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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-31

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
Shot Down
 Like Hog
Two Go 10 Prison for Life- Another, a Youth,
 Given 12 Years

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. 20. An Ozark Hills woman and her neighbor-lover began life prison terms today while in another part of the prison her 15-year-old son started a l2 year sentence for car- r}lng out their murder plot against his father.
 Sentencing of the three Mrs. Henry Westerman. 31; Ben French, the 43-year-old neighbor. and Gene Westerman, the son--furnished the Ozark hamlet of Vienna one of it's biggest events.
 Schools were disn1issed--and from miles around the hills folk flocked to circuit Judge Sam c. Blair's courtroom where the three pleaded guilty yesterday to murder charges.
 Prosecuting attorney Hamp Roth we'll offered signed confessions which related that the youth. after being talked into it by his mother and French, called his father from bed at midnight last Dec and with a rifle shot Pa down like would hog"
 The father had returned home only a short time before from a war plant job in Kansas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
GRAIN SHORTAGE E SERIOUS; MAY
 REDUCE LIVESTOCK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29- Fresh evidence that the country faces q grain shortage which may cut live stock production and reduce wheat exports came from the Agriculture Department today.
 The Agency's quarterly report on stocks of grain on and off farms showed less corn January 1 than on the same date of l944--a year in which an acute corn shortage forced many farmers to liquidate livestock
 The corn supply at the start of the year was placed at 1876 1888, ,000 bushels, or about 200,000,000 bushels less than a year ago and about 50,000,000 bushels less than on Jan. l. l944.
 The figures OH quantity do not tell the full story, however This years corn is of much poorer quail ity than that of either l944 or l945. A considerable portion of the l945 which is being fed now--did not mature fully before killing frosts. As consequence, it provides less feed, bushel for bushel, than the previous crops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
Noise Waves From Sun
 Are Recorded

SYDNEY, Jan. 29.-A govern ment scientist reported today that Australian radio physics, using ra- dar equipment, has recorded in Sydney noise waves generated on the surface or interior of the sun.
 The scientist. who declined use of his name, said Australians be- lieve they are the first to have re- corded sun noises.
 He told the Associated Press the difference between the Australians unique achievement and that of U. U. Army Signal Corps men who es- tablished radar contact with the moon was that the Americans sent out a signal and heard an echo, whereas the Australians had not sent out any signal.
 "The success of these efforts will provide valuable contribution to scientific knowledge of the universe and the solar system he said. "The life of every person on earth may be affected materially as re- suit"
 He did not elaborate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
C0MpROMI5E E REACHED ON UN0
 SECRETARY-GEN.
SoIutin Also Being Sought in Controversy, Rus
 sid and Iran
(ey JOHN M. HIcHTowERo

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Top officials predicted today that the Security Council shortly would nominate Norwegian Foreign Minister Trygve Lie as a compromise candidate for the s20, 0,000-a-year post as secretary general of the United Nations or ganization.
 In the tense dispute between Russia and Iran, representatives of the two countries were expected to meet today to seek a solution of that controversy.
 Obstacles to the agreement on a general mostly were work ed out at a five-power meeting last night in the hotel room of Ed ward R. Stettinius, Jr., chief U. s. delegate.
 Authoritative information wa S that the United States suddenly gave up it's advocacy of Lester Pearson, Canadian ambassador to Washington. and Stettinius formally proposed Lie as compromise WHO might be acceptable to the United States, Britain and Russia. The 50-year-old Norwegian law yer-diplomat was Moscow's candi- date for president of the UNO but lost to Paul-Henri Spaak, foreign minister of Belgium. in later ballot ing.
 A United States proposal to set up an 11-member committee to seek further contributions to UNRRA from United Nations members was adopted unanimously by the assem- bly's social and humanitarian com- mittee after table-pounding speech by Rep. Sol Bloom, (D-N.YD.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
U. 5. PRISONERS
 ENTERTAIN JApS
 AT DEATH OF FOR
Charges Are Made During Start of Trial of Capt.
 YihiChi Sdkdm0to

