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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

Doughboys in the tiny remaining battlefield.
 The Eighth Regiment of the vet eran Second Marine Division paved the way for final victory with a three-mile thrust through disorgan- ized enemy resistance to the south coast 700 yards south of KomeSu.
 Moving along abreast, the Fourth Regiment of the Sixth Marine Dl- vision also slashed through to the south coast even closer to KomeSu, believed the site of Japanese head quarters.
 The twin breakthroughs split the remaining enemy forces into two pockets of two and three square miles respectively. These pockets then were split again and again as the Marines and two Army dl- vision famed out in all directions.
 The last major fighting was un- derway between Mabuni and Udo on the southwest coast. Around Udo, the Japanese were throwing themselves of cliffs to death on jagged rocks 16O feet below.
 Many Quitting
 In other sectors, the Japanese were surrendering in greater num- bers than ever before in the Pacific war. Many mingled with the hordes of civilians moving into the Ameri- can lines Others just walked from their positions and quit.
 Those Japanese who chose to die fighting were being slain with flame ttrowers, grenades and bayonets in caves and coral Assures.
 North of the battleline, the 27th Army Divisions was mopping up organized Japanese guerillas in a 500-square-mile area of northern Okinawa.
 The division, making an east west sweep across mountainous jungles, was nearing a pocket of 200 to 800 Japanese atop 1100-foot Kushitake hill. Two division ar tillery battalions were being used in the attack.
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cadets arrived from Fort Bening, Ga, last night in field uniforms.
 After lunch Eisenhower will visit the quarters he used while a cadet at the academy. A review of the reservations enlisted personnel and a general inspection of the post will wind up the formal activities. Eisen- hover will talk to the enlisted men in his second address of the day.
 Eisenhower will stay at the aca- demy overnight. He will fly to Kan sas City, Mo, tomorrow from Stewart field. After reception in Kansas City, the former Kansas farm boy, will leave for his home town of Abilene, Kan, for another welcome.
 A crowd estimated anywhere be- tween four to six million gave Eis- enhower the biggest welcome on re- cord in New York yesterday. They damned sidewalks and street en- frances from one end of the 38- mile parade route to the other.
 Eisenhower never let up smiling. He said the parade was the biggest thing he had ever seen. It was vast-' ly different from his reception in London and Paris, Eisenhofer said, because he was among his own peo- pie.
 The General told the crowd in his speech at city hall that he felt like jumping down from his official car every few feet to shake the hand of a fellow American or speak to one of the thousands of school chil- dren along the route.
 Rain which held off throughout the morning and part of the after noon finally drove the general un- der-roof from his box seat at the Giants Braves baseball game at the Polo Grounds.
 He proved his first hand know ledge of the game by keeping his own score until the rain forced him from his box in the fourth inning. As it was he stuck it for two ln- nings. The rain began in second.
 Eisenhower saw two more innings from the office of president Horace Stoneham of Giants, The Giants were trailing 6-2 when he left, and wound up losing the game, 9-2.
 The supreme Allied commander carried away an autographed bat, a gift from the players.
 He left the game early to rest for the banquet given him last night at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The SIS per plate "meatless Tuesday" affair drew 1,6O0 persons. More than lOO,- 900 had applied for tickets.
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Trumon Rests In Northwest
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makes his home. The executive mansion is only few paces away from the massive state legislative building and is on a hill overlook ing the southern end of Puget Sound.
 After he arrived from Washing ton last night aboard his luxurious special plane which made non- stor trip across the continent. the President had & leisurely dinner with Governor and Mrs. Wallgren and some old friends, then attended an organ recital in the Capitol building. The President retired early.
 MT. Truman'S presence here was attracting wide attention in all the newspapers of the northwest, but his reception yesterday was com raratively quiet State police had kept crowds from congregating around road intersections and con- sequently during his drive from the army base at McChord Field, there were few spectators along the way.
 The President proceeded without the usual accompanying display Of a motorcycle escort and his linn cuisine looked more like prosper ous Washingtonian going for an af- ternoon ried than the President making his first official visit to the northwest.
