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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Bette DaUis
 TnesAgain

Hollywood, Nov. 28 (UP)-Screen Star Bette Davis and William Grant Sherry, 31-year-old artist and for mer wrestler, will be married at LaGuna Beach, Cal, Friday, friends said today.
 The twice married actress, 37, and Sherry have been seen together frequently since they met a month ago at party at the Seaside Ar tists' Colony, where both maintain homes.
 Miss Davis first marriage Aug. 29. 1882, to Orchestra Leader Har- mon O. Nelson, hre childhood sweetheart from Newton, Mass, ended six years later in divorce.
 In 1941, Miss Davis married Arhtur Farnsworth, another school lays admirer, who died Aug. 25, 943.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
U. 5. Social |UnitRuined|

Boston, Nov. 28 - (UP) - The present family system is shattered and the United States social system will go into almost complete de- moralization by the later part of the century, Carle c, Zimmerman, Harvard professor of sociology, told the Massachusetts State Conference of Social work today.
 Zimmerman said a drastic need exists for some broad research agency to study the problem of this impending crisis of the family" He urged a coordination of efforts by three agencies-"the clan, the na- tional state and the religious insti- tution."
 "The parental unit in our culture has no real legal backing in law or workable public support" he said. Tn the United States We have tried to cloak forms of marriage and fam fly life under the one legal system. This seems to be coming quickly to a farcial failure"
 'The forgotten person in our western society" Zimmerman said, is the man or woman who honestly and sincerely wants tobe parent. :"
 Nowadays, he contended, parents must try to rear family under a social and legal system that is ad- justed to other couples who do not want to be bothered with any obli- gations of family life-common in- come, expenses, children and union for perpetuity.
 No one takes the matter serious ly enough" he said. Perhaps people do not realize that at present men
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Yale U. Doctor
 Awarded Medal

Washington, Nov. 28 (UP) - Two civilians, five Army officers and an enlisted WAC have received the United States of America typhus commission Medal for work in con- trol of that disease in three war areas, it was announced today.
 Dr. Francis G. Blake, of Yale Uni versity (333 Cedar street, New Ha- ven, Conn.,) and Dr. Kenneth F. Maxey, of Jehn Hopkins University (615 Wolfe street, Baltimore, Md. received the waard for field work in the Southwest Pacific and New Guinea in connection with scrub ty- phusm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28

strike.
 Meanwhile, Sewell L. Avery, chairman of Wards board of direc- tors, reiterated his earlier stand that the company would never agree to arbitration that would decide ques- tions of principle or management policy"
 The union has asked the com pany to agree to arbitration of de- mands for higher wages and a union shop.
 While Wards may agree to ar bitrate issues of fact when the sub- ject to be arbitrated is defined and acceptable, and where the arbitrator is acceptable, Wards cannot turn over to an outsider. no matter how selected, the right to decide what the contract between us must pro- vide,1 Avery said, in letter tQ Samuel Wolchok, president If the union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Hurley Asks to 7eu Congress Full DoubIeCross' Sto,
Endorsement For WoIkouts Is Expected
 Tie-Up Will Come
 In Mid-December
 Or First of Yeor

Pittsburgh, Nov. 28-UP) More than 650,000 CIO United Steel workers in 27 states vote today whether to tie-up the nations gigantic steel industry in a battle for a S2-a-day increase.
 The USW expected an over- whelming endorsement in labor's greatest strike vote since union bal- loting was placed under the juhis- diction of the National Labor Re- lations Board. But union leaders warned that no wildcat strikes would be tolerated.
 CIO President Philip Murray, also USW president, has indicated that no action on the expected strike authorization would be taken until after a meeting of the unions wage policy committee in mid- December.
 The magazine Iron Age said in New York today that an industry wide steel strike seemed probable but predicted that a wolkout would not take place before Jan. l.
 Negotiations on the g a day demand-equavalent to the 30 per cent wage increase asked by other CIO unions-broke down when United States Steel Corp. and other leading steel companies an- nounced they could grant no pay raises unless the OPA granted the industry prise raises.
 The OPA refused any upward price adjustments.
 Polls Open Early
 Polling at the NLRB stations came as Congress debated elimina- ton of the wartime election ma- chinery as an ineffective. costly and cumbersome mtlstone around tfie neck of the NLRB
 Banoting at the 76e plants af- fected began at 5:30 a. m. (EST) and was scheduled to continue llll- til as late as 11:30 p. m. in some places to give all workers chance to vote.
 The districts in which the USW reopened contracts:
 District 1, covering parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island-31 contracts af- fectipg 30 companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Jenks AIIays ox Concerns
 Initiation Trends To Be Considered
(By Democrat Staff Writer)