TOKYO, Jan. 29.-American pris- oners of war were forced to enter tain at a Japanese party celebrat- ing the death of President Roosevelt, it was charged today in specified tions referred to the U. s. Eighth Army for the trial of Capt. Yihichi Sakamoto.
 Allied headquarters legal section also charged Sakamoto, former com- mander of two prison camps, with committing and permitting atrocit- ies.
 The specifications stated that Sakamoto did wilfully and unlaw- fully mistreat. embarrass, and hu- initiate American prisoners of war by forcing them to attend and furn- ish entertainment at a party given by the Japanese celebrating the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
ANIMATE
 RESISTANCE
 ISSMASHED
Airborne French Troops in Attack Other News,
 AsidtiC Front
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PREss)

Airborne French troops teamed with tanks and colonial infantry, have smashed Annamite resistance in southern Indo-China, a French communnique reported today.
 The French Second Armored Di- vision which helped liberate Paris and capture Strasbourg, participant ed. Their operations included seiz- ure of the important city of Dalat, 50 miles inland from the China Sea.
 It was the largest offensive against the Annamites thus far Heavy fighting was reported in northern sections of the southeastern Asiatic country yesterday.
 JdUa HoStilitieS
 Hostilities between the British and Indonesians continued in Java, but on small scale. Indonesians att tacking a British company south west Of Soerabaja were dispersed by artillery and mortar fire
 In China and Japan, politics held the limeIght. The Japanese cabinet announced March 31 as the date for the vanquished nations first gen. eral election under Allied scrutiny. Men under 25 and women will be eligible to vote for the first time. Major Hurdle Cleared A major hurdle was cleared at China's political unity conference with subcommittee reporting agreement on the powers of the pro- jected, reorganized state council Government sources said it was agreed: CD To transfer the power of appointment to the council from the Central Executive committee of the Kuomintang National party) l; (2) That the Council could override the Presidents veto by three-fifths majority; and (3) that the Presi- dents emergency powers must be ap- proved by the council.
 Still unsettled in conference con- mittee was the question of represen- tation in the executive Yuan, or cab- inet.
 In KoreE
 In Korea, It. Gen. John R. Hodge urged the citizenry to reappraise the nations leaders. The American oc- cupation commander called no names but charged certain leaders with attempting to gain power by arousing the people on false issues such as the recent anti-trusteeship demonstrations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
CpI. Eric Heslness
 Given Promotion

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 29-- The promotion of Cpl Eric A. Hestness of Skagway, Alaska. to the grade of Technical Fourth Grade tSergeanD is announced by Col. Louis M Merrick, command ing officer at Ladd Field. Alaskan Air Command base here.
 A draftsman, Ti4 Hestness enter ed the service in July. 1943. He has been stationed here 28 months.
 It was at Ladd Field, focal point of the Alsib (Alaska- Siberia) route, that the Air Transport Command delivered to the Russians more than 1000 planes. From this base they were flown to the Eastern front by Soviet airmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Tongass, from Seattle. scheduled to arrive Thursday am and sails that evening for Haines, Skagway. Pelican and Sitka.
 Alaska. sailed from Seattle today. is scheduled to arrive Friday. From Juneau the Alaska goes to Sitka, Womans Bay. Fort Williams then returns to Juneau southbound.
 Northern voyager scheduled to sail from Seattle Thursday.
 Margaret Shafer scheduled to sail from Seattle Thursday.
 North Sea scheduled to sail from Seattle February 5.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver February 5.
 Yukon, from Seattle. in port this afternoon and sailed at ll:30 for westward Due to return to Juneau in about seven days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
Gee Whiz! Just See What
 Thai Atomic Bomb Test Is
 Going 10 Do, When and How

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29 9--A wind that would make 75-mile an hour hurricane seem like a leaf-flutter- ing zephyr-generating a velocity of 500 to 1000 miles an hour--likely will result from the Navy's atomic bomb experiment. on warships at lonely Bikini atoll.
 This was one of the predictions made by Navy and military experts as they speculated upon the esfort of the bomb in its first application over water
 The initial pressure blast Of hun- dreds of thousand of pounds per square inch at the core of the ex- plosion would.
 1. Create the 800 to 1000 miles an hour winds;
 2. Pile up t00-foot waves racing outward from the blast.
 3. Develop heat up to 100 100000 degrees fahrenheit which will fuse the metal of the ships into molten masses, If. in fact, it does not com pletely dissipate the vessels.
 Still to be adequately answered is the question of radioactivity--what effect radioactive water and air will have. As precaution, island CTS from nearby areas will be evac- uated, as it is recalled that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions above land affected persons radio- actively. Blood seeped through ap- paiently mdamaged skin to drain into internal cavities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
'0ne Man Army" Namedin
 Marriage Annulmenf Case
By John Grover

