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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07
Referee Kicked From Ring As Leone Masters Marsh

Four hundred fans were treated to Q terrific nights entertainment last night at St. Joseph's Hall on John Street in the third profes- sional wrestling card of the season highilghted hy the main bout be- tween Michele Leone of Italy and Tiger Joe Marsh of Chicago, Yugo- slav heavyweight champion of the world. who did everything but pull up the ring posts before the huge Italian pinned his rival two straight falls after dropping the first fall
 So wild was the melee and 60 wild was the crowd with excitement that at one stage of the match the referee. Joe Skubas of Bridgeport. was kicked out of the ring into the laps of ringside customers, Marsh lived up to an advance notices about being . raftaan in and out os the ring, employing al kinds ot illegal tactics on the Italian and then chasing several customers who were consistently heckling him from the hall when the bout was over.
 No love was lost between each of the main contestants once Timer Johnny Briccels bell sounded start ing the match. Marsh got the upper hand on Leone, oonqueror of Maurice LaChapelle of Canada the previous week. by taking the first fall in n minutes, but the game Italian came back strong to even matters by dropping and panning the Slav's shoulders after le mtn- utes of fierce give and take in the second fall. Then after nine min- utes of the' deciding fall Leone bounced Marsh all over the mat be- fore pinning him with Q body press.
 Duke Keonuka, sensational Japa- nese wrestler who grapples bare foot, scored quite Q hit in his debut by holding bully Harry F1nklestein of Boston, former college Wid star. to Q draw in 30 minutes Of action packed with roughness, clever wres- ting and speed. The two were haznmering away fur1ously ct each other when the time limit expired.
 Schwartz Wins
 Ray Schwartz, Germany, threw Abe Tourist. California heavy weight, with body slam and body press in 1908 to register a victory in the selni-final bout. Schwartz and Abe Coleman, Brooklyn. bat tied to a draw on last weeks card.
 The Italian Blimp proved too strong for Leo Giroux. Canada, and pinned the Montreal star in l2 minutes, @ seconds with a body press. The Blimp held a e0-p0und weight advantage over his muscu- lar Canadian rival
 Eddie LaFrance, a Waterbury boy weighing ITO pounds, was intro- duced from the ring by Ann0unceE Rocco Mara. and challenged any one in his weight to meet him here at a future date. The local lad grestled consistently in Honolulu and Hawaii while serving with Uncle Eam's Army.
 Promoter George T. Dillon aSl- nounced there would be no show next Wednesday. Nov. l3, as the hall has been rented for e dance as a benefit for a local man who lost an arm in a maearoni factory accident here several months ago.
 However. Wednesday. Nov. 20, Irish George Lenihan, Boston Bad Man, will show here as one of the principals in an Australian tag match in which four wrestlers are used in the ring simultaneously. ii will be the first time this has been tried in New England. The rec mainder of the next card viii be announced early next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07

Hanover. N. H., Nov. [ - luPD-- 4 return to the two-platoon system at Dartmouth loomed today as in- jured gridders joined the squad for the Harvard contest. Coach Fuss McLaughry expects to have his first two teams available for the Crimson invasion Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07
BROWN

Providence, R. T., Nov. I - WPD Coach Rip Engle concentrated on defensive tactics as the Brown University grid squad continued practice for the Yale contest Gat- nrday. The Bruins squad will en- train here tomorrow for the New Haven. Conn, tit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07
Holy Cross Coach Donates Trophy.

Worcester, Mass, Nov. l.-(UF)-- The Benjamin Pollock Sibley fIle- mortal trophy, horiuring Q Worcester aluinnus Of Colgate University, VIII be presented to the captain of tho winning team at Saturdays grid cones bewn Holy Gross and Col. gate. The new trophy was donated by coach John COx Da orosa ol Holy Gross, Q Colgnte graduate, in honor of Sibley who was killed while serving with. the Army Air Forcves in World War IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07

TONEGHT"S SCHEDULE: U. s. Time vs. French: Scovill vs. Chase; American Brass vS Waterbury Manufacturing; Metal H ose vs. Mattatuck.
 Note match between Scovill and Chase. Feature match tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07
Rifle Match

The Bristol Company shot an easy win over the Lux Clock Com pany Rife team last night at the Arm0ry, 76e-62O, in an IRA. match. .. Carpentier led the wtn- ners with a l72 score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07
NEW TUFTS HOCKEY COACH

