The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-09

driver end over end at a carton
and make it stick. The carton con
tanned radio tubes destined for
service in combat planes and a
number OF the tubes were dam
aged.
WASHINGTON, D. GINS
President Roosevelt today
expressed confidence in his
special fore gn envoy, Wendell
Wilkie. and dismissed as mere
ly political any explanation he
might make as to the extent Of
the Republican leaders repre-
sentation of the White House.
The President was asked at his
press conference II he cared to
say TO what extent his oppon-
ent Of the $40 campaign was
his representative, in view OF
comment in Congress on recent
statements by Willkie and the
Presidents observation last
week that he did not think pub
lished stories on this were
worth reading,
HAVANA-INS - Members of
armed forces of Allied Nations on
duty in Cuba cannot be tried in
Cuban courts but must be turned
over TO tribunals OF their own coun-
tries, according to Supreme Court
order distributed today to prose
cutors throughout the island.
WASHINGTON, D. GINS
President Roosevelt said to-
day that his scheduled fireside
chat on several as yet unan-
nouneed subjects will be made
to the nation Monday at 10 p.
M, EWT. The radio address,
the President added. will be Of
the usual half-hour duration.
BELFAST-INS- Special precau-
tionary measures were taken today
following Thursday nights attacks
on police by terrorist groups. 1t
was the second successive night
that bombs were thrown at police
barracks by unidentified assailants.
\ constable On duty outside the
barracks was shot during this at
tack.
NEW YORK ms Newbold
Morris, president of the New York
city council, today endorsed the
Republican gubernatorial candi-
dacy of Thomas f. Dewey, there
by breaking political ties with
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia who has
endorsed Dean Alfange, American
labor party candidate.
WASHINGTON ms Revers-
ing previous decision, the Navy
setd today that it probably would
be necessary to reconsider the
scrapping of the historic battle
ship U.S.S Oregon which has long
been used as floating museum
at Portland. The decision was
made public in a letter to Oregon
Governor Charles A. Sprague from
Undersecretary Of Navy James For
restal. Several weeks ago the
Navy denied reports that the relic
would be strapped to provide war
material.
LONDON-lNS- Reports reach
ing London today from South Mos
COW and Berlin told of the deaths
of 10 more NaZi generals in battle
I'm Russia. A Stockholm dispatch
to Reuters quoted Berlin an
nouncement of the death in Russia
OF Lieut. Gen. Kurt Muller.
CINCINNATI. 0. ms The
thirty seventh annual convention
of John l.. Lewis United Mine
Workers Union today adopted a
resolution giving Lewis the power
to purge the last big clio lead
er in the miners ranks from the
UNIV. The resolution gave Lewis
authority to conduct an invcstiga-
ton into the affairs of district No.
headed by Pat Pagan Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, a close friend Of ClO
President Phil Murray.
TORONTO. Ont.-INS- Strikes
in war industries for any reason
are 'treasonably unpatriotic."
Roane Waring. national command
er OF the American Legion, de-
clared in a blunt speech today be-
fore me 62nd annual convention
OF the American Federation of
Labor.
LONDON-lNS-ltaly today fol-
lowed Germauys lead in claiming
mistreatment Of war prisoners ana
threatening reprisals against Al
lied captivcs. In Rome broad
cast heard here by Reuters News
Agency. the italian high command
threatened prompt reprisal for al
legged incidents in which groups Of
Italian prisoners supposedly were
murdered by Allied troops.
NEW YORK-INS - "Tve been
workin' on the railroad" has been
tuned to a hish-C pitch since the
Morris Park railroad yards Of the
Long Island Railroad began mir
ing women as laborers. For The
first time in ITS 80 year history.
that railroad employs women as N
CINE wipers aud manual laborers--
a move necessitatcd when over 200
workers were derailcd ny the draft.
PITTSBURGH ms - Lord
Halifax. the British ambassador to
the United states. resumed his
whirlwind tour OF war industries
in this vital area today after warn