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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
nv United Press

The Solomon Islands, so named
because they once were believed
to have furnished the gold 10
adorn the fabulous temple of King
Solomon in Jerusalem, still con-
tain tribes of Melanesian head.
hunters and cannibals.
The present scene Of fierce
fighting between American land
ing forces and japanese island
based troops is a 900-mile long
double chain of 10 large islands
and innumerable smaller ones
which together have an area twice
that of Massachusetts.
They were discovered by a
Spanish expedition in 1867. and
the Spanish later attempted TO
colonize them. The Spanish first
looked for gold, but it was not
until 1880 that some gold was
found there.
Until the arrival of the Japa-
nese, Tulagi was the capital of the
chain, and today it is in the midst
of the fighting. Tulagi harbor
was the scene of other fighting in
this war-when United States
Navy planes destroyed a section
of japanese invasion fleet there
a few days before the battle of
the Coral Sea.
The islands lie east of New
Guinea and roughly 1000 miles
northeast of Australia-about a
five-hour flight by bomber. Most
of the 10000 Mates have resisted
European civilization, and some
tribes still engage in cannibalism
and head-hunting expedition ms
against rival natives.
Great Britain annexed a part OF
the islands so years ago. and Ger
many owned part of the chain be.
fore they were inundated to Aus
tralia after the World War.
For a long time the principal
export OF the islands was slaves,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11

northern suburbs, where police
nhad fired 10 times on rioters yes
kerday. were unsafe for any one
wearing western clothing
At Cochin. on the southwest
coast. some workers of the Tata
Oil Company struck in tho first
mass civil diSobediencc blow
against essential war industry.
Shops in the city closed
II was noticed that here. as
elsewhere. Mohammedans re-
NAMED aloof and that the Hindus
did not attempt to interfere with
them.
Poona and Ahmadabad. where
rioting had been serious. were
quieter this morning.
Additional mills closed al Alma
dabad and British troops patrolled
the streets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Toxic Will Talk
In a Day or Two

TOXIC, Aug. IL (by official
j apanes csc wireless) QNS) "A
spokesman for the japanese navy
announced today that a full state
ment on the Solomon Islands bat
tie would be issued in Toxic in
the next day or two.
He declined TO add to previous
Japanese claims of heavy losses
inflicted on the American and
Australian land, sea and air forces
the japanese bases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
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prison at Milan, the pudgy former
tavernkeeper who aided in the
flight of Oberleutnant Hans Peter
Krug from a Canadian prison
camp, appeared to have lost most
of the self-assurance he displayed
after his sentencing last Thurs,
day.
MY appetite Is not 30 good
lately" he told Anderson.
According TO Anderson, Stephan
admitted that his plight was q
mess and complained about the
size of his tiny cell and the guarc
who keeps me from sleeping"
The prisoner was most inter
ested, ANDERSON said, in an APP
peal for his life and he instructed
the attorney TO confer with hi.
wife on financing a new trial.
ANDERSON said the decision or
filing of the appeal would have
to wait until he had conferred
with Mrs. Stephan.
IL sent representative out
to see her at the house." Am
beTSon said. But he wasn't
able 20 find her."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Oil Regions,
Naval Base
In Great Peril
Tanks Spearhead
German Advance
in Caucasus Areas
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press stan Correspondent

MOSCOW, Aug. Herman
iarmored forces today were re-
ported penetrating Red army po-
sitions in the Kletskaya sector
and attacking with massed tanks
in the Kotelnikovo area in a new
twin offensive toward the Stain
grad industrial center on the
Volga.
The renewed assault on the APP
proaches to Stalingrad was backed
by all available Axis armored re-
serves, front line dispatches said.
following enemy advances by
tanks and tommy gunners who
Swamped Red defenders in the
KraSnodar and ArmaxiF sectors
OF the north Caucasus. where the
fate of the Maikop oil fields and
the big Black Sea naval base of
Novorossisk was az stake.
Dispatches told of heavy Ger
man loSses-including more than
so enemy tanks destroyed in re-
pulsing two days OF fierce assaults
near Kouenikovo-but on both the
Caucasus front and in the River
Don bend before Stalingrad, the
enemy made gains and continued
10 send heavy forces into battle
GERMAN CLAIMS
CThe German high command
claimed the Russians had been
thrown back into the Caucasus
on several sectors of the Maikop
oil front and that a Soviet force
west Of Kalach, WHICH is only 40
miles from Stalingrad. had been
encircled and annihilated. The
Axis claimed capture of Yeisk,
port on the sea of Azov Is miles
west of Rostov.
The high command also re-
ported that Russian troops from
the krasnodar and Maikop re-
gions we're attempting TO escape
from three Black Sea ports
under constant bombardment of
German dive-bombers. The ports
were Tuapse, NovoriSsisk and
Anapa where IL transports total
ing 1880 tons were sunk and
nine others damaged.)
The reports from the Caucasus
Continued on Noxt p.no 81 "a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
British Planes Sink
Axis Landing Boat