 ,Aldro Jenks, chilef assessor of the city, today assured the taxpay- ing public of Waterbury that a just estimate of fair market value has been the yardstick used in determining revalued assessments in Waterbury.
 Upon inquiry by this writer. in behalf of The Waterbury Demo- crat, MT. Jenks said that full con- sideration has been given to the inf1ationary trend now in effect on real state"
 Since the chief assessors trecent declaration that local property, par ticularly private dwellings, had been re-assessed on basis of the pres ent, fair market value many tax payers have expressed concern over the current presence of imitation and it's bearing on the value set on their property.
 Values Versus Price
 Tt is the current value of prop erty and not the current price we have taken into consideration, MT. Jenks explainetd.
 There is vast difference be- tween price and value particularly during inf1ationary times, MT. Jenks emphasized. Recognizing this we have praovided for cushion by means of determining what IS considered fair market value, at almost anytime under any condi- tions, for the particular piece of property, as compared to its present price.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Probers Plan oCoII Envov
 Marshall to Folk
 Before Leovinq

Washington, Nov. 28-CUP)-Gen. George c. Marshall will be called before the Pearl Harbor Invest,- gating committee before he leaves for China as President Truman's diplomatic representative there, the committee said today.
 Chairman AlDen w. Barkley, D., Ky, said he did not know just when the former Army staff chief would be called. But, he said. the committee will want to hear Mar shall's testimony before he leaves the country to succeed former am- bassador Patrick J. Hurley in Chungking.
 Marshall will be questioned, it was believed, concerning the days immed ately before Pearl Harbor when the War Department here was in communication with the Army's Hawaiian department on the dan- ger of war with Japan.
 The committee meanwhile. re- called Joseph c. Grew, last U. S.
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Harry Hopkins " in Hospital

New York, Nov. 28-(UP)- Harry Hopkins. former president ial adviser has been patient at Memorial Hospital for a week, hospital officials disclosed today.
 Officials said he was resting comfortably" and will remain in the hospital for "a few more days"
 The nature of his illness was not disclosed.
 Hopkins, who is now impartial airmaL of the New York Cloak and Suit industry, has been in poor health for several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Tiger Protests Innocence
Von Papen Intrigue Reuealed
Denies Orders To Rope MoniIo'

Manila, Nov. 28.-(UP)-Gen. To- moyl1ki Yamashita testified in his defense today that he did not order the destruction of Manila and swore that he absolutely" did not order the killing of civilians or prisoners of war.
 As the 60-year old 'Tiger of Ma lava" protested innocence before the military commission trying him, the Philippines Supreme court denied his habeas corpus petition challenging Gen. MacArthur's authority to order war crimes trials.
 The court held it lacked jurisdic- tion because the commission was ap- pointed by It. Gen. w. D. Styer, Western Pacific commander, under "constitutionally valid" orders from Macarthur.
 Navy Troops Blamed
 Yamashita testified that he de- cided in mid-Decmeber, 1914, not to defend Manila and ordered his troops to take to the hills to fight delaying action. The rape of the city, he inferred, was committed by Navy troops not under his command.
 Yamashita, in a neatly-pressed uniform, white sport shirt and shiny boots, took the stand before packed court room and began recounting his story from the date of his arrival in the Philippines Oct. g, 1914.
 He spoke in clear, deep voice em- phasizing each word but proceedings frequently were delayed because of interpretation difficulties.
 Yamashita said he set up head quarters at Fort Mckinley and never had headquarters in Manila.
 Became Sub Meat
 When assumed command of the 14th Area Army, I was not supreme commander in the Philippines" he said. Tt was Terauchi tField Mar Shal Count Juichi Terauchui, con- mander in chief of the southern re- gionS). stayed under Terauchi's command until August, 1945." ''@''
 He said most of the Japanese troops in the Philippines were not under his command and that he was handicapped by lack of unification of command and lack of reinforce ments. He said Terauchi responded to his appeal for achievements by dispatching three divisions from Ja-
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Messersmith said NaM leaders had maintained openly for years that they would seize Austria by "what- ever means necessary"
 Ways Head at Prosecutor
 Won Papen, one of the Nazi de- fendants, eTimaced wryly, his face reddened, and he wagged his head IS Prosecutor Sidney Alderman read She affidavit by Messersmith. now U. s. Ambassador in Mexico city.
 Messersmith's affidavit said re- garding a meeting with Won Papen:
 He blandly and directly said that getting control of Austria was to be the first step. He definitely stated he was in Austria to weaken and undermine the Austrian government md to work from Vienna toward weakening the governments of other states in the south and southeast.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Vets Benefits More Liberal
 Ln British Empire Than U. 5.

