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Evening star., 1946-03-03
Red Cross to Offer
New Nursinu Closes

The District Red Cross Home
Nursing Service will offer new
classes in Care of the Sick" be.
ginning tomorrow. The six-lesson
2-hour course may be taken from
10 am. to noon or from 7:3o to 9:3o
pm, at Walsh House, 2020 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
A course in Mother and Baby
Care and Family Health" Is sched-
uled to begin Tuesday at the same
address. This course, which is COM
pleted in three days, will meet from
10 am. to II and from / to pm.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
France Reported Seeking
2 Changes in Declaration

PARIS, March 2 (P.-Informed
sources said tonight that France
would ask for two changes in an
American proposed anti Franco
declaration by France, the United
States and Britain.
They said France wanted men,
bers Of Generalissimo Francisco
Frances present cabinet excluded
from any interim Spanish govern
ment, and wanted the word chief
eliminated from the reference to q
new head of state.
These sources said the American
proposal may be published Monday
or Tuesday.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Spain Charges Plot
By Communists in
Closing Of Frontier
BY the Assoeioted Press

MADRID, Mar. 2.-The Spanish
government, in an apparent refer
ence to outside pressure against the
regime of Generalissimo Francisco
Franco, asserted today that new
roads offered from abroad" were
only unstable bridges to bloody
Communist chaos"
The statement, taken as a veiled
reply to the United States note to
France and Britain urging a joint
declaration against Franco, was
contained in a 2,000-word COM
munique dealing with Frances &C
tion in closing her frontier with
Spain.
French Refuse to Comment.
The communique asserted that
the closing of the frontier and anti
Spanish demonstrations abroad con-
stituted a plot by international
Communism" aimed at dragging
Spain down into disorder and
chaos"
(The French Foreign Office re-
fused comment on the commu-
nique, and said no official re-
sponse would be made. In French
foreign circles the Spanish an
nouncement was described as "a
weak attempt at defense of the
Franco regime")
The communique termed the
French action a Communist con-
vention obeying foreign watch
words" but said the French people
were not to be blamed.
Issued after a lengthy cabinet
melting, the communique contained
a seven-point declaration OF what
were described as friendly acts by
Spain toward France, and 14-point
declaration of steps by France re-
garded by the Spanish as un-
friendly.
Unfriendly Acts Listed.
Among the former were protection
OF French property during the war,
the granting Of permission by Spain
for passage Of French troops through
the country to join French forces in
Africa and acceptance of official
relations with the French provisional
government.
Among the allegedly unfriendly
acts charged to France were failure
to punish those responsible for kid
naping and killings Of Spaniards in
Southern France, French protection
OF Spanish terrorists and permission
given them for conducting sabotage
schools in France, anti-Spanish
campaigns in the French press and
radio and acts by French unions in
refusing to load Spanish ships and
cutting telegraphic communications
with Spain,
Evening star., 1946-03-03
UNO official Declines
Comment on Referendum

