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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
Berlin Seen As Site For Big 3 Chats
By PHIL AULT

London, June 14.-(UP)-Prime Minister Churchill confirmed in Commons today that he would meet with President Truman and Premier Stalin before July 26, and informed quarters guessed the big three lead CTS would confer in Berlin.
 Churchill declined to comment on rumors that the occupied Nazi capital had been chosen for the meeting place or that the date had been fixed for some time between July and 16.
 MT. Stalin has agreed" he said, and the meeting will be heidi am not entitled to say where or exactly when, but before the re- suits of the impending election here, including the receipt of soldiers votes from abroad, are announced"
 The election results are sched- uled to be announced on July 26.
 But he revealed that he would be accompanied by Laborite leader Clement Attlee, former Deputy Prime Minister in the coalition cab inet and now Churchill's chief op- ponent in the current general elec- tion campaign
 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, Churchllps companion at the pre- vious big three meetings was still incapacitated by illness. Churchill paid tribute to Eden past assist ance and expressed regret at his inability to attend the conference. PICK 2
 The Prime Minister appeared op- timiStic over the forthcoming meet ing, the first Big Three session since the Roosevelt -Stalin con- ference at Yalta last February.
 T am glad to report improve ment in the relations of the great Allies ever ince the fighting has stopped" he said.
 He remarked that common hatred of the enemy was not a sufficient
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14

Coscia, who first took the stand late yesterday afternoon to defend himself against a first degree mur- der charge for the staying last Sep tember 28 of Adolph Cyr, was re- called at 11:45 this morning and for half an hour struggled with his tes- timony, before it became evident he could not continue. The accused shook his head, rubbed his face and at one point said, my mind, she stop" as the defense attorney asked him simple questions.
 States Attorney William B. Fitz- gerald stated he would be willing to take a recess, and the defense attorney replied he had no control over the condition of the accused, who said he did not sleep at all last night Judge Cornell at once ordered a recess, which lasted 10 minutes, and then Coscia resumed the stand again until the lunch recess was called at 12:50.
 The start of today's trial was de- layed an hour and three-quarters as the state awaited the arrival of it's psychiatrist in the case, Dr.. Bernhardt Rogowski of New Haven. Dr. Arthur Jackson of Washington, a psychiatrist who will testify for the defense, was in the courtroom, and another one, Dr. Thomas Carey of Hartford, also is scheduled to be called by the defense.
 Identifies Clothes
 Just before the court took it's lunch recess, Coscia identified clothes which he wore on the day of the staying, and testified that his sweater had no buttons, but that his shirt had all the buttons" A story of the missing buttons is expected to become a major one later in the defense.
 Before Coscia's breakdown, a story of the trQuble between him and his brother -in-laW, the slain man, was unfolded by the defense attorney. Coscia told of five separ- ate incidents that occurred between him and his in-law, and it was while he was telling about the fifth one that his mind evidently went blank.
 Attorney Mascolo, kept saying, as Coscia hesitated, "Domenic, what's the trouble.' The accused several times replied his mind was muddled. He gestured toward his head, and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
New Cut In Sugar Seen
BY RUTH GMEINER

Washington, June 14-UP)-Civ- flians faced a new cut in sugar supplies today as the government acted to plug leaks which threaten ed to deplete important sugar re- serves.
 Announcing sugar allocations for the next three months, the War Food Administration told civilians they will get 1,380,0O0 tons-10,0oo tons less than in April, May and June.
 The cut, while slight, was im- portant because the summer can- ming season just ahead is normally the heaviest sugar consumption per- iod of the year. The civilian share is 453,600 tons less than was avail able during the same period last year.
 Meanwhile WFA placed rigid new controls on the distribution of all U. s. sugar stocks. To make certain that quarterly allocations are not exceeded the agency limited the amount each distributor can sell to civilians, the government, armed forces and special authorized buyers.
 In the past WFA allocated sup plies but had no effective way to prevent claimant groups from get ting more than their share.
 In 1914, for instance civilians used 100000 tons more caning sugar than the allocations called for. On occa- sion the army has bought more sugar than its original allotment.
 In every quarter for the last year actual distribution exceeded WFA plans. This excessive use, coupled with smaller new supplies, has re- duced U. s sugar stocks to danger ously low" levels, officials said.
 Third quarter allocations will give the armed forces 296,449 tons or about the same as during the cur ront period.
 VITA allocated 195, ,S97 tons for all other users. Lend-lease and iber- ated areas will get 40 per cent of this amount. About 50 per cent will be distributed by the military for relief feeding. U. s. territories and other exports will take the rest.
 The total three month allocation is 1872, ,346, compared with 1,824, FPS for April, May and June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
National Chamber or Commerce Fauors Compulsory Peacetin1e Military Training

