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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Sought As
 Primary Candidate
(By JAMES M. MOORE)

! A possible Democratic primary contest and the entrance of 8 fusion ticket in this falls city elec- ton loomed strongly today with the accredited report that Judge Ed ward Mascolo is being groomed as a mayoralty .candidate j.. opposition to Mayor John g. Monagad. s~ z
 Sources state that the former city court judge and president of the Waterbury Bar Association would be presented by various com- Bined factions as either 8 mayoralty candidate, in a Democratic primary contest this year who, if successful, would run on straight ticket in the Fall or, if unsuccessful, would be the candidate of fusion ticket in the city election.
 It was declared that various fac- tions of both parties are giving in dividual consideration to the pro- posal with the view toward com bining their strength as fusion party.
 Various civic and political per- sonages in the city have been ap- preached as to the feasibility of such a proposal sources stated to- day, and the general opinion was said to be favoring the move.
 Judge Mascolo has long been an active member of the Democratic party and Italian American affairs in the city. A former city court judge he was an unsuccessful can- didate for Congressman from the Fifth district some ten years ago in opposition to the late Congress man James Glynn, Winsted. How ever, at that time Attorney Mascolo received 5000 majority over his opponent in Waterbury.
 Factions said to be supporting the proposal of either a primary contest or fusion party attempt are said to consist of factions of both local parties some of whom are said to constitute in part the leadership of both groups
 General consensus seemed to be today that Judge Mascolo would prove a dangerous" candidate in a primary because of the usual light vote which appears in such a con- test. In the primary of two years ago when William Cavanaugh was defeated by Mayor Monagan total of only 5000 votes were cast from a total Democratic primary list of over 19,000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Holland Push
 Appears Near
BY ROBERT DOWSON

London, March (UP) = Ar Allied drive into central and north ern Holland, lair of Germany's " bomb offensive against England appeared near today.
 Deputy Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee told commons last night that plans were being made to free all Holland, but declind to discuss dtails.
 Wilson Broadbent, diplomatic cor respondent for the London Daily Mail, predicted news of rapid Al. lied progress in numerous direc- tions on the western front within 48 hours
 "All these will add to the tally of German defeat and incidentally relieve the threat of desperate Nag reprisals on London by the way oi aerial attacks he said. Tn this respect, the most spectacular news may come this weekend"
 Leon Kay, United Press Wal Correspondent with Canadian forc- es on the western front, reported the Canadians already were threat ening high ground whose capture would make the key Dutch roao junction of Arnhem across the Waal River untenable.
 If the Germans should evacuatt Arnhem, he said. the Canadians can sweep on into Northern Hol' land and bottle up the remaining
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Pork Points Go Up Again

Washington, March 29. - (UP)- The Office of Price Administration today raised .point values of pork lard, margarine, canned peas and canned asparagus for the month of April. The changes are effective next Sunday.
 The OPA left unchanged present ration values of beef, veal, lamb and butter and other Red stamp foods But Price Administrator Chester Bowles hinted that all meat points probably would be raised sharply in May and June.
 Other changes for the next ration period beginning next Sunday and extending through April 28 were reduction of points on tomato juice, canned sweet cherries, canned plums and canned prunes.
 Bowles explained that peas and asparagus points had to be in- creased because of a marpowel shortage in canneries. He said pres ent indications were that civilians would have 34 per cent less peas and 50 per cent less asparagus.
 Here are the major changes ef- fective next Sunday:
 Center pork chops, up from to to 12 points 8 pound; end chops, from 6 to T: ham slices, from 10 to 12; loin roasts, from ' to 8.
 Lard. shortening. salad and cook ing oil, from 4 to points; mar garine, from 5 to 8 points.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
City Utility
 Plant Valued
 At 72 Million