MANILA, Jan. 20. - A Bataan civilian nurse today asked annul- men of marriage she said she had contracted Dec. ', 1941, with Maj. Arthur Wermuth, famed "one- man army in ignorance of the fact he had previously married in the United States.
 Gn Traverse City, Mich, Wer- muth said the alleged marriage i'll Manila lis news to me I don't know thing about it. I want to flatly deny it, right now.")
 The annulment petition, filed in the Manila courts, was signed Mrs. Olivia Josephine Oswald Wermuth. tWermuth, who recently announc- ed he probably would seek U. s. Senate seat when he leaves the Army, said he didn't even know her. Wermuth married. Jean Will kins of Chicago on June l, le35)
 Miss Oswald, who has been using her maiden name Since she learned of Wermuths marriage, said in her petition that she married him after a whirlwind courtship, on the roof garden of the Great Eastern Hotel in a twilight ceremony the day be- fore the Japanese bombed Manila
 An Army Chaplain whom she named as H. Stainbavk performed the ceremony, she said, and her honeymoon was spent in the tragic setting of Bataan where Wermuth earned world renown as the slayer of at least 1l6 Japanese before he was captured.
 Wermuth had been ordered back to his regiment within 24 hours after .her wedding, her petition continued, and the tall, attractive brunette, now 25, joined him on Bataan, acting as civilian nurse. After the surrender, she followed the death marchers to Camp O'Donnell-hoping to aid him.
 She told interviewers she was stunned and unbelieving when she first saw the pictures of Wermuth's American wife, but that after she had confirmed that marriage, she decided to file an annulment ac- ton, to make a clean break and start a new life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
GM ANDCIO MEET WITH
 MEDIATOR
Both Sides Expected to Get Together by Wednes-
 day for Discussions

DETROIT, Jan. 29.--James F. Dewey. Special Federal Labor me- diator, said this afternoon that General Motors and the CIO Unit- ed Auto Workers Union had a~~e~d to renew wage negotiations in their To-day old strike.
 Dewey said details of the meeting were yet to be completed, but he hoped to have the parties together by Wednesday. He made the an- nouncement following meetings with GM President c. E. Wilson and R. Thomas, President. and Walter P. Reuther, Vice President of the UAW-CIO.
 There is no other spot news de- velopments in the many other strikes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
M. SCI. MORRISON IS
 BACK IN THIS CITY

M-Sgt. Malcolm E. Morrison arr ried from Seattle on the Yukon and assumes the position of Chief Op- orator in the Signal Corps here, succeeding Gee Everetts, transferred to Seattle. Mrs Morrison and daughter Gail accompanied Morri- son to Juneau.
 Morrison is well known in Juneau, having been stationed here previous ly during his long residence. then transferred to the Aleutians, then to Seattle where he was in the main office of the Signal Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
IDLE TO MOUNT

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29--A siir- vey of manufacturers and union leaders today indicated that the nations idle from the great steel strike will exceed l.750,000 if the walkout continues another month.
 The figures include the 750.000 members of the CIO- United Steel Workers at midnight Jan. 20 to en- force payment of an 18is cents hourly pay raise recommended by President Truman.
 Already 4l.450 other workers, mainly railroaders, miners and steel fabricators, have been laid off in scattered closings, attributable to the steel strike.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
paperweighi from
 Alaska Given Truman

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-Presi- dent Truman received today a paperweight fashioned from a piece of pink granite taken from a ledge just below the summit of Mt. Mc- Kinley, Alaska.
 It was presented by Bradford Washburn, director of the New England Museum of Natural His tory, who had collected 1t while testing army air force equipment as a member of the U s, Army Alas kun expedition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
New Movements
 Against Italian
 Govt. k Report

