The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-17

More than 1.OOO WORKERS IN
the freight car tuildina plant
OF the Pullmsn-Standard Manu-
featuring Company In Michigan
city were on strike today. or
ficlals said the striks had halt
ed work on box cars being
built under government con-
tracts.
LONDON -AP- The House Of
Commons promptly voted a new
$1,000, 600, 900 $4,000, 000000) Gre
\ dit for war purposes today at the
= request of Sir Kingsley Wood,
chancellor OF the Exchequer, who
said il brought Britain's total au-
thorizations during 1.-THE costliest
war IN history to $l0,Oo0,O 900 900
100000, 000).
VICHY, unoccupied France -AP
, Newspapers reported today that
a 19-year-old French youth named
Grunberg has been condemned TO
death by Paris court which found
him guilty of killing a French
policeman guarding a German Army
garage last January.
LONDON APP Jessie Bond,
SO, one Of the two remaining orr
ginal savoyards, died today at her
home in Worthing, Sussex. She
was two years younger than Dur
ward Lely OF Glasgow who now is
the last survivor of the original
co lpany which presented the OPP
erettas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
WASHINGTON AP Gasoline
sales to eight New York City deal
Philadelphia area were halted to-
day and the Office of Price Ad-
ministration said additional sus-
pensions would be issued soon
against others discovered flouting
the rationing regulations.
NORFOLK. Va.-INS-A daring
submarine attack within sight Of
thousands of persons thronging the
Virginia shore resulted today in
the sinking of a large American
freighter and damaging of another
vessel. After spellbound vacation
lists and residents saw the enemy
sub strike an American convoy
three miles off Virginia Beach,
naval and military planes and a
blimp dropped bombs and depth
charges in an attempt to destroy
the undersea craft. 1t was not dis
closed, however, whether they were
successful.
MEXICO CITY-INS-Hans Hal
herman, chief gestapo agent in
Mexico has eluded police and escap-
ed into the interior OF the country,
police revealed today He has
been under police surveillance at
the former Nazi headquarters at
San Angel.
CHICAGO-INS-The 5000 resi-
dents OF the suburban village OF
Summit were called on by medical
authorities today 10 obtain imme-
date vaccination for smallpox fol-
lowing discovery hat seven per-
sons were afflicted with the dis
ease.
WATERLOO. nd.-UP-Federa
Bureau of Investigation agents to-
day examined luggage and personal
records of George Froboese, AZ.
Milwaukee German American Bund
leader who committed suicide I'M
der the wheels of passing train.
. Claude X. Lee, FBG agent in
charge of the investigation. said
Froboese apparently was en- route
TO New York where he was sche-
duled to answer . federal court
subpoena found in his pocket.
NEW YORK-INS-Dr. Harold
G. Campbell. So, New York City
superintendent of schools died to-
day in st. Vincents hospital DR.
Campbell had been head of the
New York public school system
since 1884 considered by many
to be the most important public
school office in the United States.
He had been in i'll health recently
and was taken to the hospital
last Friday when his condition
became critical.
NEW YORK-INS- The Bronx
policeman. who guarded King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth
OF England during their 1889 New
York visit, today had been chosen
by President Manuel Quezon OF
|, the Philippine Commonwealth as
his bodyguard William A. Justly,
who retired from the police force
two days ago after 10 years OF
service. leaves for Washington to-
day where he will take up his
new duties.
L0NDON-INS- A suggestion
, was made in the House of Com
mons today that London stage an
official welcome for a detachment
of United States troops from the
AEF base in northern Ireland
Peter Macdonald said he would
present the suggestion formally
TO the war secretary. declaring
} an official welcome would be ap-
propriate in view OF the "substan.
tial number" OF American troops
already in the British isles.
MELBOURNE ms Friends
OF Col Edwin Perrin we're elated
today at the news from Washing
ton that his appointment as a
brigadier general Is before the
senate for confirmation Perrin.
who is 36. will be the youngest