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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
No Opposition Met As Armored And Infantry
 Units Roll Into City
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, March 5. - (UP) = American armored and in- fantry forces broke into the streets of Cologne today and struck for the center of the Rhineland city without meet ing opposition.
 First accounts from the front indicated the bulk of the German garrison already had fled across the Rhine and that only scattered Nazt rear guards were left in the Cologne ruins.
 Elements of the U. s. First Army's Third Armored Di- vision swept into Cologne from the northwest in two parallel columns. VanguardS of the American 104th and Eighth Infantry Divisions were driving into the city's outskirts from the west and southwest.
 The Third armored division cap. tured Longerichn, 3-4 miles north. west of Cologne and Mengenichs two miles to the west and about the same distance from the city.
 Both columns pushed rapidly ahead into Cologne proper and at last reports were pouring tanks and infantrymen into the heart of Ger. manys fourth city.
 No Resistance
 We are within the city limits ana thus far there is no resistance,] United Press War Correspondent c R. Cunningham reported in disc patch filed from the Cologne front at g a. m. today A a. m. EWT0
 The dramatic breakthrough into Cologne brought the battle for the Rhineland plain into its final phases less than II days after the start Of the American drive across the Roer river.
 American Ninth army troops to the north were astride the western entrances to two bridges spanning the Rhine between Homberg and the Ruhr valley city of Duisburgs and the Canadian First Army on the Ninth's left flank was ramming against the last remaining enemy bridgehead at Wesel.
 Cunningham reported that the Cologne garrison was believed to have escaped across the Rhine in ba-ges, suggesting that the great Hohenzollern bridge and the other
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
Hearings Set On City Bills

The joint committee of finance of the Senate ana House of the Gen. eral Assembly will hold public hear ing on March q on the Assessors Bill and Bills relating to the city's bond issues.
 The Assessors Bill calls for revi- sion of the personnel makeup Of the local office by means of abolish ment of the five member board of tax commissioners to be supplanted by chief assessor and two assist ants, the former to receive a salary of $7,500 annually.
 The city seeks permission from the General Assembly to issue bonds in amount of $2,300,000 to defray costs of new sewerage dis posal plant and for purposes of constructing various public works project.
 Bond issuanAe in amount of $1,- 50O,000 is souglI5 for the sewage dis postal plant and $800,000 for pub lie works consisting of $500,000 for an airport $l50.0O0 for storm-water drainage construction and $780, 900 for street rg)air.
 No unified opposition to the pro- posed readjustment of the assessors offic0 has appeared as yet although 1t has been stated that political displeasure" is being shown toward the proposal. The bill calls for ap- pointment of chief assessor for six-year term, appointment to be by the finance board. At present there are five assessors each receiving $3,l0O each three of whom are of Democratic affiliation and two Re- publicans.
 The city likewise seeks to have the General Assembly rescind it's former ruling that the current wa ter bonded debt in amount of $l.- 485. 1000 issued in 194l, be included within the city's general bonded debt. As reported here previously 1t is not customary to include water bonds within the general debt serv- ice but the General Assembly so ruled 1t a requisite when granting the issuance powers in 194l.
 At that time the city was in ex- cess of It's bonded debt limitation of over $10O00,000 and the penalty
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
100 Duration Suspensions Loom In Red Stamp Racket

The OPA was said to be investi- gating reports that counterfeit red stamps had been used to force butchers to accept tie-in sales of low quality meats. In purchasing better grades of meat with the coun- terfeot stamps,it was said. dealers were understood to have been forc- ed to buy inferior cuts TO be en- tirely excluded from the sale.
 OPA officials, who have been in- vestigating the situation with the district-attorney's office for three weeks. already nave brought five dealers into court on charges in connection with the sales. The in- vestigators contended that about 4,5O0,OOO points in Counterfeit stamps had been shipped into Bos- ton by a ring composed of racke. teers in New York and OhicaRA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05

New York, March S(UP)-MO- ton picture actress Una Merkel Burla was overcome by gas early this morning as her mother, Mrs. Arno Merkel, 70, died, apparently a suicide, in their hotel apartment.
 A night bell captain at the Essex house discovered Mrs. MerkePs body about 5 a. m. after a night watchman had Smelled gas coming from the apartment. A heavy bath towel had been wedged under the kitchen door, police said.
 The 38-year-old actress, uncon- scious in her bed. was partially revived by . police emergency squad and removed to Roosevelt hospital, where her condition was said to be good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
Forts Again She'll Tokyo
BY FRED SCHERFF

WaShngton, March 3. - (UP) - Ten Superfortresses bombed Tokyo today, Japanese broadcasts said, in a follow-up to yesterdays destruc- tive raid by nearly 200 B-29s.
 The giant raiders thundered across the coast of Honshu, Japan S main home island, near Hamamatsu, one at time, and dropped demoli- ton and fire bombs on the capital between 12:30 and 2:30 a. m. (Tokyo time), radio Tokyo said.
 There was practically no dam age" the broadcast, recorded by the EGG, said.
 CA London broadcast heard by CBS reported that American Fly ing Fortresses" were over Tokyo again this morning. This was be- lieved an error, however, since Su- perfortresses are the only land- based planes SO far to attack the capital.
 Tokyo also reported that single B-29 flew over southern Kyushu, south of Honshu, about II o'clock AuoV AiABAAb' " VI Ol|pCN Arp bCHAbo in the sea and fled, Tokyo said.
 The nearly POO B-29s which blast ed Tokyo in daylight yesterday were believed to have reduced another huge segment of enemy capital to flaming ruins. A force only slightly larger burned out 240 square blocks -29,000,000 square feet-in the cen- ter of Tokyo February 25.
 Striking in snowstorm, the big force of Superfortresses bombed through five-mile layer of clouds with the aid of precision instru- ments. The bombload was expected to equal that of the February 25 raid-approximately 1000 tons.
 We couldn't have helped but raise hell down there," returning crewmen told United Press War Correspondent Lloyd Tupling at a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
Bases Near Formosa Fall
By H. D. QUIGG

Manila, March 5.-(UP)-Ameri- can troops and Filipino guerrillas clamped huge pincers on Japanese forces in northern Luzon today and seized bases within 225 miles of FormoSa.
 The squeeze on the Japanese in the northern mountains was paced by American-led guerrilla forces who cleared the 2000-square mile Ilicos Notre province in the north western center of Luzon.
 Thousand of Japanese were killed by the guerrillas as they drove the last of the invaders from the prov ince, commanding the South China Sea. the China coast and the en- emy's Formosa stronghold.
 The guerrillas, armed with modern American weapons and aided by U. s. planes, were led by Col. R. w.. Volckman, (752 Sixth avenue) South Clinton. Ia. He was a member of Gen. Douglas MacAr/lur's forces before the war and went over to the guerrillas after the fall of Bataan.
 Tn this irregular type of fighting which the enemy has been unable to fathom he sustained extraordi- narily heavy losses running into the thousands" Macarthur said. Our own were minor"
 By clearing Ilicos Notre, which Is 68 miles long and 28 miles wide. the guerrillas were only A miles from the north coastal air base of Aparri. 49O miles from Hong Kong and 225 miles from the southern tip of For moSa.
 The offensive by Volckman's forces also carried to within 100 miles of American lines on Lin gayen Gulf and within 160 miles of U. s. troops pushing up the center of Luzon.
 A communique disclosed that troops of the 32nd division. advanc- ing up the Arnbayabang river, en-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
BY CHARLES IT. HERROLD

Washington, March 5.-(UP)- The government. concerned at the possibility of crippling coal strike, warned today that the nations soft coal stockpile has dropped to a 26-day supply and appealed for greater conservation by all users.
 The report was issued by Fuel Administrator Harold L. Ickes as the United Mine Workers and bi- luminous operators began closed door discussions of new wage contract to replace the one expir- ing March 3l. The outcome will de- termine whether peace or strife IS in store for the soft coal fields.
 Ickes said soft coal stockpiles on Feb. were about 40,74O,000 tons, a 26 day supply. This compared with 67.2OA 900 tons or about . 32
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
French Decline
 Farley Invite

Paris. March 5. - (UP) Reli- able sources reported today that the French government had cancelled its earlier acceptance of an invita- tion to attend the San Francisco Conference as sponsoring power.
 The French delegation will attend only as one of the invited groups, informants reported. An official an- nouncement on the matter was ex- pected soon.
 When Foreign Minister George Bidault visited London last week he asked for clarification of a number of points in the Crimea decisions. On the basis of Foreign Secretary An thony Eden's replies the cabinet Wednesday agreed that France would take part in the San Fran- cisco meeting as an inviting oE raanaoEin9 poWeE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
Nation;s Soft Coal Stock
 Dropped To 26-Day Supply

day supply on January l. Severe weather and heavy industrial needs pushed January consumption up to record 59,284,00 tons. It was an increase of 4,098,000 tons over De- cember.
 While the use of coal has mount ed, Ickes said, production during the first 55 days of l945 was 93, ,445, ,00C tons, 6 drop of 9,030,000 from the same period last year.
 Because of this outlook, Ickes said. conservation efforts must be redoubled to avoid possible distress
 The l6 conierees on coal wages headed by Charles O'Neill of AL toona, Pa. for the operators and President John L. Lewis for the UNIV, ended their pubic negotia- tions Saturday and locked the doors today to get down to basic issues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05

Boston. March 5-UP)-At least IS new arrests and perhaps 100 duration suspensions" were anti cipated as the OPA today continued it's investigation into the vast red ration stamp counteffeiting racket involving Boston'S Faneuil Hall marketmen.
 Regional OPA Enforcement Atty. Cornelius j. Moyhihan said that one dealer was expected to surren- der soon and that perhaps IS others might be. arrested within a few days.
 Thought the investigation still was incomplete. Moynihan said that possibly 75 to 100 marketmen might draw suspensions for the duration for their part in the racket which saw about 660,00O pounds of meat diverted int othO black market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
AMERICAN TROOPS I'M COLOGNE Stargard, Rail Hub, Taken By Russians
STETT|N NOW WITHIN REDS
 SHELL RANGE
BY ROBERT MUSEL

London, March 5 - (UP) Berlin reported today that Russian siege forces had cap tured Stargard, key Pomera- nian rail hub 20 miles south east of Stettin, opening the way to that big Baltic port which already was within Soviet artillery range.
 The NaZis also said the Russians opened a new at tack on a large scale near the lower Vistula river in the area of Grosswollenthal, 40 miles south of Danzig City, and in the first few hours achieved a few penetra- tionS."
 The German high command re- ported the loss of Stargard after fierce street fighting" and said the new attack west of the lower Vis- tula was launched with a great ar- ray" of Soviet men and arms.
 The Red Army's biggest push since it's sweep to the approaches of Berlin was grinding up the defenses of Pomerania and the lower Oder valley. The right flank of the Army poised before Berlin was being se- cured rapidly. Some sources pre- dicted an early frontal onslaught against the NaZi capital.
 Nazi broadcasts acknowledged the loss of Stargard, biggest anchor base in the lower Oder defenses on the road to Stettin. Stargard fell after violent street fighting, the enemy radio reported.
 North of Stargard, the Nazis said, Soviet mobile forces scored further
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
HuIten Appeal Sent To London

London, March 5-CUP)-The U s. Embassy disclosed today an ap- pear for clemency for Pvt. Karl Gustav Hulten, Boston, Mass, pa- ratrooper convicted of murder, was enroute to London from Washing tn by army bomber.
 The appeal, upon its arrival, will be presented to Home Secretary Herbert Morrison by Ambassador John G. Winant, according to the embassy.
 Meantime, 1t was revealed that Attorney General Sir Donald So- mervell has refused an appeal to the House of Lords from the death sentence imposed on Hulten and Elizabeth Marina Jones, British strip-tease dancer. They were con- victed of the robbery-murder of a British taxi driver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
Troin-Auto Crosh Takes Five Lives

Bellemore, N. V, March 5-(UP) Four men were killed last night when a New York-bound Long Is- land railroad train crashed into their car at a grade cosssing.
 Three of the men were tentative ly identified through personal pa- pers. The fourth was badly burned when the automobile caught fire after being dragged TOO feet.
 Tentatively identified .iere:
 William Daninburg, 50, Garden City, South, N. Y.
 Louis 0uecher, 4s. Amityville. N. Haxy v. WsstsEland, SO. Amity- BillA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05

Detroit, March 5-(UP)-Striking Chrysler Corporation war workers returned to work today, ending a 1O-day strike which crippled pro- duction of B-29 parts, Rockets and other war materials.
 At the same time 1t appeared possible that strikers at Briggs Manufacturing Company war plants would end their strike. which, coupled with the Chrysler strike. idleneSS.
 The l3,60O striking Chrysler em- ployes voted to return to work at mass meeting last night, pending arbitration of their complaint that eight men were dismissed without just cause.
 At similar meeting, 6,100 Briggs Company strikers. who struck last Thursday over the dismissal of seven United Automobile Workers (CIO) union members, gave the executive board of Local PIP. JAW, Carte Blanche to agree with the company on an impartial umpire to settle their dispute.
 The vote by Chrysler employees to return to work was a sudden about face. Five-hundred members of Dodge Local 3, JAW, attended the mass meeting which speedily brought the return -to-work motion to vote and adjourned. The meet ing entrusted with several held last week when as many as 5000 attended and hissed and booed in- ternational union officers from the platform when they demanded the strike be ended.
 The meetings followed radio broadcast from Washington by Un- der-Secretary of War Robert P. Pattern who told them that if the strikes continued "the paralysis that now grips part of Detroit's great arsenal will be felt on every battle field"
 Mike Novak, president of local 3, told the Chrysler workers both tho company and the the War Labor Board had promised there would be no discriminatory action against the strikers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
Negro to Become Catholic Priest

Boston, March 5-(UP)--The first negro to become a catholic priest in the Boston Archdiocese will be ordained next year, according to Archbishop Richard J. Gushing.
 Speaking to members of the Equal Rights league at Faneuil Hall yes terday. Archbishop Cusing said William Adams of Boston would take his VOWS under a program which in the future will be open to everyone who can qualify.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05
ChrysIer War Strike Ended
BULLETIN

Detroit, March 6UP)-Lead- CTS of 15,OOO striking Briggs Man. ufacturing Company employees voted today against returning to work until IS men discharged by the company are returned to the payroll.
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BIG RAPIDS, April 30-Sheriff
Judd NJ, Arold, en- route from
Baltimore with James B. Smiley,
Is, confessed slayer of his social
ite foster mother. Mrs. Edna
Smiley. As. is expected here some
time tomorrow.
The youth, after a statewide
search by Michigan police, was
apprehcndcd when he walked into
a Baltimore police station seeking
lodging
He told Baltimore police that
he had hitch-hiked from Cincin-
natl 10 get a job in a chain store.
Smiley. according 10 Arnold,
conhded 10 him that "the sooner
! get back and get this straight
ened out, the better"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Fulton

Services will be held at 10 a. m.
tomorrow in the Harris Funeral
Home, 1921 Harper. for Mrs.
Mary M. Fulton, 90. who died in
her home at 60S4 Malcolm, Friday.
She was born in Scotland and
came 10 Detroit with her hus-
band, the late James Fulton, in
1908.
She is survived by a son and
two daughters, three grandchil-
dren. six great grandchildren and
one great great grandchild, Mar
garet Murphy, 3, of 12743 +.
Warren.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01

member of the teaching staff at
Catholic Central High School,
Detroit, for six years and later
taught at 81. Michaers College,
Toronto. Prior to going TO As
sumption College, he was assistant
pastor at St. John the Baptist
Church, Amherstburg.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Mcintyre of Lon
don. Ont; three brothers. A. B.
Mcintyre of Detroit, the Rev. FIR.
V. J. Mcintyre of Toronto and
Clarence Mcintyre of London,
Ont, and three sisters, Sister St.
James. S. S. j.. Belle River, Ont;
Mrs. Harold Murray of Dorches-
ter and Mrs. Clarence Murray of
Detroit.
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tom or row in
A s S u m p I ion
Church, Wind
Sor Burial will
be in the BaSi-
liam + a [ h erS'
plot in ASSump-
ton Cemetery.
B o r n 80
V e a rs ago in
Do r c h Q 5 I er,
O n ariO, Fr.
Mcintyre W a s
ord a in Q d IN
1887. He was a
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
William w. Myers