In submitting his comparison to Chairman Edwin c. Johnson, D., Colo, of a Senate Veterans subcom- mittee, Baruch said he was not try ing to tell Congress what was best. Rather, he said, he was offering the information because it may sug- gest number, of helpful ideas for improving our own program"
 Baruch said the U. s. program might be termed more democratic" because it gives benefits regardless of rank while the British countries make distinctions. Ours, he added, tends to be "readymade" compared with. efforts of other countries to "taiior" benefits to the individual. This, he said, reflects the "enornl- ously greater number of veterans in this country. !"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Gouernn1ent Enters GlM Strike Despite Corporations RebuH
Wilson Refutes
 Consolidation Bid

Detroit, Nov. 28. (UP)-The Fed eral government initiated a peace move in the General Motors strike today despite the rebuffs suffered by the Labor department in it's first conciliation bid to the giant corporation.
 Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO vice-president, Norman Matthews, JAW director for Chrysler and their aides left by plane for Wash ington and were due at the airport at 11.15 a. m. (EST). R. J. Thom- as, JAM International president, and Richard Frankensteen, JAW vice-president were scheduled to arrive in Washington at D. m. all had a 3 p. m. appointment with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
 While the government sought to get some machinery into motion for settlement on the strike, there also were these developments:
 1.-Pickets at the Sagninaw
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FourIniured In Collision
 Woodbury Mon
 Seriously Hurt

In three-car collision on Main street, Woodbury, late yesterday af- ternoon, four persons were injured, one seriously. A 74-year old Wood bury man, Jason Parker, of Main street, sustained compound frac- lures of the left leg, a possible back injury and lacerations of the face. He was reported to be in poor con- dition today at Waterbury hospital where his name has been placed on the danger list.
 Others less seriously injured were Ernest Racenet, 40, of South Bri- tain, and Mrs. Anna Cripps, 49 of Hotchkissville. They were re- ported to be in fair condition today tt Waterbury hospital. At Danbury hospital, State Police Trooper Will lam Petit, radio dispatcher at
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'. ?. Kelly ToGoFree

Thomas P. Kelly, executive secretary to the mayor in the Hayes administration, will ask for his freedom at a State Parole Board hearing a week from today, and is expected to get it as belated Christmas gift Dec. 30.
 The case of the former city official, who will complete his minimum sentence of ' years Dec. 30, has been slated for a hearing Wednesday, Dec. 5, along with those of scores of other prisoners.
 Kelly, who was sentenced to severe ' to 12 years, entered the prison March 6, 1941 and was transferred the following August to the State Prison Farm at Enfield, where four months
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Washington, Nov. 28-(UP) -Ber- nard M. Baruch told Congress yes- terday that while U. s. veterans benefits are generally more liber- al' than in the British Common wealth, Britain and her dominions have some features that give veter- ans more of a break.
 For instance, he said, discharge pay is higher in all the dominions. running as much as $7l1 in Canada whereas the U. s. top is $500. Job reinstatement laws "seem more ex- plicit" in the dominions. Canada pays higher subsistence allowances to veterans attending school. New Zealand protects veterans from in- flationary prices on homes, farms or businesses by virtually giving them any costs above the "fair market ea1iiAs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
U. s. Diplomat Pins 'Groy Fox