Medford, Mass, Nov. 7.-(UPl-- Harry Briggs, 25-year old marine veteran, has been appointed hockey coach ct Tufts college, 1t was an. nounced today. A physicail euuca- ton major at Boston University, Briggs will lead the Tufts sextet in an eight-game schedule.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07

Syracuse. N. Y.-George Brown. Syracuse's placekick specialist, marked up l4 straight in the first six games this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-07

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Evening star., 1946-06-29
Injured Boys
Parents Prompt
| Award to Driver

T/3 Willie G. Burns, Army chat
feur to Undersecretary of War Ken
meth c. Royal. was awarded the
Commendation Ribbon yesterday at
the request of the parents of 4
year-old boy whom the soldier hit
with his car on May 30.
Paul, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert M. Kerr, darted between two
parked cars directly in the path of
the moving Army vehicle, on Ellicott
street near Connecticut avenue NV
But for the drivers GOODNESS and
quickness. the boy might have been
more seriously hurt.
In appreciation. the boys father
an assistant to Edwin A. Locke, jr.
special assistant to the President
wrote the War Department:
Il feel I would shirk a RESPONSE
bility as a citizen if I failed to write
about Technician Third Grade
Burns actions in preventing fan
more serious if not fatal results
and his exceptional conduct after
the accident" The injured chile
has since recovered
T/3 Burns, who comes from
Eufaula, Ala, was presented the
award at the Pentagon Building by
Col. Raymond Daley, commander
of the Motor Center. in the presence
of the child's parents.
Evening star., 1946-06-29

tionary "booby traps" hailed the
presidential veto of the bill, assert
ing:
Every citizen in this country
ought to deeply appreciate the
courage of President Truman vetoing
this impossible price control bill.
1.-THE issue now is are we going
to have effective price control.
II am confident Congress will
meet this issue squarely to protect
the people against rising rents ano
prices"
At the Office of War Mobiliza
ton and Reconversion. officials who
preferred not to be named said that
an expiration of price controls woulc
also mean an expiration of wage
controls.
Wage Setup Explained.
They gave this explanation:
The five specific grounds on which
the President attacked the measure
were that it would cause:
cd A first. round of sharp an<
widespread price increases.
go Production slowdowns due t,
price uncertainties;
"(3) Renewed demands for fur
ther wage increases due to highe!
living costs;
90 Higher production costs du'
to production slowdowns and stop
pages and to higher labor costs, ane
"(5) A cost-plus-pricing amend
ment which requires higher produc'
ton costs to be translated imme.
diately into higher prices
The President said broadly thai
z. A q n. Z,
Evening star., 1946-06-29
Timing of BowIes' Resignation
Took OPA Aides by Surprise
Action Seen as Step
To Bring Truman Veto
Of { Extension Bill
BY the Assccioied Press

Chester Bowles took his oWr
top aides by surprise when he
chose the time he did to resign
as stabilization director.
His associates had expected him
to quit promptly if President Tru-
man should approve the stripped
down price control extension bill
passed by Congress.
They were caught off balance
with his decision to act even before
the OPA measure, which he has
termed an inf1ationary BOBBY trap,
reached the Presidents desk.
Mr.. BoWles wrote his letter of
resignation yesterday morning and
sent it to the White House in the
afternoon.
Although Mr. Bowles has been at
tempting to resign for months, his
fresh letter on the subject had not
been expected by the President at
the time it came, according to Mr..
Bowles' aides.
While Mr.. Bowles had no COM
ment. there was speculation he had
decided to quit now in the hope
that removing himself from the
picture might persuade Congress to
adopt the kind of bill he liked.
Mr.. Bowles, who had recon-
mended that the extension measure
Evening star., 1946-06-29
New French Proposal
On Trieste Reported
Ready for Big -Four
Byrnes and MoIotov Due
For Showdown Today
On Calling Peace PorIey
BY the Lssoeiofed Press