CAIRO. Aug. II tUP).- British
light bombing planes have sunk an
enemy reinforcement lighter and
damaged another off the North
African coast. a communlque said
today. and fighter and fighter
bomber planes have attacked
transport vehicles and cncamp-
ments behind the AXIS lines west
of FL Alamein.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
The Strategic SoIomons
CannibaIstic Tribes Still Roam This Island Group
1 900 Miles Northeast of Australia

sent to work on Australian sugar
plantation and in the Fiji corpra
industry.
Later exports were copra and
copra oil, used before the war in
the United States in making soaps,
candles and butte substitutes.
The islands also provided shells
for pearl buttons, ivory nuts for
bone buttons and knife handles
and sandalwood for cabinet work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Report Hitler Release,
French Prisoners

LONDON Aug. IL (INS).-One
thousand French prisoners of war
have arrived in Vichy from Ger
many. according to Reuters news
agency. Pierre Laval. French chici
Of government said that Adolf
Hitler had agreed 10 release So
600 prisoners in exchange for
10000 specialists and skilled
craftsmen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Hitler Feels for You,
Blasted Cologne Told

LONDON. Aug. il 1NS).-
While it may be of small comfort
when Raj bombs are falling on
them, Propaganda Minister Goeb.
bells has assured the people OF
Cologne that the fuehrer's
thoughts are with them at such
times, Reuters reported today
quoting the DNB news agency.
Cologne was the first German
city blasted by the Raj in the
series Of 1,o0o-plane raids. .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
China SymPaihi=es

CHUNGKING. China. Aug. II
UNS) .--ChungkingS six news.
papers today carried editorials ex-
pressing sympathy with the cause
OF the All-Indla Congress Party
whose leaders have been impris-
oned for starting a disobedience
campaign in protest against Brit
ish refusal TO grant tho country
immediate independence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
u. s. Troops Hold
Solomon Gains
Map by Detroit Times star Arts,

AUCKLAND, New Yea and.
Aug. IL (UP).-Official informa-
ton was lacking today regarding
the battle of the Solomon Islands,
but unofficially it was indicated
that the last reports from the
Tulagi area, which were delayed,
were favorable.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
FIGHT ON LAND

At the war and navy depart
ments in Washington, where de-
tails were still sparse, ii was made
clear that land battles are now
being fought with United States
Marines bearing the brunt of the
assaults. but whether Jap counter
attacks have been turned and the
offensive momentum regained was
only matter for speculation.
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox had revealed in a speech
at Kearny, N. j., the United
Press said, that members of the
army were supporting the ma
rines)
Late yesterday Admiral Ernest
j. King, commander-in-chief of the
United States fleet, issued the
most detailed statement to date
concerning the perilous operations,
but his words were carefully and
conservatively chosen, giving full
weight to the gigantic task ahead.
JAP LOSSES HEAVY
Admiral King made it plain that.
as he penned his words, the Japs
were counter-attacking with ra-
pidity and vigor" against the
United States forces which had
initiated a surprise attack last
Saturday and ccomplishe d
planned landings"
He also frankly stated that
considerable losses must be ex-
pected, and he evaluated the in
itial cost of the invasion thrust
in these words:
AT least one United States
cruiser sunk and two cruisers,
two destroyers and one trans
port damaged"
Concerning damage inflicted on
the Japs, Admiral King pointed
out that information was limited
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
BY DON CASWELL
United Press stan Correspondent

NERAL MACARTHUR'S
HEAD @ u A r T E S. Australia,
Aug. 11.-United States troops,
spearheaded by marines, fought
the japanese on the fever-ridden
beaches of Tulagi today, CONSOLE
dating their newly won positions
in the first great American of
fensive of the Pacific war.
Guns of a formidable United
States and Allied fleet and the
bombs and machine guns of naval
and land-based planes pounded an
enemy fighting desperately to hold
its positions with the aid of planes
and such naval units as the Japa-
nese command had managed TO
put into action-and keep afloat.
CHANCE OF BIG VICTORY
As the battle Of the Solomon
Islands ragged through its fifth day,
all reports TO United States naval
headquarters at Hawaii, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters
in Australia, and Washington in
dictated that the American boys
had chance TO win a victory
which would far surpass those of
Midway and the Coral Sea.
Australian and native troops
launched a small-scale offensive
of their own in the Kokoda area
OF New Guinea. just west of the
lSolomons, 10 prevent the enemy
from concentrating, and drove the
i(COu ttnued On Nawf pa0a fNoI ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Flying Forts
Batter Jap
Counter Push
Battle TO Drive Out
Foe in Crucial Stage
After S Days Fighting
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS

International News Service stan Writer
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The
battle to drive the Japs out of the
Solomon Islands appeared at the
crucial stage today with United
States invasion forces meeting
enemy counter-attacks with every
weapon of modern warfare from
tanks to Flying Fortresses.
Immediate objective of the great
amphibian offensive-launched by
land, sea and air five days ago
seemed definitely to be the enemy
base at T'ulagi, which must fall if
the United Nations are again TO
control the area. --
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
Writing 10 Strangers
Barred at Fl. Custer

FORT CUSTER, Aug. 11.-Sol-
diers at Fort Custer were warned
today that they will not be per-
mitted to correspond with civilians
unknown TO them. The fort bull
lctin said that all requests for
soldiers to write would be turned
over TO the post intelligence officer.
so Charming DANCE PARTNERS
MISUNDERSTANDING at Willis
Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
HUMILIATE PROFESSORS

The students demanded the hats
and neckties symbols of their
white racc--ot their professors
and burned them in bonfres-
In fact. Bombay's turbulent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-11
India Ri0tinQ
Grows, Hits
War Industry
Foreigners Unssfe
in New Violence;
Students Fired On
BY JOHN X. MORRIS
United press stan correspondent

BOMBAY. India. AUG. l1-Riot-
Ing in Bombay took sudden anti
foreign turn today, and the strike
paralysis creeping over the coun-
try hit war industry for the first
time.
Police fired on thousands of
student rioters outside the great
Bombay Municipal Hospital, kill
ing two and wounding many. The
death toll here had reached II.
and 2o9 persons had been wounded
before today.
There were casualties 50 far
unestimated when police fred on
rioters al Poona and Lucknow.
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{ Continued on Next Page. Col. 8
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Jean Waggaman Attractive
Bride in Her Wedding to
Francis Albert Harper
Flower.Banked St. Thomas Church
Was Scene of Outstanding Social
Occasion in Capital Yesterday
By Mona Dneas

By Mona Dueas
wedding perfect in detail the outstanding occasion
Capital
Waggaman daughter of Mr. Wagganan
she was married TO MI Francis Albert Harper
Arlington McCaum of ST. Pau Episcopal ocated assisted
by Rev
nony was performed at o'clock
The chance of the church
fern and at the altar candles white
Inc bridal couple stood between
repeat their and the aisle
and hVebranched candabra tall
twined with smiax
Dainty Bride
Amid Of Flower
The former Miss Wagganan
down the flower banked aisle St Thomas brother Mr.
Robert Waggaman She
trimmed at the yoke and ebowengh sleeves with
point neckne
bows around the bottom of skirt
From her dainty lace net bonnet that
veil OF bridal tue that the
of white violets
Miss Elizabeth Ragland Nashville,
gown made like that of the bride
line and sleeves took the place the
Continued Page d. Col 81
Evening star., 1942-03-08
The Nicaraguan Foreign
Minister and Daughter
ToBe Much>Feted Guests
Series of Parties Are Arranged;
New Paraguayan and Bolivian
Ambassadors Are Due to Arrive
Bt Katharine Brooks

By Katharine Brooks
The Ncaraguan Minister Of Foreign Affairs Mariana Argeo
the center of furry entertaining this
and staying the Shoreham Hotel
Sonora Sanchez
the trip by boat New Orleans where they transferred plane
they Capital
days they are dining and uncn informally Legation and
Minister and Sonora de DeBaye have nched dnd with them
at the Shoreham.
However serious entertaining will Tuesday when
the Acting Secretary
the feminine members of the DeBaye
perhaps catch letters
Wednesday the Director PanAmeican Union,
Leo Rowe will luncheon for Dr. Agelo the union
the company again gentlemen
the week-the
DeBayle will reception for undoubtedly the
popular afternoon fetes diplomats
numerous Army resident
circles of the Capital.
Soon Arrive
The first Paraguayan Ambassador United
Celso Velazquez Capital
literally many
diplomat will travel only far Miami by plane and will make the
rest Of the Asncion today
tomorrow will land Miami within days probably arriving
the Capital Wednesday Thursday.
by and
ICaaD Douo 40
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Mary Harrison Reisinger
Is Married in New York
Bride of A. E. Oelschlaeeer, Jr.;
Ceremony Attracts Attention
In Washington Social Circles

