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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Foirless Moy TokeFormuIo
 Early Settlement
 To Strike Seen

Washington, Jan. 20--(UPD-NeIs evidence pointed today to the pos sibility of an early settlement Ot the national strike of 750000 steel workers.
 There was 6 growing belief in sn- formed government quarters thai Benjamin P. Fairless, president O the United States Steel Corp, was prerS ring to accept President sSu- mans proposal for 2 wage incr ease of le i-2 cents an hour. That op- timisn vas shared by union officials.
 Fairies arrived in Washington yesterday on an unexplained mis sion which was believed to be re lated to the steel industry's de- mands for higher price ceilings.
 Hearing Postponed
 President Philip Murray of -ils striking United Eteelworkers Union fCIOl was scheduled to testify ou fact-finding legislation today, out the hearing was postponed at tnl last minute by Chairman James E. Murray D-MontD of the Sena:S Labor Committee.
 The committee office said ths chairman had to attend an imp0r. tant meeting of the Military Allan . Committee and Sen. Murray ateE said he had suggested the p0stpal- ment to Philip Murray. who agreed that 1t would be perfectly satlsfac tory"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Hopkins Dies In New York
 Plagued by III
 HeCIfh Since '30

New York. Jan. 2o-(UP)-Harrs Hopkins, who was the confidant Of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Dtctators throughout the world, but never lost his touch with the com mon man, died today in Memorial Hospitai.
 Hopkins, plagued by ill healtl, since 1888, was Se years old. He had been under treatment here for the last Il weeks, but pr. Cornelius P. Rhoads, director of the hospital, said that the nature of his ailment was obscure"
 The man who was constantly at the side of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his more than three terms resigned his SIS OoO-a-year job last July to take 8 rest" He returned later. however, to become a special adviser to Pres ident Truman.
 Dr. Rhoads said that the nature of Hopkins illness could not be de- termined until further facts are available" There was no immediate announcement as to whether an autopsy would be performed. The memorial Hospital specializes in cancer eases.
 Funeral arrangements were to be announced later.
 Hopkins, frail son Of an Iowa harness maker, was a social workeI in his earlier years. He became a power In national and international affairs as an assistant to President Roosevelt. He viii also be remember ed by the nation which for a time was the worlds biggest employer as relief administrator in the depres- sion of the les0's.
 Like Mir. Roosevelt, he fought cons stantiy for the underdog. He came from hum bie beginnings, but through his missions for the Bresl- dent to numerous foreign countries he became a figure as well kAloWn abroad as af home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Eye-CGtching
Reader Submits Unique Brochure in Contest

An entrant in the Help to Edit Your Newspaper" contest today combined originality. symmetry and beauty in the presentation of her Comic and Feature Survey list and statement on My favoFlte feature or features in The Democrat" If lf doesn't attract the eyes of the judges in one glance, 1t is recom- mended that they see their opton- etrlsts immediately.
 Fitted into Q three-page brochure, the entry catches the eye quickly The front cover contains a circular design of gold stars with miniature American flags Around the pazi- nsater and ono in tho center Page q has flle Comb and Feature Survey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Thre0ten De0th
 British Organize Mopup OF Holy Land;s OutL0lOs

peeted members of the illegal Ziop- ist organixatiOns. British mllitaHy commanders were empowered to try and execute the outlaws on the spot.
 The harsh cOunter-measures were ordered in the wake of 6 brazen raid on an RAF station ln South Palestine at noon yesterday, when IS bandits disguised as British fiieEi stole 200 machine guns. and a con- siderable quantity of ammunition.
 shortly before midnight. t was announced that British patrols had recovered all the machine guns and were in close pursuit of tee raiders, all believed to be members nf JWlsh outlaw gang.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Forecast Sho1Os Drop in Mercury

Boston, Jan. 2e-UP)-The ex- tended New England weather forecast:
 During the four days Wednes- day through Saturday tempera- lures in New England will average a few dgerees below normal. A brief period of mGlder weather will be followed by a return to colder temperatures Thursday continuing for the rest of the week.
 Normals for the period include: Boston and Providence, R. l., 27; and New Haven. Conn, g.
 Precipitation will total from li3 2f3 of an inch. falling as light snow Wednesday and as light to moderate snow about Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
|L06orPence Hopes Rise
 |M Industry
mv IInlfna Prensl