PARIS, June 20. French
sources said a new French pro-
posal to settle the Trieste prob
lem was ready for presentation
at today's meeting of the Foreign,
Ministers Council.
Details of the plan were not dis
closed except for a hint that it was
along the lines of internal .onalizing
the Adriatic port city, which both
Italy and Yugoslavia demand under
outright sovereignty.
Previously the French had pro-
posed internationalizing both Trieste
and the Julian March (Venezia
Giulia), a surrounding area. But
this plan has been brushed aside.
Head for Showdown.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State
Byrnes headed for showdown with
Russian Foreign Minister Vyache.
slaw M. Molotov on an American
proposal to convoke a 21-natior
European peace conference thi!
summer.
Mr.. Byrnes served notice las
night that he would demand {
straight yes or no answer from Mr.
Molotov when the ministers recon.
vene this afternoon. Speculation or
the outcome ranged from confidence
to downright gloom.
French official sources expressed
confidence that European confer
ence would be called and held befor,
the end of summer to obtain view
on eventual peace treaties from al
| the Allied nations which contributed
to victory in Europe.
Blocked by Molotov.
Mr. Molotov thus far has blockec
convocation of such a conference OF
the ground the Big Four must be il
agreement among themselves on tn,
fundamentals of the treaties will
Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, Romani,
and Hungary before calling in tn,
smaller nations.
Mr.. Byrnes has urged that the Bi,
-Four hear the general peace confer
ence views on the problems still a
issue and already has served notic
that he intends to take these ques
tions to the United Nations Genera
Assembly in New York in Septem
ber if the conference is not held be
fore that time.
French sources said they felt sur
the major powers would reacl
agreement in time to call and holt
the conference before then, bu
some American sources saw no hop
of the Russians consenting to {
!. tSee MINISTERS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1946-06-29
Wyott Fears 1O-25% Jump
In Home Costs Under OPA Bill

prices to soar high enough to toucl
off new wave of wage demands ane
strikes-"it's a danger that coule
occur" he warned. though 81
needn't"
Moreover, he asserted, there L
real danger" that manufacturers
waiting for higher prices, NIGH
withhold their products from ths
goods-starved public, if OPA goe.
slowly in making the price change.
permitted. The act gives OPA 81
days in which to move.
Withholding-in meat and grain
for instance-is affecting your daily
life already" Mr.. Small reminded
reporters at a news conference.
Neither Mr.. Wyatt nor Mr.. Small
would say whether he had urgec
President Truman to accept the bill
or to veto it in the hope of getting
IA temporary resolution through
Congress extending OPA as is.
The housing chief was unre-
(see PRODUCTION, Page AID
Evening star., 1946-06-29
u. ). 10 LET Full OUTPUT
OF Butter Go 10 Public
BY the Associoted P,ess

The Government will withdraw
from the butter market after to-
morrow, leaving the full output for
civilians.
Nevertheless production and sup
plies are expected to be far short
of consumer demands at least until
next springs heavy milk produc-
ton season.
The Government will continue in
the cheese market through July and
August.
An order requiring manufacturers
to set aside 20 per cent of their out
put of butter to meet needs of the
armed forces and war services
agencies will expire tomorrow. This
order was in effect during May and
June.
The Agriculture Department esti-
mated the set-aside program had
made about $4,000, 900 pounds of but
ter available to the Government. It
said negotiations were virtually COM
pleted for the purchase of additional
supplies from Denmark, New Zea-
land and possibly Argentina to help
meet butter requirements of troops
overseas.
None of the butter bought by the
Government will be exported. the
department said, except to supply
overseas military services.
The department announced that
manufacturers must continue
through July and August to set aside
40 per cent of their production Of
cheddar cheese for the armed forces
and for export to food-shortago
areas.
Evening star., 1946-06-29
| Anderson Misses
His Prediction

BY the kssoeiofed Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex. June
29.-Before he had been apprised of
President Truman's veto action,
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
today had expressed belief that the
President would sign the compromise
OPA bill.
He told newsmen he had talked
from here with the President yes
terday and with the Agriculture De-
partment several times concerning
the measure.
Secretary Anderson, in whose
hands would have been placed the
continuance or removal of price
control on agricultural products had
the President signed the measure
refused to say whether he favored
removed of ceilings on meat.
I L don't want to say anything
definitely until the bill actually is
signed and l see what it provides
and what the legal department says
about it, the Secretary said Then
I think the President will cover
those points and I'd rather have ii
come from him."
Secretary Anderson is here or
business after attending the funera,
for his mother in California.
Evening star., 1946-06-29
By the Associoted Pres,