Waterbury's utility plant con- sisting of such holdings as the lty reservoirs, mains, pumping plants, meters etc. has been valued at over SIP million dollars according to the annual report of city budg- ct director Arnold E. Furlong to the State Public Utilities Cornmis- sions. Total valuation is $12,448,- 782.
 Actual worth estimate of the utility plant is comprised of the following according to the report: collection system, $7,890, 0,098; dis tribution system, $4,4l9,498; pump ing system $4e,598; qualification system, $6l 1881; general structure l5,O00; general office equipment $5,528; general shop equipment $2,37e; general stable equipment $, $50.
 A net profit of $260,S75 was shown for the year 1914 less depre- citation estimates. A total operat- ing expense of $187,600 was in- cured according to the report. Ex- penses incurred for customer &C., counts and collections amounted to $22,470. Total sales of water serv- ice was in amount of $691, ,226 for 1914.
 An earned surplus of $5,622, ,O44 was shown for the year while to- tai cash consisting of $30l ,898 was accedited for the cash operating account and water supply bond fund. Book value of accounts re- ceivable was in amount of $92, ,l3o with materials and supplies valued at $49,192. Liabilities consisted ot total current ones in amount of $7O,936 and fixed liabilities as fol- lows; bonded debt, $6,562,0o earned surplus, $5,622,044; capital surplus $4O,846; and federal and other aid in construction. $596, 156. Government aid in 1944 consisted of $lOO, 900 of which the last $5O,- 900 was paid off recently relative to the Pitch reservoir. A total of one-half million was granted by federal authorities for the latter reservoir.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
FDR Praises Charter Idea

Washington, March '29.-(UP)- President Roosevelt praised today the proposed labor management charter for postwar partnership He viewed 1t as means of making possible "the full employment of labor and capital under our system of free competitive enterprise when hostilities cease"
 He voiced his pleasure over the proposal in a letter to AF'L Presi- dent William Green, CIO President Philip Murray and U. s. Chamber of Commerce President Eric A. Johnston. They proposed the plan. MT. Roosevelt's letter was in re- sponse to one from them telling of it.
 The President said he was very pleased" to learn of their decision "to effectuate the dual objective of cooperation in industry and national prosperity" in the postwar period.
 The Green-Murray- Johnston let ter said they had taken an "un- precedented step ... to, promote the maximum degree of industrial peace and prosperity in postwar America" It said the very act of the drafting of this charger is proof positive that free Americans, acting on their own initiative, can unit for peace as well as war"
 The President replied that the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Yonks Seize
 Burned Cebu
By H. D. QUIGG

Manila, March 29 U.PO - American troops captured Cebu'S burned and blasted capital city and speared northward today in drive that may have overrun the Lahug airdrome.
 Cebu City, second largest city in the Philippines, fell to units of the American division which advanced five miles in one day and outhanked elaborate Japanese pillbox fortifi- cations on the capitals western approaches.
 The city, once one of the most beautiful in the Archipelago, was damaged nearly as badly as Manila. Demolition fires started by the Jap- aneSe when the Americans landed Monday practically wiped out the business district and many residen- tial sections.
 The port area was reportedly found undamaged, however, and the excellent harbor, second only to Manila, will be able to accommo. date shipping and naval vessels al< most immediately.
 Llc AldllhulS IHdlcuVcT Uy f1i0 Americans again caught the 4Jap- anese off guard and the enemy hastily evacuated well-placed pill- boxes and buried tank defenses as the troops entered the city from the north and northwest.
 General Douglas MacArthur's communique said the conquest oS 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Over Optimism Caution Asked

Washington. March 29. (UP)- Military observers cautioned today against over-optimism about the war on the western front, noting that the Germans are resisting ef- fectively at key points in the west despite many sensational allied gains.
 For example, they pointed out the savage resistance encountered by the U. s. Ninth Army near Duis- burg, which apparently forced 1t to shift the direction of attack from south to east where opposition was lighter.
 Similarly, the U. s. First Army met strong resistance in its drive to the Sieg river. And in between those two fronts lies the heart of the industrial Ruhr which clearly has been fiercely defended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Bwnes Blocks Nauy Plan
 To Build 72 Ne1u Warships

ance" against the possibility Of a greater loss rate as the war moved closer to Japan. Byrnes, however, held that for the most part this program was of postwar charac- ter. He did permit the Navy to go ahead with plans to build 12 es- cort carriers which were in the or iginal program.
 It was obvious that the Navy was displeased at the slash. Secretary of Navy James Forrestal told news men that he may ask to have parts of the cancelled program revived.
 We should continue" he said, ito build ships of types reflecting the experience of this war"
 Among the ships included in the cancelled portion of the program were two 45,O00-ton super-carriers. These vessels would have given the U. s. five ships of this type. One has already been launched and two others are under construction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Vandegrift
 To Be Upped