Hopes for labor peace rose today with he appointment of a Govern. ment mediator in the General Mos tors dispute and reports of new eE~ forts to settle far-reachlng strike in the steel industry.
 Across the nation, strikes and shutdowns kept 100000 workers idle.
 Steel Leaders in Capitol
 In the major labor developmentss
 l. Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach sent James Dewey to Detroit as special mediator in the strike of l75,000 General Mo- tors workers. Dewey said he hoped to confer with CM and CTO United Auto Workers officials this afternoon.
 ?. President Philip Murray of the CIO Steel Workers and pres-
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blueprint for the Buck Rogers Navy of the future, it was learned today.
 The unprecedented program will seek to stimulate developments in atomic energy. jet propulsion and other phases of aviation, chemistry, radio and electronics, guided mis- miles, nutrition, medicine and the general field of ordnance.
 Details os the project, already under' way, were learned in an interview with Rear Adm. Harold B. Bowen, chief of the Navy's Office Of Research and Inventions. He is arranging contracts with colleges. universities and industrial conn panies.
 4S Contracts Signed
 Forty-five contracts already have been signed by the Navy or are be- ing negotiated. Others will be sought later.
 Bowen emphasized that any in. ventions resulting from the Navy sponsored program would be made available to the Army or other inc terested Government agencies.
 Under terms of the plan as pres- ently drafted. educational institu- tions and industries selected by the Navy will be given free hand in spending available funds in con. ducting research.
 Navy Gives Freedom
 Contracts will be on a year-to- year basis, with the Navy offering little supervisory control. It re.
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Jerusalem, Jan. 2p-luPD Brit ish authorities threatened death for every member of Palestine's out. lawed Jew sh armies today and de- ployed thousands of troops and police for a wholesale roundup og terrorists throughout the Holy Land.
 Moving swiftly to forestail a threatened terrorist outbreak that veteran observers feared might prove the bloodlest in tihe mandate's history. the British invoked what amounted to military law for all Palestine.
 Army earrlaons and police of- nciais everywhere ware aleFled foF ' mass arrest Qf known and ellss
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i, said it would not consider a wage increase until the matter Of pTacg relief was settled. it was reported today.
 John Mankowski, executive board member of the Mine, AEill & Smell ter Workers Union, CTo, said Com missioner Walter Maggiolo suggest cd 9 h cent hourly wage increase immediately, with provision for re- opening the wage question later. He also asked the company to accept the cancellation panels recommend ation to submit the bonus issue to arbitration, 1t was reported.
 The company after considering the suggestion voiced a refusal to follow it, Mankowsd said, adding that the whole ABC situation is "stiu up in the air"
 Price Relief Asked
 It was disclosed, however, that John A. Coe. Jr., vice-president of the ABC, conferred with OPA au- thorities on price relief yesterday and left for further conferences on price today.
 Mankowski commented that the company has given no indication as to the terms on which the price in- crease request is made. He said the union does not know whether Q re- cent price cut or whether the wage demands are the basis of the com pany's appearance before the OPA.
 The next conference with the ABc. slated for Thursday, will be to straighten out details on plant
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Jenks Prepares to Effect Cut in RevaIuation
US. Expert Aims to Open GM Farley
 MediofoF StuFts
 With Discussions
 With Two Leaders

Detroit, Jan. 29-(UPD-A crack Federal mediator, nov ing swiftly to end the impasse In the Vo-aay General Motors strike, scheduled separate meetings today with caG President c. E. wil- son and walter P. Reuther, vice. president of the striking United Automobile Workers Union CCTo1
 James F. Dewey, se-year-old ex- pert named to mediate the dispute by Secretary of Labor Lewis B. SchweIlenbach, arrived in Detroit last night. He moved quickly to end the bitter deadlock.
 Prospects Brighter
 Prospects of a quick end to the strike. which has cost I75,O0 work CTS millions of dollars in pay and has set back the corporation in the race for the postwar auto market. were the brightest in months.
 Dewey aid he would meet im- fnediately with Wilson and an hour later with Reuther. He indicated he hoped to bring the two men to- gether, possibly today.
 If Dewey succeeds, it win be first acceptance Of mediation by the strikebound corporation since the waIkout began last Nov. 2l.
 Dewey, who arrived from Chester. Pa, last night, said he was anxious to get ~this thing going as soon as possible"
 Hearing Adjourned
 In anticipation of a call to meet with Dewey, Reuther remained away from today's session at a Na- tional Labor Relations Board hear ing on charges by the union that GM has failed to bargain in good faith. Feusher estified yesterday.
 After a brief session. the hearing was adjourned until 3 p. m. to per- mt Reuther to attend after his meeting with Dewey.
 Before adjournment. the NLRB amended its complaint to include a charge that CAG spent several million dollars in a nationwide ''pubicity campaign calcuiated eol underEatne the integrity Uf union officials and designed to cause the union to abandon its proposals"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Senator Wagner BecomesC0th