 MT. Truman, despite his takeit- easy schedule, remained in con- stant touch with Washington. Special communications facilities made it possible for him to keep in almost instantaneous contact with the White House, and official pouches were to be sent to him at frequent intervals.
 Members of the Presidents staff would not discuss the matter, but it was evident from dispatches from the United Nations meeting that some doubt still existed as to whether the conference can end by Saturday. At any rate, the Presi- dent was expected to remain here until he does receive definite word Then he will proceed directly to the Conference.
 This is the Presidents first real rest since he took office in April. He admittedly 'loafed" during the 12 and half hour plane ride to the west coast, reading, eating and talking with his immediate staff members who accompanied him.
 Wallgren met him at the Mc- Chord air base and rode with him to the mansion.
 The flight itself was pleasant un- til the three planes in the Presi- dents flight hit bump weather over the Rock mountains. He pro- fessed to have slept through most of the bad weather.
 Once the San Francisco trip Is out of the way, the President will make home town celebration stops at Independence. Mo. and Kansas City. His next big trip will be the Big Three meeting in Germany in mid-July.
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 shore of Brunei Bay, gained two of the 18 miles to the rubber center of Beaufort.
 Amphibious patrols made another new landing-unopposed like the others - 10 miles southwest of Brunei Town. On the west coast, other units pushed four miles be- yond the town of Tutong through virtually impossible Mangrove swamps. They apparently were at tempting to drive overland toward the Seria and Mir oilfieldes, where persistent e-sweeping activity has indicated new landings might be made soon.
 The American advance in north ern Luzon continued unchecked with the 37th Division driving across the Cagayan river, where the Jap anese might have been expected to make a stand. The 37th gained 13 miles in its newest spurt to reach a point only three miles from 1lagan, with a pre-war population of 30,OO0 the capital of Isabella Province
 In that thrust, made Monday, the 37th Division liberate dthe town of Naguilan, killed 200 Japanese, and captured another 447 Most of the prisoners were Formosans and they represented one of the biggest bags taken inthe flght-to- o-the-death op- erations in the Philippines.
 Northwest of Bagabag, the Sixth Division killed a total of over 400 Japanese in mopping-up operations along Highway Four.
 The Nays PIT boats again straf- ed beach defenses in the Aparri re- zion of northern Luzon and drew heavy fire from shore batteries.
 Over forty Liberators dropped 160 tons of bombs on the industrial and rail center of Keelung, in northern Formosa, Sunday. Four Japanese intercepting fighters ap- peared and tried a new trick to down the bombers. They dropped explosive charges attached to cables apparently with the idea the cables would catch on the bombers. It did, mt work.
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Witnesses In Coscia
 Case Are Ruled Out
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gerald asked Coscia, Before the gugn went off, were you filled with rage?"
 Coscia replied, Full of rage, full of fear, and without rancor."
 Fitzgerald asked, Were you full of hate?" Coscia answered, T do not hate anybody. I do not believe in hate"
 Were you seeking revenge" Fitz- gerald asked. T do not believe in revenge I am humanitarian" Cos cia replied.
 To Fitzgeralds question if he had control of himself, Coscia replied he did not. Fitzgerald then said, You had enough control to put the cor rect shell in the gun," and Coscia replied, If I had control, never would have put the cartridge in the gugn. It was not rage, but fear"
 Mascolo recommended his exam ination of the witness when court recessed at l.
 Several psychiatrists were in the courtroom and indications were they might be called as witnesses this afternoon.
 Can't Remember
 Yesterday afternoon when Coscia was asked by Fitzgerald if he re- membered going to 419 Washington avenue on the morning of Sept. 29 With Laden and Bender and a stenographer, he replied he could not remember.
 Do you understand that if you remember and say you do not re- member that you are telling a lie, " Fitzgerald asked.
 If remember would say I re- member but if I do not remember have to say don't remember" the witness replied.
 Coscia said he did not remember going to his home at any time after the staying, he did not remember pointing out where Cyr was and where the gun was, did not remem- Der showing where he kept the guns, and did not remember showing what happened in the cellar.
 Fitzgerald then read from a transcript series of questions Laden asked Cyr on Sept. 29 at the scene of the staying, in the Cyr kitchen, and the answers the &C., cused gave.