NEW YORK, Mar. 2 P).-A. D.
K. Owen, assistant to the secretary
general of the United Nations Or
ganization, tonight declined to COM
ment on the Greenwich referendum
results.
"It would not be right for me to
comment on the private affairs of
the Greenwich citizens" Mr.. Owen
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Lincoln
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Republican Congress this year ano
forget about the 1913 presidential.
race. Mr.. Brownell's successor is ex-
pected to support the same position
Both Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Reece
have friends on the national COM
mittee and either of them, it is be-
lieved, would be a strong candidate
for the Craftsmanship because of
that favored position.
Lodge Still Mentioned.
1t remains to be seen, however,
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Munchuriu
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Manchuria," that our China theater
credentials were invalid and that
we definitely were out of place.
The general informed us we would
be restricted to hotel, guarded and
dispatched to Mukden on the next
train. Refusing to grant an inter-
view, he suggested we remain in our
rooms so our security would not be
endangered"
Today we were taken under ar
rest to the railroad station by three
armed guards and put aboard a
troop train.
But we saw enough of Dairen in
Is hours and talked with enough
wearied civilians to draw unbiased
conclusions that Russia has occupied
this important port of Asia in sur
prising strength both as to troops
and materiel.
No Instructions for Guards.
The activities of Russian secret
police indicate the Soviets are con-
cerned about security. We managed
to enter the city, because the guards
obviously had no instructions re-
garding Americans. Other travellers
had to have elaborate documents.
The foreigners we questioned ex-
pressed great fear of being seen
talking with us. They said their
homes were under constant sur
veillance and their every move
noted.
A few who had been in Europe
compared the secret police to the
German Gestapo in efficiency.
Carbon copies Of our story. as
written earlier to Mukden, were
removed from a desk drawer of
the hotel room while we made a
visit to Red Army headquarters in
Dairen, pointedly called by its old
Russian name Dalny by the Soviets.
Dairen is crowded with Red
troops. Chinese have reported that
10000 Russians landed here from
Vladivostok to bolster Manchurian
forces.
Wives Of Officers Arrive.
Every uniformed man carries side
arms. Some have submachine guns
which, with the aid of a thousand
tanks, have swept the Soviets across
the Mongolian plains, while fighting
the fleeing Japanese in the shortest
phase of the Pacific war.
Wives from far away Moscow have
arrived to set up housekeeping for
Red Army officers.
Considerable mystery has sur
rounded the recent disappearance
of several Dairen White Russians,
one an interpreter for the Reds.
white Russians aren't treated
any too well by the Reds" was in
formed.
I'VE don't like to work for the
Soviets. You never know what will
happen to you when they don't
need you any more"
The Russians refused to discuss
any phase of the activity in the
Dairen area other than to tell us,
in effect, 1t was nobody's business
but that of the Soviet Union.
Our train leaves promptly at 2
o'clock.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
BY the A.seeioied Pres,

FRANKFURT, March 2.-The
United States Army has turned
over to Soviet Russia more than
$4,000 men caught fighting for Ger
many who have been classified as
Russian Nationals.
Prisoner of war camps in the
American zone are nearly empty Of
the Russians. 1t is explained here
that under an agreement at Yalta
the United States committed itself
to turn over to the Soviet Union all
Russian citizens who were captured
in German uniforms, who were
members of the Red Army and
could not show discharges, or who
were accused by Russia of volun-
tarily giving aid and comfort to
the enemy.
This was to be done without re-
gard to their personal wishes, and
by force if necessary"
Evening star., 1946-03-03

said. "They are exercising their
obvious rights to express their views
freely.
However, I would like to say
that when the planning commits
sion Of the United Nations Organi-
zation arrives, it will be able to ex-
press our point of view much more
fully than it has been possible to
do and that it naturally will take
into account the views and opin-
ions of any people who are likely
to be affected by its activities"
Evening star., 1946-03-03
stated that this Associated Press
report is wholly fabricated"

An Associated Press dispatch
from Mukden, dated February %,
said nine American and British cor
respondents asked Gen. Kovtoun-
Stankevich at a press conference
about the reported stripping of
Japanese factories and what, in the
Russian view, constituted booty.
"As far as that is concerned" the
dispatch quoted the general as re-
plying, according to the decision
of the Big Three we could not leave
it here, SO it happens that some has
been taken out"
He then added, the dispatch said,
that the Big Three decision was
made either at Yalta or Berlin.
Evening star., 1946-03-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
Chase Golf Course To Open Saturday

The membership committee of the Chase Country Club met to formu- late plans for a membership drive for l946 and it was announced by G. B. Orsini, chairman, that limit ed number of outside members would be permitted.
 It is expected that this will be banner year, due to the fact that a considerable number of former mem berS have returned from the armed services and this, plus new members, should round out a full year.
 At the meeting, T. J. Miller, chair man of the greens committee, an- nounced the appointment of Al Labutis as pro, who will take over his duties on April 1st. It was fur ther announced that if the present weather continues, the course will be officially opened on Saturday, March 30th.
 The membership committee is G, B. Orsini, chairman, s. Hopkins, T. V. Sullivan, T. J. Miller, J. Pris- avage, Miss M. Cronin, R. Cook, Mrs. V. Cook, R. D. Bensen, E. J. Malvey, Mrs. B. Brennan, Mrs. H. Cluney, E. Coughlin, X. Galgota and c. Livermore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
Pennino, LeBron At Hartford