Cost of the average newly built
home will jump 10 to Is per cent il
the OPA extenson bill becomes law
Housing Administrator~Wilson Wyatt
reported today.
Detected at the potential rise in
prices of building materials en-
bodied in the measure sent to Pres
ident Truman last night, Mr.. Wyatt
said:
This would mean that the new
low cost house. is a $4,000 house
That's a little exaggerated, but not
much.
I'VE had plans set to push down
neW-dWelling costs. Now we can't
even hold our present price position
and it is bad enough"
Less gloomy, Civilian Production
Administrator John D. Small said
he would "have no worry" if indus
try and labor use self-restraint in
pushing for higher prices and higher
wages.
Yet there is room in the bill for
Evening star., 1946-06-29
Senate Group Delays
Study Of Mississippi
Vote Until Monday
Members Doubtful
Of Any Action Against
Suppression Reports
bv J. A. Oleory
BY J. A. Oleory

The Senate Privileges and Elec-
tions Committee postponed until
Monday a meeting scheduled for
today to consider published reports
of pressure being used in the Mis-
sissippi senatorial primary to dis
courage colored people from voting.
The postponement was necesSi-
tated when the committee was un-
able to obtain a quorum.
Senator Taylor. Democrat, OF
Idaho. who called the committee
attention to newspaper accounts OF
speeches by Senator Bilbo, urging
Mississippians to keep the Demo-
cratic primary white primary
has been invited to appear before
the committee.
Ordinarily, the function of the
Privileges and Elections Committee
is to look into the credentials oi
Senators after the election, when.
ever contest is brought against
the seating of a member-elect.
Meanwhile, Senator Bridges sale
the special campaign committee
also has before it complaint from
Senator Wheeler. Democrat, ol
Montana that false propaganda il
being used against him with CIC
support. Senator Wheeler is seek.
ing denomination in the Montana
primary, July Is.
In Mississippi, the Democratic
voters will 60 to the polls Tuesday
to decide whether Senator Bilbo
chairman of the Senate District
Evening star., 1946-06-29
States Attorney Says Student
Is the Man in Degnon Staying
Fingerprints Match Those on Note Asking
Ransom for Kidnapped Girl, Reporters Told

veteran of Al years of fngerprint-
ing, said ON the basis of the COM
parsons: Il am convinced that the
two prints were made by the same
man"
Mr.. Tuohy said the f1ngerprint
findings would be sent to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in WASH
ington for veriication.
The prosecutors announcement
came as the climax of hours oi
attempted questioning of the youth
who has been strapped to a bed n
Bridewell Hospital. The youth wa.
struck on the head and knocked
unconscious by flower pot when he
resisted arrest by police who said
they trapped him prowling in a
North Side apartment building
Thursday.
Mr.. Tuohy said investigators ''got
absolutely nothing" from Heirens
and expressed the opinion the youth
(See DEGNAN. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-06-29
Farley on Raising
Federal Payment 10
ID. {. Possible Today
Senate Conferees Reody
To Bottle for Boost
To $4,000, 900 TotuI

Senate conferees were pre-
pared today to continue their
fight for more equitable Fed
eral payment toward the. record
breaking $76, Use, 900 District ap-
preparations bill, backed by the
unanimous action of the Senate
late yesterday in sending the
issue back to conference.
Not voice was raised in opposi-
tion when Senator OMahoney.
Democrat. of Wyoming, chairman of
the District Subcommittee of the
Appropriations Committee, moved
late yesterday that the Senate insist
on its action in raising the lump
sum Federal payment from S6,O00,-
900 to $4,000. 900 for the fiscal year
beginning Monday
The House the day before had re-
fused to accept the 100000 in
crease, and had returned the bill to
its Conference Committee.
Conference Likely Today.
No definite time has been set for
further negotiations, but it was pos
sible the managers for the two
branches might confer today in
renewed effort to settle this one re-
naming dispute in the District sup
ply bill. All other differences over
detailed budget items have been
adjusted.
Ordinarily. when both houses in
sist on their original figure in an
appropriation item, the difference
finally is settled by compromise.
Senator O'Mahoney said the rec
ord clearly shows taxes of all kinds
paid by local residents have in
creased annually in recent years,
"but there has been no increase in
the Federal contribution since 1910,
although the Federal burden on the
District has been materially
increased"
The cost of the municipal gov
ernment of Washington should be
distributed equitably among the
beneficiaries." Senator OMahoney
continued, and no one can deny
that the Federal Government and
all the Federal officials and en-
ployes are among the principal ben
eficiaries of the facilities furnished
here"
Cites Tax Gains.
Senator O'Mahoney pointed out
that, taking property taxes alone
including realty, personal property
and motor vehicles the collections
in l94l were s7S0,446 greater than in
1910, when Congress made the last
increase from $5,O00,000 to $4,000, 900
in the Federal share
In 1912, he said, the same taxes
had increased by 1901 1866 over 1941,
and iE 1943 the receipts from these
local taxes had increased by $1,264,-
967. In 1914 the increase was S927,-
009 and in 1945 it was $513,538.
Accordingly, on property taxes
alone, the taxpayers of the District
have paid annually an increase
ranging from $4,000 to $1,264 900
to defray the expenses, while the
Federal Governments increase has
been only $1,000,00O," said the
Wyoming Senator.
when we take into consideration
the individual income, corporation
Income, inheritance and estate
taxes, it becomes clear that the Dis
trict taxpayer has annually assumed
increased burdens for the support of
the District out of all proportion to
the Federal contribution.
Evening star., 1946-06-29