The wedding yesterday afternoon in New York Miss Mary Hai
in Washington, where the brides family
daughter Of Mrs Mckee Reisnger Miss Mary Lodge Mckee
presented Washington
and the late Mckee Of Greenwich
namesake Of her grandmother Mckee
visitor In Washington until her death II
The performed the Fifth
Church The Mnot
at Greenwich onciated at o'clock Genouh
bride
Regis altar Of
decorated with white including
uacs dogwood and lilies
ce Blue
Fer Her Wedding
very skin dark eye
chose Ice blue for her wedding the matching
She made lovely picture father H. Renser
l.
Continued Page - .o4a,
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Social Gayety Prevailing
With Weekend Parties
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson Entertain;
Gen. and Mrs. Peterson Also Among
Hosts at Interesting Gatherings

Again the filled with parties
being always popular
listed IN calendars
Mr. Halet johnson of
the State Department and Mrs johnson entertained dinner
again. this time at the hour Their honor Mrs
week end and who will return her home
Gen: and
Another dinner last evenings list of entertainments
Virgil U. A.
entertained in their home woodland drive.
Her usual Sunday night dinner and will draw large group
OF guests Mrs Edward Ba McLean Friendship
Emmett to give IN honor of her daughter Miss Patricia
The yesterdays parties
that given by attractive Miss Mary Alice White who
Sixteenth street home of her
mate at Vassar Miss Douf residing
IN Huntington W. Va She
with Whites.
Many Former Debs
Among the
their debu
and Mrs George Y Wheeler, formerly
Whites
hundred included
Sita
Bean Miss Hurley
Mr. and Mrs Oliver Hammond Holcomb
Mr. Charles Wilson, Hobart ChafeldTaylor Gilbert
White lilies
also were used In other parts Of the house.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Mrs. Roosevelt to Attend
Russian Relief Concert
Ambassador and Nine. Litvinoff,
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies and Others
Prominent Also to Occupy Boxes

Mrs Roosevelt who heads the
Symphony Orchestra be held
WI" occupy the White House box for the
stuon Hall which
will be occupied by the Soviet Ambassador
Mrs Joseph Davies who is chairman
concert will have concert other hostesses
already reserng places for themselves
Edwin Watson vice chairman Mrs Cage Stanley
woodward and Mrs Carl A. Droop
Others
Mrs Henry Morgnthau r wife Of the Secretary the Treasury
who welknown lover, Mabel
Boardman and Lady Sa Others already
Luxembourg Calais Mrs
Harlan Fke Stone Mrs William Heurich
David Niles, Mrs Clark Diamond E. C. Hannum.
DR. Serge Koussevtzky who will
night Of the benefit here
the idea Of
the
Evening star., 1942-03-08

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Evening star., 1942-03-08

CONTINUED on Page DIS. Col. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
Gang Murder
Linked 10 Case
OF Clio Writer

Frank Zajkowski, alias Reed
alias Mario. 35, riddled by the
bullets of two gunner. was a
close friend of Donald L. Miller
labor paper writer missing since
last November, and had once been
bodyguard 10 Ben Allen, investi-
gator for the UAW-CIO, police
were told today.
The disclosure. detectives said,
opened new channels for investi-
cation Of the killing OF Zajkowski,
who was shot down yesterday
on East Baltimore avenue near
Woodward avenue as five persons
watched.
Zajkowski was killed just 4S
hours after arriving in Detroit
from Savannah, Ga. where he had
repeatedly been operating tourist
cabins. He had police record
OF AZ. arrests and two minor con-
victions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
Hudson's American Provincial Home
Presents Scores
of COlOrful Ideas
for Homemakers

nUR furnished home, recently
- reopened, is arousing great
deal of enthusiasm. People like
the maple and cherry furniture,
the CHEEKY colors of upholstering
fabrics, wallpapers, and draperies.
For here are comfortable, inviting
rooms designed to bring into to-
days home much of the charm of
an earlier American era. See them
at Hudson's.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
Rice Has
Lead i'm
Ford Vote