New York. Jan. % - (UP) - Sen. Robert ?. Wagner, O., N. Y.l has embraced the Roman Catholic faith and was baptized by Mon. signor Robert P. Keegan last Thursday 1t was reported today.
 The ceremonies took place at Lenog Hill Hospital where the 6s-year-old Senator is recovering from an attack of influenza.
 Wagner, a native of Germany, was brought up a Methodist but his late wife was a Catholic and his son was brought up in that faith
 Friends said he had entertain cd the Idea of becoming a Cath ole for many years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Two Accused Of Murderino Deanon Child
 Police SkeptieoI
 About Story Told
 By Roommote
By kO0mm0te

Chicago, Jan. @ - (UP) - A former reformatory inmate gave p0- lice today the names of two men who he claimed kidnapped six-year- old Suzanne Degnan.
 Police were skeptical but said they were overlooking no possibility which might lead to solution of the kidnaping-slaying of the blonde child Jan. T.
 The statement naming the two men as the abductors was given to police by Theodore Campbell, %. Police Commissioner John Prender- gast, who took part in nine hours of questioning Campbell. said he was inclined to doubt the story.
 Cook Denies Story
 One of the two named by Camp bell was in custody. He was vin- cent Costello, IS, a cook. Costello denied campbell's story.
 Police said they both had been confined in the S. Charles. IL. Training School for Boys on charg- es of attempted robbery. When ar- rested late last week they were roommates in a building only a few blocks from the Edgewater Beach neighborhood where Suzanne was kidnapped and dismembered in the most vicious crime on Chicago police records.
 Chief of Detective Walter Storms said both Campbell and C0stella admitted making telephone calls to the Degnan home on the day of the Kidnapping. Both claimed, how ever. that they had alibis for the hours during which the child was Kidnapped and killed.
 Agree On One Call
 storms said the youths admitted making. one call to the Degnan home from a drug store. They dis- agreed on the spot from which an-
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|Lubor Group Opens PIeo At Capitol
Revision in Low Sought by cIo; Depletion Feared

Hartford, Jan. 29-(UP)- Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin told a labor delegation at the Capitol today that he would not cal a special session of the Legislature to amend the unemployment com pensation law.
 The labor group sought the revi- sion So that strikers could draw job less benefits.
 To the delegation, headed by Har- old Senior, an organizer of the State CTO Council, the governor said that such an amendment to the law would tend rapidly to de- plete the fund which we may need 1 na period of widespread unem- ployment, when no work of any kind Is available"
 Furthermore, he said, any such fundamental change would have to be considered very carefully by the advisory council in unemploy- Inent compensation.
 Problem On Horizon
 Thme governor said that the 'big- gest problem looming on the hori- zon' was widespread unemployment and that Henry A. Wallace, sec- retary of agriculture and others have pointed out that we are still faced with this future problem. We certainly must not do anything tol depiete this fund.
 Since vJ-Day, said the governor Connecticut has paid out sis 900, r 900 in johlesS benefits ''and the load ss increasing" Last weeks payEnentr total 4T59,OO0. The fund now holds about $i70, ,000, ,0O0.
 ReconxersiOn Near Complesion
 Senior. however. told the governor that ''the physical job of recon- version is practically complete" and that "the unemployment compen- sation fund isn't in danger from any direction. It is now at its highest point in history. There is more danger n the depletion of human beings people on whom hard ships have been imposed by a law which is not nearly SO progressive on that point as the laws of sur- rounding states"
 When Gov. Baldwin said that em- ployers did not regard the fund as donation to their employees but as part of the cost of operating a business" Senior replied that com panies don't suffer anything due to a strike" because of the inequalities of the carry-back provisions of the excess profits tax law.
 This move came as Executive Vice. President Norris W. Ford of the Manufacturers Association of Con- necticut asserted that unions should be held equally responsible with management for their acts, and he laid down a five-point program to remedy labor, management and DO. litical maladies."
 Better SOiOns Asked
 Declaring that today we suffer from the same economic peril at the hands of certain labor leaders as that inflicted on the country before by uncontrolled business inonopo- Iists," Ford proposed:
 Election of CongresSnen who be- lieve in government by law rather han by personal rlile;" alerting citi- sens to demand that labor monopoly and publi: spending be controlled: better iabor-management relations, better community-management rela. ions, and education to demonstrate Ina. the consumer is the real boss"
 Ford declared that Tabor unions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29

New BTItAiIl, Jan. 70 = tUPl = The Judd Manufacturing Company. gave it's 800 workers Q 70 percent in. crease today and announced reduce ton of the work week from 48 to % hours because of 6 shortage of steel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
NO EVIDENCE ROuNn

Washington, Jan. 29-(UP)-Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme Allied commander in Tokyo has found evidence that Japan impemented the sOcaed "Winds cOdeindi- eating with the United States-prEr to the attack Pearl HarbOr, it reported today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29