He said members also heavily favored keeping the training flex- ible enough to assure minimum dis location in the trainee's educational and business life and maintaining trainees in reserve corps.
 The Chamber recommended that trainees be called between IT and q years of age for one year of con- tinuous training, but that thy should not be liable for actual military service except in event of a national emergency when a selective service law presumably would be adopted. Clark told the committee that no one could estimate the cost of peace- time training but it could be financed for great many years at the cost of only one year of war"
 Whatever the expense. 1t should be regsfded in the same category as fire insurance premiums" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
Courtship Appointment
 Situation PerpIexing

The decision of Governor Bald win to withdraw from the political scene following the completion of his present term has thrown the courtship appointment situation into the tangled underbrush.
 Of alarm to the Democrats is the possibility of the Governor per- mitting the courts to remain dom- mated by Republican appointees.
 Observers point out that the chief executive in deciding to retire from public life to assume the position of vice-president, general counsel and director of the Mutual Life In- surance Co.,, now owes no allegiance other than to his party. In taking this view these observers point out that the Governor would retain his party's strength by maintain- hg the all-Republican courts for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
BY DEAN w. DITTMER

Washington, June IA. (UP)-The U. S. Chamber of Commerce said today it would like to feel" that the San Francisco conference would pave the way for permanent peace but "all history refutes that happy hope"
 Consequently the Chamber urged immediate adoption of peacetime compulsory military training.
 We dare not say that there will be no more wars," Dunlap c. Clark, Kalamazoo, Mich, head of the Chambers National Defense Con- mittee, said in statement before the house postwar military policy committee.
 "Of course we should like to feel that measures adopted at the San Francisco conference will provide a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
Cisorets Openly
 Displayed In N. Y.

New York, June 14-UP)-Popu- lar brand cigarets were displayed openly on many retail counters in the New York area for the first time in many months, and tobac- conists said today there would prop- ably be a nationwide easing of the shortage soon.
 Retailers reported almost normal deliveries from five big brands. But spokeSmen for the manufacturers said there may still be some hoard ing by dealers because of the wide spread black market.
 However, they said because of lessened military demands the ci- garet situation will probably by normal by next January
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
Final Battle
 Against Veto Power Set Up
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, June 14-UP)- The Little" United Nations, de- feated in their fight to soften" the Yalta voting formula, prepared to- day for a final battle against big five veto power over amendments to the world charter.
 That issue and several odds and ends of the proposed charter which seemed to defy solution caused United Nations conference delegates to set June 3 unofficially as Ne earliest possible date of adjourn ment.
 The structure of the new league is virtually complete except for . few holes here and there.
 They are the questions of the right of withdrawal from the or ganization, whether there shall be provision for expulsion, some minor items on trusteeships, whether the big five can veto nomination of a secretary general, plans for trans itional military arrangements, and the whole problem of an interim | JO cSG QIlt11 CllC 4ACW VI ganization is formally set up.
 Large sections of the charter are getting tentative approval by the conference commissions daily. The security council commission approv- ed unanimously last night the much disputed section on regional ar- rangements-the one which provides for limited exemption of such groups as the Pan American security sys- tenn.
 Commission I meets today to ap- prove the preamble, principle and purposes of the organization, and at least one commission meeting day will be held during the rest of the week
 The issue that had begged down several technical committeeS-the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14

lasting peace, and shall support it's agreements fully to that end. But all history refutes that happy hope"
 Clark said that the United States, though peace-loving nation," has been engaged in war on the aver age of every "A years.
 Urging Congress to act while the country's defense needs are appre- ciated by all citizens" He said it could not be hoped that the next whoever may be our enemies" will follow the pattern of World Wars I and II where the U. s. had Allies to stem the attacks" while this country trained fighting forces.
 He told the committee that the Chamber surveyed its membership and was committed to a national policy of universal military train- ing by . vote of 2.229 to 239.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14

But 1t was only part Of the grim accounting of World War II. New data on the war at sea disclosed today that:
 1. This country lost 1854 mer- chant ships of 6,277,O77 tons, to enemy action or as result of causes due to war conditions from Sept. 1, 1889, to May 8, 1945. The total includes g. large number of small ships.
 2. U. s. Merchant Seamen have suffered 6,066 casualties. including 6579 dead and missing and 4S7 prisoners of war.
 3. A total of 4,770 merchant ships, Allied and neutral, have been lost to the enemy action.
 4. The U. s. Navy lost 99 ships of all kinds sunk in Atlantic or adjacent waters. Its loss in dead and missing in these waters was 9,O23 Navy personnel, 508 Coast Guardsmen, and 35 Marines. Over all Navy ship losses in all theaters total 314.
 The Army personnel losses at sea were caused by the sinking or damaging of Al ships, ranging from small auxiliary craft to large transports, during the Al months from Dec. 8, fe4l. to May g. 1945
 Gigantic Movement
 In this gigantic movement oa soldiers, losses were 0.04 per cent -four men lost at sea for every 10000 embarked-as compared with losses of 0072 in the last war. In that conflict, 1,463 of the 2,0O8,93 soldiers sent to France were lost on the way.
 The greatest single transport disaster for Americans in this war occurred with the British troop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
One Million Dublin Voters Go To Polls