Nuremberg, Nov. 28-(UP)-Franz von Papen, bland "gray fox" of Ger man diplomacy, heard himself ac- cused by an American diplomat to- day of boasting long before the war that the Nazis were bent on seizing control of all Southeastern Europe, and nothing could stop them.
 Allied War Crimes prosecutors struck telling blow for their con- spiracy charge against Nazi leaders with presentation of an affidavit by George Messersmith, U. s. diplomat formerly stationed in Berlin and Vienna.
 The Austrian Arschluss was pre- scented as the first move by the Nazis to engulf the entire Balkan area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Graphic Arts Studied

Stamford, Conn, Nov. 28 = (UP) Time, Inc, publishers of Time Life and Fortune Magazines, will build a S750,000 graphic arts re- search laboratory here. According to the company, the building will bs erected on a 10-acre site in Spring. dale and will employ about 120 per- sons. Experiments to improve techniques and processes of graphic arts will be conducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
'CoreerMen' Loshed Hord ByGeneroI
George C. Marshall Will Leave Soon
 For Chinese Post

Washington, Nov. 28 = (UP)-Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley asked today for an op- portunity to tell Congress the full story how he was "dou- ble-crossed" on Far Eastern policy by State Department "career men,"
 Prospects were good that he would get such an opportunity. Many congressman wanted him to elaborate on his charges made when he resigned as Ambassador to China Yesterday that certain career diplomats were undermining his efforts to bring China's oppos- ing factions together by siding either with Chinese Communists or the Imperial Bloc of Nations" seeking to keep China divided.
 Hurley, who bitterly criticized this governments failure to fol- low through of its foreign policy
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Huge Donutmobile Thrills Shoppers Near Green

said. "But don't get me wrong. They're delicious"
 Bondbuyers gathered at Victory House this morning were fascinat- ed by the operations of the huge caterpiller donut factory which
 ,ls out more 'donuts in an hour than the average bakery produces in day. The mechanically mixed dough, molded into donut forms, is whisked through a 10-foot vat of rrease. with the use of conveyers. Several hundred donuts are baked
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Request Granted

Nuernberg, Nov. 28-(UP)- The War Crimes Tribunal granted today the request of Joachim von Ribbentrop for permission to obtain testimony from Lords Beaverbrook, Kem- sley and Londonderry and Van Sittart for use in Ribbentrop's Defense.
 The court ruled that evidence would be taken from the four wintness by deposition but that they would be permitted to ap- and testify in person if they desired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
Feature Editor Dies

New York, Nov. 28. (UP)-George A. Carlin, editor and general man ager of the United Feature Syndi- cate, died at New York hospital today. He was 54 years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
RUSSIA SUPPORTS U. s.-HURLEY


 Washington, Nov. 2S-(UP)-Patrick J. Hurley, for ambassador to China, said today there mo question but that Russia supports the U policy of uni flying iJapanese military forces China and uphoding Chinese aspirations for free democratic government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
U. S. NEARING WAR WITH REDS

Washington Nov. 2S-(UP)-Sen. Edwin c. Johnson, D. Coo, told the Senate today that the United States lis drifting toward with Russia with certainty and speed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
PRICE ASsAILS FRENCH POLICY

President Truman made public today warned that Frencf obstruction of Allied policy in Germany constituted "a cer tain step toward future international friction
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C.46 CARGO PLANE CRASHES