Hartford, March 25-Curly-haired, handsome Al Pennino of Brooklyn, returns to the Auditorium, where he has made two popular appear anceS in recent weeks, to fight Leo LeBron of Sherbrooke, Can, in the feature bout Tuesday night.
 Their eight round duel tops e program of six bouts.
 It was month ago that Pennino dropped highly unpopular decision to Springfield's Nick Stato here after a rousing duel decided in the last round. Nick got a hairline referees decision by winning the final heat, the battlers going into the eighth with 8 3l-3l score on the officials card.
 Returning here last week. the Brooklyn bombshell blasted Winnie VazZo into submission in seven rounds, scoring knockout over a Bay State scrapper who had in turn registered pair of upSets here. For Vazzo had defeated both Bobby Popolwitzer and Nick Stato in pre- vious appearances.
 LeBron was the All-Canadian amateur bantamweight and feather weight champion before turning pro. He has fought several times in New York's Madison Square Garden. Re- gently he lost close one to New Havens Eddie Compo there, and won over Irish Jackie Connolly and Rocky Progano in the Eighth Ave- nue arena. LeBron is of French-It- allan descent; he's a good club fighter, throwing leather from bell to bell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
Ansonio Boys Edqe LoncerS

In the preliminary game of the State Intermediate BaSketb tball championships, the Indian Ponies of Ansonia defeated the Lancers Hi-Y, 34-30 in a game that put the local team out of the running for the championship.
 Vartalax of Ansonia was the high man with IS points while Keith of the locals collected II.
 Tn the last few minutes of play, the game see-Sawed back and forth with Waterbury out ahead of An- sonia but in the final seconds An sonia had the necessary punch to win and put them in the semi-fi- nals next week which will be play ed at the Central YMyC.A. starting at 2:30 p. m.
 Ten teams throughout the State are entered in preliminary games which are to be played by We'd nesday, March'27.
 Joe Rlmany, physical director of the Y.M.C.A., is chairman of this State event. Other semi finals games to be played next Saturday will be listed at 1 p. m. and the finals at ' p. m. in the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
Waterbury Guards Finish Season
 With 7O-66 Win

Waterbury Guards, best basket ball squad to show its shooting and passing skill in this city for a great many years, finished a successful season with 6 second close win over the classy West Haven Red Devils. 70-66 last night at the state armory before good sized crowd of fans.
 Waterbury Chapter, American Red Cross will be aided to the cx- tent of $75 to $l00 as result of the game, its share after all eX- penSes were paid.
 Promoter Tom Wagner and his business partner Bill Pierpoint, are trying to bring the American Brass hoop squad and West Side Speed boys together in a Red Cross game this week or early next week, The AEC boys are now participating in the state industrial basketball tournament, having won an open ing game against Torrington Sun day afternoon.
 Devils Were "HOt"
 Herky Rubinsteins boys domin- ated the first half play, Chubby Malinconico and Freddie Ferrie scoring well, as the West Haveners led the Guards 35-28 at half time, netting an 1913 edge in the first ten mnuites of play. Tn the third quarter, the Magnermen "came to life" scoring steadily to cut the visitors margin; Al Bryant, a new conner to the Guards entourage, do- ing an especially fine floor job, as did Walt Bancroft and Ken Finne- gan; while Ross Merrick went on scoring spree that kept the Guards in the game to a point where it was tied at 49 points, late in the third quarter, the Guards going ahead in the final quarter to win by four points as Malinconico and Ferrie contributed 37 points to the Red Devil score, McHugh doing fine job on defense and in floor floor play every minute he was in the game. Rocco Petrafessa, a standout with the Devils all sea- son, was surprisingly ineffective scoring but 2 points.
 Both teams had players in the afternoon. five of the Guards win ming a 62-44 game against Bristol TrampS in New Britain; while the Red Devils defeated Danbury Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
SCALLYME vS.
 BRIDGEPORTERS; .U.S.R. MEETS NH.