President Truman today We
toed the compromise OPA ex-
tension bill, telling Congress in
a bristling message that this
bill provides a sure formula for
imitation"
The President acted shortly after
the White House had announced he
would go on the air at 8 o'clock
tonight on all major networks to
tell the American people the rea-
son for his action.
Mr. Truman set out five evils
he said would flow from the meas
ure, which Congress sent to him
last night, and concurrently he
asked Congress to continue the pres
ent controls by resolution for the
time required to write workable
bill providing for extension of the
stabilization laws for full year.
The OPA expires at midnight to-
morrow, and congressional leaders
told the President yesterday that he
would have to take this bill or
nothing.
House Prepares to Vote.
The veto message went to the
House, which originated the bill
and that chamber prepared for a
prompt vote on the question of over
riding or upholding the President
The rules permitted one hour of
debate after completion of the read
ing of the message by a clerk.
Should the House or Senate up
hold the veto OPA could survive
after tomorrow night only through
special emergency legislation.
Administration leaders meanwhile
went into a huddle to draft the
continuing OPA resolution asked by
Mr.. Truman in the event his veto
we're sustained.
Representative Monroney, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma told a reporter
the resolution probably would seek
continuation of the agency for two
or three weeks.
Asked if he thought bill such
as the President requested could be
drafted in that time, Mr.. Monroney
said: well, at least it will give us
another chance at bat"
BoWles Halls Veto.
Sterilization Director Chester
Bowles, who dramatically resigned
last night after the Senate passed
the compromise extension bill which
Mr. Bowles said was full of inf1a-
Evening star., 1946-06-29
picture on Pace A-12.)
By the Associoied Press

CHICAGO, June 29-State's
Attorney William ]. Tuohy today
said "at the present moment" he
was satisfied" a 17-year-old
university student was 1.-The
man" in the kidnap-slaying OF
Suzanne Degnan, 6, but he
hadn't deducted sufficient evil
dence to prove him guilty beyond
reasonable doubt"
Mr.. Tuohy made the statement
after asserting nine points of sim.
ilarity' had been established between
a flngerprint on hte Degnan kidnar
note and the fingerprint of William
Heirens, husky University of Chicago
student seized during a burglary
investigation.
Capt. Emmett Evans. head of the
police bureau of identification ano
Evening star., 1946-06-29
Truman Signs Bill 10 Extend
District Rent Control | Year

President Truman today signed
legislation extending the Districts
residential rent control system for
another year from December 81.
The bill was piloted through the
Senate recently by Acting Chairman
Hoey of the Senate District Com
mittee and House approval was
given at the request of Chairman
Macmillan of the House District
Committee.
Rent Administrator Robert F.
Cogswel had declared the extension
was needed because he found the
housing shortage here was as bad or
worse than at any time during the
war. District rent control is in no
manner connected with OPA.
Evening star., 1946-06-29
BIondy Due to Reveal onight
If Atom Test Is to Be DELAYED
By Don Whitehead
Associated Press StofF Correspondent

ABOARD U. S. S. APPALACHIAN
AT BIKINI, June 29.-All hands
concerned with operation cross
roads" made ready today to evacu-
ate Bikini Lagoon, leaving only a
ghost fleet of so old warships as
guinea pigs for the worlds fourth
atomic bomb explosion.
Vice Admiral w. H. P. Blandy
commander of the atomic task force
is expected to announce tomorrow
morning (6 pm. Saturday, EST
whether the bomb will be dropped
as scheduled about $3.50 am. Mon
day, Bikini time, that is $50 pm
Sunday, EST.
Admiral Blandy told foreign and
scientific observers today that we
can have the test any day when the
sky is not more than half covered