The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-27

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a federal grand jury at South Bend.
Ind. named 81 chemical firms and
many OF their officials. All we're
charged with illegal pricefixing
and control Of production and dis
trtbutiun.
LONDON-AP German military
leaders are urging Adolf Hitler TO
occupy all France to meet the grow
ing threat OF an Allied attempt to
establish a second front in western
Europe, an unusually well-informed
foreign source declared today. At
the same time the independent
French news agency at Beirut re-
ported that 100000 Italian soldiers
were concentrated in northern Italy
ready to move into France TO rein
force the German army Of occupa.
ton.
FORT DES MONIES, Ia.-AP-A
sturdy New York woman who helped
push stalled ambulances and trucks
out OF World War mud In France
will direct the program OF tougher
ing the WAAC's for army service.
Col. Don C. Faith, commanding Of
ficer of the Womenis Army Auxil-
iary Corps Training School, IN.
nounced today Miss Catherine Van
Rensselaer,, 49,. would be physical
education director.
WASHINGTON-AB-A globe-en.
circling military air transport sys-
tenn is an immediate prospect. The
War Department consolidated air
transport facilities to carry men,
mail and supplies wherever the
Army operates. Effective July 1,
the new system, a merger Of the
Army's ferrying command and trans
port operations, will be known as
the Air Transport Command. under
the direction Of Brigadier General
Harold l.. George.
Observation-Disclosures pros
pect of any increase in the present
sugar ration appeared dim today as
price administration officials point
ed out that any decision on ration
ing will be influenced by shipping
forecasts for the next six months.
NEW YORK-lNS-The 100000
Paramount Pictures, Inc, stock
holders suit against the past and
present directors OF the corporation
was figuratively tossed out the win
dow today by Supreme Court JUS
tice Carroll G. Walter. The suit,
filed by six stockholders, charged
the directors with paying that
amount to Willie Bioff and George
f. Brown, former labor union Of
ficials. -7ithout permission of the
corporation stockholders.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from
Washington where he participated
in the Churchill-Roosevelt discus
sions. Prime Minister w. L. Mac
Kenzie King today predicted that
the war would last beyond 1943 and
declared that the situation for the
United Nations at the moment was
critical.
VICHY- INS-Five persons we're
under sentence of death today on
charges growing out OF a recent
riot at food station. Six other per-
sons received life sentences and
six got shorter sentences.
CHICAGO-INS- Hitler's only
chance to win the war is that he win
It before October, Carlo Sforza,
Italy's former foreign minister, de-
clared today.
HAVANA-INS-The story that
a German submarine had wsylsid a
yacht and held its four women pas
selgers as hostages while the men
aboard it sailed into Havana and
p released supplies for the U-boat
failed to stand up under investiga.
ton, it was disclosed today.
WASHINGTON-INS - Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull today
paid tribute to Wilbur J. Carr,
former assistant secretary OF state
and ex.minister to Czechoslovakia
who died in Baltimore last night, as
foreign service veteran "wao
laid the foundations upon which
we have built
WASHINGTON-INS-The rank
OF full general today was prepared
for Yugoslsvia's lighting guerilla
leader. Gen. Draza Mihailovitch-
the tribute OF young King Peter II
and his exiled government to their
national hero for his continuing
stand against the Nazls.
WASHINGTON-INS-A bomb
shaped certified check IN the
amount Of ss22.sO and measuring
5% by 15A inches. has been do
mated to the Army's war produc-
ton program by construction work.
ers Of the Corps OF Engineers, en-
ployed at the Bluebonnet Ordnance
Plant in Texas, the War Depart
ment revealed today.
A FLORIDA PORT-INS-Dar-
ing the dangers OF submarine war
fare in West Indian waters to re-
plenish sugar bowls OF the nation,
an American sugar ship brought
its cargo to a home port after II
sank an enemy submarine. II was
announced today. The submarine
inadvertently surfaced within gun
range OF the freighter outside a lit.
tie Cuban Port.
LONDON - ms - Exchange
(British) Telegraph Company re-
ported a broadcast BY the Mani