Naugatuck's U. s. Rubber basket ball entry, second best in the IRA. league this season and now compet- ing in the state industrial tourna- ment at the state armory, meets up with the Sperry and Barnes Packers of New Haven, Wednesday night in semi-final play. The latter is the first B" division team of 26 years of New Haven dusty hoop play that came through with the title, defeat ing the "A" winners, New Haven Telephone last week in an Elm City basketball surprise.
 The borough entry, nicked Stam- ford Yale and Towne Saturday night 54-53 after an overtime per- iod; Sperry and Barnes easily win- ming from Meriden's Tnsilcos 6l-44 earlier Saturday evening.
 Bridgeport Brass defeated Hart fords Pratt and Whitney Aircraft 56-47 in Sunday afternoon game; to earn a semi-final best with Wa terbury's IRA. champions American Brass, easy 47-29 winners over Tor rington's Brass Workers CI!O. ar- ray from American Brass plant in the New City. Bridgeport and Wa terbury are paired Wednesday night, 8:45 p. m; following New Haven and Naugatuck, set for a 7:30 game. Finals in the tournament are sched- ti1ad fop Cpndav
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25

wearing a Dodger suit one day, a Cub the next, and so on until all of the l6 teams had seen him. Then he asked for bids.
 Detroit offered $52,O00 and a sparkling new auto. Wakefield ac- cepted, also consented to year of prepping in the Texas League, re- turned to the Tigers full-fledged star. So far the champions have not had their moneys worth as Dick spent most of his time in the ser- vice. But he almost paid off in full in 1944 when he took part in 7S games. slammed out 98 hit for 355. The Tigers missed the pennant by a single contest and Wakefield missed the batting, crown only because he played insufficient games.
 These are the three men who form the closed corporation of the coming season.
 Heaven help the pitchers in year like this!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
BY OSCAR FRALEY limited Press Shorts Writer)

NOHVEu hOoo SRON
 New York, March 25-The Phila. 3enhia Phillies, dirtied doormats of Ehe National League for eight Of Ehe last 10 years, today stopped irving to kill baseball-and prepared ko administer the coup dc grace to vaudeville.
 Probably working on the theory that Shibe Park fans can stand a bjt of entertainment, any kind at all the new Phillies, as they shal! oe known henceforth, have come up with one of the greatest bands of vocalists, acrbats and terpsl- choreans in the history of the late sport known as vaudeville.
 In the past, the Phils always have been able to prove their right to the title of comedians. Manager Ben Chapman is working overtime trying to get fresh billing, evident ly tired of being straight man to oaseball's black-face act. He has khe cast this season which could lay 'em in the aisles in the old Kelth's Orpheum-with the accompanying baseball still dOuDtIul put uIuOuuJ- ably on the upgrade.
 To Satisfy Customers
 Meanwhile, and henceforth, when the Phils go into the, last half of the ninth with Bucky Walters now ng them down and the score umpty- nine to nothing against them, they'll still be able to make the custom CTS go home contented and smil- ing.
 There is, for instance, the calypso 1uarter of catchers Andy Seminick, Bill Peterman and Benny Culp and infielder Skeeter Newsome. They have dandy about skinheaded Coach Benny Bengough which re- lated how Benny's father rode a blow across Benny's noggin-and plowed under the hair.
 Seminick also is adept at rem dering folk songs while centerfielc- CT Vince DiMaggio brings down the house with his 70 Sole Mic" and .Serenade''. Outfielder Lou Novi- koff, fitting well into the Phillies'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
Crosby Relay Swimmers Win

Crosby High swimmers, particu- larly the 150 yard medley relay trio of Bill Skiff, Freddie Lux and Cor don Gibson made a fairly good showing in the annual Connecticut InterscholaStics Saturday at New Haven. The local relay team won its event, while other members of the Manherz squad won second and third places.
 Hartford Highs Norman Campbell won the l50 yard individual med ley in new record time of l.42.2 one- tenth of a second better than the high school record set by Paul Gerdes of Hartford a year ago.
 Frank Dooley of East Haven was the only winner of more than one event, taking the 100 and 220 free style events; the former in 55 sec- onds Crosby swimmers Dick Bates finished third in the 50-yard free- style; Bill Skill forced Campbell to a new record in 150-yard individual medley event, finishing second; and Dick Skiff placed third in the 100- yard backstroke. Crosby's 200-yard freestyle relay team was second to Greenwich in the meets final event,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
'BASEBALL'S CLOSED CORPORATION:
 WILLIAMS, DIMAG, WAKEFIELD
Greatest of All Batting Races Expected in A. {.
By AL VERMEER NEA Staff COrRespOndent