Dublin, June 14-(UP)-An es- timated 100000 voters will go to the polls today in presidential election to choose a successor .J Douglas Hyde, who is retiring.
 The candidates are S. T. OKelly, vice. premier, government, Gen. S. Maceoin, opposition, and Dr. Pa- trick McArtan, independent.
 Voters also will select local coun- =, naAnbars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14

the next two years.
 Although the chief executive had promised Democratic state leaders an equitable distribution among the state court positions the promise was predicated upon the Legisla- lures approval of the appointees. Since the General Assembly failed to come to any agreement on the court posts and dumped the matter in the chief executives lap it would seem his previous pledge no longer bound him to his word.
 In addition, as pointed out pre- viously, the chief executive, both publically and privately has de- clared his dissatisfaction and ire with the General Assembly as re- suit of the recent session. In view
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
BY DON CASWELL

BY DUN CASWELL
 Manila, June 14.-CUP)-Austra- lian troops today drove into the outskirts of Brunei, capital of the Borneo sultanate of the same name. Field reports said the city appar- ently had been abandoned by thu Japanese.
 Aussies of the famed "fightint Ninth" division thrust across the city line from the east after seizt ing high ground only 200 yards ava. in an amphibious landing up Bru- nei river.
 Another Australian column cap. tured Brunei airstrip and 'rollet on unopposed within. two mile: north of the city in an eight-mih advance along the Brooketon-B -Bru. nei road.
 Brunei probably will fall within. the next 24 hours or so. A front dispatch said the enemy garrison
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
Four Soldiers Lost At Sea For Every
 10000 Embarked
BY JOSEPH L. MYLER

Washington, June 14.-(UP)-Of 4,4530 061 U. s. sol ders embarked by ship to fight the Axis in Europe and Africa, only 3604 were lost at sea.
 This better record, approximately than World War T-despe the greater deadliness in this year of U-boats, bombing planes, and mines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14
My Mind, She Stop'
 Coscia Tells Court
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Brunei FaII Not For off
BULLETIN

San Francisco, June 14.-(UP) Tokyo today admitted the fall of the oil-rich island of Tarakan to invading Australian and Meth erlands troops.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Yuletide ;Sneaks Up' On
 Yanks Ln Belgium Area
Waterbury Sergeant Writes Related Description of "Lost Day., K Rations, Christmas
 Cake Special Holiday Menu.

Staff Sergeant James Mihalakos, son of MT. and Mrs. Harry Mihala- kos of Is Walnut street, now in Bel gium after long stay in Luxem- bourg writes to say that his outfit was so busy during the Yuletide eSaSon that the day before Christ mas came upon them without them realizing it.
 His letter in full follows:
 We lay huddled in holes on a snow covered hillside and peered down the slope to where the Ger mans were. When the 88s slammed into the hillside we crouched a little closer to the frozen earth. The cold at through our clothing and made our lips grey. There was 6 six-day stubble of beard on our faces. Our hands were black with dirt worn in- to them. and from the powder of a lot of firing. We couldn't wash be- cause there wasn't any water except in the little creek at the bottom of hill, and even If they could have gotten there the creek was frozen solidly by the same cold that cracked our knuckleS where we gripped our rifles. Nobody in the platoon had gloves.
 Sometimes we could slip back 20 yards to where it was very com- fortable. That was in a big foXhole that had sort of roof over it and an old tin can in the corner. There was fire in the can an dredheaded Leland Jukes, the platoon guide, o1 Niles, O.. referred to it as the stove"
 Better Than It Was
 Tt ain't so bad Riley Brunor said. Its peter than we had for while in the last few days"
 Al zimmerer, the radio man from Altoona, Pa said, Seems like we've been trying to keep the whole damned German army from bust ing through us. There was times when it didn't seem like wed see another five minutes
 The ground shook heavily as nor tarS thumped in from the German slope and frozen dirt from the lox- holes side sifted down the neckS of the doughs who huddled there.
 We got mail" said "A Don Rooi of Lexington, s. c. christmas mail. Fruit cake. We're eating it today, though. We're eating them with our K rations. Want some?"
 What the hell" the fellow who'd just come i'll said. Why not eat II? It's Christmas Eve, isn't it?"
 The men in the foxhole looked at each other, and Jukes let his breath go out and said. "The hell you say ina sort of tired way.
 The field phone rang. Bruner an- swered 1t and his mouth drew down and he whistled. He rang oil ana said, They say it's Christmas Eve and can go back to battalion rear and get washed. You guys are next.
 Lost . Day Somewhere
 A couple of fellows left the fox- hole with him. They walked briSkly across the slope, past the fresh eartn the 88s had thrown up. An airburst cracked above them as they came to the hole in the ground which was the command post of Olinto Bar santi, the front-line kind of lieu tenant colonel from Tonopah. NeV.
 Barsanti stuck his head out when somebody hollered. They asked him if he knew it was Christmas Eve The colonel shook his head. Must
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
Deputy Governor