Washington, March 29.-(UP)- President Roosevelt today nomin- ated It. Gen. Alexander A. Van degrift for promotino to the rank of general and Vice Admiral Rus sell R. Waesche for promotion tc the rank of admiral.
 Vandegrift is commandant of the marine corps; Waesche command ant of the Coast Guard. MT Roosevelt proposed the promotions under law he signed last week providing the four-star ranks fol the commanding officers of the two organizations during the war.
 MT. Roosevelt also nominated three vice admiralS for promotion to the rank of admiral: Richard s. Ed wards, deputy commander 'n chlei of the U. s. fleet; Henry K. Hewitt commander of the Eighth fleet in the Mediterranean, and Thomas C. Kinkaid, commander of the Seventh fleet and top naval officer under Gen. Duoglas MacArthur.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Tough Peace For Gerf11uny British Aim
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By VIRGIA PINKLEY

London, March 2D-(UP)-Brit- ain is determined to impose a tough, realistic peace on Germany.
 From a survey this writer has made in the past fortnight during talks with many top ranking Brit ish diplomatic and government off, cials, the military and business leaders, 1t can be shown that the lessons learned in this Second World War, now rushing to its fin- ish, are not forgotten.
 They are very much alive in the damage and misery inflicted on Britain's own cities and villages, as well as the battles of the sea, air and land.
 But these leaders are fearful lest the Americans permit sympathy or the sporting instincts to get the upper hand or allow the Germans to continue their propaganda.
 One cabinet minister told this writer that Here in Britain, which is still being bombarded by the ter TOT V-weaponS, we must be on the alert to prevent any over-soft, un- realistic attitude from gaining mo- mentum because such an attitude might easily end Britain as a nation or a people"
 He went on to explain that if the German industry's chemical pro- duction is permitted In the future It might be entirely possible through new secret weapons and a greater application of science to wipe out Britain overnight. especially Lon- don and southern England, from long range continental bases.
 During the past 18 months or two years such plans have been given the highest priority by Hitler and the German high command and the industrial and scientific leaders O. Germany.
 Much of what the Germans planned and prepared to destroy Britain with still has not been made public.
 Simultaneously, evidence continues to mount here as well as in the cen tral liberated countries that exten- sive, well organized propaganda
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Soft Coal Miners
 Set For Walk-Out
By CHARLES HI. HERRoLD

Washington, March 29 = (U.P0- By the overwhelming ratio of to l, the nations 400, GOO soft coal miners advised the government to- day that they are ready to strike if their new contract demands are not granted in the next two days. !,
 The strike notice, expressed in 8 country-Wid poll conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, sharpened prospects for early gov ernment intervention in the dispute to prevent a work stoppage when the present contract expires at mid night Saturday,
 The LRB announced that com plete returns from the poll showed that 208,718 miners favored war time strike, and 25,l56 opposed it. as means of enforcing their wage demands.
 A total of 311,281 miners were eligible for the balloting. Of that number, 236,418 voted, with 1,518 ballots declared void and 1,026 challenged.
 The final results were sent to President Roosevelt as required by the Smith -Connally anti-strike act under the provisions of which the poll was held.
 The NLRB originally estimated that the poll would cost at least $300,00O. It said today. however, that thanks to the United Mine Workers cooperation in locating polling places, it had been able to save "a substantial amount" The board said It conducted the poll with several hundred fewer helpers than the 4,0QO 1t had expected to use.
 With coal stockpiles nearing the lowest point since Pearl Harbor, the government was certain to take any step necessary to keep the miners on the job. Two courses of government action would be seizure of the mines or certification of the case to the War Labor Board with an appeal for temporary extension of the old contract.
 Meanwhcile, the wage discussions between UNIV President John L.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
By SANDOR s. KLEIN

Washington. March 29.-'(UP)- War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes was revealed today to have blocked the Navy's plan to build 72 new warships because he was convinced they were intended for the postwar fleet.
 A spokesman for Byrnes told the United Press that Byrnes' ac- tion was taken after consultation with Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and Admiral Ernest J.. King and had the approval of the president. He also disclosed that Byrnes was reviewing the activities of other war agencies with a view to ordering cutbacks to conserve materials and make manpower available for more urgent require ments.
 Three weeks ago, the Navy an- nounced a program for the con- struction of S4 warships as 'insur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Infonts' Shoes On Rotion List

Washington, March 29. = (UP) = The Office of Price Administration extended shoe rationing today to include infants shoes. size o to 4 Previously only infants shoes size 4 1-2 to 8 were rationed.
 OPA said Its action was the result of critically short supplies Of the larger size shoes. "the size range most babies need when they begin to walk"
 It said the fact that the smaller sizes were unrationed had created an "oyerexpanded" demand for them. Placing them on the ration list, the agency added. would lower the de- rnand and thus permit more fscil- ties to be devoted to mixing the xs9re essential larger sizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

The Great German quartermaStex depot of Giessen, A miles southwest of Kassel, was swept up by the First Army almost without firing a shot, and the Tanks were closing fast on Rauschenberg, eight miles to the north and 196 miles southwest o1 Berlin.
 Third Army forces on their right flank were moving swiftly beyond Gruenberg, 210 miles from the German capital.
 The German high command said Third Army tanks reached Ham, melburg, 52 miles east of Frank furt and 209 miles southwest Of Berlin, but asserted that the spear heads were wiped out"
 Prisoners Stunned
 Thousands of stunned German prisoners were rounded up by the American tank columns and waved back to the rear without guards. The First Army rounded up 13,0OO prisoners yesterday alone.
 At the northern end of the battle front, the British Second Army spilled tanks and guns out into the Westphalian Plains in blacked- out advance that outdanked the entire Ruhr Basin.
 Unconf1rmed reports said the Bri- tish were beyond Hamm and Dort- mond, 53 and 31 miles east of the Rhine. Dortmund is at the eastern end of the Ruhr 245 miles from Berlin and Hamm lies 19 miles to the northeast, 228 miles from the enemy capital.
 American Ninth Army troops far ther to the southwest were slugging through the northwestern corner of the Ruhr, Germany's last great military arsenal. Several factory towns in the area were taken by the Americans in gains running to more than three miles, and they were reported moving into the streets of Duisburg.
 Radio Luxembourg said Allied flyers reported sighting a British armored spearhead in Dulmen, 38 miles east of the Rhine and 16 miles southwest of the Westphalian capi- tai of Muenster. At Dulmen the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Nuzis Beaten 'Suvs Stimson

Washington, March 29.-(UP)- The German army on the Rhine is beaten beyond hope of anything except unconditional surrender Of piecemeal collapse, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said today.
 However, he said, the Nazis might find some temporary line for an in- ner core of resistance when Allied armies reach the end of their supply lines.
 If the Allied Armies are forced to fight from village to village to the destruction of all Germany, the German people must know also that their present leadership and they who tolerate 1t will bear the respon- sibility." stimson told a press con- ference.
 Stimson said one reason why the Allied Armies had little difficulty in crossing the Rhine was the fact that from D-Day last June 6 to March g, Allied forces captured 1,l2O,50S German prisoners II west ern Europe. That, he added, was in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
U. s. Combat Casualties Increase 13,275 m Week

