The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-18


ing United States war plants was
saddened today by the deaths or
Ben II. Miller, OF the Washington ,
Staff OF 4he Baltimore Evening
Sun, and two others in an airplanc
crash near Wichita. Others killed
were Cecil J. Lucas OF Wichita, pr
lot of the plane, and w. II. hnorr'
Wichita warehouse man.
NEW LONDON. Conn.-lNS -
Another fighting ship was added to
the L. 5. Navy today with the
launching. eight months ahead OF
schedule. OF the submarine Gun
mel" from the yard of the Eleetric
Boat Company in Groton.
OTTAWA-INS - Representa-
tives OF IL OF the United Nations
met here today to speed and en-
large the program of the produc-
ton in North America of a huge
reservoir OF fighting air power.
We mean business and in a big
way" said Mai. Gen. BARLEY X.
Yount. commanding general of the
L. S. Flying Training Command.
MEXICO CITY--INS- Six men
of the crew OF an American bomber
landed safely after bailing out of
the ship when its fuel supply was
exhausted. it was reported today.
The ship got off its course Satur-
day night enroute from San Diego
TO Corpus Christi when the radio
receptor went out of commission.
LONDON-INS - Pierre Laval
was reported to be in Paris today
for more conferences with Nazi
officials, according to Reuters dis
patches from Vichy. The week end
meetings were said to be taking
up vital collaboration program mat
tiers, and the future policy on
American demands concerning
Martinique was said to be one Of
the, subjects under discussion.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-INS-A class
OF 279 prominent coaches and ath-
letes begins study today at the L.
S. Naval Academy for positions as
physical training instruc ors in the
Nays vast pilot-training program.
AS the two preceding classes gra-
duated at the Academy. the third
group-largest of the three-was
offered posts at the four Navy pre-
flight training centers on passage
Of the indoctrination course.
NEW YORK-INS-Under a new
and rigid set Of dimout regulations,
effective tonight. New York City.
after shutdown, is to be genuinely
dark from now on until the end OF
the war.
Los ANGELES AP-Mrs Enid
Mary McLaglen left her entire es-
tate to her movie actor-husband, her
probated will disclosed today.
WASHINGTON-AP - A great
mass launching of 30 merchant YES
sells Friday will inaugurate the new
two-ships-a- day production pro-
gram of the Maritime Commission.
LONDON-INS 49, Admiral Sir
Henry H. Harwood, newly appoint
ed commander-in-C o. the Brit
ish Mediterranean fleet. has alrea-
dy arrived in Alexandria. 1t was an
nounced officially today. Admiral
John H. Cunningham has been
named to head a British admiralty
delegation to Washington and will
leave shortly for America with 9TH
err members of the delegation, the
announcement stated.
DETROIT, Mich.-UP - Trial
dates for remaining defendants in
the alleged conspiracies TO bride
councilmen in connection with the
FsjeaiatoAxSeU 6A,t7&oaattv
Herman Gardens federal housing
project contract awards were set
today by f. Burke Montgomery,
chief clerk of recorders court. First
10 go on trial June Is will be Maur-
ice L.. Bein. Chicago contractor and
unsuccessful bidder, Paul A. Fisher,
steel salesman. and Charles J. Car
penter sewer contractor.
WASHINGTON-UP-High gov
eminent officials today are study
ing plans for establishment Of an
international war production board
TO unity command of the economic
front The proposed agency. to mo-
billie the economic resources of al
the United Nations, would rein
force decisions made by the supreme
military commands.
-LONDON-INS-Reuters (British)
news agency today reported broad
cast OF a special German announce
ment claiming that U-boats had
sunk II merchant vessels totalins
100000 tons and damaged two 9th
eos off the American coast. Some
OF the sinkings. it was said. occurred
IN the Caribbean Sea and the Mis-
sissippi River estuary.
KANSAS CITY-AP- George W.
Welsh. Jr., rs, charged with the brut-
al. bedroom Staying Of his pretty
sister Leila Adeel Welsh, today will
hear some OF the evidence the state
has assembled against him. His pre-
liminary hearing opening in justice
court today. would sum up evidence
to be presented at the trial-if
Welsh Is bound over-attorneys
said.
NEW YORK--lNS- Four per
cent OF the AEF in the last war
were Jews, .l.lOO were cited for
valor, $50 won the d. S. c. and six
won the Congressional Medal Of
Honor. Senator Scott Lucas Of