its 2Oth anniversary dinner at The Elton last night. Harold A. Ashley of this city, deputy district governor introduced MT. Curtin.
 It was voted to have plaque, in- scribed with the names of the late Layton R. Rose placed in the clubs health camp named for him on Bantam Lake. The Lions Club raises funds for the camp in year round campaign, and during each summer handicapped and underprivileged children enjoy the benefits of a three-week vacation at the resort.
 Charter members present at the dinner were: Edward A. Barrows, Eugene Beadle, MerWin s. Bron- son, George A. Baronian, G. Loring Burwell, Crayton F. Carpenter, Harry x. Cashin, Dr. Raymond $. George, William Parker, Henfy S. Platt, Harry A. Squires and Louis Venzel.
 Officers are: President, Dr. John M. Freiheit; first vice-president, Raymond E. Snyder; second vice. president, Charles Manganaro; third ice-president, Max Kiessling; treasurer, MT. Bronson; secretary, John Sydney Pearson; tail twisOer James J. Curtin; lion tanner, Frank T. Healey; directors, MT. Carpenter,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
.4 Elephants May Be Shot

Boston, Una. 26-CUP)-The BoS- ton council was split today over proposal to shoot the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo-including a sacred cow-and utilize money for their feed for playground purposes.
 The proposal was made at yes terdays meeting by City Councillor William J. Kcennan of Dorchester who said the animals food allot- ment of $23,500 per year could be transferred to the Park COmmiS- sion. The dead animals. he said, could be salvaged as fertilizer and fats for munitions.
 Keenan's proposal was regarded as appalling by several other Coun- cilors who said they would fight bitterly and such move. Park Con- missioner William P. Long argued that on last Sunday alone, 21,00O persons visited the zoo. Its the children, not the grown-upG who enjoy the animals he said. Tt would be a shame to deprive them of that pleasure
 In rebuttal, Keenan charged that the animals at the zoo were better fed than many men, women and children on the city's welfare rolls. "
 On the outcome of the fight de- bends the fate of four elephants, 10 bears, one chimpanzee. one camel, one African Elk. one Lemur, four raiufoer 0O other deer one sacred COW. three lions, one tiger. two leopards, several goats and a large number of birds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
ASK PHYSICIANS
 TO SIGN FORMS
WING Checking Up on Large Number of Persons
 Seeking Change of Jobs

Special forms to be used by Wa terbury area physicians in listing health conditions of workers have been secured by the War Man. power Commission and are now available at the U. s. Employment Service, 1t was reported today.
 The WING meanwhile has sent letters to 105 doctors telling them of the large number of medical statements issued here for persons who seek to shift jobs. The WING disclosed it would accept doctors statements only on the newly printed forms.
 Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, area WING director, at noon today addressed a group of physicians at the Wa terbury Hospital, outlining the new WING program.
 The new blanks provide space for detailed statements on health condl- tions. By means of the forms the WING hopes to secure doctors recommendation for referrals oi the petitioners or suggestions on the types of jobs the person might be able to do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-26
CITY FACES NEW
 WAR RESTRICTION

AS advertised in local papers. the Connecticut Light and Power Com pany has notified it's customers that "brownout" will be effective Feb ruary l here in Waterbury in ac- cordance with a WIPE directive pro- hibiting specific uses of electricity. The move is designed to conserve fuel and save coal.
 The order prohibits outdoor ad- vertising and outdoor promotlonal lighting; outdoor display lighting, except where necessary for the con duct of the business of outdoor es- tablishmentS; outdoor decorative and outdoor ornamental lighting; show window lighting except where necessary for interior illumination: marquee lighting in excess Of 0C watts for each marquee; and street lighting in excess of amount neces- sary for public Safe'"