Funeral services for \WiIliam
w Myers. 81, of 95 Alger will be
held in the William r. Hamilton
Funeral Home, 1875 CasS, at l
p. m Wednesday. Burial will be
in Woodlawn Cemetery. MIR.
Meyer died yesterday
A resident of Detroit for IS
years. he was publication repre-
sentative for the u. S. Chamber
of Commerce for many years.
He is survived by his wife, En-
gracia; a son, William Myers Jr.,
and three brothers, Thomas a.,
Howard j. and Fred B.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Duke. Duchess Bid
Bahamas Farewell

NASSAU, BAHAMAS. April 30
QNS)-The Duke and Duchess of
Windsor broadcast a three-minute
farewell yesterday TO the people
of the islands of which the duke
has been governor since Au-
gust, 1910.
1t is not yet known exactly
when the duke will leave or when
the new GOVERNOR, Lindsey
Murphy, will arrive.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Name Church Woman
As Mother Of t945

NEW YORK. April 30 (INS)-
Mrs. Harper Sibley of Rochester,
N. Y. newly elected president q
the United Council of Church
Women, has been selected as the
American Mother of 1945 by the
American Mothers Committee Of
the Golden Rule Foundation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Sugar Deliveries Dip

NEW YORK, April 3o-Deliv-
cries Of beet sugar in the L. S.
in March totaled 1906 Alp bags.
against 1757445 in the same
month a year ago, a decrease of
$50 per cent. according to the
United States Beet Sugar ASSo-
cintinn
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Seeks tO Increase
Blanket Output

WASHINGTON, April 30 (INS)
The WPB today announced that
operators of the nations carpet
mills were being asked to convert
additional facilities to production
of woolen blankets to meet mount
ing military and rehabilitation
demands.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
.Fr. Mcintyre
Dead al 80

Funeral services for the Rev.
FIR. John c. Mcintyre, c. S. b.,
who died Saturday in Hotel Dieu
Hospital, Windsor, after a long
illness. will be held at 10 a. m.
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Malcolm R. Leslie

Final rites for Malcolm r. Les
lie, 46, of 1894 Stoepel. who died
yesterday, Will be held at 2 p m.
tomorrow in the ArmStroR G
Funeral Home 10000 Puritan.
Burial will be in Roseland Park
Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife. Le-
more; two daughters, Mrs r. W.
Johnson and Katherine and a son,
Cpl. Robert.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
laps Claim Sinking
Of Escort Carrier

SAN FRANCISCO. April 30
tUP)-Radio Tokyo claimed today
that a Japanese submarine sank
an American escort carrier in the
Admiralty Islands April 27.
The broadcast said Japanese
planes heavily damaged one be
tleShip in the same attack.
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Other eaths

Archibald TregaskiS, 66
father of Richard TregaskiS. ms
war correspondent at Eliza
beth, n. J. George Sidney,
90. old-time vaudeville and
film star in Hollywood
Malcolm McGregor, 53 star
of silent films and former Yale
athlete -. of bdrnS in Hollywood
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Michigan EIier Killed

EGLIN FIELD, Fla, April 30
QNS)-Cpl. Burton J. NaberhuiS
of Holland, Mich. was one of four
men killed when their plane
crashed during a training flight
Saturday, the AFPGC announced
today.
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&C IHE DETROIT TIMES
lq45
Warship Comes Home

WASHINGTON, April 80 ms
The navy has disclosed that the
destroyer Maury, veteran Of p
major actions in The Pacific. has
finally put into an American port
after steaming 325,000 miles since
Pearl Harbor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01
Wife Wins Relief
From Neuritis Pain

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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-01

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47ss WAR vrruRANs HRIp. BY the years
end 4735 returned service men and women
were working Mt plants of General Electric
and affiliated companies. 1886 were former
G-E employees. On December 81, 1874, a
total Of so 22S employees Of General Electric
and affliates had entered the armed services.
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