 There was crack in the door, in the panel, Domenic?" Laden asked Coscia, according to the transcript.
 "Yes. So I take the gun. I bang like this-'open the door Coscia replied, according to the transcript.
 The reading continued:
 You bumped the door and said, open the door'?"
 T bumped the door with the gun I think piece fall down like that"
 Where was he Domenic?"
 "Over there (pointing), standing up.'
 He was. standing up in front of the chair in the southeast corner?'
 Yes, west corner"
 The southwest corner, right by the rocking chair?"
 Yes"
 You looked in through the broken panel and saw him stand- ing up over there?"
 "Yes. He started to walk to- ward the door. He came in my way
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Strike Wave FIourishino
lBY United PreSSl

The Army began operation of the strike-bound Diamond Alkali Co.,, plant at Painesille, O., as a nation wide wave of strikes curtailed war production.
 President Truman ordered seiz- ure of the alkali plant after Un- dersecretary of War Robert P. Pat terson described the strike of 2,0OO workers as "one of the most criti- cal from war standpoint" The workers, members of the United Mine Mine Workers of America, struck in protest against the company's use of outside contractors for work in the plant.
 Additional thousands of soldiers in full battle regalia moved into Chicago today to operate trucks made idle by the walkout of 10000 operators, demanding more money The Army already had 1,500 sol diers driving trucks there.
 At the same time the War Labor Board ordered $500 strikers at the Mccormick Works of the Interna- tional Harvester company, Chicago, back to work today. The strike had halted production of farm equip ment and war goods.
 A VILE back -to-Work order to 18,- 900 Goodyear Tre and Rubber Co.,, Akron, strikers was ignored. Lead CTS of the United Rubber Workers, CIO, disclaimed any responsibility in the strike, and strikers gave no clear cause for the walkout.
 In a separate strike move, 16,00O workers at Akron Tirestone Tire and Rubber company voter in favor of a strike. Leaders said the vote had no connection with the Goodyear strike.
 Six thousand Pittsburgh Plate Glass company employees at the Creighton and Ford City, Pa, were on strike for the sixth day.
 They jumped the gun on a strike planned for tomorrow by 17,000 glass workers in Pennsylvania and Ohio The National War Labor board assumed jurisdiction of con- tract dispute.
 Six hundred workers at the To- ledo Akclin Stamping company and Mather Spring company-all mem bers of the United Automobile workers. CIO-continued a strike begun June T.
 A strike of 2,6OO United Steel workers, CIO, over the discharge of one worker, went into its eighth day at the American Rolling Mill company plant, Ashland, Ky, de- spite VILE back to work order.
 Leaders of American Federation of Labor unions in Chicago said they did not believe workers at the R. R. Donnelley & Sons company printing plant would heed VILE directive to halt a work stoppage, which began two weeks ago. The strike for a time threatened print ing of Time and Life. magazines.
 Representatives of the Transport Workers union, CIO, in New York announced the end of a bus slow down which affected 90 per cent of the city's buses. A dispute over pay and overtime work will go to an arbiter.
 A strike of 5000 Marine and Shipbuilding Workers, CIO. at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. shipyards in Hoboken, N. J., over a wage dis pute. left the yards deserted for the second day today.
 Local officials of the United Elec- trical Radio & Machine Workers, CIO. sought help from interna- tional officers in a move to settle a strike of 1000 employees at the General Electric company, Bridge port, Conn. Labor leaders said the men complained they found it "very embarrassing" that their wives made more money than they did.
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Moscow under auspices of the AL lied big three.
 Under London Regime
 It previously had been thought that some attempt might be made to link Mikolajczyk with the under ground, because some of the report ed attacks on the Red Army occur red while he was premier of the London government. Okulicki told the court that the home army and the underground were under direc- tion of the London regime.
 A Moscow dispatch said the man. ner in which the prosecution cross questioned several of the lesser de- fendants indicated they would be acquitted or at most receive light sentences.
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have gun like that. just pull

I have gun like that. I just pull trigger"
 After each question and answer Fitzgerald asked Coscia if he re- membered them, and each time he gave the same reply, T don't re- member"
 Lengthy Questioning
 For an hour and a half, follow ing the start of yesterday after noon's session, the prosecutor questioned Coscia about a state ment made by the accused to As- sistant States Attorney Walter w. Smyth. Gn reply to a question by Mascolo, Fitzgerald stated Smyth questioned Coscia on Sept. 28 from 2 to $40 p. m.)
 At first Coscia said he did not know if he was questioned by Smyth. Fitzgerald then read a statement made by Coscia last Fri day from the witness stand that he was kept under an interrogation by Snyth. The accused, following the reading of the statement, said 1t was true that Snyth had ques- toned him.
 Throughout the reading of the transcript of Smyth's questions and his answers, Coscia maintained he did not remember them.
 One of the series of questions in Smyth's transcript, read yesterday, was as follows:
 He (Cyr) was in the corner sit- ting down?"
 "Yes, at the table"
 Which way was he facing?"
 He face my way. He came in my way. No stay over there any more. Move my way. He came in way I think he want to grab me again. Then I let the shot"
 Did you have the barrel of the gun through the door?"
 T had my hand on the gun just like this Then I say Too bad, boy and I shot him"
 You said It's too bad, boy?"
 T said I think it is too bad for you, and you no get me anyway"
 Asked by Fitzgerald if he re- membered that answer Coscla stated from the witness stand, T do not recall that and I can swear on the soul of my mother in the graveyard and on my conscience that I am not capable of saying those words"
 Further reading of Smyth's transcript indicated that Coscia raised his arms to his shoulders and indicated how he held the gun when it was fired.
 "Never Say a Word"
 Smyth asked Coscia if Cyr said anything when he was walking to- ward him, according to the trans cript. Coscia's reply was quoted, Never say a word Just get up and come my way. That's all" Coscia was quoted as saying that he pulled the first trigger Of his double barreled shotgun.
 Coscia also was quoted as telling Smyth that Mrs. Cyr was in the kitchen when he looked through the broken panel, but that "she got scared and went into the next room"
 In reply to query by Fitzgerald, Coscia denied that he had discussed the questions and answers in the coroner's transcript with his attor- ney before coming into court He claimed that Mascolo only advised him do not be afraid"
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 discussion powers limited to sub- jects related to the maintenance of international peace and security. The Australians, acting as spokes- men for the little nations, want unlimited discussion in the assem- bly,.
 Tt is a curious thing" Evatt told the United Press, that the charter itself specifically mentions funda- mental freedoms which include freedom of discussion. yet the power of the assembly itself to exercise so fundamental a freedom is being called into question"
 Otherwise the conference was making giant strides toward ad- journment. Four of the proposed IA chapters of the charter were ap- proved by commissions in public session yesterday That brought the total of approved chapters to 10. Three more propably will get commission approval today, leaving only the one on the assembly which is tied up by the Soviet-Aus- tralian controversy.
 In addition, the conference got it's first taste of drama since the early days of the conference. After weeks of dull technical work, a conference commission plunged into heated discussion last night of Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain and concluded by unani- mously adopting Mexican declar- ation which will keep Spain black listed from United Nations mem bership while Franco rules.
 Speaker after speaker denounced Franco vehemently to the accom- paniment of applause. But the cli- max of the hour-long discussion was left for a man who has been severely criticized for U. S. policy toward Spain-Assistant Secretary of State James c. Dunn. From the rostrum of the opera house, he de- livered a one-sentence speech:
 The United States is in complete accord with the statement of the delegation from Mexico and desires to associate itself with that declar- ation"
 The controversy over discussion in the assembly dates back to the very first days of this conference Russia. supported by the other members of the Big Five. has sought always to limit the assem- bly's discussion powers to matters pertaining to peace and security. But the Big Five were outvoted in committee and the chapter as ap. proved would allow the assembly to discuss "any matter within the sphere of international relations"
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 Leap From Cliffs
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Staff Officer It. Col. William " Antwerp, Albany, N. Y, said:
 "The force likely includes mixed tactical troops, naval personnel and home guard units composed of young Okinawans."
 The mop-up drive began May 3 and the soldiers already have ac- counted for some 800 Japanese dead, in addition to 91 prisoners and thousands of civilians rounded up.
 The enemy troops were unavoid- ably by-passed when 10th Army Marines made their fast drive north from the Hagushi landing beaches.
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lSOlLllluGQ lTOIIl TdSC IL the northern Honshu coast.
 A naval privateer of fleet driving IS sank small cargo ship and dam- aged fishing craft off Honshu yes- terday in 3C-minute battle. A Lib- crater of the same wing shot aown an enemy fighter.
 North o fJapan, 11th air force Mitchells sank small enemy cargo ship and damaged three others off Paramushiro Monday. Planes Of fleet air wing four bombed installa- tions at Suribachi on Paramushiro the same day.
 A Tokyo broadcast said 30 Amer1- can fighter planes from Okinawa attacked the town of Omura on Kyushu in southern Japan at S:2O a. m, today,
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TODAY's BEST YARN

Washington. June 20 - (U.Po - The following came in the mail to- day from the Public Relations Office of the Army Air Force Unit at Langley Field, Va:
 "A private stationed at this AAF Training Command Radar school bumbled into the personal affairs office and reported to (WAC, F1rst Lieutenant Jane Burning.
 cMa'am,' said the GI, I just gol married. What do I do now?' The lieutenant told him"
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ChorIes Kelley, 69,
 Rescued By Bremen

New Haven, Conn, June 20 - GU. P) - Charles Kelley, 69, was car ried to safety by firemen from his third-story room when fire swept through tenement house early to- day and drove eight families into the street.
 Kelley was unconscious when re-
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moved from the building, and at New Haven hospital it was said his condition was serious. He was re- ported to have relatives living in Waterbury.
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Mexico City street car workers are opposing the proposal of Pres ident Avila Camacho of Mexico to have the lines run by cooperative society.
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Fastest growing continent in population is South America, which has 92,000,000 inhabitants, about four per cent of the worlds popela- ton.
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Soft fireproof clothing in many colors nas been produced in Eng land.
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Mexico City restaurant owners caught overcharging are being fined.
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BoIikpopon Bay Mined

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Conference 9 Weeks Old

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-26
By PEDRO AcULAR


Hansen, II games, batted 80
times, scored eight runs and hit
safely II times, BOT.
A. Garcia, three games, 10 times
at bat, two runs and three hits,
300.
E. Rodriguez, five games, at bat
10 times, scored four runs and
hit safely three times, 300.
S. Valdez, IL games, at bat 20
times, II runs and eight hits,
.3O7.
J. Roberts. 20 games, at bat So
times, scored II runs and Is hits,
.283.
Mccoy, played in nine games.
at bat is times, three runs and
four hits, $50.
j. Torres, seven games, at bat
% times, three runs and six hits,
.272.
Mccullough, Jr., 80 games, at
bat SO times, II runs and 20 hits,
! .294.
Mccullough, ST.. (manager),
played in eight games, at bat %
times, scored seven runs and hit
safely five times, .225.
j. Ogden, Is games, at bat 80
times, 10 runs and six hits, 200.
Lou Gonzalez, played in eight
games. 20 times at bat, two runs
and four hits, 200.
Roger, played in two games,
five times at bat, no runs, one hit,
200.
E. Albury, played in six games,
at bat 10 times, scored three runs,
three hits, .187.
Vinson, played in seven games,
10 times at bat, one run, two hits,
los.
Mickleberry, played in six
games, at bat 10 times, one run,
one hit. 100.
Labrada, played in seven games
II times at bat, three runs and
one hit, .O58.
E. Acevedo, one game, twice at
bat, no hits, no runs, 900.
Strickland, six games, II times
at bat, no runs, no hits, 000
McArdle, six games, Is times at
bat, one run, no hits, 900.
Iradi, one game, twice at bat,
one run, no hits, 900.
F. TyneS, two games, at bat
three times, no runs, no hits, 900.
Kelly, one game, twice at bat,
one run and no hits, 900.
James Ogden, two games, at bat
eight times, six runs, four hits,
500.
Legion used Al players during
the year, was at bat 1853 times,
scored 293 runs and hit safely 1874
times for a team batting average
of 1903.