New York, March 25-(NEA)- Snuffy Stirnweiss won the Ameri- can League batting championship last fall with a splash of baSehits on the final day of the season-yet is not given an outside chance to retain his title in 1946.
 Other topnotch batsmen are similarly sighted. Hank Greenberg, Jeff Heath, Sam Chapman, Bobby Doerr, Walt Judnich and Lou Bou- dreau are respected for their prow- ess at the plate, yet none is con- sidered menace for the batting crown.
 The reason is simple. The Ameri- can League bat race is looked upon as 8 closed corporation-embracin Ted Williams of the Red Sox, Joe DiNNaggio of the Yankees and Dick Wakefield of the Tigers.
 Betting men wager they will finish on top, in one order or an- other. Fans throughout the nation anticipate a hitting race even more furious than those of long ago when Ty Cobb battled-and usually won from such great competitors as Shoeless Joe Jackson and Iris Speaker.
 Adding interest to the impending three-way duel is the fact that all these principles are fresh out of service uniforms. Normally you might not expect them to come back with a rush. But the way Green berg picked up those loose ends last summer and the manner in which returning veterans are bash ing baseballs in the south this spring makes 1t apparent that Will Hams, DiMaggio and Wakefield are ready for battle right now.
 For three men so singularly tal- ented, Williams, DiMaggio and Wakefield have widely different backgrounds.
 DiMaggio at 3l, is the oldest. He did not do well in school and would have followed his father to the San Francisco grabbing fleets were it not for his amazing skills with ball and bat. After three seasons in the minors he became a Yankee in 1886 and in seven years helped lash New York to six pennants. He won the batting crown in 1889, again in 1940, had an overall average of .339. Yet his hitting talents were not su- perior to his brilliance in the field.
 Ted Williams is 28. Son of a Sal vation Army woman and fatherless, he learned his baseball on the lots of San Diego, became the most fluid swinger of modern times Long, lean and rubbery, he made 1t tough for himself when he first came to the Red Sox, referring to boss Joe Cron- fAn as Sport" expressing envy at Jimmie Fox's rugged build, making remarks that he'd rather be fire man.
 But if Ted Williams had difficult ty conquering himself, he had no such trouble with rival pitchers. In l94l, his third season with the Sox, he took away DiNaggio's title with 8 lofty .406. The following year he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25

won again with 1856, placed his crown in mothballs and joined the Marines. Williams was equally adept at booming home runs and slashing line drives, almost where he wanted Once, when Cleveland players roasted him, he made them scream for mercy by blasting three drives into their dugout.
 Dick Wakefield is 24, and, like Williams, hits lefthanded. He also lost his father when boy and this is the tragic touch of Dicks career, for his father taught him his base ball by playing catch in their drive way, always yearned for the day when young Wakefield would be a major league star.
 A good business man, Dick thought well of his talents when big league scouts stampeded to watch him as a University of Michigan freshman. He toured the majors,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-25
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE

scheme, can render some dandies in Russian and it's something to hear the whole crew come in on the chorus.
 For the buck and wing there's Walt Frye, the soft-speaking short stop from Stoneville, N. 0. The gang really gathers around when he goes into his dance and the clapping of his back shuffle is, at least, enthusiastic.
 Out to Beat DefeatiSm
 Comedians? With the Phillies they always were plentiful. But while you can't affix that tag to outfielder Ron Northey on the ball field he sure provides plenty of laughs away from the fans-if you like your jokes practical. One of his favorites is peeling a squish grapefruitn and unexpectedly from behind massaging Bengough's har- ried pate. Rough, sure, but a true enough indication of heretofore un- heard of off-field clowning among the Phutile Phillies.
 We need spirit" the earnest and iiEeable Chapman explained. We've got to red rid of this feeling of de- featism which has hurt us so long" |"
 Even the fans would enjoy our special show" added road secretary Babe Alexander. we nave sing ing acts, dancing numbers and gymnastic tricks think they would enjoy.
 But of course, we have to play some baseball first. We don't want anyone to think we are clowns"
 Which undoubtedly is we'll founded impression.
 But it is start in the right di- rection, even if it does get the Phils a reputation for having put the final whammy on vaudeville. And If it prods the Phils out of the cellar it couldn't happen to a nicer patient bunch of fans - guy than Chapman or more patient bunch of fans than the Philadelphians.