 Reduction In Radio Folk
Soys Republicans Use Tox Dispute
 As Political Spear

Chief Assessor Aldro Jenlfs today began preparations for effecting a percentage reduc. ton on the assessed valuations og property in Waterbury as compiled by the firm of George B. Horan and company.
 The reduction measure Is being undertaken at the request of Mayor John S. Monagan who revealed the plan ia radio address to the pllh- lie, heard on both local stations last night.
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 A transfer of funds within the budget of the assessOr's office will be asked of the Board of Aldermen at It's meeting Friday Co defray costs of effectlng Che as- sessment reductions. No specific amount has yet been determined but it Is reported Che sum of S1e.- Oo0 may be asked.
 Definite Cut Unknown
 Asked if he yet had any definite knowledge as to how much of a re- duction would be effected on the "i0o percent valuations" set by tho Horan firm, the chief assessor said he did not.
 T am not certain, as yet, how much a reduction can be hroughs about and will not know until ! can make more comprehensive and detailed study of the inflationary trend of the market and other factors which enter into the entire picture" he said.
 A 10 percent reduction on domesa tic type property might be effected and percent on certain induss trial and commercial propertsnR other than the industrial Big Three. Has Right Co Change
 He again reaffirmed his state- ment that he was within his rights in changing the estimated assess ments between now and March 1. This was in reply to the Statement of Attorney Lawrence L.. Lewis that a change now would be illegal bee cause "the final assessment must
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
BaldDin Refuses to Call Special Assembly To LegiSIate on JobIess Relief for Strikers
Bulletins
CM.TIAW LEADERS TO MEET

Detroit, Jan. 2S-(UPl-A reliable source said today that Federal mediator would arrange meeting tomorrow between President Charles E. Wilson of General Motors and VcePresident Walter P. Reuther of the United Auto Work (CIOl in effort to end the 7Oday old JAW strike
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
TRYGvE LIE RECOMMENDED

London, Jan. 29-(UP)-The Big Five have agreed to recommend Trygve Le Norwegian foreign minister be the first secretary general of the United Nations Oganza- tion, authoritative reported today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
Colleges and Labs To DeDeIop Future
 Buck Rogers Nauy
Scientific Research Program
 Contracted With Schools, Industrial Plants to Assist in Federal Works

Washington, Jan 29-(UP)-The Navy is initiating a multimion dollar scientific research program least 45 colleges and industrial laboratories help determine the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29
U s. C0nciLiatOr's Compromise Plan Refused by ABC
Brass Company Seeks Price Relief Before Considering Wage Increase; Situation Remains Up in the Air

compromise suggestion made by U. S. conciiator to the American Brass Company yesterday to the threat ening brass strike refused by the eompany which also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-29

OPA LIFE BILL INTRODUCED Washington, Jan. 2S-(UPl-A bill to extend the life of the OPA for another year beyond June 30 trOduced in the House today.
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Agree On One Call
Threoten De0th

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Judd Grants Raise

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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13

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Csedins 500. and 2iiss per mo. on thai
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MONEY TO LOAN

Wartime credit restrictions have
been relaxed Smaller payments
now available except when certain
."listed' articles are involy ed.
Down payments and home im-
prOvemeut loans loans for ed
ucational or business purposes aud
for medical dental. hospital and
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State at G.issoid ST CH 77&0
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Junction, 2nd Floor IA 500
EAST SIDE, 1880 &. Jefferson AZ Conner
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Harper. 2nd Floor PL tS0
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Room 20i lover kresVe'D N 5-blt
NORTHWEST. iI20 fenkeii al thsfnos
2O5 Campus Bldg. UN 3.25le
HIGHLAND PARK. il0is woodward Al
Manchester (0pp FOTd'D 10 S.Bilv
HIGHLAND PIX. 500 Murphy Bldg.. $500
woodward At &. Gshd Ave. TO s-oe29
Monthly rate 90 on balances o' soo
or tess and 2h o. on that part Of tho
Hnaaid halanea oSeF tim
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
SO TO 500
LOAN

For <a years ProNidsnt has sperfsf-
hed IN small loans And u DOts
pay Go ser a specialist At ProNident
you may borrow for practically every
purpose, even ~ you are tfmp.rariiy
unemployed. and y0u gei the eniirs
amount OF your loan nothing
u deductsd. Frovident's only ehargs
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loan balance not rscerding 500, and
90 per month ON any part Of
balance over 500. There are no es-
tras ~ any kind. For instance, wbrs
you borrow S5s. and repay u In -
monthly instalmeuts. each payment ~
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included. The quicker yon rrpaS, the
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~ service. Na Inquiries are made
~ friends or relatives. Ioans are
made on furniture, autos of sigma
turss. Write, phone or visit any
fFO,ident Onics
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MoNrpLy PAYMENTS

These payments include All charges.
For payments not shown. lust ph0ne.
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