Any
Of 30 to so Workers
In Kentucky Shaft
By the Associated Press.

PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 27.-At
least IS fires have been discov-
cred and put out by rescue
workers attempting to reach
from 80 to so men entombed by
a coal mine explosion more than
"a hours ago, but hopes that the
men would be found alive grew
DINNER.
A. D. Sisk, director of rescue op-
erations outside the No. / mine of
the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal
Co., said no more fires had been
sighted but it was not known
whether any were farther back in
the tunnel. The workers had pene-
trated approximately III miles back
and were about 1900 feet from the
intombed men.
Number Not Definitely Known.
The number of trapped men still
was not definitely known today
Estimates of officials ranged as high
as so but others believed the figure
would not exceed 80.
Last hopes of reaching the men
alive grew DINNER as "a hours
passed since the explosion which
although not felt or heard above
ground. turned the mines timbers
and walls into jungle of wreckage
A company spokesman said there
was no indication how much longer
it might take to reach the scene OF
the, blast, believed to be near the
end Of the : to ~ mile long tunnel
Some mine men said the cavein
might be reached today, but others
said it was doubtful that the area
could be reached short of two OF
three more days.
Believed Killed by Blast.
None of those close to the scene
held out hopes that any of the men
would be reached alive The con.
sensus of experts was that most OF
the miners could have been killed
by the actual explosion or later By
carbon monoxide.
Flames were encountered 3,l00 feet
from the mine entrance, State High.
way Patrolman Austin Hall reported
The fire apparently had been
burning since the explosion about
$3.50 am. yesterday.
Relatives of the trapped men stooc
at the entrance of the mine patiently
awaiting news from the rescue
teams.
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3 Missing, Il Hurt
In Texas Ship Blast
BY the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
GALVESTON. Dec. 27.-Eisht
crew members of the Swedish ship
Sveaborg which exploded and sank
at Texas City today are reported
missing.
Sheriff Frank L. Biaggne, who
boarded the vessel shortly after the
explosion, said G. Engh, first mate.
told him eight men were missing
and believed dead in the flooded
crews quarters.
Engh said II were hurt. 2 crit
ically. The ship has a crew of 81
men.
Biaggne said divers planned to go
into the flooded compartment to
bring out the bodies unless officials
decide to wait until the ship is
relocated.
The blast occurred at 4:1O am.
from donkey engine boiler ex-
plosion.
The vessel was loading gasoline at
the dock of the Pan-American Re.
filming Corp. at the time. A blast
tore 15-foot hole in the port
side of the ship and iattened the
Superstructure.
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Quit U.S.. Embassy London,
Holding Pay Too Low Live On

Frequent designations and a lack
of recruits has forced the Embassy
staff to work overtime on postwar
work, such as arranging transpor-
tation for brides of soldiers, which
alone requires 60 extra clerks.
Although those who resigned were
among the lowest paid, there have
been expressions of discomfort from
higher-salary brackets also. Wage
scales, which range from 81 300 to
$4,000, are fixed by the State De-
partment. Embassy sources said
Washington @has been advised2 OF
the unusually high living costs here.
Nearly half Of the Embassy stan
Is American, with the percentage
increasing as temporary British
employees are released.