Coos Bay Ore., Nov. 28-UP)-Army authorities said today plane reported have crashed the Oregon missing GAG cargo plane which crash-landed Monday with at least 13 men aboard.
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Evening star., 1945-04-12
36 Lost in Collision
Of Two j. ). Tankers
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April l2.-The War
Shipping Administration disclosed
today that 36 men were lost as the
result of a collision of two tankers
Monday about 700 miles from New
York.
The VISA said the tankers, Nash
bulk and the st. Mihiel, were in a
convoy when the accident occurred
about 7 pm.
The St. Mihiel, on her maiden
voyage. took fire. the VISA said
1t was brought under control after
abandon ship orders had been given.
Both ships have returned to New
York.
All except one of the dead and
missing we're crew members of the
st. Mihiel, the VISA reported.
Most ofHhe missing men were lost
when they jumped into the sea, al
though some were trapped on the
burning vessel.
Survivors from the st. Mihiel were
picked up by the Nashbulk. After
the blaze aboard the st. Mihiel was
extinguished, remaining crew men,
bers boarded and returned her, with
the Nashbulk, to New York.
The master of the st. Mihiel pre-
sumably perished in the fire. the
VISA said.
Names of the victims and survivors
were not available Immediately.
Exact location of the accident was
not revealed.
Evening star., 1945-04-12
Carrier Raid Reported
On ; Formosa Cities
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April H.
About 80 Allied carrier planes
raided three major cities on North
ern Formosa for two hours today,
the Japanese Domei news agency
reported.
The unconfirmed dispatch, re-
corded here by the Federal Commu-
nlcations Commission, claimed four
were shot down.
Targets were identified &c Kirun
(Keelung), major port, shipbuilding
and repair center on the northeast
coast; Taihoku, key transportation
center and port on the northwest
coast Is miles from Kirun, and
Shingchiku, 40 miles southwest of
Taihoku
Formosa, a daily target of Philip
pines-based bombers, is about 125
miles from the Ryukyu Islands, in
whose waters American and British
naval task forces have been operat-
ing for weeks. 4
Evening star., 1945-04-12
Open City Declarations
Banned by Himm|er
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 12.-Heinrich
Himmler, commander of the Ger
man nome army and Gestapo chief,
today issued a decree declaring that
no German city will be declared an
open town." DNB announced in
Berlin broadcast
Every German town and every
house must be defended" the SIS
leader declared.
Every village, every town will be
defended with all means. Every
German man responsible for the
defense of a place who does not
follow this order loses his honor and
his life"
DNB said the decree was neces-
STATED by tendency toward easy
surrender in the west to American
spearheads commanders who prom
ised that If the towns gave up they
would not be destroyed.
Although Himmler signed the
order as ReichSfuehrer of the SS
elite Guard. unverified reports
reaching London have said he was
virtually the ruler of Germany and
had superseded Hitler.
Evening star., 1945-04-12
Reds Punch Big Hole
In Defenses After
Past Vienna
Berlin Radio Reports
Soviet Armor lis Miles
From Berchteseoden
sy the Associated Pres,

LONDON. April 12.-Marshal
Feodor Tolbukhin's Sd Ukrainian
Army has punched a big hole in
German defenses west of Vienna,
Moscow dispatches said today.
and Berlin reported Soviet armor
had reached a point between
Krems and Melk, lis miles from
Berchtesgaden, mountain top
retreat of Adolf Hitler.
Soviet troops virtually completed
the occupation of Vienna, and dis
patches from the Russian capital
said "Moscow's guns may salute the
freeing of the ancient Austrian
capital tonight"
Northwest of Bratislava the Rus
slams were fighting within sight at
least of the Vienna-Bruenn high
way, last escape route for the Ger
mans northward out of the capital.
Assault on Berlin Seen.
Moscow dispatches said the en-
circlement had been completed.
Berlin said Soviet gunboats were
putting tommygunners ashore in the
rear of German troops still fighting
on the emile long island in north
ern Vienna between the river and
Danube Canal.
The German commander on the
Berlin front was reported by the
German radio to have issued an
order of the day to his troops
warning that the zero hour for the
push by Marshal Gregory Zhukov'S
lst White Russian Army from its
bases along the Oder could be ex-
pected at any time.
Soviet air reconnaissance herald
ing such an assault already is "ex-
ceptionally brisk Berlin minitary
spokesman said.
Reds Believed Ready.
I'm the Oder bend from north of
Bueben go miles southeast of Ber-
lin) as far as Kuestrin enemy mo-
torized and rail movements continue
and indicate a growing Russian
readiness for the offensive he said.
The German communique said
Gen. Lasch, commander at Koenigs-
berg, had been court-martialed for
cowardice in surrendering the East
Prussian capital and sentenced to
death in absentia.
"Reprisals will be taken against