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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13

New York, March ,3-(UP) - Robert F. MacFea, pioneer design. CT of military tanks, worked in his 50-cents-a-day hotel room today or inventions he hoped would carr him three square meals a day.
 Unemployed, forgotten by thos0 who hailed his caterpillar track war machine and used 1t effective ly against the Germans in the first World War, MacFea refused finan. cial help from relatives and dis couraged publicity of his situation.
 He was one of five officers of the British Royal Navy who de- veloped tanks under the sponsor ship of Winston Churchill when the prime minister was first Lore of the Admiralty. None of the five ever received any royalties.
 MacF'ea has been overlooked by writers on tank history yet, the British magazine "aeroplane," old- est in its field. published an article years ago crediting MacFea with khA hAaiA dAaIs~ e~- tnpks.
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Jops On Two Still Resist
BY FRANK TREMAINE

Guam, March 13.-(UP)-Ths 25-day battle of Iowa neared the mopup stage today.
 Marines of the Fifth Division gradually were crushing the last or ganized resistance in a shrinking pocket along the north coast of the tiny island only 750 miles south of Tokyo.
 Probably fewer than 1000 of the orginila garrison of 10000 remained in the pocket. but they were fight ing to the death against Marines armed with flame throwers, tanks and guns. Their backs to the sea, they faced only death or capture ana few prisoners were being taken.
 Army fighters operating from the captured airfields on Two and war ships offshore supported the Fifth Divisions attacks with bombs and shells.
 The campaign along the north east and east coasts already was in the mopup phase. The Third and Fourth Divisions were round- ing up scattered enemy snipers in the rock-ribbed area. Only single enemy pocket of resistance re- mained at 6 p. m. yesterday.
 Army fighters bombed and strafed targets on Chichi in the Bonin islands north of Two Jima in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire yesterday.
 Liberators of the l1th Army Air Force bombed installations at Suri- bachi on Paramushiro and KataokA on Shumushu in the northern Ku- rifle Islands north of Japan Sunday. Columns of smoke rose to l5.000 feet after the attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
9th Takes SpiaoIino

Rome, March 13.-CUP)-Fifth Army troops have captured Mount Spigolino, important Apennine peak If miles west of the Pistoia- -Bol- Ogna highway, headquarters said today.
 American units stormed the $500 foot peak Sunday and killed seven Germans and captured four in wip- ing out the last pocket of resist ance. Germans attempted to re- capture the high peak yesterday put were repulsed.
 Elsewhere in the central sector of the Fifth Army front, American and Brazilian troops were reported to have made slight improvements in front line positions. Northwest of Mount Belvedere the Brazilians killed three and captured the re- mainirg l6 in German raiding party
 Positions also were improved in the right sector with small gains anG the capture of several enemy buildings southwest of Monte Ru- mici.
 Eighth Army units repulsed at- tacks by enemy patrols west Of San Alberto, southeast of Alfonsine and on the east bank of the Senoir river near the RuSsi-Lugo railway. A gre- made duel was reported southwest of CotiRnola.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
More Money For Foreign Policy Objectiues Urged

appropriation of $7l ,878, 400 for the State Department for the fiscal year exclusive of overtime pay for em- ployes, compared with corre- spending figure of $47,070'588 for the current year.
 In its Justice Department recom- mendations, the committee depart ed from usual practice and increas- ed the amount approved by the Budget Bureau. The bureau had approved an estimate of $92. .322, 800. compared with $l03, ,546, ,282 this year but the committee raised the total to $94 ,468, 300.
 The bureaus estimate would have forced the FBI to close five field offices and drop 400 agents and 200 clerks. However. the committee said 1t was unwilling to jeopardize the nations internal security pro- gram. It added that 1t had confi- dence in FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and believed he would not spend all of the money unless he needed 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
By RAYMOND LAIR