With more than half the ballots
counted, the race for president OF
Ford Local 600. UAW-CIO, found
Patrick Rice leading today by
2,453 votes over his nearest rival,
Paul Ste. Marie.
With 28,650 votes counted out
OF a total of nearly $4,000, Rice
had polled 1858 TO 6,915 for Ste
Marie.
The other FIVE candidates we're
running as follows; Thomas
Thomson, 1854; Joseph Nc,
Cusker, 1884; William Dinner,
1.066; Elwood Shaffer, els, and
Richard Broder, $50.
Leading the field of five for
vice president was Percy Llewelyn
with l0,483 votes, compared with
5.483 for his nearest rival. Joseph
Twyman. The other three candi-
dates were running far behind.
For financial secretary the vote
for the first four out of nine candi-
dates stood as follows: w. G..
Grant. 6,754; George NJ. Trap
5.046; Martin Jensen. 1858, and
Anthony Leone, 2,404.
Running far ahead for record
ing secretary was Shelton Tapes
with 1885 votes, while his clos
est rival, Ray Pilon. had 5,16l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
8 Persons Hurt
On Park Ride

Eight persons were injured, one
seriously, today as the result of a
breakdown of the Loop-A-Plane, a
thrill ride, al Eastwood Park.
Gratiot avenue and Eight-Mile
road.
The axle holding the rides two
looping passenger cars 10 a verti-
cal support gave way. causing the
cars bearing seven persons 10 coll
Tide near the ground level. In
their fall the cars struck Robert
Kassin. II. of East Detroit. the
attendant, injuring him internally.
Others injured were Dorothy
Cooney, II, OF 6SS Hendrie ave-
nue.; Lawrence Gather %, of 1902
Secbaldt avenue; Louis Candy, 10,
of 701 Hendric avenue; Lcnora
Lewis. II, Of 678 Hendrie avenue ;
Margaret Green, II. of 1858 Defer
road; Dorothy Petit. II, OF 1909
st. Jean avenue, and Paul Gum,
20, of 1929 Lathrop avenue. All
were released after first aid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
1000 in Riot,
4 Men Injured,
2 Taken TO Jail

Proprietors OF two restaurants
were held today, one man was seri-
ously wounded and three police
men were injured slightly as the
result of an alteration in one OF
the establishments and a riot in
volving 1000 persons around the
other.
Bricks and fists flew after an
argument in a cafe at 507 Gratiot
avenue in which Peter Kafcas, %
.co-owner, allegedly shot Henry
Rolling. 46. a Negro, of 5S3 Gratiot
avenue.
Kafcas. who lives at 3495 Dick
erson avenue. was held for investi-
cation of felonious assault. Al
Receiving Hospital, Rolling was in
serious condition, bullet wound
in the abdomen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
SECOND ARGUMENT

After the first alteration, Harry
Johns, SO, Of 34747 Woodward ave.
nue.. argued with Herbert Brown
80. Negro, of 551 Gratiot avenue
over the Kafcas-Rolling dispute.
The argument, which reached a
climax when Johns threatened
Brown with a revolver. occurred
in Johns restaurant at 3726 Hast
ings street.
Police stopped the fight and ar
rested Johns for possessing an
unregistered gun when they saw
crowd assembled outside the
cafe. As they attempted 10 take
Johns from the establishment.
spectators became unruly. Win
dows were broken, the establish
ment's cash register was looted
and the restaurants interior was
wrecked and set on fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
San Francisco Alert

SAN FRANCISCO. May
GNS) A 47-minute blackout OF
San Francisco and other bay cities
was explained by military authori-
ties today as due TO the approach
of unidentified planes later found
TO be friendly. The "all clear" was
at midnight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
h. S. Chart

Detroit and vicinity: Cooler tonight and
tomorrow morning. with light frost tonight.
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures Sunday: Highest. So low
est. 50 mean, 10.
Departure from normal temperature
Sunday - II.
Departure from normal temperature
since January: 3oi.
Temperatures one year ago today: High
est, rs; lowest 30; mean. 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-04
TOURED OLD HAUNTS

On Saturday. the man and the
gambler met again for tour OF
old haunts. the detective said.
II was from a bar on Chene ave-
nue. that Zajkowski telephoned
some friends, telling them he would
meet them in tavern at 25 East
Baltimore avenue. the man told
OBrien.
O'Brien said the man related
entering the tavern early yester-
day while Zajkowski waited outside
for his friends. Hearing shots, the
man rushed outside TO see his
friend lying on the sidewalk, the
detective added.
Five witnesses recounted 10 po-
lice how Zalkowski was conversing
with two mon when they pulled
revolverS and one fired several
blasts al close range. AS the as
sailants fled down Baltimore 10
their car parked in an alley. they
threatened witnesses, police said.
From another friend OF Zajkow-
ski, police learned that he was an
acquaintance of Rex Richards. a
gambler, whose body was found
mired in a Crosse Pointe woods
ditch March 9. Circumstances of
that unsolved shooting. police
pointed out. were similar TO those
of the ZajkowSki case.