Japanese have been killed, wounded or taken prisoner in the campaign for the recapture of the Philippines. ' This estimate includes uncounted dead on land, losses at sea on trans ports. warships and coastal craft, the seriously wounded, and about 2,500 prisoners.
 Stimson did not give any overall figures of U. s. casualties in the Philippines. He said, however. that U. s. losses on the island of Panay so far are nine Killed and 38 wound- ed as against 659 Japanese killed and IS captured.
 In the landing on Cebu, the sec- retary said, only two Americans were skilled and IS wounded, while 8S of the enemy have, been killed and 10 captured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
bREAKTHROUGH
 TOWARD VERY IMMINENT
BY ROBERT MUSEL

London, March 29. - (UP) The Free Austrian Radio" said today that the Red Army swept into Austria at a point 40-odd miles south east of Vienna and liberated several villages.
 "A further breakthrough in the direction of Vienna is imminent" the station, pre- sumably Soviet controlled, said. It appealed to Aus trians to desert the German Army and Volkssturm (Home Guard).
 "The hour of liberation is dawn ing" the broadcast proclaimed.
 Radio Berlin, meantime. said the Germans had evacuated their poe ket in the big bend of the Oder river at Zehden, 31 miles northeast of Berlin.
 The evacuation was carried out in stubborn fighting" the broad cast said. Weak" Russian attempts to force the Oder in pursuit were frustrated, Berlin said.
 The Russians presumably ad- vanced southwest from Zehden to the Oder itself, 28 miles from Ber- lin's city limits. The zahden poe ket was the last enemy toehold on the right bank of the Oder between the eastren approaches of Berlin and the Baltic. The Free Austrian Radio said the villages captured by the RnssSans southeast of Vienna were in Bur- genland, Austria's easternmost prov ince.
 First across the Austrian border was Marshal Feodor I. Tolbukhin's Third Ukranian Army group, the station said. Tolbukhin's forces were only nine miles from the bor- der and 45 miles from Vienna late yesterday, advancing across north west Hungary against spasmod1c resistance. Evacuate Peninsula A Nazi Transocean Agency report said the Germans had evacuated the peninsula of KahhSolzer Horn, southwest of Koeningsberg. (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Baron Shu Tomii Moy Be Informed

Buenos Aires, March 29. (UP)- Twelve members of the Japanese embassy. including Ambassador Baron Shu Tomii, were confined to their homes today pending comple- tion of government plans for their internment.
 Also among the group was Rear Admiral Katsumi Yukishita, naval attache, who was charged by Fed eral police with being the chief ot Japanese espionage in Argentina.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Yonks Rake Kure Again
Bx FRANK TREMAINE

Guam, March 29- (UP) Tokyo said today that American jet planes joined carrier aircraft in raids on the Japanese homeland and report ed the arrival of invasion trans ports of Okinawa, 380 miles to the southwest.
 A Japanese imperial headquarters communique indicated that naval engagement may be underway around Okinawa, principal enemy base in the Ryukyu chain. The enemy announcement said Its air and "surface" forces had sung or damaged 30 American ships from Monday through Wednesday in the OkinaWa area.
 Tokyo radio said "feverish" fight ing was continuing in the Kerama Islands, west of Okinawa, with 20 to 30 American transports attempt ing to land endorsements It said other transports were south Of Okinawa for possible landing at- tempts" in Okinawa and Okino Daito, 25O miles to the southeast.
 Pacific fleet headquarters re- 11dlIlcu o1lCIlU OAl OAAC C2iSAAAJ NAoAAAAo but said American warshtps and carrier damaged up to l9 Japanese ships and destroyed 38 planes in a bombardment of the Okinawa area Sunday through Tuesday.
 The bombardment, which includ- ed a heavy attack on the subma- rine pens at Unten Bay on Okin- awa's west coast, continued yester- day, a Pacific fleet communique said.
 Japanese broadcasts said that several American carrier planes KyuShu Shiroku and Honshu, three of the main enemy home islands, today. The attack on Kyushu, southernmost of the Japanese mainland, was the second in as many days by carrier planes, &C., cording to Tokyo. The raid on Honshu, the broadcast said, was centered in the Kure Naval Base area, which was heavily hit by
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