ROME, Jan. 29-The Italian news agency ANSA reported today that two new neo-fascist movements had been uncovered in Milan by the ar rest of eight persons, including a 19-year-old youth who aspired to set up new government with him. self as premier.
 The clandestine groups, called the Fascist Democratic Movement" and the Italian Nationalist Movement" had branches in Turin and at least one other northern Italian city, the dispatch said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
The W ashington Merry -.Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-It gives no joy to issue storm warnings. But the price-wage turmoil of today may have equal or even greater roper cussions next spring when farmers lose their food subsidies.
 What most people don't realize is that the public is squarely in between two powerful, well-organ- ized pressure groups, both with very conflicting interests, both some times taking a public be- damned attitude. One is organized labor. The other is the farm organiza- tions, which, while they can't strike, can and will exert effective pres sure when subsidies are removed.
 Both groups work against each other in the following manner :: When labor raises wages in the cities, this sucks labor away from the farms. Whereupon the farmer has to raise farm wages in order to compete with the cities. This ir turn increases his cost of produc- ton, forcing him to increase pric- es or go out of business.
 At present, the farmer can't in- crease prices because of OPA. Sc the Government, recognizing the injustice of his higher operating costs, gives him subsidy. Wher this subsidy is removed, he will have to increase prices-unless op- erating costs are reduced. And the current strike wave is constantly forcing up the cost of labor.
 All this operates in a vicious circle. For, the minute food prices 90 up, labor will come in for more wage increase, based upon the cost of living.
 Organized labor, of course, can better take care of itself. But unor- eanized and unprotected are a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
Two Youths Held
 In kidnap-SIaying

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.- Two youths are being held for further ques- tioning in connection with the kid- nap-slaying of Suzanne Degnan. Chief of Detectives Walter Storms has identified them as 22-year-old Theodore Campbell and l8-year-old Vincent Costello.
 Detectives are at work tracking down their movements on January 6 and T. Storms said the two have admitted they called at the Deg nan home the morning of January T, after the six-year-old girl had been Kidnapped.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. Enclosing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 97s, American Can 100A, American Power and Light 18A, Aanconda 49as, Common wealth and Southern Al, Curtiss- Wright 10, International Harvester 98, Jones-Laughlin Steel 5oh, Ken necott 5512, New York Central 34k, Northern Pacific 35%, United Corporation 7ls, U. s. Steel 92Ia, Pound $4031s.
 Sales today were 2,910,000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 205.35, rails 6789, utilities 4l.29
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
METCALFs RETURN

MT. and Mrs. Frank Metcalf re- turned on the steamer Yukon from Seattle. where Mrs. Metcalf has spent the past several months with their son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Ray Hagerup. Mir. Met calf went south in time to spend the Christmas holidays with the family.
 They are guests at the Gastineau Hotel for the present. while look ing for an apartment or a house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
John Roosevelt
 Is On New Job

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-John Roosevelt, who managed a Boston department store before the war, has gone into fhe ladies ready-to- wear business.
 Lee Good. District Manager of chain of feminine clothing stores, announces that the youngest son of the late President has joined the organization in an executive capa- city.
 Roosevelt, 29. recently was releas- ed from the Navy. which he joined in l941
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
Greece Appoints
 New UN0 Leader

ATHENS. Jan. 29.-Premier The mistokles Sophoulis today appointed George Exindaris, now in London, as leader of the Greek delegation to the United Nations organization and instructed him to oppose the admis- sion of Albania as a member of the UNO.
 Exindaris succeeds Foreign Min ister John Sophianopoulos as chief delegate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
STATE HIGHWAY
 OFFICIALS MEET

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 29.-- The problem Of repairing and ex- banding Americas war-worn sys- tenn of public roads will engage the attention of an expected 1000 high way officials here today for the convention of the American Asso- cation of State highway officials.
 Delegates from all states as we'll as from Hawaii; Alaska and Puerto Rico were expected. The convention ends Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
WAGE NEGOTIATIONS SOUGHT IN STRIKE
Strike Against Strikers
 voted by Nebr. Farmers

Hubert Johnson. the group decided to withhold their farm produce from market until the nations in dustrial workers return to their jobs. Johnson was named head of a committee which will fix the date of the proposed strike.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29

EDGAR, Neb, Jan. 29-A group of PIT Clay County farmers who said they need farm tools and machinery, bathtubs and refriger- ators7 last night voted strike against strikes.
 In a resolution proposed by V.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
TRANSFERRED