Washington, March l3 - CU.Po-- The House Appropriations Commit tee recommended today that con- gress loosen it's purse strings and give the State Department more money to achieve it's foreign policy objectives.
 The recommendation was made in a bill to provide $259, l09,700 for the state, justice and commerce depart ments and the federal judiciary during the 1946 fiscal year. An in" crease of $23, ,225 sos over appropria tions for the current fiscal year. The state department alone receiv- ed an increase of approximately that amount. The committee cut SIS ,620, 100 from the total approved by the budget bureau.
 The committee endorsed the de- partments foreign policy objectives and said 1t was disinclined Ito re- strict or delay their attainment be- cause of insufficient appropriations.
 The committee recommended an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
TANKS THREATEN RUHR SUPERhIch AY Germans Clamp Martial Law On Berlin
NAVAL BUDGET ASKED BYFDR
 LESS THAN'4 '45

Washington, March 13. = (UP) - President Roosevelt asked Congress today for 8 1946 fiscal year budget of $23,719,1 ,050 for the Navy. This is a reduction of more than $4,0OO,000,0OO from the figure for this year.
 The President also submit ted a request for additional contract authorizations of $3,088,012,624 for the Navy. About half of this, or $1, ,513,- O12,624, would be new au- thorizationS. The balance would be continued from the current fiscal year.
 The request envisioned a Navy during fiscal 1946 composed of ap- proximately 2,389,000 men. Marine Corps strength was set at 478,00Q and the Coast Guard strength at 173,165.
 The request indicated that the U. 8. high command envisions full- scale naval operations in the war for at least another 16 months. The 1946 fiscal year ends on June 30, 1046.
 Total appropriations for the Navy in the l946 fiscal year were about $28, SOC, ,O00, 900. In 1944 the total was about $23, ,000, 900 ,000.
 T1ae White House said the princi- pal reductions were approximately $2,000, 900 900 in previous estimates of the cost of the Navy airplane pro gram and drop of about $4,000.- 100000 in cash required for the Shipbuilding program.
 These reductions were offset par- italy by increased requirements for advanced bases" and by certain increases in pay allowances, de- pendent allowances and higher rat- ings achieved as the war progresses. the White House said.
 The Presidents recommendations included $402, ,0l2,624 for use in this country for ship repair facilities and for some expansion in housing, well fare, recreation and rehabilitation establishments.
 These projects, the White House said. number about 800 and range
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
Bill Bocked
 By Democrat Wins Support
(By Legislative Reporter)

Supported by Democratic and Republican members of both Hous- es, Senate Bill 798 sponsored by The Waterbury Democrat and sup ported by Sen. Patrick Wallace CD and Edward Kelley. local director of the Veterans Administration Bureau, was scheduled for hearing before the Senate at today's ses- sion at the State Capitol, Hart ford
 Purpose of the Bill is to exempt all veterans from having to pay such minor fees as those attached to the recording of discharge pap CTS. issuance of marriage and birth certificates and the like. The Bill was introduced by Senator Wallace at the request of The Democrat.
 By this Bill 1t is intended that State Statute 1163 of the Revisions of 1880 will be nullified. The latter stipulates that fees of 25 cents and the like must be charged veterans for recording of discharge papers at the offices of the town clerks and like accredited officials.
 Purpose of the present Bill has been supported editorially in this paper in the beliefe that it will be further proof of the peoples intent ito eliminate all unnecessary red tape relative to the affairs of the returning veteran
 Sources on Capitol Hill have de- clared that Democrats and Repub- lcans alike heartily support the measure, and passage is expected to meet with little opposition.
 Hartford, Conn. March l3-CUP) The General Assembly began its eleventh week today with Democra- tic and Republican leaders conSid-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13

First army headquarters announc- ed that Hodges forces in the south end of the pocket over the Rhine last night captured high hill over looking Hoenningen, five miles southeast of the captured Luden- dorff bridge, and commanding a broad sweep of the east bank of the river
 U. s. shock troops were fighting in the streets of Hoenningen and Honnef, a tthe opposite end of the 10-mile wide foothold east of the Rhine.
 12 Planes DOwned
 German planes tried 30 times be- tween and 6 D. m. to attack the bridges over the Rhine yesterday. A front dispatch reported twelve were shot down. Bombs bounce close to the bridges. but missed.
 (The reference to bridges ap- parently tended to confirm German reports that the Americans had thrown at least two plontocn bridges across the river at the bridgehead to supplement the Ludendorff bridgeD
 Berlin reported that the Ameri- cans attacked along line east of Rheinbreitbach and Gutenberg, 3A ana two miles north of thc east end of the Ludendorff bridge, after vto- lent artillery preparation.
 A Nazi broadcast quoting reports from German headquarters on the western front said the U. s. Ninth ormored division attacked northeast of Honnef, indicating that the pocket had been extended somewhat at it's northern end.
 4 dispatch from It. Gen. Omar N. Bradleys 18th army group head quarters said the Allied tactical air forces needsd a day of good wealth CT to get in their work on the Ger mar positions before the bridge head. But this was not the day, it added, and the dirty weather was even holding down the desperate ef- forts of the German air force.
 Telis report said the Germans had lost 3l planes in suicide raids They were reported diving on the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
Senate Faces Three issues

Washington, March 13.-(UP)- The senate starts work today or three controversial issues which may delay passage of the $3,l45, ,134,842 independent offices appropriations bill until Thursday.
 Involved are the future admins trative policies of the Tennessee Valley authority, the operations of the federal power commission, and a $30 100000 fund for postwar plan- ming by cities and states.
 The chief opponent of IVA, as in previous years, was Sen. ken- meth Mcclellan, D., Tenn, who again embarked upon his annual project of attempting to tie the agency to congress purse-strings.
 Aided by the appropriations com mittee, of which he is acting chair man, McKellar succeeded in strik- ing out of the bill before 1t reach ed the floor a provision permitting IVA to continue its past policy of using it's revenues as revolving fun" for operating expenses.
 Mcclellan intends to introduce to- day an amendment requiring the agency to turn in all its receipts to the Treasury. The combination of the two amendments would force IVA to come to congress each year for direct appropriations, thereby giving the senate and house appro- priations committee much tighter control over its operations.
 A similar McKellar amendment was accepted last year by the sen- ate but thrown out by the house when the bill went to conference.
 Sens. Robert M. La Toilette, Prog, Wis, and George D. Aiken, R.. Vt. are expected to lead the floor fight against another committee amend ment which would slash the appro- priation of the federal power com- mission from $2,l50.000 to $l,79l.- 466.
 Third controversial issue is a sen- ate boost to $35, ,000. 900 of a $ ,000, ,00C house grant for postwar planning by cities and states. Mcclellan in- tends to introduce an amendment providing that the house grant shall be outright. but the senate in- crease shall be distributed on q 50-50 matching basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
Crosby, Hall Crash Studio Picket Lines
(From NEA Telephoto)
By VIRGINIA MACPHERSON

Hollywood, March 13.-(UP)-A two-day strike of stage crews left movie stars twiddling their thumbs today with almost every major studio in town shut down.
 A jurisdictional dispute between two AFL unions claiming to repre- sent 78 screen set decorators tied up the whole film industry and left 1000 workers idle.
 Studios sent everyone home yes- terday when machinists. electricians, carpenters and painters joined the walkout in sympathy.
 Herbert Sorrell, president of the conference of studio unions, ordered 8,C00 union members of the job to force the studios to recognize the AFL Set Designers Local 142l, Painters, International union, as bargaining agent for the 78 set dec- orators.
 He demanded that producers fol- low a war labor board order recog- nizing the Painters union until the VILE could settle a dispute between 1t and Local A, AFL International Theatrical Stage Employes.
 The Producers association said both groups had threatened to strike and the studios would had a walk out on their hands whichever union they recognized. They waited for the war labor board to act.
 Sorrell accused the WLB of dilly- dallying in settlement of the dis pute and said he called the strike to put an end to their staling around"
 Washington WLB Chairman
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
$5,OOO Memorial Gift Sent Back

New York, March 13-(UP)-A S, 900 gift to Freedom House for the Wendell L. Willkie Memorial building went back to the Com munist Political Association today because of the political implica- tion' which Freedom House direc- tors said accompanied it.
 The directors voted 13 to l yes- terday to return the contribution. the first in 4,OO0 to be turned down, because the CPA was the only donor to give their contribution a political implication and the only one of the thousands who have contributed to accompany their gift with a press release"
 J. Raymond Walsh, research di- rect of the congress of industrial organizations political action com- mittee, cast the one negative vote.
 Earl Browder, CPA president, said he was surprised that any responsible public men could turn down the gift"
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Military Tanks Designer Nou Forgotten Pioneer"

Charles G. Grey, editor of Aero plane' for 30 years, wrote of Mac Fea as "a forgotten pioneer" Grey said that MacFea brought to this office in September or October, 1914, the general arrangement of a machine exactly like the tanks which went into action in France in July. 1916, and at intervals for weeks he discussed with us his va- rious efforts to get support for the idea"
 MacFea, in 1915. was allotted 700 pounds to contrive a "land- ship" He turned out an angled- front, endless track steel machine that terrified German infantry and broke the stalemate of trench war fare on French soil.
 The British royal commission finally awarded MacFea 800 pounds for his work. Rear Admiral Sir Murray Sueter, commander in the last war of the Admiralty's air de- partment, called this sum "a house. maids legacy" He said "Lieuten- ant AAacFaa was badly traatad-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
World Nelvs Freedom
 Important" Project

Washington, March 13.-(UP)- State Department considers world freedom of news tremendously important" project of its new cul- tural relations program.
 Assistant Secretary of State Archibald MacLeish told members of the House appropriations com mittee in recent hearings that "a whole field of planning" has been opened up by the pleas of President Roosevelt, Congress and leaders of the news profession for interna- tionai freedom of information and knowledge.
 Records of his testimony were re- leased today.
 MacLeish predicted that this gov ernment'S freedom of news cam paign would dovetail into the State Departments overall plan for reaching into the world with big cultural relations program after the war.
 He also disclosed that some of the functions of the Office of War Information would be taken over by his division when the war ends and owl is liquidated. OWI opera tions concerned solely with the WET" will be eliminated, he said but the agency probably will trans fer some of its personnel to the State Department.
 MacLeish called attention to the freedom of news" program advo- cated by the American Society Of Newspaper Editors and Hugh Bail lie, president of the United Press, and Kent Cooper, general manager of the Associated Press.
 That is an international prob lem, a problem in foreign relations of the greatest delicacy and dif-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
Jops Unable To Organize At Mindonoo
By H. D. QUIGG

Manila, March 13.-(UP)-Vet- eran U. S. troops famed cut rap idly in southwest Mindanao today against only disorganized Japanese resistance after capturing the ad- ministrative city of Zamboanga.
 The swift drive firmly established a bridgehead three miles long and nearly two miles wide along BaSilan Strait and brought the fall of zamboanga city, four villages and two valuable airdromes.
 The effect of the initial surprise of the invasion, now in its fourth day, continued. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur emphasized in his commit nique that the Japanese had not yet been able to effectively organize their forces.
 In the first 30 hours after the landing, seasoned jungle fighters of Maj. Gen. Jens A. Does 4lst Di- vision barreled through three miles of elaborate steel and concrete pill boxes an reach Zamboanga.
 Japanese forces, which fled to the surrounding hills, peppered the advancing troops with machine gun and mortar fire, but the communi- que said the enemy inflicted "only minor loss to our troops"
 CA Domei news agency dispatch, recorded by EGG, claimed that American casualties in the Min danao operations totaled approxi- mately 100 killed or wounded. It gave no estimate of Japanese loss es.)
 While one column of Does forces tumbled zamboanga with its ad- ministration buildings, another unit drive inland and seized San Roquee airdrome, one and a half miles northwest of the city.
 San Roque (CQ) airfield was the second major airdrome taken on Mindanao and provided the Amer jeans with number of airstrips. Reconnaissance planes already wee operating from Wolfe airfield, three-quarters of mile inland
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
REDS INCREASE
 ODER PRESSURE AT BR|DGEHEAD
BY ROBERT MusEL

London, March 13. - (UP) - The German high com mand said today that the Red Army has increased the pressure on German lines be- fore it's Oder river bridge head about 30 miles due east of Berlin.
 Signs that the battle of Berlin was about to begin came from Russia, Germany and the western front.
 An Allied Army broadcast quoted a spokesman at It. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's 18th Army group headquarters as saying the Nazis had clamped an iron grip of mar tial law on all of Berlin, ac- cording to newly captured prisoners.
 The Soviet Army Journal Red Star said powerful Russian war machine stands at the gates of the German capital ready to unfurl the banner of victory over Berlin.
 A German communique &C., knowledging increased Russian pres sure in the Oder bridgehead north of Frankfurt, said hard fighting German troops managed to contain the Soviet pocket.
 Other German broadcasts said the Russians were fighting to ex- pand and join their bridgeheads over the Oder for full scale push against Berlin.
 35-Day Battle
 The fall of Kuestrin, 38 miles east of Berlin and anchor of the shat tered Oder river line, was expected to speed the march on the German capital. The fortress city was cap- tured yesterday after 35-day bat tic.
 Berlin broadcasts said the Soviets had attacked with especially strong forces from bridgeheads on the west bank of the Oder near Lebus, 10 miles south of Kuestrin, and Klessin, eight miles south. Lebus lies B miles east of Berlin.
 Berlin has conceded that the Rus siyns hold six small bridgeheads across the Oder on both sides Of Kuestrin east of Berlin. Moscow has net confirmed officially that the pod army UaS across the river, How ever, part of newly-captured Kues-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
Noqoyo Fires Still Raging
Ry E. G. YALENS

Guam, March 13-(UP)-Pe econ- naissance photographs showed to- day that Superfortresses destroyed more than 16 1-2 square miles iT the center of Tokyo and IA square miles-285 city blocks-in Nagoya In their two heaviest raids of the war on Japan.
 Fifteen fires still were burning in Nagoya, Japan's principal aircraft manufacturing center and third largest city, when photographs were taken late yesterday, some eight hours after 2,00O-ton B-29 incen- diary raid.
 The remainder of the fires kin dled in the five-square- mile target area in the center of Nagoya either had been extinguished or burned themselves out. The area leveled by flames totalled 34,300,000 square feet.
 Specifically. the photographs showed 13.6 per cent of the total roof area Of the aichi aircraft works damaged, one main sub-assembly building gutted and B miScellan- eous buildings destroyed; moderate damage at the Kasadera plant of the Kokuku machinery company; minor damage at the Tsukiji plant of the Daido Electric Steel com pany. the Nissan chemical plant, the Atsuta factory of the Nagoya arsenal, and the Sumitomo light metals plant.
 Mai Gen. Curtis Le May, com mander of the 21st bomber com- mand, freely conceded that the Na- goya raid was not as successful as the 2,300-ton fire attack on Tokyo Saturday. He hinted that fast work by fire fighters at Nagoya limited the destruction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
Josephine Kean
 Loses $25, 900 Suit

A directed jury verdict for the defendants was returned in superior court this morning in the 5000 civil action brought by Mrs. Jose phine Kean of Waterbury against Margaret and William H. Grinold of Wallingford, the Methodist Epis- copal church of Wallingford, and the Town of Wallingford.
 Judge Frank P. McEvoy directed the jury of three women and nine men to return a verdict for all three defendants after he heard detailed arguments, in the absence of the jury, on three individual defense motions for such a verdict.
 The case is the third local action in recent years to end in directed verdict.
 Attorneys for the plaintiff an- nounced they would file a motion asking the court to set aside the directed verdict, thereby laying groundwork for an appeal to the State Supreme Court of Errors. Ar guments on the motion will be heard at a short calendar session of the court, probably next week.
 Mrs. Kean sued as the result ot injuries sustained January 8, l944, in a fall on a sidewalk in front of Wallingford property owned by the Grinold couple. It was alleged melting snow and ice from a roof of the church. adjacent to the Grinold home, had accumulated in a depression on the walk and had rendered dangerous condition. The town was charged with negl- gence for failing to remedy the condition.
 The motions were presented by the defense attorneys after the plaintiff produced two rebuttal witnesses. and just before closing arguments were scheduled to start.
 Attorney William F. Wrynn'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-13
U. s. Bridgehead Now 6 Miles Deep
 And Il Miles Wide
BY BRUCE MUNN

Paris, March 13 - (UP) - It. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges troops slugged eastward mile at the center of Remagen brdgehead today and threatening the superhighway linking the Ruhr and upper Rhineiano
 The British radio reported that the bridgehead now IS six miles deep and II miles wide and that the Americans are less than two miles from the Superhighway).
 The Germans mounted two small but well organizeo against the rim of the brdgehead One by 200 tankled troops stopped cold The other dented the First Army lines in the hills east of Reagen but the Americans regained the lost ground.