Louis P. Syah, Yeonan 1fc. US co. has been transferred from duty with the office of the Captain of the Port to the District Coast Guard Office at Ketchikan. It is expected that Syah will soon be discharged. He flew to Ketchikan Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
HOMELESS

EVANSVILLE, Kas.,-The hous- ing shortage plays no favorites.
 Maryville's No. 2 fire truck is be- ing 'evicted" because the owner of the building wants to convert the property.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
BIG VESSEL AGROUND,
 ALEUTIANS
Fierce Gales Flooding Com pdrtmenfs, Hampering
 Rescue of Grew

BULLETIN-Sea Jan. 29. A message from the Navy's operating base at Adak says the crew of the Crown Reefer have been taken off, the ships engine rooms are flooded and the double bottom apparently torn completely open. Salvage work will start when the storm abates. ,s ~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29

SEATTLE, Jan. 29.-The 18th Naval District reported late last night the 5,100-ton refrigerator ship Crown Reefer was hard aground on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians and fierce gales were flooding compartments and ham pering efforts to rescue her crew of 45 and several" passengers.
 Several merchant ships and sal- wage vessels were standing by off the jagged Kirilof Point rocks, at tempting to remove passengers and crew The ship ran aground on the east-shore point of the island Sun- day night in heavy storm.
 Names of the passengers and crew were not available.
 The Crown Reefer sailed from Seattle Jan. with cargo of per- ishables for the Army at Kodiak Island and other Aleutian bases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29

R. K. MILLER HERE R. R. Miller has arrived in Ju- neau from Seattle. He is stopping at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29

oCi iONio.
 Some estimates placed the num- Der of dead at 12, but only 5 deaths could be confirmed.
 Banners Dipped in Blood
 After the fighting the demon strators, members of the Workers Federation, paraded through the streets with banners dipped in blood.
 The government blamed the out break on extremist action but the Workers Federation quickly is sued an answering blast in which it placed the responsibility on the government police.
 The fighting broke out after po- lice had asked speakers addressing a mass meeting in downtown Plaze Bulnes to moderate their attacks against the government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
STATE OF SIEGE IN
 SANTIAGO
Chilean Government An nounees Showdown
 Fight with Labor
By Vaughn Bryant

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 29.-The Chilean cabinet was reshuffled to- day as the government prepared for a showdown with labor by impos- ing strict censorship and a 60-day state of siege following bloody riot yesterday afternoon between police and labor demonstrators in which five persons were killed and 77 injured.
 Mounted troops patrolled Santia- go streets early this morning and the government ordered all soldiers on leave to report to their barracks and hold themselves ready for duty.
 Two changes were made in the cabinet. giving military men new posts of authority, and some quar- ters predicted other appointments would be forthcoming.
 Nationwide Strike
 During the rioting, which took place in the heart of this city, Bernard Ebanez, General Secretary of the Chilean workers federation grasped microphone and an nounced that general nationwide strike would be called immediately to protest the action of the police.
 One of those killed was wo- man. Six women and five police men were known to be among those wounded. The condition of 25 of the wounded was reported as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-02
Youth Rally
Opens Today
Protestant Churches
In fw0-Day Program

A community Interchurch Youth
rally will open this afternoon and
continue tomorrow at three local
Protestant churches. st. Johns Epis-
copal, First Methodist ane Second
Congregational.
Following registration at 2:30
this afternoon at st. johns Church,
Rev. Paul Dubois. Prospect Con-
gregational Church, Bristol, will
speak. Discussion groups will be led
by Rev. Boston Lackey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert E. Willoughby, David Robin
son. Robert Greene and Henry Lie
beck.
The evening program will in
clude a box supper at p. m. al
First Methodist church, bowling al
the YMCA, recreation hour at the
church, and dance from 8 to IL p. m
at Second Congregational church
under the auspices Of the Pilgrim
Fellowship.
The rally will conclude tomorrow
with a candlelight service at p. m
at st. Johns Church. Mr. LAcke,
will lead a group Of five speakers OF
the subject. What Christ Means Il
Me-" after which Rev. Bruce White
rnC-e of West Side Hill Methods
church will present summary.
The candlelight service will be un'
der the direction Of Ralph Boggs
Eunice eastman, Audrey Whittikel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby.